The fast development and increasing use of 3D video technology increases the need for standardization and certification processes when it comes to quality of video experience. Due to the specific conditions necessary for high-quality 3D video reproduction, an important role in evaluating the quality of 3D video plays the human experience factor. In order to find the best mechanisms for 3D video...

We develop a microscopic analysis of superconducting and dissipative currents in junctions between superconductors with d-wave symmetry of the order parameter. We study the proximity effect in such superconductors and show that for certain crystal orientations the superconducting order parameter can be essentially suppressed in the vicinity of a nontransparent specularly reflecting boundary. Th...

This paper aims to present a theoretical survey of the capability approach in an interdisciplinary and accessible way. It focuses on the main conceptual and theoretical aspects of the capability approach, as developed by Amartya Sen, Martha Nussbaum, and others. The capability approach is a broad normative framework for the evaluation and assessment of individual well-being and social arrangeme...

La majeure partie de ce rapport a été rédigée en anglais, d’une part car Paolo Costa n’est pas francophone et d’autre part car mes encadrants aimeraient en tirer une publication. Mon stage s’est déroulé du 15 mars au 15 août à la Vrije Universiteit d’Amsterdam, aux Pays-bas dans l’équipe de computer system. Celle-ci travaille sur divers sujets tels que les systèmes distribués, la programmation ...