12th FOKUS
Media Web Symposium

June 24–25, 2025 – Berlin
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Zafer Gurel

Software Engineering Director / Constructor Groups

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Constructor Tech

Zafer Gurel is the Software Engineering Director at Constructor Tech and manages the Constructor Groups product.
Previously, Zafer was the co-founder and CTO of Perculus and the co-founder of Advancity, two pioneering Turkish ed-tech companies acquired by Constructor Tech in 2025. Their platforms served over two million students across 70+ universities and 100+ organizations, including corporations, government agencies, and academic institutions.
Zafer is also pursuing a PhD in Computer Science at Ozyegin University, a journey he began in 2023. His research focuses on streaming technologies, with expertise in Media-over-QUIC, DASH, HLS, and WebRTC.

Talks

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  • 13:30 - 14:30 | Session 1

    Engage More, Earn More: Technical and Practical Insights into Server-Guided Ad Insertion

    Pieter-Jan Speelmans

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    VP Engineering

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    Dolby OptiView

    Beyond the CDN: Use Cases, Tools, and Learnings from Prototyping with CMCD v2

    Nicolas Levy

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    VP of Technology

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    Qualabs

    15:00 - 16:00 | Session 2

    Valentijn Siebrands

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    Streaming Solution Manager

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    Unified Streaming

    Thasso Griebel

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    Technical Lead of Player Development

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    castLabs

    16:30 - 18:00 | Session 3

    Ali C. Begen

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    Professor

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    Ozyegin University

    Zafer Gurel

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    Software Engineering Director / Constructor Groups

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    Constructor Tech

    MoQ Analytics

    Dr. Gwendal Simon

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    Distinguished Architect

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    Synamedia

    Updates following IETF #122 and work ahead of IETF #123

    Will Law

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    Chief Architect, Cloud Technology Group

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    Akamai