On May 24, 2017, at the invitation of Dean Bin Hu, Professor Sos Agaian of Texas Tech University in San Antonio, USA, brought a message entitled “Visual Signals Quality Assessments inspired by Human Visual System” to the teachers and students of the School of Information in Room 406, Feiyun Building. : (Challenges, Progress, and Forthcoming Perspectives), Vice President Mei Zhonglei presided over this academic report. All the teachers and graduate students of the laboratory participated in the report.
       Professor Sos Agaian introduced the status quo and achievements of digital image enhancement technology from the background of digital image enhancement, and expounded the significance of image enhancement technology in the fields of medicine, security, artificial intelligence and other fields in the context of big data. Opportunities and challenges. After the introduction of the main content, he had a heated discussion with the teachers and students about digital imaging.
       Professor Sos Agaian’s wonderful report won the warm applause of the teachers and students, and more importantly, further inspired the teachers and students to think about the status quo and development of digital images. Through this report, the teachers and students have enriched their professional knowledge and broadened their academic horizons, expanding the direction of future study and research.

Attachment: Introduction to Professor Sos Agaian
Dr Sos Agaian
San Antonio Texas Engineering University,
Peter T. Flawn Center Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Contact number: 210-458-5939
Fax: 210-458-5547
Email: Sos.Agaian@utsa.edu
Education experience:
1. Obtain a master’s degree in mathematics and mechanics from the University of Yerevan;
2. In 1975, he obtained a Ph.D. in mathematics and physics from the Institute of Mathematics of the Kloof Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union;
3. Received a Diploma in Computer Science from the United States in 1979 (equivalent to a Ph.D. in Computer Science);
4. In 1985, he obtained a Ph.D. in engineering from the Soviet Computer Center.
work experience:
1. 1974 – 1981 Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Yerevan State University;
2. 1981 – 1986 Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Yerevan Institute of Technology;
3. 1986 – 1993 Professor, Department of Computer and Information Systems, Yerevan State University;
4. 1990 – 1993 President of ARMINIM / Information Technology Corporation, Armenia;
5. 1979 – 1990 Director of the Department of Computing and Digital Signal Processing, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia and Yerevan State University, Armenia;
6. 1991 – 1992 Visiting Professor, Tampere University of Technology, Finland;
7. 1993 – 1997 Visiting Professor at Tufts University;
8. 1996 – 1997 Senior Research Fellow, AWARE, Bedford, MA;
9. 2001 – 2002 Professor of Engineering, Staten College, City University of New York, and working at the Graduate School of the City University of New York;
10. 1997-present Distinguished Professor of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Director of Multimedia and Mobile Signal Processing Laboratory, Peter T. Flawn Center, Texas Tech University, San Antonio.
Honors
Has been granted:
1. In 1998, a project in collaboration with Professor Karen Panetta of the University of Tarnovsk was awarded the NASA Annual Conference Best Research Award and Best Presentation Award;
2. In 2001, the President’s Annual Outstanding Research Award was presented by the State University of New York at Staten Island College;
3. In 2004, the MAEStro Annual Educator Award was presented by the Mexican Association of American Engineers and Scientists.
Nomination:
1. In 2002, 2003 and 2004, the EE Department nominated the annual Outstanding Research Award, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).