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2025

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Computer Science

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79
Citations
33525
World Ranking
1126
National Ranking
28

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

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76
Citations
32147
World Ranking
632
National Ranking
19

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2020 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to visual information representation and assessment of quality of experience in multimedia
  • 2003 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Touradj Ebrahimi is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their primary academic domain is Computer Science, with a focus on several subfields including Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Signal Processing, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Artificial Intelligence.

The body of their research covers a range of topics within these areas. Key themes include Digital Media Forensic Detection, Face Recognition and Analysis, Advanced Data Compression Techniques, Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis, Advanced Image Processing Techniques, Advanced Vision and Imaging, and Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques.

Frequent coauthors in their work include Yuhang Lu, João Ascenso, Davi Lazzarotto, Michela Testolina, and Siegfried Föessel. Their publications appear regularly in several journals and platforms, notably arXiv (Cornell University), SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal, IEEE Multimedia, EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing, and IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security.

Recent published papers demonstrate diverse interests spanning image and video coding standards, forensic detection, and privacy-preserving recognition technologies. Examples include:

  • "The JPEG AI Standard: Providing Efficient Human and Machine Visual Data Consumption" (2023, IEEE Multimedia)
  • "Assessment framework for deepfake detection in real-world situations" (2024, EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing)
  • "JPEG XS-A New Standard for Visually Lossless Low-Latency Lightweight Image Coding" (2021, Proceedings of the IEEE)
  • "Subjective performance evaluation of bitrate allocation strategies for MPEG and JPEG Pleno point cloud compression" (2024, EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing)
  • "PRO-Face C: Privacy-Preserving Recognition of Obfuscated Face via Feature Compensation" (2024, IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security)

They have received several recognitions during their career, including IEEE Fellow in 2020 for contributions to visual information representation and multimedia quality of experience assessment, and SPIE Fellow in 2003.

Best Publications

  • DEAP: A Database for Emotion Analysis ;Using Physiological Signals

    S. Koelstra;C. Muhl;M. Soleymani;Jong-Seok Lee

  • The JPEG 2000 still image compression standard

    A. Skodras;C. Christopoulos;T. Ebrahimi

  • The JPEG2000 still image coding system: an overview

    C. Christopoulos;A. Skodras;T. Ebrahimi

  • An efficient P300-based brain-computer interface for disabled subjects.

    Ulrich Hoffmann;Jean-Marc Vesin;Touradj Ebrahimi;Karin Diserens

  • MESH: measuring errors between surfaces using the Hausdorff distance

    N. Aspert;D. Santa-Cruz;T. Ebrahimi

  • A no-reference perceptual blur metric

    P. Marziliano;F. Dufaux;S. Winkler;T. Ebrahimi

  • Perceptual Blur and Ringing Metrics: Application to JPEG2000

    Pina Marziliano;Frederic Dufaux;Stefan Winkler;Touradj Ebrahimi

  • The MPEG-4 Book

    Fernando C. Pereira;Touradj Ebrahimi

  • Cast shadow segmentation using invariant color features

    Elena Salvador;Andrea Cavallaro;Touradj Ebrahimi

  • Towards second generation watermarking schemes

    M. Kutter;S.K. Bhattacharjee;T. Ebrahimi

  • Shadow identification and classification using invariant color models

    E. Salvador;A. Cavallaro;T. Ebrahimi

  • Scrambling for Privacy Protection in Video Surveillance Systems

    F. Dufaux;T. Ebrahimi

  • New Light Field Image Dataset

    Martin Rerabek;Touradj Ebrahimi

  • JPEG2000: the upcoming still image compression standard

    A. N. Skodras;C. A. Christopoulos;T. Ebrahimi

  • MPEG-4 natural video coding – An overview

    Touradj Ebrahimi;Caspar Horne

  • Video segmentation based on multiple features for interactive multimedia applications

    R. Castagno;T. Ebrahimi;M. Kunt

  • Prediction of asynchronous dimensional emotion ratings from audiovisual and physiological data

    Fabien Ringeval;Florian Eyben;Eleni Kroupi;Anil Yuce

  • JPEG 2000 still image coding versus other standards

    Diego Santa-Cruz;Touradj Ebrahimi;Joel Askelof;Mathias Larsson

  • Food/Non-food Image Classification and Food Categorization using Pre-Trained GoogLeNet Model

    Ashutosh Singla;Lin Yuan;Touradj Ebrahimi

  • Brain-computer interface in multimedia communication

    T. Ebrahimi;J.-M. Vesin;G. Garcia

  • Single trial classification of EEG and peripheral physiological signals for recognition of emotions induced by music videos

    Sander Koelstra;Ashkan Yazdani;Mohammad Soleymani;Christian Mühl

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederic Dufaux
Frederic Dufaux CentraleSupélec
Murat Kunt
Murat Kunt École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Andrea Cavallaro
Andrea Cavallaro Queen Mary University of London
Peter Schelkens
Peter Schelkens Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Fernando Pereira
Fernando Pereira Instituto Superior Técnico
Rafal Mantiuk
Rafal Mantiuk University of Cambridge
Benoît Macq
Benoît Macq Université Catholique de Louvain
Lina J. Karam
Lina J. Karam Lebanese American University
Stefan Winkler
Stefan Winkler National University of Singapore

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