Education

Ph.D. (GPA: 3.94/4), University of Toronto, Toronto, On, Canada, September 2019 -- Present

    Supervisor : Prof. Ben liang, the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

    Research interests: distributed machine learning, wireless communications, and mobile edge computing.

M.Sc. (GPA: 9/9), University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, September 2017 -- August 2019

    Supervisor : Prof. Jianping Pan, Department of Computer Science.

    Thesis: Mobility management and mobile server dispatching in fixed-to-mobile and mobile-to-mobile edge computing

B.Eng. (89.1/100), Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, September 2013 - June 2017

    Supervisor : Prof. Siyu Lin, School of Electronic and Information Engineering.

    School of Electronic and Information Engineering, September 2015 - June 2017.

    School of Science with “Siyuan” Honor Program, September 2013 - June 2015.


Journal Publications

[J5]       J. Wang, K. Liu, G. Tzanetakis, and J. Pan, ``Cooperative Abnormal Sound Event Detection in End- Edge-Cloud Orchestrated Systems, ” CCF Transactions on Networking, 2020.

[J4]        Q. Liu, G. Chuai, J. Wang, and J. Pan, ``Proactive Mobility Management with Trajectory Prediction based on Virtual Cells in Ultra-dense Networks, ”IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, preprint, 2020.

[J3]        K. Liu, J. Peng, J. Wang, W. Liu, Z. Huang, and J. Pan, ``Scalable and Adaptive Data Replica Place- ment for Geo-distributed Cloud Storages, ” IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, vol. 31, no. 7, pp. 1575–1587, 2020.

[J2]       J. Wang, K. Liu, and J. Pan, ``Online UAV-mounted Edge Server Dispatching for Mobile-to-Mobile Edge Computing, ” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 1375–1386, 2020. [PDF]

[J1]        K. Liu, J. Peng, J. Wang, B. Yu, Z. Liao, and J. Pan, ``A Learning-based Data Placement Framework for Low Latency in Data Center Networks, ” IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, preprint, 2019. [PDF]


Conference Publications

[C8]        J. Wang and B. Liang, ``Distributed Online Min-Max Load Balancing with Risk-averse Assistance, " in Proc. IEEE ICDCS, 2022.

[C7]        J. Wang, B. Liang, Z. Zhu, E. Thepie Fapi, and H. Dalal, ``Joint Consensus Matrix Design and Resource Allocation for Decentralized Learning, " in Proc. IFIP Networking, 2022.

[C6]        J. Wang, B. Liang, ``Gradient and projection free distributed online min-max resource optimization, " in Proceedings of Machine Learning Research (PMLR) Learning for Dynamics and Control (L4DC), 2022.

[C5]        Q. Liu, G. Chuai, J. Wang, J. Pan, W. Gao, and X. Liu, ``Proactive Mobility Management based on Virtual Cells in SDN-enabled Ultra-dense Networks, ” in Proc. IEEE ICC Workshop-DDINS, 2018. [PDF]

[C4]        J. Wang, K. Liu, G. Tzanetakis, and J. Pan, ``Learning-based Cooperative Sound Event Detection with Edge Computing, " in Proc. IEEE IPCCC, 2018. [PDF][Slides]

[C3]        K. Liu, J. Wang, Z. Liao, B. Yu, and J. Pan, ``Learning-based Adaptive Data Placement for Low Latency in Data Center Networks, ” in Proc. IEEE LCN, 2018. (Best paper candidate) [PDF]

[C2]        J. Wang, K. Liu, M. Ni, and J. Pan, ``Learning Based Mobility Management under Uncertainties for Mobile Edge Computing, " in Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM, 2018. [PDF]

[C1]        J. Wang, X. Yang, S. Zhao, L. Zhang, M. Ni and S. Lin, ``Handover Performance Improvement for Ultra Dense Network of High-Speed Railway, " in Proc. IEEE VTC Spring, 2017.[PDF]


Awards and activities

Awards:

    2019 Lieutenant Governors Silver Medal for outstanding thesis (UVic), April 2020.

    UofT Edward S. Rogers Sr. Graduate Scholarships for PhD Program in ECE, September 2019.

    ACM SIGCOMM N2Women Chris Edmondson-Yurkanan Travel Grant, July 2019.

    UVic Graduate Award (Research & TA), June 2019.

    UVic PANDA Lab Network Leadership Award, February 2019.

    IEEE Globecom Student Travel Grant, November 2018.

    IEEE Pacific Rim Wu-Sheng Lu Graduate Scholarship, November 2018.

    The Martlet Chapter IODE Graduate Scholarship for Women, November 2018.

    UVic Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) Graduate Student Travel Grant, October 2018.

    N2Women Young Researcher Fellowship at IEEE LCN, August 2018.

    UVic CUPE4163 Conference Award, July 2018.

    UVic Graduate Award (Research & TA), June 2018.

    UVic Fellowship Award for Graduate Program in Computer Science, September 2017.

    BJTU Academic Scholarship, September 2016.

    Second Prize of the National English Competition for College Students, May 2016.

    BJTU Social Work Scholarship, December 2014.

TA:

    ECE421 Introduction to Machine Learning, Marker, UofT, Winter’20.

    ECE466 Computer Networks II, Marker, UofT Winter’20.

    CSC 361 Computer Communication and Networks, Lab Instructor/Marker, UVic, Fall 2018.

    CSC 360 Operating Systems, Tutorial Instructor/Marker, UVic, Spring 2018.

Conferences and Workshops:

    Luncheon talk “The Disruptive Power of Blockchain”, CIPS BC, March 2018.

    UVic Global Community Holiday Dinner Program, December 2017.

    Paper presentation in IEEE VTC-Spring 2017 and IEEE GLOBECOM 2018.

    Workshop invitee in Broad area of computer and information engineering, CUHK (SZ), February 2017.

Reviewer:

    IEEE VTC2017-Fall.

    IEEE Internet of Things Journal.

Volunteer:

    Volunteer in IEEE INFOCOM 2020 (Virtual), Online/Zoom Volunteer, July 2020.

    Volunteer in UVic Orientation & Student Recruitment Leadership Program, August 2018.

    Volunteer for Canadas Association of Information Technology Professionals (CIPS BC), February 2018.

    Volunteer for Workshop on Fog and Mobile Edge Computing, July 2017.

    Volunteer for Bali Kemenuh Volunteer and Learning Center (BKVLC), July 2015.

Membership:

    UofT ECEGSS, Communications Officer, GSU Representatives, September 2020 – Present.

    Student Member of IEEE, IEEE ComSoc and IEEE Young Professionals, April 2018 - Present.

    UVic orientation volunteer, UVic CSC chair search committee, and 23rd Student Congress of BJTU.

    BJTU School theatrical troupe, September 2015 - June 2017.


HOBBIES

    Swimming/Traveling/Sketching. If you are using mobile devices, press and hold the sketches to see description.

Dr. Jianping Pan

Sketch of a group meeting July 2018. Being professional is his principle.

Dr. Siyu Lin

Gift for Teachers day, September 2017. He started my research pipline and helped me step further.

Dr. Minming Ni

Gift for Teachers day, September 2017. You will love him once you chat with him.

Dr. George Tzanetakis

Handsome, September 2017. He is my masters thesis committee member, handsome and encouraging.

Dr. Lin Cai

Gift for Teachers day, September 2017. Lovely family with Dongdong and Xixi.

Dr. Alona Fyshe

Farewell gift when she desided to join UAlberta, June 2018. Smart lady in Machine Learning and Neuroscience.

Nzola Swasisa (Lokole)

Thanks for visiting Panlab, March 2018. He and his team created a web and email networking service for the communities living in the remote areas of Africa.

Dr. Dawood Dawood and Dr. Maryam Tanha

Birthday gift to Dawood, March 2018. I am particularly grateful to them for plenty of help and advices during my masters program.

Prof. Jianping Pan

Cool guy.

Panlab

Farewell gift for Guanghui Wang when he finished his visiting at UVic, Sept. 21, 2018.

Panlab

Farewell gift for Dr. Heng Li when he finished his visiting at UVic, Nov. 16, 2017.

Dr. Yongmin Zhang and his family

Congrats to join CSU, May. 24, 2019.

Bill Gorman

Thanks for his dediction to the CS Dept. at UVic, May. 2, 2019.

Prof. Mantis Cheng and his wife

In memory of Marlene, 2020.

Bingshan Hu

She cannot live witout yoga and handbags! She now works with Prof. Nishant Mehta.

My convocation!

From left: dad, Dr. Pan, me, mom, and Kaiyang.

self-portrait

Toronto is much colder than Victoria!

self-portrait

At the beginning of the pandemic, K said I'm like an onion at home.

self-portrait

Imagining whether I am suitable for earrings. Seems not T_T.