IEEE Annual Election - Standards Association Board of Governors Member-at-Large

Robert S. Fish

ROBERT S. FISH
(Nominated by IEEE Standards Association)

President
NETovations Group
Princeton, New Jersey, USA

 

Robert S. Fish [SM] received his Ph.D. from Stanford University. Currently, he is President of Netovations Group, LLC, a consulting company specializing in networking technology innovation. Previously, he was Chief Product Officer and Senior Vice President of Operations at Mformation Technologies, Inc. a company that specializes in software for mobile device management. From 1997 through 2006, Dr. Fish was Vice President and Managing Director of the Panasonic Digital Networking Laboratories with labs in Princeton, San Jose, Santa Barbara, and San Diego which invented and promoted the standardization of many technologies necessary for embedding networking into consumer devices. Prior to that, Rob was Executive Director of Multimedia Communications Research at Bellcore after starting his career at Bell Laboratories. His work at Bellcore included creating some of the US's earliest broadband video communications and residential broadband networking trials. He is the holder of 8 US patents and has numerous publications.

 

IEEE Accomplishments and Activities
(M’93-SM’07)

Dr. Fish is a long time volunteer within the IEEE. He was a founding member of the IEEE-Standards Association Corporate Advisory Group (CAG). On the CAG he strongly promoted attracting and maintaining corporate membership and global support for the IEEE SA standards process. He was a founding member and is currently Secretary of the IEEE Communications Society Standards Board (CSSB). Within ComSoc, Rob has been a strong advocate for increasing the resources the society devotes to standards activities. For instance, while on the CSSB, he helped kick off the P190X series of communications technology related standards. Seeking to give more visibility to IEEE standards, he was a co-editor of the series “IEEE Standards for Communications and Networking” published in IEEE Communications Magazine. In addition, Dr. Fish is a member of the IEEE Communications Society Board of Governors and Chair of the ComSoc GLOBECOM/ICC Management and Strategy (GIMS) Committee. Rob co-founded the IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (IEEE-CCNC) and serves as Chair of the CCNC steering committee. In 2007, Dr. Fish received the Distinguished Service Award from ComSoc’s Multimedia Technical Committee.

 

Statement

The IEEE Standards Association plays a unique role in the ecosystem of standardization. As a voluntary, non-profit, non-governmental association it is truly an impartial player in standardization, serving to create broadly available and broadly supported technical standards. As a BoG member of the IEEE SA, I will seek to enhance the partnership between SA volunteers, corporate members, and staff that has served to elevate the current IEEE-SA standardization processes to worldwide prominence. Initiatives that nurture global industry outreach and stable entity membership and participation in standards are highly desired. In addition, global recognition for the IEEE-SA’s standardization process must remain a priority.

Internally to the IEEE, efforts should be focused on emerging technology areas beyond the current Smart Grid and Cloud Computing initiatives. When properly architected and managed, these initiatives present a great potential for new standards projects by mobilizing the deep technical resources and intellectual firepower present within the IEEE’s membership.
 

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Anil Gupta

ANIL GUPTA
(Nominated by IEEE Standards Association)

Semiconductor and Electronics Industry Consultant
Principal Advisor
Bangalore, India

Anil Gupta has 25-years industry experience in hardware/software engineering, customer programs management, operations and business development at semiconductor, embedded systems and software companies, in ASIC design, software/CAD, engineering and customer management, product development and operations.

His career started at Digital Equipment in hardware/software engineering and business development in US and Japan before joining Synopsys as director, product development and customer programs for silicon library business. He then was involved with several Silicon Valley start-ups and joined Infineon-India as director - design automation building the ASIC/SoC design platform (libraries, design flow) for global product design teams. Following Infineon-India, he joined ARM Ltd as managing director of engineering operations with 350 engineers. He is currently a consultant/principal advisor to start-up companies.

A member of the India Semiconductor Association (ISA), he served as executive council member in 2009-2010.

 

IEEE Accomplishments and Activities
(M’10)

I was a student member of the IEEE for several years in the late 1980's. And have recently joined the IEEE again. My direct IEEE activities have been mostly attending presentations and seminars. I have always encouraged team members and employees in the organizations I headed, to get actively involved in IEEE and IET (UK based) related activities.

 

Statement

 

Technical Standards have been absolutely critical for the emergence of the Indian software, semiconductor and electronics industry which started with maintenance and verification being the core work done in India. Transferring specific know-how and knowledge about a design over long distance is very cumbersome. Product designs are implemented based on standards and with a well-defined, well-documented standard, it becomes easier for “remote” teams to improve their understanding.

Today, the Indian ecosystem has matured enough but “Standards” continue to be absolutely crucial for this ecosystem which contains a lot of verification and IP companies, as well as captive teams of multinationals.

As a member-at-large of the Standards Association, I intend to work actively with the IEEE Standards team to create the conscious awareness as well as active participation of the Indian engineering community in Standards Activities. My active role in the India Semiconductor Association (ISA) should also help in achieving this objective.

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Paul Hearty, PH.D.

PAUL J. HEARTY, PH.D.
(Nominated by IEEE Standards Association)

Vice President, Technology Standards Office
Sony Electronics, Inc.
San Diego, California, USA

 

Paul Hearty received his Ph.D. from Queen’s University, Canada in 1981. He has worked for 30 years in fields relating to television and cinema. Currently, he is Vice President, Technology Standards at Sony Electronics, based in San Diego. From 2003 to 2009, he was Director of the Rogers Communications Centre, a major center for instruction and research in advanced media at Ryerson University, Canada. Prior to that, he held VP positions at DemoGraFX and General Instrument (Motorola) in Marina del Rey and San Diego, respectively.

From 1987 to 1995, he was a leader in the development and standardization of the digital HDTV system currently deployed in North America and elsewhere, being recognized with one Emmy and for contributions to four others. Paul is a SMPTE Fellow, and has served as SMPTE Editorial Vice President, a Member of the SMPTE Board, and a Member of the Board’s Executive Committee since 2009.

 

IEEE Accomplishments and Activities
(M’11)

As Vice President and Head of Sony’s Technology Standards Office, Paul leads Sony’s US standards team and directs coordination of Sony’s activities in IEEE and other standards development bodies. Members of the US standards team and other Sony personnel are long-term contributors to, and supporters of, IEEE activities, particularly in areas such as wireless communications (e.g., 802.11, 802.15 and 802.19). Paul’s predecessor at Sony served as a member of the IEEE Standards Association Board of Governors, and Paul is enthusiastic to continue that contribution.

Paul also has published in the Proceedings of the IEEE [Hearty, P. (2006). Carriage of Digital Video and Other Services by Cable in North America, Proceedings of the IEEE, 94(1), 148-157.]

 

Statement

Paul Hearty would bring to the Board a broad range of experience, spanning government, industry, and academia in the US and Canada. He would bring specific expertise in two broad areas:

• Standards: Paul has worked in telecommunications standards for nearly 30 years. He has worked in the ITU, the IEC, the ATSC, SMPTE, and other bodies. He was a key player in the FCC Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service. He has served as the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) Digital Video Subcommittee Chair since its inception in 1996
• Board Activities: Paul has served on the Executive Committee and Board of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers since 2009, having recently been reelected for a second term. He also is a Founding Board Member of CineGrid™, a non-profit corporation promoting research, development, and application in high-speed photonic networks.

Paul is enthusiastic about contributing to the IEEE-SA BoG.

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