Key research themes
1. How can network architectures and protocols optimize multimedia transmission over heterogeneous networks?
This research area investigates architectural and protocol solutions to efficiently handle multimedia data transmission across multiple network types (satellite, wireless, wired) that differ in QoS characteristics such as bandwidth, delay, and loss ratios. It addresses challenges posed by the TCP/IP model, new multimedia application demands, and the integration of different underlying network technologies to maintain end-to-end performance and service continuity.
2. What are the organizational, production, and economic implications of digital transformation in media industries?
This theme focuses on how digital, networked media technologies reshape production workflows, business models, professional practices, and industry structures. It explores the economic transitions due to digital networks, the emergence of digital native media, and changing audience behaviors, emphasizing the challenges and strategies media organizations adopt to operate efficiently and creatively in a distributed digital environment.
3. How do new media networking structures shape political participation and digital democracy?
This research investigates the relationship between new media networks, network theory, and political participation. It explores how network structures—power distributions, inequalities, and interactivity—in new media affect citizen engagement, digital divides, and the potentialities and limits of digital democracy platforms.