Objetivo Communication systems form a defining aspect of modern society. Particularly important in this respect is the transmission of audio-visual information, since it is a fundamental means of human interaction. The rapid growth in network capacity and the increasing diversity of services is associated with a rapidly increasing heterogeneity of network attributes and quality of services (QoS). Current state-of-the-art coding systems for audio and video are designed for a particular scenario, and will fail if faced with a communication channel with different properties.In contrast, we propose to introduce flexibility into source and channel coding algorithms. To this purpose we will develop a new paradigm that replaces off-line coder design by real-time coder design, thus ensuring the optimality of the coder over a large range of environmental conditions (e.g. rate, quality, and robustness requirements imposed by the channel). The new algorithms are expected to retain or improve on the efficiency of current state-of-the-art algorithms.The new paradigm is based on the usage of universal statistical models of the sources and channels, and generic models of distortion. The flexibility is obtained through the use of models that allow analytically derived source and channel coding methods that do not require training. Ámbito científico natural sciencesmathematicsapplied mathematicsstatistics and probability Programa(s) FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006). Tema(s) Data not available Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinador KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOGSKOLAN Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección VALHALLAVAGEN 79 100 44 STOCKHOLM Suecia Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (4) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo ERICSSON AB Suecia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección TORSHAMNSGATAN 23 000 STOCKHOLM Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos FRANCE TELECOM SA Francia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección PLACE D ALLERAY 6 75015 PARIS Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos NOKIA OYJ Finlandia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección KEILALAHDENTIE 4 226 ESPOO Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos