Saba Ahsan
Principal Research Lead at 5G-MAG - The Media Connectivity Association
Finland
Summary
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Top SchoolSaba Ahsan is a Principal Research Lead at Nokia with 11 years of experience bridging academic research and industry-standardization in real-time media and networking. A PhD-trained networking researcher from Aalto University, she has advanced Internet video protocols and multipath RTP through large-scale measurements and system design. For the past five years she has represented Nokia in 3GPP SA WG4 and now chairs the SA4 RTC SWG, while also serving on the 5G-MAG steering committee—roles that combine technical authorship with consensus-driven standards leadership. Her background ranges from embedded wireless product design and core network optimization to coordinating nationwide SMSC migrations, reflecting a rare mix of hands-on engineering, operational delivery, and strategic influence. Based in Finland, she is known for translating complex research insights into practical standards and implementation guidance.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Networking Technology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Networking Technology at Aalto UniversityBachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering at College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering
Urdu, English, Finnish
Github Skills (3)
youtube5
ffmpeg4
libcurl4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
sabyahsan/Youtube-test
Aug 2014 - Jun 2019
Contributions:27 commits, 3 PRs, 21 pushes in 4 years 10 months
libcurlyoutubeprobesperformancevideo
lumisota/hollywood-api-video
Sep 2016 - Apr 2018
Contributions:102 commits in 1 year 7 months
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