A multimedia revolution is underway that will fundamentally change the way we interact with technology.
Increasingly, consumers are opting for streaming services over cable, voice interfaces over touch, and video games as bonafide sporting events, not just recreational activities. The new technology generated by these trends is building a combined entertainment and smart tech market climbing into the trillions of dollars.
The 21st IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (ISM2019) has positioned itself as the flagship conference of the IEEE Technical Committee on Multimedia (TCMC). Participants will join an international forum for researchers devoted to exchanging information regarding advances in multimedia state of the art, identifying the emerging research topics, and defining the future of multimedia computing.
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ISM 2019 gives you access to information you can’t find anywhere else, including cutting-edge advances in the presentation, integration, and computation of media—text, image, graphics, audio, video, social data, and data collected from various sensors using computing techniques.
ISM2019 puts all of these innovations at your fingertips.
Prof. Dr. Max Mühlhäuser is head of the Telecooperation Lab at Technische Universität Darmstadt, Informatics Dept. His lab conducts research on smart ubiquitous computing environments for the ‘pervasive Future Internet’ in three research fields: middleware and large network infrastructures, novel multimodal interaction concepts, and human protection in ubiquitous computing (privacy, trust, & civil security).
We asked Mühlhäuser to share his insights on what ISM 2019 attendees have in store at the conference.
Mühlhäuser: First, as to the conference theme, it is important to understand that multimedia is by far not just a synonym for computer-assisted audio and video: multimedia stands for any form in which computing meets human perception – hence, this theme will always be fast-evolving and highly important.
Second, I would like to highlight ISM’s specific format. More than other scientific conferences, ISM has a tradition of mixing accepted research papers with outstanding invited keynote talks. While the former allow attendees to peek into the forefront of research, the keynotes tend to provide a concise assessment of the achievements and challenges in a broader sub-area of multimedia.
Last, since ISM keeps a manageable size, it remains easy to interact personally with the experts.
Mühlhäuser: My early interest in computer networks concerned software engineering for distributed systems, ranging from design and specification support via programming and simulation to debugging and testing. Soon, *multimedia* became feasible due to advancements in computer hardware– and in peripherals: think of the late laser disk, a clumsy predecessor of today’s DVDs and BDs. Multimedia grabbed my immediate attention since numerous problems arose from the interest to enable it in a distributed manner. Almost at the same time, e-learning became my favorite application field since I saw the great potential of distributed multimedia for this domain, given the challenges of global education and of the knowledge society. I believe that technology has come a long way with respect to e-learning, but we are still far from mastering the challenges of technology-supported education and knowledge work.
Mühlhäuser: From my experience in multimedia and e-learning, it was obvious to me that human-computer interaction would be key to the success of ubiquitous computing. Simply extrapolating the keyboard-mouse-monitor based interaction paradigm to a future where tens, hundreds, or thousands of computers would surround an individual – what a nightmare! This threat of a dystopia made us work on implicit and tangible interaction, hybrid cyber-physical knowledge work, novel mobile and workspace interaction, augmented and virtual reality, and custom 3D printed interaction – HCI became our “new multimedia.”
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The technical program of ISM2019 will consist of invited talks, paper presentations, and panel discussions. Take a look. Which ones interest you?
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