Professor Alan Bovik delivered one of four keynotes at the 11th IEEE Image, Video and Multidimensional Signal Processing Workshop at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea. Boviks discussion related to how the human visual system and brain perceive 3D images (such as those viewed at the theatre, on 3D televisions, and on 3D wireless video devices). It focused on models of the natural statistics of the 3D worldwhich are remarkably regularand how this regularity can be used as powerful statistical priors to evaluate and improve the quality of 3D images. This includes depth estimation, 3D video quality assessment, and predicting visual discomfort levels felt when viewing 3D presentations. Dr. Alan Bovikis the Keys and Joan Curry/Cullen Trust Endowed Chair at The University of Texas at Austin, where he is a professor with WNCG. He is the director of the Laboratory for Image and Video Engineering in the Center for Perceptual Systems. His research focuses on image and video processing and communication.
