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Thomas Stockhammer

Thomas Stockhammer

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Computer Science

D-Index
38
Citations
10113
World Ranking
9999
National Ranking
501

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Consumer Technology Association Technology Achievement Award
  • 2023 - IEEE Fellow IEEE Fellow for his contributions to media delivery and video streaming standards.
  • 2022 - Qualcomm Impact Award
  • 2022 - Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for Standardization of HTTP Encapsulated Protocols
  • 2022 - IP Achievement Award
  • 2019 - CTA Technology & Standards Achievement Award
  • 2018 - 3GPP Excellence Award
  • 2013 - INCITS Technical Excellence Award
  • 2009 - VDE Südbayern Award

Overview

Thomas Stockhammer is affiliated with Qualcomm in Germany and specializes in research at the intersection of engineering, computer science, and social sciences. The scientist's work primarily focuses on media technology, multimedia communication and technology, and telecommunications and broadcasting technologies.

Stockhammer has made contributions to various subfields including media technology, sociology and political science, computer vision and pattern recognition, signal processing, and aerospace engineering. Their main research topics cover:

  • Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies
  • Multimedia Communication and Technology
  • Image and Video Quality Assessment
  • Advanced Vision and Imaging
  • Video Coding and Compression Technologies
  • Satellite Communication Systems
  • Human Motion and Animation

The scientist has published in venues such as the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal, arXiv (Cornell University), IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting, and SET INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BROADCAST ENGINEERING. Key publication venues with multiple contributions include:

  • SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal (5 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (2 publications)
  • IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting
  • SET INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BROADCAST ENGINEERING

Selected recent papers illustrate Stockhammer's research focus and include:

  • "3GPP Rel-17 Extensions for 5G Media Delivery," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting
  • "MPEG Media Enablers For Richer XR Experiences," 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "5G-MAG (Media Action Group) Reference Tools: Putting 5G in Action for Media," 2023, SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal
  • "ATSC 3.0, DVB-I, and TV 3.0 Services via 5G Broadcast-System Design and Reference Tools," 2023, SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal
  • "5G Media Data System Architecture," 2020, SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal

Frequent collaborators in Stockhammer's research include Imed Bouazizi, Emmanuel Thomas, Emmanouil Potetsianakis, Mary-Luc Champel, and Christophe Burdinat, reflecting a collaborative approach across related domains.

In 2023, Thomas Stockhammer was recognized as an IEEE Fellow for contributions to media delivery and video streaming standards.

Best Publications

  • Dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP --: standards and design principles

    Thomas Stockhammer

  • Video coding with H.264/AVC: tools, performance, and complexity

    J. Ostermann;J. Bormans;P. List;D. Marpe

  • H.264/AVC in wireless environments

    T. Stockhammer;M.M. Hannuksela;T. Wiegand

  • Mobile Video Transmission Using Scalable Video Coding

    T. Schierl;T. Stockhammer;T. Wiegand

  • Raptor Forward Error Correction Scheme for Object Delivery

    Michael Luby;Amin Shokrollahi;Mark Watson;Thomas Stockhammer

  • RTP Payload Format for H.264 Video

    Stephan Wenger;Thomas Stockhammer

  • Reliable Multimedia Download Delivery in Cellular Broadcast Networks

    M. Luby;T. Gasiba;T. Stockhammer;M. Watson

  • Enhanced block-request streaming using scalable encoding

    Ying Chen;Thomas Stockhammer;Michael G. Luby

  • Raptor codes for reliable download delivery in wireless broadcast systems

    M. Luby;M. Watson;T. Gasiba;T. Stockhammer

  • Enhanced block-request streaming system for handling low-latency streaming

    Michael G. Luby;Mark Watson;Lorenzo Vicisano;Payam Pakzad

  • Channel coding and transmission aspects for wireless multimedia

    J. Hagenauer;T. Stockhammer

  • H.264/AVC video for wireless transmission

    T. Stockhammer;M.M. Hannuksela

  • Streaming video over variable bit-rate wireless channels

    T. Stockhammer;H. Jenkac;G. Kuhn

  • Ip broadcast streaming services distribution using file delivery methods

    Donald W. Gillies;Charles N. Lo;Michael G. Luby;Thomas Stockhammer

  • IPTV Systems, Standards and Architectures: Part II - Application Layer FEC In IPTV Services

    M. Luby;T. Stockhammer;M. Watson

  • H.264/AVC data partitioning for mobile video communication

    T. Stockhammer;M. Bystrom

  • Method and apparatus for transport of dynamic adaptive streaming over http (dash) initialization segment description fragments as user service description fragments

    Carlos M. D. Pazos;Nagaraju Naik;Charles Nung Lo;Thomas Stockhammer

  • Method and system for transitions of broadcast dash service receptions between unicast and broadcast

    Carlos Pazos;Thomas Stockhammer;George Cherian;Ralph Akram Gholmieh

  • SVC-based multisource streaming for robust video transmission in mobile ad hoc networks

    T. Schierl;K. Ganger;C. Hellge;T. Wiegand

  • Mediating content delivery via one or more services

    Jun Wang;Carlos Marcelo Dias Pazos;Charles Nung Lo;Nagaraju Naik

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Luby
Michael Luby BitRipple
Thomas Wiegand
Thomas Wiegand Technical University of Berlin
Thomas Schierl
Thomas Schierl Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute
David Gomez-Barquero
David Gomez-Barquero Universitat Politècnica de València
Miska Hannuksela
Miska Hannuksela Nokia (Finland)
Joachim Hagenauer
Joachim Hagenauer Technical University of Munich
Detlev Marpe
Detlev Marpe Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute
George Cherian
George Cherian Qualcomm (United States)
Amin Shokrollahi
Amin Shokrollahi École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Jill Macdonald Boyce
Jill Macdonald Boyce Intel (United States)

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