Yili Jin (金依力)

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PhD Student,
School of Computer Science,
McGill University.
E-mail: yili.jin@mail.mcgill.ca

About me

I am currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree at McGill University under the expert guidance of Professor Xue (Steve) Liu. Previously, I obtained my M.Phil. degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen in 2023 and my B.Eng. degree from Sun Yat-Sen University in 2021.

My research vision is to create a virtual world that people can enjoy. Towards this vision, my recent research interests include:

  • Multimedia Streaming

  • Multimedia Encoding and Decoding

  • VR Videos

Education

(08/2023 - Current) Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University

(08/2021 - 03/2023) Master of Philosophy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

(09/2017 - 06/2021) Bachelor of Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University

Experiences

(02/2024 - Current) Research Visiting Student, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

(06/2022 - 02/2023) Research Intern, Microsoft Research Asia

(05/2021 - 08/2021) Research Visiting Student, Xiamen University

(10/2020 - 05/2021) Software Development Intern, 2012 Labs, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

(07/2019 - 10/2019) Research Visiting Student, Westlake University

Selected Publications [Full List] [Google Scholar]

(* denotes equally contribution)
  1. Yili Jin*, Junhua Liu*, Fangxin Wang, Shuguang Cui. "Where Are You Looking?: A Large-Scale Dataset of Head and Gaze Behavior for 360-Degree Videos and a Pilot Study". ACM International Conference on Multimedia (ACMMM), 2022

  2. Yili Jin, Junhua Liu, Fangxin Wang, Shuguang Cui. "Ebublio: Edge-Assisted Multiuser 360° Video Streaming". IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2023

  3. Yili Jin*, Junhua Liu*, Kaiyuan Hu, Fangxin Wang. "A Networking Perspective of Volumetric Video Service: Architecture, Opportunities and Case Study". IEEE Network, 2023

  4. Kaiyuan Hu*, Yili Jin*, Haowen Yang, Junhua Liu, Fangxin Wang. "FSVVD: A Dataset of Full Scene Volumetric Video". ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys), 2023

  5. Hao Chen*, Yili Jin*, Weipeng Wang, Wei Liu, Lizhao You, Liqun Fu, Qiao Xiang. "When Configuration Verification Meets Machine Learning: A DRL Approach for Finding Minimum K-Link Failures". Asia-Pacific Network Operations and Management Symposium (APNOMS), 2023

Awards

Outstanding Graduate Student Award, CUHK-Shenzhen (10 out of 1173)

Academic Activities

TPC Member/Reviewer

Conference
Journal
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society