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Keynote
Speech
(on-line), “Modeling Visual Signal
Sensitivity for Human Perception, Machine Understanding, and Both”, 8th
International Conference on Digital Signal Processing (ICDSP), February 24, 2024
Keynote
Speech (on-line), “A Potential Paradigm Shift
for Visual Signal Processing on the Rise of Machine Intelligence”, International
Conference on Green Energy, Computing and Sustainable Technology (GECOST), 18 Jan 2024
Invited talk, “Compression of Deep Visual Features and Models”, School of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China, 15 Dec 2023
Invited talk, “Representation, Evaluation and
Utilities of 3D Point Clouds“, School of
Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University, China, 15 Dec 2023
Invited talk, “Aesthetic Assessment for
Images”, Shenzhen International Graduate
School, Tsinghua University, 14 Dec 2023
Invited talk, “Perceptual Visual and Multimedia
Computing”, College of Computer Science and Soft Engineering, Shenzhen University, 14 Dec 2023
Expert Lecture,, “Can Visual Signals Be Handled Differently When Machines Become
Final Users?”, Dept of Networked
Intelligence, Peng Cheng Laboratory, Shenzhen, China, 13 Dec, 2023
Invited talk, “Modeling Just-Noticeable Differences for
Multimedia”, Huaqiao University, China, 9 Dec 2023.
Invited
talk, “3D Point Cloud Representation & Computational Models”, School of Information Management, Jiangxi
University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang, China, 7 Nov 2023
Keynote Speech, “Directing
Research toward Economic and Societal Impact”, International
Conference on Cooperation and Integration of Industry, Education, Research and
Applications, 5 Nov. 2023, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Keynote Speech (on-line), “Toward QoE Assessment of 3D, Generated and Partially generated Visual Signals”, 7th International Conference on
Communication and Information Systems (ICCIS), 21 October, 2023
Invited talk (on-line), International Workshop of Yonsei University Y-BASE AI Group on Unravelling
the Future of Vision: Generative Models, Machine-Centric Signals, NeRF
Advancements, and Video Summarization, “What
Can Be Done for Visual Signals When Machines Become End Users?”, Yonsei
University, Korea, 1 Sept 2023
Keynote Speech, “Representation & Applications of 3D
Point Clouds”, APSIPA Workshop on Signal and Information Processing in
Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia, 1 Aug 2023
Invited talk, “Aesthetic Assessment for Images by Machines”, Institut Teknologi
Bandung, Indonesia, 31 Jul
2023
Invited lecture, “Visual Computing with Humans or/and
Machines as Final Users”,16th International Symposium on Signals, Circuits and Systems (ISSCS), Romania, 14 Jul
2023.
Invited talk, “3D Point Clouds: New
Technology & Possibilities”, Department of Data Science and AI, Monash University, Australia, 14 July 2023.
Invited talk, “Re-thinking
of Visual Signal Representation amid Rise of Machine Intelligence”, Machine Intelligence Research Lab, Deakin University,
Australia, 13 July 2023
Invited talk, “Perception-inspired
Intelligent Visual and Multimedia Computing”, Department of
Psychology, Counselling & Therapy, La Trobe University, Australia, 12 July 2023
Invited talk, “Formulating Visual Just-Noticeable-Difference
(JND) for Human & Machine Uses”, School of Computing
Technologies, RMIT University, Australia, 11
July 2023
Invited talk (on-line), “Challenges
& Opportunities When Machines Become
Ultimate Users for Visual Signals”, School of Computer Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy
of Sciences, China, 17 March, 2023.
Tutorial, 22nd International
Conference on Electronics, Information, and Communication (ICEIC).
“Modeling
3D Visual and Virtual-Reality Signals: Toward QoE Assessment and Beyond”,
Singapore, 6 Feb 2023
Keynote
Speech, “Modelling Visual Signals for Human
and Machine Uses”, 26thInternational Workshop on Advanced Image Technology (IWAIT), Jeju, Korea, 9
Jan 2023
Tutorial, IEEE
Int'l Conf. on Visual Communications and Image Processing (VCIP), “Representation, Evaluation and Utilities of Point
Clouds”,Dec 13 – 16, 2022
Keynote Speech, 4th
International Conference on Video, Signal and Image Processing (VSIP),
“Resampling, Simplification and Compression of 3D Point Clouds”, 27 Nov 2022
Keynote
Speech, “3D Point
Cloud Management, Processing & Applications”, 10th Pacific-Rim
Symposium on Image and Video Technology (PSIVT), 26 Nov 2022
Keynote, Speech “To
Determine Visual Just-Noticeable-Difference for Human & Machine Tasks”, IEEE
International Symposium on
Intelligent Signal Processing and Communication Systems (ISPACS) ,
Penang, Malaysia, 23 Nov, 2022
Keynote
Speech, “New
Opportunities of Visual Representation for Machine Intelligence”, APSIPA Annual
Summit and Conference, 8 Nov 2022.
Plenary
Lecture, “Deep-learnt Feature Coding toward Integration of Visual Signal Compression and
Computer Vision”, 9th Int'l Conf. on
Digital Home (ICDH), 28 Oct 2022
Keynote Speech, “Quality Evaluation of Computer Generated &
Partially-generated Visual Signals”, 16th IEEE Int’l Conf. on Signal
Processing (ICSP), 22 Oct 2022.
Keynote
Speech, “Visual Signal
Assessment, Analysis and Enhancement for Low-resolution or Varying-illumination Environment”, Workshop on Robust Understanding of Low-quality
Multimedia Data: Unitive Enhancement, Analysis and Evaluation (UoLMM), ACM MM, 14 Oct. 2022.
Invited talk (on-line), “Toward
Just-noticeable Difference Modeling for Perception by Humans and Machines”, School of Biomedical
Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China, 27 May 2022
Panel at IEEE
ICASSP, “On the Convergence of Machine Learning”, Signal Processing and Multimedia Computing, May 25, 2022
Keynote Speech (on-line), “Quality Evaluation of Partially-Artificial
Images”, 3rd Int’l Conf. on Video, Signal and Image
Processing (VSIP), and 4th Int’l Conf on Virtual Reality Tech (ICVRT), Nov 20,
2021
Panel Speech (on-line) for Y-BASE AI Symposium on What
You Need to Know About the METAVERSE: Quality of Experience (QoE), Yonsei University, Korea, 28 Oct 2021
Keynote
Speech (on-line), “Characterizing
Various Visual Signals for Human and Machine Users”, IEEE 6th International Conference on Signal
and Image Processing
(ICSIP), 23 Oct 2021
Keynote Speech (on-line), “A Collaborative Framework to Integrate
Visual Coding and Intelligence”, webinar on Applications of Intelligent
Recognition, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Taiwan, 24 Sept
2021
Keynote (on-line), “From
Weber Law to Data-driven Modeling: toward JND in Human Perception”, 6th
Int’l Conf. on Image, Vision and Computing (ICIVC’21) and 5th Int’l Conf. on
Deep Learning Technologies (ICDLT’21), July 24, 2021
Invited talk (on-line), “New Directions & Approaches in Modeling 2D/3D QoE
and Opportunities for Collaboration”, International Joint Research Lab Workshop 2021, Research
on 2D/3D QoE for Future Technology Development, organized by Yonsei University, 23 June 2021
Tutorial (on-line), IEEE International conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal
processing (ICASSP), “Assessment of Visual Signals: From Technical
Quality to Aesthetic Quality”, 7 June, 2021.
Invited talk (on-line), “Air Quality Prediction and Smoke Detection via Machine Learning”, LKCMedicine-Imperial
College London Joint Workshop on the Health Consequences of Air Pollution，22 June 22 2021
Keynote Speech (on-line), “From Video Coding to
Visual Feature Coding: toward Collaborative Intelligence
& Beyond”, 4th International Conference on Image and Graphics Processing (ICIGP
2021), 2 Jan 2021
Invited presentation (on-line), “A Holistic View of Modeling Human Perception for
AI Era”，Hunan University, China, 18 Dec. 2020
IEEE SPS-NTU ROSE Lab Summer School on Visual Image Search and Video
Analytics (VISVA, on-line)，“Formulating Visual Significance & Sensitivity
toward Big-data Analytics”，14 Dec
2020, Singapore
Tutorial (on-line), IEEE Int’l Conf. on
Image Processing (ICIP), “Saliency Detection of
Visual Signals: From 2D to 3D and Beyond”, Oct 25, 2020
Invited talk (on-line), “Rating Distribution & Personality Prediction for
Image Aesthetics Assessment”, Workshop on Aesthetic & Technical
Quality Assessment of Multimedia and Media Analytics for Societal Trends (ATQAM/MAST), ACM Multimedia，October 12, 2020
Invited talk (on-line), “Multimedia Perception for AI”, ZJU Online
Robotics & AI Summer School, Zhejiang University, China, 6 Aug. 2020
Workshop Keynote
(on-line), “Visual
Perception and JND Modelling: Progress & Challenges”, Workshop on Data-driven Just Noticeable Difference for Multimedia
Communication, IEEE International
Conference on Multimedia and Expo, 10 July 2020
Invited talk, “Partially-Artificial
Images & Their Processing”, Shenzhen Graduate School，Peking University, Shenzhen, China,
24 Dec 2019
Invited talk, “Massive Point
Cloud Data Processing & Applications Enabled”, Tsinghua Shenzhen
International Graduate School (SIGS), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China, 24 Dec 2019
Invited talk, “Quality Estimation
for Images”, School
of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China,
23 December 2019
Invited talk, “How to Enable Machines to Compute Perception-Thresholds
for Multimedia?”, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China, 20 Dec
2019
Invited talk, “Attention
Mechanism in Big Visual Data Management”, Department of Computer Science and
National Engineering Research Centre of Digital Life, Sun Yat-Sen
University, Guangzhou,
China, 19 Dec 2019
Invited talk, “Modeling
Human-Perception of Visual Signals”, School of Computer Science and Information
Security, GuilinUniversity of ElectronicTechnology, Guangxi, China, 17
Dec 2019
Invited talk, “Representation and
Applications of Point Clouds”, the 4th PKU-NTU Workshop on AI+, Shenzhen,
China, 14 Dec 2019
Keynote talk, MMU Postgraduate Colloquium, Multimedia
University, Malaysia, “From Image/Video Compression to Deep-learnt Visual
Feature Compression”, 4 Dec 2019
Invited talk, “Singular Value Decomposition in Visual Signal
Processing”, University of Malaya，Faculty of
Computer Science & Information Technology, 3 Dec 2019
Invited talk, “Manipulations
of 3D Point Clouds”, Yonsei University, Incheon, Korea, 6 Nov
2019
Keynote Speech, “To Enable Machines Perceive as Humans Do”, International Joint Conference on AI & Data Science: Mathematics and Applications, 4 Nov. 2019, Suwon, Korea
Keynote
Speech, “Human-centric
Visual and Multimedia Signal Modeling”, Workshop on
Intelligent Multimedia Processing, National Yunlin University of Science
& Technology, Taiwan, 25 Sept 2019
Invited talk, “Turning Mature R&D Outcome into Industrial Deployment”, National Taiwan Normal
University, Taipei, Taiwan, 24 September 2019
Invited tutorial, “Evaluating and Processing Partially-Artificial Images”, IEEE Int’l Conf. on Image Processing (ICIP), 22 Sept 2019 (by invitation)
Keynote Speech, “Visual Saliency & Quality Estimation with 2D and 3D Cues”, Workshop on Content-Aware Video Analysis (CAVA), in the 16-th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Video and Signal-based Surveillance (AVSS), Taipei, Taiwan, 21 September 2019
Invited talk, “Effective Use of Singular Value Decomposition in Image Processing”, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, 20 September 2019
Panel Speech on AI and New Frontiers: Use of Data for Citizen Services and Improving Ease of Living, INDIA-SINGAPORE THE NEXT PHASE SUMMIT, Singapore, 9 September 2019
Keynote Speech, “Evaluating and Processing 3D Point Clouds”, the 32nd IPPR Conference on Computer Vision, Graphics, and Image Processing (CVGIP), Taitung, Taiwan, 26 August 2019
Invited talk, “Machine Learning in Perceptual Visual Signal Evaluation”, Workshop on Machine Learning and Its Applications, IEEE Circuits and Systems Singapore Chapter, 6 August, 2019
Invited talk, “New Exploration of Saliency & Quality Issues for Visual Signals with Extension to 3D Point Clouds”, Intelligent Computing Forum for New-generation Multimedia, Ningbo University, China, July 13, 2019
Invited talk, “Perceptual Visual Computing”, School of Computer Science and Technology, Qingdao University, China,11 July 2019
Invited talk, “Learn from Human Eyes & Brain for Handling Big Visual Data”, Shandong University, Qingdao, China, 10 July 2019
Invited talk, “Estimating Just-Noticeable Differences for Multimedia Signals”, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China, 8 July 2019
Invited talk, “Adapt Visual Signal to Changing Requirement: Image Retargeting Evaluation”, Brunel University London，UK, 21 May 2019
Invited talk, “Toward perceptual evaluation & processing of multimedia signals”, School of Engineering and Informatics, University of Sussex, UK, 17 May 2019
Invited talk, “SCREEN-CONTENT IMAGE MANIPULATIONS”, International Joint Research Lab Workshop 2019 on Intelligent Multimedia Processing, Yonsei University, 28 Jan 2019
Invited talk, “Assessing Human-perceived Quality for Images”, Seoul National University, Korea, 25 Jan 2019
Invited talk, “Computational Models of Just Noticeable Differences for Human Senses”， Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China, 19 Dec 2018
Invited talk, “Toward AI-oriented Multimedia Signal Manipulations”， Minjiang University, Fuzhou, China, 19 Dec 2018
Invited talk, “Toward Even Sparser Representation of Visual Signals: Coding, Post-processing & Evaluation”, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China, 18 Dec 2018
Invited talk, “Which Picture Has Better Perceived Visual Quality?”, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 11 Dec 2018
Invited talk, “Perceptual Modeling of Multimedia Signals for AI”, the first Sensetime-NTU AI Symposium, Singapore, 23 Nov 2018
Keynote Speech, “How to Make Machines Analyse, Visualize and Interact as Humans”, 1st International Conference on Quantification in Visual Computing, Stuttgart, Germany, 9 Oct 2018
Invited talk, “Auto-evaluating Image Retargeting Algorithms”, Fachbereich Informatik und Informationswissenschaft, Universität Konstanz, Germany, 4 Oct 2018
Invited talk, “To build machines that perceive as humans”, Fachbereich Informatik und Informationswissenschaft, Universität Konstanz， Germany， 4 Oct 2018
Invited talk, “Formulate and Implement Human Visual Attention Models”, Symposium for Perceptual Technologies, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Germany, 1 Oct 2018
Invited talk, “An Overview of R&D in Intelligent Multimedia”, Yonsei-NTU Workshop on Information Systems and Machine Learning (co-organized by IEEE Circuits and Systems Singapore Chapter), Singapore, 14 Aug 2018
Invited talk, “HANDLING SCREEN-CONTENT IMAGES”, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, 3 Aug 2018
Invited talk, “Quality Evaluation of Retargeted Images”, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, 2 Aug 2018
Invited talk, “Understand, Model and Apply Human Just-noticeable-Difference for Multimedia Signals”, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Invited talk, “Understand, Model and Apply Human Just-noticeable-Difference for Multimedia Signals”, Research Center for Information Technology Innovation of the Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, 30 July 2018.
Invited talk, “To Tell if Image Retargeting Is Well-done: Using Dense Correspondence and Multi-level Features”， China University of Mining and Technology，Xuzhou，China， 30 June 2018
Invited talk, “Multimedia Signal Processing in the AI Era”, Workshop on Research Fronts in Intelligent Information Processing, National Astronomical Observatory of China, Beijing， 28 June 2018
Invited talk, “Research issues that interest me”, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China, 28 June 2018
Invited talk, “To build machines that perceive as humans”, Peking University, China, 28 June 2018
Invited talk, “Why, How and When to Model Perceptible Differences for Signal Processing?”, Beijing University of Technology, China, 27 June 2018
Invited talk, “Building & Applying Computational Models of Human Visual Selectivity”, Beijing Jiaotong University, China, 26 June 2018
Invited talk, “Exploring SVD in Image and Video Manipulations”, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China, 26 June 2018
Invited talk, “Perceptual Processing for Visual Signals”, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications 25 June 2018
Invited talk, “Just-Noticeable (or Just-Not-Noticeable) Differences for Multimedia”, Institute of Information and Communication Engineering, Zhejiang University, China, 28 Jan 2018
Invited talk, “Determining Just-Noticeable Differences for Multimedia Signals and Beyond”, 20 Dec 2017, Department of Computer Science, Yale University, USA
Invited talk, “Modeling Visual Attention toward Advantages in System Design”, 14 Dec 2017, Department of Computer Science, George Washington University, USA
Invited talk, “Multimedia Processing & Communication To Enhance Quality of Life”, Huawei Singapore Research Center, 10 Nov 2017
Invited talk, “Formulating Just-Noticeable Difference for Multimedia Signals”, Department of Computer Science and Technology， University of Cambridge , 3 November 2017
Invited talk, “Perceptual Visual Quality Assessment and Related Processing”, Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong University, 27 July 2017
Invited talk, “Building and Applying Visual Attention Models for Multimedia Systems”, Department of Computer Science, City University, Hong Kong, 26 July 2017
IEEE Circuits and System Society (CASS) Distinguished Lecture, “Perception-driven Visual Signal Modeling, Evaluation and Processing”, Macau, 24 July 2017
Invited talk, “Just-Noticeable Difference (JND) for Multimedia Signals”, Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Macau, 20 July 2017
Distinguished Lecture, Tainan Chapter, IEEE Signal Processing Society, “Modeling Human Visual Attention”, 14 April 2017, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Keynote speech, International Conference for Big Data and AI in Medical & FinTech, “To Enable Machines Perceive Signals as Humans Do”, 13 April 2017, Taichung, Taiwan
IEEE Circuits and System Society (CASS) Distinguished Lecture, “Perception-driven Visual Signal Modeling, Evaluation and Processing”, CASS CENTRAL & SOUTH ITALY Chapter, 13 Dec 2016, University of Catania, Italy
Invited talk, “Computational Models for Visual Attention”, Sapienza - Università di Roma, Italy, 12 Dec 2016
Invited talk, “Perceptual Modeling and Processing of Multimedia Signals”, 7 December, 2016, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
IEEE Circuits and System Society (CASS) Distinguished Lecture, “Just-Noticeable Difference (JND) Formulation: Turning Limitations of Human Senses into System Advantages CASS North Italy Chapter, 6 Dec 2016, University of Pavia
Invited talk, “Screen Content Image Processing, Compression and Evaluation”, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, 23 June 2016
Invited talk, “Just-Noticeable Difference (JND) Formulation for Signals and Beyond”, Tongji University, Shanghai, 25 March 2016
Invited talk, “New Wine in Old Bottles: Re-discover SVD in Visual Signal Processing”, Shanghai University of Engineering Science (SUES), 24 March 2016
Xing Jian Lecture, “Perceptual Modeling and Processing of Visual Signals”, Shanghai University, 24 March 2016
Invited talk, “Perceptual Modeling and Processing for Multimedia Signals”, Panasonic R&D Center Singapore , 18 Jan 2016
Invited talk, “An Overview and Reflection on Just Noticeable Difference (JND) Models”, Ningbo University, China, 4 Jan 2016
Invited talk, “A Few Thoughts for Discussion on Perceptual Modeling of Visual Signals”, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, 3 Jan 2016
Invited talk, “Perceptual Image Quality Evaluation and Visual Signal Modelling”, Dept of Ele. Eng., University of Malaya, 6 November 2015.
LSMBD Keynote Speech, “Selective Visual Attention: Computational Models and Applications”, Asian Conference on Pattern Recognition (ACPR), 3 Nov. 2015.
Invited talk, “Perceptual Signal Processing”, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China, 17 July 2015.
Invited talk, “New Investigation of Singular Values and Vectors for images and Video”, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China, 13 July, 2015.
Tutorial, “To Make Every Manipulation Count: Perceptually-inspired Multimedia Signal Processing”, IEEE ChinaSIP, 12 July 2015.
Invited talk, “Perception-driven Multimedia Signal Modeling”, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, USA, 12 June 2015.
Invited talk, “Modeling of Difference Thresholds of Human Perception”, Polytechnic Engineering School of NYU, USA, 11 June 2015.
Invited talk, “Just-noticeable difference”, Santa Clara University, USA, 8 June 2015.
Keynote Speech, “Just Noticeable or Not: More Questions than Answers”, 7th International Workshop on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX), 28 May 2015, Greece.
Invited talk, “From Quality of Experience to Quality of Life”, Hellenic Open University, Greece, 26 May 2015.
Invited talk, “Perceptual Image Quality and Perception based Modelling”, University of Patras, Greece, 25 May 2015.
Invited speech, Multimedia Perception and Measurement Symposium, “Perceptual Multimedia Processing：Impacts and Research Issues”, 10 Jan 2015, Xian, China.
Invited talk, “Quality of Experience (QoE) Evaluation for Multimedia”, South China University of Technology, China, 7 Nov 2014.
Invited talk, “SVD for Image and Video Processing”, Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Konstanz, Germany, 11 July 2014
Public Lecture at Zukunftskolleg, “Perception-driven Multimedia Signal Modeling”, University of Konstanz, Germany, 9 July 2014
Invited talk, “Perceptual Visual Quality Evaluation Techniques”, Shanghai Dianji University, China , 6 June 2014
Invited talk, “SVD for Visual Signal Processing”, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, 4 June 2014
Invited talk, “Some ‘Out-of-the-box’ Thinking for Visual Signal Compression”, Shanghai Dianji University, China , 4 June 2014
Invited talk, “Multimedia Quality of Experience (QoE) Modeling and Evaluation”, Tongji University, China, 3 June 2014
Invited talk, “Perceptual Considerations for Visual Quality Evaluation and Beyond”, 30 May 2014, Fudan University, China
Invited talk, “Visual Signal Quality Evaluation: an objective means to predict subjective experience”, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua Univ., China, 24 Jan 2014
Invited talk, Second International Workshop on Video Coding and Video Processing (VCVP14), “Exploring SVD for Images and Video for Compression and Beyond”, 23, Jan. 2014, Shenzhen, China.
Invited talk, “Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) for Visual Signals”, Research Center for Information Technology Innovation, Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, 31 Oct 2013
Tutorial, Asia Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Summit Conference (APSIPA), “Perceptual Quality Evaluation for Image and Video: from Modules to Systems”, October 29, 2013, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
The Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association (APSIPA) Distinguished Lecture 2013, “Recent Development in Perceptual Visual Quality Evaluation”, Ningbo University, China, 2 Oct. 2013
Keynote Speech, 9th Joint Conference on Harmonious Human Machine Environment (HHME 2013), “Human-centric Visual Signal Modeling, Evaluation and Processing”, 26-28 Sept. 2013, China.
The Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association (APSIPA) Distinguished Lecture 2013, “Human-vision Friendly Processing for Images and Graphics”, Santa Clara University, USA, 19 July 2013
Invited talk, “Enable Machines to Appreciate Pictures as Humans do”, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Brunei, in Universiti Brunei Darussalam, 10 Jan. 2013
Panelist talk, “Multimedia Research with Industrial Relevancy: My Perspectives”, Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia (PCM 2012), 6 Dec 2012
Invited talk, “Visual & Speech Quality Models with Support Vector Regression”, Technicolor Ltd, Beijing, China, 15 June 2012
Invited talk, “Some ‘Out-of-the-Box’ Thinking for Image and Video Coding”, Institute of Information Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, 15 June 2012
Invited talk, “Perceptual Multimedia Quality Evaluation via Machine Learning”, Institute of Information Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, 14 June 2012
The Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association (APSIPA) Distinguished Lecture 2012, “Human-vision Friendly Processing for Images and Graphics”, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, 13 June 2012
Invited talk, “New Attempts for Evaluating Perceptual Quality for Image and Speech: A Machine-learning Approach”, Department of Electronic Engineering, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, 23 April 2012
The Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association (APSIPA) Distinguished Lecture 2012, “Human-vision Friendly Processing for Images and Graphics”, National Sun-Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 20 April 2012.
Invited talk, 21st Annual Wireless and Optical Communications Conference (WOCC 2012), “Squeezing More Bits Out of Bitstream: New Paradigms for Video Compression”, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 19 April 2012
The Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association (APSIPA) Distinguished Lecture 2012, “Recent Development in Perceptual Visual Quality Evaluation”, Research Center for Information Technology Innovation, Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, 18 April 2012
Invited talk, “Perceptual Quality Evaluation: An Overview and Several New Contributions”, the Centre for Quantifiable Quality of Service in Communication Systems (Q2S), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway,17 Oct, 2011
Invited talk, “To Build a Machine to Emulate Our Eyes for Picture Appreciation”, Singapore Institute of Engineering Technologists, 20 Aug 2011
Invited talk, “Perceptual Visual Quality Evaluation: Where Are We Now and Where Can We Go?”, Wuhan University, 25 March 2011, Wuhan, China
QoEIG Keynote Speech, IEEE Multimedia Communications Technical Committee (MMTC), “A Survey of Perceptual Quality Metrics for Images and Videos”, 3 March 2011
Invited seminar, “Can the impact of Pixel Error Be Predicted?”, 4 Jan. 2011, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Invited seminar, “Making Every Bit Count in Image and Video Coding”, 3 Jan. 2011, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Teipai, Taiwan
Tutorial at APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference, “Human-vision Friendly Processing for Images and Graphics”, Singapore, Dec. 2010
Invited talk, “Perceptual Visual Modeling for Multimedia Processing and Communication”, The HK Polytechnic University, 24 Sep 2010
Tutorial at IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), “To tell a Good Picture from a Good One: Perceptual Visual Quality”, Hong Kong, Jul. 2010
Invited talk, “McFIS: A Generated Golden Frame for Video Coding”, Department of Electronic Engineering, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, 16 Aug 2010
Panelist talk, “Some Thinking when Multimedia Data are Everywhere”, SPIE Visual Communications and Image Processing (VCIP), Huangshan, China, 12 Jul. 2010
Invited talk, “Perception-based Manipulations for Images and Video”, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 14 Jul. 2010
Tutorial at Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia (PCM 2009), “Computational models for just-noticeable difference (JND) in visual signal”, Bangkok, Thailand, 15-18 Dec. 2009
Tutorial at IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME), “Modeling Visibility Thresholds in Human -Centric Multimedia Systems”, New York City, USA, June 2009
Invited talk, “Perceptual Visual Quality Evaluation and Applications”, School of Info & Comm Eng, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, China, 3 Dec. 2008
Invited talk, “To Make Machines Perceive as Our Eyes Do: Perceptual Visual Quality Metrics and Its Practical Uses”, First International Workshop on Video Coding and Video Processing, Shenzhen, China, 27-28, Nov. 2008
Invited talk, “Let Machines Appreciate Pictures as We Do”, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Singapore, 2 September 2008
Invited seminar in Department of Electronic Engineering, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, “New Attempts in Low-bit-rate Image Coding”, Hong Kong, 28 Jul. 2008
Invited seminar in Department of Electronic Engineering, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, “Perceptual Visual Quality-gauging and Processing—a Survey”, Hong Kong, 17 Jul. 2008
Invited talk, “Perception-based Visual Signal Processing”, Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA, USA, 22 May 2008
Tutorial at IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), “Perception-based Visual Image and Video Processing”, Seattle, Washington, USA, 18-21 May 2008
Invited seminar in Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore, “Gauging Picture Quality & Perception-driven Processing”, Singapore, 29 February 2008
Invited seminar in Department of Electronic Engineering, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, “Determining and applying visibility thresholds in images”, Hong Kong, 12 Dec. 2007
Tutorial at Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia (PCM 2007), “Computational models for just-noticeable difference (JND) in visual signal”, Hong Kong, 11-14 Dec. 2007
MAP Keynote Speech in the 16th IEEE Int’l Conf on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN07), “Perception Is Reality: Visual Quality Evaluation and Beyond”, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, August 15-16, 2007
Invited talk in NEC Corp., “Perceptual Visual Processing & Quality Evaluation”, Kawasaki, Japan, 8 February 2006
Invited talk in the 2nd International Workshop on Video Processing and Quality Metrics (VPQM-06), “Visual Processing Driven by Perceptual Quality Gauge: A Perspective”, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, 22-24 Jan. 2006
Invited seminar in Department of ECE, University of California, Santa Barbara, “Modeling Just-Noticeable Difference in Visual Signal”, 25 January 2006, Santa Barbara, USA
Invited Seminar in NTT DoCoMo, Inc., “Opportunities amidst Challenges: Telecommunication and Mobile Multimedia Services in SEA in Wireless Era”, NTT DoCoMo HQ, Tokyo, Japan, 15 March 2000
Keynote Speech in the 3rd Mixed-Signal IC (MSIC) Forum, Singapore, “Video Compression and Coding -- Part of a Bigger Picture”, Singapore, 7-11 June 1999
Invited talk in Singapore MPEG Seminar, “MPEG-4 Video & Audio Codec Implementation with DSPs”, Singapore, 10 June 1998
Presentation in Institute of Microelectronics Technical Seminar, “Managing Gigabits: Video Compression and Coding”, Singapore, 27 August 1997
