Advanced Techniques in Multimedia Watermarking: Image, Video and Audio Applications Ali Mohammad Al-Haj Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan
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Editorial Advisory Board Ala’a Sheta, Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan Majed Taee, University of Jordan, Jordan Rachid Sammouda, University of Sharjah, UAE Bassam Kahhaleh, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan Mansour Abbadi, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan Samir Shaltaf, Princess Sumaya