{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2052601367","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icc.2012.6364032","title":"Watermark removal using pseudorandom desynchronization by selective pixel elimination","display_name":"Watermark removal using pseudorandom desynchronization by selective pixel elimination","publication_year":2012,"publication_date":"2012-06-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2052601367","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icc.2012.6364032","mag":"2052601367"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/icc.2012.6364032","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icc.2012.6364032","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2012 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"conference-paper","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5015195263","display_name":"Pradhumna Lal Shrestha","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6611-4751"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I114395901","display_name":"University of Nebraska\u2013Lincoln","ror":"https://ror.org/043mer456","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I114395901"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Pradhumna Lal Shrestha","raw_affiliation_strings":["Computer and Electronics Engineering Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Omaha, NE, USA","Computer and Electronics Engineering Department, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Omaha, NE 68182"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Computer and Electronics Engineering Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Omaha, NE, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I114395901"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Computer and Electronics Engineering Department, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Omaha, NE 68182","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I114395901"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5041294451","display_name":"Michael Hempel","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7091-8349"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I114395901","display_name":"University of Nebraska\u2013Lincoln","ror":"https://ror.org/043mer456","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I114395901"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Michael Hempel","raw_affiliation_strings":["Computer and Electronics Engineering Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Omaha, NE, USA","Computer and Electronics Engineering Department, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Omaha, NE 68182"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Computer and Electronics Engineering Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Omaha, NE, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I114395901"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Computer and Electronics Engineering Department, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Omaha, NE 68182","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I114395901"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5101450683","display_name":"Tao Ma","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5074-3887"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I114395901","display_name":"University of Nebraska\u2013Lincoln","ror":"https://ror.org/043mer456","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I114395901"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Tao Ma","raw_affiliation_strings":["Computer and Electronics Engineering Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Omaha, NE, USA","Computer and Electronics Engineering Department, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Omaha, NE 68182"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Computer and Electronics Engineering Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Omaha, NE, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I114395901"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Computer and Electronics Engineering Department, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Omaha, NE 68182","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I114395901"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5029719787","display_name":"Dongming Peng","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6756-7904"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I114395901","display_name":"University of Nebraska\u2013Lincoln","ror":"https://ror.org/043mer456","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I114395901"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Dongming Peng","raw_affiliation_strings":["Computer and Electronics Engineering Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Omaha, NE, USA","Computer and Electronics Engineering Department, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Omaha, NE 68182"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Computer and Electronics Engineering Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Omaha, NE, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I114395901"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Computer and Electronics Engineering Department, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Omaha, NE 68182","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I114395901"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5032208035","display_name":"Hamid Sharif","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6229-2043"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I114395901","display_name":"University of Nebraska\u2013Lincoln","ror":"https://ror.org/043mer456","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I114395901"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Hamid Sharif","raw_affiliation_strings":["Computer and Electronics Engineering Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Omaha, NE, USA","Computer and Electronics Engineering Department, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Omaha, NE 68182"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Computer and Electronics Engineering Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Omaha, NE, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I114395901"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Computer and Electronics Engineering Department, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Omaha, NE 68182","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I114395901"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I114395901"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.4512,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":3,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.60540181,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":89,"max":95},"biblio":{"volume":"8","issue":null,"first_page":"1016","last_page":"1020"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10388","display_name":"Advanced Steganography and Watermarking Techniques","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1707","display_name":"Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10388","display_name":"Advanced Steganography and Watermarking Techniques","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1707","display_name":"Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12357","display_name":"Digital Media Forensic Detection","score":0.9991999864578247,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1707","display_name":"Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11017","display_name":"Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption","score":0.9973999857902527,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1707","display_name":"Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/digital-watermarking","display_name":"Digital watermarking","score":0.9415087103843689},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/watermark","display_name":"Watermark","score":0.9033430814743042},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.778062105178833},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/pseudorandom-number-generator","display_name":"Pseudorandom number generator","score":0.7680177688598633},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/pixel","display_name":"Pixel","score":0.5914234519004822},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-vision","display_name":"Computer vision","score":0.5439342260360718},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-intelligence","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","score":0.5353956818580627},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/the-internet","display_name":"The Internet","score":0.4863339066505432},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/embedding","display_name":"Embedding","score":0.48310399055480957},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/image","display_name":"Image (mathematics)","score":0.48087504506111145},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/quality","display_name":"Quality (philosophy)","score":0.41057485342025757},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-security","display_name":"Computer security","score":0.4036139249801636},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/algorithm","display_name":"Algorithm","score":0.25194311141967773},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/world-wide-web","display_name":"World Wide Web","score":0.074745774269104}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C150817343","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q875932","display_name":"Digital watermarking","level":3,"score":0.9415087103843689},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C164112704","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7974348","display_name":"Watermark","level":3,"score":0.9033430814743042},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.778062105178833},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C140642157","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1623338","display_name":"Pseudorandom number generator","level":2,"score":0.7680177688598633},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C160633673","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q355198","display_name":"Pixel","level":2,"score":0.5914234519004822},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31972630","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q844240","display_name":"Computer vision","level":1,"score":0.5439342260360718},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.5353956818580627},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C110875604","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75","display_name":"The Internet","level":2,"score":0.4863339066505432},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41608201","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q980509","display_name":"Embedding","level":2,"score":0.48310399055480957},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C115961682","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q860623","display_name":"Image (mathematics)","level":2,"score":0.48087504506111145},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779530757","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1207505","display_name":"Quality (philosophy)","level":2,"score":0.41057485342025757},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C38652104","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3510521","display_name":"Computer security","level":1,"score":0.4036139249801636},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C11413529","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8366","display_name":"Algorithm","level":1,"score":0.25194311141967773},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C136764020","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466","display_name":"World Wide Web","level":1,"score":0.074745774269104},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138885662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891","display_name":"Philosophy","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111472728","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9471","display_name":"Epistemology","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/icc.2012.6364032","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icc.2012.6364032","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2012 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320306076","display_name":"National Science Foundation","ror":"https://ror.org/021nxhr62"}],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":24,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1975835014","https://openalex.org/W1987406538","https://openalex.org/W2010375276","https://openalex.org/W2022554197","https://openalex.org/W2035540258","https://openalex.org/W2053061218","https://openalex.org/W2057188002","https://openalex.org/W2096062227","https://openalex.org/W2099699605","https://openalex.org/W2107465879","https://openalex.org/W2110693147","https://openalex.org/W2111802657","https://openalex.org/W2116467012","https://openalex.org/W2120983367","https://openalex.org/W2123571620","https://openalex.org/W2130403922","https://openalex.org/W2137631325","https://openalex.org/W2140224909","https://openalex.org/W2154137035","https://openalex.org/W2154693922","https://openalex.org/W2157739098","https://openalex.org/W2172055052","https://openalex.org/W4255994408","https://openalex.org/W6685283609"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2137394636","https://openalex.org/W2358993821","https://openalex.org/W1516446231","https://openalex.org/W2098152888","https://openalex.org/W1559740347","https://openalex.org/W2040356834","https://openalex.org/W2080353903","https://openalex.org/W2385289568","https://openalex.org/W2381486749","https://openalex.org/W1514507288"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Watermarking":[0],"is":[1,48],"one":[2],"of":[3,21,27,33,132],"the":[4,25,31,65,69,129,133],"most":[5],"effective":[6],"tools":[7,23],"to":[8,18,37,80],"countering":[9],"multimedia":[10,66],"content":[11],"tampering":[12],"and":[13,24,45],"digital":[14],"piracy.":[15],"However,":[16],"due":[17],"widespread":[19],"availability":[20],"watermarking":[22,34],"ease":[26],"distribution":[28],"via":[29],"Internet,":[30],"misuse":[32],"algorithms":[35],"adapted":[36],"distribute":[38],"malicious":[39],"information":[40,102,126],"as":[41,43],"well":[42],"industrial":[44],"government":[46],"secrets":[47],"not":[49,96],"only":[50],"possible":[51],"but":[52],"prevalent.":[53],"Therefore,":[54],"it":[55],"becomes":[56],"critical":[57],"that":[58,112],"such":[59],"embedded":[60],"data":[61],"be":[62],"removed":[63],"from":[64,83],"without":[67,127],"degrading":[68,128],"quality.":[70],"In":[71],"this":[72],"paper,":[73],"we":[74],"propose":[75],"a":[76,119],"general":[77],"removal":[78],"method":[79,94,114],"remove":[81],"watermarks":[82],"images":[84],"based":[85],"on":[86,117],"pseudorandom":[87],"desynchronization":[88],"by":[89],"selective":[90],"pixel":[91],"removal.":[92],"This":[93],"does":[95],"assume":[97],"nor":[98],"require":[99],"any":[100],"prior":[101],"about":[103],"image,":[104],"watermark":[105,125],"or":[106],"embedding":[107],"algorithm.":[108],"We":[109],"have":[110],"shown":[111],"our":[113],"can":[115],"achieve":[116],"average":[118],"50%":[120],"BER,":[121],"effectively":[122],"removing":[123],"all":[124],"visual":[130],"quality":[131],"images.":[134]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2013,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-07-29T14:22:42.915294","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}