# Applied Research & Advisory I work with engineering teams on advanced video compression challenges, helping translate research ideas into practical systems used in real-world streaming pipelines. My work focuses on **compression efficiency, complexity control, and deployable architectures**. I often collaborate with teams building video infrastructure, streaming platforms, or compression technologies where deep codec expertise can accelerate development and reduce technical risk. ## Research & Algorithm Development I collaborate with teams pushing the state of the art in video compression and related technologies. - Novel compression tool design   - Complexity-aware coding strategies   - Perceptual metric modeling and evaluation   - Experimental codec prototyping   - Research roadmap and technical direction These collaborations often bridge **academic research and production engineering**, helping promising ideas become deployable technology. ## From Research to Production One of my core strengths is helping teams translate experimental ideas into practical systems. This often involves: - Translating research prototypes into production architectures   - Complexity vs efficiency trade-off analysis   - Encoder benchmarking and BD-Rate evaluation   - Decode performance profiling   - Optimization under real-world constraints (latency, hardware, and cloud cost) This work helps organizations make **data-driven engineering decisions** about codec deployment and pipeline design. ## Technical Advisory Many teams benefit from **ongoing access to specialized expertise** when building or evolving video systems. I often work alongside engineering teams to support: - Architecture and design discussions for video systems - Performance analysis and optimization of compression pipelines - Investigation of quality, efficiency, or scalability challenges - Evaluation of new technologies and approaches - Technical guidance during research or product development Advisory engagements allow teams to **quickly review ideas, experiments, or architectural decisions** without needing to start a new consulting project each time.   ## Technical Workshops I also offer advanced workshops tailored to engineering teams. Example topics include: - AV1 deep dive   - Rate–distortion optimization   - Motion estimation strategies   - Complexity reduction techniques   - Metric evaluation and analysis Workshops can be customized for **research groups, codec teams, or streaming engineering teams**, and can range from introductory overviews to deep technical sessions. ## Get in Touch If you’re working on challenging compression problems or exploring new directions in video technology, feel free to reach out. **Email:** luc.trudeau [at] gmail.com **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/luctrudeau