Network Advisory Board Candidacy

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Executive Summary

This post is for ecosystem participants and community members to propose their candidacy to join the Network Advisory Board.

You can read the Advisory Board announcement to learn more about Advisory Boards and their role in governance and the setting of strategic direction for the Livepeer network.

Candidates have until Thursday May 22nd to submit, with the final decision made the following week. To give ample time to review and consider, we advise everyone to submit their applications ASAP.

Network Advisory Board Scope

In general, Advisory Boards play a critical role in supporting the development of network wide strategic direction. There are four advisory boards covering the gamut of network sovereignty (Network, Growth, Markets, Governance).

The primary question the Network AB will focus on is: How does Livepeer create a highly performant network as a product to build on and contribute to?

The Network AB focuses on supply dynamics within the Livepeer network, including protocol maintenance and improvement, network capacity, GPU scaling, orchestrator onboarding and tooling, gateway development and decentralization, and developer tooling and documentation.

This board tackles foundational questions such as:

  • How do core contributors create a highly performant network to join and contribute to?
  • How can we dynamically scale GPU supply to meet growing AI compute demand?
  • How can we improve real-time visibility into job flow, network usage, and performance?
  • How do we reduce developer integration friction and improve onboarding?
  • What’s needed to boost network reliability and support diverse workloads?
  • How do we strengthen job verification and execution integrity?

Time Commitments

Exact time commitment will emerge in the next couple of weeks. We estimate that AB members will spend roughly:

  • ~3-4 hours per week for 4 weeks during Recommend & Screen phases.
  • ~1-2 hours per week ongoing during Advise stage.

Advisory Board Member Criteria

These criteria to be met in order to be eligible and considered legitimate for an Advisory Board Member role.

Established reputation – have a solid standing within the Livepeer core contributor community.
Strategy-oriented – does this person have the cognitive capacity to think both long-term and laterally, taking into account different aspects of the Livepeer project.
Collaborative attitude – have showcased a collaborative way of thinking and working within the Livepeer ecosystem
Stake in Network – have 100+ LPT staked within the network

Propose your candidacy

To join the Network Advisory Board, simply post a reply to this thread answering the below questions.

Try to keep each answer to 500 characters or less, so ecosystem participants can adequately review all candidates.

  1. Who are you and how do you spend your time?
    Tell us a little about yourself. What name do you like to go by? What is the focus of most of your time? How do you like to spend your free time?
  2. Why are you a Livepeer Contributor?
    Tell us what brought you into the Livepeer network and what excites you about its future?
  3. What is your relationship with the Livepeer network?
    Briefly describe any historical contributions you’ve made or role(s) you’ve fulfilled within the network. Don’t forget to mention if you’re an existing Orchestrator, SPE member, grantee or Livepeer Inc team member.
  4. Why are you a good fit for the Network Advisory Board?
    Advisory Boards are specialized. Describe any qualifications or contributions that could help visualize your specialized expertise in network dynamics, especially those that relate to Livepeer.
  5. What is one area where the Livepeer network is doing solid, in relation to Network?
    List only one area concisely.
  6. What is one area where the Livepeer network could be improved, in relation to Network?
    List only one area concisely.

All ecosystem participants can consider the opportunity, even if you don’t fulfil all criteria.

We look to forward to hearing from you!

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1.Who are you and how do you spend your time?
Hello everyone, I’m Pon, one of the node operators. My time consists of the day job that gives me plenty of flexibility via my day-to-day business, which allows me to participate in the Livepeer community. I’m one of the cofounders of Video Miner. My free time is concentrated around my family.
2.Why are you a Livepeer Contributor?
I was part of LID (Livepeer Inovators DAO) even though it was short… I helped to develop the first automatic bond transfer script. Co-founder of Video Miner Pool. I am an active community member.
3. What is your relationship with the Livepeer network?
I have been part of Livepeer’s community for the last 3 years as an orchestrator and community member.
4. Why are you a good fit for the Network Advisory Board?
I am a motivated and eager to learn person, my day job is operations manager, which involves improving, simplifying and making different groups collaborate.
5. What is one area where the Livepeer network is doing solid, in relation to Network?
I do believe that what Livepeer is doing solid is the community that participates!
6. What is one area where the Livepeer network could be improved, in relation to Network?
Generating organic demand on the network!

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Hello everyone!

1 – Background and Focus

I’m George (DeFine), a software engineer and researcher who lives at the intersection of AI agent frameworks, game development, and blockchain infrastructure. Most of my day goes into engineering autonomous AI agents. Nights and weekends are for tinkering in open source, researching new AI tech and cognitive sciences.

2 – Why I’m a Livepeer Contributor

Autonomous AI agents can only truly thrive on a decentralized inference network that evolves as fast as the research itself. Centralized clouds lock workloads behind rising egress fees and closed governance; Livepeer, by contrast, lets us deploy cutting‑edge tech incredibly fast and share upside with the node operators who power them.

Our long‑term vision is a symbiotic loop:

  • Self‑sustained agents earn revenue on Livepeer by streaming, generating content, and even commissioning downstream services from other agents.
  • Those fees flow to Orchestrators and Delegators, reinforcing network security and GPU supply.
  • A stronger network, in turn, unlocks larger, smarter, and more adaptive agents.

In short, Livepeer is the only venue where autonomous agents and the underlying protocol can grow each other in an ever‑expanding spiral of utility.

3 – What is your relationship with the Livepeer network?

I joined Livepeer after participating and winning a prize in the Encode x Livepeer AI hackathon. Later, together with Titan and the AI SPE we implemented and tested the Livepeer LLM pipeline in the ElizaOs framework, opening a new revenuew stream for orchestrators. That first integration proved two things:

  1. Livepeer’s infastructure can facilitate more abstract type of inferences.
  2. The protocol’s rapid release cadence matches the speed that bleeding‑edge AI work demands.

Shortly after, Titan, Phoenix, and I co‑founded the Agent SPE to bring autonomous, on‑chain Vtuber agents to life. Our flagship project is the open‑source Unreal Vtuber Application—a fully fledged application for autonomous agents accompanied by a 3‑D game build which runs natively in Livepeer - That anyone can clone, configure, and launch. Every subsystem—Metahuman rig, LLM prompt handler, NeuroSync facial animation, Livepeer pipeline—is exposed so developers can remix or extend at will.

Key milestones:

  • LLM pipeline scaling through Agentic frameworks: Implementation of the LLM pipeline into the ElizaOS(v1 and v2), we have also implemented Livepeer inference on Microsoft’s autogen swarms

  • Unreal Vtuber release: Release of the full opensource application, coupled with long term memory, Eliza swarms integration and a cognitive architecture that connects multiple inference systems for greater intelligence output.

  • First Vtuber pipeline running on Livepeer GPUs: Using the BYOC architecture that Brad of the AI SPE developed, we brought the first Vtuber pipeline exclusively to the Livepeer network and demonstrated ticket flow through it.

PS: My alignment with Livepeer’s well being was furtherly enhanced after becoming a node operator in the network.

4 – Why are you a good fit for the Network Advisory Board?

  • Agent‑centric tokenomics. We design and implement on‑chain incentive loops where agents pay their own infra bills and create new fee streams.
  • Startup execution. As an early engineer/entrepreneur in a successful web3+AI company, that participated and won multiple Encode hackathons, and understand the go‑to‑market grind and the peculiarities of both Grant and VC funding—We can recognise opportunities, people that are capable of pursuing them, and what they need to reach the target.
  • Protocol feedback. Merging technical expertise from different fields with long term strategic vision, we can provide the board with a diverse multidisciplinary perspective.
  • Consolidate technical opportunity. We can provide valuable insights on unlocking dormant opportunities that arise from consolidating different technical resources and/or products.

On the NAB I can focus on accelerating cutting edge tech development, expanding commercial use cases, and ensuring token incentives stay aligned with real‑world demand.

5 – What is one area where the Livepeer network is doing solid, in relation to Network?

  • Strength – Engineering Velocity. New pipelines, and GPU orchestration features, land considerably faster than in most decentralized projects.

6 – What is one area where the Livepeer network could be improved, in relation to Network?

  • Opportunity – Market Access & Automation. We need smoother, out‑of‑the‑box experiences (one‑click pipelines, autonomous PR/outreach bots) to convert technical brilliance into explosive adoption. We got the talent and the tech, we just need to create the automated processes tightly coupled with relevant KPIs to communicate the technical prowess to opensource devs and commercial consumers(web3 & web2 alike).
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  1. Who are you and how do you spend your time?

I am Hunter Hillman; I currently lead Product at Livepeer Inc. I bring deep experience in incentive design, and product strategy for decentralized protocols; I have held leadership positions in Engineering, Growth, and Product Management at startups from pre-seed to Series C, including three crypto-native companies. I spend my professional days understanding how Livepeer can strengthen its strategic position by marshaling resources and capital towards high-impact initiatives.

  1. Why are you a Livepeer Contributor?

I am a Livepeer contributor because I like to play long-term games, and the Livepeer community is dedicated to building for the long haul. There is real intellectual rigor in the community, which allows us to transcend hype cycles and consistently deliver value.

  1. What is your relationship with the Livepeer network?

After ~4 years in other ecosystems, I joined Livepeer Inc in 2021 as a PM focused on the public network. This role gave me unique insight into the relationship between community stakeholders and private entities; it also allowed me to build strong relationships throughout the Livepeer ecosystem. I played a large role in Livepeer Studio initiatives from 2022-2024, and more recently I’ve dedicated the bulk of my time towards the Cascade initiative and realtime AI work.

  1. Why are you a good fit for the Network Advisory Board?

I have a unique perspective on how the Livepeer network can succeed. I’ve spent years understanding what mainstream companies and users need from the Network, and I have a great deal of expertise in the construction of product suites for decentralized protocols. I can provide structure and strategic context to conversations about gaps in the Livepeer offering, and help us avoid pitfalls by focusing on initiatives with a high probability of moving the needle for mid-term demand generation and long-term value creation.

  1. What is one area where the Livepeer network is doing solid, in relation to Network?

We have an extremely strong network of node operators. Given relatively stable client software, Livepeer orchestrators consistently provide a high quality of service.

  1. What is one area where the Livepeer network could be improved, in relation to Network?

As an ecosystem, we do not consistently identify and align on development priorities. This has a number of downstream effects

  • Livepeer network documentation is dispersed and unclear
  • Testing and monitoring for supported features is severely lacking
  • Messy cross-team collaboration

This is a good example of an issue that the NAB should tackle; feature-level decisionmaking and execution is better handled by SPEs and independent teams, but the NAB must create the conditions for those groups to operate effectively. This includes identifying high-priority systemic problems that are hampering execution throughout the ecosystem.

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  1. Who are you and how do you spend your time?
    Hi, Everyone, I am Qiang, VP engineering from Livepeer Inc. My time has been fully committed to productize the livepeer network capabilities in both streaming and AI. This allows me to work with the community on many fronts.
    2.Tell us a little about yourself. What name do you like to go by? What is the focus of most of your time? How do you like to spend your free time?*
    in work i spend most time to work with Livpeer communities to improve its quality and features.
    I spend my most free time reading, swiming, and kids acitivities.
  2. Why are you a Livepeer Contributor?
    I truely believe in Livepeer Vision, to build the world open video infrastructure. This vision has driven me to activly search opportunties to offer more values to livepeer network.
    4.Tell us what brought you into the Livepeer network and what excites you about its future?*
    I joined livepeer network initially as a full time employee, to focus on productiztion of the transcoding capabilities. later on, i become a public orchestrator, and now lead both SPE, and Inc to develop the new realtime AI capabilities on the network.
  3. What is your relationship with the Livepeer network?
    I am active member of the livepeer network.
    6.Briefly describe any historical contributions you’ve made or role(s) you’ve fulfilled within the network. Don’t forget to mention if you’re an existing Orchestrator, SPE member, grantee or Livepeer Inc team member.*
    I am existing Os, and Inc team member.
  4. Why are you a good fit for the Network Advisory Board?
    I can bring both engineering, and research insights, and skills to the board.
    9.Advisory Boards are specialized. Describe any qualifications or contributions that could help visualize your specialized expertise in network dynamics, especially those that relate to Livepeer.*
    I have been successfully leading the overall effort of productization of Livepeer Network, which i can bring the value to advise, or govern the main architecture, and engineering proactice that benefit the network.
  5. What is one area where the Livepeer network is doing solid, in relation to Network?
    Livepeer Network is highly performant, and reliable
    11.List only one area concisely.*
  6. What is one area where the Livepeer network could be improved, in relation to Network?
    Monitoring and Tooling for ops
    13.List only one area concisely.*
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Hey everyone, really enjoying seeing all the submissions come in. As the incoming Chair of the Network Advisory Board, I wanted to share a bit about why I’m stepping into this role and how I hope to contribute.

  1. Who are you and how do you spend your time?
    I’ve always seen myself as a builder. Since I was a kid, I’ve been obsessed with how things work, drawn to complex problems and thinking through how to solve them. That curiosity naturally led me to open source, artificial intelligence, and robotics — and eventually to decentralization as a way to build more open and fair systems.

    These days, I spend most of my time working on Livepeer and maintaining open-source tools. Outside of that, I enjoy making music, traveling, and spending time with friends and family. I’m happiest when I’m creating — whether it’s writing code, building mission-driven contributor groups, crafting new ideas, or sharing meaningful experiences.

  2. Why are you a Livepeer Contributor?
    I was initially drawn to Livepeer by my love for open source, decentralization, and its mission to build the world’s permissionless, open video infrastructure — especially as AI becomes increasingly dominated by a few centralized players.

    What keeps me here is the unique dynamic of the Livepeer community: decentralized yet deeply collaborative, driven by a shared vision and full of people who are generous with both their time and knowledge. I’m constantly inspired by the range of interesting problems we’re solving — and the level of expertise among contributors tackling them. It’s a space that challenges me to grow every day, and one I’m proud to be building in.

  3. What is your relationship with the Livepeer network?
    I began following Livepeer as a delegator in 2019, quietly participating from the sidelines via a compute pool. In 2023, after finally getting fast enough internet, I stepped in as an orchestrator and began scaling my operations. As an open-source developer at heart, I naturally started contributing to the core stack through pull requests and community conversations.

    Driven by my passion for AI and decentralization, I began exploring how AI training and inference could work on the Livepeer network and started conversations around its potential. Around the same time, Livepeer leadership was exploring similar ideas and invited me to lead the effort to bring AI compute to the network.

    Over the past 16 months, I’ve been leading the AI SPE, working closely with both the community and Livepeer Inc. to advance that effort and help position the network as a leading platform for decentralized, media-focused AI workloads. More recently, I’ve been collaborating with Rich, Joseph, and Ben to help establish the Livepeer Foundation, where I’ll serve as Technical Lead. This journey — from open-source contributor to leading Livepeer’s AI initiative, and now helping shape the Foundation — has been deeply personal and rooted in my belief in permissionless access to AI and the unique role Livepeer can play in enabling it.

  4. Why are you a good fit for the Network Advisory Board?
    With a background in computer science and AI, I’m used to working through complex technical problem spaces and thinking across systems. Over the past several months, I’ve worked closely with both the community and Livepeer Inc. on the core network software, which has given me deep familiarity with the full stack — while also bringing me into close collaboration with many of the contributors building both the protocol and the products on top of it.

    I’m naturally drawn to understanding how the ecosystem fits together — from protocol to applications to governance — and to thinking about how we build toward a shared, long-term vision. I hope to bring that perspective to the Network Advisory Board: helping surface limitations, identify opportunities, and support a technical roadmap for a highly performant network that others can reliably build on.

  5. What is one area where the Livepeer network is strong, in relation to Network?
    Livepeer is uniquely strong in its ability to perform video-related compute at scale. Unlike general-purpose compute networks, our infrastructure is optimized for real-time and batch video processing. This specialization, combined with a mature and reliable orchestrator network, gives us a clear edge. We also benefit from a deeply experienced core contributor team, a growing open-source contributor base, and a strong culture of decentralization and technical collaboration.

  6. What is one area where the Livepeer network could improve, in relation to Network?
    While the network is strong on the supply side — with a reliable orchestrator set and mature job routing — demand onboarding remains a key area for improvement. We need standardized APIs, better documentation, and a smoother developer experience, particularly at the gateway layer, to lower the barrier for building on the network.

    We also need greater visibility into the network: clear, aggregated data on jobs performed, active gateways, and on-chain ticket distinctions would help build trust and guide usage. Additionally, the current network stack can be overly tailored to specific use cases. Simplifying the core and enabling a more modular, plugin-based architecture would support a broader range of applications — diversifying demand and improving the network’s resilience.

    Lastly, improving job verification and integrating content provenance — especially for AI-generated media — will be important for ensuring reliability and transparency at scale.

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1. Who are you and how do you spend your time?

Hello everyone! My name is John (eliteprox (John | Elite Encoder) · GitHub), I am a Software Engineer with the AI SPE and operator of the Elite Encoder orchestrator. I spend most of my time contributing to ComfyStream and shipping new AI features to https://www.daydream.live. In my free time I enjoy playing disc golf, hiking, spending time with family, reading and music.

2. Why are you a Livepeer Contributor?

To build the world’s leading decentralized video infrastructure
I discovered Livepeer in 2019 on a personal quest to build a fully decentralized video streaming site that could serve as a public good for free speech. This led me to discover our talent-rich community of engineers and node operators in Discord who helped me start a gateway on testnet. As a potential user with needs like lower deposit requirements and stream recording, I saw an opportunity to begin contributing to open source for the first time.

3. What is your relationship with the Livepeer network?
Over the past ~4 years my relationship with the Livepeer network has progressed from gateway customer and node operator to open source contributor and full-time member of the AI SPE:

  • October 2021, I joined the network as an Orchestrator and started the Elite Encoder network. As an Orchestrator, I found a better opportunity to understand how go-livepeer works.
  • In August 2022, I made my first code contribution to go-livepeer with guidance from @brad-ad-astra-video. Over the following year I became more familiar with the software stack and contribution process, developing many community-driven enhancements to go-livepeer.
  • April 2024, I helped create the AI SPE with @rickstaa to launch the Livepeer AI network, contributing part-time. In this role, my focus was on optimizing AI batch jobs, improving the quality of the network, adding new models and AI capabilities to the network.
  • November 2024, I began contributing full-time to the AI SPE to support our initiative to add Live AI Video capabilities to the Livepeer network.

4. Why are you a good fit for the Network Advisory Board?

  • Software engineer with three years experience developing for the Livepeer community
  • SPE Contributor
  • Orchestrator node operator
  • Previously certified in KCS - a methodology for developing technical communities of practice in Knowledge Management

5. What is one area where the Livepeer network is doing solid, in relation to Network?
Network reliability

6. What is one area where the Livepeer network could be improved, in relation to Network?
API accessibility and distribution footprint

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1. Who are you and how do you spend your time?

My name is Peter Schroedl. I build real-time AI/ML pipelines for video, operate the Interptr orchestrator, and explore the generative AI landscape. I’ve spent nearly two decades building interactive media web and backend apps, and now focus on distributed GPU infra and streaming media AI as a member of the AI SPE. Outside of tech, I am a musician, electronics geek, licensed drone pilot (FPV), amateur landscape photographer, and enjoy and swimming/surfing/whomping in the Pacific Ocean.

2. Why are you a Livepeer Contributor?

I was drawn to Livepeer initially by the prospect of utilizing the GPUs I was using to do research on and train/fine-tune Generative Pretrained Transformers, but I stayed because of the lively and supportive community. Seeing others outside of Livepeer Inc. build and share their ideas built on top of the livepeer network inspired me to see how I could do the same, given my background in Javascript, GoLang and Python.

3. What is your relationship with the Livepeer network?

I’ve operated the Interptr Orchestrator for four years and am an active contributor via the AI SPE. I’ve worked on improving the ai-runner and go-livepeer, deployed real-time pipelines, launched ComfyStream and maintain and run nodes on Livepeer INC staging infra.

4. Why are you a good fit for the Network Advisory Board?

I bring ground-level experience deploying open-source models on Livepeer, running real workloads, debugging the stack, and advising on orchestration and pipeline design. I pair deep system knowledge with a strategic eye toward developer UX, orchestrator operations, growing fees on the network by way of utility-first pipelines, and the AI/media roadmap ahead.

5. What is one area where the Livepeer network is doing solid, in relation to Network?

Livepeer has done an excellent job productionizing AI pipelines, now provably running reliably on decentralized infrastructure.

6. What is one area where the Livepeer network could be improved, in relation to Network?

Composability across pipelines - it’s still hard to chain classic ML with GenAI for complex, agentic automation workflows. Alternate runtime orchestrations and workload abstractions would unlock this.

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  1. Who are you and how do you spend your time?

Hello! Brad (ad-astra) long time Orchestrator and ecosystem engineer here. I spend most of my time with Livepeer working on ecosystem related projects and adding AI jobs to the network.

Outside of Livepeer I own a small business and spend lots of time with family and sports.

  1. Why are you a Livepeer Contributor?
    Tell us what brought you into the Livepeer network and what excites you about its future?*

I have always enjoyed working with video workflows and the challenge they present. First deep dive into this was with Plex and family streaming from home server. Then branched into FFmpeg a bit and realized there are harder things than python :). Found Livepeer through a friend and enjoyed the community that was here. Initially found small things to update and contribute and kept growing in that role to help Orchestrator QOL and sqaush some minor annoyances to running a testing tool for Orchestrators and contributing much larger enhancements to go-livepeer and the ai-runner.

  1. What is your relationship with the Livepeer network?

I started as an Orchestrator in March 2021 doing CPU transcoding :). Realized pretty fast that was not good enough and moved into GPU transcoding. Actively particiapted in community in helping debug and setup new Orchestrators for the first year. Then started to take a crack and fixing some small things and keeping my own fork of go-livepeer with some things to test on.

Most recently I have contributed a lot to the AI push as a member of the AI SPE.

  1. Why are you a good fit for the Network Advisory Board?

I think I am a good fit for the board because I have a good understanding of the inner workings of go-livepeer and the ai-runner. I have a good relationship with the community and look forward to onboarding many diverse video/media capabilities onto the Livepeer Network.

  1. What is one area where the Livepeer network is doing solid, in relation to Network?
    Livepeer has a very strong community that I have seen step in to provide a good level of service.
    I think the special part of the Network is the node operators and how they interact with and help each other provide better service to the entire network.

  2. What is one area where the Livepeer network could be improved, in relation to Network?
    Diversification of capabilities, demand and thought leaders working on improving the network.

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  1. Who are you and how do you spend your time?

I’m Fatuma, a software engineer and founder of DuniaDAO, where a passionate team of developers and volunteers work to empower the next generation of builders through free blockchain bootcamps. I’m also a Livepeer grantee building Allechain, a tokenized livestreaming platform that harnesses Livepeer’s decentralized infrastructure to reimagine how creators and audiences interact. When I’m not coding, you’ll find me discovering new music, trying out new coffee recipes, or binge-watching shows on Netflix.

  1. Why are you a Livepeer Contributor?

What drew me to Livepeer was its vision for decentralized, community-owned media—but what truly won me over is the people. The Livepeer community is a rare blend of brilliance, generosity, and warmth. Whether it’s brainstorming in Discord, collaborating on hackathons, or celebrating each other’s wins, this community feels like home. I’m here to learn, build, and grow alongside folks who believe in a future where technology empowers creators, not corporations.

  1. What is your relationship with the Livepeer network?

As a grantee and builder, I’m developing Allechain—a platform that integrates Livepeer’s AI and video tools to create tokenized, interactive livestreaming experiences. I’ve also participated in Livepeer hackathons and bootcamps as a contributor, where I’ve been inspired by the creativity of fellow builders. My focus now is exploring how Livepeer’s AI capabilities can unlock new forms of creativity and connection for developers and creators alike.

  1. Why are you a good fit for the Network Advisory Board?

I believe I’m a strong fit for the Network Advisory Board because I bring a builder’s mindset and a deep passion for AI-driven innovation. Through hands-on experience integrating Livepeer’s AI tools into real-world products like Allechain, I’ve gained practical insight into what developers need to build effectively on the network. I’m also focused on the future—advocating for AI use cases that prioritize creativity, accessibility, and user empowerment, such as personalized livestream interactions and automated tools that free creators to focus on storytelling. My work with DuniaDAO has shown me the power of grassroots collaboration, a value that strongly aligns with Livepeer’s community-driven ethos. I’m committed to championing initiatives that not only push technical boundaries but also strengthen our shared mission and collective impact.

  1. What is one area where the Livepeer network is doing solid?

Livepeer has made remarkable strides in decentralized AI video processing, establishing itself as a leader in enabling real-time, AI-enhanced media applications. The network’s infrastructure now supports sophisticated use cases like live sports analytics, interactive AI avatars, and automated content moderation—all while offering cost-effective, scalable alternatives to centralized services. This progress is a testament to the collaborative efforts of the Livepeer community, where developers and creators work together to push the boundaries of what’s possible in decentralized media.

  1. What is one area where the network could improve?

One exciting opportunity for the Livepeer network lies in enhancing workflow composability. Livepeer already shines at handling individual AI tasks—but imagine the possibilities if builders could effortlessly connect these into rich, multi-step pipelines for more advanced use cases.

Take, for example, a construction safety livestream that not only detects objects but also uses generative AI to issue real-time alerts—flagging unprotected workers or identifying unstable structures before accidents happen. Or a retail livestream that combines gaze-tracking analytics with dynamic product overlays, tailoring the experience to individual viewer interests on the fly. Right now, integrating these components can be cumbersome and technically demanding.

By making these workflows more modular and interoperable, Livepeer has the chance to empower builders to create powerful tools—like AI safety monitors that automatically generate compliance reports alongside alerts, or intelligent retail assistants that showcase products as customers show interest.

Streamlining these integrations would spark a wave of creativity across industries. It’s not just about making things easier—it’s about unlocking entirely new categories of AI-driven solutions. And with the ingenuity of the Livepeer community behind it, there’s no doubt the network can lead the charge in shaping intuitive, enterprise-ready media applications.

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Who are you and how do you spend your time?

My name is Josh Allmann, also known as j0sh on Discord and I’m an engineer with Livepeer Inc.

Most of my time lately has been in supporting the realtime AI effort, with a focus around the network transport protocol and media processing.

When I’m not working, I’m with my family. I don’t have much free time outside those things, but sometimes I’ll sneak out for a run.

Why are you a Livepeer Contributor?

This is actually my second go-around with Livepeer. I was originally an early engineer for Inc from 2018-2020, where I built the video transcoding side of the stack (yes, I will take the blame for LPMS).

I originally joined for the excitement of working at the intersection of video and crypto. I believed (and still do) that we were doing something truly novel and pushing the boundaries of the possible in a very interesting way.

I stayed around (and came back full time with Inc in 2024) because I still believe in the vision of what the Livepeer network can become.

In addition to the technical product, Livepeer’s experiments in governance, ecosystem support, and community empowerment have been fascinating to see, and it feels like we are just getting started there. Unlike much of crypto, there is a genuine desire from folks to build a truly useful technical and community infrastructure to realize the superpower of an open and decentralized compute network.

What is your relationship with the Livepeer network?

  • Currently an engineer with the Inc team, focused on realtime AI video - my expertise is more in “realtime video” than “AI”. This covers everything from media ingest, transport, processing and playback. An example of some of my recent work is here
  • Designed the B / O / T architecture and built the video transcoding protocol, including the LPMS GPU transcoder
  • Contributed to the technical design of the probabilistic micropayments protocol

Why are you a good fit for the Network Advisory Board?

  • I have a deep understanding of what Livepeer is today and what it promises to be, and the paths we can take to unlock that promise
  • Lots of historical and institutional knowledge to impart
  • Specific domain knowledge in video, networking, and protocol analysis

What is one area where the Livepeer network is doing solid, in relation to Network?

The recent progress in ecosystem support has been very exciting to see: increased community governance and the Treasury PGF leading to an explosion in SPEs and grantees, and now the Foundation.

These efforts give more leverage to what is already a dedicated and talented community that is incentivized to help the network succeed.

What is one area where the Livepeer network could be improved, in relation to Network?

All the network demand is currently being funneled through Inc or a few SPEs supported by Treasury funding. To realize the full potential of the network, we need to make it much easier for organic demand to flow onto the network from diverse sources. I would love to see Livepeer become the obvious default choice to build new video, AI and other GPU-driven applications.

If I had to choose the single most impactful thing we could do to improve onboarding for independent demand, it would be payments. Ask me more!

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(1) Who are you and how do you spend your time?

I’m Yondon Fu. I previously co-founded the Livepeer project and led engineering and research for the network and protocol at Livepeer Inc.

My main focus right now is building new projects for maintaining human agency with AI augmentation. A few interests of mine in this area include local AI, local/cloud hybrid architectures and personal context management.

(2) Why are you a Livepeer Contributor?

I started working on the project with Doug and Eric after they wrote the initial whitepaper and I was incredibly excited about the vision of a decentralized network that could power video, one of the most important mediums of communication, on the Internet and become public digital infrastructure.

(3) Briefly describe any historical contributions you’ve made or role(s) you’ve fulfilled within the network.

My previous roles and contributions included:

  • Co-founder of the project
  • Director of Engineering at Livepeer Inc.
  • Advisor to various teams
  • Technical Lead of the AI SPE
  • Creator of ComfyStream
  • Author of many LIPs
  • Led engineering and research for smart contracts, node software (eg. go-livepeer, ai-runner, etc.), protocol design (eg. staking, payments, verification, etc.), protocol upgrades (including L2 migration)

(4) Why are you a good fit for the Network Advisory Board?

I have a strong historical perspective on how Livepeer has evolved as a project over the years as well as deep technical knowledge of the project. I also have strong knowledge and perspective of the AI industry having spent the past 1.5 years experimenting in the space and now building in it.

(5) What is one area where the Livepeer network is doing solid, in relation to Network?

The active and engaged Orchestrator community.

(6) What is one area where the Livepeer network could be improved, in relation to Network?

Tighter and faster feedback loops between the network and builders to enable network participants to prioritize the right things that would unlock unique value that makes the network an obvious choice to build on because it is overall 10x better (I’d emphasize that this needs to be holistic eg can’t be 10x cheaper, but worse along other dimensions that matter) than any alternative (eg. video compute jobs like transcoding, AI inference, etc.) and/or it solves new problems that lack any solution (for example, a useful question to ask here might be “as real-time interactive AI video develops what are the unique challenges and pain points in building and serving those experiences?”).

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Yes!!! I was worried that maybe you weren’t gonna show up.

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[As Rick, the Network AB Chair, is taking some much deserved time off, I am announcing the Network AB Membership which was previously put forward by him.]

The Livepeer Foundation is forming Advisory Boards to create a clear and credible pathway for ecosystem stakeholders to participate in strategic planning.

Today the Foundation announces the preliminary structure, key areas of focus and strategic context of the Network Advisory Board (NAB).

The NAB will play a critical role in shaping the technical and operational future of the Livepeer protocol. Its focus is on building a highly-performant, resilient, and developer-friendly network layer that can scale to meet demand from real-time video AI and broader decentralized video infrastructure.

Key Focus Areas

To keep the board’s scope clear and focused, its work can be organized around three strategic pillars. These reflect the core components of Livepeer’s infrastructure that are essential to network performance, usability, and transparency:

(1) Supply & Network Performance
Focused on maintaining and scaling the compute and protocol layer. This includes orchestrator participation, GPU availability, protocol reliability, and ensuring a performant, stable network under increasing demand.

(2) Gateway & Developer Experience
Concerned with how builders and applications access the network. Covers gateway decentralization, onboarding flows, developer tooling (APIs, SDKs, CLI), and improving documentation and support for integration.

(3) Observability & Data Infrastructure
Focused on transparency and diagnostics. Encompasses real-time visibility into job flow, network health, usage metrics, and ecosystem-wide data availability for both operational insight and strategic planning.

These pillars serve as an organizing lens for the board’s discussions and recommendations — helping ensure that all aspects of the network’s health and evolution are meaningfully addressed.

Advisory Board Membership

Based on current submissions, I propose the following structure to ensure a strategically capable, well-balanced, and representative cohort of ecosystem stakeholders.

  • Chair, Rick Staa (Livepeer Foundation)
    Responsible for facilitating the board, maintaining momentum, and publishing final recommendations.
  • Product Expert, Hunter Hillman (Livepeer Inc) - brings insight into the competitive landscape and current product constraints, and ensures network decisions support product builders, gateways, and a diverse range of emerging use cases.
  • Engineering Representative, Josh Allman (Livepeer Inc) - provides deep context on the current network stack, technical limitations, and roadmap alignment for a performant and developer-friendly network.
  • Ecosystem Engineer & Orchestrator, Brad Perrin (Non-Inc) - a technical core contributor from outside Livepeer Inc and the Foundation who pairs deep protocol knowledge with operational experience as an active orchestrator.
  • Independent Founder, Fatuma.eth - an independent technical founder with direct, hands-on experience building on the Livepeer network. They bring a deep understanding of the network’s capabilities and limitations from a builder’s perspective —surfacing real-world developer needs, usability gaps, and adoption challenges.
  • Domain Expert, Yondon Fu (Livepeer Core Contributor) - brings a wealth of experience as a founder of the Livepeer project, author of many LIPs and creator of Comfystream, they also provide additional depth in areas such as AI workloads and large-scale video infrastructure.

Summary Recommendation

This proposed 6-person board balances deep technical expertise with product vision, community representation, and ecosystem awareness. It draws on core protocol contributors, ecosystem engineers, orchestrators, and builder-aligned voices — combining strategic insight with real-world operational experience. The inclusion of one or two domain experts will add critical perspective, helping to prevent the network from developing in a silo and ensuring alignment with broader industry trends.

Together, this group is well-positioned to define credible, forward-looking strategy and help shape a clear, inclusive, and execution-ready roadmap — setting a strong precedent for future Advisory Board cohorts.

Next Steps

Community Survey - until June 6th

The survey covers key challenges and opportunities facing Livepeer, domain-specific priorities, and your vision for where the project should be in five years. Your responses will help shape concrete strategic recommendations and ensure the Advisory Boards’ work aligns with community priorities rather than operating in isolation. You can fill in here: Community Survey: Shape the Future of Livepeer

Onboarding & Pre Work - until June 13th

Starting this week, all members will be onboarded to the different Advisory Boards. This will include a briefing of key network and ecosystem data and the results of the Community Survey (above)

Advisory Boards Begin - June 16th

The first formal week of the Advisory Board process will commence looking at the core strategic pillars and long-term vision for the network.


Congrats to all the new Advisory Board members. Excited to get going :fire:

Rich [On behalf of Rick, Chair of the Network Advisory Board]

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