Can Bal, PhD, is a Staff Software Engineer at Twitter, where they focus on combating misinformation through the Birdwatch initiative. With over a decade of experience in video technologies, they have successfully led and developed scalable video backends for Twitter's VOD and live video products. Can received their PhD in video compression and has contributed significantly to various R&D efforts in standard video compression algorithms during their earlier roles across multiple organizations, including Bilkent Üniversitesi and Disney Research. Currently, they also hold the position of CTO at Tonic, further underscoring their leadership in the tech industry.
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