Covert communication using reversible and lossless image steganography with high embedding capacity
*B. Lakshmi SirishaCorresponding authorsuravarapuls@yahoo.co.inDepartment of Electronics and Communication EngineeringSiddhartha Academy of Higher Education (Deemed to be University)Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, 520007, India0000-0002-1225-9760View full profile → , G. Sridevisridevi_gamini@yahoo.comDepartment Electronics and Communication EngineeringSurampalemAditya UniversityKakinada, Andhra Pradesh, 533437, India0000-0002-7884-3409View full profile → , K. V. S. L. Harikahaarika.karibandi@gmail.comDepartment of Computer Science and EngineeringGokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and TechnologyHyderabad, Telangana, 500090, India0000-0004-7220-1693View full profile → , Shahnazuddinshanaz.uddin3@gmail.comDepartment of EnglishSiddhartha Academy of Higher Education (Deemed to be University)Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, 520007, India0009-0007-5101-2780View full profile →
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- Received:
- 12 Feb 2025
- Published Online:
- 27 Jan 2026
- Article type:
- Research Article
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- JIOS-2054
- Pages:
- 741–751
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