Video Coding Standards in the Age of AI

The IEEE Signal Processing Society Industry Board and Santa Clara Valley Chapter are pleased to announce an upcoming event on Video Coding Standards in the Age of AI which will be held on July 30, 2026 in Palo Alto, CA.
As AI continues to evolve, it is playing an increasingly important role in next-generation signal processing and multimedia technologies. At the same time, major international and open-source standardization organizations are actively exploring how AI can be integrated into future standards. This event will bring together experts from industry and the standards community to discuss the latest advances in AI for video coding, current standardization efforts, and future research directions.
Speakers
This event features distinguished speakers from industry and standardization community:
– Arianne Hinds (INCITS L3 Chair)
– Debargha Mukherjee (Google, Principal Engineer / Director)
– Alican Nalci (Meta, Research Scientist)
– Leo Zhao (Tencent, Principal Research Scientist)
Whether you are a researcher, engineer, student, or practitioner interested in AI and video compression, we warmly welcome you to join us for an evening of technical discussions and networking with leaders from academia and industry.
Co-sponsored by: IEEE Signal Processing Society Industry Board
Speaker(s): Arianne Hinds , Debargha Mukherjee , Alican Nalci, Leo Zhao
Agenda:
Agenda
The evening event will feature invited talks and an interactive panel discussion on the intersection of AI and video coding, covering the latest research advances, standardization efforts, and future trends.
– 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Networking
– 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Invited Talks
– 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM: Panel Discussion
Room: Tai Meeting Room, Bldg: Tencent Office, Tencent Office, 2747 Park Blvd, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94306