Francois Xavier COUDOUX

Francois Xavier COUDOUX is a Professor in the Digital Communications group at IEMN DOAE and currently serves as Director of the Electronics Department at INSA Hauts-de-France since 2020. His academic career has been primarily associated with institutions in the Hauts-de-France region, including significant roles at the University of Valenciennes and now INSA Hauts-de-France. Within IEMN, he has held leadership positions including Deputy Director of IEMN-DOAE (2010-2018), member of the IEMN Laboratory Council (2001-2011), and current member of the Scientific Council of the IEMN (2019-present).

His educational background includes a Doctorate in Electronics from the University of Valenciennes (1994), Magistère in Image Engineering (1991), DEA in Electronics: imaging and ultrasound (1991), Master's in Audiovisual Communication (1990), and DEUG in Sciences (1988).

Professor COUDOUX's research focuses on four main areas: end-to-end optimization strategies for multimedia transmissions over wired or wireless networks; robust MIMO-OFDM transmission of video streams; video pre- and post-processing systems; and data transmission over electrical networks. His work integrates expertise in image/video processing with telecommunications to optimize quality of service in video communication systems. He has contributed significantly to the reduction of blocking artifacts in DCT-coded images and videos, developing perceptual approaches to enhance visual quality in compressed video.

His scientific contributions have been recognized through numerous publications since the early 1990s, with consistent output in prestigious journals and conferences. His research shows a clear evolution from foundational work on blocking artifact reduction to more complex systems involving MIMO-OFDM transmission and cross-layer optimization approaches. The publications demonstrate expertise spanning signal processing, image/video coding, telecommunications, and perceptual quality assessment.

Among his notable achievements are leadership of the ANR TOSCANE project (2007-2010), participation in the CPER 2009-2013 CISIT research program, and two research contracts with Philips Electronics Laboratories. He has also served as a scientific expert for the ANR, AERES, and for both Walloon and Flemish regions of Belgium.

Professor COUDOUX has supervised 8 PhD theses throughout his career and has been actively involved in academic service, including organizing conferences like ISIVC 2012, serving on program committees for CISST and ITST conferences, and reviewing for journals including IEEE Communications Letters and IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting. His teaching responsibilities focus on telecommunication systems, digital communications, and signal processing, particularly in image and video domains.