Vicomtech-IK4 works in a applied research in the following six application areas:
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DIGITAL TV & MULTIMEDIA SERVICES |
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This area works in all TV and advanced audiovisual value chain related aspects as well as other multimedia services. The main research skills are: Broadcasting technologies (DVB-T,C,S,H – MHP, MPEG), content based multimedia analysis (for A/V automatic indexing, management and retrieval) and professional production for interactive services, virtual reality, HDTV, audio and mobile devices. |
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EHEALTH & BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS |
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The objective of the eHealth & Biomedical Applications Department is to become a source of new technological and leading developments for healthcare services, so that to satisfy the ICT needs of the biomedical community. The main research lines include the most recent advances in image analysis (image processing, segmentation, registration, fusion), visualization (3D, virtual reality, usability) and biomedical information management (transmission, representation, standards, interface). |
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ETOURISM & CULTURAL HERITAGE |
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eTourism & Cultural Heritage Department aims at designing and implementing applications for the creation of interactive digital experiences that provide an added value to the services offered by the tourist, cultural and creative sectors. Among the key technologies in the area, Virtual and Augmented Reality technologies; mobile applications based on several location-based tracking; tools for content personalization; semantic-based searching algorithms; content annotation and indexing; and standard-based system for multimedia content creation and management. |
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3D ANIMATION AND INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS |
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The 3D Animation and Interactive Virtual Environments Department studies and develops innovative applications that make use of 3D graphics and real-time virtual reality technologies. The main objective is to improve the human-computer interaction by means of more natural user experiences and to enhance contents and services understanding through interactive and collaborative simulations. |
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INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND ENGINEERING |
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The aim of Vicomtech-IK4's Intelligent Transport Systems and Engineering area is the application of Computer Graphics, Advanced Visualisation Systems, Knowledge Engineering and Advanced Algorithms’ technologies into the industrial sector in general, and particularly into the transport sector by providing the sector’s companies with technological solutions (ITS). |
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HUMAN SPEECH AND LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGIES |
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The Human Speech and Language Technology department aims to investigate and develop advanced speech and natural language processing techniques in order to transfer innovative applications to the language industry and satisfy the interdisciplinary human-machine interaction and multilingual multimedia content management needs of the information society. |
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