Dragi Kimovski recently visited Mother Theresa University in Skopje as part of the OeAD 6G Continuum project, which focuses on developing middleware for Artificial Intelligence over 6G networks. This visit is the next step in the collaboration between the involved institutions. During the stay, the kick-off meeting for the 6G Continuum project took place, bringing […]
Between July and August 2024, the ATHENA Christian Doppler Laboratory hosted four interns working on the following topics: Halime Lezi: Image and Video Compression Pipeline Luka Kaiser: VidStream Julius van Dillen: Enhancing Video Quality with Super-Resolution At the conclusion of their internships, they presented their work and results, receiving official certificates from the university. This […]
Published in: From Multimedia Communication to the Future Internet: Essays Dedicated to the Retirement of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ralf Steinmetz Authors: Amr Rizk (Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany), Hermann Hellwagner (AAU, Austria), Christian Timmerer (AAU, Austria), and Michael Zink (University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA) Abstract: Adaptivity is a cornerstone concept in video streaming. Equipped […]
Authors: Mohammad Ghasempour (AAU, Austria), Hadi Amirpour (AAU, Austria), and Christian Timmerer (AAU, Austria) Abstract: Video streaming has become an integral part of our digital lives, driving the need for efficient video delivery. With the growing demand for seamless video delivery, adaptive video streaming has emerged as a solution to support users with varying device capabilities […]
From July 20-28, 2024, the 5th Edition of the Data Science International Summer School, managed by Bucharest Business School (BBS @ ASE) and in collaboration with GATE Institute at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and the projects enRichMyData , Graph-Massivizer , UPCAST , INTEND , and InterTwino took place in Predeal, Romania. Radu participated as […]
The EU has approved the DATAPACT project (Datapact: Compliance by Design of Data/AI Operations and Pipelines) application.The project has a total volume of 9,9 Mio. Euros and 19 partners, including ITEC (Radu Prodan). DataPACT will develop novel tools and methodologies that enable efficient, compliant, ethical, and sustainable data/AI operations and pipelines. DataPACT will deliver a […]
The Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory ATHENA was established in October 2019 to tackle current and future research and deployment challenges of HTTP Adaptive Streaming (HAS) and emerging streaming methods. The goal of CD laboratories is to conduct application-oriented basic research, promote collaboration between universities and companies, and facilitate technology transfer. They are funded through a […]
On Friday, July 5 2024, Tom Tuček and Felix Schniz visited the Kwadrat youth centre in Klagenfurt for a workshop on computer role-playing games. Together with a group of highly motivated youngsters (and Kwadrat staff members!), they analysed the opening sequence of the best-selling game Baldur’s Gate 3 together. Afterwards, they introduced the audience to […]
Authors: Michael Seufert (University of Augsburg, Germany), Marius Spangenberger (University of Würzburg, Germany), Fabian Poignée (University of Würzburg, Germany), Florian Wamser (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland), Werner Robitza (AVEQ GmbH, Austria), Christian Timmerer (Christian Doppler-Labor ATHENA, Alpen-Adria-Universität, Austria), Tobias Hoßfeld (University of Würzburg, Germany) Journal: ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and […]
Authors: Reza Farahani, Narges Mehran, Sashko Ristov, and Radu Prodan Venue: IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing (CLUSTER), Kobe, Japan, 24-27 September Abstract: Extending cloud computing towards fog and edge computing yields a heterogeneous computing environment known as computing continuum. In recent years, increasing demands for scalable, cost-effective, and streamlined maintenance services have led application […]