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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Interests

•    Immersive video streaming
•    Virtual/augmented/mixed reality
•    Multimedia systems
•    Edge/cloud computing
•    Computer networks
•    Mobile systems
•    Distributed systems

Profile

Dr. Yao Liu joined Rutgers ECE as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2021. Before that, she was an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Her research interests include immersive streaming, mobile/cloud and edge computing, and distributed systems. She has received the NSF CAREER Award, Binghamton University’s Watson School Recognition Award for Early-Stage Distinguished Research, George Mason University’s Volgenau School Outstanding Graduate Award, the Best Student Paper Award at ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys) in 2017, and the Best Paper Award at MMSys 2020. She received her PhD degree from George Mason University and her BSc degree from Nanjing University.

Honors

•    National Science Foundation CAREER Award
•    2018-19 Watson School Recognition Award for Early-Stage Distinguished Research, Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, Binghamton University, State University of New York 
•    2012 Volgenau School Outstanding Graduate Award, Volgenau School of Engineering, George Mason University

Education

  • PhD, Computer Science, George Mason University, 2013
  • BS, Computer Science, Nanjing University, 2007