Muhammet Balcilar joined Ofinno LLC in 2025 where he is currently working as a Senior Staff Engineer. He received his B.S. and M.S. and PhD in computer engineering from Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey in 2004, 2007 and 2013 respectively. Previously, he worked as a postdoc atthe university he graduated from, Ecole des Mines, Paris … Read more
Naima received her graduate degree in Electronic and information technology from the High institute of Computer science and Multimedia of Gabes, Tunisia, in 2016 and her master’s degree in the same field of study, in 2018. She also received in 2023 her joint doctoral degree in Electronic, signal, image and vision from the Institute INSA … Read more
Pierre is a Principal Engineer and Senior Manager at Ofinno. He joined Ofinno in April 2023 and, together with his team, is currently involved in developing the next generation of video codecs within the joint MPEG and ITU-T JVET group. During his career, Pierre has successfully participated in the design of the previous HEVC and … Read more
Sai is an HPC Software Engineer at Ofinno, where he architects and scales the high performance computing environments that enable researchers to run large-scale simulations for next-generation video compression and immersive media standards(JVET/MPEG). His work spans workload scheduling optimization, resource management, and cluster performance engineering across distributed systems. Originally from India, Sai earned his B.S. … Read more
Sébastien has a 15-year career in research and standardization (MPEG, JCTVC, ATSC) holding standards-related positions with Canon, Technicolor, BlackBerry, Xiaomi and now Ofinno where he is Senior Principal Scientist. He received an M.S. degree in Mathematics from Universities of Strasbourg and Versailles, and a PhD in Applied Mathematics from University Paris VI Pierre et Marie … Read more
As the Director of the Advanced Media Lab (AML) at Ofinno, Chia-Yang leads a team of researchers and software engineers in driving JVET and MPEG standardization. His team’s work focuses on shaping the future of next-generation video compression and 3D video coding technologies. Prior to joining Ofinno, Chia-Yang founded an AI-driven video encoder startup. He … Read more
At Ofinno, Thang works on next-generation video coding standards and neural network-based video compression. His work currently focuses on inter-prediction algorithms and other tools to improve coding efficiency. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Seoul National University in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Before joining Ofinno, Thang worked as … Read more
Jonathan has focused on compression for more than 15 years, since he started his PhD on biomedical images compression in 2008. He has contributed in MPEG and WG7 for geometry based point cloud compression (G-PCC) standardization since 2019. He has been software coordinator for G-PCC reference softwares since 2021. He is now focusing on the … Read more
Kirill is a Software Engineer at Ofinno specializing in video compression, with a focus on developing and implementing tools for next-generation video coding standards. He holds a Master’s degree in Fundamental Mathematics from Moscow State University and bridges advanced compression algorithms with efficient software implementation.
Médéric Blestel is a Senior Video Standard Researcher within Ofinno. He joined the Ofinno Video compression team based in Rennes (France) in 2023. As an experienced leader, his research interests focus on various aspects of image and video processing research. Médéric has been heavily involved in various encoding projects and now mainly focuses on new … Read more
Stephen joined Ofinno in June 2025; he works on developing novel methods for 3D Gaussian splat compression within the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG). He recently earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Iowa, where his research focused on 3D compression, streaming, and reconstruction for immersive telepresence.
Jung-Kyung is a member of Ofinno’s Video Compression team, where she works on next-generation standards like ECM. Her work currently focuses on intra prediction algorithms and reducing computational complexity. She earned her B.S. and Ph.D. in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Republic of Korea, where she also completed her B.S. … Read more
At Ofinno, Damian leads the development of next-generation video compression technologies that go beyond the Versatile Video Coding (VVC) standard. His research focuses on advancing intra-prediction techniques and applying machine learning to enhance modern multimedia services. With deep expertise in international standardization, Damian has played a key role in global initiatives through his active contributions … Read more
At Ofinno, Chao focuses on standards and technologies for Video-based Dynamic Mesh Coding (V-DMC), a next-generation MPEG standard (ISO/IEC 23090-29). His research spans image, video, point cloud, and mesh compression, with current work pioneering new approaches in 3D Gaussian Splat compression. Chao earned his Ph.D. in Point Cloud Compression from Télécom SudParis, Institut Polytechnique de … Read more
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