Entries by Margit Letter

Paper accepted: Adaptive Quality and Energy Enhancement in Video Streaming with RecABR

Authors: Daniele Lorenzi (Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt, Austria), Farzad Tashtarian (Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt, Austria), Christian Timmerer (Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt, Austria) Event: ACM 4th Mile-High Video Conference (MHV’25), 18–20 February 2025 | Denver, CO, USA Abstract: HTTP Adaptive Streaming (HAS) dominates video delivery but faces sustainability issues due to its energy demands. Current adaptive bitrate (ABR) algorithms […]

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Workshop paper accepted: One Spell Fits All: A Generative AI Game as a Tool for Research in AI Creativity and Sustainable Design

Authors: Tom Tucek, Kseniia Harshina, Georgia Samaritaki (University of Amsterdam), and Dipika Rajesh (University of California, Santa Cruz) Abstract: This paper presents “One Spell Fits All”, an AI-native game prototype where the player, playing as a witch, solves villagers’ problems using magical conjurations. We show how, beyond being a standalone game, “One Spell Fits All” […]

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Short paper accepted: Experiencing Forced Migration: A Participatory Approach to Developing a Serious Video Game

Authors: Kseniia Harshina, Imke Alenka Harbig, Mathias Lux, and Tom Tucek Abstract: Forced migration affects millions worldwide due to conflict, disasters, and persecution. This paper presents a participatory approach to serious game development, engaging individuals with lived migration experiences to create authentic and impactful narratives. Based on qualitative research, we propose a game design methodology […]

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Kseniia and Tom @ CHI PLAY 2024

Kseniia and Tom participated in the annual symposium CHI PLAY (Computer-Human Interaction in Play) from October 14–17/online. They both took part in the doctoral consortium, where they presented their works and built connections with fellow doctoral students and experienced researchers in the field. Kseniia presented her topic, “Developing a Virtual-Reality Game for Empathy Enhancement and […]

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Kseniia Harshina @ FROG Conference, Vienna (Future and Reality of Gaming 2024)

Kseniia participated in the annual FROG conference from 11 to 13 October, which had the topic of “Gaming the Apocalypse”. Her talk, “Unraveling the Romanticization of Colonial, Imperial and Authoritarian Narratives in Modern Video Games”, showcased a trend in video games to cutefy serious topics like historical power dynamics through aesthetics, and explained the potential […]

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Paper accepted: In-Band Quality Notification from Users to ISPs

Authors: Leonardo Peroni (UC3M, Spain); Sergey Gorinsky (IMDEA Networks Institute, Spain); Farzad Tashtarian (Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt, Austria) Conference: IEEE 13th International Conference on Cloud Networking (CloudNet) 27–29 November 2024 // Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Abstract: While ISPs (Internet service providers) strive to improve QoE (quality of experience) for end users, end-to-end traffic encryption by OTT […]

Paper accepted: SEAL-CC: Scalable Latency Evaluation Methodology for Internet-of-Things Services

Authors: Kurt Horvath, Dragi Kimovski, Radu Prodan, Bernd Spiess, Oliver Hohlfeld Venue: 14th International Conference on Internet of Things (IoT 2024); Oulu, Finland, 19-22 November, https://iot-conference.org/iot2024 Abstract: Traditional network measurement campaigns suffer from the lack of control over network infrastructure and the inability to evaluate communication performance directly, especially for the placement of highly distributed Internet of Things (IoT) […]

Paper accepted: Graph Sampling Quality Prediction for Algorithm Recommendation

Authors: Haleh Dizaji, Reza Farahani, Dragi Kimovski, Joze Rozanec, Ahmet Soylu, Radu Prodan Venue: 31st IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing, Data, and Analytics; Bengaluru, India,  18-21 December https://www.hipc.org Abstract: The increasing size of graph structures in real-world applications, such as distributed computing networks, social media, or bioinformatics, requires appropriate sampling algorithms that simplify […]

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Reza Farahani gave a tutorial at the 12th European Workshop on Visual Information Processing 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland

Dr. Reza Farahani (University of Klagenfurt, Austria) and Dr. Vignesh V Menon (Fraunhofer HHI, Germany) presented a joint tutorial titled ‘Latency- and Energy-Aware Video Coding and Delivery Streaming Systems’ at the 12th European Workshop on Visual Information Processing (EUVIP 2024) on September 8. Abstract: This tutorial introduces modern performance and energy-aware video coding and content […]