About me

I received the B.A.Ss. degree in Computer Engineering from Ferdowsi University in 2009, and my M.A.Sc. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 2014. Currently, I am a Ph.D. student at the University of British Columbia and work as a research assistant in Digital Multimedia Lab. My field of research includes 3D (stereoscopic) video compression and HDR image and video compression. For more information on the research going on in our lab please visit our website here

Refereed Journal Papers

[1] M. Azimi, R. Boitard, M. T. Pourazad, and P. Nasiopoulos“Performance evaluation of single layer HDR video transmission pipelines”, IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, August 2017. (access it here)

[2] M. T. Pourazad, C. Doutre, M. Azimi, and P. Nasiopoulos“HEVC: The New Gold Standard for Video Compression”, IEEE Consumer Electronic Magazine, July 2012. (download pdf)

Refereed Conference Proceedings

[1] M. Azimi, R. Boitard, M.T. Pourazad, P. Nasiopoulos, “Visual color difference evaluation of standard color pixel representations for high dynamic range video compression,” 2017 25th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), Kos Island, Greece, August 2017. (download pdf)

[2] M. Azimi, T. Bronner, M.T. Pourazad, P. Nasiopoulos, “A Color Gamut Mapping Scheme for Backward Compatible UHD Video Distribution,” 2017 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Paris, France, May 2017. (download pdf)

[3] M. Azimi, T. Bronner, R. Boitard, M.T. Pourazad, P. Nasiopoulos, “A Hybrid Approach for Efficient Color Gamut Mapping,” the IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, Las Vegas, January 2017. (download pdf)

[4] A. Banitalebi-Dehkordi, M. Azimi, M.T. Pourazad, P. Nasiopoulos, “Visual Saliency Aided High Dynamic Range (HDR) Video Quality Metrics,” accepted in IEEE International Conference on Communications Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

[5] M. Azimi, R. Boitard, B. Oztas, S. Ploumis, H. S. Tohidypour, M.T. Pourazad, P. Nasiopoulos, “Compression Efficiency of HDR/LDR Content,” Seventh International Workshop on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX), Costa Navarino, Messinia, Greece, May 2015. (download pdf)

[6] J. Kao, M. Azimi , X. Xiu., Y. Ye, Y. He, J. Dong, “Improved Transform Skip Mode for HEVC Screen Content Coding”, Fifth International Conference on Image Processing Theory, Tools and Applications (IPTA'15), Orleans, France, November 2015.

[7] M. Azimi, A. Banitalebi-Dehkordi, Y. Dong., M.T. Pourazad, P. Nasiopoulos , “Evaluating the Performance of Existing Full-Reference Quality Metrics on High Dynamic Range (HDR) Video Content,” International Conference on Multimedia Signal Processing, Venice, Italy, November 2014. (download pdf)

[8] M. Azimi, M.T. Pourazad, P. Nasiopoulos,“ Rate-Distortion Optimization for High Dynamic Range Video Coding”, the 6th International Symposium on Communications, Control, and Signal Processing (ISCCSP 2014), Athens, Greece, May 2014. (download pdf)

[9] A. Banitalebi-Dehkordi, M. Azimi, M.T. Pourazad, P. Nasiopoulos,“ Compression of High Dynamic Range Video Using the HEVC and H.264/AVC Standards” , invited paper to 10th International Conference on Heterogeneous Networking for Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness Scope, Rhodes, Greece, August 2014. (download pdf)

[10] M. Azimi, S. Valizadeh, L. Coria and P. Nasiopoulos, “Subjective Study on Asymmetric Stereoscopic Video with Low-pass Filtered Slices”, the ICNC Conference, January 2012. (download pdf)

[11] S. Valizadeh, M. Azimi, and P. Nasiopoulos, “Bitrate Reduction in Asymmetric Stereoscopic Video with Low-pass Filtered Slices”, the IEEE Conference on Consumer Electronics, Las Vegas, pp. 172-173, January 2012. (download pdf)

Standards Contributions

[1] M. Azimi, R. Boitard, M.T. Pourazad, P. Nasiopoulos, “Evaluation of Backward-compatible HDR Transmission Pipelines,”, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11, MPEG# W0106 , San Diego, USA, February 2016.

[2] M. Azimi, R. Boitard, M.T. Pourazad, P. Nasiopoulos, “Evaluation of PQ versus tone-mapping for single layer HDR video compression,”, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11, MPEG# m37318 , Geneva, Switzerland, October 2015.

[3] R. Boitard, M. Azimi, M.T. Pourazad, P. Nasiopoulos, “Evaluation of Scalable versus Single Layer Compression on Consumer HDR Displays,”, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11, MPEG# m37319 , Geneva, Switzerland, October 2015.

[4] A. Banitalebi-Dehkordi, M. Azimi, M.T. Pourazad, P. Nasiopoulos, “Saliency-Aided HDR Quality Metrics,”, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11, MPEG# m37317 , Geneva, Switzerland, October 2015.

[5] A. Banitalebi-Dehkordi, M. Azimi, Y. Dong, M. T. Pourazad, and P. Nasiopoulos, “Quality Assessment of High Dynamic Range (HDR) Video Content Using Existing Full-Reference Metrics”, ISO/IECJTC1/SC29/WG11, MPEG# m34661, Strasbourg, France, October 2014.

[6] M. Azimi, X. Xiu, Y. He, Y. Ye (InterDigital), “CE5: Investigation of palette-based coding with maximum palette predictor size being equal to 96 and 128”, ISO/IECJTC1/SC29/WG11, MPEG# m34817, Strasbourg, France, October 2014.

Awards

• Graduate Support Initiative (GSI) Award (2017 - 2018)
The Graduate Support Initiative is a program for funding graduate students through entrance scholarships, multi-year funding packages, tuition awards and scholarship top-ups. Link to award page: GSI Awards
• NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship-Doctoral (PGS D) for 36 months (2015 - 2018)
NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships-Doctoral Program (PGS D) provide financial support to high calibre scholars who are engaged in a doctoral program in the natural sciences or engineering. The CGS D will be offered to the top-ranked applicants and the next tier of meritorious applicants will be offered a PGS D. This support allows these scholars to fully concentrate on their studies and seek out the best research mentors in their chosen fields. Link to award page: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/
• Graduate Support Initiative (GSI) Award (2015 - 2016)
The Graduate Support Initiative is a program for funding graduate students through entrance scholarships, multi-year funding packages, tuition awards and scholarship top-ups. Link to award page: GSI Awards
• Four Year Doctoral Fellowships (4YF) Tuition Award (2015 - 2019)
The Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF) program will ensure UBC's best PhD, DMA, and MDPhD students are provided with financial support of at least $18,200 per year plus tuition for up to four years of their Doctoral studies. Link to award page: 4YF
• Four Year Fellowships (FYF) For PhD Students (2015 - 2019)
The department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of British Columbia offers a small number of Four Year Fellowships (FYF) to outstanding doctoral students worth $18,000 per year with free tuition coverage.
• Student Aid Bursary for Graduate Students 2013 -2015

Projects

[1] Implemented Visual Information Fidelity (VIF - link to paper) Metric in HDRTools. The code was made available to MPEG HDR community in San Diego ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11 meeting, February 2016.

[2] Developed an iPhone app for patient-specific dose estimation (XCATdose) currently available for download in the iTunes app store. (Link to iTunes)

Contact

X310,Digital Mutimedia Lab, 2366 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, Canada

Tel. (604) 827-4878

Email: maryama@ece.ubc.ca

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