Madhukar Budagavi

Madhukar Budagavi

Madhukar Budagavi is a Senior Director at Samsung Research America, where he manages the Multimedia Standards and Technology Group in the Standards and Mobility Innovation Lab.12 He has over 25 years of experience in the field of multimedia compression, processing, and streaming.2

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the group's active involvement in standardization across various areas of multimedia, including content creation, coding, delivery, devices, and industry alliances in standards bodies such as MPEG, 3GPP, ATSC, CTA, SMPTE, and UHD Alliance2
• Focusing on next-generation immersive media processing, compression, and delivery for 5G2
• Developing technologies and standards that have influenced several generations of Samsung TVs and mobile phones2

Professional Experience

• Senior Director, Samsung Research America (April 2014 - Present)1
• Senior Member Technical Staff, Texas Instruments (January 1998 - April 2014)1
• Adjunct Professor, Southern Methodist University (2003 - 2013)1
• Senior Software Engineer, Motorola India Electronics Ltd. (1993 - 1995)1

Education and Achievements

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University2
• Senior Member of the IEEE2
• Co-author of 40+ book chapters and technical papers, and 60 granted patents related to multimedia compression, processing, and streaming2
• Co-editor of the Springer book on "High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC): Algorithms and Architectures" published in 20142
• Recipient of a Primetime Emmy Engineering Award for his active participation in the JCT-VC committee of ITU-T and ISO/IEC standards body during the development of HEVC2