The research activities, described in this book, have been mainly focused on images analysis and quality enhancement. Specifically the research regards the study and development of algorithms for color interpolation, contrast enhancement and red-eye removal, which have been exclusively oriented to mobile devices. Furthermore an images analysis for forgeries identification and image enhancement, usually directed by investigators (Forensic Image Processing) has been conducted. The book is organized in three main parts: Image Processing for Embedded Devices, which regards algorithms usually invisible to the final user; Image Analysis and Enhancement, algorithms used to perform a visual improvement of the final picture; Forensics Image Processing, approaches oriented to speed up investigators work.

Giuseppe Messina received his MS degree in Computer Science at University of Catania in 2000. Since March 2001 he is working at STMicroelectronics in the A.S.T. Computer Vision Platform Group. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2011, at the University of Catania. He is author of several papers and patents. He is IEEE member since 2005.