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Sustainability in Video Encoding and Streaming

Posted on March 20, 2026 by

Sustainability in Video Encoding and Streaming: Energy-Efficient Techniques and Metrics Workshop on Media Energy Consumption Measurement and Exposure [Workshop URL] [Slides] [PDF] Presenter: Christian Timmerer (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt Abstract: The presentation discusses the increasing environmental impact of video streaming and highlights … Continue reading →

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Introduction to the Special Issue on ACM Multimedia Systems 2024 and Co-Located Workshops

Posted on February 17, 2026 by

Introduction to the Special Issue on ACM Multimedia Systems 2024 and Co-Located Workshops ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications [PDF] Christian Timmerer (AAU, Austria), Maria Martini (Kingston University London, UK), Ali C. Begen (Ozyegin University, Türkiye), Luca De … Continue reading →

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Visual Communication in the Age of AI: VCIP 2025 Highlights from Klagenfurt

Posted on January 9, 2026 by

VCIP 2025 in Klagenfurt: Advancing Sustainable and Trustworthy Visual Communications in the Age of AI From December 1–4, 2025, the Department of Information Technology (ITEC) at the University of Klagenfurt (Austria) hosted the International Conference on Visual Communications and Image … Continue reading →

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X4-MATCH: Sustainable Prediction-based Distribution of Video Encoding on Cloud and Edge

Posted on December 23, 2025 by

X4-MATCH: Sustainable Prediction-based Distribution of Video Encoding on Cloud and Edge 40th IEEE International Parallel & Distributed Processing Symposium May 25-29, 2026 New Orleans, USA https://www.ipdps.org/ [PDF] Samira Afzal (Baylor University), Narges Mehran (University of Salzburg), Andrew C. Freeman (Baylor … Continue reading →

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Patent Approval for “Energy-aware ABR Algorithm for Green HTTP Adaptive Video Streaming”

Posted on October 30, 2025 by

Energy-aware ABR Algorithm for Green HTTP Adaptive Video Streaming US Patent [PDF] Daniele Lorenzi (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria), Minh Nguyen (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria), Farzad Tashtarian (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria), Martin Smole (Bitmovin), Roland Kersche (Bitmovin), Christian Timmerer (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria) Abstract: Techniques for … Continue reading →

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NeVES: Real-Time Neural Video Enhancement for HTTP Adaptive Streaming

Posted on September 23, 2025 by

NeVES: Real-Time Neural Video Enhancement for HTTP Adaptive Streaming IEEE VCIP 2025 December 1 – December 4, 2025 Klagenfurt, Austria [PDF] Daniele Lorenzi, Farzad Tashtarian, Christian Timmerer Abstract: Enhancing low-quality video content is a task that has raised particular interest … Continue reading →

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Real-Time AI-Driven Avatar Generation for Sign Language in HTTP Adaptive Streaming

Posted on June 25, 2025 by

Real-Time AI-Driven Avatar Generation for Sign Language in HTTP Adaptive Streaming The 3rd ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on Emerging Multimedia Systems (ACM EMS 2025) https://conferences.sigcomm.org/sigcomm/2025/workshop/ems/ 8 September 2025 // Coimbra, Portugal [PDF][Slides] Daniele Lorenzi (AAU, Austria), Emanuele Artioli (AAU, Austria), Farzad Tashtarian … Continue reading →

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