International Standards:

[S1] S. Wenger, M.M. Hannuksela, T. Stockhammer, M. Westerlund, and D. Singer, "RTP Payload Format for H.264 Video," IETF RFC 3984, February 2005. (download)

Other Standardization Activities:

2007 - 2008

Contributions to the DVB File Format.

2006 - 2008

Contributions to the Multiview Video Coding (MVC) amendment of H.264/AVC video coding standard (developed in the Joint Video Team of ITU-T and ISO/IEC). Co-authored more than 50% of the technical contributions adopted into MVC.

2005 - 2007

Contributions to the Scalable Video Coding (SVC) amendment of H.264/AVC video coding standard (developed in the Joint Video Team of ITU-T and ISO/IEC) and the SVC file format (developed in the Moving Picture Experts Group of ISO/IEC). Co-authored more than 35% of the technical contributions adopted into SVC.

2005

Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld (DVB-H), participation in the development of the content delivery protocols and audio-visual coding specifications.

2005

Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), Real-Time Transport (RTP) Protocol Task Force, participation in media formats and buffering related work.

2003 - 2005

3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) SA4 ("codec") group. H.264/AVC video codec integration to 3GPP multimedia services. Participation in specification of other services, e.g. rate adaptation in packet-switched streaming and receiver buffering in Multimedia Multicast/Broadcast Service.

2000 - 2003

ITU-T Recommendation H.264 | ISO/IEC International Standard 14496-10 (Advanced video coding): One of the main designers of the Network Abstraction Layer as well as high-level syntax, semantics, and decoder operation. Design of several error resilience features. Design of the sub-sequence feature for hierarchical temporal scalability. More than 80 technical contributions. Co-authored about 20% of tjhe contributions adopted into version 1 of H.264/AVC.

2001 - 2002

3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Technical Specification 26.234 (Transparent end-to-end packet switched streaming service), Release 5: Design of optional Annex G for video buffering.

1999 - 2000

ITU-T Recommendation H.263 (Video coding), Version 3: Design of some error resilience features.

Supervised Master's Theses:

K. Nevalainen, "Experience and research methods of quality of erroneous audiovisual streams in mobile television," Master of Science Thesis, Tampere University of Technology, Jul. 2006.

V.K. Malamal Vadakital, "Experimental analysis of H.264/AVC transmission over DVB-H," Master of Science Thesis, Tampere University of Technology, Oct. 2005.

S. Friis, "Bitrate control algorithms for video compression in mobile terminals," Master of Science Thesis, Tampere University of Technology, Apr. 2002.

P. Kangaslampi, "A video player for the Symbian platform," Master of Science Thesis, Tampere University of Technology, Oct. 2001.

J. Kokkonen, "Interactive error concealment in H.263 video encoder," Master of Science Thesis, Tampere University of Technology, Apr. 2000.

Work History:

Jan-09 -

Nokia Research Center, Research Leader of Multimodal Sensing and Context team.

Jan-07 - Dec-08

Nokia Research Center, Research Leader of Media Systems and Transport team.

Jun-06 - Dec-06

Nokia Research Center, Senior Research Manager. Manager of Visual Technologies competence area (acting).

Apr-06 - May-06

Nokia Research Center, Senior Research Manager. Manager of Video/Image Transport and Systems group.

May-03 - Mar-06

Nokia Research Center, Research Manager. Manager of Video/Image Coding and Transport group (Dec-03 - Jun-04), manager of Video/Image Transport and Systems group (Jul-04 - Mar-06). Several project leading positions.

Jun-02 - Apr-03

Nokia Mobile Phones and Mobile Software, Specialist. Team leader for hardware and software architecture development project for emerging video applications in Nokia mobile terminals. One of the main designers of Media Device Framework video interfaces for Symbian Operating System.

Dec-99 - May-02

Nokia Mobile Phones, Project Team Leader. Team leader for software projects producing Nokia Video Player for Nokia 9210 Series and Nokia Multimedia Converter for Microsoft Windows. Team leader for multimedia streaming research. Team leader in video coding research project carried out in Tampere University of Technology.

Dec-96 - Nov-99

Nokia Research Center, Speech and Audio Systems Laboratory, Mobile Multimedia Group, Research Engineer. Worked in the field of multimedia communications, specializing to multimedia streaming, video coding, and video error resiliency technologies. Software design and implementation in C/C++. Project team leading since May 1998.

Mar-96 - Dec-96

Nokia Research Center, Speech and Audio Systems Laboratory, Mobile Multimedia Group, Assistant Research Engineer. Development of a video decoder according to ITU-T Recommendation H.263.

May-95 - Aug-95

Nokia Research Center, Speech Processing Laboratory, Mobile Multimedia Group, Trainee. Optimization of a speech decoder for a digital signal processor.

Jul-94 - Oct-94

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Research Trainee. Software development in C++.

• Multi-view and 3D video coding
• Scalable and error-resilient video coding
• Real-time multimedia transport (RTP, H.324, MPEG-2 Systems)
• Multimedia file formats (especially derivates of ISO base media file format)
• Multimedia communication systems (3GPP/3GPP2 streaming, video telephony, messaging, and broadcast specifications. IP data casting service over DVB-H. Real-time multimedia streaming over WLAN)
• Subjective quality of audio-visual services
• Multimedia applications and application programming interfaces for handheld devices
• Sensory data processing

• Mobile 3D video: Multiview Video Coding (MVC) and beyond. Download Nokia's MVC source code through the project pages!

In press:

• Nokia fosters open innovation by making its implementation of the H.264/MPEG-4 MVC (Multi-view Video Coding) standard public, Nokia Press Bulletin Board, 27 May 2009.
• Video compression technology wins Emmy Awards, Science magazine Interface, Tampere University of Technology, 14 May 2009.
• Miten tietotekniikkainsinööri voi saada Emmy-palkinnon?, Aaamulehti, 14 Apr. 2009.
• H.264:n pakkaustehoa hiotaan Tampereella, afterdawn.com, 22 Mar. 2009.
• Emmy-palkittua videokoodausta tehdään Suomessa, tiedeuutiset.fi, 18 Mar. 2009.
• Hannuksela refines Emmy Award-winning video technology in Tampere, press release by Tampere University of Technology, 17 Mar. 2009.

Theses:

[T2] M.M. Hannuksela, "Error-resilient communication using the H.264/AVC video coding standard," PhD thesis, Tampere University of Technology, Mar 2009. (download)

[T1] M.M. Hannuksela, "Implementation of real-time low bit rate video decoder in Windows 95 environment," MSc thesis, Tampere University of Technology, May 1997.

Journal Papers:

[J15] I. Radulovic, P. Frossard, Y.-K. Wang, M.M. Hannuksela, and A. Hallapuro, "Multiple description video coding with H.264/AVC redundant pictures," accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology. 

[J14] Y. Guo, Y. Chen, Y.-K. Wang, H. Li, M.M. Hannuksela, and M. Gabbouj, "Error resilient coding and error concealment in scalable video coding," accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology.

[J13] C. Zhu, Y.-K. Wang, M.M. Hannuksela, and H. Li, "Error resilient video coding using redundant pictures," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 3-14, Jan. 2009. (download)

[J12] S. Jumisko-Pyykkö, V.K. Malamal Vadakital, and M.M. Hannuksela, "Acceptance threshold: bidimensional research method for user-oriented quality evaluation studies," International Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting, vol. 2008, Article ID 712380, 20 pages, 2008. doi:10.1155/2008/712380. (download)

[J11] Y. Chen, Y.-K. Wang, K. Ugur, M.M. Hannuksela, J. Lainema, and M. Gabbouj, "The emerging MVC standard for 3D video services," EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, vol. 2009, Article ID 786015, 13 pages, 2009. doi:10.1155/2009/786015. (download)

[J10] H. Himmanen, M.M. Hannuksela, T. Kurki, and J. Isoaho, "Objectives for new error criteria for mobile broadcasting of streaming audiovisual services," EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, vol. 2008, Article ID 518219, 12 pages, 2008. doi:10.1155/2008/518219. (download)

[J9] M. Rezaei, M.M. Hannuksela, and M. Gabbouj, "Semi-fuzzy rate controller for variable bit rate video," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 633-645, May 2008. (download)

[J8] Y.-K. Wang, M.M. Hannuksela, S. Pateux, A. Eleftheriadis, and S. Wenger, "System and transport interface SVC," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 17, no. 9, pp. 1149-1163, Sep. 2007. (download)

[J7] M.M. Hannuksela, V.K. Malamal Vadakital, and S. Jumisko-Pyykkö, "Comparison of error protection methods for audio-video broadcast over DVB-H," EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, doi:10.1155/2007/71801, 2007. (download)

[J6] M. Rezaei, M.M: Hannuksela, and M. Gabbouj, "Tune-in time reduction in video streaming over DVB-H," IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting, vol. 53, no. 1, part 2, pp. 320-328, Mar. 2007. (download)

[J5] S. Wenger, Y.-K. Wang, and M.M. Hannuksela, "RTP payload format for H.264/SVC scalable video coding," Journal of Zhejiang University - Science A, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 657-667, May 2006. (download)

[J4] I. Bouazizi, M.M. Hannuksela, and U. Rauf, "Coping with handover effects in video streaming over cellular networks," Journal of Zhejiang University - Science A, vol. 7, suppl. 1, pp. 137-144, May 2006. (download)

[J3] T. Stockhammer and M.M. Hannuksela, "H.264/AVC video for wireless transmission," IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 6-13, Aug. 2005. (download)

[J2] M.M. Hannuksela, Y.-K. Wang, and M. Gabbouj, "Isolated regions in video coding," IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 259-267, Apr. 2004. (download)

[J1] T. Stockhammer, M.M. Hannuksela, and T. Wiegand, "H.264/AVC in wireless environments," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 13, no. 7, pp. 657-673, Jul. 2003. (download)

Papers in Conference Proceedings:

[C49] S. Tao, Y. Chen, M.M. Hannuksela, Y.-K. Wang, M. Gabbouj, and H. Li, "Joint texture and depth map video coding based on the scalable extension of H.264/AVC," Proc. of IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), May 2009.

[C48] Y. Chen, Y.-K. Wang, M. Gabbouj, and M.M. Hannuksela, "Regional adaptive filtering for asymmetric stereoscopic video coding," Proc. of IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), May 2009.

[C47] Y. Chen, M.M. Hannuksela, L. Zhu, A. Hallapuro, M. Gabbouj, and H. Li, "Coding techniques in Multiview Video Coding and Joint Multiview Video Model," Proc. of Picture Coding Symposium, May 2009.

[C46] W. Wan, Y. Chen, Y.-K. Wang, M.M. Hannuksela, H. Li, and M. Gabbouj, "Efficient hierarchical inter picture coding for H.264/AVC Baseline profile," Proc. of Picture Coding Symposium, May 2009.

[C45] L. Kondrad, I. Bouazizi, V.K. Malamal Vadakital, M.M. Hannuksela, and M. Gabbouj, "Cross-Layer Optimized Transmission of H.264/SVC streams over DVB-T2 Broadcast System," Proc. of IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting, May 2009. 

[C44] J. Peltotalo, J. Harju, and M.M. Hannuksela, "Reliable, server-friendly, and bandwidth-efficient file delivery system using FLUTE server file format," Proc. of IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting, May 2009.

[C43] J. You, M.M. Hannuksela, and M. Gabbouj, "Semantic audiovisual analysis for video summarization," Proc. of IEEE Region 8 EUROCON 2009 Conference, May 2009.

[C42] I. Bouazizi, L. Kondrad, M.M. Hannuksela, and M. Gabbouj, "Efficient FEC protection of scalable media streams in DVB-H," Proc. of IEEE Broadcast Symposium, Oct. 2008.

[C41] Y. Chen, Y.-K. Wang, M.M. Hannuksela, and M. Gabbouj, "Picture-level adaptive filter for asymmetric stereoscopic video," Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), Oct. 2008.

[C40] S. Jumisko-Pyykkö and M.M. Hannuksela, "Does context matter in quality evaluation of mobile TV?" Proc. of International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI), Sep. 2008.

[C39] Y. Chen, S. Liu, Y.-K. Wang, M.M. Hannuksela, H. Li, and M. Gabbouj, "Low-complexity asymmetric multiview video coding," Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo (ICME), June 2008.

[C38] Y. Chen, Y.-K. Wang, M.M. Hannuksela, and M. Gabbouj, "Single-loop decoding for multiview video coding," Proc. of in IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo (ICME), June 2008.

[C37] S. Liu, Y. Chen, Y.-K. Wang, M. Gabbouj, M.M. Hannuksela, and H. Li, "Frame loss error concealment for multiview video coding," Proc. of IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), pp. 3470-3473, May 2008. (download)

[C36] J. Peltotalo, J. Harju, A. Jantunen, M. Saukko, L. Väätämöinen, I. Bouazizi, I.D.D. Curcio, and M.M. Hannuksela, "Peer-to-peer streaming technology survey," accepted for publication in the Seventh International Conference on Networking (ICN), pp. 342-350, Apr. 2008. (download)

[C35] V.K. Malamal Vadakital, M.M. Hannuksela, and M. Gabbouj, "Time-interleaved simulcast and redundant intra picture insertion for reducing tune-in delay in DVB-H," Proc. of International Packet Video Workshop, pp. 123-132, Nov. 2007. (download)

[C34] Q. Shen, Y.-K. Wang, M.M. Hannuksela, H. Li, and Y. Wang, "Buffer requirement analysis and reference picture management for temporal scalable video coding," Proc. of International Packet Video Workshop, pp. 91-97, Nov. 2007. (download)

[C33] Y.-K. Wang, I. Bouazizi, M.M. Hannuksela, and I.D.D. Curcio, "Mobile video applications and standards," Proc. of ACM Workshop on Mobile Video, pp. 1-6, Sep. 2007. (download) (This paper was the 49th most downloaded ACM SIGMM article from the ACM Portal web-site, from July 2008 to October 2008. See the full list of the most downloaded articles.)

[C32] I. Radulovic, Y.-K. Wang, S. Wenger, A. Hallapuro, M.M. Hannuksela, and P. Frossard, "Multiple description video coding with redundant pictures," Proc. of ACM Workshop on Mobile Video, pp. 37-42, Sep. 2007. (download)

[C31] Y. Guo, Y.-K. Wang, M.M. Hannuksela, and H. Li, "Discardable data adaptation in scalable video coding," Proc. of ACM Workshop on Mobile Video, pp.49-54, Sep. 2007. (download)

[C30] M.M. Hannuksela, V.K. Malamal Vadakital, and S. Jumisko-Pyykkö, "Synchronized audio redundancy coding for improved audio-visual experience in DVB-H streaming," Proc. of MobiMedia 2007, the Third International Mobile Multimedia Communications Conference, Aug. 2007. (download)

[C29] Y.-K. Wang, S. Wenger, and M.M. Hannuksela, "System and transport interface of H.264/AVC scalable extension," Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), pp. 165-168, Oct. 2006. (download)

[C28] C. Zhu, Y.-K. Wang, M.M. Hannuksela, and H. Li, "Error resilient video coding using redundant pictures," Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), pp. 801-804, Oct. 2006. (download)

[C27] M. Rezaei, M.M. Hannuksela, and M. Gabbouj, "Video splicing and fuzzy rate control in IP multiprotocol encapsulator for tune-in time reduction in IP datacasting (IPDC) over DVB-H," Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), pp. 3041-3044, Oct. 2006. (download)

[C26] M. Rezaei, M.M. Hannuksela, V.K. Malamal Vadakital, and M. Gabbouj, "Spliced video and buffering considerations for tune-in time minimization in DVB-H for Mobile TV," Proc. of IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Sep. 2006. (download)

[C25] V.K. Malamal Vadakital, M.M. Hannuksela, M. Rezaei, and M. Gabbouj, "Method for unequal error protection in DVB-H for mobile television," Proc. of IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Sep. 2006. (download)

[C24] M. Rezaei, M.M. Hannuksela, and M. Gabbouj, "Video encoding and splicing for tune-in time reduction in IP datacasting (IPDC) over DVB-H," Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo (ICME), July 2006. (download)

[C23] V.K. Malamal Vadakital, M.M. Hannuksela, M. Rezaei, and M. Gabbouj, "Optimal IP packet size for efficient data transmission in DVB-H," Proc. of 7th Nordic Signal Processing Symposium, June 2006.(download)

[C22] M. Rezaei, A. Akhbardeh, M.M. Hannuksela, and M. Gabbouj, "Fuzzy rate controller for variable bitrate video in mobile applications," Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), June 2006. (download)

[C21] M. Rezaei, M.M. Hannuksela, and M. Gabbouj, "Low-complexity fuzzy video rate controller for streaming," Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), May 2006. (download)

[C20] M. Rezaei, M. Gabbouj, and M.M. Hannuksela, "Region based minimization of quantization error propagation in variable bitrate video," Proc. of Picture Coding Symposium (PCS), Apr. 2006.

[C19] M. Rezaei, M.M. Hannuksela, and M. Gabbouj, "Video Splicing for Tune-in Time Reduction in IP Datacasting over DVB-H," Proc. of. IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting, Apr. 2006.

[C18] S. Jumisko-Pyykkö, V.K. Malamal Vadakital, M. Liinasuo, and M.M. Hannuksela, "Acceptance of audiovisual quality in erroneous television sequences over a DVB-H channel," Proc. of International Workshop on Video Processing and Quality Metrics for Consumer Electronics (VPQM), Jan. 2006.

[C17] V.K. Malamal Vadakital, M.M. Hannuksela, H. Pekonen, and M. Gabbouj, "On datacasting of H.264/AVC over DVB-H," Proc. of IEEE Int. Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (MMSP), pp. 1-4, Nov. 2005.(download)

[C16] D. Tian, V.K. Malamal Vadakital, M.M. Hannuksela, S. Wenger, and M. Gabbouj, "Improved H.264/AVC video broadcast/multicast," Proc. of Visual Communications and Image Processing (VCIP), July 2005.

[C15] V.-P. Limnell, D. Tian, M.M. Hannuksela, and M. Gabbouj, "Quality scalability in H.264/AVC video coding," Proc. of Visual Communications and Image Processing (VCIP), July 2005.

[C14] D. Tian, M.M. Hannuksela, and M. Gabbouj, "Sub-sequence video coding for improved temporal scalability," Proc. of IEEE Int. Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), May 2005. (download)

[C13] Y. Zhao, D. Tian, M.M. Hannuksela, and M. Gabbouj, "Spatial Error Concealment Based on Directional Decision and Intra Prediction," Proc. of IEEE Int. Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), May 2005. (download)

[C12] Y.-K. Wang, M.M. Hannuksela, K. Caglar, and M. Gabbouj, "Improved error concealment using scene information," Proc. of Int. Workshop VLBV03, Sep. 2003.

[C11] Y.-K. Wang, M.M. Hannuksela, and M. Gabbouj, "Error resilient video coding using unequally protected key pictures," Proc. of Int. Workshop VLBV03, Sep. 2003. (download)

[C10] D. Tian, M.M. Hannuksela, Y.-K. Wang, and M. Gabbouj, "Error resilient video coding techniques using spare pictures," Proc. of Int. Packet Video Workshop, Apr. 2003. (download)

[C9] Y.-K. Wang, M.M. Hannuksela, and M. Gabbouj, "Error-robust inter/intra mode selection using isolated regions," Proc. of Int. Packet Video Workshop, Apr. 2003. (download)

[C8] M.M. Hannuksela, Y.-K. Wang, and M. Gabbouj, "Random access using isolated regions," Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Image Processing (ICIP), Sep. 2003. (download)

[C7] M.M. Hannuksela, Y.-K. Wang, and M. Gabbouj, "Sub-picture: ROI coding and unequal error protection," Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Image Processing (ICIP), Sep. 2002. (download)

[C6] D. Tian, M.M. Hannuksela, Y.-K. Wang, and M. Gabbouj, "Coding of faded scene transitions," Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Image Processing (ICIP), Sep. 2002. (download)

[C5] Y.-K. Wang, M.M. Hannuksela, V. Varsa, A. Hourunranta, and M. Gabbouj, "The error concealment feature in the H.26L test model," Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Image Processing (ICIP), Sep. 2002. (download)

[C4] T. Stockhammer, M.M. Hannuksela, and S. Wenger, "H.26L/JVT coding network abstraction layer and IP-based transport," Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Image Processing (ICIP), Sep. 2002. (download)

[C3] M.M. Hannuksela, Y.-K. Wang, and M. Gabbouj, "Sub-picture video coding for unequal error protection," Proc. of European Signal Processing Conf. (EUSIPCO), Sep. 2002.

[C2] M.M. Hannuksela, "Simple packet loss recovery method for video streaming," Proc. of Int. Packet Video Workshop, Apr. 2001.

[C1] M.M. Hannuksela, "H.263 picture header recovery in H.324 videophone," Proc. of European Signal Processing Conf. (EUSIPCO), Sep. 2000. (download)

See also the search results of Google Scholar to locate the papers not linked to this page.

[T1] M.M. Hannuksela, "Audiovisual quality on the move," presented in "Broadcast quality - does it matter?" seminar organized by European Broadcasting Union, Oct. 2006. (download)

More than 30 granted patent families.