IWITMA 2010 - 2nd International Workshop on IPTV Technologies and Multidisciplinary Applications (IWITMA 2010)

Scope and Topics

The 2nd International Workshop on IPTV Technologies and Multidisciplinary Applications (IWITMA 2010) will be a one-day event focusing on recent advances in IPTV technology and applications. IWITMA 2010 will be held in conjunction with the IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME 2010) in order to profit from the attendance at IEEE ICME as well as providing this group with recents advances in video that will impact the networks of the future. The workshop will present innovative technical papers on all aspects of IPTV and converged applications delivery as well as on novel approaches video transmission and network architectures for video. In addition to these papers the workshop intends to have ample time for discussion amongst participants on topics randing from industry trends to actual and future implementation.

The workshop seeks innovative technical papers on all aspects of IPTV in multimedia broadcasting, including architectural standardization, content protection, quality of service and quality of experience, middleware, etc.

The following IPTV related topics are included as to attract attendance from both academia and industry:

Architectures for IPTV systems especially those targeting multiscreens and combining mobility

IPTV Service deployments, interactivity, Social TV, datacasting

IPTV QoS issues (including performance, traffic management and monitoring, etc.)

IPTV user experience and user experience design

Video Content Distribution Networks for distributed IPTV services

Mobile IPTV (system deployment, mobile extension considerations, etc.)

Transmission aspects including video compression and network coding

User devices and home networking

IPTV processing, video coding and processing

Content protection and rights management

Network design impacts of video convergence

Software platforms and middleware for next generation IPTV

Business, pricing and billing models for evolving IPTV services

IPTV content consumption measurement, congestion control, rate control

Mathematical and analytical models for IPTV networks

IPTV test beds and field trials for multimedia broadcasting applications

Keynote Speaker

Additionally, the workshop plans to bring a distinguished invited speaker to present views on the convergence of IP video and traditional broadcast especially in emerging IPTV markets.
Demos

The workshop also intends to request participants to present demonstrators that are relevant to the current disruptions in the IPTV industry.
Targeted Audience

IEEE ICME attracts the participation of the top talent in the multimedia community, from both academia and industry. Thus, the workshop will promote the current discussion about the future of IPTV technologies. Participants in the workshop will be recruited in across the video ?ecosystem? and include contributors from the multimedia content production and aggregaton as well as the device manufacturers.