Abstract:
In today’s digital age, the exponential growth of multimedia data across various
domains necessitates effective strategies for its management and retrieval. This
course delves into the fundamental principles, techniques, and advanced methodolo-
gies for designing, implementing, and utilizing multimedia databases.
The course begins by elucidating the unique characteristics and challenges posed
by multimedia data, encompassing diverse formats such as images, audio, video,
and text. It explores the underlying data models, storage structures, indexing
mechanisms, and query processing techniques tailored to handle the intricacies of
multimedia content.
Furthermore, the course investigates emerging trends and technologies in multi-
media databases, including content-based retrieval, similarity search, multimedia
metadata management, and scalable architectures for distributed multimedia storage
and retrieval.
Through a combination of theoretical lectures, practical exercises, and hands-on
projects, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of multimedia database
systems, enabling them to adeptly navigate the complexities of storing, managing,
and retrieving multimedia data in real-world applications.
