Yago Sánchez de la Fuente

Yago Sánchez de la Fuente is a Research Associate at the Image Communication Group of Prof. Thomas Wiegand at Technische Universität Berlin and a guest researcher at Fraunhofer HHI. His work focuses on adaptive streaming services for IPTV/OTT and mobile networks, with technical expertise in HEVC/SHVC, LTE optimization, and satellite backhauling.

• Key research areas: Adaptive streaming over LTE, compressed domain video processing, and standardization protocols (IETF, 3GPP, MPEG)
• Project leadership: FP7 OPTIBAND (adaptive streaming optimization), ESA COSAT (satellite backhauling for LTE)
• Standardization contributions: Co-author of the IETF RTP Payload Format for H.265/HEVC Video
• Current projects: Mobile TV over LTE, Virtual Reality 360° video, and VVC system integrations

He previously collaborated with Alcatel Lucent-Bell Labs (USA) on low-delay HTTP streaming optimization and is actively involved in international research groups like the Multimedia Communications team.