The digital media sector is constantly evolving due to the increasing capacity of communication networks, the ability to manage networks with distributed intelligence, the emergence of the end-user as a content creator and the emergence of networked platforms for consuming and sharing digital media. Therefore R&D is needed to produce new models describing this new scenario and to develop the services required by creators, distributors and end users.
Users increasingly consuming personalized contents anywhere and at any time, the wide range of distribution platforms, and the vast amount of terminals available for consumers increase the complexity of the ICT systems to be designed to provide digital media services.
The IIiA faces this challenge by researching and developing new applications in the following areas: