Recent years have witnessed the rapid development of virtual reality (VR). Above 90% of VR content is in the form of 360° video, also called omnidirectional video or panoramic video. Generally speaking, 360° video offers immersive and interactive viewing experience, as the viewers are able to freely move their heads in the range of 360° × 180° to access different viewports. Therefore, the perception of 360° video is significantly different from that of traditional video.

Each month, the Chapter Briefs Newsletter will feature an OU Analytics Tip that will be helpful to all who utilize the OU Analytics tool.  This month's Tip features instructions on how chapter chairs can obtain data on arrears members (non-renewals) in their chapter, by society...

The IEEE Signal Processing Society is happy to announce the addition of fifteen new Chapters formed in 2019. We welcome the new SPS Chapters and wish them great success in their future activities and events.

The goal of the Hyderabad Chapter has been to bring together academicians, industry, and students with similar technical/research interests in the area of signal processing and communications.

Ajit Rajwade is an Associate Professor in the department of computer science and engineering at IIT Bombay, India. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree from the Government College of Engineering, Pune affiliated to the University of Pune (India) in 2001, his Master’s degree from McGill University (Canada) in 2005, and his PhD degree from the University of Florida (USA) in 2010, all in computer science. 

2020 Multimedia Prize Paper Award Nomination Period is Open. Any paper published in T-MM in 2017, 2018, or 2019 is eligible. Judging shall be on the bases of originality, subject matter, timeliness, potential impact, and presentation quality.

The Signal Processing Society (SPS) has 13 Technical Committees and 2 Special Interest Groups (SIGs) that support a broad selection of signal processing-related activities defined by the scope of the Society.

Matching images to a discrete camera is of significance in forensic investigation. In the case of digital images, forensic matching is possible through the use of sensor noise present within every image. There exist misconceptions, however, around how this noise reacts under variables such as temperature and the use of different lens systems.