Shervin Amiri

Bio: Shervin Amiri is an academic researcher from Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Antenna (radio) & Digital watermarking. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 24 publications receiving 1122 citations. Previous affiliations of Shervin Amiri include Shiraz University of Technology & University of Kurdistan.

A blind scene-based watermarking for video copyright protection

Abstract: Due to the replicable nature of video many illegal copies of the original video can be made. So it demands to deliver methods for preventing illegal copying. This paper identifies a new digital watermarking approach for copyright protection of video based on wavelet transformation. First, the motion part of color video is detected by scene change analysis, and then by applying 3D wavelet transformation over detected motion part, 10 sub-bands of wavelet coefficients are obtained. In order to insert the watermark, 3D coefficients of HL, LH and HH with their third level are selected. After all, by using a spread spectrum technique, the watermark is embedded into the selected wavelet coefficients. In extraction step, the original video is not needed, namely, blind detection. So, the resultant watermarking scheme can be used for public watermarking applications, where the original video is not available for watermark extraction. The experimental results show a good performance of the proposed method for transparency and robustness. Furthermore, the robustness of the proposed method against various kinds of attacks such as median filtering, Gaussian noise, frame dropping, frame averaging, frame swapping and lots of lossy compression including MPEG-4, MPEG-2, and H.264 shows the fidelity of our claim.

Accurate Doppler Frequency Shift Estimation for any Satellite Orbit

Abstract: One of the most important parameters in satellite communication links, particularly in low earth orbits (LEO) and elliptical orbits is Doppler frequency shift (DFS) and Doppler frequency rate (DFR) at communication channels. This paper analyzes Doppler frequency effects in various satellite orbits. For this purpose, a new orbit generator is presented for accurate simulation of satellite orbits. The non-spherical mass distribution turbulence of the earth and its effects on Doppler shift calculations is considered and simulation results of Doppler frequency shift for an elliptical LEO satellite in L-band is presented.

Solution Combustion Synthesis of Nanoscale Materials

Abstract: Solution combustion is an exciting phenomenon, which involves propagation of self-sustained exothermic reactions along an aqueous or sol–gel media. This process allows for the synthesis of a variety of nanoscale materials, including oxides, metals, alloys, and sulfides. This Review focuses on the analysis of new approaches and results in the field of solution combustion synthesis (SCS) obtained during recent years. Thermodynamics and kinetics of reactive solutions used in different chemical routes are considered, and the role of process parameters is discussed, emphasizing the chemical mechanisms that are responsible for rapid self-sustained combustion reactions. The basic principles for controlling the composition, structure, and nanostructure of SCS products, and routes to regulate the size and morphology of the nanoscale materials are also reviewed. Recently developed systems that lead to the formation of novel materials and unique structures (e.g., thin films and two-dimensional crystals) with unusual...

Small particles, big impacts: A review of the diverse applications of nanofluids

Abstract: Nanofluids—a simple product of the emerging world of nanotechnology—are suspensions of nanoparticles (nominally 1–100 nm in size) in conventional base fluids such as water, oils, or glycols. Nanofluids have seen enormous growth in popularity since they were proposed by Choi in 1995. In the year 2011 alone, there were nearly 700 research articles where the term nanofluid was used in the title, showing rapid growth from 2006 (175) and 2001 (10). The first decade of nanofluid research was primarily focused on measuring and modeling fundamental thermophysical properties of nanofluids (thermal conductivity, density, viscosity, heat transfer coefficient). Recent research, however, explores the performance of nanofluids in a wide variety of other applications. Analyzing the available body of research to date, this article presents recent trends and future possibilities for nanofluids research and suggests which applications will see the most significant improvement from employing nanofluids.