Managing Multimedia Semantics

Managing Multimedia Semantics ties together current approaches and future trends. In one comprehensive volume, this book assembles research problems, theoretical frameworks, tools and technologies required for designing multimedia information systems. Managing Multimedia Semantics is aimed at researchers and practitioners involved in designing and managing complex multimedia information systems. It also serves as a reference text for graduate students taking a course in designing multimedia information systems.

Uma Srinivasan is a Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO's ICT Centre. She conducts research, provides expert knowledge in designing heterogeneous and multimedia information systems, and is involved in developing new approaches to delivering multimedia applications over the Internet and mobile devices. She works with industry and commercial partners, and provides consultancies for developing innovative multimedia applications. Surya Nepal is a Senior Research Scientist working on a consistency management in long running web service transactions project at CSIRO ICT Centre. His main research interest is in the development and implementation of algorithms and frameworks for multimedia data management and delivery.