IIT ECE dept

Joohee Kim

Associate Professor, E.C.E Dept., IIT-Chicago

Phone 312.567.8649
Email joohee@ece.iit.edu
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Education

  • B.S., EE, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 1991
  • M.S., EE, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 1993
  • Ph.D., ECE, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 2003

Research

Dr. Joohee Kim joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in Spring 2009. Her research is in the area of image/video signal processing including error-resilient video coding, scalable video coding, distributed video coding, and video transcoding. She also researches wireless multimedia communication including video over wireless networks, error-resilient techniques for video transmission over error-prone networks, joint source-channel coding, multimedia networking and protocols, distributed video coding, distributed resource allocation, and quality of service.

Selected Publications

  1. M. Loghman and J. Kim, "Segmentation-based view synthesis for multi-view video plus depth," to appear in Mobile Networks and Applications (Springer).

  2. K. R. Vijayanagar, M. Loghman, and J. Kim, "Realtime refinement of Kinect depth maps using multi-resolution anisotropic diffusion," to appear in Mobile Networks and Applications (Springer).

  3. M. Mesmakhosroshahi, J. Kim, Y. Lee, J-B. Kim, "Stereo based region of interest generation for pedestrian detection in driver assistance systems," to appear in ICIP-2013.

  4. K. R. Vijayanagar and J. Kim, "Efficient view synthesis for multi-view video plus depth," to appear in ICIP-2013.

  5. K. R. Vijayanagar and J. Kim, "Compression of residual layers of layered depth video using block truncation coding," in Proc. of 3DTV-Conference: The True Vision - Capture, Transmission and Display of 3D Video (3DTV-CON '12), pp. 1-4, Oct. 2012

  6. K. R. Vijayanagar, M. Loghman and J. Kim, "Refinement of depth maps generated by low-cost depth sensors," in Proc. of the 2012 Intl. Conf. on SoC Design Conference (ISOCC '12), pp.355-358, Nov. 2012.

  7. M. Mesmakhosroshahi and J. Kim, "Improving spatio-temporal feature extraction techniques and their applications in action classification," in the Proc. of IEEE Visual Communications and Image Processing (VCIP '12), pp. 1-6, Nov. 2012.

  8. M. Loghman and J. Kim, "Segmentation-based view synthesis for three dimensional video," in the Proc. of IEEE Visual Communications and Image Processing (VCIP '12), pp. 1-6, Nov. 2012.

  9. L. Li, K. R. Vijayanagar, K. Choi, and J. Kim , "Energy efficient encoder design of distributed video coding for wireless video sensor network," WTA 2011. Winner of Best Paper Award.

  10. W. Liu, K. R. Vijayanagar, and J. Kim, "Low-delay distributed multiple description coding for error-resilient video transmission," IEEE Intl. Workshop on Multimedia Sig. Proc. (MMSP), pp.1-6, 17-19 Oct. 2011.

  11. K. R. Vijayanagar and J. Kim , "Dynamic GOP size control for low-delay distributed video coding," in IEEE Intl. Conf. on Image Processing (ICIP 2011), pp.157-160, Sep. 2011.

  12. A. Shirahatti and J. Kim, "Motion-adaptive quantization and reconstruction technique for distributed video coding," IEEE Intl. Workshop on Multimedia Sig. Proc. (MMSP), pp.1-6, 17-19 Oct. 2010.

  13. K. R. Vijayanagar, B. Dan, and J. Kim, "Low delay Distributed Video Coding using data hiding," in Picture Coding Symposium (PCS), 2010 , pp.582 - 585, 8-10 Dec. 2010.

  14. K. R. Vijayanagar and J. Kim , "Real-time low-bitrate multimedia communication for smart spaces and wireless sensor networks," Communications, IET , vol. 5, no. 17, pp. 2482-2490, Nov. 2011

  15. J. Guo, and J. Kim, “Adaptive Motion Vector Smoothing for Improving Side Information in Distributed Video coding,” JIPS 2011, pp. 103~110, 2011.

  16. C. Fu and J. Kim, “Encoder rate control for block-based distributed video coding,” in Multimedia Signal Processing (MMSP), 2010 IEEE International Workshop on , pp. 333-338, 4-6 Oct. 2010.

  17. R. Kibria and J. Kim, “H.264/AVC-based multiple description coding for wireless video transmission,” in International Conference on Communications, pp. 429-432, July 2008.

  18. J. Kim and H. J. Lee, “A fast intra prediction algorithm for H.264/AVC video coding,” in International Conference on Signal Processing, Robotics, and Automation, pp. 163-166, Jan. 2008.

  19. J. Kim and J. C. Hong, “Channel adaptive multiple description coding for wireless video streaming,” in International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, pp. 163-166, Aug. 2007.

  20. Y. S. Kim, J. H. Jung, and J. Kim, “Multi-band radio resource allocation for cognitive radio systems,” Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (KES 2006), pp. 849-861, Oct. 2006.

  21. J. Kim, “Multiple description coding for robust video transmission over wireless ad-hoc networks,” Lecture Notes in Computer Science (International Symposium on Visual Computing), pp. 849-861, Nov 2006.

  22. J. Kim, “Layered multiple description coding for robust video transmission over wireless ad-hoc networks,” in International Conference on Computer and Information Science and Eng., pp. 163-166, Nov. 2006.

  23. J. Kim, “Error-resilient video streaming over heterogeneous networks,” in International Workshop on Image Analysis for Multimedia Interactive Services, pp. 237-240, Apr. 2006.

  24. J. Kim, R. M. Mersereau, Y. Altunbasak, “Distributed video streaming using multiple description coding and unequal error protection,” IEEE Trans. on Image Processing, vol. 14. issue 7, pp. 849-861, July 2005.

  25. J. Kim, R. M. Mersereau, Y. Altunbasak, “A multiple-substream unequal error protection and error concealment for SPIHT-coded video bitstreams,” IEEE Trans. on Image Processing, vol. 13, issue 12, pp. 1547-1553, Dec. 2004.

  26. J. Kim, R. M. Mersereau, Y. Altunbasak, “Distributed video streaming using unbalanced multiple description coding and forward error correction,” in IEEE Global Communications Conf. (Globecom 2003), vol. 6, pp. 2553-2557, Dec. 2003.

  27. J. Kim, R. M. Mersereau, Y. Altunbasak, “Network-adaptive video streaming using multiple description coding and path diversity,” in IEEE Intl. Conf. on Multimedia and Expo (ICME 2003), vol. 2, pp. 653-659, July 2003.

  28. Y. C. Lee, J. Kim, Y. Altunbasak, and R. M. Mersereau, “Performance comparisons of layered and multiple description coded video streaming over error-prone networks,” in IEEE Intl. Conf. on Communications (ICC 2003), vol. 1, pp. 11-15, May 2003.

  29. Y. C. Lee, J. Kim, Y. Altunbasak, and R. M. Mersereau, “Layered coded vs. multiple description coded video over error-prone networks,” EURASIP signal processing: image communication, vol. 18, pp. 337-356, May 2003.

  30. J. Kim, R. M. Mersereau, Y. Altunbasak, “Error-resilient image and video transmission over the Internet using unequal error protection,” IEEE Trans. on Image Processing, vol.12, issue 2, pp. 121-131, Feb., 2003.

  31. J. Kim, R. M. Mersereau, Y. Altunbasak, “An integrated multiple-substream unequal error protection and error concealment for Internet video applications,” in IEEE Intl. Conf. on Image Processing (ICIP 2002), vol. 2, pp. 24-28, June 2002.

  32. J. Kim, R. M. Mersereau, Y. Altunbasak, “Bit-plane-wise unequal error protection for Internet video applications,” in IEEE Intl. Conf. on Communications (ICC 2002), vol. 4, pp. 2508-2512, Apr. 2002.