What makes realistic video?


3D? Nice! High dyanmic range (HDR) imaging? Great! Any thoughts on 3D HDR?

Stereoscopic 3D technology.


Aiming at real-life experience.

High dynamic range imaging.


Struggling to determine a correct exposure? It is time to consider HDR.

Living in a digitized world.


The "Digital Orca" (by Douglas Coupland) at Convention Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Highlights

  • Over 7 years of experience in digital image and video processing with emphasis on 3D video processing, high dynamic range (HDR) imaging, and optimization applications
  • In-depth knowledge of image/video coding and 3D video quality of experience
  • Industrial applied project experience on video processing
  • Excellent research skills; over a dozen peer-reviewed publications and a patent application

Education

 
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
 
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Feb. 2013
 
Dissertation: "Capturing and Post-Processing of Stereoscopic 3D Content for Improved Quality of Experience"
     
 
University of Victoria
Victoria, Canada
 
M.A.Sc., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Aug. 2007
 
Thesis: “Improved Subband-Based and Normal-Mesh-Based Image Coding”
     
 
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
 
B.Sc., Electrical Engineering
Jul. 2003
 
Honors: Top of the class

Professional Experience

 
Scientific Engineer
 
 
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Nov. 2012–Present
  • Optimizing automatic 2D to 3D video conversion algorithms for real-time implementation
  • Developing and testing software in C++ for various 2D to 3D applications
  • Writing and reviewing research proposals for grant applications
  • Advising masters and PhD students on topics in 3D and HDR video processing and compression
     
 
Research Assistant
 
 
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Sep. 2007–Nov. 2012
  • Developed novel methods for 3D video capturing and processing
  • Wrote proposals for research grant applications
  • Designed a website for the Digital Multimedia Lab. URL: http://dml.ece.ubc.ca/
 
University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C., Canada
Sep. 2004–Aug. 2007
  • Developed high performance image coding schemes
     
 
Teaching Assistant
 
 
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Sep. 2008–Sep. 2011
  • Courses: EECE 256-Digital Logic Design, EECE 360-Systems and Control
  • Duties: Gave tutorials and marked assignments, midterm and final exams
 
University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C., Canada
Sep. 2005–Apr. 2007
  • Courses: ELEC 255-System Dynamic, ELEC 260-Signal Analysis, ELEC 199-Engineering Fundamentals
  • Duties: Held weekly lectures, tutorial sessions, office hours, led lab experiments, and marked reports, assignments, and exams

Affiliations

  • Member of the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) under JTC1/SC29/WG11
  • Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Member of the Society for Information Display (SID)

Contact Information

E-Mail: dixu at ece.ubc.ca
Phone: +1 (604) 827 4878
Lab: x310, ICICS/CS Building, 2366 Main Mall
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, CANADA