Dr. Anthony Vetro, IEEE Fellow, President & CEO, Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs (MERL), Deputy Head of Corporate R&D for Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric

Anthony Vetro is the President & CEO of Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs (MERL) in the US and serves a dual role as the Deputy Head of Corporate R&D for Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. In his 30 years with MERL, he has contributed to 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. He is currently serving as Industry Board Chair and as a member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Signal Processing Society. 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.