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Who we are
The lab has its origins in the original Image and Advanced Television Laboratory. Our work has evolved significantly beyond traditional image and video processing, and encompasses a large cross-section of computer-based applications of signal processing. Our members are all affiliated with the Department of Electrical Engineering as well as the ADVENT Project.
What we do
Current work spans video compression and streaming, to programming languages for codec developers, and a lot of things in between. Recently we have even started work on high-quality audio, with emphasis on sound reinforcement applications and music. Our driving force is the desire for exploration of the many ways that signal processing can be combined with computers to perform useful (and fun) functions. Our work tends to be extremely software-centric, and the group members have (or acquire) considerable expertise in software devlopment.
We perform both teaching as well as research. Our research is typically funded by government organizations such as the National Science Foundation, as well as private corporations from the U.S. and abroad. Please visit the corresponding pages in this site for more information.
The results of our work
We are active in several forums, in an effort to create technology that can have an impact. Most recently, we were involved in the development of the MPEG-4 standard. This new standard is steadily gaining acceptance in the multimedia community; most recently, Apple released a version of its QuickTime software that includes extensive MPEG-4 support. Microsoft and RealNetworks also provide various levels of support for MPEG-4 in their systems, either directly, or though third-party software.
We are also active in professional organizations, including the Multimedia Signal Processing Technical Committee of the IEEE Signal Processing Society. We routinely participate in program committees of several conferences, and review dozens of technical papers annualy.
Current and past members of the lab are also involved in various start-up
companies in the multimedia technology space, either as active principals
or as technology advisors.