Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

You understand how multimedia content delivery is done over the Internet and how content delivery systems work. You can explain the factors that impact the perceived quality of experience (QoE) in a multimedia system, such as a video streaming system. You can design a bitrate adaptation logic for video streaming. You are able to analyze the challenges and solutions pertaining to building immersive and interactive multimedia (e.g., extended reality (XR)) systems.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 04.09.2024 - 27.11.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Matti Siekkinen

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Content Delivery Networks (CDN), video streaming, immersive and interactive multimedia, Quality of Experience (QoE) in multimedia systems

Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Hands-on exercises, quizzes, and course feedback

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    lectures 4h, online lectures 12h, exercises 97h, independent study 20h

DETAILS

Study Material
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lecture and exercise material. Additional reading material will be recommended during the course.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I - II
    2025-2026 Autumn I - II