Entries by Verena Stranner

Paper accepted @ Expert Systems With Applications

Adaptive Compressed Domain Video Encryption Expert Systems With Applications Mohammad Ghasempour (AAU, Austria), Yuan Yuan (Southwest Jiaotong University), Hadi Amirpour (AAU, Austria), Hongjie He (Southwest Jiaotong University), and Christian Timmerer (AAU, Austria) Abstract: With the ever-increasing amount of digital video content, efficient encryption is crucial to protect visual content across diverse platforms. Existing methods often incur excessive bitrate overhead due to content variability. […]

Paper accepted @ IEEE Transactions on Multimedia

Title:  Indistinguishability Analysis of JPEG Image Encryption Schemes Authors: Yuan Yuan,  Lingfeng Qu, Ji Zhang, Ningxiong Mao, Hadi Amirpour Abstract: JPEG images are widely used for communication and storage, making secure encryption essential for privacy protection. Existing JPEG encryption studies primarily rely on empirical metrics such as visual distortion, key space, or correlation, while overlooking the […]

Paper accepted @ IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS) 2026

QoE Modeling in Volumetric Video Streaming: A Short Survey IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS) 2026 Rome, Italy- 18 – 22 May 2026 [PDF] Mojtaba Mozhganfar (University of Tehran),  Masoumeh Khodarahmi (IMDEA),  Daniele Lorenzi (Bitmovin),  Mahdi Dolati (Sharif University of Technology), Farzad Tashtarian (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt),  Ahmad Khonsari (University of Tehran), Christian Timmerer (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt) Abstract Volumetric video streaming enables six […]

Paper accepted @ IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS) 2026

Resource Management for Distributed Binary Neural Networks in Programmable Data Plane IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS) 2026 Rome, Italy- 18 – 22 May 2026 [PDF] Fatemeh Babaei (Sharif University of Technology),  Mahdi Dolati (Sharif University of Technology), Mojtaba Mozhganfar (University of Tehran),  Sina Darabi (Università della Svizzera Italiana),  Farzad Tashtarian (University of Klagenfurt) Abstract Programmable networks enable the deployment of customized network […]

Paper accepted @ IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS) 2026

YTLive: A Dataset of Real-World YouTube Live Streaming Sessions IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS) 2026 Rome, Italy- 18 – 22 May 2026 [PDF] Mojtaba Mozhganfar (University of Tehran),  Pooya Jamshidi (University of Tehran), Seyyed Ali Aghamiri (University of Tehran), Mohsen Ghasemi (Sharif University of Technology),  Mahdi Dolati (Sharif University of Technology), Farzad Tashtarian (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt),  Ahmad Khonsari (University of Tehran), Christian Timmerer (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt) […]

Special Session Proposal @ IEEE ICIP 2026

Conference: IEEE International Conference on Image Processing 2026 13-17 September 2026 Tampere, Finland Special Session Proposal 1: Generative Visual Coding: Emerging Paradigms for Future Communication Special Session Proposal 2: Visual information processing for human-centered immersive experiences Autor: Hadi Amirpourazarian

Paper accepted @ ES 2026

Conference: 24th International Conference on e-Society (ES 2026)  Paper Title: Gamification in the Age of AI: Surveying Player Perceptions of Motivation, Manipulation, and Data Protection Authors: Kurt Horvath, Tom Tucek Abstract:  Modern games and applications increasingly employ artificial intelligence (AI), user modeling, and gamification to influence user behavior, sustain engagement, and monetize attention. Although these […]

Paper accepted @ ICASSP 2026

2026 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing 4 – 8 May, 2026 Barcelona, Spain Paper title: Dual-guided Generative Frame Interpolation Yiying Wei (AAU, Austria), Hadi Amirpour (AAU, Austria),  and Christian Timmerer (AAU, Austria) Abstract: Video frame interpolation (VFI) aims to generate intermediate frames between given keyframes to enhance temporal resolution and visual smoothness. While conventional optical flow–based methods and […]

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Video Games as Storytelling Worlds

On 8 January 2026, Dr Felix Schniz held a guest presentation at the University of Graz. Invited by the Department of English, his talk focused on the narrative capabilities of video games:   Video Games as Storytelling Worlds The capacities for narrative superstructures in video games are often depicted as being at odds with their […]

Paper Accepted @ ScaleSys 2025 (IoT)

Title: From Latency to Engagement: Technical Synergies and Ethical Questions in IoT-Enabled Gaming Authors: Kurt Horvath, Tom Tucek Abstract: The convergence of video games with the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and emerging 6G networks creates unprecedented opportunities and pressing challenges. On a technical level, IoT-enabled gaming requires ultra-low latency, reliable quality of service […]