University of Florida, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EEL 6935 -- Special Topics in Multimedia Communications and Networking

Fall 2003 Calendar

  Tuesday Thursday
Week 1
August 26
Topic: Logistics, Basics of analog and digital video
Reading Assignment: Chap. 1
August 28
Topic: Basics of analog and digital video
Reading Assignment: Chap. 1
Week 2
September 2
Topic: Fourier analysis of video signals
Reading Assignment: Chap. 2
September 4
Topic: Frequency response of the HVS
Reading Assignment: Chap. 2
Week 3
September 9
Topic: Video modeling
Reading Assignment: Chap. 5
September 11
Topic: Video modeling
Reading Assignment: Chap. 5
Week 4
September 16
Topic: Video coding standards
Reading Assignment: Chap. 13
September 18
Topic: Video coding standards
Reading Assignment: Chap. 13
Week 5
September 23
Topic: 2D motion estimation I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
September 25
Topic: 2D motion estimation I
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
Written Assignment: Homework 1
Programming Assignment
Week 6
September 30
Topic: 2D motion estimation II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
October 2
Topic: 2D motion estimation II
Reading Assignment: Chap. 6
Week 7
October 7
Topic: Lossless coding
Reading Assignment: Chap. 8
October 9
Topic: Lossless coding
Reading Assignment: Chap. 8
Written Assignment: Homework 2
Homework 1 due
Week 8
October 14
Topic: Lossy coding
Reading Assignment: Chap. 8
October 16
Topic: Lossy coding
Reading Assignment: Chap. 8
Written Assignment: Homework 3
Programming Assignment
Homework 2 due
Week 9
October 21
Topic: Transform and predictive coding
Reading Assignment: Chap. 9
October 23
Topic: Transform and predictive coding
Reading Assignment: Chap. 9
Written Assignment: Homework 4
Programming Assignment
Homework 3 due
Week 10
October 28
Topic: Video coding using motion compensation
Reading Assignment: Chap. 9
October 30
Topic: Video coding using motion compensation
Reading Assignment: Chap. 11
Written Assignment: Homework 5
Programming Assignment
Homework 4 due
Project proposal due
Week 11
November 4
Topic: Video coding standards
Reading Assignment: Chap. 13
November 6
Topic: Video coding standards
Reading Assignment: Chap. 13
Week 12
November 11
Veteran's Day
No Class
November 13
Topic: Error control in video communications
Reading Assignment: Chap. 14
Homework 5 due
Week 13
November 18
Topic: Error control in video communications
Reading Assignment: Chap. 14
November 20
Topic: Video transport over the Internet and wireless networks
Reading Assignment: Chap. 15
Week 14
November 25
Topic: Video transport over the Internet and wireless networks
Reading Assignment: Chap. 15
November 27
Thanksgiving Break
No Class
Week 15
December 2
Project presentations
December 4
Project presentations
Week 16
December 9
Project presentations
December 11
No Class
Week 17
December 16
Project report due
No Class
December 18
Final exam
Exam period: 10 am - 12pm