Ali C. Begen

Ali C. Begen is a Professor in the Computer Science Department at Ozyegin University in Istanbul, Turkey. He is also the founder of Networked Media, a technology consultancy specializing in IP video solutions. Prior to academia, he was a Technical Lead at Cisco in San Jose, California, and has over 40 US patents in media transport protocols.

• Education: PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Georgia Tech, 2006); BSc in Electrical Engineering (Bilkent University, 2001)
• Professional Recognition: Emmy® Award for Technology and Engineering (2022); ACM SIGMM Test of Time Paper Award (2022); SVTA Fellow (2023); IEEE Distinguished Lecturer (2016-2018)

Research Focus: Begen’s work bridges low-latency live streaming, media-over-QUIC transport (MOQ), and adaptive streaming protocols (DASH, WebRTC). His recent research explores unifying real-time communication and content delivery under a single protocol to reduce complexity and improve scalability.

Publications: Recent articles analyze bandwidth prediction, QUIC prioritization, and cross-protocol collaboration, reflecting a trend toward data-driven, network-aware media delivery systems.

• Honors:
  • Emmy® Award (2022)
  • ACM SIGMM Test of Time (2022)
  • IEEE Distinguished Lecturer (2016, re-elected 2018)
  • SVTA Fellow (2023)
  • Royal Society Newton Fellowship (2019)

Advising & Collaborations: Begen has served on thesis committees for over 15 PhD/MS students at institutions like Ozyegin University, University of Klagenfurt, and Koc University. He actively contributes to standards bodies (IEEE, ACM) and industry consortia like the Streaming Video Technology Alliance.