Expert Details
Video Compression, Network Services, Video Networking
ID: 729607
United Kingdom
In the past two decades Expert has been grand holder of several UK government, UK industry and EU funded research projects. His research outcomes in the forms of patents, publications and invited talks in numerous journals and conferences have fundamental impacts on the multimedia industry. Apart from his pioneering work on layered video coding which has had a great impact on the standard video codecs in the form of scalability, his other most internationally successful known work is video transcoding. Today video transcoders comprise the core of IT-broadcasting workflow for automated production, delivery and broadcast of TV. His other internationally recognized contributions include; video compression techniques, video quality metrics, motion estimation, Peer-to-Peer video streaming, video over mobile and internet.
Developing scalable video codecs for British Telecom for almost 15 years, from 1986-2000.Developing video transcoders for British Telecom, for almost a decade, 1995-2005.Consultant to UK Independent Television Commission, from 1993-1999, on two European projects, for design of Video Quality Meters.Investigating the future evolution of video codec for the UK office of Telecommunications (OFCOM), in 2006.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1979 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Electrical Engineering | Institution: University of Essex, UK |
| Year: 1976 | Degree: MSc | Subject: Telecommunications | Institution: University of Essex, UK |
| Year: 1970 | Degree: BSc | Subject: Electrical Engineering | Institution: Sharif (Aryamehr) University of Technology, Iran |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1986 to 2011 | Employer: University of Essex | Title: Full Professor | Department: School of Computer Sci and Electronic Engineering |
Responsibilities:Head of Multimedia research group and supervising PhD and MSc students in video networking, as well as teaching subjects in this area. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1993 to 2004 | Country / Region: EU Countries | Summary: Involved in numerous European projects, for more than 10 years. In these projects, partners from industries and universities of various EU countries participate. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| His pioneering work on layered video coding, which is mostly known as scalability in the standard video codecs, earned him IEEE fellowship in 2001. He is also fellow of IET and chartered Engineer. |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| FIEEE, FIET, CEng. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Founding associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Multimedia from its publication in 1998-2004; on the advisory board of Journal of Signal Processing, Image communication from 2000 to present; steering committee member of numerous conferences, like Packet Video, Picture Coding symposium, multimedia applications, etc. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| His book: Introduction to video coding (1999, IET London publication) received the Rayleigh award, as the best book of year 2000 by IET. He was also the winner of the H. Reeves prize for the best paper published by IET in the theme of digital coding in 1995. |
| Medical / Professional |
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| On about seven occasions, each time he had spent 6-weeks summer time fellowships at the British Telecom research centre. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has authored/co-authored 6 books and published more than 200 technical journal papers and presented more than 370 international conference papers and registered for 11 international patents, all in the field of video networking. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He has been asked twice to give an expert view on some patent disputes, but it never ended up in court, as the lawyers settled out of court. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Numerous tutorials on video related subjects, in addition to his normal lecturing duties on delivering video and telecom courses for more than 25 years. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| Numerous projects have been carried out for the British Telecom, over 15 years. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Video transcoding is one of his pioneering fields of work, that these days comprises the heart of automation in the video production industry, what is called IT-workflow. With advances of various video encoders, ranging from MPEGx, H.26x, VC, etc, conversion of video from one format to another is highly in demand. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Review and report on developments in video technology. For example, in 2006 he was asked by UK office of Telecommunications (OFCOM) to study the trend of future video codecs in 20 years time. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Educated and worked in UK from 1975 to present day. |
| Farsi | Born in Iran and fluent in Farsi. |
Fields of Expertise
digital television, digital video signal compression, discrete cosine transform, image compression, inverse discrete cosine transform, JPEG standard, MPEG standard, video signal compression, video signal decompression, video transcoding, video compression, multimedia messaging service, 4G mobile network, video inspection, video-on-demand system, dithering, multimedia communication system development, video conferencing, video signal transmission, interactive television, television signal, color television system, advanced signal processing system architectural design, video communication, broadband network, multimedia, data communication, image analysis, image processing, digital signal processing, data compression, cable television system, broadband communication, bandwidth compression