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Patent Approval for “Video encoding complexity predictor”

Posted on January 13, 2026 by

Video encoding complexity predictor US Patent [PDF] Vignesh Menon (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria), Hadi Amirpour (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria), and Christian Timmerer (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria)   Abstract: Techniques for predicting video encoding complexity are described herein. A method for predicting video encoding complexity includes … Continue reading →

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QoE- and Energy-aware Content Consumption for HTTP Adaptive Streaming

Posted on January 12, 2026 by

Klagenfurt, July 31, 2025 Congratulations to Dr. Daniele Lorenzi for successfully defending his dissertation on “QoE- and Energy-aware Content Consumption for HTTP Adaptive Streaming” at Universität Klagenfurt in the context of the Christian Doppler Laboratory ATHENA. Abstract HTTP Adaptive Streaming (HAS) … 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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Farzad Tashtarian completed his habilitation on Network-Assisted Adaptive Streaming: Toward Optimal QoE through System Collaboration

Posted on January 9, 2026 by

Network-Assisted Adaptive Streaming: Toward Optimal QoE through System Collaboration Farzad Tashtarian Habilitation On 14.11.2025, Farzad Tashtarian defended his habilitation “Network-Assisted Adaptive Streaming: Toward Optimal QoE through System Collaboration” at the University of Klagenfurt, Austria. Abstract: Providing seamless, low-latency, and energy-efficient … Continue reading →

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Interactive Stereoscopic Videos On Head-mounted Displays

Posted on January 7, 2026 by

Interactive Stereoscopic Videos On Head-mounted Displays IEEE VCIP 2025 December 1 – December 4, 2025 Klagenfurt, Austria [PDF] Afshin Gholami(AAU, Austria), Hadi Amirpour (AAU, Austria), Christian Timmerer (AAU, Austria) Abstract: This paper presents ISV-Demo, a novel system for delivering interactive … Continue reading →

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STACK: Spatial Tower Assembly using Controlled Kinetics

Posted on January 7, 2026 by

Perceptual JND Prediction for VMAF Using Content-Adaptive Dual-Path Attention IEEE VCIP 2025 December 1 – December 4, 2025 Klagenfurt, Austria [PDF] Milad Ghanbari (AAU, Austria), Hadi Amirpour (AAU, Austria), Christian Timmerer (AAU, Austria), M.H. Izadimehr (AAU, Austria), Wei Zhou (Cardiff … Continue reading →

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Perceptual JND Prediction for VMAF Using Content-Adaptive Dual-Path Attention

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Perceptual JND Prediction for VMAF Using Content-Adaptive Dual-Path Attention IEEE VCIP 2025 December 1 – December 4, 2025 Klagenfurt, Austria [PDF] MohammadAli Hamidi (University of Cagliari, Italy),  Hadi Amirpour (AAU, Austria), Christian Timmerer (AAU, Austria), Luigi Atzori (University of Cagliari, … Continue reading →

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