Interactive Multimedia and Next Generation Networks -

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Sommaire:
VoIP and Audio Transport.- Minimising Perceived Latency in Audio-Conferencing Systems over Application-Level Multicast.- Background Noise Influence on VoIP Traffic Profile.- Adaptive VoIP Transmission over Heterogeneous Wired/Wireless Networks.- Video Encoding I.- On Modeling MPEG Video at the Frame Level Using Self-Similar Processes.- Dynamic Bit-Rate Allocation with Fuzzy Measures for MPEG Transcoding.- A Modified Gaussian Model-Based Low Complexity Pre-processing Algorithm for H.264 Video Coding Standard.- Scalable Stereo Video Coding for Heterogeneous Environments.- Multi-source Multimedia.- Multi-source Multimedia Conferencing over Single Source Multicast: An Application-Aware Approach.- Distributed Multi-source Video Composition on High Capacity Networks.- Multicasting and Broadcasting.- Analysis of FEC Codes for Partially Reliable Media Broadcasting Schemes.- Supporting Mobility in Multicast: A Compromise Between Large and Small Group Multicast.- Scheduling Schemes.- A Comparison of Opportunistic Scheduling Algorithms for Streaming Media in High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA).- Adaptive Scheduling for Improved Quality Differentiation.- Video Encoding II.- Experimental Feasibility Evaluations of Heuristic Multi-Layering Schemes for QoS Adaptive MPEG-4 Video Streaming.- Residual Motion Coding Method for Error Resilient Transcoding System.- A Fast Motion Estimation Algorithm Based on Context-Adaptive Parallelogram Search Pattern.- A Fast Successive Elimination Algorithm for Multiple Reference Images.- Content Management.- Using Dynamic Replication to Manage Service Availability in a Multimedia Server Cluster.- Design of a Hybrid CDN.- Multimedia Services.- Using the Session Initiation Protocol for Connected Multimedia Services in a Ubiquitous Home Network Environment.- The Digital Call Assistant: Determine Optimal Time Slots for Calls.- Augmented E-commerce: Making Augmented Reality Usable in Everyday E-commerce with Laser Projection Tracking.- Security.- Architecture and Protocols for the Protection and Management of Multimedia Information.- Application of 'Attack Trees' Technique to Copyright Protection Protocols Using Watermarking and Definition of a New Transactions Protocol SecDP (Secure Distribution Protocol).- Digital Image Authentication Based on Turbo Codes.