CFCP 2009 - CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS Advanced Techniques in Multimedia Watermarking: Image, Video and Audio Applications

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
Proposal Submission Deadline: January 31, 2009
Advanced Techniques in Multimedia Watermarking: Image, Video and Audio Applications.
A book edited by Dr. Ali Mohammad Al-Haj
Princess Sumaya University, Jordan
To be published by IGI Global
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Introduction
In recent years, the tremendous advancement of digital technology has
increased the ease with which digital multimedia files (image, video, and audio)
are stored, transmitted, and reproduced. Consequently, content providers and
owners are faced with the problem of protecting against copyright violation
and other forms of abuse of their digital property. The nature of digital
multimedia content makes traditional copyright methods unsuitable for
establishing ownership. Therefore, digital watermarking was proposed, and
strongly advocated, as a solution to prevent illegal and malicious copying and
distribution of digital media. Many multimedia watermarking algorithms have
been proposed in the last decade, however as the amount of digital
multimedia production increases exponentially, the need for better and more
advanced techniques for watermarking digital objects increases as well.
Objective of the Book
In this book, we seek contributions in the area of digital watermarking that will
address the different aspects of advanced watermarking research; modeling
and theoretical analysis, advanced embedding and extraction techniques,
software and hardware implementations, and performance evaluations of
watermarking systems. The primary objective of the book is to introduce
readers to state-of-art research in multimedia watermarking to enable high
quality research in the different disciplines of watermarking.
Target Audience
The target audience of this book will be composed of professionals and
researchers working in the various disciplines of digital multimedia copyright
protection, e.g. image and document watermarking, audio and video
watermarking, multimedia fingerprinting, information hiding, steganography,
secured eCommerce, copyright protection, authentication, and information
management. Moreover, the book will provide insights and support to industries
and researchers interested in software and hardware implementation of realtime
multimedia watermarking.
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Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
Multimedia watermarking techniques
Image watermarking techniques
Video watermarking techniques
Audio watermarking techniques
Reversible watermarking techniques
Optimized watermarking techniques
Performance evaluation of watermarking techniques
Benchmarking watermarking systems
Applications of watermarking systems
Multimedia watermarking technologies
Mathematical modeling of watermarking techniques
Hardware implementations of watermarking systems
Real-time multimedia watermarking systems
Copyright protection of multimedia objects
Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before January 31st,
2009, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns
of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified
by February 5th, 2009 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter
guidelines. Full chapters should be about 8,000 - 10,000 words in length and
expected to be submitted by April 15th, 2009. All submitted chapters will be
reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to
serve as reviewers for this project.
Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.),
publisher of the ¡°Information Science Reference¡± (formerly Idea Group
Reference), ¡°Medical Information Science Reference,¡± and ¡°IGI Publishing¡±
imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igiglobal.
com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2009.
Important Dates:
January 31, 2009: Proposal Submission Deadline
February 5, 2009: Notification of Acceptance
April 15, 2009: Full Chapter Submission
May 31, 2009: Review Result Returned
September 15, 2009: Final Chapter Submission
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Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or
by mail to:
Dr. Ali Al-Haj
Computer Engineering Department
Princess Sumaya University
Tel.: +962 6 535 8832 • Fax: +962 6 534 7295 • Mobile: +962777 487 747
E-mail: igi-AT-psut.edu.jo