Optimizing perceptual shaping of a digital watermark using genetic programming

Iranian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 144-150

  Khan, Asifullah ^a   Mirza, Anwar M ^a   Majid, Abdul ^a  

^a GIK INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Digital watermarking; Genetic programming; Human visual system; Perceptual shaping; Spatial activity; Watermarking strength

Indexed keywords

COPYRIGHTS; CRYPTOGRAPHY; GAUSSIAN NOISE (ELECTRONIC); GENETIC ALGORITHMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE COMPRESSION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

GENETIC PROGRAMMING; HUMAN VISUAL SYSTEM; PERCEPTUAL SHAPING; SPATIAL ACTIVITY; WATERMARKING STRENGTH;

DIGITAL WATERMARKING;

EID: 12444277317     PISSN: 16820053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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