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Thrasos N. Pappas is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northwestern University. He completed his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research interests lie in human perception of electronic media, particularly focusing on image quality, compression, image analysis, content-based retrieval, model-based halftoning, and tactile multimodal interfaces. He has contributed significant work in various areas, such as texture similarity metrics in image compression, texture representation and synthesis using generative adversarial networks, as well as methods for film grain rendering and hierarchical lossy bilevel image compression. His selected publications highlight notable advancements in the field, showcasing his expertise and influence on perception-related image processing topics. Throughout his career, he has engaged in addressing complex challenges in electronic media, aiming to enhance the quality of digital images and their representation.
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