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  • Computer Vision
  • Digital Image Processing
  • Machine Learning

Background:

  • Neural network-based watermarking is crucial for digital content protection.
  • Conventional methods often simulate JPEG compression inaccurately using noise addition.
  • Existing methods lack robust performance against actual JPEG compression artifacts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a neural network watermarking method with improved robustness against JPEG compression.
  • To introduce a novel quantized activation function that accurately mimics JPEG quantization.
  • To enhance digital image security through more effective watermarking techniques.

Main Methods:

  • Proposed a novel quantized activation function composed of hyperbolic tangent functions.
  • Integrated the quantized activation function into the attack layer of the ReDMark network.
  • Compared performance against conventional ReDMark using standard and quantized activation function-processed images.

Main Results:

  • The proposed quantized activation function accurately approximates JPEG compression.
  • Networks utilizing the quantized activation function demonstrated superior robustness against JPEG compression.
  • The new method achieved lower bit error rates (BER) compared to ReDMark.

Conclusions:

  • The novel quantized activation function significantly improves neural network watermarking robustness against JPEG compression.
  • This method offers better image quality and lower BER than existing techniques.
  • The approach represents a significant advancement in secure digital image watermarking.