Yuan-Chun Sun (孫元駿)
Eager to pursue a Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2026, I aim to advance research in these fields, exploring their transformative potential in reshaping digital experiences.
Educations
National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Ph.D., Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering (2024 - Present)
- Advisor: Prof. Cheng-Hsin Hsu
- Thesis Topic: Immersive Multimedia Streaming in Next-Generation Mobile Networks
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M.S., Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering (2023 - 2024)
- Transferred into the PhD program after two semesters due to exceptional academic performance
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B.S, Interdisciplinary Program of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (2019 - 2023)
- Transferred from department of Electrical Engineering (EE) since 2023
Publications
Conference Paper:
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Joint Learning of Point Clouds and Motion Vectors for Volumetric Video
C. Lee, Y. Sun, Y. Shi, M. Zhu, W. Ooi, Y. Liu, C. Huang, and C. Hsu
Proc. of ACM International Workshop on IMmersive Mixed and Virtual Environment Systems (MMVE’25)
Stellenbosch, South Africa, March 2025
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LTS: A DASH Streaming System for Dynamic Multi-Layer 3D Gaussian Splatting Scenes
Y. Sun, Y. Shi, C. Lee, M. Zhu, W. Ooi, Y. Liu, C. Huang, and C. Hsu
Proc. of ACM SIGMM Conference on Multimedia Systems (MMSys’25)
Stellenbosch, South Africa, March 2025
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Optimally Planning Drone Trajectory to Capture a 3D Gaussian Splatting Object
C. Wu, Y. Sun, C. Lee, and C. Hsu
International Conference on Multimedia Modeling (MMM'25)
Nara, Japan, January 2025
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Dynamic 6-DoF Volumetric Video Generation: Software Toolkit and Dataset
M. Zhu, Y. Sun, N. Li, J. Zhou, S. Chen, C. Hsu, and Y. Liu
Proc. of IEEE International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (MMSP'24)
West Lafayette, IN, October 2024
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Will Neural 3D Object Representations be the Silver Bullets for Improving VR Experience in HMDs?
C. Hsu, Y. Sun, K. Lee, and C. Huang
Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Multimedia Information Processing and Retrieval (MIPR'24)
San Jose, CA, August 2024
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Mitigating Privacy Threats Without Degrading Visual Quality of VR Applications: Using Re-identification Attack as a Case Study
Y. Wei, Y. Sun, S. Zheng, H. Hsu, C. Huang, and C. Hsu
Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Multimedia Information Processing and Retrieval (MIPR'24)
San Jose, CA, August 2024
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Multi-frame Bitrate Allocation of Dynamic 3D Gaussian Splatting Streaming Over Dynamic Networks
Y. Sun, Y. Shi, W. Ooi, C. Huang, and C. Hsu
Proc. of ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on Emerging Multimedia Systems (EMS'24)
Sydney, Australia, August 2024
(Best Paper Award)
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A Blind Streaming System for Multi-client Online 6-DoF View Touring
S. Tang, Y. Sun, and C. Hsu
Proc. of ACM International Conference on Multimedia (MM’23)
Ottawa, Canada, October 2023
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A Dynamic 3D Point Cloud Dataset for Immersive Applications
Y. Sun, I. Huang, Y. Shi, W. Ooi, C. Huang, and C. Hsu
Proc. of ACM SIGMM Conference on Multimedia Systems (MMSys’23)
Vancouver, Canada, June 2023, Dataset Paper
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Modeling Gamer Quality-of-Experience Using a Real Cloud VR Gaming Testbed
K. Lee, J. Fang, Y. Sun, and C. Hsu
Proc. of ACM International Workshop on IMmersive Mixed and Virtual Environment Systems (MMVE’23)
Vancouver, Canada, June 2023
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Optimal Camera Placement for 6 Degree-of-Freedom Immersive Video Streaming Without Accessing 3D Scenes
S. Tang, Y. Sun, J. Fang, K. Lee, C. Ting, and C. Hsu
Proc. of ACM Workshop on Interactive Extended Reality (IXR’22)
Lisbon, Portugal, October 2022
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On Objective and Subjective Quality of 6DoF Synthesized Live Immersive Videos
Y. Sun, S. Tang, C. Wang, and C. Hsu
Proc. of ACM Workshop on Quality of Experience in Visual Multimedia Applications (QoEVMA’22)
Lisbon, Portugal, October 2022
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Research Interests
Multimedia Networking, Immersive Video Streaming, Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Wireless Networks
Research Topics
- Immersive Streaming for Dynamic 3D Gaussian Splatting
- Dynamic 3D Point Cloud Streaming
- Immersive Video Streaming for 6 Degree-of-Freedom Interactions
- Enabling XR Cloud Gaming in 6G Cellular Networks
- Optimal Camera Placement for 6 Degree-of-Freedom Multicast of 3D Scenes
- Immersive Video Streaming for 6 Degree-of-Freedom Interactions
Competitions and Awards
- 2025 - Final Round, Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship 2025
- 2025 - Travel Grant (ACM MMSys'25), National Science and Technology Council
- 2024 - Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science and Technology Council
- 2024 - Principal Scholarship, National Tsing Hua University
- 2024 - Best Paper Award, ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on Emerging Multimedia System
- 2024 - Travel Grant (ACM SIGCOMM'24), ACM SIGCOMM
- 2023 - Travel Grant (ACM MM'24), National Science and Technology Council
- 2022 - Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
- 2022 - Honorable Mention, NTHU EE Undergraduate Project Competition
- 2021 - Second Prize, APAC HPC-AI Competition
- 2021 - Special Award, APAC HPC-AI Competition
- 2021 - Most Feasibility Award, Meichu Hackathon
- 2021 - Third Place (Advanced group), Hackathon Junior
- 2021 - Top 25, Shopee Ultimate Case Challenge
Collaborated Teams
- National University of Singapore (NUS), Prof. Wei Tseng Ooi
- Rutgers University, Prof. Yao Liu
- National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), Prof. Chun-Ying Huang
- CWI Distributed and Interactive Systems Group, Prof. Pablo César
- MediaTek
Peer Reviewer
- ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications (TOMM)