Conference Overview
The exponential growth in digital media accessibility, spanning images, audio, video, graphics, and text, has sparked the development of novel applications, while also introducing a host of significant security challenges and risks. These developments have catalyzed substantial research and development efforts in digital watermarking, steganography, data hiding, forensics, deepfakes, media identification, and encryption, all aimed at safeguarding the authenticity, veracity, security, and ownership of media content. Recent advancements in AI (Artificial Intelligence) algorithms, models, and tools, coupled with the availability of sophisticated GPU platforms, have reinvigorated research in these domains, leading to remarkable outcomes. These advancements have given rise to new paradigms and applications that optimize the use and monetization of media objects without infringing on their ownership rights or undermining their credibility.
The Media Watermarking, Security, and Forensics Conference stands as the premier event for sharing high-caliber, innovative research in these pivotal areas. It provides an exceptional forum for researchers and practitioners to present their latest advancements and stay abreast of the latest trends in watermarking, security, and forensics. The conference's technical program is enriched by keynote addresses, panel discussions, and short demonstrations from leading figures in both academia and industry. This emphasis on the practical application of research findings in industry settings distinguishes the conference and enhances its contributions to the field.
A notable feature of the conference is its streamlined submission process, which requires only a structured abstract outlining the ongoing work. This encourages the early dissemination of preliminary findings and original concepts directly from the research lab, promoting the swift initiation of new research directions. Such a feature greatly fosters the presentation of nascent innovations, enabling prompt dialogue and feedback, and thus propelling the research agenda in the field forward.
The full papers of the accepted abstracts are due a few weeks before the conference.
2025 Conference Topics
Digital watermarking, steganography and data hiding
Cutting-edge watermarking algorithms and theoretical models
AI-based watermarking techniques and their applications
Implementation strategies and benchmarking methodologies
Security protocols and systems
Novel approaches to steganalysis and combating attacks
Media forensics and authentication
Watermarking/Fingerprinting and traitor tracing advancements
Device identification techniques and protocols
Content authentication methodologies
Detection and mitigation of deep fake content
Computer forensics methodologies
Recovery of deleted multimedia and near-duplicate image/video retrieval methods
AI-based forensics and authentication techniques
Media encryption and protection
Advanced encryption and decryption techniques
Visual encryption methods and applications
Signal processing in encrypted domains
Digital rights management innovations
Integration of AI into encryption strategies
Optical document security
Security feature advancements for banknotes, passports, ID cards, and visas
Substrate and printing technology innovations
Development of optically variable security measures
Authentication and examination methodologies
Biometrics and user identification
Cutting-edge feature extraction and management techniques
Advancements in biometric security and countermeasures against attacks
Integration of AI algorithms into biometric systems
Multimodal biometric applications and protocols
Innovations in biometric template protection and authentication
Biometric systems for mobile computing applications
Media identification and physical object identification and interaction
Novel approaches to watermarking and digital fingerprinting
Robust hashing methodologies and their applications
AI-based techniques for media identification
Media database search and mobile visual search
Advances in hardware security
Consumer packaging identification and protection
Integration of watermarking, RFID tags, barcode technology, and near field communication (NFC) into security protocols
Security of the Internet of Things and big data, and their roll in identification and interaction
Autonomous technology security and privacy
Security and privacy considerations for autonomous vehicles, self-driving cars, collaborative robots, and drones
Utilization of AI algorithms for enhancing autonomous driving safety and privacy measures
These topics represent the forefront of research and innovation in the field and will serve as focal points for the 2025 conference discussions and presentations.
2025 Special Sessions
TBA
2025 Committee
Conference Chair
Adnan Alattar, Digimarc Corporation (US)
Program Committee
Sebastiano Battiato, Università degli Studi di Catania (Italy)
Marc Chaumont, Laboratory d'Informatique de Robotique et de Microelectronique de Montpellier (France)
Scott Craver, Binghamton University (US)
Edward Delp, Purdue University (US)
Jana Dittmann, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg (Germany)
Jean-luc Dugelay, EURECOM (France)
Touradj Ebrahimi, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) (Switzerland)
Jessica Fridrich, Binghamton University (US)
Peter Grönquist, École Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) (France)
Luca Guarnera, Università degli Studi di Catania (Italy)
Anthony T.S. Ho, University of Surrey (UK)
Jennifer Newman, Iowa State University (US)
William Puech, Laboratory d’Informatique de Robotique et de Microelectronique de Montpellier (France)
Husrev Taha Sencar, TOBB University of Economics and Technology (Turkey)
Martin Steinebach, Fraunhofer SIT (Germany)
Claus Vielhauer, Fachhochschule Brandenburg (Germany)
Svyatoslav Voloshynovskiy, University de Genève (Switzerland)
Xuandong Zhao, UC Santa Barbara (US)