Advanced multimedia coding and transmission over ubiquitous networks

该战略项目旨在发展先进的网络和信号处理理论和技术，在各种有线和无线通信网络（如互联网、无线局域网、蜂窝网络、无线传感器网络和点对点覆盖网络）上提供无缝多媒体通信。提出的研究旨在解决实现随时随地媒体分发的瓶颈，具有广泛的令人兴奋的应用，如视频会议、VoIP、IPTV、分布式和交互式游戏、远程呈现、传感器和执行器、异构网络和无缝移动性。该项目所产生的技术和高素质人才将为加拿大的多媒体和网络产业带来直接和切实的利益。

This strategic project is to develop advanced networking and signal processing theories and technologies thatprovide seamless multimedia communications over various wired and wireless communications networks suchas the Internet, wireless LAN, cellular networks, wireless sensor net-works, and peer-to-peer overlay networks.The proposed research aims at solving the bottlenecks in achieving anytime anywhere media distribution, withbroad exciting applications such as video conferencing, VoIP, IPTV, distributed and interactive gaming,telepresence, sensors and actuators, heterogeneous networks, and seamless mobility. The technologies andhighly qualified personnel generated by this project will bring immediate and tangible benefits to Canadianmultimedia and networking industries.