3 papers
eess.AS2025
Zimtohrli: An Efficient Psychoacoustic Audio Similarity Metric
Jyrki Alakuijala, Martin Bruse, Sami Boukortt +2
This paper introduces Zimtohrli, a novel, full-reference audio similarity metric designed for efficient and perceptually accurate quality assessment. In an era dominated by computa…
cs.MM2025
The JPEG XL Image Coding System: History, Features, Coding Tools, Design Rationale, and Future
Jon Sneyers, Jyrki Alakuijala, Luca Versari +9
JPEG XL is a new image coding system offering state-of-the-art compression performance, lossless JPEG recompression, and advanced features. It aims to replace JPEG, PNG, GIF, and o…
cs.NE2024
Computational Life: How Well-formed, Self-replicating Programs Emerge from Simple Interaction
Blaise Agüera y Arcas, Jyrki Alakuijala, James Evans +5
The fields of Origin of Life and Artificial Life both question what life is and how it emerges from a distinct set of "pre-life" dynamics. One common feature of most substrates whe…