Recent Research Publications

• Margaret H. Pinson and Rob Grosso, “JNR-ITScam: Dataset Track 2-1 from ITU-T Study Group 12 Validation of No-Reference Metrics for Camera Capture Impairments, Depicting the User-Generated Content Use Case,” Technical Memorandum NTIA TM-27-584, October 2026

  This memorandum documents a video quality subjective test conducted by NTIA–ITS in support of the ITU-T Study Group 12 Question 19 validation of no reference (NR) metrics from 2025 to 2026. This test focuses on user-generated content and is nam...

• Margaret H. Pinson, John Dumke, and Rob Grosso, “JNR-ITSps: Dataset Track 2-2 from ITU-T Study Group 12 Validation of No-Reference Metrics for Camera Capture Impairments, Depicting the Public Safety Use Case,” Technical Memorandum NTIA TM-27-585, October 2026

  This memorandum documents a video quality subjective test conducted by NTIA–ITS in support of the ITU-T Study Group 12 Question 19 validation of no reference (NR) metrics from 2025 to 2026. This test focuses on the public safety use case and is name...

• Jaden Pieper and Stephen D. Voran, “Bounds on Agreement Between Subjective and Objective Measurements,” Journal Article, October 2026

  Objective estimators of multimedia quality are typically judged by comparing estimates with subjective “truth data,” most often via Pearson correlation coefficient (PCC) or mean-squared error (MSE). But subjective test results contain noise, so stri...

• Ryan S. McCullough et al., “Propagation Analysis of Signal of Opportunity Measurements in Green Bank,” Technical Report NTIA TM 26-583, August 2026

  Very high frequency propagation measurements were obtained from signal of opportunity transmissions collected during public safety communications field campaigns within the National Radio Quiet Zone surrounding Green Bank, West Virginia. Measured pa...