Creating and sharing knowledge for telecommunications
... Paulo Jorge Lourenço Nunes

Senior Researcher

Paulo Nunes

Academic position: Associate Professor
Joining date: 01-01-1995
Roles in IT: Senior Researcher
Thematic Line: Information and Data Sciences
Group: Multimedia Signal Processing – Lx

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Address: IT – Lisboa
Instituto Superior Técnico - Torre Norte - Piso 10
Av. Rovisco Pais, 1
1049 - 001 Lisboa
Tel: +351 21 841 84 54
Fax: +351 21 841 84 72


Scientific Achievements

  • PhD, Instituto Superior Técnico, 01-01-2007
  • MSc, Instituto Superior Técnico, 01-01-1995
  • Licenciatura, Instituto Superior Técnico, 01-07-1992
  • ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, 24-10-2020, Associate Professor
  • ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, 01-11-2000 - 23-10-2020, Assistant Professor
  • IEEE, 01-01-1996, Member
  • Ordem dos Engenheiros, 01-01-1992, Member
  • Image and Video Coding
  • Multimedia Communications
As Supervisor
As Co-supervisor
As Supervisor
As Co-supervisor
  • S.M.M. Faria, M. Domański, T. Grajek, C. Conti, J Debono, P. T. Kovács, L. Lucas, P. Nunes, C. Perra, Nuno M. M. Rodrigues, M. Sjöström, L. D. Soares, O. Stankiewicz, Emerging Imaging Technologies: Trends and Challenges, Chapter in, 3D Visual Content Creation, Coding and Delivery, Pedro Assunção and Atanas Gotchev, Springer International Publishing AG Springer Nature, New York, 2019
  • C. Conti, L. D. Soares, P. Nunes, C. Perra, P.A. Assunção, M. Sjöström, Y. Li, R. Olsson, U. Jennehag, Light Field Image Compression, Chapter in, 3D Visual Content Creation, Coding and Delivery, Pedro Assunção and Atanas Gotchev, Springer International Publishing AG Springer Nature, New York, 2019
  • C. Conti, P. Nunes, L. D. Soares, Impact of Packet Losses in Scalable Light Field Video Coding, Chapter in, 3D Visual Content Creation, Coding and Delivery, Pedro Assunção and Atanas Gotchev, Springer International Publishing AG Springer Nature, New York, 2019
  • S.M.M. Faria, J Debono, P. Nunes, Nuno M. M. Rodrigues, 3D Video Representation and Coding, Chapter in, Novel 3D Media Technologies, Ahmet Kondoz and T. Dagiuklas, Springer, New York, 2015
  • C. Conti, L. D. Soares, P. Nunes, 3D Holoscopic Video Representation and Coding Technology, Chapter in, Novel 3D Media Technologies, Ahmet Kondoz and Tasos Dagiuklas, Springer, New York, 2015
  • L. D. Soares, P. Nunes, Network-Aware Error Resilient Video Coding, Chapter in, Advanced Video Communications over Wireless Networks, Ce Zhu, Yuenan Li, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 2013
  • P. Nunes, L. D. Soares, Rate Control and Error Resilience for Object-Based Video Coding, Chapter in, Intelligent Multimedia Communication: Techniques and Applications, Chang Wen Chen, Zhu Li, and Shiguo Lian, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 2010
  • F. Pereira, P. Nunes, Levels for visual profiles, Chapter in, The MPEG-4 Book, Fernando Pereira, Touradj Ebrahimi, Prentice Hall, 2002

Closed Projects13

Acronym Name Funding Agency Start date Ending date
3D VIVANT Live Immerse Video-Audio Interactive Multimedia EU/FP7 01-03-2010 01-05-2013
3D-ConTourNet 3D Content Creation, Coding and Transmission over Future Media Networks EC/FP7 01-05-2012 01-06-2016
3D-SERVICIS Scalable Error Resilient 3D Holoscopic Video Coding for Immersive Systems FCT 01-06-2014 01-05-2016
LIMESA Light Field Processing for Immersive Media Streaming Applications FCT 01-03-2021 29-02-2024
MAVT Mobile audiovisual terminal EU/RACE 01-01-1992 31-12-1995
MOG-QC on the GO MOG-QC on the GO - Desenvolvimento de um sistema integrado de controlo da qualidade de conteúdos audiovisuais FEDER/QREN 01-07-2013 01-06-2015
MOMUSYS Mobile multimedia systems EU/ACTS 01-09-1995 31-12-1999
MPEG ISO MPEG standardization IT/LA 01-07-1993 01-12-2007
NCI Normalização de comunicações de imagem JNICT/STRADA 01-01-1992 31-12-1995
NMARV Normalização de métodos avançados de representação de vídeo FCT/PRAXIS 01-01-1995 31-12-1998
Prodígios Processamento digital de áudio e vídeo FCT/PRAXIS 01-01-1995 31-12-1998
SAAS Remote Piloted Semi-Autonomous Aerial Surveillance System Using Terrestrial Wireless Networks IT/LA 01-03-2012 01-04-2014
VISNET II Networked audiovisual media technologies II EU 01-07-2006 01-06-2009
  • C. Conti, P. Nunes, L. D. Soares, Scientific Awards ISCTE-IUL 2016, Awarded for the paper entitled "HEVC-based 3D holoscopic video coding using self-similarity compensated prediction", Lisbon, Portugal, 01-06-2017
  • C. Conti, L. D. Soares, P. Nunes, Best Poster Award COST Interaction 2014, Budapest, Awarded at the Best Poster competition of COST training school on Rich 3D Content: Creation, Perception and Interaction for the poster entitled ''Display Scalable 3D Holoscopic Video Coding'', Budapest, Hungary, 01-07-2014
  • C. Conti, P. Nunes, L. D. Soares, Scientific Awards ISCTE-IUL 2014, Awarded for the paper entitled ''Inter-Layer Prediction Scheme for Scalable 3-D Holoscopic Video Coding'', Lisbon, Portugal, 01-06-2014
  • P. Nunes, Computational Complexity Reduction and Scaling for High Efficiency Video Encoders, PhD Thesis Jury, Guilherme Ribeiro Corrêa, 01-01-2015
  • P. Nunes, Regiões de Interesse em Vídeos 3D, MSc Thesis Jury, Daniel Alexandre Leitão Piedade, 01-11-2013
  • P. Nunes, Viabilização da Televisão Digital Terrestre em Pequenos e Médios Broadcasters utilizando o Datacasting, PhD Thesis Jury, Roberto Dimas Ribeiro do Amaral, 01-01-2013
  • P. Nunes, Vice-chair of the IEEE MMTC Image, Video and Mesh coding Interest Group, Member of Technical Committee, http://committees.comsoc.org/mmc/activities.asp, 01-10-2012
  • P. Nunes, Video Quality Evaluation in IP networks, MSc Thesis Jury, Miguel Filipe Chan Chin, 01-04-2012
  • P. Nunes, No-reference Image and Video Quality Assessment, PhD Thesis Jury, Tomás Gomes da Silva Serpa Brandão, 01-06-2011
  • P. Nunes, Televisão Digital Terrestre Desafios e Estratégias de Implementação em Moçambique, MSc Thesis Jury, Tomás Almedino, 01-05-2011
  • P. Nunes, Audiovsual Coding Framework - Audio and Video Communication Simulation System, MSc Thesis Jury, Pedro Alexandre Oliveira Fernandes, 01-10-2010
  • P. Nunes, Design and Implementation of a Signaling System for the Support of Free Viewpoint, MSc Thesis Jury, Rui Pedro Monteiro Chagas, 01-10-2010
  • P. Nunes, Multimedia Sharing over the Internet from a Mobile Phone, MSc Thesis Jury, Rui Daniel Casaca da Trindade, 01-05-2010
  • P. Nunes, Creation and Visualization of High Dynamic Range Images, MSc Thesis Jury, Catarina Pires Mota, 01-09-2009
  • P. Nunes, A Platform for the Provision of Content Networks Based on IMS, Metadata, Presence and P2P Technologies, MSc Thesis Jury, Eduardo Filipe Freire Ribeiro, 01-12-2008
  • P. Nunes, Inter Frame Mode Conversion for H.264/AVC to MPEG-2 Video Transcoder, MSc Thesis Jury, Sandro Rodrigo Ferreira Moiron, 01-12-2007
  • P. Nunes, European Commission IST Programme 8th Call Evaluation, Technical Audit, EC FP5-IST, 01-03-2002
  • P. Nunes, European Commission ACTS Programme 3rd Call Evaluation, Technical Audit, EC FP4-ACTS, 01-10-1997
  • P. Nunes, Comissão Técnica Nacional do Audiovisual e Codificação de Imagem - CT120, Member of Technical Committee, 01-01-1994
  • IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Multimedia Experience - QoMEX, Organizing Committee, 2016
  • IEEE GLOBECOM Technical Symposia: Mobile and Wireless Networks - GC MWN GC MWN, Technical Programme Committee, 2015
  • IEEE ICC - Communications Software, Services and Multimedia Applications Symposium - ICC CSSMA, Technical Programme Committee, 2015
  • 3DTV Conf. - 3DTV-CON, Technical Programme Committee, 2014
  • ACM and IEEE International Conf. on Connected Vehicles, Technical Programme Committee, 2014
  • European Signal Processing Conference EUSIPCO, Organizing Committee, 2014
  • IEEE GLOBECOM Technical Symposia: Communications Software, Services and Multimedia Application - GC CSSM, Technical Programme Committee, 2014
  • IEEE International Conf. on Multimedia and Expo - ICME, Technical Programme Committee, 2014
  • IEEE International Conf. on Telecommunications, Organizing Committee, 2014
  • 3DTV Conf. - 3DTV-CON, Technical Programme Committee, 2013
  • Conf. on Electronics, Telecommunications and Computers - CETC, Technical Programme Committee, 2013
  • Future Network and Mobile Summit, Technical Programme Committee, 2013
  • IEEE International Conf. on Multimedia and Expo - ICME, Technical Programme Committee, 2013
  • IEEE International Conf. on Multimedia and Expo - ICME, Technical Programme Committee, 2012
  • European Signal Processing Conference EUSIPCO, Technical Programme Committee, 2011
  • IEEE International Workshop on Video Panorama - IWVP, Technical Programme Committee, 2011
  • IEEE International Conf. on Multimedia Information Networking and Security - MINES, Technical Programme Committee, 2010
  • IEEE International Conf. on Multimedia and Expo - ICME, Technical Programme Committee, 2007
  • Picture Coding Symp., Organizing Committee, 2007
  • Eurasip Journal on Image and Video Processing
    2016, 1 review(s); 2015, 2 review(s); 2014, 1 review(s); 2012, 2 review(s);
  • IEEE Transactions on Image Processing
    2022, 3 review(s); 2021, 3 review(s); 2020, 3 review(s); 2015, 1 review(s); 2013, 1 review(s); 2012, 1 review(s); 2004, 3 review(s); 2003, 2 review(s); 2002, 2 review(s);
  • Journal of Electronic Imaging
    2023, 2 review(s); 2019, 1 review(s); 2018, 6 review(s); 2017, 1 review(s); 2016, 1 review(s); 2014, 1 review(s);
  • Optical Engineering
    2024, 2 review(s); 2020, 1 review(s); 2019, 1 review(s); 2016, 1 review(s); 2014, 1 review(s); 2013, 1 review(s); 2012, 2 review(s); 2011, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE Transactions on Multimedia
    2024, 2 review(s); 2018, 2 review(s); 2017, 1 review(s); 2016, 1 review(s); 2010, 2 review(s);
  • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology
    2017, 1 review(s); 2014, 4 review(s); 2012, 4 review(s); 2011, 1 review(s); 2010, 4 review(s); 2009, 4 review(s); 2008, 5 review(s); 2007, 3 review(s); 2006, 1 review(s); 2005, 1 review(s); 2004, 4 review(s); 2003, 3 review(s); 2002, 5 review(s); 1999, 2 review(s); 1998, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging
    2017, 1 review(s);
  • Signal Processing: Image Communication
    2024, 1 review(s); 2023, 1 review(s); 2022, 2 review(s); 2021, 1 review(s); 2017, 2 review(s); 2015, 1 review(s); 2014, 1 review(s); 2013, 4 review(s); 2012, 1 review(s); 2011, 1 review(s); 2010, 1 review(s); 2009, 3 review(s); 2008, 3 review(s); 2007, 3 review(s); 2006, 3 review(s); 2004, 1 review(s); 2002, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting
    2018, 1 review(s); 2013, 1 review(s); 2012, 1 review(s); 2010, 1 review(s); 2009, 1 review(s);
  • Signal Processing
    2024, 1 review(s); 2023, 1 review(s); 2019, 1 review(s); 2018, 1 review(s); 2009, 1 review(s);
  • Journal of Imaging
    2019, 1 review(s);
  • Entropy
    2020, 1 review(s);
  • signals
    2021, 1 review(s);
  • Nature Communications
    2022, 2 review(s);
  • Sensors
    2022, 1 review(s); 2010, 1 review(s);
  • Electronics Letters
    2022, 1 review(s);
  • EURASIP Journal of Embedded Systems
    2007, 1 review(s);
  • Journal of Multimedia
    2007, 1 review(s);

  • 2009, 1 review(s);
  • European Trans. on Telecommunications
    2011, 1 review(s);
  • IET Image Processing
    2014, 1 review(s); 2013, 4 review(s); 2012, 2 review(s);
  • APSIPA Transactions on Signal and Information Processing
    2013, 2 review(s);
  • Procedia Technology
    2014, 1 review(s);
  • ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications
    2004, 1 review(s); 2003, 1 review(s); 2001, 1 review(s);
  • Computer Communications
    2003, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
    2004, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
    2003, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE International Conf. on Multimedia and Expo - ICME
    2018, 1 review(s); 2017, 1 review(s); 2016, 1 review(s); 2014, 1 review(s); 2013, 1 review(s); 2012, 1 review(s); 2009, 1 review(s); 2008, 1 review(s); 2007, 1 review(s);
  • Picture Coding Symp.
    2024, 1 review(s); 2009, 1 review(s); 2007, 1 review(s);
  • International Workshop on Packet Video
    2007, 3 review(s); 2006, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE International Conf. on Image Processing - ICIP
    2020, 1 review(s); 2018, 1 review(s); 2017, 1 review(s); 2016, 1 review(s); 2015, 1 review(s); 2014, 1 review(s); 2013, 1 review(s); 2012, 1 review(s); 2011, 1 review(s); 2010, 1 review(s); 2009, 1 review(s); 2008, 1 review(s);
  • European Signal Processing Conference EUSIPCO
    2014, 1 review(s); 2013, 1 review(s); 2011, 1 review(s); 2010, 1 review(s); 2009, 1 review(s); 2008, 1 review(s); 2004, 1 review(s); 1999, 1 review(s);

  • 2014, 1 review(s); 2013, 1 review(s); 2011, 1 review(s); 2009, 1 review(s); 2008, 1 review(s); 2005, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE EUSIPCO 3DTV-Conf.: The True Vision - Capture, Transmission and Display of 3D Video - 3DTV
    2011, 1 review(s); 2010, 1 review(s); 2009, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference - MELECON
    2009, 1 review(s);
  • Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele
    2011, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE International Symp. on Circuits and Systems - ISCAS
    2012, 1 review(s); 2011, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Multimedia Experience - QoMEX
    2012, 1 review(s); 2011, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE International Conference on Communications - ICC
    2013, 1 review(s);
  • Future Network and Mobile Summit
    2013, 1 review(s);
  • International Workshop on 3D Multimedia for Mobile and Wireless Networks - 3D-MMWM
    2013, 1 review(s);
  • 3DTV Conf. - 3DTV-CON
    2018, 1 review(s); 2016, 1 review(s); 2014, 1 review(s); 2013, 1 review(s);
  • Conf. on Electronics, Telecommunications and Computers - CETC
    2013, 1 review(s);
  • ACM and IEEE International Conf. on Connected Vehicles & Expo - ICCVE
    2015, 1 review(s); 2014, 1 review(s); 2013, 1 review(s);
  • Visual Communications and Image Processing - VCIP
    2014, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE ICC - Communications Software, Services and Multimedia Applications Symposium - ICC CSSMA
    2017, 1 review(s); 2015, 1 review(s); 2014, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE ICC - Mobile and Wireless Networking Symposium - ICC MWN
    2015, 1 review(s); 2014, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE GLOBECOM Technical Symposia: Communications Software, Services and Multimedia Application - GC CSSM
    2024, 1 review(s); 2023, 1 review(s); 2020, 1 review(s); 2019, 1 review(s); 2018, 1 review(s); 2016, 1 review(s); 2014, 1 review(s);
  • International Conference on Advances in Signal, Image and Video Processing SIGNAL
    2016, 1 review(s);
  • European Conf. on Networks and Optical Communications - NOC
    2016, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE GLOBECOM Technical Symposia: Mobile and Wireless Networks - GC MWN GC MWN
    2023, 1 review(s); 2020, 1 review(s); 2018, 1 review(s); 2016, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE Global Communications Conference - GLOBECOM
    2017, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE Workshop on MultiMedia Signal Processing - MMSP
    2020, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE International Conference on Image Processing ICIP
    2024, 1 review(s); 2023, 1 review(s); 2022, 1 review(s); 2021, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing MMSP
    2024, 1 review(s); 2023, 1 review(s); 2021, 1 review(s);
  • European Workshop on Visual Information Processing
    2023, 1 review(s); 2022, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing ICASSP
    2022, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP)
    2023, 1 review(s);
  • Workshop on Image Analysis for Multimedia Interactive Services WIAMIS
    2004, 1 review(s);