MetroXRAINE 2025

I am pleased to announce that two papers have been accepted at IEEE MetroXRAINE 2025:

1. Deepfake Forensic Analysis: Source Dataset Attribution and Legal Implications of Synthetic Media Manipulation. Authors: Massimiliano Cassia, Luca Guarnera, Mirko Casu, Ignazio Zangara, Sebastiano Battiato
This work presents a forensic framework to attribute the source dataset (e.g., CelebA or FFHQ) of deepfake images generated by GANs, using frequency analysis (DCT/FFT), color histograms, and local features (SIFT). The system achieves up to 95.5% classification accuracy and addresses legal implications related to copyright and privacy.
Congratulations to Massimiliano on his first paper 

2. Omnidirectional Photographic Capture for VR-Based Representation of Indoor Space: a Subjective Study. Authors: Giovanni Lo Monaco, Luca Guarnera, Sebastiano Battiato, Sergio Palazzo, Salvatore Livatino
This study presents a lightweight approach for immersive VR using 360-degree imagery to represent real indoor environments. A real room was captured with high-resolution omnidirectional photography and mapped onto a virtual sphere. Through a user study with 22 participants, the method was evaluated in terms of presence, depth perception, visual realism, and distortion. Results show that while some visual artifacts exist, the technique provides strong visual immersion and spatial comprehension, making it suitable for rapid VR deployment in education, training, and documentation.


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