National Taiwan University

DSP pioneer Bede Liu died at 91; a Princeton professor whose foundational work underpins modern digital signal processing, low-power processors, and widely used multimedia tech, with a prolific output and a notable shift into media integrity and watermarking standards.

Bede Liu, DSP pioneer and Princeton professor, died at 91; his foundational work enabled modern mobile, streaming, and multimedia tech, with 250 papers, 12 patents, and 53 PhD students, plus IEEE Kilby Medal honors and impactful teaching.

Profile of IEEE President 2022 K.J. Ray Liu highlighting governance reforms (region realignment, financial transparency) and his tech/entrepreneurial pedigree (Origin Wireless, patents), plus notable prize-money policy changes.