"Imaging Applications and Services" Team Leader at AST Catania Lab of STMicroelectronics and collaborator of Prof. Puliafito at University of Messina. Main research areas concern: 
  • Image processing and analysis. 
  • Digital Still Camera Architectures, Applications and Algorithms.
  • Distributed Image Processing.
  • Multimedia Mobile Interoperability.
  • Inter-networking Systems.
Pubblications
  • Battiato, M.Mancuso, A. Bosco, M. Guarnera, "Psychovisual and Statistical optimization of Quantization Tables for DCT Compression Engines ", International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing (ICIAP01), Palermo, Italy, September 2001 
  • M. Guarnera, A. Puliafito, M. Mancuso, M. Villari, "Digital still cameras and mobile agents: How to create a distributed service for image processing ", International Conference on Next Generation Wireless Networks (EW2002), Florence (Italy), February 2002
  • S. Battiato, M. Guarnera, M. Mancuso, A. Bruna, "Bayer Image Enlargement Using Correlated Color Components", International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE2002), Los Angeles (CA) June 2002
  • M. Guarnera, A. Puliafito, M. Mancuso, M. Villari, "Digital still cameras and mobile agents", AST Journal of System Research, 2001; 
  • M. Guarnera, M. Villari, A. Zaia, A. Puliafito " MANET: possible applications with PDA in wireless image environment", The 13th IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC2002), Lisboa , Portugal, September 2002
  • M.Guarnera, G. Santoro, M. Bianchessi, A. Cucchi "Bluetooth Digital Still Camera", SPIE conf. on Electronic Imaging 2003, Santa Clara (CA), January 2003.
  • D. Bruneo, M. Guarnera, A. Zaia, A. Puliafito "A Grid-based architecture for Multimedia services management", First European Across Grids Conference, Santiago (SPA), February 2003
  • G. Spampinato, M. Guarnera, F. Vella, A. Buemi "Improved Error Detection and Concealment Techniques for MPEG-4", International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE03), Los Angeles (CA) June 2003
  • S. Battiato, A. Castorina, M. Guarnera, P. Vivirito "An Adaptive Gloabal Enhancement Pipeline for Low Cost Imaging Sensors", International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE03), Los Angeles (CA) June 2003
  • S. Battiato, A. Castorina, M. Guarnera, F. Vella "A Light Viewfinder Pipeline for Consumer Devices Application", IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo, Baltimore (MD), July 2003
  • S. Battiato, A. Castorina, M. Guarnera, P. Vivirito "A Global Enhancement Pipeline For Low-cost Imaging Devices", IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, Vol. 49, No. 3, pp. 670-675, August 2003
  • M. Guarnera, A. Puliafito, M. Mancuso, M. Villari, "Digital still cameras and mobile agents", ST Journal of System Research, N.0, pp. 38-51, July 2003 
  • G. Spampinato,M.Guarnera, F.Vella, A. Buemi,"Efficient Error Handling for Video and Still Picture Standards",IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, vol. 49, No.4, pp.1391, November 2003
  • G. Spampinato, G. Messina, A. Bruna, M. Guarnera "Enhanced Data Dependent Triangulation for Bayer Pattern Colour Interpolation", IEEE ACIVS, Brussels, Belgium,Sept. 2004.
  • I.Guarneri, M.Guarnera, A.Bosco, F.Vella "A Quality Assessment Metric Based on Perceptual HVS Behaviors", IEEE ACIVS, Brussels, Belgium,Sept. 2004.
  • I.Guarneri, G.Lupica, M.Guarnera, S.Casale "Image Registration method for consumer devices", IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics ICCE05, Las Vegas (Nevada), USA, 10-12 January 2005
  • I.Guarneri, G.Lupica, M.Guarnera, S.Casale "A Multi-Level Projective Image Registration Technique", SPIE Proceedings of Electronic Imaging 05, San Jose, California, USA , 16-20 January 2005
  • I.Guarneri, M.Guarnera, A.Bosco, G.Santoro "A Perceptual Quality Metric for Color Interpolated Images",SPIE Proceedings of Electronic Imaging 05, San Jose, California, USA, 16-20 January 2005

 

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