SIGGRAPH Asia'2025
TrackerSplat: Exploiting Point Tracking for Fast and Robust Dynamic 3D Gaussians Reconstruction
D. Yin, I. Ding, Y. Jin, J. Shi, and J. Liu
D. Yin, I. Ding, Y. Jin, J. Shi, and J. Liu
Jiangchuan Liu
Professor, School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada
Fellow of Royal Society of Canada
Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering
Fellow of IEEE
NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellow
Office: TASC I 9005 | Email: jcliu {at} sfu {dot} ca
Bio (IEEE Style)
Jiangchuan Liu is a Full Professor (with University Professorship) in the School of Computing Science at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, a Fellow of The Canadian Academy of Engineering, an NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellow, and a Fellow of IEEE.
He received BEng (Magna cum laude) from Computer Science at Tsinghua University in 1999, and PhD from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2003 (recipient of 2004 Hong Kong Young Scientist Award for the PhD work). From 2003 to 2004, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was an EMC-Endowed Visiting Chair Professor of Tsinghua University (2013–2016) and a Distinguished Guest Professor of Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (2022–). He was also a Microsoft Research Fellow and worked at Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) in the summers of 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, and 2011.
Research Interests
- Internet, wireless mobile and space networking
- Networked multimedia systems and applications
- Cloud and edge computing
- Energy efficient computing and smart energy systems
- Distributed AI systems and applications
- AI/Satellite-empowered wildlife monitoring in remote areas and underwater
- The SalmonVision Project
- SFU SalmonVision Blog
Awards
- Fellow of Royal Society of Canada (FRSC, Academy of Science), 2025
- Fellow of The Canadian Academy of Engineering (FCAE), 2019
- Fellow of IEEE, 2017 (for contributions to multimedia communications and content distribution over the Internet)
- University Professorship, 2015–2020 (the highest ranked professorship within SFU)
- HKUST CSE Distinguished Alumni Award, 2017 (Inaugural year)
- NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship, 2015 (NSERC's most prestigious award to young researchers in Canadian universities; 6 recipients per year from all science and engineering fields nationwide; awarded by David Johnston, Governor General of Canada)
- IEEE ICDCS Distinguished Paper Award, 2024
- IEEE MASS Best Paper Award, 2021
- Test of Time Paper Award of IEEE INFOCOM, 2015 (Inaugural year)
- ACM SIGMM TOMCCAP Nicolas D. Georganas Best Paper Award, 2013
- ACM Multimedia Best Paper Award, 2012
Professional Services
- Editor/Associate Editor: IEEE/ACM ToN, IEEE TNSE, TBD, TMM, COMST, IoTJ
- TPC Chair: IEEE INFOCOM 2021; General Chair: IEEE INFOCOM 2024 (Vancouver)
- Steering Committee Member: IEEE TMC (2017-2019)
- Steering Committee Chair: IEEE/ACM IWQoS (2015-2017)
Textbook
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Fundamentals of Multimedia, 3rd Edition
Z. Li, M. Drew, and J. Liu
Springer Texts in Computer Science Series, 2021
This 824-page textbook has been used in undergraduate and graduate multimedia courses in over 30 countries worldwide (with Chinese translated version)
Recent Publications
(Google Scholar Profile, Total citation: 27K+ H-index: 79)
ACM MM'2025
Generative Flow Networks for Personalized Multimedia Systems: A Case Study on Short Video Feeds
Y. Jin, L. Pan, R. Zhang, J. Liu, and X. Liu
Y. Jin, L. Pan, R. Zhang, J. Liu, and X. Liu
ACM MM'2025
ACM MM'2025
Beyond Interpretability: Exploring the Comprehensibility of Adaptive Video Streaming through Large Language Models
L. Jia, C. Li, Z. Yuan, J. Chen, T. Huang, J. Liu, and L. Sun
L. Jia, C. Li, Z. Yuan, J. Chen, T. Huang, J. Liu, and L. Sun
SIGCOMM'2025
Towards User-level QoE: Large-scale Practice in Personalized Optimization of Adaptive Video Streaming
L. Jia, C. Zhou, C. Li, J. Liu, and L. Sun
L. Jia, C. Zhou, C. Li, J. Liu, and L. Sun
IJCAI'2025
Exploring Multimodal Foundation AI and Expert-in-the-Loop for Sustainable Management of Wild Salmon Fisheries in Indigenous Rivers
C. Xu, Y. Jin, S. Ma, R. Qian, H. Fang, J. Liu, X. Liu, E.C. Ngai, W.I. Atlas, K.M. Connors, and M.A. Spoljaric
C. Xu, Y. Jin, S. Ma, R. Qian, H. Fang, J. Liu, X. Liu, E.C. Ngai, W.I. Atlas, K.M. Connors, and M.A. Spoljaric
INFOCOM'2025
BAROC: Concealing Packet Losses in LSNs with Bimodal Behavior Awareness for Livecast Ingestion
H. Zhao, J. Shi, G. Wu, H. Fang, Y. Chou, L. Chen, F. Wang, and J. Liu
H. Zhao, J. Shi, G. Wu, H. Fang, Y. Chou, L. Chen, F. Wang, and J. Liu
ICDCS'2024
Distinguished Paper Award
Towards Integrated Energy-Communication-Transportation Hub: A Base-Station-Centric Design in 5G and Beyond
L. Shen, G. Wu, C. Zhang, X. Fan, and J. Liu
L. Shen, G. Wu, C. Zhang, X. Fan, and J. Liu
SenSys'2024
SALINA: Towards Sustainable Live Sonar Analytics in Wild Ecosystems
C. Xu, R. Qian, H. Fang, X. Ma, W.I. Atlas, J. Liu, and M.A. Spoliaric
C. Xu, R. Qian, H. Fang, X. Ma, W.I. Atlas, J. Liu, and M.A. Spoliaric
ATC'2024
Enhancing Resource Management of the World's Largest PcDN system for On-Demand video streaming
R. Zhang, H. Wang, S. Shi, X. Pang, Y. Peng, Z. Xue, and J. Liu
R. Zhang, H. Wang, S. Shi, X. Pang, Y. Peng, Z. Xue, and J. Liu
ACM MM'2024
Robust Live Streaming over LEO satellite Constellations: Measurement, Analysis, and Handover-Aware Adaptation
H. Fang, H. Zhao, J. Shi, M. Zhang, G. Wu, Y. Chou, F. Wang, and J. Liu
H. Fang, H. Zhao, J. Shi, M. Zhang, G. Wu, Y. Chou, F. Wang, and J. Liu
ACM MM'2024
StarStream: Live Video Analytics over Space Networking
M. Zhang, J. Li, H. Zhao, L. Shen, and J. Liu
M. Zhang, J. Li, H. Zhao, L. Shen, and J. Liu
ACM MM'2024
FSVFG: Towards Immersive Full-scene Volumetric Video Streaming with Adaptive Feature Grid
D. Yin, J. Shi, M. Zhang, Z. Huang, J. Liu, and F. Dong
D. Yin, J. Shi, M. Zhang, Z. Huang, J. Liu, and F. Dong
INFOCOM'2024
Fed-CVLC: Compressing Federated Learning Communications with Variable-Length Codes
X. Su, Y. Zhou, L. Cui, J.C. Lui, and J. Liu
X. Su, Y. Zhou, L. Cui, J.C. Lui, and J. Liu
PIEEE'2024
Cover Story
Digital Phenotyping and Feature Extraction on Smartphone Data for Depression Detection
M. Yang, E.C. Ngai, X. Hu, B. Hu, J. Liu, E. Gelenbe, and V.C. Leung
M. Yang, E.C. Ngai, X. Hu, B. Hu, J. Liu, E. Gelenbe, and V.C. Leung
INFOCOM'2023
Network Characteristics of LEO Satellite Constellations: A Starlink-Based Measurement from End Users
S. Ma, Y. Chou, H. Zhao, L. Chen, X. Ma, and J. Liu
S. Ma, Y. Chou, H. Zhao, L. Chen, X. Ma, and J. Liu
INFOCOM'2023
OmniSense: Towards Edge-Assisted Online Analytics for 360-Degree Videos
M. Zhang, Y. Zhu, L. Shen, F. Wang, and J. Liu
M. Zhang, Y. Zhu, L. Shen, F. Wang, and J. Liu
ACM MM'2022
AggCast: Practical Cost-effective Scheduling for Large-scale Cloud-edge Crowdsourced Live Streaming
R. Zhang, C. Yang, X. Wang, T. Huang, C. Wu, J. Liu, and L. Sun
R. Zhang, C. Yang, X. Wang, T. Huang, C. Wu, J. Liu, and L. Sun
INFOCOM'2022
CASVA: Configuration-Adaptive Streaming for Live Video Analytics
M. Zhang, F. Wang, and J. Liu
M. Zhang, F. Wang, and J. Liu
INFOCOM'2022
Optimal Rate Adaption in Federated Learning with Compressed Communication
L. Cui, X. Su, Y. Zhou, and J. Liu
L. Cui, X. Su, Y. Zhou, and J. Liu
INFOCOM'2022
Batch Adaptative Streaming for Video Analytics
L. Zhang, Y. Zhang, X. Wu, F. Wang, L. Cui, Z. Wang, and J. Liu
L. Zhang, Y. Zhang, X. Wu, F. Wang, L. Cui, Z. Wang, and J. Liu
MobiCom'2021
Microphone Array Backscatter: An Application-Driven Design for Lightweight Spatial Sound Recording over the Air
J. Zhao, W. Gong, and J. Liu
J. Zhao, W. Gong, and J. Liu
AAAI'2021
Personalized Cross-Silo Federated Learning on Non-IID Data
Y. Huang, L. Chu, Z. Zhou, L. Wang, J. Liu, J. Pei, and Y. Zhang
Y. Huang, L. Chu, Z. Zhou, L. Wang, J. Liu, J. Pei, and Y. Zhang
ACM MM'2021
TBRA: Tiling and Bitrate Adaptation for Mobile 360-Degree Video Streaming
L. Zhang, Y. Suo, X. Wu, F. Wang, Y. Chen, L. Cui, J. Liu, and Z. Ming
L. Zhang, Y. Suo, X. Wu, F. Wang, Y. Chen, L. Cui, J. Liu, and Z. Ming
MMSys'2021
Towards Cloud-Edge Collaborative Online Video Analytics with Fine-Grained Serverless Pipelines
M. Zhang, F. Wang, Y. Zhu, J. Liu, and Z. Wang
M. Zhang, F. Wang, Y. Zhu, J. Liu, and Z. Wang
INFOCOM'2020
Intelligent Video Caching at Network Edge: A Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach
F. Wang, J. Liu, Z. Wang, L. Sun
F. Wang, J. Liu, Z. Wang, L. Sun
INFOCOM'2020
Look Ahead at the First-mile in Livecast with Crowdsourced Highlight Prediction
C. Zhang, F. Wang, J. Liu, R. Shea, and L. Sun
C. Zhang, F. Wang, J. Liu, R. Shea, and L. Sun
ACM MM'2020
Leveraging QoE Heterogeneity for Large-Scale Livecast Scheduling
R. Zhang, M. Ma, T. Huang, H. Li, J. Liu, and L. Sun
R. Zhang, M. Ma, T. Huang, H. Li, J. Liu, and L. Sun
MobiSys'2020
Towards Scalable Backscatter Sensor Mesh with Decodable Relay and Distributed Excitation
J. Zhao, W. Gong, and J. Liu
J. Zhao, W. Gong, and J. Liu
Teaching
- CMPT 365 (Undergraduate)/820 (Graduate) Multimedia Systems
- CMPT 371 (Undergraduate)/771 (Graduate) Computer Networking
Supervised Graduates and Postdocs in Academia
- Jianxin Shi (2024) – Assistant Professor at Nankai University
- Gaoyang Liu (2024) – Assistant Professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Hengzhi Wang (2022) – Assistant Professor at Shenzhen University
- Fangxin Wang (2020) – Assistant Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
- Yifei Zhu (2020) – Associate Professor at Shanghai Jiatong University
- Xiulong Liu (2019) – Professor at Tianjin University
- Lei Zhang (2019) – Associate Professor at Shenzhen University
- Wei Gong (2018) – Professor at University of Science and Technology of China
- Jihong Yu (2018) – Professor at Beijing Institute of Technology
- Ryan Shea (2016) – Assistant Professor at Simon Fraser University; passed away in 2019 after a heroic battle with cancer
- Yang Yang (2015) – Associate Professor at Hubei University
- Ouldooz Baghban Karimi (2013) – Lecturer and Rajan Family Scholar at Simon Fraser University
- Haiyang Wang (2013) – Associate Professor at University of Minnesota at Duluth
- Feng Wang (2012) – Associate Professor at University of Mississippi
- Yanfang Zhou (2009) – Professor at Fudan University
- Edith C.H. Ngai (2007) – Associate Professor at University of Hong Kong; previously at Uppsala University
- Dan Wang (2007) – Professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Yuanzhu Peter Chen (2005) – Professor at Queen's University