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Video Processing Engineer Accomplished in complexity optimization of video encoder, intelligence video and image processing, with extensive knowledge of the video and image standards, a fresh Ph.D. is looking forward to contributing his experience and skills to the fast-growing multimedia research and development. QUALIFICATION SUMMARY * Deep understanding on video compression technologies: motion compensation, tra nsform coding (DCT, DWT, integer transform), entropy coding (CAVLC, CABAC), rate control and video quality evaluation. * Techniques in image processing and video surveillance: image segmentation, ima ge compression, morphological processing, background subtraction, motion trackin g etc. * Technical knowledge of the architecture of video and image compression standar ds: MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, JPEG etc. * Extensive working experience on H.264 codec, such as X264 and JM model. * Understanding on HTTP video streaming, such as Adobe Dynamic streaming, Micros oft smooth streaming, Apple Live streaming etc. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES Software Engineer: summer intern in Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. Bridgewater, NJ 3/2010-10/2010 * Conduct the design and development of a unified rate control algorithm with ve ry low complexity Develop a model based ( ) rate control scheme for a real time H.264 trans-rating system. The rate control algorithm achieves high accuracy on video fragment (50 frames) for http video streaming and reduces the original rate control complexity of X26 4 by over 500 times. Implement the re-quantization and rate control scheme on the trans-coder compose d of JM decoder and X264 encoder for the edge server in a content delivery netwo rk. A patent petition on "Unified Low Complexity Rate Control based on Analysis" in preparation. Research Assistant: ECE Dept. of University of Missouri, MO 9/2004-3/2010 * Intelligent Video Processing: Automated activity analysis and summarization fo r eldercare video monitoring. * Develop and implement an accurate and robust human silhouette extraction (back ground subtraction) algorithm for real indoor environment based on brightness an d chromaticity features in RGB color space. * Fusing temporal, spatial and high level knowledge, a fuzzy inference system is designed and applied to remove the shadow and handle dynamic background changes in a living environment. * Combining the temporal and dimensional information, develop an efficient, robu st and low-complexity linear prediction algorithm for real-time adaptive human t racking and background updating. * Extensive tests on the massive collected test video (more than 200 hours) in r eal living environment demonstrate the great efficiency of the proposed algorith m. * Energy-aware Power-rate-distortion(P-R-D) analysis and complexity optimization for video coding * Optimal bit trading for energy: Propose and justify a novel, accurate and robust P-R-D model for optimal resourc e allocation to double, even triple the battery operational time of portable vid eo devices. * Extended Power-Rate-Distortion analysis:

To enable the flexible resource allocation, a complexity-scalable MPEG-4 encoder is built by embedding control parameters for energy-consuming modules. Collect optimal control parameters offline as P-R-D profile for optimal complexity contr ol of encoder. * Real-time modeling and control of complexity parameters: Investigate and analyze the motion characteristics of video segments and utilize the classification techniques to achieve the best video quality. An adaptive neural network controller is designed and developed to track the con trol parameters for the optimal power consumption behavior of portable video dev ices. Research Assistant: Aerospace institution of China 9/1999-1/2001 * Develop an innovative approach in smoothing scale space to match the edges aga inst some negative factors, such as rotation, scaling and translation. EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIA, MO * Ph.D. Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, May 2011(expected) GPA: 4.0 Topic: Energy Minimization of Portable Video Devices Based on Power-Rate-Distort ion Optimization and Control NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NEWARK, NJ * M.S. Communication System GPA: 3.8 AEROSPACE INSTITUTION OF CHINA, BEIJING, CHINA * M.S. Signal Processing and Computer Application GPA: 3.8 HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, HARBIN, CHINA B.S. Dept. of Electrical Engineering GPA: 3.76 MAJOR COURSE PROJECTS * Baseline video encoder (in C): Implement and assemble all compression modules as a baseline video encoder (MPEG-2), including motion estimation/compensation, DCT, quantization, zigzag scan, run-length representation, entropy coding, ratedistortion analysis and video quality evaluation. * Wavelet in Image Compression (in C): Implement wavelet analysis and synthesis for image compression and compare the rate-distortion performance between DCT-ba sed and DWT-based image compression schemes. * Channel coding (in MATLAB): Develop and implement the Viterbi algorithm for co nvolutional coding and decoding and evaluate the error correction performance of the encoder and decoder COMPUTER SKILLS * Operating Systems: Windows, Linux * Programming: C/C++, MATLAB (hands-on implementation of algorithm modules of vi deo compression.) * Software: MS-Word, MS-Power Point, MS-Excel, Latex, Adobe PhotoShop. AWARDS * First Prize: Exhibition Competition in Open House of Engineers' Week, Universi ty of Missouri 2006 * Distinguished Student Award: Harbin Institute of Technology * Activist of Social Affairs: Harbin Institute of Technology PRESENTATIONS and PAPER REVIEWS * Talk presentation: "Adaptive silhouette extraction and human tracking in compl ex and dynamic environments" in ICIP, Atlanta, GA, Oct. 2006. * Poster presentation: "Doubling of the operational lifetime of portable video c ommunication devices using power-rate-distortion analysis and control". ICIP, At lanta, GA, Oct. 2006. * Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology. * Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Multimedia. * Reviewer for Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation. SLECTED PUBLICATIONS Journal Papers: 1. Xi Chen, Zhihai He, Keller JM, D. Anderson, M. Skubic, "Adaptive Silhouette E xtraction and Human Tracking in Dynamic Environments," in revision. 2. Xi Chen, Zhihai He, "Adaptive Critic Design for Energy Minimization of Portab

le Video Communication Devices," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and system for vi deo Technology, Jan. 2010. 3. Zhongna Zhou, Xi Chen, X. Han, James Keller, and Zhihai He, "Activity Analysi s Summarization and Visualization for Eldercare," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and system for video Technology, Feb 2008. 4. Zhihai He, Wenye Cheng and Xi Chen, "Energy Minimization of portable Video Co mmunication Devices Based on Power-Rate-Distortion Optimization", IEEE Transacti ons on Circuits and System for Video Technology, Vol. 18 No.5 May 2008. Conference Papers: 1. Xi Chen, Zhihai He, D. Anderson, J. Keller and M. Skubic, "Adaptive silhouett e extraction and human tracking in complex and dynamic environments," ICIP, Atla nta, GA, Oct. 2006. 2. Zhihai He and Xi Chen, "Correlation structure analysis for distributed video compression over wireless video sensor networks," Proceedings of SPIE Symposium on Electronic Imaging, San Jose, CA. Jan 2006. 3. Wenye Cheng, Xi Chen, and Zhihai He, "Doubling of the operational lifetime of portable video communication devices using power-rate-distortion analysis and c ontrol," ICIP, Atlanta, GA, Oct. 2006. 4. Zhao Sun, Xi Chen, Zhihai He, "Adaptive Critic Design for energy Minimization of Portable Video Communication Devices,". ICCCN 2008.