Academic position:
Post. Doc.
Joining date:
01-01-2003
Role in IT: Researcher Scientific Area: Networks and Multimedia
Group: Multimedia Signal Processing – Lx
Degrees
- PhD, Instituto Superior Técnico, 01-01-2011 - MSc, Instituto Superior Técnico, 28-12-2005 - Licenciatura, Instituto Superior Técnico, 27-12-2003
Expertise Topics
- Distributed video coding - Video compression
Affiliations
- IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Member, 01-01-2011
MUlti-view distributed coding for VIsual Sensor networks
FCT/PTDC
01-03-2012
01-03-2015
Academic Activities
Lecture courses
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Programação, Instituto Superior Técnico, Mestrado em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores
Co - Supervision of Theses
MSc
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Perceptual Error Protection Using Distributed Video Coding Principles , MSc, André Seixas Dias , 3-2013
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A Side Information Fusion Approach for Multiview Distributed Video Coding , MSc, Roberto Guerreiro Custódio Tomé, 10-2013
Publications
Book Chapters [2]
- Pereira, F.; Brites , C.; Ascenso, J.; "Distributed video coding: basics, codecs and performance" - Chapter in Distributed source coding: theory, algorithms and applications, Michael Gastpar and Pier Luigi Dragotti, Academic Press, ,
2009.
- Pereira, F.; Ascenso, J.; Brites , C.; Fonseca, P.; J. Baltazar; "Evolution and challenges in multimedia representation technologies" - Chapter in A portrait of state-of-the-art research at the Technical University of Lisbon, M. Oom de Seabra Pereira , Springer, ,
2007.
Papers in Journals [7]
- Brites , C.; Pereira, F.; "An Efficient Encoder Rate Control Solution for Transform Domain Wyner-Ziv Video Coding", IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems for Video Tech., Vol. 21, No. 9, pp. 1278 - 1292, September, 2011. Abstract | Full text (PDF 618KB) | BibTex
- Ascenso, J.; Brites , C.; Pereira, F.; "A flexible side information generation framework for distributed video coding", Multimedia Tools and Applications , Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 381 - 409, July, 2010. Abstract
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- R. Martins ; Brites , C.; Ascenso, J.; Pereira, F.; "Statistical motion learning for improved transform domain Wyner-Ziv video coding", IET Image Processing, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 28 - 41, February, 2010. Abstract | Full text (PDF 1485KB) | BibTex
- R. Martins ; Brites , C.; Ascenso, J.; Pereira, F.; "Adaptive deblocking filter for transform domain Wyner-Ziv video coding", IET Image Processing, Vol. 3, No. 6, pp. 315 - 328, December, 2009. Abstract | Full text (PDF 706KB) | BibTex
- R. Martins ; Brites , C.; Ascenso, J.; Pereira, F.; "Refining side information for improved transform domain Wyner-Ziv video coding", IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems for Video Tech., Vol. 19, No. 9, pp. 1327 - 1341, September, 2009. Abstract | Full text (PDF 533KB) | BibTex
- Brites , C.; Pereira, F.; "Correlation Noise Modeling for Efficient Pixel and Transform Domain Wyner-Ziv Video Coding", IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems for Video Tech., Vol. 18, No. 9, pp. 1177 - 1190, September, 2008. Abstract
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- Brites , C.; Ascenso, J.; J. Pedro ; Pereira, F.; "Evaluating a Feedback Channel based Transform Domain Wyner-Ziv Video Codec", Signal Processing: Image Communication, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 269 - 297, April, 2008. Abstract
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Papers in Conference Proceedings [32]
- D. Shah; Ascenso, J.; Brites , C.; Pereira, F.; "Evaluating Multi-View Plus Depth Coding Solutions for 3D Video Scenarios", Proc IEEE EUSIPCO 3DTV-Conf.: The True Vision - Capture, Transmission and Display of 3D Video - 3DTV, Zurich, Switzerland, Vol. -, pp. - - -, October, 2012.
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- Brites , C.; Ascenso, J.; Pereira, F.; "Learning based Decoding Approach for Improved Wyner-Ziv Video Coding", Proc Picture Coding Symp., Kraków, Poland, Vol. -, pp. 165 - 168, May, 2012.
Abstract
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- Brites , C.; Ascenso, J.; Pereira, F.; "Structural based Side Information Creation with Improved Matching Criteria for Wyner-Ziv Video Coding", Proc Workshop on Image Analysis for Multimedia Interactive Services WIAMIS, Dublin, Ireland, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2012.
Abstract
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- Ascenso, J.; Brites , C.; Pereira, F.; "Augmented LDPC Graph for Distributed Video Coding with Multiple Side Information", Proc IEEE Workshop on MultiMedia Signal Processing - MMSP, Hangzhou, China, Vol. -, pp. - - -, October, 2011.
Abstract
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- Ascenso, J.; Brites , C.; Pereira, F.; "A Denoising Approach for Iterative Side Information Creation in Distributed Video Coding", Proc IEEE International Conf. on Image Processing - ICIP, Brussels, Belgium, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2011.
Abstract
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- M. Naccari; Brites , C.; Ascenso, J.; Pereira, F.; "Low complexity deblocking filter perceptual optimization for the HEVC codec", Proc IEEE International Conf. on Image Processing - ICIP, Brussels, Belgium, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, September, 2011.
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- Brites , C.; Pereira, F.; "Probability Updating for Decoder and Encoder Rate Control Turbo based Wyner-Ziv Video Coding", Proc IEEE International Conf. on Image Processing - ICIP, Hong Kong, China, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2010.
Abstract
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- Ascenso, J.; Brites , C.; F.D. Dufaux; W. Fernando; T.E. Ebrahimi; Pereira, F.; S. Tubaro; "The VISNET II DVC codec: architecture, tools and performance", Proc European Signal Processing Conf. - EUSIPCO, Aalborg, Denmark, Vol. -, pp. - - -, August, 2010.
Abstract
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- Ascenso, J.; Brites , C.; Pereira, F.; "Compression efficiency analysis of Wyner-Ziv video coding with motion compensated side information interpolation", Proc SPIE Conf. on Visual Information Processing and Communication , San Jose, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, January, 2010.
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- X. Huang; Brites , C.; Ascenso, J.; Pereira, F.; S. Forchhammer; "Distributed video coding with multiple side information", Proc Picture Coding Symp., Chicago, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2009. Abstract | Full text (PDF 241KB) | BibTex
- Ascenso, J.; Brites , C.; Pereira, F.; "Design and performance of a novel Low-Density Parity-Check code for distributed video coding", Proc IEEE International Conf. on Image Processing - ICIP, San Diego, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, October, 2008.
Abstract
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- J. Areia; Ascenso, J.; Brites , C.; Pereira, F.; "Low complexity hybrid rate control for lower complexity Wyner-Ziv video decoding", Proc European Signal Processing Conf. - EUSIPCO, Lausanne, Switzerland, Vol. -, pp. - - -, August, 2008. Abstract | Full text (PDF 151KB) | BibTex
- Pereira, F.; Brites , C.; Ascenso, J.; M. Tagliasacchi; "Wyner-Ziv Video Coding: A Review of the Early Architectures and Further Developments", Proc IEEE International Conf. on Multimedia and Expo - ICME, Hannover, Germany, Vol. -, pp. - - -, June, 2008. Abstract | Full text (PDF 279KB) | BibTex
- Pereira, F.; Ascenso, J.; Brites , C.; "Studying the GOP size impact on the performance of a feedback channel-based Wyner-Ziv video codec", Proc IEEE Pacific-Rim Symp. on Image and Video Technology - PSIVT, Santiago, Chile, Vol. -, pp. - - -, December, 2007.
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- J. Pedro ; Soares, L. D.; Brites , C.; Ascenso, J.; Pereira, F.; C.B. Bandeirinha; S.Y. Ye; F.D. Dufaux; T.E. Ebrahimi; "Studying Error Resilience Performance for a Feedback Channel Based Transform Domain", Proc Picture Coding Symp., Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, November, 2007.
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- J. Areia; Brites , C.; Ascenso, J.; Pereira, F.; "Wyner-Ziv stereo video coding using a side information fusion approach", Proc International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing , Chania, Greece, Vol. -, pp. - - -, October, 2007.
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- Brites , C.; Pereira, F.; "Encoder Rate Control for Transform Domain Wyner-Ziv Video Coding", Proc IEEE International Conf. on Image Processing - ICIP, San Antonio, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2007.
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- J. Pedro ; Brites , C.; Ascenso, J.; Pereira, F.; "Studying the Feedback Channel in Transform Domain Wyner-Ziv Video Coding", Proc Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Peniche, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2007.
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- Ascenso, J.; Brites , C.; Pereira, F.; "Content Adaptive Wyner-Ziv Video Coding Driven by Motion Activity", Proc IEEE International Conf. on Image Processing - ICIP, Atlanta, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, October, 2006.
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- M. Tagliasacchi; A. Trapanese; S. Tubaro; Ascenso, J.; Brites , C.; Pereira, F.; "Exploiting Spatial Redundancy in Pixel Domain Wyner-Ziv Video Coding", Proc IEEE International Conf. on Image Processing - ICIP, Atlanta, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, October, 2006.
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- Brites , C.; Ascenso, J.; Pereira, F.; "Studying Temporal Correlation Noise Modeling for Pixel Based Wyner-Ziv Video Coding", Proc IEEE International Conf. on Image Processing - ICIP, Atlanta, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, October, 2006.
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- Brites , C.; Ascenso, J.; Pereira, F.; "Feedback Channel in Pixel Domain Wyner-Ziv Video Coding: Myths and Realities", Proc European Signal Processing Conf. - EUSIPCO, Florence, Italy, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2006.
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- Brites , C.; Ascenso, J.; Pereira, F.; "Improving Transform Domain Wyner-Ziv Video Coding Performance", Proc IEEE International Conf. on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing - ICASSP, Toulouse, France, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2006.
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- M. Tagliasacchi; A. Trapanese; S. Tubaro; Ascenso, J.; Brites , C.; Pereira, F.; "Intra Mode Decision Based on Spatio-Temporal Cues In Pixel Domain Wyner-Ziv Video Coding", Proc IEEE International Conf. on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing - ICASSP, Toulouse, France, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2006.
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- Brites , C.; Ascenso, J.; Pereira, F.; "Modeling Correlation Noise Statistics at Decoder for Pixel Based Wyner-Ziv Video Coding", Proc Picture Coding Symp., Beijing, China, Vol. -, pp. - - -, April, 2006.
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- A. Trapanese; M. Tagliasacchi; S. Tubaro; Ascenso, J.; Brites , C.; Pereira, F.; "Embedding a Block-based Intra Mode in Frame-based Pixel Domain Wyner-Ziv Video Coding", Proc International Workshop on Very Low Bitrate Video, Sardinia, Italy, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2005.
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- L. P. Natário; Brites , C.; Ascenso, J.; Pereira, F.; "Extrapolating side information for low-delay pixel-domain distributed video coding", Proc International Workshop on Very Low Bitrate Video, Costa del Rey, Italy, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2005.
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- A. Trapanese; M. Tagliasacchi; S. Tubaro; Ascenso, J.; Brites , C.; Pereira, F.; "Improved Correlation Noise Statistics Modeling in Frame-based Pixel Domain Wyner-Ziv Video Coding", Proc International Workshop on Very Low Bitrate Video, Sardinia, Italy, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2005.
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- Ascenso, J.; Brites , C.; Pereira, F.; "Motion Compensated Refinement for Low Complexity Pixel Based Distributed Video Coding", Proc IEEE International Conf. on Advanced Video and Signal Based Surveillance, Sardinia, Italy, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2005.
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- L. P. Natário; Brites , C.; Ascenso, J.; Pereira, F.; "Side Information Extrapolation for Low-Delay Pixel-Domain Distributed Video Coding", Proc International Workshop on Very Low Bitrate Video, Sardignia, Italy, Vol. ?, pp. ? - ?, September, 2005.
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- Ascenso, J.; Brites , C.; Pereira, F.; "Improving Frame Interpolation with Spatial Motion Smoothing for Pixel Domain Distributed Video Coding", Proc Conf. on Speech and Image Processing, Multimedia Communications and Services - EURASIP, Smolenice, Slovakia, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2005.
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- Brites , C.; Pereira, F.; "Distributed Video Coding: Bringing New Applications to Life", Proc Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Tomar, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, April, 2005.
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Theses
- C. Brites ; "Exploiting Correlation Noise Modeling in Wyner-Ziv Video Coding", Instituto Superior Técnico, March, 2011.
- C. Brites ; "Advances on Distributed Video Coding", Instituto Superior Técnico, December, 2005 .
Other Scientific Achievements
Awards
- Brites , C.;
"IEEE VCIP 2012 - Best Reviewer Award", Winner of Best Reviewer Award for 2012 IEEE Visual Communications and Image Processing (VCIP) conference, 01-11-2012.
Miscellaneous
- Brites , C.; "Invited Talks", Distributed Video Coding: A Novel Paradigm", Encontro Nacional de Ciência – Ciência 2009, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal, 01-07-2009.
Other Contributions
Conference Committees
- IEEE International Conf. on Multimedia and Expo - ICME, Technical Programme Committee, Catarina Isabel Carvalheiro Brites , 2012.
- IEEE International Conf. on Multimedia and Expo - ICME, Technical Programme Committee, Catarina Isabel Carvalheiro Brites , 2007.
