Momentous Years of Recognition

& WELCOME TO THE fourth issue of IEEE MultiMedia of this year. This issue will highlight our record-breaking impact factor for the second year in a row. Our impact factor relays our eye for quality and the trailblazing influence of IEEE MultiMedia on themultimedia research community! Impact Factor: IEEE MultiMedia had another record-breaking with a new impact factor of 4.962. This demonstrates how we have consistently continued to push the boundaries and expand our footprint in the multimedia research community. In fact, with this new impact factor, the magazine has achieved the highest impact factor across all 10 of IEEE Computer Society’s magazines. Many aspects have contributed to this record-high impact factor such as increasing the magazine’s visibility, continuing to publish high-quality papers that convey novel ideas that drive innovation, focusing on delivering relevant special issues which cover timely research areas and trends, and many more. Along with the aforementioned strategical parts, this impact factor is also a result of the tremendous contributions of the authors, reviewers, readers, and IEEE MultiMedia Editor Board and Advisory Board members. Their commitment to the quality and impact of IEEE MultiMedia has truly come to fruition in this year’s impact factor and we hope to continue this momentum into the upcoming year to make IEEE MultiMedia one of the best multimedia venues out there! Updates on the Advisory Board and Editorial Board: There are also changes to the Advisory Board and Editorial Board. Our advisor board member, Prof. Sethuraman Panchanathan, resigned due to his new NSF position. In addition, three editorial board members, Dr. Touradj Ebrahimi, Dr. Richang Hong, and Dr. Shuqiang Jiang, finished their terms. I would like to take a moment to thank them for the time and effort they dedicated during their tenure on the Board. Without the remarkable effort of editors like them, this magazine would not have achieved the impact and success that it has. We have invited three new editorial board members, Dr. Balakrishnan Prabhakaran, Dr. Hairong Qi, and Dr. Miriam Redi, to join the Editorial Board. All three are active multimedia researchers and have graciously accepted the positions to provide a great service to themultimedia community. I also hope you will enjoy reading the articles in this issue. You are welcome to submit your work to IEEE MutiMedia.