Internationally known figure in digital audio and computer music, with over 40 technical publications and two patents to his credit. In 1991 he won the Audio Engineering Society Silver Medal for many significant seminal contributions to digital audio. In 1996 he won an Emmy® Award for technical achievement with his partners, Robert J. Doris and Mary C. Sauer, for Sonic Solutions/NoNOISE® for noise reduction on television broadcast sound tracks. In 1999 he won an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Engineering Award for his pioneering work in the design of digital signal processing and its application to audio editing for film. Since 1987 Moorer has served as senior vice president for advanced development at Sonic Solutions and is responsible for the NoNOISE® package for restoration of vintage recordings. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from Stanford University.  Scientific and Engineering Awards (Plaque) 1998: For his pioneering work in the design of digital signal processing and its application to audio editing for film. 1 Scientific/Technical Award