Trinity College Dublin Joins the Alliance for Open Media

WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that Trinity College Dublin, one of the world's leading research institutions, has joined the Alliance. As a member of AOMedia, Trinity College Dublin will collaborate with the Alliance’s community of internet and media technology member companies to drive open standards for cutting-edge video, audio, and multimedia advancements worldwide.

Founded in 1998 by Professor Anil Kokaram, the School of Engineering’s Signal Processing for Media Applications (Sigmedia) Group will lead the effort to help AOMedia explore new use cases, technical advancements, and adoption strategies that promote a more open media ecosystem. Sigmedia is a prominent audio and video technology research group within the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Trinity College Dublin.

“We are excited to join AOMedia and collaborate with industry leaders on advancing the future of open media technologies,” said Trinity Professor Anil Kokaram. “Committed to pioneering research and technological innovation, the Sigmedia Group at the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering is proud to contribute our expertise to the development of open media standards and help foster a more inclusive digital media landscape.”

Commenting on the development, Trinity Professor Alan O’Connor, Head of Engineering, said, “This partnership underscores our School's dedication to making an impact with cutting-edge research collaboration, aligning with Trinity’s mission, enabled through its Open Source Programme Office to make groundbreaking research globally accessible.”

As a newly welcomed member of AOMedia, Sigmedia researchers will contribute to advancing the development and adoption of high-performance video codecs, including AV1, which enables high-quality video streaming without friction. The team will also support cutting-edge developments in volumetric media, enhancing immersive and interactive experiences. Additionally, Sigmedia will aid AOMedia’s efforts in creating open audio codecs that deliver high-quality sound for modern multimedia applications.

“We are excited to welcome Trinity College Dublin to AOMedia,” said AOMedia Chair Matt Frost. “Trinity’s exceptional research and dedication to technological innovation will greatly enhance our collaborative work in developing open and accessible media standards. We look forward to the valuable contributions of the Sigmedia Group to our working groups and the broader open media ecosystem.”

About Trinity College Dublin

Founded in 1592, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) is Ireland’s leading university and one of the world’s great research universities. With a strong focus on research and innovation, Trinity is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of knowledge and contributing to impactful solutions that shape our global future. Visit https://www.tcd.ie/

About Trinity’s School of Engineering

The School of Engineering at Trinity, one of the eight Schools within the Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), was founded in 1841 and is one of the oldest Engineering Schools in the English-speaking world. With a reputation as a top research School, its mission is to deliver world-class research, education, and innovation in engineering and the underpinning sciences. Visit https://www.tcd.ie/engineering/

About the Alliance for Open Media

Launched in 2015, the Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) was formed to define and develop technologies to address marketplace demand for open standards for media compression and delivery spanning video, audio, still images, and immersive technologies. Board-level members include Amazon, Apple, Cisco, Google, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, Mozilla, Netflix, NVIDIA, Samsung Electronics and Tencent. AOMedia’s open-source codec, AV1, is a significant milestone in the ability to deliver a next-generation video format that is interoperable, open, optimized for internet delivery and scalable to any modern device at any bandwidth. Visit www.aomedia.org.