Members of the Broadband Communications Research (BBCR) Lab, here in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo, have won the Best Paper Award at the IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC) 2024 for their work entitled "Transmission Protocol Customization for On-demand Tile-based 360° VR Video Streaming." Congratulations are extended to the authors of this work: Yannan Wei (PhD student), Drs. Qiang Ye and Kaige Qu (former ECE PhD students), and electrical and computer engineering professors, Drs. Weihua Zhuang, and Xuemin (Sherman) Shen.
The winning paper proposes a customized transmission protocol that accommodates unique characteristics of tile-based 360° VR video streaming and viewing behavior dynamics induced by head movements to achieve a better viewing experience with reduced video downloading time and improved video quality.
IEEE/CIC ICCC is a regional flagship conference held annually bringing together global researchers and practitioners in communications to the greater China region.
Congratulations!