People of ACM European Chapters - Bulletin Archive
"People of ACM European Chapters" highlights the unique scientific accomplishments and compelling personal attributes of ACM chapter members in Europe who are making a difference in advancing computing as a science and a profession. These bulletins feature ACM members whose personal and professional stories are a source of inspiration for the larger computing community.
Meet Irene Viola
Irene Viola is a Senior (tenured) multimedia researcher at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in the Netherlands. Her research interests include compression, transmission, and quality evaluation. Viola serves as Vice Chair of the newly inaugurated ACM SIGMM Europe Chapter. The chapter’s kickoff meeting was held in October during the ACM SIGMM Multimedia Conference in Dublin. In her interview, she discusses Quality of Experience (QoE) metrics and methodologies, AI-generated subtitles in virtual and augmented reality theatre, her work with ACM SIGMM, and more.
