A framework of enhancing image steganography with picture quality optimization and anti-steganalysis based on simulated annealing algorithm

IEEE Transactions on Multimedia

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 345-357

  Lin, Guo Shiang ^a   Chang, Yi Ting ^b   Lie, Wen Nung ^b  

^a DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data embedding; human visual system; image watermarking; steganalysis; steganography

Indexed keywords

BASE SCHEME; CLOSED-LOOP; COMPUTING FRAMEWORKS; DATA EMBEDDING; EMBEDDING CAPACITY; HUMAN VISUAL SYSTEM; HUMAN VISUAL SYSTEMS; IMAGE STEGANOGRAPHY; IMAGE WATERMARKING; KEY ISSUES; PERFORMANCE INDICES; PICTURE QUALITY; SIMULATED ANNEALING ALGORITHMS; SIZE VARIATION; STATISTICAL FEATURES; STEGANALYSIS; STEGANOGRAPHIC SCHEMES;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; COST FUNCTIONS; CRYPTOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING; STEGANOGRAPHY;

SIMULATED ANNEALING;

EID: 77954713951     PISSN: 15209210     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMM.2010.2051243     Document Type: Article

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