Monday, June 14
Monday, June 14 8:00 – 8:30 EDT (UTC-4)
open: Opening ceremony
Chairs: Tiago Falk, Amy Reibman
Monday, June 14 8:30 – 9:30 EDT (UTC-4)
S1: QoE analytics and datasets
Chair: Lea Skorin-Kapov
- Towards High Resolution Video Quality Assessment in the Crowd
- Validation of dynamic subjective quality assessment methodology for holographic coding solutions
- Groovability: Using Groove as a Novel Measure for Audio QoE with the Example of Smartphones
- Study on user quitting in the Puffer live TV video streaming service
Monday, June 14 10:00 – 11:30 EDT (UTC-4)
S2: Crowdsourcing
Chair: Matthias Hirth
- A Crowdsourcing-based QoE Evaluation of an Immersive VR Autonomous Driving Experience
- Speech Quality Assessment in Crowdsourcing: Comparison Category Rating Method
- On Inter-Rater Reliability for Crowdsourced QoE
- Influence of Language Differences in Crowdsourcing Speech Quality Assessment Studies
- Removing the Bias in Speech Quality Scores Collected in Noisy Crowdsourcing Environments
- QoE Models in the Wild: Comparing Video QoE Models Using a Crowdsourced Data Set
Monday, June 14 12:00 – 13:00 EDT (UTC-4)
kn1: Keynote #1
Chair: Niall Murray
Dr. Anne Aaron is Director of Encoding Technologies at Netflix. The team is responsible for generating media assets that deliver a compelling A/V experience to millions of Netflix members worldwide, no matter where, how and what they watch. In her previous role at Netflix as lead of Video Algorithms, Anne helped drive innovation in the space (per-title encoding, video quality assessment and perceptual metrics, shot-based encoding, HDR, next-generation codecs) and grow a team of experts in cloud-based video coding and processing. Prior to Netflix, Anne had technical lead roles at Cisco, working on the software deployed with millions of Flip Video cameras, Dyyno, an early stage startup which developed a real-time peer-to-peer video distribution system, and Modulus Video, a broadcast video encoder company. During her Ph.D. studies at Stanford University, she was a member of the Image, Video and Multimedia Systems Laboratory, led by Prof. Bernd Girod. Her research was one of the pioneering work in the sub-field of Distributed Video Coding.
Monday, June 14 13:30 – 15:00 EDT (UTC-4)
e1: Meet the QoMEX community: fireside chat
Chairs: Tanja Kojic, Atidel Lahoulou, Sebastian Möller, Steven Schmidt
Tuesday, June 15
Tuesday, June 15 8:00 – 8:30 EDT (UTC-4)
nt1: Networking
Chairs: Tiago Falk, Liviu Ivanescu
Tuesday, June 15 8:30 – 9:30 EDT (UTC-4)
S3: Short papers session 1: New tools and databases
Chair: Oliver Hohlfeld
- Image Super-Resolution Quality Assessment: Structural Fidelity Versus Statistical Naturalness
- Impact of Spatial and Temporal Information on Video Quality and Compressibility
- A Real Haze Video Database for Haze Level Evaluation
- Cognitive Load Estimation Based on Pupillometry in Virtual Reality with Uncontrolled Scene Lighting
- Visualizing navigation difficulties in video game experiences
- EVENT-CLASS: Dataset of events in the classroom
Tuesday, June 15 10:00 – 11:30 EDT (UTC-4)
S4: Machine learning and QoE
Chair: Mylene Farias
- Full-Reference and No-Reference Objective Evaluation of Deep Neural Network Speech
- Towards Blind Audio Quality Assessment using a Convolutional-Recurrent Neural Network
- Bias-Aware Loss for Training Image and Speech Quality Prediction Models from Multiple Datasets
- More for Less: Non-Intrusive Speech Quality Assessment with Limited Annotations
- Performance Evaluation of Objective Image Quality Metrics on Conventional and Learning-Based Compression Artifacts
- MARMnet: On the Application of Artificial Intelligence to Video Quality Control for Broadcasting Companies
Tuesday, June 15 12:00 – 13:00 EDT (UTC-4)
kn2: Keynote #2
Chair: Lea Skorin-Kapov
Tuesday, June 15 13:30 – 15:00 EDT (UTC-4)
e2: Social (mixology class and jazz show)
Chairs: Tiago Falk, Liviu Ivanescu
Join us for a one-of-a-kind virtual mixology class from Canada’s own Paul Saucier, where you will learn to make one (or all) of three famous cocktails (non-alcoholic ones will also be available). Next, with your cocktail(s) in hands, sit back and enjoy a jazz concert from one of Canada’s most respected and influential jazz duos.Paul Saucier is a world-renowned mixologist, tending in cocktail bars in NYC and Europe and now in his home town of Ottawa, Ontario where he became the first Lead Mixologist and Head Bartender at the prestigious Fairmont Chateau Laurier. He continues to consult for top restaurants and bars, creating their cocktail lists and training bar staff across North America and has appeared in numerous publications and TV shows.
Pianist David Restivo and Fawn Fritzen both stand among the most celebrated performers in Canada’s jazz family. As musical and life partners, Fawn and David have a special and heart-warming chemistry in their duo shows. David is a JUNO award-winning pianist and composer, well-known for his work with Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass, the Mike Murley Quintet, songwriter Marc Jordan, and a host of international jazz greats. In January, he released his latest album, Arancina, on Chronograph Records. Fawn embodies Canada’s diversity with her mixed cultural roots of Chinese, French, and German. She sings in her four ancestral languages while blending jazz, roots, and gospel with candid storytelling. Fawn has is the winner of the 2014 Julian Award of Excellence for Emerging Jazz Artists and last summer released her third album, How to Say Sorry and Other Lessons, also on Chronograph Records.
Cocktail ingredient list
Rum Old Fashion
2oz dark rum
.75oz Banana Oleo
1 strawberry
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 dash Angostura Cacao Bitters (optional)
Banana Olea – cut one banana peel into 1/2″ pieces, put in a lock tight jar with equal weight of sugar, seal the top and let it rest overnight at room temperature. After 12-18 hours, pour the liquid through a fine mesh strainer, discard the banana peel and keep the oleo refrigerated.
Beach Bum
1.5oz of tequila blanco
1oz fresh pineapple juice
1oz fresh lemon juice
3/4oz fresh orange juice
3/4oz Vanilla syrup
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Vanilla Syrup – mix 2 cups of water with 2 cups of sugar in a pot over low heat to dissolve sugar. Add 1 whole vanilla bean, 2 cinnamon sticks, 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg – and keep on simmer for 10 minutes. Rest until cool. Pour into a bottle through a strainer and keep refrigerated.
Rooftop Breakfast (non-alcoholic)
1/2 strawberry/mint syrup
1 cucumber
1 lime
1 sprig fresh dill
1 can Perrier Watermelon
Strawberry/ mint syrup – mix 2 cups of water with 2 cups of sugar in a pot over low heat to dissolve sugar. Add 2 cups of hulled and sliced strawberries, simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Add in 1/2 cup of mint leaves, cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Pour into a bottle through a strainer and keep refrigerated.
More details:
http://fawnfritzen.com/
https://www.daverestivomusic.com
https://david-restivo.bandcamp.com/album/arancina
https://ottawatourism.ca/en/ottawasown/paul-saucier
Wednesday, June 16
Wednesday, June 16 8:00 – 8:30 EDT (UTC-4)
nt2: Networking
Chairs: Tiago Falk, Liviu Ivanescu
Wednesday, June 16 8:30 – 9:30 EDT (UTC-4)
S5: Short papers session 2: Audiovisual Quality of Experience
Chair: Atidel Lahoulou
- Emotional Experience Analysis in Response to HDR and SDR content
- Measuring Speech Quality of System Input while Observing only System Output
- User Behaviour Analysis of Volumetric Video in Augmented Reality
- Parametric Audiovisual Quality Measurement Based on Interpretable Fuzzy Logic
- Factors influencing QoE of video consultations
- Evaluating the translation of speech to virtually-performed sign language on AR glasses
Wednesday, June 16 10:00 – 11:30 EDT (UTC-4)
S6: Interactive Applications and Games
Chairs: Florian Metzger, Steven Schmidt
- Relationship Status: It’s Complicated. Using APM as a QoE-qualifying Tempo Metric
- The Effects of Network Latency on Competitive First-Person Shooter Game Players
- Modeling and Understanding the Quality of Experience of Online Mobile Gaming Services
- The Effect of VR Gaming on Discomfort, Cybersickness, and Reaction Time
- Towards the Influence of Audio Quality on Gaming Quality of Experience
- QoE Assessment of FPV Drone Control in a Cloud Gaming Based Simulation
Wednesday, June 16 12:00 – 13:00 EDT (UTC-4)
kn3: Keynote #3
Chair: Andrew Hines
Wednesday, June 16 13:30 – 15:00 EDT (UTC-4)
e3: Expert panel: The impact of lack-of-diversity and AI bias in QoE research
Chairs: Katrien De Moor, Mylene Farias
Thursday, June 17
Thursday, June 17 8:00 – 8:30 EDT (UTC-4)
nt3: Networking
Chairs: Tiago Falk, Liviu Ivanescu
Thursday, June 17 8:30 – 9:30 EDT (UTC-4)
S7: QoE beyond visual and audio perception
Chair: Jan-Niklas Voigt-Antons
- How does it feel? – Investigating Soft-Touch Surface Experience Dimensions
- Beyond Shopping: The Motivations and Experience of Live Stream Shopping Viewers
- The WEIRDness of QoE research: The diversity of QoMEX authorship considering locality and gender
- A Questionnaire to Assess Virtual Conference Participation Experience
Thursday, June 17 10:00 – 11:30 EDT (UTC-4)
S8: Immersive QoE
Chair: Jesús Gutiérrez
- A Multi-View Stereoscopic Video Database With Green Screen (MTF) For Video Transition Quality-of-Experience Assessment
- Remapping of Hidden Area Mesh Pixels for Codec Speed-up in Remote VR
- Focus Guided Light Field Saliency Estimation
- Evaluating Hand-tracking Interaction for Performing Motor-tasks in VR Learning Environments
- A Full- and No-Reference Metrics Accuracy Analysis for Volumetric Media Streaming
- Legibility and readability in Augmented Reality
Thursday, June 17 12:00 – 13:00 EDT (UTC-4)
kn4: Keynote #4
Chair: Amy Reibman
Thursday, June 17 13:00 – 14:00 EDT (UTC-4)
end: Closing ceremony and awards
Chairs: Tiago Falk, Amy Reibman
Thursday, June 17 14:00 – 15:30 EDT (UTC-4)
nt3: Networking
Chairs: Tiago Falk, Liviu Ivanescu