Bernd Girod Explained

Bernd Girod
Alma Mater:Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Hannover, Germany
Known For:Multimedia Systems; Image and Video Coding format; Streaming Media; Visual Search - QBIC; Computer Vision
Awards:Member of the National Academy of Engineering, Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

Bernd Girod (born December 1, 1957) is a German-American engineer, the Robert L. and Audrey S. Hancock Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University.[1] Girod is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Education and career

Girod received his M.S. in electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology (1980) and his Dr.-Ing in electrical engineering from the University of Hannover, Germany (1987).[2]

Prior to Stanford, he was a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg and an assistant professor of media technology at the MIT Media Lab.

Research

His research interests are in image and video coding, computer vision, and multimedia systems.[3] In 1998, Bernd Girod was elevated to fellowship of the IEEE for contributions to the theory and practice of video communication.[4]

Girod's research has been central in startup ventures, including Polycom, Vivo Software, 8x8, and RealNetworks.[5] He holds nearly 40 patents.[6]

Professional activities

He is a Faculty Co-Director of the Stanford Center for Image Systems Engineering (SCIEN)[7] and a Director of the Max Planck Center for Visual Computing and Communication.[8] He was Founding Director of David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute for Media Innovations (2012–2015), a Senior Associate Dean for the Online Learning and Professional Development, School of Engineering at Stanford University (2012–2015), and a Senior Associate Dean at large for the School of Engineering at Stanford University (2015–2016).

He is currently an advisor[9] of the Brown Institute for Media Innovation.[10]

Selected publications

Awards and honors

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bernd Girod: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg. Bloomberg.com. 21 May 2019.
  2. https://profiles.stanford.edu/bernd-girod Stanford University profile pages
  3. Web site: Bernd Girod - Google Scholar Citations. Scholar.google.com. 21 May 2019.
  4. Web site: IEEE Fellows 1998 | IEEE Communications Society. 17 September 2023. IEEE Communications Society.
  5. Web site: Building the ultimate display. Justin. Hendrix. 27 February 2017. Haptical.al. 21 May 2019.
  6. Web site: Search Patents - Justia Patents Search. Patents.justia.com. 21 May 2019.
  7. Web site: Leadership . 2019-05-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190410171839/https://scien.stanford.edu/index.php/leadership/ . 2019-04-10 . dead .
  8. Web site: Directors - MPC-VCC. Mpc-vcc.org. 21 May 2019.
  9. Web site: People – Brown Institute. Brown.columbia.edu. 21 May 2019.
  10. Web site: Columbia Journalism School and Stanford School of Engineering Announce Joint 30 Million Gift From David and Helen Gurley Brown. Hearst.com. 21 May 2019.
  11. Web site: Dr. Bernd Girod. NAE Website. 21 May 2019.
  12. Web site: Bernd Girod elected to National Academy of Engineering. 9 June 2016. Stanford School of Engineering. 21 May 2019.
  13. Web site: Award Recipients. 16 December 2015. IEEE Signal Processing Society. 21 May 2019.
  14. Web site: List of Members . www.leopoldina.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190603181635/https://www.leopoldina.org/en/members/list-of-members/member/1214/ . 2019-06-03.
  15. Web site: IEEE FELLOWS 1998 - IEEE Communications Society. Comsoc.org. 21 May 2019.

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