Rasmus Brandt

I am currently with Google, where I work on video coding in the WebRTC open source media stack for internet-based real-time communications. Prior to joining Google, I graduated with a Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.

My research interests are broadly deep learning, statistical machine learning, and applied mathematical optimization. During my Ph. D. studies, I specifically applied these tools to the problem of base station cooperation for capacity improvement in interference-limited wireless networks.

News

• 2020-04-21: We announced support for realtime AV1 video coding in Google Duo.
• 2019-05-23: We launched end-to-end encrypted group calling in Google Duo.
• 2017-03-22: Our paper "Optimal Scheduling for Interference Mitigation by Range Information" was accepted into the IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.
• 2017-02-17: The WebRTC W3C specification reached Candidate Recommendation.
• 2016-08-16: We launched Google Duo, a simple high quality video calling app.
• 2016-05-23: I started working at Google, where I will improve the video quality in the WebRTC open source project for internet real-time communications.
• 2016-04-29: I successfully defended my Ph. D. thesis.
• 2016-04-08: My Ph. D. thesis "Distributed Coordination in Multiantenna Cellular Networks" is now available for download. The public defense will take place in Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, KTH Campus, Stockholm at 13:15 on Friday April 29th.
• 2016-03-29: My paper "Distributed Long-Term Base Station Clustering in Cellular Networks using Coalition Formation" was accepted into the IEEE Transactions on Signal and Information Processing over Networks.
• 2016-02-23: My paper "Globally Optimal Base Station Clustering in Interference Alignment-Based Multicell Networks" was accepted into the IEEE Signal Processing Letters.
• 2015-11-09: I was awarded a Best Student Paper Award (2nd Prize) at the Asilomar'15 conference.
• 2015-11-15: I received a travel award from the IEEE Signal Processing Society for participation at IEEE CAMSAP'15.
• 2015-10-22: I was awarded a travel scholarship from Gålöstiftelsen for participation at Asilomar'15.
• 2015-10-16: My paper "Interference Alignment-Aided Base Station Clustering using Coalition Formation" was selected for the Best Student Paper Contest Final at Asilomar'15.
• 2015-09-11: My paper "Fast-Convergent Distributed Coordinated Precoding for TDD Multicell MIMO Systems" was accepted to IEEE CAMSAP'15.
• 2015-07-27: My paper "Interference Alignment-Aided Base Station Clustering using Coalition Formation" was accepted to Asilomar'15.
• 2015-05-22: Our paper "Overhead-Aware Distributed CSI Selection in the MIMO Interference Channel" was accepted to EUSIPCO'15.
• 2015-04-29: I was awarded a travel scholarship from Styffes stiftelse for participation at EUSIPCO'15.
• 2014-06-03: I successfully defended my Tech. Lic. thesis "Coordinated Precoding for Multicell MIMO Networks" at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.