Institut für Nachrichtentechnik

Starting this winter term, IENT will offer two new master's courses: Lecture and tutorial "Video Systems Technology" and Master's Project  "Communication and Multimedia"

Video Systems Technology

This course will be taught by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Raake and offers a comprehensive look at the entire video streaming pipeline ‒ from content production to user-side quality assessment. Students will gain a solid understanding of the technologies and principles that shape how video is captured, processed, compressed, delivered, and ultimately perceived by viewers.

Topics covered:

• Fundamentals of image and video processing
• Video interfaces and formats
• Video coding
• Media delivery
• Visual perception and perceived video quality

Hands-on learning: The course also includes coding assignments related to different parts of a typical video streaming pipeline. Upon successful completion of the tasks, a bonus will be added to the final grade. More information on this course can be found on our website and on RWTHonline.

Master's Project "Communication and Multimedia"

In the project "Communication and Multimedia", students will work on practical problems related to current research topics at the institute in groups of 2-4. Students will have the opportunity to work with new technologies such as Virtual Reality and improve their practical skills in a collaborative environment under the supervision of an IENT Team member.

This year's offered topics are:

1. Reconstructing Aachen’s Sculptures for Virtual Reality
2. Automated Avatar Generation for Virtual Reality
3. Someone Has Been Here Before ‒ Visualising and Exploring Recorded User Interactions in Virtual Spaces

Students are also invited to contribute their own topic ideas. More information on the individual project topics and scope can be found on the project website and registration details on RWTHonline.