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Jinwei Zhao 赵锦威	clarkzjw at uvic dot ca
PhD student at	Department of Computer Science University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

I am a PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, where I am advised by Dr. Jianping Pan. I obtained my MSc in Computer Science from the same university in 2023, and BEng in Computer Science and Technology from Zhejiang Gongshang University, China in 2017. Since 2017, I spent four years working as a backend software engineer in startup companies in Shanghai and Hangzhou. Previously, I conducted research on image dehazing during my undergraduate study. My current research is primarily centered on various aspects of computer networking applications. This includes measuring the performance of low-Earth-orbit satellite networks, exploring adaptive video streaming and new protocols such as multipath QUIC.

Résumé (Last updated on 2024/01)

Selected Publications Google Scholar

Networking

10. [Conference] LENS: A LEO Satellite Network Measurement Dataset, [PDF], [Dataset]
Jinwei Zhao, Jianping Pan
Accepted by 2024 ACM 15th Multimedia Systems Conference Open-Source software & Datasets track (MMSys'24 ODS)

9. [Conference] Measuring the Satellite Links of a LEO Network, [PDF]
Jianping Pan, Jinwei Zhao
Accepted by 2024 IEEE 59th International Conference on Communications (ICC'24)

8. [Thesis] Low-Latency Live Video Streaming over Low-Earth-Orbit Satellite Networks
Jinwei Zhao
Available at the University of Victoria Libraries

7. [Conference] Low Latency Live Video Streaming over a Low-Earth-Orbit Satellite Network with DASH, [PDF], [Code]
Jinwei Zhao, Jianping Pan
Accepted by 2024 ACM 15th Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys'24)

6. [Dataset] Starlink Latency and Downlink Throughput Measurement Dataset, [Zenodo]
Jinwei Zhao, Jianping Pan, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10020034

5. [Conference] QoE-driven Joint Decision-Making for Multipath Adaptive Video Streaming
Jinwei Zhao, Jianping Pan
2023 IEEE 42nd Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM'23), doi: 10.1109/GLOBECOM54140.2023.10437877

4. [Conference] Measuring a Low-Earth-Orbit Satellite Network, [arXiv]
Jianping Pan, Jinwei Zhao, Lin Cai
2023 IEEE 34th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC'23), doi: 10.1109/PIMRC56721.2023.10294034

Image Processing

3. [Journal] Sky detection- and texture smoothing-based high-visibility haze removal from images and videos
Chunxiao Liu, Yiyun Shen, Yaqi Shao, Jinwei Zhao, Xun Wang
Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds, vol. 28, no. 3-4, p. e1776, May 2017, doi: 10.1002/cav.1776

2. [Journal] Texture filtering based physically plausible image dehazing, [PDF]
Chunxiao Liu, Jinwei Zhao, Yiyun Shen, Yanggang Zhou, Xun Wang, Yi Ouyang
The Visual Computer, vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 911-920, Jun. 2016, doi: 10.1007/s00371-016-1259-3

1. [Journal] Dark Channel Prior-based Image Dehazing with Atmospheric Light Validation and Halo Elimination
Jinwei Zhao, Yiyun Shen, Chunxiao Liu, Yi Ouyang
Journal of Image and Graphics, vol. 21, no. 9, pp. 1221-1228, Aug. 2016, doi: 10.11834/jig.20160911 (In Chinese)

Honors and Awards

University of Victoria PhD Fellowship, January, 2024
Graduate Student Travel Award, May, 2023
CUPE 4163 Conference Award Fund, April, 2023
Albert Hung Chao Hong Scholarship, Canada, December, 2022
University of Victoria Graduate Award, Canada, July, 2022
Zhejiang Provincial Government Scholarship, China, December, 2016

Teaching & Mentoring

CSC 361 Computer Networks (Undergraduate), TA for Prof. Jianping Pan, Spring 2024, University of Victoria, Canada
CSC 461/561 Multimedia Systems, Guest lecture on Adaptive Video Streaming and Cloud Gaming, Fall 2023, University of Victoria, Canada
Mentored one undergraduate student (Pouria Tolouei) supported by Valerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Award (VKURA) on analysing the performance of cloud gaming over Starlink, May - August, 2023, Project Report | Poster
CSC 361 Computer Networks (Undergraduate), Guest lecture on Introduction to QUIC, Spring 2023, University of Victoria, Canada
CSC 595 Research Skills (Graduate), TA for Prof. Neil Ernst, Fall 2022, University of Victoria, Canada
Introduction to C Programming (Undergraduate), TA for Prof. Chunxiao Liu, Fall 2015, Zhejiang Gongshang University, China

Volunteer Experience

ACM Multimedia Systems (MMSys) Conference 2023, June 7-10, 2023

Assisted in the set-up and management of technical sessions and workshops, ensuring seamless event progression.
Helped manage conference logistical needs, including registration and technology support, demonstrating strong organizational skills and teamwork.
Awarded SIGMM: MMSys Volunteer Honorarium. In Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at ACM MMSys 2023