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Follow on Google News | Digital Fountain Founder and CTO, Dr. Michael Luby, Named IEEE FellowDr. Luby Recognized for Contributions to Theory and Practice of Iterative Coding
By: Jim Campbell Recognizing the achievements of its members is an important part of the mission of the IEEE. Each year, following a rigorous evaluation procedure, the IEEE Fellow Committee recommends a select group of recipients for one of the Institute’s most prestigious honors, elevation to IEEE Fellow. “I’m honored that the IEEE Fellow Committee has decided to recognize me in this way,” said Dr. Michael Luby, CTO of Digital Fountain. “I’m pleased to be associated with such an outstanding group of technology professionals, and look forward to my continued participation with the IEEE.” Dr. Luby has made breakthrough research contributions in the areas of coding theory, randomized algorithm design and analysis, communication technologies and cryptography. Prior to founding Digital Fountain, he was a professor of computer science at the University of Toronto and the University of California at Berkeley, and the leader of the Theory Group at the International Computer Science Institute. Michael is the inventor of Luby Transform (LT) codes, the unique breakthrough technology upon which the Digital Fountain products are based. Michael received his PhD in Theoretical Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley in 1983. # # # About Digital Fountain Digital Fountain is a leading provider of advanced standardized solutions for digital media delivery, even in the most challenging network environments. Digital Fountain solutions are currently deployed in advanced IPTV, CDN, and mobile delivery applications throughout the world, and have been adopted by leading global standards bodies, including DVB, and 3GPP. Many other standards bodies are currently evaluating DF Raptor as a best practices standard for digital media delivery. Partners and customers include leading global companies such as Cisco Systems, Sumitomo Electric Networks, Northrop Grumman, KDDI, SK Telecom, Sirius Satellite Radio, XM Radio, Sony, Nokia, and many more. For more information, please visit www.digitalfountain.com. End
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