- Are you or have you been an MPEG member?
Yes, an active member, contributor and editor for almost 20 years. The last 3 years I have also been serving as Leader of UK Delegation, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29 & Chair, UK National Body. - What do you think makes MPEG special?
Its people with diverse research and business interests working together to solve a common problem and its procedures enabling competitive collaboration – all year round & around the world! - What do you think is the most important MPEG impact?
MPEG has changed people’s life by enabling them to access and enjoy digital media content: Any time, Any where and on Any device! - Do you think MPEG is a good conduit for research?
Yes, it’s a great knowledge transfer machine: research & IP in & glory (Emmy awards) & revenue out! - Can you comment on your MPEG experience?
That could well be a Hollywood movie! Touring the world for almost 20 years with MPEG is a way of life, incl. friends, action, politics, intrigues, conspiracies, fiction, love, horror and drama, all wrapped in high-tech, requirements, architectures, specs, software, conformance, ballots, NB comments, consensus and, of course, oppositions not to mention sustained ones! Strongly recommended to younger generation hesitant to study Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). - Are you satisfied with MPEG standards?
Yes, however, some stakeholders need to be more flexible wrt MPEG needs, if they do expect it to be in the market for the next 30 years, otherwise pay-as-you-go media codecs are just around the corner. - Do you think MPEG standards are the right choice?
Yes, MPEG digital media standards market success is well known, what is rather not so well known is its well established procedures and methodologies achieving knowledge transfer results in short periods of time (e.g., critical material collection, establishing evaluation frameworks, defining and running competitive core experiments). Other research communities and industry sectors could benefit from such methodologies and expertise and why not be attracted in joining MPEG, rather than reinventing the wheel. - What do you expect from MPEG in the future?
MPEG being successful naturally gets both feelings: admiration and envy. Some stakeholders posing obstacles and trying to split it apart in pieces hoping to get some of its glory. However, what does not kill us, it make us stronger and I believe MPEG will continue its success story, e.g., with its work, among others, on MPEG-Immersive & MPEG-Genome, for the years to come!
Last but not least, as a member of MPEG community, I would like to express my appreciation to all those working towards its success. The 100s of people in the foreground: convenor, chairs and contributors, as well as, the 1000s of people in the background: NB chairs, secretaries and IT staff, meetings hosting organizers and student volunteers, researchers and product developers.
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