Syed, Yasser

Dr. Yasser Syed is a Comcast Distinguished Architect whose work focuses on developing and implementing next generation video technologies and workflows. He works for Comcast’s Strategic Architecture & Technology team which is part of the Global Technology Organization of Comcast Cable.

Dr. Syed has contributed a substantial amount of content and effort to many video standards-related areas. Currently, he chairs the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) Working Group 7 (WG7) on DASH/Adaptive Streaming, and also leads its Advanced Coding Technologies group which created the High Dynamic Range (HDR) application and Next Generation Codec constraint specifications for the cable industry. He is also a 2021 recipient 2021 SCTE award for excellence in standards.