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Hannes Mareen is a Postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University's Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, specifically within the Department of Electronics and information systems (EA06), and is also affiliated with IMEC. His research spans multimedia security, image and video processing, and digital forensics, with a focus on watermarking techniques, deepfake detection, and media authentication.
Dr. Mareen's research interests primarily focus on multimedia forensics and digital content security. His work addresses critical challenges in media authentication, including developing robust watermarking techniques that withstand geometric transformations, creating methods for deepfake video detection using advanced vision transformer architectures, and building tools for identifying AI-generated image manipulations. He has made significant contributions to perceptual hashing techniques and the analysis of compression fingerprints for forgery detection. His research has practical applications in copyright protection, content authentication, and combating misinformation through advanced media analysis tools.
The recent publication trends reveal a strong focus on leveraging deep learning and vision transformers for multimedia security applications. Dr. Mareen's work demonstrates increasing sophistication in addressing complex challenges like geometrically robust watermarking, deepfake detection in video content, and the development of comprehensive datasets for training forgery detection systems. His research bridges theoretical advances with practical implementations, particularly evident in his work on real-time video delivery systems and applications in sports rehabilitation through virtual reality.
Dr. Mareen has established a productive research trajectory with consistent high-impact publications in top conferences and journals. His collaborative network is extensive, with frequent co-authorship with Glenn Van Wallendael and Peter Lambert, indicating strong research group dynamics within Ghent University's multimedia security research team. His work spans both theoretical contributions and practical implementations, with several publications demonstrating real-time systems and applications.
