IN4314 Seminar Selected topics in multimedia computing

Through all the exciting recent advances in digital media technology and the rapid growth of social media platforms, multimedia content is increasingly embedded in our daily lives, gaining enormous potential in improving the traditional educational, professional, business, communication and entertainment processes. To be able to use this potential for transferring these processes into user-centric interactive multimedia applications, technology is required that can help us access, deliver, enrich and share rich-media content. This course provides insight into the state-of-the-art cross-disciplinary research efforts related to the development of such technology. The topics covered by the course include, but are not limited to, multimedia systems (transport and delivery, telepresence and VR, mobile), multimedia experiences (Quality of Experience, Collaboration), and multimedia engagement (emotional and social signals and social multimedia).

Study Goals

To become acquainted with the state-of-the-art research and development activities in the field of Multimedia Computing, and to become an expert in one particular "hot topic", such that they are able to identify the "knowledge gap" (i.e., the place in which more research is needed in order to advance the state of the art).

Teachers

Last modified: 2023-11-03