Burak Kara

Burak Kara is a video streaming architect who earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Inria / University of Rennes in 2026, specializing in multi-CDN content steering, video delivery protocols, and sustainable streaming. His doctoral research led directly to Quortex Switch, a commercial multi-CDN switching product. He is a recipient of the DASH-IF Excellence in DASH Award and an active contributor to the DASH-IF, SVTA, and CTA-WAVE standardization bodies. More details in Experience and Research 

In his master's studies at Ozyegin University under Prof. Ali C. Begen, he worked on a Nokia-funded 360-degree immersive video streaming project for over two years. He co-designed new concepts to enhance QoE during 360-degree video streaming with OMAF v1 and OMAF v2, and graduated with a 3.96 GPA as a High Honor Student.

In his previous software engineering roles he worked at Trendyol and Paraşüt as an associate software engineer, at Koç Sistem part-time, and as an intern at Credit Europe Bank and OBSS. More in Experience

He also has several projects on video streaming, web, and mobile apps. More in Projects

In his academic work, Burak Kara has co-authored 14 peer-reviewed papers published in ACM and IEEE proceedings and journals, and contributed to 6 patent filings. See details in Publications & Patents

He has been achieving new personal and local records on cycling. See details in Social