[September 28, 2007] Symmetricom Principal Technologist Featured Speaker at Video Services Forum (VSF) Tweet (Wireless News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Symmetricom announced Dr. Stefan Winkler, principal technologist for Symmetricom's QoE Assurance Division, will present at the Video Services Forum (VSF) Meeting on Tuesday, October 2, in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Dr. Winkler's presentation will address the advantages of monitoring end-to-end quality metrics to ensure the highest Quality of Experience (QoE) for end users. VSF is an international association composed of service providers, users and manufacturers dedicated to interoperability, quality metrics and education for video networking technologies. Hosted by Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ - News), the VSF meeting is open to current and prospective members. EVENT DETAILS: WHO: Dr. Stefan Winkler, Principal Technologist, Symmetricom's QoE Assurance Division WHAT: Presenting "Measuring Quality of Experience for Video Services" at the Video Services Forum (VSF) Meeting WHEN: Tuesday, October 2, 10:40 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. EDT WHERE: Verizon, 1 Verizon Way, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, Room VC 41w021 Dr. Winkler's presentation examines the need for QoE together with traditional Quality of Service (QoS) measurements in IPTV and TV to mobile applications, discussing best practices for implementing QoE successfully, which is vital for maximizing IP video service quality and revenues. One of the world's top experts in digital media quality, Dr. Winkler was formerly chief scientist and co-founder of Genista Corp., a provider of quality assurance solutions for IPTV and mobile media. He has also held assistant professor positions at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and has worked for Hewlett-Packard, Siemens, German Aerospace and Andersen Consulting. Dr. Winkler has published more than 40 papers on perceptual quality measurement and is the author of the book, "Digital Video Quality." He has also been a member and contributor of the Video Quality Experts Group (VQEG) since its foundation in 1997. Dr. Winkler holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Technology in Vienna, Austria and a doctorate from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. Symmetricom is a member of VSF under the subgroup, The Video Services Industry Forum (VSIF), which focuses on defining the technical requirements and standards necessary to enable service providers to build networks for end-to-end delivery of video transport services to end users. VSF: http://www.videoservicesforum.org/index.shtml. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) ((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) ((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com)) Copyright 2007 Wireless News [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]