M. Kivanc Mihcak
Associate Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department,
Bogazici University, Bebek, 34342, Istanbul, Turkey
E-mail: kivanc dot mihcak at boun dot edu dot tr
For a brief bio, click here; for a detailed resume, click here.
Bogazici University, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Statistical signal processing and modeling, information theory, detection estimation theory.
- Multimedia security; signal fingerprinting; audio, image and video watermarking and authentication; robust signal hashing.
- Image compression and denoising; inverse problems; digital video processing.
- Communications; joint source-channel coding; data compression.
- Filter bank design and wavelet theory.
BACKGROUND
I was born in Turkey in 1974. I received my B.S. degree from Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey in 1996. I got the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), in 1999 and 2002 respectively. At UIUC, I was in the Image Formation and Processing Group; my thesis advisors were Pierre Moulin and Kannan Ramchandran. Between 2002 and 2005, I was a researcher, with the Cryptography & Anti-Piracy Group at Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA. Currently, I am associate professor with the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department of Bogazici University.
TEACHING
- EE570, Spectral Estimation, Spring’06, Spring’07, Spring’08
- EE671, Information Theory, Fall’06, Fall’07, Fall’08, Fall’09
- EE677, Detection Estimation Theory, Fall’08, Fall’09
- EE684, Foundations of Cryptography, Spring’07
- EE202, Electrical Circuits II, Spring’09
- EE210, Introduction to Electrical Engineering, Fall’07
STUDENTS
Current Ph.D. Students
·
Ozgur
Dalkilic
·
Tayyar
Guzel
Current M.S. Students
·
N.
Caner Gov
Graduated M.S. Students
·
Kamil
Senel (Jan’10) [M.S. thesis]
·
Betul
Soysal (Dec’09)
[M.S. thesis]
·
Ekin
Olcan Sahin (Sep’09) [M.S. thesis]
·
Mehmet
Oztemel (Sep’09)
·
Ozgur
Dalkilic (Sep’09) [M.S. thesis]
·
Polat
Ayerden (July’09) [M.S. thesis]
·
Sergul
Aydore (July’09) [M.S. thesis]
(currently a Ph.D. student at USC, Signal & Image Processing Institute)
·
Can
Kayacan (Sep’08) [M.S. thesis]
·
Neslihan Gerek (Sep’08) [M.S. thesis]
·
Onur
Ozyesil (June’08) (currently a Ph.D. student at
Princeton University, the Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics)
·
Erman
Ozdemir (June’08) [M.S. thesis]
·
Yucel
Altug (June’08)
[M.S. thesis] (currently
a Ph.D. student at Cornell University, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department)
PUBLICATIONS
- Papers on Signal Security
(Information Hiding, Robust Signal Hashing and Related Problems)
Journal
- O.
Dalkılıç, E. Ekrem, S. E. Varlik, and M. K. Mıhçak, “A
Detection Theoretic Approach to Digital Fingerprinting with Focused
Receiver Under Uniform Linear Averaging Gaussian Attacks,” submitted to IEEE
Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, Feb 2010;
currently under review.
- Y. Altuğ, M. K. Mıhçak,
O. Özyeşil and V. Monga,
“Reliable Communications with Asymmetric Codebooks: An Information
Theoretic Analysis of Robust Signal Hashing,” submitted to IEEE
Transactions on Information Theory, Sep. 2008, currently under review.
Available at http://arxiv.org/abs/0809.1910
- M. K.
Mihcak, Y. Altug, and N. P. Ayerden,
“On Minimax Optimal Linear Transforms for
Detection With Side Information in Gaussian Setup,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol.
12, no. 3, pp. 164-166, March 2008. DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
10.1109/LCOMM.2008.071993. [pdf] [abstract]
- V. Monga and M. K. Mihcak,
``Robust and Secure Image Hashing via Non-Negative Matrix
Factorizations,’’ IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, vol.
2, no. 3, pp. 376-390, September 2007. DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
10.1109/TIFS.2007.902670. [pdf] [abstract]
- S. Voloshynovskiy, O. Koval,
M. K. Mıhçak, and T. Pun, “The Edge
Process Model and Its Application to Information-Hiding Capacity
Analysis,” IEEE
Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 55, no. 5, pp. 1813 –
1825, May 2006. DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1109/TSP.2006.871965.
[pdf] [abstract]
- M. K. Mihcak, R. Venkatesan, and T. Liu, ``Watermarking via Optimization Algorithms for Quantizing Randomized Semi-Global Image Features,'' ACM Multimedia Systems Journal; vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 185 – 200, December 2005; invited paper. DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1007/s00530-005-0201-8. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract]
- M. Kesal, M. K. Mihcak, and R. Venkatesan, ``An Improved Attack Analysis On A Public-Key Spread Spectrum Watermarking,'' ACM Multimedia Systems Journal, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 133-142, December 2005; invited paper. DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1007/s00530-005-0197-0. [pdf] [abstract]
- E. Topak, S. Voloshynovskiy, O. Koval,
M.K. Mihcak and T. Pun, “Towards Geometrically Robust Data Hiding With
Structured Codebook,” ACM Multimedia Systems Journal, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 121-132,
December 2005. DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1007/s00530-005-0196-1. [pdf] [abstract]
- Y. Chen, M. K. Mihcak, and D. Kirovski, ``Certifying Authenticity via Fiber-Infused Paper,'' SIGecom Exchanges online newsletter, vol. 5.3, April 2005. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract]
- P. Moulin and M. K. Mihcak, ``The Parallel-Gaussian Watermarking Game,'' IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 272-289, February 2004. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract]
- P. Moulin
and M. K. Mihcak, ``A Framework for Evaluating the Data Hiding
Capacity of Image Sources,'' IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol.
11, no. 9, pp. 1029-1042, September 2002. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract]
Conference
- K. Senel, M. K. Mihcak, and V. Monga, “A Learning Framework for Robust Hashing of Face Images,” submitted to ICIP 2010; Feb. 2010.
- O. Dalkilic, E. Ekrem, S. E. Varlik, M. K. Mihcak, “A Detection Theoretic Approach to Digital Fingerprinting Under Uniform Linear Averaging Gaussian Attacks,” Proceedings of the 47th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control and Computing, Monticello, IL, Sep 2009. [pdf] [abstract] [presentation]
- O. Ozyesil, M. K. Mihcak, Y. Altug, “On Detection with Partial Information in the Gaussian Setup,” Proceedings of the 47th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control and Computing, Monticello, IL, Sep 2009. [pdf] [abstract] [presentation]
- T. Alpcan, S. Kesici, D. Bicher, M. K. Mihcak, C. Bauckhage, and S. A. Camtepe, “A Lightweight Biometric Signature Scheme for User Authentication Over Networks,” Proceedings of SecureComm 2008, Istanbul, Turkey, Sep. 2008. [pdf] [abstract] [presentation]
- N. Gerek and M. K. Mihcak, “Generalized Improved Spread Spectrum Watermarking Robust Against Translation Attacks,” Proceedings of ICASSP 2008, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 2008. [pdf] [abstract]
- B. Coskun and M. K. Mihcak, “Perceptual Hash Based Blind Synchronization of Images for Watermarking,” Proceedings of SPIE EI: Security, Steganography, and Watermarking of Multimedia Contents X, San Jose, CA, January 2008. [pdf] [abstract]
- O. Harmanci, M. K. Mihcak, and A. M. Tekalp, “Watermarking and Streaming Compressed Video,” Proceedings of ICASSP 2007, Honolulu, Hawai’i, USA, April 2007. [pdf] [abstract]
- O. Harmanci, V. Monga and M. K. Mihcak, “Geometrically Invariant Image Watermarking via Robust Perceptual Hashes,” Proceedings of ICIP 2006, Atlanta, GA, Sep. 2006. [pdf] [abstract]
- V. Monga and M. K. Mihcak,
``Robust Image Hashing Via Non-Negative Matrix Factorizations,’’
Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and
Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2006. [pdf] [abstract]
- Y. Mao and M. K. Mihcak, ``Collusion-Resistant Intentional De-Synchronization for Digital Video Fingerprinting,'' Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), 2005. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract]
- O. Harmanci; and M. K. Mihcak, ``Motion Picture Watermarking Via Quantization of Pseudo-Random Linear Statistics,'' Proceedings of Visual Communications and Image Processing Conference (VCIP), 2005. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract]
- O. Harmanci; and M. K. Mihcak, ``Complexity - Regularized Video Watermarking via Quantization of Pseudo-Random Semi-Global Linear Statistics,'' Proceedings of European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), 2005. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract]
- S. Voloshynovskiy, O. Koval, F. Pèrez-Gonzàlez, M. K. Mihcak, J. E. Vila-Forcen, and T. Pun, ``Data-Hiding with Partially Available Side Information,'' Proceedings of European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), 2005. [pdf] [abstract]
- O. Harmanci, M. Kucukgoz, and M. K. Mihcak, ``Temporal Synchronization of Watermarked Video Using Image Hashing,'' Proceedings of SPIE EI: Security, Steganography, and Watermarking of Multimedia Contents VII, San Jose, CA, January 2005. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract] [powerpoint presentation]
- M. Kucukgoz, O. Harmanci, M. K. Mihcak, and R. Venkatesan, ``Robust Video Watermarking via Optimization Algorithm for Quantization of Pseudo-Random Semi-Global Statistics,'' Proceedings of SPIE EI: Security, Steganography, and Watermarking of Multimedia Contents VII, San Jose, CA, January 2005. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract] [powerpoint presentation]
- E. Topak, S. Voloshynovskiy, O. Koval, M. K. Mihcak and T. Pun, ``Security Analysis of Robust Data-Hiding with Geometrically Structured Codebooks,'' Proceedings of SPIE EI: Security, Steganography, and Watermarking of Multimedia Contents VII, San Jose, CA, January 2005. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract]
- S. S. Kozat, R. Venkatesan, and M. K. Mihcak, ``Robust Hashing via Matrix Invariances,'' Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), Singapore, September 2004. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract] [poster presentation]
- M. Kesal, M. K. Mihcak and R. Venkatesan, ``An Improved Attack Analysis on A Public-Key Spread Spectrum Watermarking,'' Proceedings of the ACM Multimedia and Security Workshop, Magdeburg, Germany, September 2004. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract]
- T. Liu, R. Venkatesan and M. K. Mihcak, ``Scale-Invariant Image Watermarking via Optimization Algorithms for Quantizing Randomized Statistics,'' Proceedings of the ACM Multimedia and Security Workshop, Magdeburg, Germany, September 2004. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract]
- M. K. Mihcak, R. Venkatesan,
and M. Kesal, ``Cryptanalysis of Discrete-Sequence
Spread Spectrum Watermarks,'' Proceedings of the 5th International
Information Hiding Workshop (IH 2002), Noordwijkerhout,
The Netherlands, Oct. 2002. [compressed
postscript] [pdf] [abstract] [powerpoint
presentation]
- M. K. Mihcak, R. Venkatesan,
and M. Kesal, ``Watermarking via Optimization
Algorithms for Quantizing Randomized Statistics of Image Regions,'' Proceedings
of the 40th annual Allerton Conference on
Communications, Computing and Control, invited paper, Monticello, IL,
Oct. 2002. [compressed
postscript] [pdf]
[abstract] [powerpoint
presentation]
- M. K. Mihcak and R. Venkatesan, ``Blind Image Watermarking Via Derivation and Quantization of Robust Semi--Global Statistics,'' Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2002), Orlando, FL, May 2002. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract] [presentation pdf]
- M. K. Mihcak and R. Venkatesan, ``New Iterative Geometric Methods for Robust Perceptual Image Hashing,'' Proceedings of ACM Workshop on Security and Privacy in Digital Rights Management , Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 2001. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract] [powerpoint presentation]
- M. K. Mihcak and R. Venkatesan, ``A Perceptual Audio Hashing Algorithm: A Tool For Robust Audio Identification and Information Hiding,'' Proceedings of 4th International Information Hiding Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA, April 2001. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract] [powerpoint presentation]
- P. Moulin, M. K. Mihcak and G. I. Lin, "An Information--Theoretic Model for Watermarking and Data Hiding," Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Image Proc., Vancouver, Canada, September 2000. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract]
- M. Kesal, M. K. Mihcak, R. Koetter and P. Moulin, "Iteratively Decodable Codes for Watermarking Applications," Proc. 2nd Symposium on Turbo Codes and Their Applications, Brest, France, September 2000. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract]
- Papers on Cryptography
Journal
- Y. Altuğ and M. K. Mıhçak,
“Towards Exploring Fundamental Limits of System-Specific Cryptanalysis Within
Limited Attack Classes: Application to ABSG,” submitted to IEEE
Transactions on Information Theory, May 2008, currently under review.
Available at http://arxiv.org/abs/0805.0268
- Y. Altug, N. P. Ayerden, M. K. Mihcak, and E. Anarim,
“A Note on the Periodicity and the Output of Bit Search Type Generators,”
IEEE
Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 666-679, Feb.
2008. DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1109/TIFS.2007.902670. [pdf] [abstract]
- Papers on Biomedical Signal Processing
Journal
- S. Aydore, M. K. Mihcak, R. K. Ciftci,
A. Akin, “On Temporal Connectivity of PFC via Gauss-Markov Modeling of fNIRS Signals,” accepted for publication in IEEE
Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Dec. 2008. [pdf] [abstract]
Conference
- S. Aydore, I. Sen, M. K. Mihcak, and Y. P. Kahya,
“Classification of Respiratory Signals by Linear Analysis,” Proceedings
of the 31st Annual International IEEE EMBS Conference,
Minneapolis, MN, Sep 2009. [pdf] [abstract]
- S. Aydore, M. K. Mihcak
and A. Akin, “System Identification of in the Presence of Cognitive
Tasks,” Proceedings
of Biomedical Optics (BIOMED) 2008, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA,
March 2008. [pdf] [abstract]
- Papers on Data Compression
Conference
- D. Baron, Y. Bresler and M. K. Mihcak, ``Two-Part Codes With Low Worst-Case Redundancies For Distributed Compression Of Bernoulli Sequences,'' Proceedings of 37th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS 2003), Baltimore, MD, March 2003. [compressed postscript] , [pdf] [abstract]
- M. K. Mihcak, A. F. Docimo, P. Moulin and K. Ramchandran, ``Design and Analysis of a Forward--Adaptive Wavelet Image Coder,'' Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Image Proc., Vancouver, Canada, September 2000. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract]
- M. K. Mihcak, K. Ramchandran and P. Moulin, ``Adaptive Wavelet Packet Image Coding Using An Estimation-Quantization Framework,'' Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Image Proc., Chicago, IL, October 1998. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract]
- Papers on Image Denoising
Journal
- M.
K. Mihcak, I. Kozintsev, K. Ramchandran
and P. Moulin, ``Low complexity image denoising based on statistical
modeling of wavelet coefficients,'' IEEE Signal Processing Letters,
vol. 6, no. 12, pp. 300--303, Dec. 1999. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract]
Conference
- M. K. Mihcak, I. Kozintsev and K. Ramchandran, ``Spatially Adaptive Statistical Modeling of Wavelet Image Coefficients and Its Application to Denoising,'' Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, Phoenix, AZ, March 1999. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract] [powerpoint presentation]
- Papers on Filter Banks
Journal
- M. K. Mihcak, P. Moulin, K. Ramchandran and M. Anitescu, ``Rate--Distortion--Optimal Subband Coding Without Perfect--Reconstruction Constraints,'' IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 542-557, March 2001. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract]
- P.
Moulin and M. K. Mihcak, ``Theory and Design of Signal-Adapted FIR Paraunitary Filter Banks,'' IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing,
Special Issue on Wavelets and Filter Banks, Apr. 1998. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract]
Conference
- M. K. Mihcak, P. Moulin, K. Ramchandran and M. Anitescu, ``Some Fundamental Properties of MMSE Filter Banks,'' Proceedings of IEEE-SP Symposium on Time-Frequency and Time-Scale Analysis, Pittsburgh, PA, October 1998. [compressed postscript] [pdf] [abstract]
- Theses
- M. K. Mihcak, `Information Hiding
Codes and Their Applications to Images and Audio,'' ECE Department, UIUC,
2002. [compressed postscript]
[pdf] [abstract]
- M. K. Mihcak, ``Rate-Distortion-Optimal Subband Coding Without Perfect Reconstruction Constraints,'' ECE Department, UIUC, 1999. [compressed postscript] [pdf]
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