Ryan Fernandez, PhD
Media Systems Researcher & Technology Specialist
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- IPTV
- Video streaming
- Streaming technology
- Computer science
- Artificial intelligence
About Ryan
Ryan Fernandez holds a PhD in Computer Science from New York University. Ryan is a media systems researcher and technology specialist focusing on streaming protocols, TV architectures and applied artificial intelligence.
At Apollo Group TV, Ryan brings that technical background to the questions viewers in Canada, the USA and the UK actually ask: how an IPTV stream gets from a server to a television, why a connection buffers, what an M3U playlist or an EPG really is, and where AI is starting to change how streaming services are built and delivered.
Qualifications
- PhD in Computer Science, New York University
Areas of Expertise
IPTV
How internet-delivered television works end to end: playlists, portals, electronic programme guides and the apps that play them.
Video streaming
Why streams buffer, how much bandwidth live TV really needs, and how to test a service before paying for it.
Streaming technology
The devices and player apps that sit between a stream and the screen, and how to set them up properly.
Computer science
The networking fundamentals behind streaming: protocols, encoding, privacy and how traffic moves across a home connection.
Artificial intelligence
Where AI is changing television: recommendations, picture upscaling, automatic captioning and how streaming platforms are built.
How Ryan's Work Is Checked
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