Cristiano Akamine

He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Mackenzie Presbyterian University (1999), a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the State University of Campinas (2004/2011). He is a researcher at Mackenzie’s Digital TV Research Laboratory since 1998. He took an internship at NHK Laboratories for Research in Science and Technology (STRL) and was Visiting Specialist Professor at Unicamp’s Faculty of Technology. Currently, he is a professor in Electrical Engineering and the Post-Graduate Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PPGEEC) of Mackenzie Presbyterian University and Coordinator of Mackenzie’s Digital TV Research Laboratory. He has a scientific grant of Productivity and Technological Development and Innovative Extension – Level 2 from National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq). He is also a member of the Board of the Brazilian Digital Terrestrial Television (SBTVD) Forum. He has several patents and several articles published and has experience in the area of Electrical Engineering, with emphasis on digital TV, digital communication, channel coding, embedded systems, reconfigurable logic and software defined radio.