William F. Schreiber attended the New York City public schools and Columbia University, where he received the BS and MS in electrical engineering. In 1953, he received the PhD in applied physics at Harvard University, where he was a Gordon McKay and Charles Coffin fellow.
Dr. Schreiber worked at Sylvania from 1947 to 1949 and at Technicolor Corporation in Hollywood, California from 1953 to 1959. From 1959 to 1990, he was a faculty member at MIT, where he is now Senior Lecturer and Professor of Electrical Engineering, emeritus. He was Director of the Advanced Television Research Program from 1983 until his retirement. He was visiting professor of electrical engineering at The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, in 1964-66, at INRS-Telecommunications, Montreal, Quebec, 1981-82 and 1991-3, and at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, in 1990.
Since 1948, Dr. Schreiber's major professional interest has been image processing systems, including printing, facsimile, and television. This work has included theory and extensive practical applications, including the development of a number of successful commercial products that incorporated innovative image-processing technology developed under his direction. He has worked in graphic arts, including color correction, color printing, and laser scanner and recorder design, in facsimile, and in television. The TV work included digital television (DTV) and high-definition television (HDTV). He is a member of the Technical Association for the Graphic Arts (TAGA) and SPIE, and a fellow of IEEE and SMPTE. He has received the Honors Award of TAGA, the David Sarnoff Gold Medal from SMPTE, the Gold Medal of the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), and is a four-times recipient of the Journal Award of SMPTE. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Throughout the period when he was an active member of the MIT faculty, Dr. Schreiber maintained a consulting practice in his fields of expertise. Although he is no longer actively seeking consultantships, he does continue to serve as an expert witness in patent litigation in cases where his special knowledge may be of assistance, particularly when companies are improperly charged with infringement, or where the patents in question may have been improperly issued. He is also willing to serve on impartial advisory committees to government agencies such as the Federal Communications Commission. |