Jing Hu

Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara

Office: South Hall 4430c
Phone: (805)893.4404
Fax: (805)893.2930
Email: jinghu@umail.ucsb.edu
Homepage: http://www.engr.ucsb.edu/~jinghu

Brief Biography
Education
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Brief Biography Back to Top

I graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China in the summer of 2001. After that I came to U.S. and got the Master's degree in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University. My advisor was Professor Athanasios C. Antoulas. I moved to Santa Barbara in the fall of 2003 and have been pursuing Ph.D. since then. My research interests are video coding over wireless LAN, vision and perceptual video quality measurement and enhancement. My advisor is Professor Jerry D. Gibson.

Education Back to Top

09/2003-present		Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Ph.D (expected)
09/2001-07/2003		Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, MS
09/1997-07/2001		Dept. of Precision Instruments and Mechanology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, BS

Research Back to Top

09/2003-present		Ph.D. dissertation research in Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UCSB Title : Video Compression and Packet Loss Concealment Using Spatial and Temporal Masking Abstract: Video compression for wireless communications continues to be an area of great research interest. We examine the interaction of intra and interframe coding and spatial and temporal masking effects to select codec parameters and optimize end-to-end performance. We also develop robust methods for concealing packet losses based upon mode classification and perceptual masking. The operational rate distortion function is employed for system optimization, and the theoretical results are evaluated as enhancements to the H.264 advanced video coding standard. Passed my dissertation proposal in December of 2004! Ph.D. proposal in pdf Slides of oral presentation in ppt Recent talks : New Block-Based Spatial-Temporal Correlation Model of Natural Video Sequences in ppt Delay in video coding and transmission over 802..11 WLANs (June 2005)in ppt Up to H.264 (June 2004) in ppt The Role of Perceptual Quality Measures in Video Compression (June 2004) in ppt Video Clips I am also a member of the Multimedia Research Group at UCSB. Check it out!
06/2004-10/2004		Research associate of NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship(IGERT) Program, Interactive Digital Multimedia(IDM) division Title: Objective Perceptual Quality Measures in Video Compression Final report in pdf Poster presentation on Oct. 8th in png
12/2001-07/2003		MS dissertation research in Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University Title : Discrete-Time Linear Periodically Time-Varying Systems: Analysis, Realization and Model Reduction Abstract: Discrete-time linear periodically time-varying(LPTV) systems, considered as a bridge between the well-studied linear time-invariant(LTI) model and the nonlinear time-varying problems in real world, have been receiving increasing attention in recent a few decades. In this research project, we try to understand discrete-time LPTV systems both internally and externally and derive basic theories for anaylisis, realization and model reduction of LPTV systems. Firstly we review the system model for LPTV systems, define its transfer function matrix, Markov parameters, stability, reachability and observability. Then we emphasize on the numerically efficient and stable methods to compute LPTV system grammians and to approximate the eigenvalue decay rate. Another main result of this thesis is Krylov-based moment matching algorithm for model reduction of LPTV systems, which is derived afterwards, and is also compared to the other approach: balancing and balanced truncation of LPTV systems. Almost any application of discrete-time LPTV systems, including periodic digital filters and periodic control theories, demands a periodic state-space model from input-output maps. This periodic realization problem is treated at the end of the thesis with demonstration of applicable non-minimal and quasi-minimal realization methods. MS thesis in ps and pdf Slides of thesis defense in ps and pdf Slides of talk given in The Eighth SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra (Williamsburg, Virginia, July 2003) in ps and pdf
11/1999-06/2001		Research Assistant in the State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments. Carried out the project of Laser-Based Short Distance Range-finding system.

Teaching Back to Top

Teaching assistant: ECE140 Random Processes for Engineering by Professor Upamanyu Madhow -- Fall 2003
Teaching assistant: ECE2B Circuits, Devices and Systems by Professor Evelyn Hu -- Winter 2004
Teaching assistant: ECE139 Probability and Statistics by Professor Kenneth Rose -- Spring 2004

Personal Pages Back to Top

It seems that what I have been doing in the past ten years is just getting degrees and doing "research" work. Wait a second.. Life is not all about school and research. It's about growing up, well, I don't mean growing taller, since I stopped doing that a long time ago. It's about always loving my parents, for their unconditional (really) love and support. It's about trying to be as fantastic as my big sister Lucy but never achieving it. It's about getting a perfect boyfriend and tricking him to ask the question. It's about travelling around and having fun. It's about keeping in touch with old friends. It's about hanging out with the cool group and getting drunk occasionally. And it's about trying cockroaches and being every where (thanks to Mike for both pictures, but they are scary).