Dimitris Anastassiou

Dimitris Anastassiou
Born	1952 Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek American
Fields	electrical engineering, biomedical engineering
Institutions	Columbia University
Alma mater	National Technical University of Athens University of California, Berkeley
Known for	MPEG-2 technology
Notable awards	IEEE Fellow

Dimitris Anastassiou is an electrical engineer and professor of electrical engineering at Columbia University.^[1] Anastassiou's work focuses primarily on signal and information processing and reverse engineering. He also engages in interdisciplinary research, specifically systems biology, with investigators in Columbia's medical center.^[2]

Anastassiou has made significant advances in the areas of digital technology. His research resulted in Columbia being the only university to hold patent in MPEG-2 technology, a crucial technique used in all types of digital televisions, DVDs, satellite TV, HDTV, digital cable systems, computer video, and other interactive media.^[3]

Early life

Anastassiou was born in Athens, Greece in 1952. He received his bachelors of engineering from the National Technical University of Athens.^{[citation needed]} Upon moving to the United States, Anastassiou earned a M.S. and Ph.D from the University of California, Berkeley.^[4]

Career

Anastassiou was the former director of Columbia University's Image and Advanced Television Laboratory and director of Columbia University's Genomic Information Systems Laboratory. He came to national prominence when he developed the MPEG-2 algorithm for transmitting high quality audio and video over limited bandwidth.^[5]

Dimitris Anastassiou is widely recognized in the engineering community. He is an IEEE Fellow, the recipient of IBM Outstanding Innovation Award, and a National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator.^{[6][not in citation given]} Anastassiou is also the recipient of the Columbia University Great Teacher Award.

As of 2009, Dimitris Anastassiou holds 11 U.S. and 8 international patents, which have so far generated up to $100 million in revenues for Columbia University.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Digital Technology

References

1. ^ http://engineering.columbia.edu/prof-anastassiou-wins-nih-award
2. ^ http://engineering.columbia.edu/web/newsletter
3. ^ http://engineering.columbia.edu/dean-feniosky-pen-moras-convocation-address
4. ^ http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/web/faculty/content/dimitris-anastassiou
5. ^ http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/new/Engineering.html
6. ^ http://www.all-acronyms.com/NSF-PYI/National+Science+Foundation-Presidential+Young+Investigator/1062818

External links

• Columbia Engineering Faculty
• Columbia Engineering Newsletter
• Hellenica News
• Columbia Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science

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Name	Anastassiou, Dimitris
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Date of birth	1952
Place of birth	Athens, Greece
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