Michael Becker, Dr. / PhD.

Engineer

Display-Messtechnik & Systeme

Rottenburg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

After completion of his studies on electrical engineering, Michael E. Becker completed his research assignment at the University of Karlsruhe in 1984 with a dissertation on numerical modeling of display systems with liquid crystal cells for which he earned a doctoral degree (Dr.-Ing. / PhD). He then commercialized the concepts developed at the University as department head at autronic GmbH in Karlsruhe (1985 – 1993) and became a managing director of the joint venture autronic-Melchers GmbH in Karlsruhe (1993 – 2001). In 2002 he established and incorporated Display-Messtechnik&Systeme. He has been actively contributing to international standards in IEC TC110 since 1987, in 2006 he received the IEC-1906 Award. Since 1994 he has been providing numerous contributions to the Standardization of Visual Ergonomics of Video Display Terminals, ISO 13 406 and ISO 9241-7, ISO 9241-3xx. He has been a contributor to the VESA Flat Panel Display Measurement Standard, he is a member of the ICDM Executive Committee. About 70 publications are authored by Michael E. Becker, he is listed as inventor in about 10 patents and has been presenting Display Metrology Seminars for several years during SID Display Week.