Jiangchuan Liu

Prof. Jiangchuan Liu is a Professor in the School of Computing Science at Simon Fraser University (SFU), holding prestigious fellowships from the Canadian Academy of Engineering, IEEE, and NSERC. His research focuses on Internet architecture, wireless networks, cloud computing, and multimedia systems. He teaches courses in data communications and multimedia computing.

Education:

• Ph.D. Computer Science, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, 2003
• B.Eng. (Cum Laude), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 1999

Research Interests: His work spans energy-efficient networking, pervasive backscatter systems, edge computing, and 5G/6G mobile vision analytics. He emphasizes practical IoT applications, including wearable health monitoring and smart grid management.

Article Trends: Recent publications address satellite networking (e.g., Starlink performance), battery-free wearables, and AI-driven multimedia systems. A key theme is integrating energy-efficient communication with emerging technologies like 6G and edge intelligence.

• Awards: Canadian Academy of Engineering Fellow, IEEE Fellow, NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellow

Labs & Teams: Active in the Tangent Lab, exploring edge-assisted analytics and immersive media systems. Collaborates on projects like PupilHeart for mobile health monitoring and Apollo for battery-free wearables.