About this course

The objective of this course is to provide students with a basic understanding of multimedia systems. This course focuses on topics in multimedia information representation and relevant signal processing aspects, multimedia networking and communications, and multimedia standards especially on the audio, image and video compression. All of these topics are important in multimedia industries. Through this course, students are expected to achieve a basic understanding of multimedia systems. With such background equipment, students would be able to evaluate more advanced or future multimedia systems.

Learning Outcomes

After completion of the course, the students will be expected to:

• Explain the working principles of modern multimedia networks as well as contemporary techniques for encoding, compressing and providing security to various multimedia data types.

• Summarize the various aspects of different multimedia data compression techniques and security measures.

• Apply existing techniques to encode, compress as well as secure different types of multimedia data.

• Compare different algorithms for multimedia data compression and security.

• Justify the use of selected algorithms for data compression and security in various applications.

Evaluation Policy

Attendance and Class Performance: 10%

• All students are expected to attend all scheduled classes, and to read all assigned chapters / materials before coming to class. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class period.

• This part of the grading will be based on active participation in course related discussions in class rooms, attendance, assignments and class tests.

Class Tests / Assignment: 20%

• There will be 4 class tests. 3 out of 4 tests will be counted for grading; the one with the lowest grade will be excluded.

• No class test will be repeated if any student fails to attend.

• Some class tests will be taken without any prior notice.

• One assignment may be assigned instead of a class test

Final Examination 70%

Text Books

• “Digital Communication - Communication, Multimedia, Security”, Christoph Meinel and Harald Sack, (Springer).

Reference Books

• "Multimedia Communications: Applications, Networks, Protocols And Standards”, Fred Halsall, (Pearson Education).

• “Multimedia Communications and Networking”, Mário Marques da Silva, (CRC Press).

• “Multimedia Communications: Directions and Innovations”, Jerry D. Gibson, (Academic Press).