Education
Columbia University; University of California, Berkeley. National Technical University of Athens.
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Dimitris Anastassiou
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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. 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 television, HDTV, digital cable systems, computer video, and other interactive media.
Anastassiou was born in Athens, Greece in 1952. He received his Bachelor of Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens.
Upon moving to the United States, Anastassiou earned Master of Surgery and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. (This article says he has a Master of Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy In engineering)
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.
Dimitris Anastassiou is widely recognized in the engineering community. He is an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fellow, the recipient of International Business Machines Corporation Outstanding Innovation Award, and a National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator. Anastassiou is also the recipient of the Columbia University Great Teacher Award.
As of 2009, Dimitris Anastassiou holds 11 United States. and 8 international patents, which have so far generated up to $100 million in revenues for Columbia University.
Membership
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
