Farzad Safaei

Academic Qualifications
PhD, Telecommunications Engineering, Monash University,Australia, 1998.
BE (HONS1), Electronics Engineering, University of WesternAustralia, 1989.  

Research Interests
Multimedia Communications
Immersive Multimedia
Free Viewpoint TV
Information Theory
Advanced Communication Technology
Body Area Networks
Smart Garments  

Biography
I graduated from the University of Western Australia with thedegree of Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics) and obtained my PhD inTelecommunications Engineering from Monash University, Australia. Currently, I am the Professor of Telecommunications Engineering at the University of Wollongong. Before joining the University of Wollongong, I was the Manager of Internet working Architecture and Services Section in Telstra Research Laboratories.
My achievements with respect to research commercialization include:
Founder and CEO, iSee Video Collaboration Pty Ltd (iseevc.com) specializing in scalable multiparty video communications.
Co-founder of Spatial Voice Corp specializing in 3D voice communication technology, acquired by Dolby corporation in 2007.
I have received the following awards:
Winner of NSW top award in ICT R&D in 2012.
Winner of Australian National iAwards in R&D category, whichis the top award in Australia for ICT innovation 2012.
Winner of Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) in ICT R&Damongst 14 participating nations from the Asia Pacific region for developmentof iSee video collaboration technology.
Recipient of a Medal of Honour from Telstra for my contributionto the design of Telstra’s Internet infrastructure.