Publications
Journals
J16 : “Quality of experience issues in multimedia provision” (Editorial)
Harilaos Koumaras, Fidel Liberal, Lingfen Sun
Int. Journal of Telecommunications Systems, Springer, pp.1-3, DOI: 10.1007/s11235-010-9349-4, March 2012 (PDF) (Copyright Info)
J15 : “Adaptive IPTV services based on a novel IP Multimedia Subsystem”
Julien Arnaud, Daniel Négru, Mamadou Sidibé, Julien Pauty, Harilaos Koumaras
Multimedia Tools & Applications, Springer, Vol. 55(2),333-352, DOI: 10.1007/s11042-010-0576-1, November 2011 (PDF) (Copyright Info)
J14 : “ QoE-driven dynamic management proposals for 3G VoIP services”
Jose-Oscar Fajardo, Fidel Liberal, Is-Haka Mkwawa, Lingfen Sun, Harilaos Koumaras
Computer Communications, Volume 33 Issue 14, Elsevier Science Publishers, September, 2010 (PDF) (Copyright Info)
J13 : “Video Quality Prediction Models based on Video Content Dynamics for H.264 Video over UMTS Networks”
Asiya Khan, Lingfen Sun, Emmanuel Ifeachor, Jose Fajardo, Fidel Liberal, H. Koumaras
International Journal of Multimedia Broadcasting, Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 608138, doi:10.1155/2010/608138 (PDF) (Copyright Info)
J12 : “QoE in multi-service multi-agent networks”
F. Liberal, H. Koumaras, L. Sun, A. Ferro, A. Kourtis, E. C. Ifeachor
Int. Journal of Comm. Net. and Distrib. Systems – Sp. Issue: “Performance Assessment of New Internet Services”, Volume 4, Number 2, 25 January 2010, pp. 183-206 (PDF) (Copyright Info)
J11 : “A Framework for End-to-End Video Quality Prediction of MPEG Video”
H. Koumaras, C-H Lin, C-K Shieh, A. Kourtis
Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation, Elsevier, July 2009, doi:10.1016/j.jvcir.2009.07.005 (PDF) (Link) (Copyright Info)
J10 : “Analysis and Modeling of H.264 Unconstrained VBR Video Traffic”
H. Koumaras, C. Skianis, A. Kourtis
International Journal of Mobile Computing and Multimedia Communication, IGI-Global, Vol. 1, No.4, pp. 4-31, July 2009, DOI: 10.4018/ijmcmc.2009100102 ISSN: 1937-9412 EISSN: 1937-9404 ()
J9 : “A Theoretical Framework for End-to-End Video Quality Prediction of MPEG-based Sequences” (Invited Paper)
H. Koumaras, A. Kourtis, C-H Lin, C-K Shieh
International Journal On Advances in Networks and Services, Vol. 1, No. 1, Jan 2009. (PDF) (Full Journal Issue) (Link) (Copyright Info)
J8 : “Quantifying factors influencing the adoption of internet banking services in Greece”
M. Makris, V. Koumaras, H. Koumaras, A. Konstantopoulou, S. Konidis, S. Kostakis
International Journal of e-Adoption, IGI Global, Vol.1, No.1, pp.20-33, January-March 2009. (Link) (Copyright Info)
J7 : “A Novel Cross Layer Monitoring Architecture for Media Services Adaption Based on Network QoS to Perceived QoS Mapping”
M. Sidibe, H. Koumaras, I. Kofler, A. Mehaoua, A. Kourtis, C. Timmerer
International Journal of Signal, Image and Video Processing Special Issue on “Multimedia Semantics, Adaptation & Personalization”, Vol.2, No.4, pp307-320, DOI 10.1007/s11760-008-0083-2, ISSN-1863-1703, December 2008 (PDF) (Link) (Copyright Info)
The original publication is available here at www.springerlink.com
J6 : ” ADAMANTIUM Project: Enhancing IMS with a PQoS-aware Multimedia Content Management System”
H. Koumaras, D. Negrou, F. Liberal, J. Arauz, A. Kourtis
The Journal of Control Engineering and Applied Informatics, Romanian Society of Automation and Technical Informatics, Vol.10, No. 2, pp.24-32, 2008 (PDF) (Link) (Copyright Info)
J5 : “Quantitative Perceptual Comparison of VBR over CBR Encoding Scheme for MPEG-4 Video”
H. Koumaras, G. Gardikis, A. Kourtis, D. Martakos
Journal of Electronic Imaging (JEI), SPIE, IS&T, July 2007 (PDF) (Link) (Copyright Info) (IF 0.710)
J4 : “Unidirectional Lightweight Encapsulation: Performance Evaluation and Application Perspectives”
G. Xilouris, G. Gardikis, H. Koumaras, A. Kourtis
IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting, Vol. 52(3), Sept. 2006 pp374 – 380 (PDF) (Copyright Info) (IF 0.560)
J3 : “Shot Boundary Detection without Threshold Parameters”
H. Koumaras, G. Gardikis, G. Xilouris, E. Pallis, A. Kourtis
Journal of Electronic Imaging (JEI), SPIE, Vol.15(2), April 2006 (PDF) (Link) (Copyright Info) (IF 0.710)
J2 : “Quantified PQoS Assessment Based on Fast Estimation of the Spatial and Temporal Activity Level”
H. Koumaras, A. Kourtis, D. Martakos, J. Lauterjung
Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer Editions, Published online (IF 0.416) (PDF) (BibTeX) (Copyright Info)
The original publication is available here at www.springerlink.com
J1 : “Evaluation of Video Quality Based on Objectively Estimated Metric”
H. Koumaras, A. Kourtis, D. Martakos
Journal of Communications and Networking, KICS, (IF 0.479)
Vol. 7(3), Sep 2005, Technically cosponsored by IEEE ComSoc (PDF) (BibTeX) (Copyright Info) (link)
Book Chapters
BC11 : “A Survey on Video Coding Principles and Standards“
M. A. Kourtis, H. Koumaras
Multimedia Networking and Coding: From Capture to Display, Edited by Reuben A. Farrugia and Carl J. Debono
IGI Global Publishing, May 2012 (Accepted)
BC10 : “ Perceived QoE for User-Centric Multimedia Services“
N. Zotos, J. O. Fajardo, H. Koumaras, L. Boula, F. Liberal, I. Taboada, M. Gorricho
“Media Networks; Architectures, Applications, and Standards”
Edited by Hassnaa Moustafa, Sherali Zeadally
CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group), January 2012 (Accepted)
BC9 : “Networking Services“
H. Perros, H. Koumaras, J. O. Fajardo, F. Liberal, Ch. Ling, K. Xiong, Ch. Yun
The Service Science Handbook: A Research Perspective, Edited by Claudio Pinhanez, Wendy Murphy
Springer Verlag, part of the series in Service Science (Pending)
BC 8 : “Media Ecosystems: A Novel Approach for Content-Awareness in Future Networks “
H. Koumaras, D. Negru, E. Borcoci, V. Koumaras, C. Troulos, Y. Lapid, E. Pallis, M. Sidibé, A. Pinto, G. Gardikis, G. Xilouris, C. Timmerer
Future Internet: Achievements and Promising Technology”, Springer Verlag, May 2011
BC7 : “Efficient Streaming in Future Internet”
T. Zahariadis, A. Jari, R. Fracchia, F. Alvarez, T. Filoche and H. Koumaras
Towards the Future Internet – Emerging Trends from European Research, Edited by Georgios Tselentis, Alex Galis, Anastasius Gavras, Srdjan Krco, Volkmar Lotz, Elena Simperl, Burkhard Stiller, Theodore Zahariadis, May 2010, pp.237-246, hardcover, IOS Press, ISBN: 978-1-60750-538-9, doi:10.3233/978-1-60750-539-6-237
BC6 : “A Social Relational Network-based Architecture for Maintaining the Media Integrity and Optimizing the Quality of Experience: A Technical and Business Perspective”
H. Koumaras, J. Farnado, F. Liberal, L. Sun, V. Koumaras, C. Troulos, A. Kourtis
Chapter contribution in ” Handbook of Research on Social Computing Theory and Practice: Interdisciplinary Approaches“, Editors: Dr. Panagiota Papadopoulou, Dr. Panagiotis Kanellis and Dr. Drakoulis Martakos., IDEA Group Publishing,2010
BC5 : ” QoE and *-awareness in the Future Internet”
Fidel Liberal, Jose-Oscar Fajardo and Harilaos Koumaras
The Future of the Internet, May 2009, Prague (PDF)
BC4 : “Objective and Subjective Assessment Methods of Video Quality in Multimedia Broadcasting”
H. Koumaras
Chapter contribution in “Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting Multi-Standards: Application Handbook“, Editor Dr. Fa-Long Luo, Springer Editions, Chapter 14, pp.417-434, ISBN: 978-0-387-78262-1, October 2008 (Link)
BC3 : “Perceived Quality Evaluation for Multimedia Services”
H. Koumaras, E. Pallis, G. Xilouris, A. Kourtis, D. Martakos
Multimedia Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, Editor Mahbubur Rahman Syed, IGI Global Pub., ISBN: 978-1-59904-953-3, January 2008 (Link)
BC2 : “PQoS Assessment Methods for Multimedia Services”
H. Koumaras, F. Liberal, L. Sun
Chapter contribution in “Wireless Multimedia: Quality of Service and Solutions“, Editors Dr. Nikki Cranley, Dr. Liam Murphy, IGI Global Pub. ISBN: 978-1-59904-820-8, July 2008 (Link)
BC1 : “Customer Acceptance of Internet banking services in Greece”
M. Makris, H. Koumaras, A. Konstantopoulou, S. Konidis, S. Kostakis
Chapter contribution in “Advances in Banking Technology and Management: Impacts on ICT and CRM” Editor Dr. Vadlamani Ravi, Information Science Reference ISBN 1599046776 October 2007 (Link)
Chapter Contributions in Encyclopedias and Handbooks
EN5 : “Shot Boundary Detection Techniques For Video Sequences”
H. Koumaras, G. Xilouris, E. Pallis, G. Gardikis, A. Kourtis
Encyclopedia of Mobile Computing & Commerce, IGI Pub., ISBN 978-1-59904-002-8, Feb. 2007 (link)
EN4 : “Perceived Quality Evaluation for Multimedia Services”
H. Koumaras, E. Pallis, G. Xilouris, A. Kourtis, D. Martakos
Encyclopedia of Mobile Computing & Commerce, IGI Pub., ISBN 978-1-59904-002-8, Feb. 2007 (link)
EN3 : “Digital Television for Handheld: Technology and Applications”
G. Gardikis, H. Koumaras, A. Kourtis
Encyclopedia of Information Science & Technology 2nd edition , Idea Group Pub., ISBN: 978-1-60566-026-4,October 2008 (link)
EN2 : “Fundamental Principles of Digital Video Coding”
H. Koumaras, E. Pallis, A. Kourtis, D. Martakos,
Encyclopedia of Information Science & Technology 2nd edition , Idea Group Pub., ISBN: 978-1-60566-026-4,October 2008 (link)
EN1 : “Objective Measurement of Perceived QoS for Homogeneous MPEG-4 Video Content”
H. Koumaras, D. Martakos, A. Kourtis
Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, Idea Group, April 2005 (link), (brochure)
Conference Proceedings
C24 : “Quantitative Performance Evaluation Of the Emerging HEVC/H.265 Video Codec”
Harilaos Koumaras, Michail-Alexandros Kourtis, Spyros Mantzouratos, Drakoulis Martakos,
QoEMCS 2012 workshop, Euro ITV 2012, Berlin, Germany, 04 – 06 July 2012. (Accepted)
C23 : “Benchmarking the Encoding Efficiency of H.265/HEVC and H.264/AVC”
Harilaos Koumaras, Michail-Alexandros Kourtis, Drakoulis Martakos
Future Network & Mobile Summit 2012 4 – 6 July 2012, Berlin, Germany, July 4-6. (PDF)
C22 : “Impact of H.264 Advanced Video Coding Inter-Frame Block Sizes on Video Quality”
Harilaos Koumaras, Michail-Alexandros Kourtis, Drakoulis Martakos and Christian
The International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications VISAPP 2012, Rome, Italy, February 24-26. (PDF)
C21 : “A QoE-aware IMS Infrastrusture for Multimedia Services”
Harilaos Koumaras, Nikolaos Zotos, Lemonia Boula, Anastasios Kourtis
Third International Congress on Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems IEEE ICUMT 2011, Budapest Hungary, October 5-7 2011. (PDF)
C20 : “Business Model Analysis and Evaluation Framework for PQoS-aware VoIP and IPTV Services of Mobile Operators”
V. Koumaras, H. Koumaras, M. Gorricho. A. Kourtis
TEMU2010, Int. Conf. on Telecommunications and Multimedia, Chania, Crete, Greece, 14-15 July 2010 (PDF)
C19 : “Adapted IPTV Service within novel IMS Architecture”
Julien Arnaud, Daniel Negru, Mamadou Sidibe, Julien Pauty, H. Koumaras
MobiMedia 2009, 3rd European Symposium on Mobile Media Delivery (EUMOB), London, U.K., 7-9 September 2009 (PDF)
C18 : ” An Experimental Approach of Video Quality Level Dependence on Video Content Dynamics”
H. Koumaras, Julien Arnaud, Daniel Negru, A. Kourtis
MobiMedia 2009, 3rd European Symposium on Mobile Media Delivery (EUMOB), London, U.K., 7-9 September 2009 (PDF)
C17 : “A Perceived Quality-aware Cross Layer Monitoring Framework for Real-Time Media Content Adaptation”
M. Sibide, H. Koumaras, G. Xilouris
The IEEE Global Information Infrastructure Symposium (IEEE GIIS 2009) June 23-26, 2009, Hammamet, Tunisia
C16 : “An Enhanced IMS Architecture Featuring Cross-Layer Monitoring and Adaptation Mechanisms”
L. Boula, H. Koumaras, A. Kourtis
The Fifth International Conference on Autonomic and Autonomous Systems, ICAS 2009, April 20-25, 2009 – Valencia, Spain
C15 : “ ADAMANTIUM Project: Enhancing IMS with a PQoS-aware Multimedia Content Management System” – BEST PAPER AWARD
H. Koumaras, D. Negrou, F. Liberal, J. Arauz, A. Kourtis
2008 IEEE-TTTC International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics AQTR 2008 (PDF)
C14 : “ Perceptually Enabled and User Centric IMS Architecture: The ADAMANTIUM Project”
H. Koumaras, A. Kourtis
TEMU2008, Int. Conf. on Telecommunications and Multimedia, Ierapetra, Crete, 16-18 July 2008 (PDF)
C13 : “ The ADAMANTIUM Multimedia Content Management System for Real Time Cross-Layer Adaptation of IPTV and VoIP Services over IMS”
H. Koumaras, L. Sun, A. Kourtis
TEMU2008, Int. Conf. on Telecommunications and Multimedia, Ierapetra, Crete, 16-18 July 2008 (PDF)
C12 : “Video Quality Prediction Based on the Spatial and Temporal Classification of the Uncompressed Content”
H. Koumaras, A. Kourtis
The 18th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Comm. (PIMRC), Athens, Greece, 3-7 Sep. 2007 (PDF)
C11 : “A Theoretical Framework for End-to-End Video Quality Prediction of MPEG-based Sequences” BEST PAPER AWARD
H. Koumaras, A. Kourtis, C-H Lin, C-K Shieh
The Third Inter. Conf. on Networking and Services – ICNS07, Athens, Greece, June 19-25 2007 (PDF) (BibTeX)
C10 : “A Novel Method for Pre-Encoding Video Quality Prediction”
H. Koumaras, T. Pliakas, A. Kourtis
IST Mobile Summit 2007, Budapest, Hungary, 1-5 July 2007 (PDF)
C9 : “Real-time, Dynamic Resource Allocation in DVB-S.2/RCS Networks”
G. Gardikis, H.Koumaras, G.Xilouris, E.Pallis, A.Kourtis
Eighth International Symposium on Interworking, Santiago, Chile, January 15 – 19, 2007 (PDF)
C8 : “Real Time PQoS Enhancement of IP Multimedia Services Over Fading and Noisy DVB-T Channel”
H. Koumaras, E. Pallis, G. Gardikis, A. Kourtis
TEMU2006, Int. Conf. on Telecommunications and Multimedia, Heraklion, Greece, 5-7 July 2006 (PDF)
C7 : “Multi-layer Resource Management in DVB-S.2 Networks: The IMOSAN approach”
G. Gardikis, G. Xilouris, H. Koumaras, A. Kourtis
TEMU2006, Int. Conf. on Telecommunications and Multimedia, Heraklion, Greece, 5-7 July 2006 (PDF)
C6 : “Maximising Spectrum Efficiency in Interactive DVB-S.2 Networks”
G. Gardikis, H. Koumaras, G. Xilouris, A. Kourtis
WSEAS Int. Conf. on Communications, Athens, Greece, 13-15 July 2006
C5 : “A Markov Modified Model of H.264 VBR Video Traffic”
H. Koumaras, C. Skianis, G. Xilouris, G. Gardikis, A. Kourtis
IST Mobile Summit 2006, Mykonos, Greece, 4-8 June 2006 (PDF)
C4 : “Analysis of H.264 video encoded traffic”
H. Koumaras, C. Skianis, G. Gardikis, A. Kourtis
INC 2005 Fifth International Network Conference, Samos Island, Greece, July 2005 (PDF) (BibTeX)
C3 : “Broadband Data Access over Hybrid DVB-T Networks”
G. Gardikis, G. Kormentzas, G. Xilouris, H. Koumaras, A. Kourtis
3nd Inter. Conference on Performance Modelling and Evaluation of Heterogeneous Networks,
Het-NeTs05, Ilkley, United Kingdom, July 2005 (PDF)
C2 : “Pre-Encoding PQoS Assessment Method for Optimized Resource Utilization”
H. Koumaras, E. Pallis, G. Xilouris, A. Kourtis, D. Martakos, J. Lauterjung
2nd Inter. Conference on Performance Modelling and Evaluation of Heterogeneous Networks,
Het-NeTs04, Ilkley, United Kingdom (PDF) (BibTeX).
C1 : “Objective Evaluation of the Perceived Quality of Video Content”
H. Koumaras, G. Gardikis, A. Kourtis
IST Mobile Summit 2003, Aveiro , Portugal (PDF)
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