SIGMM Records
SISAP 2018: 11th International Conference on Similarity Search and Applications
The International Conference on Similarity Search and Applications (SISAP) is an annual forum for researchers and application developers in the area of similarity data management. It aims at the technological problems shared by numerous application domains, such as data mining, information retrieval, multimedia, computer vision, pattern recognition, computational biology, geography, … Read more
MPEG Column: 124th MPEG Meeting in Macau, China
The original blog post can be found at the Bitmovin Techblog and has been modified/updated here to focus on and highlight research aspects. The MPEG press release comprises the following aspects: Point Cloud Compression – MPEG promotes a video-based point cloud compression technology to the Committee Draft stage Compressed Representation … Read more
JPEG Column: 81st JPEG Meeting in Vancouver, Canada
The 81st JPEG meeting was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at which significant efforts were put into the analysis of the responses to the call for proposals on the next generation image coding standard, nicknamed JPEG XL, that is expected to provide a solution for image format with improved … Read more
Towards an Integrated View on QoE and UX: Adding the Eudaimonic Dimension
In the past, research on Quality of Experience (QoE) has frequently been limited to networked multimedia applications, such as the transmission of speech, audio and video signals. In parallel, usability and User Experience (UX) research addressed human-machine interaction systems which either focus on a functional (pragmatic) or aesthetic (hedonic) aspect … Read more
JPEG Column: 80th JPEG Meeting in Berlin, Germany
The 80th JPEG meeting was held in Berlin, Germany, from 7 to 13 July 2018. During this meeting, JPEG issued a record number of ballots and output documents, spread through the multiple activities taking place. These record numbers are very revealing of the level of commitment of JPEG standardisation committee. A strong effort … Read more
MPEG Column: 123rd MPEG Meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia
The original blog post can be found at the Bitmovin Techblog and has been modified/updated here to focus on and highlight research aspects. The MPEG press release comprises the following topics: MPEG issues Call for Evidence on Compressed Representation of Neural Networks Network-Based Media Processing – MPEG evaluates responses to call for proposal and … Read more
Quality of Experience Column: An Introduction
“Quality of Experience (QoE) is the degree of delight or annoyance of the user of an application or service. It results from the fulfillment of his or her expectations with respect to the utility and / or enjoyment of the application or service in the light of the user’s personality … Read more
Opinion Column: Review Process of ACM Multimedia
This quarter, our Community column is dedicated to the review process of ACM Multimedia (MM). We report the summary of discussions arisen at various points in time, after the first round of reviews were returned to authors. The core part of the discussion focused on how to improve review … Read more
An interview with Assoc. Prof. Ragnhild Eg
Please describe your journey into research from your youth up to the present. What foundational lessons did you learn from this journey? Why were you initially attracted to multimedia? In high school, I really had no idea what I wanted to study in university. I liked writing, so I first … Read more
Multidisciplinary Column: An Interview with Andrew Quitmeyer
Could you tell us a bit about your background, and what the road to your current position was? In general, a lot of my background has been motivated by personal independence and trying to find ways to sustain myself. I was a first-generation grad student (which may explain a … Read more
