My Background
Ali C. Begen is a computer science professor at Ozyegin University in Istanbul and the founder of Networked Media, an innovation and engineering studio specializing in IP video technologies. Through this venture, he provides expert insights and cutting-edge solutions to media-tech companies and law firms worldwide. He currently serves as an elected member of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB), guiding the technical evolution of the Internet. Previously a technical lead at Cisco in San Jose, California, Begen holds a PhD from Georgia Tech and over 40 US patents. His work has earned him numerous academic and industry honors, including an Emmy® Award for Technology and Engineering. He is a Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA) Fellow and is recognized as a Distinguished Member of the ACM and a Senior Member of the IEEE. More details are at https://ali.begen.net.
Ali C. Begen is a computer science professor at Ozyegin University in Istanbul and the founder of Networked Media, an innovation and engineering studio specializing in IP video technologies. Through this venture, he collaborates with global media-tech companies and law firms, delivering expert insights and cutting-edge solutions. He currently serves as an elected member of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB), where he helps oversee the technical evolution and architecture of the Internet.
Previously, Dr. Begen was a technical lead at Cisco in San Jose, California, where he designed and developed advanced algorithms, protocols and products for service provider and enterprise video domains. His commitment to industry standards is further reflected in his role leading the Turkish National Body for ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29 (JPEG and MPEG) as Head of Delegation since 2017.
Dr. Begen's contributions have earned him numerous academic and industry honors, most notably an Emmy® Award for Technology and Engineering. He is a Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA) Fellow, holds over 40 US patents and is recognized as a Distinguished Member of the ACM and a Senior Member of the IEEE.
Reflecting his sustained impact on the field, Dr. Begen has been consistently named among the world's most influential scientists in networking and telecommunications since 2020. He also served two terms as a Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Communications Society (2016–2019). He earned his PhD in electrical and computer engineering from Georgia Tech in 2006.
To learn more about his work and professional activities, visit https://ali.begen.net.
After completing my undergraduate degree in electrical engineering at Bilkent University in 2001, I moved to Georgia Tech to pursue a PhD in electrical and computer engineering. Since then, my work has focused on problems associated with multimedia applications that generate many (often high-bandwidth and time-critical) flows of information with complex inter-flow semantic relationships.
Following my graduation in 2006, I joined Cisco's Video and Content Platforms Research and Advanced Development Group. There, I architected, designed and developed algorithms, protocols, products and solutions in the service provider and enterprise video domains. Papers, talks and presentations from my Cisco projects are available here.
In late 2015, I transitioned from Cisco to launch my own venture, Networked Media, an innovation and engineering studio where I collaborate with media-tech companies and law firms to push the boundaries of IP video technologies. Shortly after, in June 2016, I joined the Ozyegin University Computer Science Department, where I teach networking and multimedia courses.
Beyond the classroom and the studio, I am deeply involved in global Internet governance, academic service and community initiatives.
Upcoming/Recent Talks
- The Future of Media Transport: Unifying Real-Time Communications and Streaming with Media over QUIC (link)
IEEE ICME Tutorial - July 2026 - MOQtail: a Little Bit Live, a Little Bit On Demand, a Whole Lotta QUIC
IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Speaker Program - Common Media Server Data (CMSD) (slides)
ACM MHV Tutorial - Feb. 2026 - Rate Adaptation in HTTP Streaming (slides)
ACM MHV Tutorial - Feb. 2026 - MOQtail: Sip. Stream. Smile. (link/slides, video)
Understanding Latency 4.0 - Dec. 2025 - From Real Time to Broadcast: How Media over QUIC is Unlocking New Live Experiences (link, video)
Streaming Media Connect - Dec. 2025 - MOQtail: a Little Bit Live, a Little Bit On Demand, a Whole Lotta QUIC
IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Speaker Program- Nov. 5th, 2025: Concordia University (link)
- Oct. 28th, 2025: Carleton University
- MOQtail: a Little Bit Live, a Little Bit On Demand, a Whole Lotta QUIC (link)
SVTA Segments - Oct. 2025 - Streaming Bad: Breaking Latency with MOQ (link, slides, video)
RTC.ON - Sept. 2025 - Live and Real-Time Video Delivery (link/slides, video)
IETF 123 (ICCRG) - July 2025 - MOQtail: Stream Responsibly (link)
SVTA Segments - July 2025 - MOQtail - Made with 100% QUIC. Zero latency. Zero hangover. (link, slides)
12th Media Web Symp. - June 2025 - MOQ Me, Don't WebRTC Me (link, video)
WebRTC Live Webinar (Episode 102) - May 2025 - Media over QUIC: Delivering Media, Fast and Furious Style (link, slides)
Media Production Show - May 2025 - Media over QUIC: Delivering Media, Fast and Furious Style
IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Speaker Program- May 13th, 2025: University of Essex
- Catching the Moment: Low-Latency Live Streaming at Scale (slides)
NUS ARTIC Technical Seminar - Nov. 2024 - Multi-CDN Delivery (video)
SVTA Webinar - Oct. 2024 - DASH and Media-over-QUIC Transport Face-Off: Performance Showdown at Low Latency (link)
SMPTE MTS - Oct. 2024 - Impact of Prioritized HTTP/3 Transport
on Low-Latency Live Streaming (slides)
HLS Interest Workshop - Oct. 2024 - Unifying Real-Time Communications and Content Delivery with Media-over-QUIC Transport
IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Speaker Program- Oct. 4th, 2024: UMass Amherst (link)
- Sept. 20th, 2024: Ghent University
- DASH and Media-over-QUIC Transport Face-Off: Performance Showdown at Low Latency (video)
RTC.ON - Sept. 2024 - The Age of TCP is Over, The Time of MOQ has Come (link)
IEEE ICME ULLRMD'24 Keynote - July 2024 - DASH and Media-over-QUIC Transport Face-Off: Performance Showdown at Low Latency (link)
IEEE ICME LIVES'24 Keynote - July 2024 - MOQing the World at Low Latencies
11th Media Web Symp. - June 2024 - MOQing the World at Low Latencies (video)
CommCon - June 2024 - Unifying Real-Time Communications and Content Delivery with Media-over-QUIC Transport
IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Speaker Program - The Road to Low Latency with Media-over-QUIC Transport: Unified Real-Time Communications and Content Delivery
Huawei Strategy and Technology Workshop (STW) - May 2024 - The Age of TCP is Over, The Time of MOQ has Come (video)
Georgia Tech CS 8803MN Guest Lecture - Apr. 2024 - Unifying Real-Time Communications and Content Delivery with Media-over-QUIC Transport
Orange Innovation - Apr. 2024 - Unifying Real-Time Communications and Content Delivery with Media-over-QUIC Transport
SVTA Segments - Feb. 2024 - Unifying Real-Time Communications and Content Delivery with Media-over-QUIC Transport
IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Speaker Program
Recent News
- IAB Member (link)
- OpenMOQ membership (link)
- IEEE MMSP 2026 in Istanbul (link)
- MOQtail (link)
- ACM Distinguished Member (link)
- MPEG 148 in Antalya (link)
- SVTA Industry Fellow (link)
- MPEG 142 in Antalya (link)
- ACM SIGMM Test of Time Paper Award in the category of multimedia systems-networking (link)
- Emmy® Award for Technology and Engineering for standardization of HTTP encapsulated protocols (NATAS press release, ISO press release, MPEG press release, my posts (EN/TR), OzU news (EN/TR), Bilkent news (EN/TR))
