Education and Career
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.
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.
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