AT&T Labs Scientist to Receive Japan's C&C Prize

Business Wire, Sept 22, 1997

MIDDLETOWN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1997--Barry G. Haskell, division manager of the AT&T Labs Image Processing and Software Technology Research Department, has been selected to receive the distinguished C&C Prize for his pioneering work in digital video data compression technology.

Haskell will share the 1997 C&C Prize with Arun Netravali, vice president of research at Lucent Technologies' Bell Labs.

The C&C Prize - named for computers and communications -- recognizes individuals pioneering in those technologies, and is presented annually by the Foundation for C&C Promotion in Tokyo. The award will be presented in October in Tokyo, and consists of a certificate, a medal and 10 million yen (approximately $85,000).

Established in 1985 by the NEC Corporation, the non-profit Foundation for C&C Promotion fosters growth in the electronics industry by encouraging and supporting research and development activities.

"Barry Haskell's contributions are at the foundation of modern digital-image processing, and are helping to bring an array of advanced video and image services to consumers and businesses," said David Nagel, president of AT&T Labs. "These services include high-quality FAX, video-telephony, video teleconferencing, video-on-demand, and video over the Internet. Dr. Haskell's work also paved the way for modern digital satellite services, as well as for the evolving digital high-definition television system."

Haskell joined AT&T's R&D effort in 1968 after receiving his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

Since 1984, Haskell has been active in the establishment of International Video Communications Standards, and has served on the committee of the various MPEG standards bodies.

His research interests include digital transmission and coding of images, videotelephone, satellite television transmission, medical imaging as well as most other applications of digital image processing. He has published more than 60 papers on these subjects, is the co-author of four books, and has more than 40 patents either granted or pending.

Haskell, a resident of Tinton Falls, N.J., is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi, and is a Fellow of the IEEE.

Haskell is the tenth AT&T researcher honored with the C&C Prize.

AT&T Labs performs a broad range of research and development in communications and information technologies, and spearheads development of new services for AT&T's 90 million customers. It has R&D facilities in Florham Park and Middletown, New Jersey, and Menlo Park and San Jose, California.

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