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 Last update: 2008/04/18

 

Professional organisations and governments from several countries have recognised Leonardo's achievements with awards

 
 
Membre de l'Académies des technologies FR 2008/04  
NAB Award of Honor US 2003/04 For leadership in the development of international technical standards facilitating worldwide deployment of digital broadcast services
Chevalier de l'ordre des arts et des lettres FR 2003/02
SMPTE James Leitch Gold Medal Award US 2002/10 In recognition of his substantial contributions and pioneering work in digital television
EURASIP Meritorious Service Award CH 2002/09
Instituto Superior Técnico Doctorate "honoris causa" PT 2001/06  
Eduard-Rhein Foundation Award DE 1999/10 For stimulating and pushing forward the MPEG standard for coding of moving pictures and associated audio, especially the worldwide acknowledged digital TV standard MPEG-2
IBC John Tucker Award UK 1999/09 In recognition of his outstanding leadership and unstinting personal contribution to the audio-visual media industry
IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award US 1999/06 For technical leadership in the development of the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) international standard for motion video and audio
Kilby Foundation Award US 1998/10 Italian visionary, technology entrepreneur, world telecommunications leader who is known as the "Father of MPEG," Moving Pictures Expert Group, which established standards for digitizing and compressing audio and video thus creating the path for worldwide use of HDTV.
Society of Photo-Optical and Instrumentation Engineers Award US 1998/01 For his leadership, personal contributions, and most importantly his vision in the field of electronic imaging and multimedia technologies. He is being recognised for his outstanding service to the field of multimedia as "Convener" of the international MPEG organization. Under his leadership, the entire MPEG organization and its individual participants continue to make invaluable contributions to the multimedia technologies 
International Institute of Communications Award IT 1997/10  Per aver contribuito in modo fondamentalealla tempestiva creazione di uno standard (MPEG) per la codifica del segnale audiovisivo informa numerica unico fra tutte le nazioni ed utilizzabile, senza confini per lo scambio delle informazioni, da parte del mondo informatico, televisivo e delle telecomunicazioni, creando allo scopo un gruppo internazionale in seno all'ISO attualmente da lui presieduto.
Institute of Electrical Engineers J. J. Thompson Award UK 1997/10  
Emmy Award US 1996/10  
Information and Communication Society of Japan JP 1995/05  デイジタル動画像符号化MPEG-2の国際標準方式の実現
あなたはデイジタル動画像符号化
MPEG-2の国際標準方式の実現字尽力され多大な成果をあげられました
この国際標準方式は高品質の動画像輪極めて高能率に冗長度圧縮するものでこの結果動画像処理伝送の広範かつ経済的簡便な応用を可能とした画期的なものであります
この標準化により通信放送蓄積の3分野に共通の符号化方式が得られたことから動画像を活用するマルチメデイアサビスの展開を促し
LSIコンピュタ通信デジタル放送等広範な分野の進歩活性化に寄与するところが極めて大きくその業績はまことに顕著ものがあります
 

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