Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Multimedia processing and communications (17.DE514)

Native organizations units: Department of Power, Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering

Type of studies	Title
Doctoral Academic Studies	Power, Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering (Year: 2, Semester: Winter)

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Telecommunications and Signal Processing
ECTS	10

The aim of the course is to offer students an overview and fundamental understanding of the latest techniques of image and video compression and to highlight the problems and present solutions for the efficient transmission of multimedia content over modern packet data network with a focus on wireless technology.

After the course, the student should have the following skills: 1) be familiar with a range of the latest standards for compression of image / video features and technical understanding of most of them, 2) basic support for independent use of software to compress images / videos, 3) basics of packetisation of image / video, packet transmission over modern network technologies and the impact of packet loss on the quality of the received image / video after reconstruction, 4) be aware of and understand the mechanisms that protect from the multimedia data transmission losses, 5) Obtain an overview of techniques for robust applications and efficient transfer of multimedia in wireless communications networks of the last generation.

Course content includes the following topics: 1) Basic standards for compression and image and video processing: information-theoretic basis of compression, 2) Basics of JPEG 2000 standard for Image compression and a H.264 AVC/HEVC/SVC standard for video compression, 3) Packet Multimedia and resilience to packet losses, measures the quality of the reception facilities, 4) protection techniques against losses multimedia transmission over packet networks, codes with nonuniform data protection, 5) The transfer of multimedia over the Internet and wireless transmission network (DVB-H, SH, NGH) or wireless mobile systems (LTE, LTE-A) of the last generation.

Lectures: (Mentor with the student chooses one or more modules, depending on the scope of the module). The theoretical part is followed by examples which serve to clarify the theoretical part of the curriculum. In addition to lectures, tutorial classes (consultations) are held regularly. Through research study, student makes an overview of scientific journals and other literature, and deepens on its own the curriculum provided through lectures. In addition to working with the teacher, the student is trained to write its own scientific work.