Harald Popp
Harald Popp | |
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| Born | 30 September 1956 |
| Alma mater | University of Erlangen-Nuremberg |
| Known for | MP3 format |
| Awards | German Future Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science |
| Institutions | Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS-A), Erlangen |
Harald Popp (born 30 September 1956 in Erlangen) is a German electrical engineer. Together with Karlheinz Brandenburg, Ernst Eberlein, Heinz Gerhäuser (former Institutes Director of Fraunhofer IIS), Bernhard Grill, Jürgen Herre (all Fraunhofer IIS), he developed the widespread MP3 method for audio data compression.