Alan Stein2021 Lechner Award Recipient

Alan Stein is Vice President of Technology, in the CTO office of InterDigital.  He holds 16 granted patents in the field of digital video and currently heads InterDigital’s Visual Standards Team, where he manages a global team of senior technology experts who participate in major video standards organizations.

Stein is a long-time, active contributor to many ATSC activities, first with Technicolor and now with InterDigital.  He has been a board member of the UHD Alliance and a member of the CTA Video Board. He has served as Chair of ATSC’s Video group since its inception as an ad hoc group and now in its current form as TG3/S41 Specialist Group on Video for ATSC 3.0.  Stein also serves as Chair of ATSC Planning Team 6 on Global Recognition of ATSC 3.0, assisting ATSC with overall global strategy and organizing specific efforts as needed for various countries exploring ATSC 3.0