Miao Zhang

Postdoctoral Researcher

School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University

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I am a postdoctoral researcher at Simon Fraser University, working with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu. I received my Ph.D. in Computing Science from SFU, M.Eng. from Tsinghua University (advised by Prof. Zhi Wang), and B.Eng. from Sichuan University.

My research interests lie in algorithm-system co-design for deploying multimodal intelligence in resource-constrained, real-world environments, spanning cloud and edge computing, multimedia systems, and video analytics.

$ echo "I am currently on the job market for a postdoctoral or research position focused on systems for multimodal intelligence."

cat news.log

[2026.03] CAGS accepted to ACM SIGGRAPH 2026.
[2026.03] 4DGStream accepted to IEEE Transactions on Multimedia.
[2026.03] QuickGrasp on arXiv.
[2026.01] ViTMAlis on arXiv.

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Preprints

QuickGrasp: Responsive Video-Language Querying Service via Accelerated Tokenization and Edge-Augmented Inference

M. Zhang, R. Zhang, J. Shi, H. Wang, H. Fang, and J. Liu

arXiv:2603.00126, 2026

arXiv

ViTMAlis: Towards Latency-Critical Mobile Video Analytics with Vision Transformers

M. Zhang, G. Wu, H. Fang, Y. Zhu, F. Wang, R. Zhang, and J. Liu

arXiv:2601.21362, 2026

arXiv

2026

CAGS: Color-Adaptive Volumetric Video Streaming with Dynamic 3D Gaussian Splatting

D. Yin, Y. Jin, J. Shi, I. Ding, M. Zhang, F. Wang, C. Zhang, F. Dong, and J. Liu

ACM SIGGRAPH 2026 (To appear)

CCF-A

4DGStream: Variable Bitrate Dynamic Gaussian Splatting Streaming

Z. Liang, D. Zhang, L. Shen, M. Zhang, J. Zhang, B. Ju, M. Dasari, F. Wang, and J. Liu

IEEE Transactions on Multimedia (TMM), Early Access

CCF-A

Implicit Representation-based Volumetric Video Streaming for Photorealistic Full-scene Experience

J. Shi, M. Zhang, L. Shen, J. Liu, Y. Zhang, L. Pu, and J. Xu

ACM TOMM, Volume 22, Issue 3, 2026

2025

Commercial Dishes Can Be My Ladder: Sustainable and Collaborative Data Offloading in LEO Satellite Networks

Y. C. Chou, L. Chen, H. Wang, F. Wang, H. Fang, H. Zhao, M. Zhang, and X. Fan

IEEE INFOCOM 2025

CCF-A

MANSY: Generalizing Neural Adaptive Immersive Video Streaming With Ensemble and Representation Learning

D. Wu, P. Wu, M. Zhang, and F. Wang

IEEE TMC, Volume 24, Issue 3, 2025

CCF-A PDF

2024

Towards Neural Codec-Empowered 360° Video Streaming: A Saliency-aided Synergistic Approach

J. Shi, M. Zhang, L. Shen, J. Liu, L. Pu, and J. Xu

IEEE TMM, Volume 27, 2024

CCF-A PDF

LEO Satellite Network Access in the Wild: Potentials, Experiences, and Challenges

S. Ma, Y. C. Chou, M. Zhang, F. Fang, H. Zhao, J. Liu, and W. I. Atlas

IEEE Network, Volume 38, Issue 6, 2024

PDF

StarStream: Live Video Analytics over Space Networking

M. Zhang, J. Li, H. Zhao, L. Shen, and J. Liu

ACM MM 2024

CCF-A Oral (3.97%) PDF Slides

FSVFG: Towards Immersive Full-Scene Volumetric Video Streaming with Adaptive Feature Grid

D. Yin, J. Shi, M. Zhang, Z. Huang, J. Liu, and F. Dong

ACM MM 2024

CCF-A PDF

Robust Live Streaming over LEO Satellite Constellations: Measurement, Analysis, and Handover-Aware Adaptation

H. Fang, H. Zhao, J. Shi, M. Zhang, G. Wu, Y. C. Chou, F. Wang, and J. Liu

ACM MM 2024

CCF-A PDF

OAVS: Efficient Online Learning of Streaming Policies for Drone-sourced Live Video Analytics

Z. Li, M. Zhang, and Y. Zhu

IEEE/ACM IWQoS 2024

PDF

You Only Look Once in Panorama: Object Detection for 360° Videos with MLaaS

L. Shen, M. Zhang, C. Zhang, and J. Liu

NOSSDAV 2024

PDF

Towards Full-scene Volumetric Video Streaming via Spatially Layered Representation and NeRF Generation

J. Shi, M. Zhang, L. Shen, J. Liu, Y. Zhang, L. Pu, and J. Xu

NOSSDAV 2024

PDF

AdaDSR: Adaptive Configuration Optimization for Neural Enhanced Video Analytics Streaming

S. Cen, M. Zhang, Y. Zhu, and J. Liu

IEEE IoT-J, Volume 11, Issue 7, 2024

PDF

ILCAS: Imitation Learning-Based Configuration-Adaptive Streaming for Live Video Analytics with Cross-Camera Collaboration

D. Wu, D. Zhang, M. Zhang, R. Zhang, F. Wang, and S. Cui

IEEE TMC, Volume 23, Issue 6, 2024

CCF-A PDF

2023

ITSVA: Toward 6G-Enabled Vision Analytics over Integrated Terrestrial-Satellite Network

M. Zhang, J. Li, J. Shi, Y. Zhu, L. Zhang, and H. Wang

IEEE Satellite 2023

Best Paper Award PDF Slides

Understanding User Behavior in Volumetric Video Watching: Dataset, Analysis and Prediction

K. Hu, H. Yang, Y. Jin, J. Liu, Y. Chen, M. Zhang, and F. Wang

ACM MM 2023

CCF-A PDF

AIoT-Empowered Smart Grid Energy Management with Distributed Control and Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring

L. Shen, F. Wang, M. Zhang, J. Liu, G. Liu, and X. Fan

IEEE/ACM IWQoS 2023

PDF

Toward 6G-Enabled Mobile Vision Analytics for Immersive Extended Reality

M. Zhang, L. Shen, X. Ma, and J. Liu

IEEE Wireless Communications, Volume 30, Issue 3, 2023

PDF

OmniSense: Towards Edge-Assisted Online Analytics for 360-Degree Videos

M. Zhang, Y. Zhu, L. Shen, F. Wang, and J. Liu

IEEE INFOCOM 2023

CCF-A PDF Slides

2022

CharmSeeker: Automated Pipeline Configuration for Serverless Video Processing

M. Zhang, Y. Zhu, J. Liu, F. Wang, and F. Wang

IEEE/ACM ToN, Volume 30, Issue 6, 2022

CCF-A PDF

CASVA: Configuration-Adaptive Streaming for Live Video Analytics

M. Zhang, F. Wang, and J. Liu

IEEE INFOCOM 2022

CCF-A PDF Slides

2021

Serverless Empowered Video Analytics for Ubiquitous Networked Cameras

M. Zhang, F. Wang, Y. Zhu, J. Liu, and B. Li

IEEE Network, Volume 35, Issue 6, 2021

PDF

Towards Cloud-Edge Collaborative Online Video Analytics with Fine-Grained Serverless Pipelines

M. Zhang, F. Wang, Y. Zhu, J. Liu, and Z. Wang

ACM MMSys 2021

PDF Slides

2019

Video Processing with Serverless Computing: A Measurement Study

M. Zhang, Y. Zhu, C. Zhang, and J. Liu

NOSSDAV 2019

PDF Slides

Rendering Multi-Party Mobile Augmented Reality from Edge

L. Zhang, A. Sun, R. Shea, J. Liu, and M. Zhang

NOSSDAV 2019

2018 and earlier

Delay-Aware Upload Balancing Cross APs Based on User Relays

M. Zhang, S. Huang, Z. Wang, and Y. Jiang

IEEE ICC 2018

Understanding Performance of Edge Content Caching for Mobile Video Streaming

G. Ma, Z. Wang, M. Zhang, J. Ye, M. Chen, and W. Zhu

IEEE JSAC, Volume 35, Issue 5, 2017

CCF-A

Propagation- and Mobility-Aware D2D Social Content Replication

Z. Wang, L. Sun, M. Zhang, H. Pang, M. Tian, and W. Zhu

IEEE TMC, Volume 16, Issue 4, 2017

CCF-A

cat teaching.log

[2023.Fall] Sessional Instructor, Computer Networks, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

[2022.Fall] Teaching Assistant, CMPT 365 Multimedia Systems, SFU

[2021.Spring] Teaching Assistant, CMPT 305 Computer Simulation and Modelling, SFU

[2018.Fall] Teaching Assistant, CMPT 383 Comparative Programming Languages, SFU

cat service.conf

TPC_MEMBER

IEEE MetaCom 2025, IEEE Satellite 2023

REVIEWER

IEEE/ACM ToN, IEEE TMC, IEEE INFOCOM, IEEE IoT-J, IEEE Transactions on Big Data, IEEE Network

STUDENT_VOLUNTEER

IEEE INFOCOM 2024, ACM MMSys 2023, IEEE INFOCOM 2021