Dolby Laboratories Visits Northwestern

Four leaders from Dolby Laboratories visited the Evanston campus in May to discuss potential research collaborations and engagement with faculty and students from Northwestern Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Computer Science and Northwestern’s School of Communication.

The visit, held May 24 and 25, included welcome remarks from Randall Berry, John A. Dever Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the McCormick School of Engineering, Samir Khuller, Peter and Adrienne Barris Chair of Computer Science at Northwestern Engineering, and outgoing Dean Julio M. Ottino, as well as research presentations from Dolby Laboratories representatives and Northwestern faculty members.

Northwestern faculty presenters also included:

• Emma Alexander, assistant professor of computer science at Northwestern Engineering
• Marisha Speights Atkins – assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders at Northwestern’s School of Communication
• Simone Campanoni, assistant professor of computer science and (by courtesy) electrical and computer engineering at Northwestern Engineering
• Michael Honig, AT&T Research Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northwestern Engineering
• Michael Horn, professor of computer science at Northwestern Engineering and professor of learning sciences at Northwestern’s School of Education and Social Policy
• Aggelos Katsaggelos – Joseph Cummings Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and (by courtesy) computer science at Northwestern Engineering
• Nina Kraus – Hugh Knowles Chair of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northwestern’s School of Communication
• Manling Li, incoming assistant professor of computer science at Northwestern Engineering
• Stephan Moore – associate professor of instruction of radio, television, and film in Northwestern’s School of Communication
• Thrasyvoulos (Thrasos) Pappas, professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Bryan Pardo, professor of computer science in Northwestern Engineering and professor of radio, television, and film in Northwestern’s School of Communication
• Jacob Smith – associate department chair and professor of radio, television, and film in Northwestern’s School of Communication
• Pamela Souza, chair and professor of communication sciences and disorders in Northwestern’s School of Communication

Dolby Laboratories guests included Shriram Revankar, senior vice president of the Advanced Technology Group; Marie Huwe, senior vice president of the Developer Platform; Samir Hulyalkar, vice president of Image Technology; and Brett Crockett, vice president of ATG Sound Technology Research and Development.