Semi-fragile image watermarking: A comprehensive survey, classification, and research directions
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Authors
- Oleg Evsutin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8257-2082)
- Anna Melman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6444-7774)
Institutions
- National Research University Higher School of Economics (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Computer Science Review
- Published
- 2026-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosrev.2026.101066
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Steganography and Watermarking Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00