George Kiagiadakis
@gkiagia.gr
Principal Software Engineer at @collabora.com
Open Source Multimedia
#WirePlumber project maintainer
Open Source Multimedia
#WirePlumber project maintainer
🎉 Just wrapped up the #GStreamer #conference in London - record attendance! Presented on #PipeWire's pipeline operation vs GStreamer's. Heard great success stories from companies and spent invaluable time with colleagues. Videos coming soon! If you work with #multimedia, don't miss this next year!
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
🎉 Just wrapped up the #GStreamer #conference in London - record attendance! Presented on #PipeWire's pipeline operation vs GStreamer's. Heard great success stories from companies and spent invaluable time with colleagues. Videos coming soon! If you work with #multimedia, don't miss this next year!
The #GStreamer conference is starting!
October 23, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The #GStreamer conference is starting!
📆 GStreamer Conference in London next week (Oct 23-24)!
🗣️ I'll be talking about how GStreamer and PipeWire take different approaches to media pipelines, and what it means for performance and latency.
🔗 buff.ly/K0Mps86
🔗 buff.ly/R728Rcd
#GStreamer #PipeWire #LinuxAudio #OpenSource #TechTalk
🗣️ I'll be talking about how GStreamer and PipeWire take different approaches to media pipelines, and what it means for performance and latency.
🔗 buff.ly/K0Mps86
🔗 buff.ly/R728Rcd
#GStreamer #PipeWire #LinuxAudio #OpenSource #TechTalk
GStreamer Conference 2025
The GStreamer Conference is a conference for developers, community members, decision-makers, industry partners, researchers, students and anyone else interested in the GStreamer multimedia framework or Open Source and cross-platform multimedia.
gstreamer.freedesktop.org
October 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
📆 GStreamer Conference in London next week (Oct 23-24)!
🗣️ I'll be talking about how GStreamer and PipeWire take different approaches to media pipelines, and what it means for performance and latency.
🔗 buff.ly/K0Mps86
🔗 buff.ly/R728Rcd
#GStreamer #PipeWire #LinuxAudio #OpenSource #TechTalk
🗣️ I'll be talking about how GStreamer and PipeWire take different approaches to media pipelines, and what it means for performance and latency.
🔗 buff.ly/K0Mps86
🔗 buff.ly/R728Rcd
#GStreamer #PipeWire #LinuxAudio #OpenSource #TechTalk
🛫 I’ll be at #OSSummit Europe next week. Will you?
👨🏫 I will be presenting "Implementing #Bluetooth LE Audio & #Auracast on embedded #Linux systems" on the 26th. Join me for practical insights into the #BlueZ and #PipeWire Bluetooth stack!
🔗 Talk: buff.ly/N8rQhsY
📆 Schedule: bit.ly/3NXx5Zp
👨🏫 I will be presenting "Implementing #Bluetooth LE Audio & #Auracast on embedded #Linux systems" on the 26th. Join me for practical insights into the #BlueZ and #PipeWire Bluetooth stack!
🔗 Talk: buff.ly/N8rQhsY
📆 Schedule: bit.ly/3NXx5Zp
August 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🛫 I’ll be at #OSSummit Europe next week. Will you?
👨🏫 I will be presenting "Implementing #Bluetooth LE Audio & #Auracast on embedded #Linux systems" on the 26th. Join me for practical insights into the #BlueZ and #PipeWire Bluetooth stack!
🔗 Talk: buff.ly/N8rQhsY
📆 Schedule: bit.ly/3NXx5Zp
👨🏫 I will be presenting "Implementing #Bluetooth LE Audio & #Auracast on embedded #Linux systems" on the 26th. Join me for practical insights into the #BlueZ and #PipeWire Bluetooth stack!
🔗 Talk: buff.ly/N8rQhsY
📆 Schedule: bit.ly/3NXx5Zp
🚗 Last week, I had the pleasure of attending and speaking at the Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) All-Member Meeting in Berlin. It was great to meet colleagues and friends once again and catch up on the latest AGL updates! Thank you all and see you next time...!
#AGL #Automotive #Linux #OpenSource
#AGL #Automotive #Linux #OpenSource
July 14, 2025 at 9:08 AM
🚗 Last week, I had the pleasure of attending and speaking at the Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) All-Member Meeting in Berlin. It was great to meet colleagues and friends once again and catch up on the latest AGL updates! Thank you all and see you next time...!
#AGL #Automotive #Linux #OpenSource
#AGL #Automotive #Linux #OpenSource
✈️ I am heading to Berlin to attend the #AGL AMM this week!
🗣️ Honored to return as a speaker on "#PipeWire: State of the Union", covering recent developments in audio processing, camera and video support, #Bluetooth integration, and session management.
🔗 buff.ly/I4cSMTC
#Automotive #OpenSource
🗣️ Honored to return as a speaker on "#PipeWire: State of the Union", covering recent developments in audio processing, camera and video support, #Bluetooth integration, and session management.
🔗 buff.ly/I4cSMTC
#Automotive #OpenSource
Automotive Grade Linux All Member Meeting Summer 2025: PipeWire: State of the Union - George Ki...
View more about this event at Automotive Grade Linux All Member Meeting Summer 2025
buff.ly
July 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
✈️ I am heading to Berlin to attend the #AGL AMM this week!
🗣️ Honored to return as a speaker on "#PipeWire: State of the Union", covering recent developments in audio processing, camera and video support, #Bluetooth integration, and session management.
🔗 buff.ly/I4cSMTC
#Automotive #OpenSource
🗣️ Honored to return as a speaker on "#PipeWire: State of the Union", covering recent developments in audio processing, camera and video support, #Bluetooth integration, and session management.
🔗 buff.ly/I4cSMTC
#Automotive #OpenSource
🥁 Exciting news! I am speaking at the Open Source Summit Europe in Amsterdam on August 25-27!
🗣️ My talk is about how #Bluetooth #LEAudio & #Auracast can be implemented on embedded #Linux devices using open source software: #BlueZ and #PipeWire. Don't miss it!
#OSSummit #ELCE #OpenSource
🗣️ My talk is about how #Bluetooth #LEAudio & #Auracast can be implemented on embedded #Linux devices using open source software: #BlueZ and #PipeWire. Don't miss it!
#OSSummit #ELCE #OpenSource
Open Source Summit Europe 2025: Implementing Bluetooth LE Audio & Auraca...
View more about this event at Open Source Summit Europe 2025
sched.co
June 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🥁 Exciting news! I am speaking at the Open Source Summit Europe in Amsterdam on August 25-27!
🗣️ My talk is about how #Bluetooth #LEAudio & #Auracast can be implemented on embedded #Linux devices using open source software: #BlueZ and #PipeWire. Don't miss it!
#OSSummit #ELCE #OpenSource
🗣️ My talk is about how #Bluetooth #LEAudio & #Auracast can be implemented on embedded #Linux devices using open source software: #BlueZ and #PipeWire. Don't miss it!
#OSSummit #ELCE #OpenSource
Reposted by George Kiagiadakis
Another highlight of this year's #embedded week in Nice: seeing the #PipeWire & #libcamera workshop teams meet up with the #GStreamer hackfest crew for a pizza night in the city! #OpenSource brings people together!
May 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Another highlight of this year's #embedded week in Nice: seeing the #PipeWire & #libcamera workshop teams meet up with the #GStreamer hackfest crew for a pizza night in the city! #OpenSource brings people together!
📆 Just one week to go until the big event week in Nice!
🎤 Wed-Thu: Speaking at #er2025 about PipeWire and #Bluetooth audio!
🛠️ Fri: Meeting fellow #PipeWire developers in person for a full day #workshop!
💻 Sat-Sun: Joining the #GStreamer #hackfest!
(Image by Sparkelle Yan, CC-BY-SA 4.0)
🎤 Wed-Thu: Speaking at #er2025 about PipeWire and #Bluetooth audio!
🛠️ Fri: Meeting fellow #PipeWire developers in person for a full day #workshop!
💻 Sat-Sun: Joining the #GStreamer #hackfest!
(Image by Sparkelle Yan, CC-BY-SA 4.0)
May 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
📆 Just one week to go until the big event week in Nice!
🎤 Wed-Thu: Speaking at #er2025 about PipeWire and #Bluetooth audio!
🛠️ Fri: Meeting fellow #PipeWire developers in person for a full day #workshop!
💻 Sat-Sun: Joining the #GStreamer #hackfest!
(Image by Sparkelle Yan, CC-BY-SA 4.0)
🎤 Wed-Thu: Speaking at #er2025 about PipeWire and #Bluetooth audio!
🛠️ Fri: Meeting fellow #PipeWire developers in person for a full day #workshop!
💻 Sat-Sun: Joining the #GStreamer #hackfest!
(Image by Sparkelle Yan, CC-BY-SA 4.0)
🗓️ The Embedded Recipes 2025 schedule is now live!
⭐ I’m excited to be speaking on “PipeWire and Bluetooth: the road to LE Audio” — covering Bluetooth audio and PipeWire’s latest developments on it.
🔗 buff.ly/gph2zCU
#er2025 #Linux #PipeWire #BlueZ #Bluetooth #LEAudio #BLE #OpenSource #TechTalk
⭐ I’m excited to be speaking on “PipeWire and Bluetooth: the road to LE Audio” — covering Bluetooth audio and PipeWire’s latest developments on it.
🔗 buff.ly/gph2zCU
#er2025 #Linux #PipeWire #BlueZ #Bluetooth #LEAudio #BLE #OpenSource #TechTalk
May 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
🗓️ The Embedded Recipes 2025 schedule is now live!
⭐ I’m excited to be speaking on “PipeWire and Bluetooth: the road to LE Audio” — covering Bluetooth audio and PipeWire’s latest developments on it.
🔗 buff.ly/gph2zCU
#er2025 #Linux #PipeWire #BlueZ #Bluetooth #LEAudio #BLE #OpenSource #TechTalk
⭐ I’m excited to be speaking on “PipeWire and Bluetooth: the road to LE Audio” — covering Bluetooth audio and PipeWire’s latest developments on it.
🔗 buff.ly/gph2zCU
#er2025 #Linux #PipeWire #BlueZ #Bluetooth #LEAudio #BLE #OpenSource #TechTalk
Reposted by George Kiagiadakis
Configuring #WirePlumber on embedded Linux systems can be somewhat confusing. Georgios Kiagiadakis takes a moment to demystify this process for a particular use case: col.la/customwirepl...
#OpenSource #PipeWire
#OpenSource #PipeWire
Customizing WirePlumber's configuration for embedded systems
Demystifying how to configure WirePlumber for embedded Linux systems.
col.la
April 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Configuring #WirePlumber on embedded Linux systems can be somewhat confusing. Georgios Kiagiadakis takes a moment to demystify this process for a particular use case: col.la/customwirepl...
#OpenSource #PipeWire
#OpenSource #PipeWire
💡 Curious about customizing #WirePlumber for embedded systems? I wrote a blog post breaking down the config structure, with tips from a real-world project.
✅ Learn to
- Use profiles + fragments for easy customization
- Strip down features for leaner setups
- Avoid pitfalls with desktop dependencies
✅ Learn to
- Use profiles + fragments for easy customization
- Strip down features for leaner setups
- Avoid pitfalls with desktop dependencies
Customizing WirePlumber’s configuration for embedded systems
Recently, I had the opportunity to work with a customer that required customization of WirePlumber’s configuration for use in their embedded Linux system. Oftentimes, people are confused about how to…
buff.ly
April 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
💡 Curious about customizing #WirePlumber for embedded systems? I wrote a blog post breaking down the config structure, with tips from a real-world project.
✅ Learn to
- Use profiles + fragments for easy customization
- Strip down features for leaner setups
- Avoid pitfalls with desktop dependencies
✅ Learn to
- Use profiles + fragments for easy customization
- Strip down features for leaner setups
- Avoid pitfalls with desktop dependencies
📢 More exciting news coming up! @collabora.com is organizing a #PipeWire #hackfest on May 16th, 2025 in Nice, during the Embedded Recipes conference!
Here's your chance to meet fellow devs face-to-face and discuss PipeWire's future!
Interested? Add your name here: buff.ly/qAHuyDu
#er2025
Here's your chance to meet fellow devs face-to-face and discuss PipeWire's future!
Interested? Add your name here: buff.ly/qAHuyDu
#er2025
Embedded Recipes Workshop in Nice May 2025 · Wiki · PipeWire / pipewire · GitLab
Multimedia processing graphs
buff.ly
April 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
📢 More exciting news coming up! @collabora.com is organizing a #PipeWire #hackfest on May 16th, 2025 in Nice, during the Embedded Recipes conference!
Here's your chance to meet fellow devs face-to-face and discuss PipeWire's future!
Interested? Add your name here: buff.ly/qAHuyDu
#er2025
Here's your chance to meet fellow devs face-to-face and discuss PipeWire's future!
Interested? Add your name here: buff.ly/qAHuyDu
#er2025
📢 Exciting news! I’m thrilled to be speaking at Embedded Recipes in Nice from May 14th to 16th!
🎤 I will be delivering a lightning talk on #PipeWire's support for #Bluetooth audio features, where I will cover recent developments, its current status and what lies ahead.
🔗 buff.ly/t8kvPMz
#er2025
🎤 I will be delivering a lightning talk on #PipeWire's support for #Bluetooth audio features, where I will cover recent developments, its current status and what lies ahead.
🔗 buff.ly/t8kvPMz
#er2025
Speakers
PipeWire and Bluetooth: the road to LE Audio
buff.ly
March 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
📢 Exciting news! I’m thrilled to be speaking at Embedded Recipes in Nice from May 14th to 16th!
🎤 I will be delivering a lightning talk on #PipeWire's support for #Bluetooth audio features, where I will cover recent developments, its current status and what lies ahead.
🔗 buff.ly/t8kvPMz
#er2025
🎤 I will be delivering a lightning talk on #PipeWire's support for #Bluetooth audio features, where I will cover recent developments, its current status and what lies ahead.
🔗 buff.ly/t8kvPMz
#er2025
Reposted by George Kiagiadakis
There will be a GStreamer Spring Hackfest on 16-18 May 2025 in Nice, France - hope to see you there! More details soon.
March 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
There will be a GStreamer Spring Hackfest on 16-18 May 2025 in Nice, France - hope to see you there! More details soon.
💡 Did you know #PipeWire implements #Bluetooth #LEAudio on top of #BlueZ and #Linux? 🎧 🎵
While there are still rough edges, PipeWire today supports BAP, VCP, device sets, and even #Auracast broadcasting!
❓ Have you tried LE Audio yet?
🔗 gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pip...
#OpenSource #BLE
While there are still rough edges, PipeWire today supports BAP, VCP, device sets, and even #Auracast broadcasting!
❓ Have you tried LE Audio yet?
🔗 gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pip...
#OpenSource #BLE
LE Audio + LC3 support · Wiki · PipeWire / pipewire · GitLab
Multimedia processing graphs
gitlab.freedesktop.org
March 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
💡 Did you know #PipeWire implements #Bluetooth #LEAudio on top of #BlueZ and #Linux? 🎧 🎵
While there are still rough edges, PipeWire today supports BAP, VCP, device sets, and even #Auracast broadcasting!
❓ Have you tried LE Audio yet?
🔗 gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pip...
#OpenSource #BLE
While there are still rough edges, PipeWire today supports BAP, VCP, device sets, and even #Auracast broadcasting!
❓ Have you tried LE Audio yet?
🔗 gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pip...
#OpenSource #BLE
If you’re based in Heraklion and interested in #Bluetooth technology and #Linux, join us at the next @devstaff.gr meetup! I’ll be speaking about Bluetooth, covering its history, protocol stack, quirks, future and how it’s implemented on Linux with #BlueZ. See you there! 🚀
PS: don't forget to RSVP
PS: don't forget to RSVP
Don't miss our meetup on Thursday 13/03 at 19:00 about:
👉 Bluetooth technology, from a Linux systems engineer's perspective
Join us!
Meetup event: www.meetup.com/devstaff/eve...
FB event: www.facebook.com/events/99598...
#bluetooth #linux #Meetup #heraklion #crete
👉 Bluetooth technology, from a Linux systems engineer's perspective
Join us!
Meetup event: www.meetup.com/devstaff/eve...
FB event: www.facebook.com/events/99598...
#bluetooth #linux #Meetup #heraklion #crete
March 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM
If you’re based in Heraklion and interested in #Bluetooth technology and #Linux, join us at the next @devstaff.gr meetup! I’ll be speaking about Bluetooth, covering its history, protocol stack, quirks, future and how it’s implemented on Linux with #BlueZ. See you there! 🚀
PS: don't forget to RSVP
PS: don't forget to RSVP
📢 #PipeWire 1.4 introduces #Bluetooth telephony support, a new D-Bus API enabling apps to manage phone calls using the Bluetooth Hands-Free Profile (HFP) protocol. Check out my short tutorial on using this API from the command line and have fun calling! 📞
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Introducing Bluetooth telephony support in PipeWire
PipeWire 1.4 is almost out of the door! One of the highlights of the new release — which I personally worked on and presented also recently on my FOSDEM talk — is Bluetooth telephony support.
gkiagia.gr
February 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📢 #PipeWire 1.4 introduces #Bluetooth telephony support, a new D-Bus API enabling apps to manage phone calls using the Bluetooth Hands-Free Profile (HFP) protocol. Check out my short tutorial on using this API from the command line and have fun calling! 📞
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🎥 My #FOSDEM 2025 talk is now available to watch!
🗣️ In this talk, I discussed our team's adventure integrating #BlueZ as the #Bluetooth stack of an #automotive IVI system, switching from a closed-source alternative, sharing the challenges we faced and our contributions back to BlueZ and #PipeWire.
🗣️ In this talk, I discussed our team's adventure integrating #BlueZ as the #Bluetooth stack of an #automotive IVI system, switching from a closed-source alternative, sharing the challenges we faced and our contributions back to BlueZ and #PipeWire.
FOSDEM 2025 - Adopting BlueZ in production: challenges and caveats
In 2024, I worked with a small team to bring up BlueZ as the Bluetooth stack of a real-world automotive In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) system. In this talk, I am going to discuss the steps that we…
buff.ly
February 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🎥 My #FOSDEM 2025 talk is now available to watch!
🗣️ In this talk, I discussed our team's adventure integrating #BlueZ as the #Bluetooth stack of an #automotive IVI system, switching from a closed-source alternative, sharing the challenges we faced and our contributions back to BlueZ and #PipeWire.
🗣️ In this talk, I discussed our team's adventure integrating #BlueZ as the #Bluetooth stack of an #automotive IVI system, switching from a closed-source alternative, sharing the challenges we faced and our contributions back to BlueZ and #PipeWire.
Reposted by George Kiagiadakis
PipeWire 1.3.82 is out! This is the second prerelease of the next 1.4 release and has some small and not so small improvements. More details here:
gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pip...
gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pip...
1.3.82 (1.4RC2) · PipeWire / pipewire · GitLab
PipeWire 1.3.82 (2025-02-06) This is the second 1.4 release candidate that is API and ABI compatible with previous 1.2.x and 1.0.x...
gitlab.freedesktop.org
February 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
PipeWire 1.3.82 is out! This is the second prerelease of the next 1.4 release and has some small and not so small improvements. More details here:
gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pip...
gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pip...
Had an amazing time at #FOSDEM last weekend! 🎉 It was great to reconnect with many familiar faces, attend insightful talks, and kickstart 2025 with fresh inspiration.💡
Huge thanks to the organizers and volunteers who make this event possible every year! Until next time! 🍻
Huge thanks to the organizers and volunteers who make this event possible every year! Until next time! 🍻
February 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Had an amazing time at #FOSDEM last weekend! 🎉 It was great to reconnect with many familiar faces, attend insightful talks, and kickstart 2025 with fresh inspiration.💡
Huge thanks to the organizers and volunteers who make this event possible every year! Until next time! 🍻
Huge thanks to the organizers and volunteers who make this event possible every year! Until next time! 🍻
Excited to be attending #FOSDEM 2025 in Brussels! 🎉 I’ll present a talk on integrating #BlueZ into a real-world automotive system. 🚙
Interested to find what it takes to adopt an open source #Bluetooth solution instead of proprietary ones in production? 📌 https://buff.ly/4hzFD7Z
See you there! 👋
Interested to find what it takes to adopt an open source #Bluetooth solution instead of proprietary ones in production? 📌 https://buff.ly/4hzFD7Z
See you there! 👋
FOSDEM 2025 - Adopting BlueZ in production: challenges and caveats
In 2024, I worked with a small team to bring up BlueZ as the Bluetooth stack of a real-world automotive In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) system. In this talk, I am going to discuss the steps that we…
buff.ly
January 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Excited to be attending #FOSDEM 2025 in Brussels! 🎉 I’ll present a talk on integrating #BlueZ into a real-world automotive system. 🚙
Interested to find what it takes to adopt an open source #Bluetooth solution instead of proprietary ones in production? 📌 https://buff.ly/4hzFD7Z
See you there! 👋
Interested to find what it takes to adopt an open source #Bluetooth solution instead of proprietary ones in production? 📌 https://buff.ly/4hzFD7Z
See you there! 👋