PERIOD: FEBRUARY - MARCH In the context of the increasing diffusion of multimedia technologies on the web and in social networks, the course presents the latest advancements in the techniques and software architectures for multimedia coding and transmission over the Internet. Considering the optimality of the presented solutions in order to maximize the communication quality as perceived by the final user, the course shows advanced techniques such as rate-distortion optimization over packet networks and network adaptive strategies. Moreover, the recent tendency towards HTTP- and browser-based communications which exhibit different optimization challenges will also be addressed, including relevant standards in this context such as DASH. Finally an overview of the main open source tools and libraries for handling multimedia data will be presented.

1. Introduction to multimedia coding and compression techniques 2. Quality evaluation of audio and video representations 3. Multimedia communication architectures, protocols, and formats 4. Optimization techniques for media coding and transmission 5. Multimedia streaming over HTTP: state-of-the-art and standards 6. Multimedia in the browser: WebRTC and WebAudio

Lessons will take place in "Aula C" (a small room located next to ClassRoom 14) - from 10am to 1pm on February 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26. However, the course schedule may be subject to change depending on students' availability.

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Gli studenti e le studentesse con disabilità o con Disturbi Specifici di Apprendimento (DSA), oltre alla segnalazione tramite procedura informatizzata, sono invitati a comunicare anche direttamente al/la docente titolare dell'insegnamento, con un preavviso non inferiore ad una settimana dall'avvio della sessione d'esame, gli strumenti compensativi concordati con l'Unità Special Needs, al fine di permettere al/la docente la declinazione più idonea in riferimento alla specifica tipologia di esame.