Section: Overall Objectives

Introduction

The goal of the SIROCCO project-team is the design and development of algorithms and practical solutions in the areas of analysis, modelling, coding, and communication of visual data, i.e. natural 2D images, videos, multi-view sequences with a focus on recent imaging modalities such as high dynamic range imaging, light fields, and 360° videos. The objective is to cover several inter-dependent algorithmic problems of the end-to-end transmission chain from the capturing, compression, transmission to the rendering of the visual data. The project-team activities are structured and organized around the following inter-dependent research axes:

• Analysis and modeling for compact representation and processing

• Representation and compression of visual data

• Restoration, super-resolution, editing

• Distributed processing and robust communication

While aiming at generic approaches, some of the solutions developed are applied to practical problems in partnership with industry (Technicolor, Ericsson, DGA) or in the framework of national projects. The application domains addressed by the project are networked visual applications taking into account their various requirements and needs in terms of compression, of resilience to channel noise and network adaptation, of advanced functionalities such as navigation, and of high quality rendering.