Andrew B. Lippman
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Andrew Lippman is a Senior Research Scientist at MIT as well as a Co-Director of various chairs at the institute. He has a more than thirty-year history at MIT. His work at the Media Lab
has ranged from wearable computers to global digital television. Currently, he heads the Lab's Viral Communications program, which examines scalable, real-time
networks whose capacity increases with the number of members.
Dr. Lippman has directed research programs on digital pictures, personal computers, entertainment, and graphics. Currently, he is on the science councils of both non-profit and for-profit companies addressing global information infrastructures. Dr. Lippman established and directs the Digital Life
consortium, which works to create a networked world where communication becomes fully embedded in our daily lives. He has written both technical and lay articles about our digital future and given over 250 presentations throughout the world on the future of information and its commercial and social impact.
Dr. Lippman received both his BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from MIT. In 1995 he completed his PhD studies at the EPFL, Lausanne
, Switzerland
. He holds seven patents in television and digital image processing. His current research interests are in the design of flexible, interactive digital television infrastructure.
Media lab
Media lab is a term used for interdisciplinary organizations, collectives or spaces with the main focus on new media, digital culture and technology....
has ranged from wearable computers to global digital television. Currently, he heads the Lab's Viral Communications program, which examines scalable, real-time
Real-time computing
In computer science, real-time computing , or reactive computing, is the study of hardware and software systems that are subject to a "real-time constraint"— e.g. operational deadlines from event to system response. Real-time programs must guarantee response within strict time constraints...
networks whose capacity increases with the number of members.
Dr. Lippman has directed research programs on digital pictures, personal computers, entertainment, and graphics. Currently, he is on the science councils of both non-profit and for-profit companies addressing global information infrastructures. Dr. Lippman established and directs the Digital Life
Digital Life
Digital Life is a research and educational program about radically rethinking of the human-computer interactive experience. It integrates digital world and physical world...
consortium, which works to create a networked world where communication becomes fully embedded in our daily lives. He has written both technical and lay articles about our digital future and given over 250 presentations throughout the world on the future of information and its commercial and social impact.
Dr. Lippman received both his BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from MIT. In 1995 he completed his PhD studies at the EPFL, Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. He holds seven patents in television and digital image processing. His current research interests are in the design of flexible, interactive digital television infrastructure.