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A bi-dimensional empirical mode decomposition based watermarking scheme

Biad, Souad; Bouden, Toufik; Nibouche, Mokhtar; Elbasi, Elbasi

Authors

Souad Biad

Toufik Bouden

Elbasi Elbasi



Abstract

An invisible robust, non blind watermarking scheme for digital images is presented. The proposed algorithm
combines the Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) and the Bi-dimensional Empirical Mode Decomposition (BEMD). Unlike
previous works where the watermark bits are embedded directly on the wavelet coefficients, the proposed scheme suggests rather the embedding of the wavelet coefficients of the mean trend results by performing the BEMD on the host image, using Singular Value Decomposition (SVD). The watermarked image has a very good perceptual transparency. The extraction algorithm is a non-blind process, which uses the original image as a reference for retrieving the watermark. The proposed algorithm is robust against rotation, translation, compression and noise addition. It has also a superior Peak Signal to Noise Ratio (PSNR) for the watermarked image. The obtained results, tested on different images by various attacks, are satisfactory in terms of imperceptibility and robustness.

Citation

Biad, S., Bouden, T., Nibouche, M., & Elbasi, E. (2015). A bi-dimensional empirical mode decomposition based watermarking scheme. International Arab Journal of Information Technology, 12(1), 24-31

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 18, 2013
Online Publication Date Apr 17, 2014
Publication Date Jan 1, 2015
Journal International Arab Journal of Information Technology
Print ISSN 1683-3198
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 12
Issue 1
Pages 24-31
Keywords watermarking, discrete wavelet transform, BEMD, SVD
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/840883
Publisher URL http://ccis2k.org/iajit/PDF/vol.12,no.1/7419.pdf