EMC^2 - Excellence in Media Computing & Communication (EMC^2)

Excellence in Media Computing & Communication (EMC2)

A European Competence Centre

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EMC2 (“EMC-squared”) is a non-profit Support Action to establish a Centre of Excellence in Media Computing and Communication, bridging the gap between industry and academia and shaping national and European research agendas in the MC2 field.

The project is a consortium of 7 world-class institutions and 6 projects conducting research into 3D media processing for Internet, social networking, AR/ VR and 3D broadcasting. Their collective expertise encompasses computer vision, graphics, media networking, 3D signal processing, HCI, human factors and autonomous virtual agents.

EMC2 is funded under the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), ICT Call 7, Challenge 1: Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service Infrastructures, Objective 1.5: Networked Media and Search Systems.

EMC2 Services

EMC2 provides a series of services for companies and entrepreneurs in the MC2 field including:

Matchmaking services for research and technology transfer.

Networking events and industry workshops in the MC2 field.

Provision of short courses facilitating mentoring, coaching and training towards start-up creation, and the formation of PhD courses with entrepreneurial focus.

EMC2 Workshop/Conference Series

EMC2 and 3DLife are proud sponsors of WIAMIS 2012, to be held in Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland. Stay in touch for the latest info!

Open Call for Fellowships

EMC2 promotes a series of collaborative activities such as an Open Call for Fellowships. The EMC2 Fellowship Programme is a funding and support programme for exceptionally qualified researchers in the scientific field of Media Computing and Communication.

Apply now! Fellowship Application Bundle (163)

Click on the above link. You will be prompted to download an informational bundle; please do so and follow the instructions included.

Newsletter

EMC2 dissemination actions are focused mainly on the following groups of people: academics, people from industry/business, and the nonspecialist citizen. A variety of dissemination material is being constantly developed towards informing those groups, including a biannual newsletter.

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Use the respective field at the bottom right corner of the page; fill in your email address and click the "Subscribe" button.

Open Call for a Journal Special Issue

EMC2 is sponsoring and co-organizing a series of Special Issues in leading scientific journals. Currently it has issued an open call for submissions of high quality research articles for a Special Issue on 'Virtual worlds: where Image Processing meets Computer Graphics' of The Visual Computer: International Journal of Computer Graphics.

Tentative publication date: July/August 2012

Journal Homepage: The Visual Computer: International Journal of Computer Graphics


Blog

EMC2 is supporting WIAMIS 2012

EMC2 is sponsoring the 13th International Workshop on Image Analysis for Multimedia Interactive Services (WIAMIS 2012), to be held in Dublin City University, Ireland on the 23rd – 25th of May. WIAMIS is one of the main international events for the presentation and discussion of the latest technological advances in interactive multimedia services. The objective of the workshop is to bring together researchers and developers from academia and industry working in the areas of image, video and audio applications. Read More »

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EMC2 on the Korea IT Times

The Korea IT Times – a monthly English-language IT journal in Korea that is distributed in more than 150 countries all over the world – published an article on EMC2.

The article features a common interview of Prof. Gaël Richard (Telecom ParisTech) and Prof. Kim Hyoung-joong of our Korean partner, the Korea University. Read More »

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EMC2 on 3Droundabout

'EMC^2 Industry Workshop – The Future of 3D Media'

3Droundabout published an article on the industry workshop “The Future of 3D Media” that was recently organized by EMC2.

3Droundabout is an online trade magazine for stereoscopic 3D content creation, delivery and display focusing on the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region. 3Droundabout covers any application that requires professionally produced 3D content, such as broadcast, theatrical Read More »

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EMC2 on 3D Focus

'The future of 3D is debated in Berlin'

3D Focus covered the Industy Workshop “The Future of 3D Media” that was recently organized by EMC2.

3D Focus is a fast growing website that covers the latest developments in the world of immersive entertainment. Its core focus is around stereoscopic 3D news particularly 3D TV technology, 3D broadcasting, 3D production and the Read More »

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