Leonardo Chiariglione obtained his MS degree from the Polytechnic of Turin and his Ph. D. degree from the University of Tokyo. He has been at the forefront of a range of initiatives that have helped shape media technology and business as we know them today. Among these is the Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG) standards committee which he founded and chaired for 32 years.
In September 2020 he launched MPAI - Moving Picture, Audio and Data Coding by Artificial Intelligence, a non-profit organisation developing AI-enabled data coding standards while bridging the gap between standards and their practical use. In 4 years MPAI has published 14 standards on AI app execution environment, AI-enhanced audio, human-machine conversation, prediction of company performance, neural network traceability, portable avatar, connected autonomous vehicles, profiles, qualifiers, and MPAI Metaverse Model. MPAI is also exploring other technical areas, such as XR Venues, AI for health, AI enhanced video coding and end-to-end video coding.
Leonardo is the recipient of several awards: among these are the IBC John Tucker Award, the Eduard-Rhein Foundation Award, the IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award, the Kilby Foundation Award, and the IEEE SA Lifetime Achievement Award.
He is the President of CEDEO.net, a company providing advanced media technologies, solutions, and services and advising major multinationals on digital media matters.
