2022 Faculty Courses School of Engineering Department of Information and Communications Engineering Graduate major in Information and Communications Engineering
Media Quality
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Information and Communications Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Masahiro Yamaguchi / Hiroaki Sugiura / Hiroyuki Minakata / Tomoya Sato
- Class Format
- Lecture (Livestream)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Tue
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ICT.H502
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The basic knowledge and the approaches for developing high-quality visual media are introduced by lecturers who have been leading research and development in the companies or enterprises in the visual media industry. The R&D strategy considering international standard is also addressed. This course focuses on visual media, especially digital cameras and displays, and the approaches to evaluate and/or enhance the image quality are discussed.
The aim of this course is to enhance practical and problem-solving skills as well as specialist skills by learning how the knowledge of fundamental mathematical principles, signal processing, and human-centric information systems are applied to the development of practical media systems.
Course description and aims
Students will acquire the ability to apply the knowledge of fundamental mathematical principles, signal processing, and human-centric information systems to the development of practical media systems. Students will be able to design the method for media quality evaluation. By learning the methods and examples for evaluating and/or enhancing the media quality, students will gain the aspects for solving practical problems in the development of media information systems.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
The course deals with practical issues by lecturers who have been leading research and development in companies.
Keywords
Image media, image and video systems, digital cameras, displays, image quality, color, objective evaluation, subjective evaluation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
In the first class, the outline on the visual media quality is given, and the position of the topics focused in this course is clarified; digital camera and display systems. The quality issues in other visual media are also discussed.
Next, the theories and examples related to visual media quality are introduced by the lecturers from the companies in the digital camera and display industries.
Furthermore, as an example of a specialized imaging system for medicine, practical details of the design and evaluation of image quality in endoscopy are presented.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | General remarks on visual media quality | What affects the quality in image media? General methodology for quantitative evaluation of image quality. |
| Class 2 | Quality evaluation and enhancement technologies in visual media systems. | Explain the methods for quality evaluation and enhancement in visual media. Discuss the future of quality evaluation and enhancement technologies in visual media systems. |
| Class 3 | Image quality in display systems I | What technologies are employed for the evaluation and improvement of media quality in display systems? |
| Class 4 | Image quality in display systems II | |
| Class 5 | Image quality in digital cameras I | What technologies are employed for the evaluation and improvement of media quality in digital camera systems? |
| Class 6 | Image quality in digital cameras II | |
| Class 7 | Image quality in endoscopic imaging systems | As an example of medical imaging, what technologies are applied to evaluate and improve the image quality in endoscopy? |
| Class 8 | Summary & Final report | Explain the concept and technical solutions for quality evaluation and enhancement in visual media systems. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Not specified. Supplementary materials will be provided.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Not specified.
Evaluation methods and criteria
The level of understandings of the methods for quality evaluation and enhancement in image acquisition and display is assessed by exercises (50%) and a final report (50%).
Related courses
- ICT.H409 ： Optics in Information Processing
- ICT.S403 ： Multidimensional Information Processing
- ICT.S206 ： Signal and System Analysis
- ICT.S210 ： Digital Signal Processing
- ICT.H504 ： Medical Image Processing
- ICT.A406 ： Human-Centric Information Systems I
- ICT.A418 ： Human-Centric Information Systems II
Prerequisites
None
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Masahiro Yamaguchi
yamaguchi.m.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance.
Other
As this course is taught by part-time lecturers from industry, the class schedule is subject to change. Confirm the schedule by T2Schola.