Raouf Hamzaoui

Professor in Media Technology        


 

Publications




Book chapters

  1. Hamzaoui, R., Ahmad, S., Al-Akaidi, M., Video Streaming: Reliable Wireless Streaming with Digital Fountain Codes, Encyclopedia of Wireless and Mobile Communications, Taylor & Francis, 2007.

  2. Hamzaoui, R., Stankovic, V., Xiong, Z., Ramchandran, K., Puri, R., Majumdar, A., Chou, J., Channel Protection Fundamentals, in: Multimedia over IP and Wireless Networks: Compression, Networking, and Systems, Mihaela van der Schaar and Philip A. Chou (Eds.), Academic Press, 2007.

  3. Hamzaoui, R., Stankovic, V., Xiong, Z., Forward Error Control for Packet Loss and Corruption, in: Multimedia over IP and Wireless Networks: Compression, Networking, and Systems, Mihaela van der Schaar and Philip A. Chou (Eds.), Academic Press, 2007.

  4. Hamzaoui, R., Saupe, D., Fractal Image Compression, in: Document and Image Compression, M. Barni (ed.), May 2006, CRC press.

  5. Hamzaoui, R., Saupe, D., Fractal Image Compression with Fast Local Search, in: Barnsley, M., Saupe, D., Vrscay, E. (Eds.), Fractals in Multimedia, The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications, Vol. 132, Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002, pp. 107-120.


Journal papers
  1. S. Ozmen, R. Hamzaoui, F. Chen, Survey of IP-based air-to-ground data link communication technologies, Journal of Air Transport Management, Vol. 116, April 2024, 102579, doi: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2024.102579.

  2. H. Liu, H. Yuan, R. Hamzaoui, Q. Liu, S. Li, PU-Mask: 3D point cloud upsampling via an implicit virtual mask, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, doi: 10.1109/TCSVT.2024.3370001.

  3. C. Sun, H. Yuan, S. Li, X. Lu, R. Hamzaoui, Enhancing context models for point cloud geometry compression with context feature residuals and multi-loss, IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems, doi: 10.1109/JETCAS.2024.3367729.

  4. C. Fu, H. Yuan, L. Shen, R. Hamzaoui, H. Zhang, 3DAttGAN: A 3D attention-based generative adversarial network for joint space-time video super-resolution, IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence, doi: 10.1109/TETCI.2024.3369994.

  5. X. Mao, H. Yuan, X. Lu, R. Hamzaoui, W. Gao, PCAC-GAN: A sparse-tensor-based generative adversarial network for 3D point cloud attribute compression, Computational Visual Media, accepted for publication.

  6. H. Su, Q. Liu, H. Yuan, Q. Cheng, R. Hamzaoui, Support vector regression-based reduced-reference perceptual quality model for compressed point clouds, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, doi: 10.1109/TMM.2023.3347638.

  7. J. Xing, H. Yuan, R. Hamzaoui, H. Liu, J. Hou, GQE-Net: A graph-based quality enhancement network for point cloud color attribute, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 32, pp. 6303-6317, 2023, doi: 10.1109/TIP.2023.3330086.

  8. H. Liu, H. Yuan, J. Hou, R. Hamzaoui, W. Gao, PUFA-GAN: A Frequency-Aware Generative Adversarial Network for 3D Point Cloud Upsampling, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 31, pp. 7389-7402, 2022, doi: 10.1109/TIP.2022.3222918.

  9. Q. Liu, H. Su, T. Chen, H. Yuan, R. Hamzaoui, No-reference bitstream-layer model for perceptual quality assessment of V-PCC encoded point clouds, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, vol. 25, pp. 4533-4546, 2022, doi: 10.1109/TMM.2022.3177926.

  10. H. Lin, G. Chen, M. Jenadeleh, V. Hosu, U. Reips, R. Hamzaoui, D. Saupe, Large-scale crowdsourced subjective assessment of picturewise just noticeable difference, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 32, no. 9, pp. 5859-5873, Sept. 2022, doi: 10.1109/TCSVT.2022.3163860.

  11. T. Kobbaey, R. Hamzaoui, S. Ahmad, M. Al-Fayoumi, N. Thomos, Enhanced collision resolution and throughput analysis for the 802.11 distributed coordination function, International Journal of Communication Systems, 2021, doi:10.1002/dac.4953.

  12. Q. Liu, H. Yuan, R. Hamzaoui, H. Su, J. Hou, H. Yuang, Reduced reference perceptual quality model with application to rate control for video-based point cloud compression, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 30, pp. 6623-6636, 2021, doi: 10.1109/TIP.2021.3096060.

  13. C. Fan, Y. Zhang, R. Hamzaoui, D. Ziou, Q. Jiang, Learning-based satisfied user ratio prediction for symmetrically and asymmetrically compressed stereoscopic images, IEEE MultiMedia, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 8-20, 1 July-Sept. 2021, doi: 10.1109/MMUL.2021.3060831.

  14. Q. Liu, H. Yuan, J. Hou, R. Hamzaoui, H. Su, Model-based joint bit allocation between geometry and color for video-based 3D point cloud compression, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, vol. 23, pp. 3278-3291, 2021, doi: 10.1109/TMM.2020.3023294.

  15. Y. Zhang, L. Zhu, R. Hamzaoui, S. Kwong, Y.-S. Ho, Highly efficient multiview depth coding based on histogram projection and allowable depth distortion, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 30, pp. 402-417, Nov. 2020.

  16. H. Lin, V. Hosu, C. Fan, Y. Zhang, Y. Mu, R. Hamzaoui, D. Saupe, SUR-FeatNet: Predicting the satisfied user ratio curve for image compression with deep feature learning, Quality and User Experience, vol. 5, no. 5, 2020.

  17. F. Cruciani, A. Vafeiadis, C. Nugent, I. Cleland, P. McCullagh, K. Votis, D. Giakoumis, D. Tzovaras, L. Chen, R. Hamzaoui, Feature learning for human activity recognition using convolutional neural networks: A case study for inertial measurement unit and audio data, CCF Transactions on Pervasive Computing and Interaction, vol. 32, pp. 18-32, Jan. 2020. (Best paper award).

  18. A. Vafeiadis, K. Votis, D. Giakoumis, D. Tzovaras, L. Chen, R. Hamzaoui, Audio content analysis for unobtrusive event detection in smart homes, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 89, March 2020.

  19. C. Fan, Y. Zhang, H. Zhang, R. Hamzaoui, Q. Jiang, Picture-level just noticeable difference for symmetrically and asymmetrically compressed stereoscopic images: subjective quality assessment study and datasets, Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation, vol. 62, pp. 140-151, 2019.

  20. S. Ahmad, C. Bouras, E. Buyukkaya, M. Dawood, R. Hamzaoui, V. Kapoulas, A. Papazois, G. Simon, Peer-to-peer live video streaming with rateless codes for massively multiplayer online games, Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 44-62, Jan. 2018.

  21. A. Aboutaleb, P. Kang, R. Hamzaoui, A. Duffy, Standalone closed-form formula for the throughput rate of asynchronous normally distributed serial flow lines, Journal of Manufacturing Systems, vol. 43, pp. 117-128, Apr. 2017.

  22. M. Dawood, R. Hamzaoui, S. Ahmad, M. Al-Akaidi, Error resilient packet-switched mobile video telephony with channel-adaptive rateless coding and early reference picture selection, Signal, Image and Video Processing, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 1119-1126, Sep. 2016.

  23. S. Khattak, T. Maugey, R. Hamzaoui, S. Ahmad, P. Frossard, Temporal and inter-view consistent error concealment technique for multiview plus depth video, IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 26, pp. 829-840, May 2016.

  24. J. Liu, S. Ahmad, E. Buyukkaya, R. Hamzaoui, G. Simon, Resource allocation in underprovisioned multioverlay Peer-to-Peer live video sharing services, Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 399-413, May 2015.

  25. S. Khattak, R. Hamzaoui, T. Maugey, S. Ahmad, P. Frossard, Bayesian early mode decision technique for view synthesis prediction-enhanced Multiview Video Coding, IEEE Signal Processing Letters, vol. 20, no. 11, pp. 1126-1129, Nov. 2013.

  26. S. Khattak, R. Hamzaoui, S. Ahmad, P. Frossard, Fast encoding techniques for multiview video coding, Signal Processing: Image Communication, vol. 28, pp. 569-580, July 2013.

  27. S. Ahmad, C. Bouras, R. Hamzaoui, J. Liu, A. Papazois, E. Perelman, A. Shani, G. Simon, and G. Tsichritzis, Community Tools for Massively Multiplayer Online Games, International Journal on Advances in Networks and Services, vol. 4, no 3&4, 2011.

  28. Ahmad, S., Hamzaoui, R., Al-Akaidi, M., Unequal error protection using Fountain codes with applications to video communication, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, vol. 13, pp. 92-101, Feb 2011.

  29. Ahmad, S., Hamzaoui, R., Al-Akaidi, M., Adaptive unicast video streaming with rateless codes and feedback, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 20, pp. 275-285, Feb. 2010.

  30. Ahmad, S., Hamzaoui, R., Al-Akaidi, M., Optimal packet loss protection of progressively compressed 3D meshes, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, vol. 11, pp. 1381-1387, Nov. 2009.

  31. Röder, M., Cardinal, J., Hamzaoui, R., Efficient rate-distortion optimized media streaming for tree-structured packet dependencies, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, vol. 9, pp. 1259-1272, Oct. 2007.

  32. Röder, M., Hamzaoui, R., Fast tree-trellis list Viterbi decoding, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 54, pp. 453-461, March 2006. Source Code.

  33. Röder, M., Cardinal, J., Hamzaoui, R., Branch and bound algorithms for rate-distortion optimized media streaming IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, vol. 8, pp. 170-178, Feb. 2006.

  34. Hamzaoui, R., Stankovic, V., Xiong, Z., Optimized error protection of scalable image bitstreams, IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, vol. 22, pp. 91-107, Nov. 2005.

  35. Hamzaoui, R., Stankovic, V., Xiong, Z., Fast algorithm for distortion-based error protection of embedded image codes, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 14, pp. 1417-1421, Oct. 2005.

  36. Stankovic, V., Hamzaoui, R., Xiong, Z., Robust layered multiple description coding of scalable media data for multicast, IEEE Signal Processing Letters, vol. 12, pp. 154-157, Feb. 2005.

  37. Stankovic, V., Hamzaoui, R., Xiong, Z., Real-time error protection of embedded codes for packet erasure and fading channels, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 14, pp. 1064-1072, Aug. 2004.

  38. Stankovic, V., Hamzaoui, R., Xiong, Z., Efficient channel code rate selection algorithms for forward error correction of packetized multimedia bitstreams in varying channels, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia: Special Issue on Streaming Media, vol. 6, pp. 240-248, April 2004.

  39. Stankovic, V., Hamzaoui, R., Charfi, Y., Xiong, Z., Real-time unequal error protection algorithms for progressive image transmission, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 21, no. 10, pp. 1526-1535, Dec. 2003.

  40. Stankovic, V., Hamzaoui, R., Saupe, D., Fast algorithm for rate-based optimal error protection of embedded codes, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 51, pp. 1788-1795, Nov. 2003.

  41. Charfi, Y., Stankovic, V., Hamzaoui, R., Haouari, A., Saupe, D., Joint source-channel fractal image coding with unequal error protection, Optical Engineering 41,12 (2002) 3168-3176.

  42. Hamzaoui, R., Saupe, D., Hiller, M., Distortion minimization with fast local search for fractal image compression, Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation 12 (2001) 450-468.

  43. Hamzaoui, R., Hartenstein, H., Saupe, D., Local iterative improvement of fractal images codes, Image and Vision Computing 18, 6-7 (2000) 565-568.

  44. Hamzaoui, R., Saupe, D., Combining fractal image compression and vector quantization, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 197-208, 2000.

  45. Hamzaoui, R., Fast iterative methods for fractal image compression, Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision 11,2 (1999) 147-159.

  46. Hamzaoui, R., Codebook clustering by self-organizing maps for fractal image compression, Fractals, Vol. 5, Supplementary Issue, April 1997.

  47. Hamzaoui, R., Decoding algorithm for fractal image compression, Electronics Letters 32,14 (1996) 1273-1274.

  48. Saupe, D., Hamzaoui, R., A review of the fractal image compression literature, ACM Computer Graphics 28,4 (1994) 268-276.

  49. Dubuc, S., Hamzaoui, R., On the diameter of the attractor of an IFS, C.R. Math. Rep. Sci. Canada XVI 2,3 (1994) 85-90.


Conference papers


  1. M. Jenadeleh, J. Zagermann, H. Reiterer, U-D. Reips, R. Hamzaoui, D. Saupe, Relaxed forced choice improves performance of visual quality assessment methods, in: Proc. International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX), Ghent, June 2023.

  2. C. Chen, H. Yuan, H. Liu, J. Hou, R. Hamzaoui, CAS-NET: Cascade attention-based sampling neural network for point cloud simplification, in: Proc. IEEE ICME 2023, Brisbane, July 2023.

  3. H. Liu, H. Yuan, R. Hamzaoui, W. Gao, S. Li, PU-Refiner: A geometry refiner with adversarial learning for point cloud upsampling, in: Proc. IEEE ICASSP 2022, Singapore-Shenzhen, May 2022.

  4. L. Wang, J. Sun, H. Yuan, R. Hamzaoui, X. Wang, Kalman filter-based prediction refinement and quality enhancement for geometry-based point cloud compression, in: Proc. Visual Communications and Image Processing (VCIP 2021), Munich, Dec. 2021. doi: 10.1109/VCIP53242.2021.9675412.

  5. H. Yuan, R. Hamzaoui, F. Neri, S. Yang, T. Wang, Global rate-distortion optimization of video-based point cloud compression with differential evolution, in: Proc. 23rd International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (IEEE MMSP 2021), Tampere, Oct. 2021.

  6. H. Yuan, R. Hamzaoui, F. Neri, S. Yang, Model-based rate-distortion optimized video-based point cloud compression with differential evolution, in: Peng Y., Hu SM., Gabbouj M., Zhou K., Elad M., Xu K. (eds) Image and Graphics. ICIG 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12888. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87355-4_61.

  7. X. Wang, G. Sun, H. Yuan, R. Hamzaoui, L. Wang, Adaptive quantization for predicting transform-based point cloud compression, in: Peng Y., Hu SM., Gabbouj M., Zhou K., Elad M., Xu K. (eds) Image and Graphics. ICIG 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12888. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87355-4_62.

  8. Q. Liu, H. Yuan, R. Hamzaoui, H. Su, Coarse to fine rate control for region-based 3D point cloud compression, in: Proc. IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo Workshops (ICMEW), London, July 2020.

  9. H. Lin, M. Jenadeleh, G. Chen, U-D. Reips, R. Hamzaoui, D. Saupe, Subjective assessment of global picture-wise just noticeable difference, in: Proc. IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo Workshops (ICMEW), London, July 2020.

  10. C. Fan, Y. Zhang, R. Hamzaoui, D. Ziou, Q. Jiang, Satisfied user ratio prediction with support vector regression for compressed stereo images, in: Proc. IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo Workshops (ICMEW), London, July 2020.

  11. A. Vafeiadis, E. Fanioudakis, I. Potamitis, K. Votis, D. Giakoumis, D. Tzovaras, L. Chen, R. Hamzaoui, Two-dimensional convolutional recurrent neural networks for speech activity detection, in: Proc. 20th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (INTERSPEECH 2019), Graz, Sep. 2019.

  12. E. Merdivan, A. Vafeiadis, D. Kalatzis, S. Hanke, J. Kropf, K. Votis, D. Giakoumis, D. Tzovaras, L. Chen, R. Hamzaoui, M. Geist, Image-based text classification using 2D convolutional neural networks, in: Proc. IEEE Smart World Congress 2019, Leicester, Aug. 2019.

  13. F. Cruciani, A. Vafeiadis, C. Nugent, I. Cleland, P. McCullagh, K. Votis, D. Giakoumis, D. Tzovaras, L. Chen, R. Hamzaoui, Comparing CNN and human crafted features for human activity recognition, in: Proc. 16th IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing (UIC), Leicester, Aug. 2019. (Best student paper award)

  14. C. Fan, H. Lin, V. Hosu, Y. Zhang, Q. Jiang, R. Hamzaoui, D. Saupe, SUR-Net: Predicting the satisfied user ratio curve for image compression with deep learning, in: Proc. International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX), Berlin, June 2019.

  15. C. Fan, Y. Zhang, R. Hamzaoui, and Q. Jiang, Interactive subjective study on picture-level just noticeable difference of compressed stereoscopic images, in: Proc. IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Brighton, May 2019.

  16. Liu, Q., Yuan, H., Hou, J., Liu, H., Hamzaoui, R., Model-based encoding parameter optimization for 3D point cloud compression, in: Proc. APSIPA ASC 2018, 10th Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference, Honolulu, Nov. 2018.

  17. Vafeiadis, A., Vafeiadis, T., Zikos, S., Krinidis, S., Votis, K., Giakoumis, D., Ioannidis, D., Tzovaras, D., Chen, L., Hamzaoui, R., Energy-based decision engine for household human activity recognition, in: Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Pervasive Computing and Communication Workshops (PerCom Workshops), Athens, March 2018.

  18. A. Vafeiadis, D. Kalatzis, K. Votis, D. Giakoumis, D. Tzovaras, L. Chen, R. Hamzaoui, Acoustic scene classification: from a hybrid classifier to deep learning, in: Proc. DCASE2017 Workshop on Detection and Classification of Acoustic Scenes and Events, Munich, Nov. 2017.

  19. A. Vafeiadis, K. Votis, D. Tzovaras, L. Chen, R. Hamzaoui, Audio-based event recognition system for smart homes, in: Proc. 14th IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing, San Francisco, Aug. 2017.

  20. Suherman, M. Al-Akaidi, R. Hamzaoui, Transport and MAC cross-layer protocol for video surveillance over WIMAX, Proc. MESM'2012, Middle Eastern Multiconference on Simulation and Modelling, Muscat, Dec. 2012. (Best paper award).

  21. J. Liu, S. Ahmad, E. Buyukkaya, R. Hamzaoui, G. Simon, Resource allocation in underprovisioned multioverlay live video sharing services, in: Proc. ACM CoNEXT Capacity Sharing Workshop, Nice, Dec. 2012.

  22. E. Buyukkaya, S. Ahmad, M. Dawood, J. Liu, F. Zhou, R. Hamzaoui, G. Simon, Level-based peer-to-peer live streaming with rateless codes, in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia, Irvine, Cal., Dec. 2012.

  23. S. Ahmad, C. Bouras, E. Buyukkaya, R. Hamzaoui, A. Papazois, A. Shani, G. Simon, F. Zhou, Peer-to-peer live streaming for massively multiplayer online games, Proc. P2P'12, (demo paper), Tarragona, Sept. 2012.

  24. F. Zhou, S. Ahmad, E. Buyukkaya, R. Hamzaoui, G. Simon, Minimizing server throughput for low-delay live streaming in content delivery networks, Proc. ACM NOSSDAV 2012, Toronto, June 2012.

  25. S. Khattak, R. Hamzaoui, S. Ahmad, P. Frossard, Low-complexity multiview video coding, Proc. PCS'2012, Picture Coding Symposium, Poznan, May 2012.

  26. Suherman, M. Al-Akaidi, R. Hamzaoui, Inter-frame retransmission for video surveillance over WIMAX , Proc. MESM'2011, Middle Eastern Multiconference on Simulation and Modelling, Amman, Nov. 2011.

  27. S. Ahmad,C. Bouras, E. Buyukkaya, R. Hamzaoui, V. Kapoulas, A. Papazois, A. Shani, G. Simon, Evaluating P2P Live Streaming Systems: the CNG Case, Proc. 17th International Conference on Distributed Multimedia Systems (DMS'2011), Florence, Aug. 2011.

  28. Dawood, M., Hamzaoui, R., Ahmad, S., Al-Akaidi, M., Error resilient packet-switched video telephony with adaptive rateless coding and reference picture selection, Proc. MESM 2010, Middle Eastern Multiconference on Simulation and Modelling, Alexandria, Dec. 2010.

  29. S. Ahmad, C. Bouras, R. Hamzaoui, A. Papazois, E. Perelman, A. Shani, G. Simon, and G. Tsichritzis, The Community Network Game project: Enriching online gamers experience with user generated content, Proc. 2nd Int. Conf. Creative Content Technologies (CONTENT 2010), Lisbon, Nov. 2010. (Best paper award)

  30. S. Ahmad, C. Bouras, R. Hamzaoui, A. Papazois, E. Perelman, A. Shani, and G. Simon, The Community Network Game project: Enhancing collaborative activities in online games, Proc. Networked & Electronic Media Summit, Barcelona, Oct. 2010.

  31. Ahmad, S., Hamzaoui, R., Al-Akaidi, M., Video multicast using unequal error protection with Luby Transform codes, Proc. MESM 09, Middle Eastern Multiconference on Simulation and Modelling, Beyrouth, Sep. 2009.

  32. Dawood, M., Hamzaoui, R., Ahmad, S., Al-Akaidi, M., Error-resilient packet switched H.264 mobile video telephony with LT coding and reference picture selection, Proc. EUSIPCO 09, Glasgow, Aug. 2009.

  33. Ahmad, S., Hamzaoui, R., Al-Akaidi, M., Practical channel-adaptive video streaming with fountain codes, Proc. ICPCA 08, The Third International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Applications, Alexandria, Oct. 2008.

  34. Ahmad, S., Hamzaoui, R., Al-Akaidi, M., Unequal error protection using LT codes and block duplication, Proc. MESM 08, Middle Eastern Multiconference on Simulation and Modelling, Amman, Aug. 2008.

  35. Ahmad, S., Hamzaoui, R., Al-Akaidi, M., Robust live unicast video streaming with rateless codes, 16th International Packet Video Workshop, Lausanne, Nov. 2007. (Best student paper award).

  36. Ahmad, S., Hamzaoui, R., Optimal error protection of progressively compressed 3D meshes, Proc. ICME-06, IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, Toronto, July 2006.

  37. Röder, M., Cardinal, J., Hamzaoui, R., Constructing dependency trees for rate-distortion optimized media streaming, Proc. ICASSP-06, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, Toulouse, May 2006.

  38. Röder, M., Cardinal, J., Hamzaoui, R., Efficient rate-distortion optimized media streaming for tree-reducible packet dependencies, Proc. MMCN'06, Multimedia Computing and Networking Conference, SPIE vol. 6071, San Jose, Ca., Jan. 2006.

  39. Röder, M., Cardinal, J., Hamzaoui, R., Dynamic programming algorithm for rate-distortion optimized media streaming, Proc. ICIP-05, IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, Genoa, Sept. 2005.

  40. Röder, M., Cardinal, J., Hamzaoui, R., On the complexity of rate-distortion optimal streaming of packetized media, Proc. DCC'04 Data Compression Conference, J.A. Storer and M. Cohn (eds.), IEEE Computer Society Press, pp. 192-201, Snowbird, Utah, March 2004.

  41. Charfi, Y., Hamzaoui, R., Packet loss protection of scalable video bitstreams using forward error correction and feedback, Proc. ISPA 2003, International Symposium on Image and Signal Processing and Analysis, Rome, Sept. 2003.

  42. Stankovic, V., Hamzaoui, R., Xiong, Z., Product code error protection of packetized multimedia bitstreams, Proc. ICIP-03, IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, vol. 1, pp. 77-80, Barcelona, Sept. 2003.

  43. Stankovic, V., Hamzaoui, R., Saupe, D., Influence of channel fluctuations on optimal real-time scalable image transmission, Proc. ICIP-03, IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, vol. 1, pp. 81-84, Barcelona, Sept. 2003.

  44. Stankovic, V., Hamzaoui, R., Xiong, Z., Live video streaming over packet networks and wireless channels, Proc. PV2003, 13th Packet Video Workshop, Nantes, April 2003.

  45. Stankovic, V., Hamzaoui, R., Xiong, Z., Fast forward error protection of packetized multimedia bitstreams for transmission over varying channels, Proc. ICC-03, IEEE International Conference on Communications, Anchorage, Alaska, May 2003.

  46. Stankovic, V., Charfi, Y., Hamzaoui, R., Xiong, Z., Real-time unequal error protection for distortion-optimal progressive image transmission, Proc. WCNC-03, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, New Orleans, March 2003.

  47. Charfi, Y., Hamzaoui, R., Saupe, D., Model-based real-time progressive transmission of images over noisy channels, Proc. WCNC-03, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, New Orleans, March 2003.

  48. Röder, M., Hamzaoui, R., Fast list Viterbi decoding and application for source-channel coding of images, Proc. ICME-2002 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, Lausanne, August 2002, (Best student paper award), extended version .

  49. Stankovic, V., Hamzaoui, R., Xiong, Z., Joint product code optimization for scalable multimedia transmission over wireless channels, Proc. ICME-2002 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, Lausanne, August 2002.

  50. Stankovic, V., Hamzaoui, R., Xiong, Z., Packet loss protection of embedded data with fast local search, Proc. ICIP-2002 IEEE Int. Conf. on Image Processing, Rochester, NY, Sept. 2002.

  51. Hamzaoui, R., Stankovic, V., Xiong Z., Fast joint source-channel coding algorithms for Internet/wireless multimedia , Proc. WCCI'2002, Honolulu, HI, May 2002 (invited paper).

  52. Hamzaoui, R., Stankovic, V., Xiong, Z., Rate-based versus distortion-based optimal joint source-channel coding, in: Proc. DCC'02 Data Compression Conference, J. A. Storer, M. Cohn (eds.), IEEE Computer Society Press, Snowbird, Utah, April 2002.

  53. Stankovic, V., Hamzaoui, R., Progressive optimal error protection of embedded codes, in: Proc. of 9th Telecommunications Forum Telfor 2001, Belgrade, Nov. 2001.

  54. Stankovic, V., Hamzaoui, R., Saupe, D., Fast algorithm for optimal error protection of embedded wavelet codes, in: Proc. MMSP-01 IEEE Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing, Cannes, Oct. 2001.

  55. Stankovic, V., Hamzaoui, R., Saupe, D., Rate-distortion unequal error protection for fractal image codes, in: Proc. ICIP-2001 IEEE Int. Conf. on Image Processing, Thessaloniki, Oct. 2001.

  56. Kopilovic, I., Saupe, D., Hamzaoui, R., Progressive fractal coding, in: Proc. ICIP-2001 IEEE Int. Conf. on Image Processing, Thessaloniki, Oct. 2001.

  57. Hamzaoui, R., Saupe, D., Hiller, M., Fast code enhancement with local search for fractal image compression, in: Proc. ICIP-2000 IEEE Int. Conf. on Image Processing, Vancouver, Sept. 2000.

  58. Hamzaoui, R., Saupe, D., Rate-distortion based fractal image compression, in: Image Processing II, Mathematical Methods, Algorithms, and Applications, J.M. Blackledge and M.J. Turner (Eds.), pp. 168-183, Horwood Publishing, Chichester, 2000.

  59. M. Wagner, R. Herz, H. Hartenstein, R. Hamzaoui and D. Saupe, A video codec based on R/D-optimized adaptive vector quantization in: Proceedings DCC'99 Data Compression Conference (Cat. No. PR00096), 1999, pp. 556-, doi: 10.1109/DCC.1999.785713.

  60. Hamzaoui, R., Saupe, D., Wagner, M., Rate-distortion based video coding with adaptive mean-removed vector quantization, in: Proc. ICIP-98 IEEE Int. Conf. on Image Processing, Chicago, Oct. 1998.

  61. Saupe, D., Ruhl, M., Hamzaoui, R., Grandi, L., Marini, D., Optimal hierarchical partitions for fractal image compression, in: Proc. ICIP-98 IEEE Int. Conf. on Image Processing, Chicago, Oct. 1998.

  62. Hamzaoui, R., Ordered decoding algorithm for fractal image compression, in: Proc. PCS'97 Picture Coding Symposium, Berlin, Sept. 97.

  63. Hamzaoui, R., Fast decoding algorithms for fractal image compression, in: Proc. of the Conference Fractals in Engineering, Arcachon, June 1997.

  64. Hamzaoui, R., Ganz, B., Saupe, D., Quadtree based variable rate oriented mean shape-gain vector quantization, in: Proc. DCC'97 Data Compression Conference, J. A. Storer, M. Cohn (eds.), IEEE Computer Society Press, March 1997.

  65. Øien, G. E., Hamzaoui, R., Saupe, D., On the limitations of fractal image texture coding, in: Proc. of NORSIG'96 1996 IEEE Nordic Signal Processing Symposium, pp. 21-24, Espoo, Sept. 1996.

  66. Hamzaoui, R., Müller, M., Saupe, D., Enhancing fractal image compression with vector quantization, in: Proc. of IEEE Digital Signal Processing Workshop, Loen, Sept. 1996.

  67. Hamzaoui, R., Müller, M., Saupe, D., VQ-enhanced fractal image compression, in: Proc. of ICIP'96 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, Lausanne, Sept. 1996.

  68. Saupe, D., Hamzaoui, R., Complexity reduction methods for fractal image compression, in: Proc. IMA Conference on Image Processing; Mathematical Methods and Applications, Sept. 94, J. M. Blackledge (ed.), Oxford University Press, 1997.


Edited journal issues
  1. R. Hamzaoui, H. Ning, C. Wang, R. Malekian, W. Ding, Guest Editorial Special Section on Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence for Multimedia Computing, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, vol. 23, pp. 2185-2187, 2021.

  2. R. Hamzaoui, N. O'Connor, M. Trocan, Guest Editorial Special Section on IEEE ICME 2020, IEEE Open Journal of Circuits and Systems, vol. 2, pp. 323-324.

  3. Saupe, D., Hamzaoui, R., Bild und Videokompression (Editorial), IT-Information Technology 45(2003) 5, Oldenbourg Verlag.


Other publications


  1. Röder, M., Cardinal, J., Hamzaoui, R., On the complexity of rate-distortion optimal streaming of packetized media, Konstanzer Schriften in Mathematik und Informatik, No. 195, Jan. 2004.
  2. Hamzaoui, R., Stankovic, V., Xiong, Z., Rate-based versus distortion-based optimal error protection of embedded codes, Konstanzer Schriften in Mathematik und Informatik, No. 194, Oct. 2003.
  3. Röder, M., Hamzaoui, R., Fast list Viterbi decoding and application for source-channel coding of images, Konstanzer Schriften in Mathematik und Informatik, No. 182, December 2002.
  4. Charfi, Y., Stankovic, V., Hamzaoui, R., Saupe, D., Haouari, A., Experiments on joint source-channel fractal image coding with unequal error protection, Technical Report, Universität Leipzig, 2002.
  5. Wagner, M., Herz, R., Hartenstein, H., Hamzaoui, R., and Saupe, D., A video codec based on R/D-optimized adaptive vector quantization, Technical Report No. 119, Institut für Informatik, Universität Freiburg, Feb. 1999.
  6. Saupe, D., Hamzaoui, R., Hartenstein, H., Fractal image compression - An introductory overview, Technical Report No. 92, Institut für Informatik, Universität Freiburg, July 1997.
  7. Hamzaoui, R., Fast decoding algorithms for fractal image compression, Technical Report No. 86, Institut für Informatik, Universität Freiburg, March 1997.
  8. Saupe, D., Hamzaoui, R., A guided tour of the fractal image compression literature, Technical Report No. 58, Institut für Informatik, Universität Freiburg, Sept. 1994.
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