- Are you or have you been an MPEG member?
Yes, I have been particularly involved between 1995 and 2001. - What do you think makes MPEG special?
It is a place where many people from the most relevant actors in multimedia are represented and try to generate consensus on key points of multimedia technology so that business can be developed and services deployed. - What do you think is the most important MPEG impact?
I think the most important impact today is that MPEG is behind the vast majority of services involving video or digital audio. - Do you think MPEG is a good conduit for research?
MPEG is a place where the most up to date technology is discussed, implemented, compared and tested. In itself, this dynamic is very useful to combine ideas, optimize and improve performances. It is also a place where missing technological elements necessary to support applications of interest to MPEG industrial members are identified. This role can guide researchers on some of their research objectives. Of course, the timing of MPEG is not appropriate for long term research but it can stimulate short term objectives. Moreover, because of its impact on the industry, research objectives related to MPEG activities may be financially supported by institutional or industrial research programs. In this sense, MPEG may have a significant impact on research. - Can you comment on your MPEG experience?
I have had several types of involvement with respect to MPEG including member of European projects targeting the submission of proposals for MPEG, participant to MPEG meeting and chair of one of the MPEG subgroups. All these roles were at the same time quite challenging and stimulating. - Are you happy with MPEG standards?
I think they have played and are playing an essential role in the multimedia industry and associated services. - Do you think MPEG standards are the right choice?
I think MPEG activity and its ability to provide interoperability is right and has to be pursued. However, it is difficult to say whether MPEG standards in general are the right choice. Some of them are more successful than others. Some of them turned out to be more useful than others. If I was involved in an industry, I will certainly seriously take into consideration MPEG standards relevant for my business. - What do you expect from MPEG in the future?
To continue the excellent and necessary work it is doing.
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