1. Acer Laboratories Inc.

Company Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acer_Laboratories_Incorporated
Acer Laboratories Incorporated (also known as Acer Labs Inc, and commonly known as ALi) is a major designer and manufacturer of embedded systems integrated circuits.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Next generation human-machine interface technology,” 3/1/2009-12/31/2009
2. “TV commercial break detection,” 9/1/2003-8/31/2004
3. “H.264 codec performance optimization,” 9/1/2003-8/31/2004
4. “Humming sequence analysis and applications,” 7/1/2002-6/30/2003
5. “Video compression and video postprocessing,” 3/1/2000-3/1/2001

2. Aegir Systems

Company Info: http://www.aegir.com/
Aegir provides engineering and technical services to the defense, transportation, and security industries.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Design and analysis of a optical signature recognition system,” 6/1/1997-1/31/1998

3. Arima Computer Corporation

Company Info: http://www.arimacorp.com/about_aboutarima.htm
Arima Group is a OEM/ODM company that designs, manufactures, and delivers seamless integrated customized solution.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Image Processing Techniques for LCD Panel Display,” 7/1/2005-6/30/2006
2. “Image processing techniques for LCD TV panel display,” 6/1/2004-5/31/2005

4. Army Research Office

Organization Info: http://www.arl.army.mil/www/default.cfm?page=29
The U.S. Army Research Laboratory’s Army Research Office (ARO) mission is to serve as the Army’s premier extramural basic research agency in the engineering, physical, information and life sciences; developing and exploiting innovative advances to insure the Nation’s technological superiority.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Face clustering with Saak/Saab transforms,” 04/01/2019-12/31/2019
2. “Digital blacklot automated tagging,” 11/1/2009-10/31/2010
3. “Automated Metadata Indexing and Analysis,” 1/1/2009-10/31/2009
4. “Digital backlot automated tagging research,” 7/16/2008-12/31/2008

5. ARTISTdirect Inc.

Company Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artistdirect
Artistdirect, Inc. is an online digital media entertainment company offering multimedia content, music news and information, communities organized around shared music interests, music-related specialty commerce and digital music services.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “P2P countermeasures study,” 6/1/2008-8/31/2008

6. AtGames Digital Media, Inc

Company Info: http://www.linkedin.com/company/atgames-digital-media
AtGames® Digital Media Inc. develops innovative interactive entertainment products for worldwide distribution.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Techniques for cloud-based video games,” 8/1/2010-2/28/2011

7. The Boeing Company

Company Info: http://www.boeing.com/boeing/
The Boeing Company is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures and sells fixed-wing aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets and satellites and provides leasing and product support services

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Data compression for real-time distribution of computer generated video imagery,” 1/1/2002-9/30/2002

8. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Organization Info: http://www.cedars-sinai.edu/About-Us/index.aspx
Cedars-Sinai is known for providing the highest quality patient care. Our dedication to excellence, compassion and innovation is rooted in the Judaic tradition and its devotion to the art and science of healing, which informs every aspect of our four-fold mission.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Automated detection of coronary artery lesions and quantification of total non-calcified and calcified plaque burden from coronary CT angiography,” 9/1/2010-8/31/2011
2. “Automated detection of coronary artery lesions and quantification of total non-calcified and calcified plaque burden from coronary CT angiography,” 9/1/2009-8/31/2010
3. “Multimodality data fusion for cardiac imaging,” 1/4/2008-7/4/2008

9. Cisco Systems, Inc.

Company Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco
Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Jose, California, that designs, manufactures, and sells networking equipment. The stock was added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average on June 8, 2009, and is also included in the S&P 500 Index, the Russell 1000 Index, NASDAQ-100 Index and the Russell 1000 Growth Stock Index.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “D2D wireless video: breaking the cellular capacity bottleneck for efficient video delivery,” 11/1/2010-10/31/2011

10. Charles Lee Powell Foundation

Foundation Info: http://clpf.org/?page_id=57
The Charles Lee Powell Foundation was incorporated in 1954. Since that time, the Foundation has contributed over $86 million in the support of Science and Engineering programs.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Multimedia Lab,” 7/1/1993-6/30/1994
2. “Multimedia Lab,” 7/1/1992-6/30/1993

11. CNFC US Groups, Inc.

Company Info: http://www.nfc.com.cn/templates/T_company_main_en/index.aspx?nodeid=67
Since the establishment of China Nonferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. (NFC in short) in 1983 upon the approval by the State Council, NFC has committed itself to project contracting and nonferrous metal resources exploitation in global market for years. NFC was listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange (code 000758) on April 16, 1997 after assets restructuring.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Research on multimedia signal processing,” 5/1/2000-12/31/2000

12. Cogent Systems, Inc.

Company Info: http://www.planetbiometrics.com/directory/details/u/938/
3M Cogent provides first class Automated Biometric Identification Systems, identity management solutions, and biometric access control products for the capture and identification of different biometrics modalities: fingerprint, palm print, latent print, face and iris.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Advanced latent fingerprint image processing techniques,” 8/16/2011-5/15/2012
2. “Advanced preprocessing techniques for fingerprint images,” 10/1/2010-5/11/2011

13. Conexant Systems, Inc.

Company Info: http://www.conexant.com/aboutConexant/Pages/default.aspx
Conexant Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of solutions for imaging, audio, embedded modem, and video surveillance applications

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Design of HMM-based detectors for wireless denial of service attacks”, 9/1/2003-8/31/2004
2. “Wireless multimedia communications”, 9/1/2002-8/31/2003
3. “Efficient Algorithm for Video Transmission over Wireless Network Based on Optimized Adaptive FEC and Packetization” 10/1/2001-9/30/2002
4. “Research on Error-Resilient Video Transmission over Wireless Channels,” 10/1/2000-9/30/2001
5. “Design of high quality image and video coders,” 10/1/1999-9/30/2000

14. Contentbridge Systems LLC

Company Info: http://www.contentbridge.tv
ContentBridge enables you to deliver your content to digital retailers (or consumers) with greater speed, efficiency and reliability than any other solution. Our technology automates distribution and manages your content. Our skilled professional services team helps ensure that your content is “digital distribution ready” to capitalize on revenue opportunities.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Video transcoding for cloud services,” 2/16/2015-5/15/2015

15. Crystalmedia Technology, Inc.

Company Info: http://www.mediatek.com/
Crytalmedia was the former name of Mediatek USA. MediaTek Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that provides system-on-chip solutions for smartphones, tablets, optical drives, digital televisions, set-top boxes, GPS units, Wi-Fi routers and Bluetooth devices. MediaTek USA is located in San Jose, California.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Video post-processing techniques for cellular phone and DTV displays,” 8/1/2006-7/31/2007
2. “Adaptive GoP structure decision for H.264,” 8/1/205-7/31/2006
3. “Multimedia coding techniques,” 8/1/2004-7/31/2005
4. “Performance enhancement of the H.264 codec,” 9/1/2003-8/31/2004
5. “Video post-processing techniques for digital television,” 9/1/2003-8/31/2004

16. DARPA

Company Info: https://www.darpa.mil/
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military.

Project Titles and Periods:
DARPA (Co-Principal Investigator), “Media forensics integrity analysis,” 05/26/2019-05/25/2020, $50,000.
DARPA (Co-Principal Investigator), “Media forensics integrity analysis,” 05/26/2018-05/25/2019, $50,000.

1. “Media forensics integrity analysis,” 05/26/2019-05/25/2020
2. “Media forensics integrity analysis,” 05/26/2018-05/25/2019
3. “Media forensics integrity analysis,” 05/26/2017-05/25/2018
4. “Media forensics integrity analysis,” 05/26/2016-05/25/2017

17. Department of Defense

Organization Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense
The Department of Defense is the executive department of the government of the United States charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government concerned directly with national security and the United States Armed Forces.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. Focused Research Initiative (FRI) – “Multiscale photonic data fusion networks and their interfaces,” 6/1/1995-5/31/1998

18. Digital Media Cartridge, Ltd.

Company Info: http://www.ereleases.com/pr/digital-media-cartridge-announces-new-32bit-technology-chip-for-lowcost-allinone-tv-game-market-5360
Digital Media Cartridge, Ltd. was founded in 2003 as a British Virgin Islands company. DMC maintains IC chip design teams in mainland China and Taiwan. The company develops video compression and interactive entertainment products.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Multimedia data compression techniques and applications,” 8/1/2004-7/31/2005

19. Dynacardia Inc.

Company Info: http://dynacardia.com/
Dynacardia, Inc. is a California based company with a mission to research, develop and bring to market new medical diagnostics and technologies that are affordable and accessible. Some of the key technology owned by Dynacardia was invented by W. Brian Chiu, Ph.D., a control systems engineer in the U.S., and Chi-jen Tseng, M.D., an interventional cardiologist in Taiwan.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Feature extraction and analysis of 3D vectorcardiogram (VCG),” 1/1/2007-12/31/2007

20. Entertainment Technology Center

Organization Info: http://www.etcenter.org/
The Entertainment Technology Center at the University of Southern California (ETC@USC) is a think tank and research center that brings together senior executives, innovators, thought leaders, and catalysts from the entertainment, consumer electronics, technology, and services industries along with the academic resources of the University of Southern California to explore and to act upon topics and issues related to the creation, distribution, and consumption of entertainment content. As an organization within the USC School of Cinematic Arts, ETC helps drive collaborative projects among its member companies and engages with next generation consumers to understand the impact of emerging technology on all aspects of the entertainment industry, especially technology development and implementation, the creative process, business.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Automatic stereoscopic video format Detection,” 6/8/2009-8/8/2009

21. Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)

Organization Info: http://www.etri.re.kr/eng/
ETRI makes contribution to the nation’s economic and social development through research, development and distribution of industrial core technologies in the field of Information, Communications, Electronics, Broadcasting and Convergence technologies.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Perceptually lossless HD/UHD video coding, Phase II” 4/1/2014-2/28/2015
2. “Perceptually lossless HD/UHD video coding” 9/1/2013-11/30/2016

22. EverFocus Co., Ltd.

Company Info: http://www.everfocus.com/HQ/Corporate/AboutUs.aspx
EverFocus Electronics Corp. is a leading integrated security solution manufacturer.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Video surveillance and access control technologies,” 9/1/2007-8/31/2008
2. “Advanced video surveillance technologies,” 9/1/2006-8/31/2007
3. “Study of advanced access control technologies,” 9/1/2005-8/31/2006
4. “Design of biosensor networks for homeland security,” 9/1/0203-8/31/2004
5. “Study on access control technologies,” 9/1/2003-8/31/2004
6. “Study on IP camera l technologies,” 9/1/2003-8/31/2004
7. “Content analysis, storage and management techniques for video-based highway surveillance systems,” 10/1/2002-8/31/2003
8. “DSP implementation of H.26L,” 10/1/2002-8/31/2003
9. “Access Control System Design,” 10/1/2002-8/31/2003

23. Facebook

Company Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook
Facebook is an American online social media and social networking service based in Menlo Park, California and a flagship service of the namesake company Facebook, Inc.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Research on lightweight blind video quality assessment technology,” 1/1/2022-12/31/2022
2. “Video compression research towards AV2,” 07/01/2020-06/30/2022.

24. Fastrack Information Inc.

Company Info: https://www.onlyfastrack.com/our_history.htm
Founded in 1994, Fastrack Healthcare Systems quickly set the standards for Home Healthcare automation.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Image processing of aerial photos,” 3/1/2000-9/30/2000

25. GoDigital Media Group, LLC

Company Info: http://www.godigitalmg.com/
GoDigital Media Group is a holding company with controlling and non-controlling interests in a myriad of media and technology businesses. We invest in businesses, products, and services addressing growth markets undergoing disruptive change.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Digital fingerprinting for audio and music, Phase II” 1/1/2014-6/30/2014
2. “Digital fingerprinting for audio and music, Phase I” 7/1/2013-12/31/2013

26. Hewlett-Packard Company

Company Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett_Packard_Company
Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. It provides hardware, software and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education sectors.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Movie content summarization and skimming,” 7/1/2002-6/30/2003
2. “Movie content summarization,” 1/1/2002-6/30/2002
3. “Content-based audio classification and retrieval,” 9/1/1998-5/31/1999
4. “Coding of images and animated graphics for wireless applications,” 9/1/1998-5/31/1999
5. “Interactive query and retrieval of color images,” 6/1/1997-5/31/1998
6. “Research on content-based retrieval of compressed images and videos,” 9/1/1996-5/31/1997

27. Himax Technologies, Inc.

Company Info: http://www.himax.com.tw/en/about/himax.asp
Himax Technologies, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor solution provider dedicated to display imagine processing technologies.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Error resilient video coding and concealment techniques,” 7/1/2006-6/30/2007
2. “Video decoder design for digital TV applications”, 7/1/2005-6/30/2006

28. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Company Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huawei
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd is a Chinese multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Video coding optimization based on visual saliency,” 10/1/2017-9/30/2018

29. HRL Laboratories, LLC.

Company Info: http://www.hrl.com/aboutUs/abt_main.html
HRL’s scientists and engineers have been on the leading edge of technology, conducting pioneering research, providing real-world technology solutions, and advancing the state of the art.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Distributed Data Mining” 1/1/1999-12/31/1999
2. “Semantic-based video presentation and browsing,” 12/1/1997-11/30/1998
3. “Selective and progressive transmission of wavelet compressed imagery data,” 8/1/96-5/31/97

30. Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)

Organization Info: https://www.itri.org.tw/eng/
ITRI focuses on six research fields include Information and Communications, Electronics and Optoelectronics,Material, Chemical and Nanotechnology, Medical Device and Biomedical, Mechanical and Systems, Green Energy and Environment.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Additional Topics for Advanced Cable Modem Technologies,” 1/1/2002-11/30/2002
2, “Advanced Cable Modem Technologies,” 10/1/2001-11/30/2001
3. “High performance H.263+ codec with variable frame rate control and improved I frame coding for video conferencing,” 11/1/1998-10/31/1999
4. “Motion-compensated interpolation for low-bit-rate video quality enhancement,” 2/1/1998-6/30/1998
5. “Image post-processing unit for the inflight video on demand system,” 4/1/1996-6/30/1997

31. Institute for Information Industry (III)

Organization Info: http://web.iii.org.tw/About/introduction
In 1979, III was incorporated as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) through the joint efforts of public and private sectors, to support the development/applications of the information industry as well as the information society in Taiwan.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Interactive Graphic Streaming in MPEG-21,” 8/1/2001-7/31/2002
2. “JPEG-2000 and Wavelet Transform Based Compression Technology,” 3/1/2000-10/31/2000
3. “Real-Time Segmentation and Annotation of MPEG Video Based on Multimodal Media Content Analysis,” 3/1/2000-10/31/2000
4. “Content-based audio classification and retrieval,” 11/1/1998-12/31/1999
5. “Integrated image representation, description and interactive image query system,” 11/1/1998-12/31/1999
6. “MPEG-4 on-line information retrieval system and software simulation package,” 2/1/1998-9/30/1998
7. “Progressive compression of 3-D geometric models,” 9/1/1997-10/31/1997
8. “Content-based image retrieval engine,” 4/1/1997-6/30/1997

32. Intel Corporation

Company Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel
Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Intel is the world’s largest and highest valued semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most personal computers.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “D2D wireless video: breaking the cellular capacity bottleneck for efficient video delivery,” 11/1/2010-10/31/2011
2. “Quality measure of color images,” 4/1/1997-3/31/1998
3. “Image compression artifact analysis for still images,” 7/1/1996-6/30/1997
4. “Image and Video compression artifact analysis,” 4/1/1996-3/31/1997
5. “Image compression artifact analysis,” 4/1/1995-3/31/1996

33. Intertop Corporation

Company Info: http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Intertop+Corporation+Introduces+The+eWalla+Network,+A+New+Internet…-a065713052
Intertop Corporation, a provider of highly distinctive Internet-based applications for both e-business and consumer markets, has announced today that it is launching its eWalla Network in order to make its innovative eWalla(TM) desktop communicator directly available to end users as a free Internet utility.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Effective image compression/decompression for Internet environment,” 7/16/1997-7/15/1998

34. InterVideo Inc.

Company Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InterVideo
InterVideo was a software publisher specializing in multimedia-related programs.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Digital content management and video skimming,” 1/1/2003-12/31/2003
2. “Scene change detection algorithms,” 1/1/2002-4/30/2002
3. “Multimedia Compression and Networking Technologies,” 3/1/2001-8/31/2000
4. “Multimedia Content Protection Techniques,” 7/1/2000-12/31/2000

35. Ittiam Systems Inc

Company Info: http://www.ittiam.com/
Ittiam Systems is a venture capital funded global technology company founded by ex-Managing Director of Texas Instruments’ India Srini Rajam in 2001

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Surveillance video analytics and applications,” 1/1/2016-12/31/2016

36. Jato International Group

Company Info: http://www.jato.com/USA/AboutJato/Pages/Default.aspx
JATO has set the industry standard in the delivery of effective intelligence to the automotive arena. Information is delivered in consistent formats, across multiple user-friendly platforms: internet, desktop and portable media.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Wireless Multimedia Communication,” 9/1/2001-8/31/2002

37. J2 Global Inc.

Company Info: http://www.j2.com/enterprise/enterprise
j2 Global™ provides Fortune 500 companies with business tools critical to their success. Cost-effective, powerful, cloud solutions without the unnecessary hardware and dedicated servers.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Spam Fax Detection Techniques,” 9/15/2003-8/31/2004

38. KDDI Corporation

Company Info: http://www.kddi.com/english/corporate/kddi/annai/index.html
KDDI’s main business is telecommunications business.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Fast and effective super-resolution techniques,” 3/1/2006-2/28/2007
2. “Multiple video mosaic,” 8/1/2003-7/31/2004
3. “High monitoring systems and MPEG-7,” 8/1/2002-7/31/2003

39. Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.

Company Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air
Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. , operating as Korean Air, is both the flag carrier and the largest airline of South Korea, with global headquarters located in Gonghang-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Vibration data analysis for engine condition diagnosis – Phase VI,” 7/1/2013-6/30/2014
2. “Vibration data analysis for engine condition diagnosis – Phase V,” 7/1/2012-6/30/2013
3. “Vibration data analysis for engine condition diagnosis – Phase IV,” 7/1/2011-6/30/2012
4. “Vibration data analysis for engine condition diagnosis – Phase III,” 7/1/2010-6/30/2011
5. “Vibration data analysis for engine condition diagnosis – Phase II,” 7/1/2009-6/30/2010
6. “Design and development of automatic aircraft audio fault detection system – Phase II,” 2/1/2009-5/15/2009
7. “Vibration data analysis for engine condition diagnosis,” 7/1/2008-6/30/2009
8. “Design and development of automatic aircraft audio fault detection system,” 7/1/2007-6/30/2008

40. K-Will Corporation

Company Info: http://www.kwillcorporation.com/about/index.html
Our core competence is Video DNA Technology, which extracts the most essential information from digital images. It is based on our unique image compression technology, which evolved from basic research conducted at KDDI R&D Laboratories over a period of more than 30 years. Applying Video DNA Technology, K-WILL conducts research and product development, markets video and audio measurement and monitoring devices, and offers solutions to assist our customers to achieve the highest digital image quality distribution in the digital entertainment business.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Picture quality improvement algorithm using watermarked VDNA,” 8/1/2007-7/31/2008
2. “Picture quality improvement algorithm using watermarked VDNA,” 8/1/2006-7/31/2007

41. L-3 Communications

Company Info: http://www.l-3com.com/about-l-3/company-profile.html
L-3 is a prime contractor in Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C3ISR) systems, platform and logistics solutions, and national security solutions. L-3 is also a leading provider of a broad range of electronic systems used on military and commercial platforms.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Speech and speaker recognition algorithms for Solar Powered Image Exploring Sensor (SPIES),” 3/1/2009-7/31/2010

42. LG Electronics

Company Info: http://www.lg.com/global/about-lg/corporate-information
LG has five core business domains: Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications, Home Appliance, and Air Conditioning & Energy Solution.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Wireless video transmission,” 11/1/1997-10/31/1998
2. “Digital map coding and wireless communication protocols for personal digital assistance (PDA),” 11/1/1996-10/31/1997

43. Lockheed Martin Corporation

Company Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed-Martin_Corporation
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is an American global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology company with worldwide interests.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Satellite multicast communication,” 6/1/2000-10/31/2000
2. “Wireless multimedia communication Technology,” 9/1/1999-8/31/2000
3. “Image and speech compression techniques,” 9/1/1998-8/31/1999
4. “Satellite Communication of MPEG-4 Coded Bitstream for Distant Learning,” 9/1/1997-8/31/1998
5. “Implementation and evaluation of MPEG-4 applications with terrestrial interactive media communication,” 9/1/1996-8/31/1997
6. “Improved MPEG video coder using pre- and post-processing and fast motion estimation techniques,” 9/1/1996-8/31/1997

44. Mavs Lab. Inc.

Company Info: http://www.mavslab.com/index.asp
MAVs Lab Inc is dedicated in research and development in the multimedia industry. Research topics currently focus on Multimedia Database Management, Multimedia Content Highlight Detection and Personal (Digital) Video Recorder Development

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Digital content management,” 8/15/2006-8/14/2007
2. “Digital TV content management,” 8/15/2005-8/14/2006
3. “Audio segmentation for video content,” 8/1/2004-7/31/2005
4. “Digital rights management,” 8/1/2004-7/31/2005

45. MediaDefender, Inc.

Company Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaDefender
MediaDefender, Inc. was a counterpiracy company that offered services designed to prevent alleged copyright infringement using peer-to-peer distribution.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “P2P countermeasures study,” 6/1/2008-8/31/2008

46. Mediatek, USA

Company Info: http://www.mediatek.com/_en/index.php
MediaTek Inc. is a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Lightweight, high-performance, and multitasking image/video enhancement techniques for phone cameras,” 1/1/2022-6/30/2023
2. “Visual domain adaptation,” 1/1/2019-12/31/2019
3. “Saak-transform-based technology for traffic scene segmentation,” 1/1/2018-12/31/2018
4. “Video processing using convolutional neural networks,” 1/1/2017-12/31/2017
5. “Ground surface and road block detection for ADAS applications,” 1/1/2016-12/31/2016
6. “Perceptual quality optimized video coding,” 1/1/2015-12/31/2015
7. “A new approach to visual quality assessment – integration of HVS-based and signal-based methodologies,” 1/1/2014-12/31/2014
8. “Visual quality assessment for high definition video and its applications,” 1/1/2013-12/31/2013
9. “Video segmentation for depth map inference – Phase II,” 1/1/2012-12/31/2012
10. “Video segmentation for depth map inference,” 1/1/2011-12/31/2011
11. “Video post-processing techniques for cellular phone and DTV displays,” 8/1/2006-7/31/2007
12. “Adaptive GoP structure decision for H.264,” 8/1/205-7/31/2006
13. “Multimedia coding techniques,” 8/1/2004-7/31/2005
14. “Performance enhancement of the H.264 codec,” 9/1/2003-8/31/2004
15. “Video post-processing techniques for digital television,” 9/1/2003-8/31/2004

47. Meta

Company Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms
Meta Platforms, Inc., doing business as Meta and formerly known as Facebook, Inc., is a multinational technology conglomerate based in Menlo Park, California. The company is the parent organization of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, among other subsidiaries.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. Green Image/Video Coding Technology, 11/1/2023-10/30/2024.
2. Green Image/Video Coding Technology, 5/1/2022-4/30/2022.
3. Lightweight Blind Video Quality Assessment Technology, 1/1/2022-12/31/2022.

48. Microsoft

Company Info: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Distributed audiovisual communication over the Internet,” 3/1/1998-2/28/1999

49. Netflix

Company Info: https://www.netflix.com/?locale=en-US
Netflix, Inc. is an American provider of on-demand Internet streaming media available to viewers in North and South America, the Caribbean, and parts of Europe

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “JND-based coded video quality analysis and Its application to perceptual coding,” 9/1/2016-8/31/2017
2. “Content and resolution-dependent stair video quality model and its applications to perceptual coding,” 9/1/2015-8/31/2016
3. “JND-based video modeling and its application to rate control,” 9/1/2014-8/31/2015
4. “Automatic video quality assessment via local distortion marking and global performance ranking,” 7/1/2013-6/30/2014

50. Network Video

Company Info: http://www.networkvideo.com.au/
Network Video are Australia’s largest independent group of DVD Rental, Blu Ray Rental & Games Hire shops.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “H.264 video coding and streaming techniques,” 8/1/2005-7/31/2006
2. “Efficient implementation of H.264 Video Coding Standard,” 8/1/2004-7/31/2005

51. National Security Agency

Organization Info: http://www.nsa.gov/about/index.shtml
The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) is home to America’s codemakers and codebreakers. The National Security Agency has provided timely information to U.S. decision makers and military leaders for more than half a century.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Internet attack detection using layered hidden Markov model (HMM),” 8/1/2004-7/31/2005
2. “Estimation of Wireless Traffic Throughput from the Internet Backbone,” 9/1/2001-8/31/2002
3. “Automatic Filtering Technique for Web Information Management,” 9/1/2000-8/31/2001
4. “Real-time segmentation, classification and annotation of MPEG video based on multimodal media content analysis,” 9/1/1999-8/31/2000
5. “Audiovisual signal analysis, classification and retrieval,” 9/1/1998-8/31/1999
6. “Heterogeneous data stream segmentation,” 9/1/1995-8/31/1996
7. “Data stream segmentation via abrupt change detection,” 10/1/1994-9/30/1995
8. “Performance analysis and practical implementation of digital modulation classification schemes,” 10/1/1994-9/30/1995
9. “Detection of low SNR signals and feature extraction and classification,” 10/1/1993-10/31/1994

52. Northrop Inc

Company Info: http://www.northropgrumman.com/Pages/default.aspx
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Linear multiuser receivers in long-code DS/CDMA and their applications,” 9/1/2003-8/31/2004
2. “Modulation transfer function (MTF) program clean-up and video methodology software integration,” 9/16/1993-12/17/1993
3. “Open sky treaty negotiation support task for video and IR methodologies,” 6/1/1993-8/31/1993

53. National Science Foundation

Organization Info: http://erc-assoc.org/content/welcome-erc-program
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “A user-centric content-based approach to indexing, query and retrieval of music through signal processing and knowledge-based methods,” 9/1/2002-8/31/2005
2. “Integrated Media Systems Center,” (Participant).
3. Presidential Faculty Fellow Award, 7/1/1993-8/31/1997
4. Young Investigator Award, 9/1/1992-8/31/1994
5. Research Initiation Award, “A Fourier approach to the analysis and design of numerical methods for differential equations,” 7/1/1990-6/30/1992

54. Pratt & Whitney

Company Info: http://www.pw.utc.com/Home
Pratt & Whitney is a U.S.-based aerospace manufacturer with global service operations.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Smart maintenance knowledge sharing system,” 7/1/2016-6/30/2017
2. “Autonomous imaging-based drone monitoring: detection, classification and tracking” 7/1/2016-6/30/2017
3. “Applications of smart glasses to aircraft maintenance, Phase II” 7/1/2015-6/30/2016
4. “Applications of smart glasses to aircraft maintenance,” 7/1/2014-6/30/2015
5. “Transient engine data analysis,” 7/1/2014-11/30/2014
6. “Vibration data analysis for engine condition diagnosis – Phase VI,” 7/1/2013-6/30/2014
7. “Vibration data analysis for engine condition diagnosis – Phase V,” 7/1/2012-6/30/2013
8. “Vibration data analysis for engine condition diagnosis – Phase IV,” 7/1/2011-6/30/2012
9. “Vibration data analysis for engine condition diagnosis – Phase III,” 7/1/2010-6/30/2011
10. “Vibration data analysis for engine condition diagnosis – Phase II,” 7/1/2009-6/30/2010
11. “Design and development of automatic aircraft audio fault detection system – Phase II,” 2/1/2009-5/15/2009
12. “Vibration data analysis for engine condition diagnosis,” 7/1/2008-6/30/2009
13. “Design and development of automatic aircraft audio fault detection system,” 7/1/2007-6/30/2008

55. Okawa Foundation

Foundation Info: http://www.okawa-foundation.or.jp/en/outline/index.html
The Okawa Foundation for Information and Telecommunications (The Okawa Foundation) is a public interest corporation founded mainly by the late Isao Okawa, one of the pioneers of the IT industry in Japan who established CSK Corporation (one of the predecessors of the present SCSK Corporation).

Project Titles and Periods:
1. Okawa Research Grant: “Efficient video multicast over IP networks with network coding,” 9//1/2007-8/31/2008

56. PMC-Sierra, Inc.

Company Info: http://pmcs.com/
PMC-Sierra is an American fabless semiconductor company which develops and sells devices into the communications, storage, printing, and embedded computing marketplaces

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “H.263 codec design,” 9/1/1995-5/31/1996

57. Primax Electronics Ltd.

Company Info: http://www.primax.com.tw/en/
Primax Electronics Ltd. is a company focusing on Mobile Device, PC Peipherals, Business Equipment and Digital Home.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Corner detection and curved surface compensation from captured document images,” 11/1/2010-3/31/2011
2. “Design and development of multimedia e-mail services,” 3/1/2009-2/28/2010
3. “Digital image processing techniques for motion detection and tracking,” 4/1/2008-12/31/2008
4. “Auto-focusing image enhancement,” 9/1/2006-8/31/2007
5. “Fast and robust anti-counterfeit image processing techniques,” 8/1/2005-7/31/2006

58. Rockwell International Corporation

Company Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_International
Rockwell International was a major American manufacturing conglomerate in the latter half of the 20th century, involved in aircraft, the space industry, both defense-oriented and commercial electronics, automotive and truck components, printing presses, valves and meters, and industrial automation.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Design of high quality image and video coders,” 10/1/1998-9/30/1999
2. “High quality image and video codec design,” 10/1/1997-9/30/1998
3. “Wavelet compression for Still pictures,” 10/1/1997-9/30/1998
4. “Adaptive block motion compensation for real-time low bit-rate video coding,” 10/1/1996-9/30/1997
5. “Digital video algorithms,” 6/1/1994-5/31/1996

59. Rokid

Company Info: https://www.rokid.com/
Rokid is a smart home device featuring advanced artificial intelligence and deep learning that enriches life by proactively delivering information and performing tasks via audio and visual interactions.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Research on computer vision and image processing” 07/01/2016-06/30/2017

60. SamSung Inc

Company Info: http://www.samsung.com/us/
Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Automatic image annotation using deep learning technology,” 10/1/2016-9/30/2017
2. “Robust stereo matching via uncalibrated rectification and multi-method fusion,” 2/1/2014-1/31/2015
3. “Robust stereo matching via uncalibrated rectification and multi-method fusion,” 2/1/2013-1/31/2014
4. “Quality assessment based image enhancement,” 12/30/2013-12/15/2014
5. “Research on 3D image/video quality metrics,” 7/1/2012-6/30/2013
6. “Image compression techniques with application to HDTV,” 1/1/1992-12/31/1992

61. Sharp Labs of America

Company Info: http://www.sharplabs.com/
Sharp Labs of America is an innovative research lab organizing R&D initiatives within Consumer Systems & Technology, Digital Imaging Systems, Advanced Video & Display Technology and Material & Device Applications.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Advanced video coding techniques,” 5/1/2007-5/1/2008
2. “Advanced video coding techniques,” 5/1/2006-5/1/2007

62. Sigza Authentication Systems

Company Info: http://www.sigza.com/
Sigza Authentication Systems is a company providing solutions to keep personal info safe and communicate securely.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Signature motion analysis,” 9/20/2011-3/20/2012

63. Skyworks Solutions

Company Info: http://www.skyworksinc.com/
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is a semiconductor company headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts. The company manufactures semiconductors for use in radio frequency and mobile communications systems

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Wireless multimedia communications”, 9/1/2002-8/31/2003

64. Southbay Technologies Inc

Company Info:
Southbay Technology, Inc. is a 2D to 3D movie conversion studio.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Image/video processing techniques for cinematic art, Phase VII,” 9/1/2016-12/31/2016
“Image/video processing techniques for cinematic art, Phase VI,” 3/1/2016-8/31/2016
1. “Image/Video Processing Techniques for Cinematic Art, Phase IV,” 3/1/2015-8/31/2015
2. “Image/video processing techniques for cinematic art, Phase V,” 9/1/2015-2/29/2016
3. “Image/Video Processing Techniques for Cinematic Art, Phase III,” 9/1/2014-2/28/2015
4. “Image/Video Processing Techniques for Cinematic Art, Phase II,” 3/1/2014-8/31/2014
5. “Image/Video Processing Techniques for Cinematic Art, Phase I,” 9/1/2013-2/28/2014
6. “Depth map based image rendering techniques,” 9/1/2012-8/31/2013

65. Sprint ATL

Company Info: http://sprint.com/
Sprint Applied Research & Advanced Technology Labs (Sprint ATL/Sprint Labs) is Sprint Nextel research facility located in Burlingame, CA

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “High quality video delivery over mobile WiMAX networks with H.264/SVC,” 11/1/2007-10/31/2008
2. “High quality video transport over broadband IP networks,” 8/11/2006-8/10/2007
3. “High quality video transport over broadband IP networks,” 8/11/2005-8/10/2006

66. Summitec Corporation

Company Info: http://www.manta.com/c/mmnn36r/summitec-corp
Summitec Corporation is an engineering consultant company

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Wireless communication with the code division multiple access (CDMA) and a dual mode selector,” 2/1/1997-1/31/1999

67. TCL Electronics Inc.

Company Info: http://www.tcl.com/en.php
TCL Corporation is a Chinese multinational electronics company headquartered in Huizhou, Guangdong, China. It designs, develops, manufactures and sells products including televisions, mobile phones, air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators and small electrical appliances.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Multimedia signal processing and analytics,” 5/1/2014-4/30/2015
2. “EPG Design for High Definition TV Systems,” 3/1/2001-3/1/2002
3. “Design of High Definition TV,” 3/1/2000-3/1/2001
4. “Design of High Definition TV,” 3/1/1999-3/1/2000

68. Tencent Holdings Limited

Company Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tencent
Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational technology and investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries provide various Internet-related services, products and technology both in China and globally.

Project Titles and Periods:

1. “Next-generation point cloud compression (PCC) techniques and quality assessment,” 1/1/2022-12/31/2022
2. “FF-designed CNNs for Point Clouds: Theory and Applications,” 1/22/2019-12/31/2019
3. “Depth-aware stereo image and video editing,” 5/1/2018-4/30/2019
4. “Joint image compression and understanding of ImageNet based on Saak transform: a feasibility study,” 1/1/2018-12/31/2018

69. TRW

Company Info: http://www.trw.com/
TRW Automotive is the global leader in automotive safety

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Performance evaluation and design of linear multiuser receivers in long-code DS-CDMA with a graphic approach,” 7/1/2002-6/30/2003
2. “Investigation of wavelet-based coding of multi-spectral imagery,” 6/1/1996-5/31/1997

70. United Microelectronics Corporation

Company Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Microelectronics_Corporation
United Microelectronics Corporation(UMC) was founded as Taiwan’s first semiconductor company in 1980 and is best known for its merchant foundry business, manufacturing integrated circuits wafers for fabless semiconductor companies.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Wafer defect detection and classification for multiple defects cross layers and products” 05/15/2020-11/15/2020
2. “Adaptive wafer defect detection and classification via successive subspace learning” 11/15/2019-05/15/2020
3. “Defect recognition via weakly supervised learning” 4/1/2019-8/1/2019
4. “Wafer defect characterization via feature extraction and representation” 1/15/2019-6/15/2019
5. “Automatic Detection of Artifacts on Wafer and Device Surfaces” 4/1/2018-9/31/2018

71. US Army

Company Info: https://www.army.mil/
The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Robust and explainable AI/ML technologies for expeditionary maneuver and air/ground reconnaissance,” 6/24/2020-6/23/2024.

72. University of Southern California

Company Info: http://research.usc.edu/for-investigators/funding/usc/zumberge/
The James H. Zumberge Research and Innovation Fund is USC’s university-wide faculty research grant support mechanism. It awards several hundred thousand dollars each year through its annual James H. Zumberge Awards competition. The Zumberge Fund promotes the initiation of research at USC through two types of awards: Individual Awards and Interdisciplinary Awards.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. USC Zumberge Research and Innovation Fund: “Wavelet analysis and multiscale signal processing,” 7/1/1989-6/30/1991

73. USC Institute for Creative Technologies

Organization Info: http://ict.usc.edu/about/
At the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) leaders in artificial intelligence, graphics, virtual reality and narrative advance low-cost immersive techniques and technologies to solve problems facing service members, students and society.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Digital blacklot automated tagging,” 11/1/2009-10/31/2010
2. “Automated Metadata Indexing and Analysis,” 1/1/2009-10/31/2009
3. “Digital backlot automated tagging research,” 7/16/2008-12/31/2008

74. USC Keck School of Medicine

Organization Info: https://keck.usc.edu/
The Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California teaches and trains physicians, biomedical scientists and other healthcare professionals, conducts medical research, and treats patients.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “AI for healthcare, part 2” 4/1/2022-3/31/2023
2. “AI for healthcare, part 2” 4/1/2021-3/31/2022
3. “AI for healthcare,” 4/1/2020-3/31/2021

75. Verance

Company Info: http://www.verance.com/solutions/index.php
Verance Corporation, a pioneer in the development of audio watermark technology, offers solutions to these challenges by enabling fully automated classification and identification of film, video and music content in a way that is interoperable across all distribution platforms and media formats.

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Security analysis of audio watermarks,” 1/1/04-8/31/04

76. Verizon

Company Info: http://www.verizon.com/home/verizonglobalhome/ghp_landing.aspx
Verizon is an American broadband and telecommunications company and a corporate component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “D2D wireless video: breaking the cellular capacity bottleneck for efficient video delivery,” 11/1/2010-10/31/2011

77. VProtect Systems Inc

Company Info: http://www.securityinfowatch.com/company/10215574/vprotect-system-inc
VProtect Systems, Inc is a security company, providing remote viewing and digital recording solution

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Networked Security Surveillance,” 10/1/2001-8/31/2002
2. “Speed-up of JPEG encoding with MMX technology,” 5/1/2000-8/31/2000

78. Walt Disney Company

Company Info: http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/
The Walt Disney Company is an American diversified multinational mass media corporation

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Test and evaluation of watermarking technologies,” 8/1/2005-7/31/2006

79. Xerox

Company Info: http://www.xerox.com/
Xerox is a leader in document technology and services

Project Titles and Periods:
1.“Content-adaptive super-resolution image processing, Phase III,” 7/1/2010-6/30/2011
2.“Content-adaptive super-resolution image processing, Phase II” 7/1/2009-6/30/2010
3.“Content-adaptive super-resolution image processing, Phase I” 7/1/2008-6/30/2009

80. Xontech Inc

Company Info: http://xonteck.com/
Xonteck is the leading manufacture of high quality ambient air samplers for the Environmental Industry

Project Titles and Periods:
1. “Target classification and tracking from radar signals,” 1/1/1993-12/31/1993