Muhammad Usman Bashir is a pioneering voice in AI-powered real-time communication and a leading innovator in WebRTC technology across Asia. Based in Lahore, Pakistan, Usman’s journey from a rural background to global recognition is a testament to his relentless drive and technical brilliance.

Nicknamed “Mr. WebRTC” by Ant Media’s co-founder, Usman gained acclaim after achieving 20ms latency integration with OBS Studio during the 2023 Real-Time Streaming Hackathon. In 2024, he was named among Forbes “40 Under 40” Tech Innovators for his groundbreaking work in multilingual AI-driven communication platforms.

His portfolio includes collaborations with some of the biggest names in the industry—Sean DuBois (OpenAI), Justin Uberti (WebRTC co-creator), and Sam Dutton (Google)—to optimize open-source WebRTC frameworks. He has led the development of AI agents embedded in platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet, with applications spanning education, healthcare, and enterprise.

As CTO of RTC League, Usman spearheaded the development of an AI-powered education platform adopted by 50+ institutions across Asia. His innovations in speech-to-text systems, low-latency LLM deployment, and multilingual translation pipelines have redefined real-time communication in the region.

His work has powered customer service systems for Alibaba, call center optimizations across Asia, and healthcare AI documentation for NHS England. Usman also co-developed the RTC Studio plugin (used by 1,200+ developers), and contributed to projects with NVIDIA Omniverse and Google Meet.

An active contributor to open-source communities, Usman maintains over 15 GitHub repositories, regularly speaks at PyCon Pakistan and WebRTC Summit Asia, and has mentored 200+ developers globally.