Anthony Vetro, President & CEO of Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs; Deputy Head of Corporate R&D of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Anthony Vetro joined MERL in 1996. In his 25+ years with the company, he has contributed to the strategic R&D directions of the company, led teams in a variety of emerging technology areas, and has contributed to the transfer and development of several technologies to commercial products. He has also been active in various IEEE conferences, technical committees, and editorial boards. Dr. Vetro received the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from New York University. He received several awards for his work on transcoding and is an IEEE Fellow.