Yili Jin (金依力)
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PhD Candidate, |
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 Systems
Immersive Video
Telepresence
Education
(08/2023 - Current) Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University
- Advisor: Xue (Steve) Liu
(08/2021 - 03/2023) Master of Philosophy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
- Advisor: Fangxin Wang
(09/2017 - 06/2021) Bachelor of Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University
Experiences
(10/2024 - Current) Research Visiting Student, Simon Fraser University
- Advisor: Jiangchuan Liu
(02/2024 - 08/2024) Research Visiting Student, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Advisor: Ling Pan
(06/2022 - 02/2023) Research Intern, Microsoft Research Asia
(05/2021 - 08/2021) Research Visiting Student, Xiamen University
- Advisor: Lizhao You and Qiao Xiang
(10/2020 - 05/2021) Software Development Intern, 2012 Labs, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Advisor: Lizhao You
(07/2019 - 10/2019) Research Visiting Student, Westlake University
- Advisor: Yue Zhang
Selected Publications [Full List]
[MM] Yili Jin, Xize Duan, Fangxin Wang, Xue Liu. "HeadsetOff: Enabling Photorealistic Video Conferencing on Economical VR Headsets". ACM International Conference on Multimedia, Melbourne, Australia, Oct.28-Nov.1, 2024 (Oral, Top 3.97%)
[MM] 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, Lisbon, Portugal, Oct. 10-14, 2022
[TMC] Yili Jin, Wenyi Zhang, Zihan Xu, Fangxin Wang, Xue Liu. "Privacy-Preserving Gaze-Assisted Immersive Video Streaming". IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 23, no. 12, pp. 15098-15113, 2024
[TCSVT] Yili Jin*, Xize Duan*, Kaiyuan Hu, Fangxin Wang, Xue Liu. "3D Video Conferencing via On-hand Devices". IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 900-910, 2025
Selected Awards [Full List]
- Presidential Outstanding Graduate Student Award (Top 10 of 1173), CUHK-Shenzhen, 2023
- Outstanding Reviewer, ACM Multimedia, 2024
Academic Services
- Publicity co-Chair, ACM Multimedia 2025
- TPC Member/Reviewer for conferences and journals [List]