Hidden information detection using decision theory and quantized samples: Methodology, difficulties and results

Digital Signal Processing: A Review Journal

Volumn 24, Issue , 2014, Pages 144-161

  Cogranne, Rémi ^a   Retraint, Florent ^a   Zitzmann, Cathel ^a   Nikiforov, Igor ^a   Fillatre, Lionel ^b   Cornu, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE TROYES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Hypothesis testing theory; LSB steganalysis; Nuisance parameters; Optimal steganalysis; Quantized data

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; ERRORS; STATISTICAL TESTS; STEGANOGRAPHY;

HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LSB STEGANALYSIS; NUISANCE PARAMETER; QUANTIZED DATA; STEGANALYSIS;

DECISION THEORY;

EID: 84886186879     PISSN: 10512004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsp.2013.09.012     Document Type: Article

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