由于硬件，软件和网络基础设施技术的进步，与多媒体相关的研究和开发在过去的二十年中发展迅速。尽管图像和视频继续在多媒体管道中发挥关键作用，但从运动捕捉，智能传感器，多视图，触觉设备，3DTV等生成的最新的更具动态性和多模态的数据，在高效处理方面又增加了新的挑战。多媒体处理，任务调度，实时移动通信，多屏幕和多流同步，人机交互，大数据检索，移动显示优化等。课程不仅涵盖传统算法，还涵盖最新状态-最先进的研究和开发，例如，立体和多视图技术，在硬件和软件的支持下，改变了人类观看体验的视野。部署这些技术的多媒体应用已从
The MSc in Computing Science with a specialization in Multimedia program offers a theoretical and practical understanding of multimedia processing, encoding, communications, rendering and visualization, as well as multimedia synchronization, retargeting and data quality assessment. The degree is designed for individuals seeking to develop their knowledge of multimedia and the skills to participate in further studies with industries operating in this area. Program work consists of core courses plus an internship or coop placement covering various aspects of multimedia.<br><br>Multimedia related research and development have evolved rapidly in the last two decades as the result of technological advances in hardware, software and network infrastructures. While images and videos continue to play a key role in the multimedia pipeline, the latest more dynamic and multi-modal data generated from motion capture, smart sensors, multi-views, haptic devices, 3DTV, etc., have added new challenges in efficient multimedia processing, tasks scheduling, real-time mobile communications, multi-screen and multi-stream synchronization, human computer interaction, big data retrieval, mobile display optimization and so on.