2025, 126 minutes ENGLISH–
Everyone knows and uses Jpeg pictures.
Touradj Ebrahimi, one of its early developers and convener today of the JPEG Standardization Committee tells the story how this image format has revolutionized the world of imaging. The key ideas of the concept are to maximize the benefit for users rather than for commercial entities, and also that it should remain accessible at no cost to everyone regardless of how the technology evolves.
Part 1 of 3
00:07:40 Origins of JPEG
00:19:25 Who benefits from the invention
00:40:39 New jpegli
00:43:18 What is the process for converting an image to JPEG?
00:48:13 Differences between JPEG types
01:00:02 Differences between TIFF and JPEG
01:02:36 What was your role in developing JPEG technology?
01:12:27 When did the MPEG video compression appear?
01:21:19 What are the advantages of PNGS?
01:26:28 What will be the role of AI in images?
01:57:17 Fake news and AI
2025, 32 minutes ————
Born in 1965 in Iran, Touradj Ebrahimi is the son of a civil engineer. He describes his childhood as the son of an engineer engaged in dam construction. He arrived in Switzerland where he completed his studies at the EPFL.
Part 2 of 3
06:46 How did you experience the Iranian revolution?
10:56 What were your interests as a child?
17:53 What values did your parents pass on to you?
22:04 Why did you come to Switzerland?
2025, 137 minutes ————
Touradj Ebrahimi received his M.Sc. and Ph.D., both in Electrical Engineering, from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) where he teaches today. He describes his involvement in the development of JPEG, then MPEG and in artificial intelligence.
Part 3 of 3
00:07:08 Coming from Iran, how were you perceived and welcomed by the Swiss?
00:22:41 Studies
00:29:57 Perception of the impact of robots and their arrival in the world of digital images
00:41:43 The importance of the military world in technological development
00:47:54 Arrival in the JPEG world
01:00:51 Your experience in Japan
01:10:06 Your experience in the United States
01:24:26 Return to Europe. EPFL
01:28:12 HD television
01:31:36 The transition from the analog world to the digital world. Copyright issues
01:36:42 It is absolutely essential to know the source of digital images.
01:41:12 JPEG, freely usable by all
01:44:19 Compromise between free and profitable products
01:47:38 Preserving the Montreux Jazz Festival archives at EPFL
01:57:52 What is the function of the convener?
02:04:59 Your outlook on your career
02:08:35 What are the consequences of AI on the world and what should we do about it?