Baroness Ingrid Daubechies is a Belgian physicist and mathematician. She is best known for her work with wavelets in image compression.
Daubechies is recognized for her study of the mathematical methods that enhance image-compression technology. Wikipedia
Born: 1954 (age 69 years), Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium
Education: Université libre de Bruxelles (1980)
Known for: Wavelets
Books: Ten Lectures on Wavelets
Partner: Robert Calderbank (1987–)
Affiliation: Duke University