- Are you or have you been an MPEG member?
Yes I have been an MPEG member since 2002. My first standardization contribution was made in Sept. 2001. The first JVT meeting I attended was JVT#5 in Oct. 2002, in Geneva, Switzerland. The first MPEG meeting I attended was MPEG#65 in July 2003, in Trondheim, Norway. - What do you think makes MPEG special?
The useful standards created by MPEG make MPEG special. In particular, the media compression and systems standards created by MPEG that are used everywhere in people’s lives all over the world make MPEG special. - What do you think is the most important MPEG impact?
Again, the media compression and systems standards created by MPEG that are used everywhere in people’s lives all over the world are the most important MPEG impact. - Do you think MPEG is a good conduit for research?
Yes, definitely. I myself learnt a lot from research papers published by MPEG participants on MPEG topics when I was a graduate student working hard to earn my PhD. Not to mention the research and standardization work I did since after I graduated. - Can you comment on your MPEG experience?
My MPEG experience has almost been my entire career life so far. In 2003, my boss once asked me what I would like to be in five years. I said that I would like to become an expert who can make cool comments and have impacts to standards development as those people at JVT/MPEG meetings. After just a couple of years, my boss told me, “you have already reached that status”. That was an amazing moment to me! During the past 18+ years of standardization work, I have gradually learnt lots of technical and non-technical knowledge and skills, including even English listening and speaking skills, as well ways to handle all kinds of situations people encounter in standardization, related or not related to my own proposals, approaches to drive the progress of a particular topic or an entire project, methods to chair including dealing with contentious topics as the chair, etc. If one asks me what is the toughest thing in standardization, I would answer without hesitation that that would be chairing a standardization group while driving to the right direction. - Are you happy with MPEG standards?
I am very happy with those MPEG standards that get deployed, particularly those to which I have contributed . - Do you think MPEG standards are the right choice?
Many MPEG standards are the right choice for the relevant industry segments. - What do you expect from MPEG in the future?
Although some standards generated by MPEG, same as other SDOs, may not be widely deployed, I expect MPEG to continue its existence and its important role in creating relevant and useful industrial standards for media compression, media systems, and beyond.
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