Waqar Zia
SA4 Standards Lead at Apple
Bavaria, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolWaqar Zia is an experienced standards lead and researcher specializing in 5G and beyond core network architectures, multimedia delivery, and error-resilient mobile video systems, currently driving SA4 standardization at Apple. With over a decade in industry and a PhD from TUM, he has led projects across Qualcomm, Nomor Research and academia, shaping 3GPP, IETF, MPEG and ATSC specifications and contributing IPR and technical proposals. He blends deep protocol and codec expertise with hands-on prototyping of adaptive streaming, broadcast integration, and complexity-constrained video coding. Known for translating advanced research into interoperable standards, he often operates at the intersection of satellite-terrestrial integration and practical transport/format optimizations.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
B. Sc. (Hons.), Electrical/Communication, B. Sc. (Hons.), Electrical/Communication at University of Engineering and Technology, TaxilaDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, magna cum laude, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, magna cum laude at Technical University of MunichM. Sc., Information and Communication System, 1.3 (Equivalent to A+ (4.0) U.S. grade), M. Sc., Information and Communication System, 1.3 (Equivalent to A+ (4.0) U.S. grade) at Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg
English, German
Github Skills (80)
mss10
drm10
wave10
javascript10
playback10
html5-video10
mpeg-dash10
eme10
mse10
webrtc10
hbbtv10
smooth-streaming10
mpeg10
points9
dvb9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
Dash-Industry-Forum/MPEG-Conformance-and-reference-source
Feb 2015 - Oct 2016
Contains several MPEG reference software modules. Not actively maintained. The ISOSegmentValidator is moved to - https://github.com/Dash-Industry-Forum/ISOSegmentValidator
Contributions:19 commits, 7 PRs, 19 pushes in 1 year 8 months
actively-maintaineddashforumnot-actively-maintainedindustry
haudiobe/ATSC_ROUTE
Aug 2015 - Oct 2017
Contributions:62 commits, 8 PRs, 65 pushes in 2 years 1 month
atscroute-dashdashroute
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