Electronic Imaging 2024

SC09: MULTIMEDIA FORENSICS: FROM FORGERY TO THE DEEPFAKE PHENOMENON

Benefits This course enables the attendee to:

Acquire basic knowledge of multimedia forensics.

Learn those main technolgies behind multimedia content manipulations, starting from classic image/video forgery attacks to modern deepfakes creation algorithms.

Be able to analyze multimedia content in detail in order to identify those intrinsic and discriminative manipulation traces found in the data under analysis and invisible to the human eye.

Course Description

This course covers the fundamental aspects of multimedia forensics, image/video forgery, and deepfakes creation and detection. Course participants acquire a foundational understanding of these critical subjects. Participants explore image and video forgery techniques, gaining insights into how these manipulations occur and how to detect them effectively. A significant portion of the course is dedicated to generative models and the deepfake phenomenon, elucidating their role in creating convincing synthetic media. The course delves into the primary approaches for deepfake detection, enabling students to recognize and combat the proliferation of fraudulent content. Ultimately, this course equips individuals with the knowledge and tools needed to counter the illicit use of these powerful technologies.