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
[TMC] Yili Jin, Xize Duan, Kaiyuan Hu, Fangxin Wang, Xue Liu, Jiangchuan Liu. "Video Conferencing with Predictive Generation and Collaborative Computation across Mobile Headsets". to appear in IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
[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]