From: wu@spectrum.ucsb.edu (Siu-Wai Wu)
Newsgroups: misc.jobs.resumes
Subject: PhD EE -- Video Compression
Summary: Ph.D graduate looking for an industrial position in research and development on video compression systems.
Keywords: PhD, Video Compression, Image Processing, HDTV, MPEG, JPEG, H.261
Date: 25 Jan 93 21:55:36 GMT



                      Siu-Wai Wu

    Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
    University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106

    Tel: (805) 893-3950 (office)
         (805) 685-9484 (home)
    Fax: (805) 893-3262

    Email: wu%kane@ece.ucsb.edu

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CAREER  OBJECTIVE
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     An industrial position in research and development on
     video compression systems.


RESEARCH  INTERESTS
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     Image and Video Coding, Image Processing,
     Digital Signal Processing, Communication Systems,
     Hardware Implementation.


CAREER  HIGHLIGHTS
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  * Ph.D. degree expected, March 1993.

  * 3 years' experience in research and development of image/video
    compression algorithms.

  * 15 technical publications in areas of image/video compression
    and digital signal processing.

  * Co-recipient of the 1992 Best Paper Award of the IEEE
    Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology.

  * Familiar with JPEG, MPEG and H.261 standards, and HDTV
    compression algorithms.

  * 2 years' experience in UNIX system administration.

  * 4.0 GPA.


EDUCATION
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  * Ph. D. Candidate, University of California, Santa Barbara.

    - Specialized areas:

         Communications and Signal Processing, with emphasis on
         Image Coding and Video Coding.

    - Thesis: "Image and Video Compression with Constraints 
               on the Bit Stream Format"

         The performance of a practical image/video compression system
         is often limited by some application specific requirements
         on the format of the encoded data. This thesis investigated
         novel techniques to improve some state-of-the-art coding
         algorithms subject to the constraints on the syntax of the
         encoded bit stream. Compatibility with industrial standards
         such as JPEG, MPEG, and H.261 is emphasized. The result of
         this work is a set of innovative algorithms that outperform
         conventional methods yet comply with the data format
         requirements.

    - Thesis Advisor:   Prof. Allen Gersho.

    - External Advisor:   Dr. Didier J. LeGall, C-Cube Microsystems.

    - Expected Graduation Date:   March, 1993.

  * M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering,
    University of California, Santa Barbara, June 1989.

    - GPA:   4.0

    - Courses Completed: Digital Coding of Analog Signals,
                         Advanced Digital Signal Processing,
                         Digital Image Processing,
                         Pattern Recognition,
                         Robot Perception,
                         Adaptive Filtering,
                         VLSI Design and Testing,
                         Information Theory,
                         Stochastic Processes in Engineering,
                         Analysis of Linear Models,
                         Real Analysis.

  * B.S. in Electronics Engineering    (First Class Honor)
    Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, June 1988.


EXPERIENCES
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  * Research Assistant,
      Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
      Univ. of California, Santa Barbara.   
      (September 1989 - Present)

    - Research on Image Coding and Video Coding algorithms.

        > Developed an efficient video compression paradigm for
          potential application in digital video tape recording.
          This work received the 1992 Best Paper Award in the IEEE
          Transactions on Circuits and System for Video Technology.

        > Invented a novel technique for enhanced decoding of transform
          coded images and video.

        > Developed a new coding algorithm for compression of HDTV
          at 45 Mbits/s.

        > Developed an algorithm to design efficient quantization
          tables for the JPEG DCT coder.

        > Developed an efficient algorithm for joint estimation of
          forward and backward motion vectors for interpolative
          prediction in MPEG compatible coders. This algorithm is
          capable of reducing the prediction error in MPEG B-frames.

        > Designed an H.261 compatible video coding algorithm which
          selectively transmit the DCT coefficients. Better performance
          than the CCITT Reference Model is achieved.

        > Invented an improved decoding scheme for vector quantization
          of images.

    -  System Administrator of the Communications Research Laboratory.

         Managing a network of 11 SUN Workstations, one Sony
         Workstation, and one NeXT Workstation.

    -  System Administrator of the Video Research Laboratory.

         Started up and managed a system for video signal processing
         research. The system consists of a DVS image sequencer, a
         high resolution monitor, an NTSC encoder, and a SUN
         workstation.

    - Technical Paper Reviewer for
      IEEE Transactions on Image Processing,
      IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing,
      IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology,
      IEEE Transactions on Communications,
      Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation,
      Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing,
      and Journal of VLSI Signal Processing.

    - Presented 6 talks at international conferences on image
      processing.

  * Consultant, VoiceCraft, Inc., Goleta, California.
    (July 1989 - July 1990)

    - Fabricated hardware prototypes of a speech codec, and provided
      technical support on electronics problems.

  * Engineering Trainee, Ampex Ferrotec Limited, Hong Kong.
    (June 1986 - August 1987)

    - Received practical training in all aspects of electrical
      engineering including project planning, design and fabrication
      of hardware prototypes, computer and microprocessor programming,
      and preparation of engineering documents.


TECHNICAL  SKILLS
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  * Computer Languages:

         C, Fortran, Pascal, Basic, Forth.

  * Computer Systems:

         SUN Workstation, Sony Workstation, NeXT Workstation,
         IBM PC, Apple Macintosh.

  * Operating Systems and Windows:

         UNIX, MSDOS, SunView, X-window, and OpenLook.


  * Microprocessors and Digital Signal Processors:

         Motorola 68000 family, Texas Instruments TMS320 family,
         Motorola DSP56000.


  * Familiar with DVS image sequencer.


PUBLICATIONS
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  [1] S.-W. Wu and A. Gersho, "Selective Transmission of DCT
      Coefficients for H.261 Coders", in preparation.

  [2] A. Gersho, S.-W. Wu and S. Gupta, "Vector Quantization",
      in Handbook of Visual Communications, edited by J. Woods
      and M. Hang, Academic Press, in preparation.

  [3] S.-W. Wu and A. Gersho, "Lapped Vector Quantization of Images",
      to appear in SPIE Journal of Optical Engineering, Special Issue
      on Visual Communication and Image Processing, July 1993.

  [4] S.-W. Wu and A. Gersho, "Joint Estimation of Forward/Backward
      Motion Vectors for MPEG Interpolative Prediction", to appear in
      1993 Picture Coding Symposium.
 
  [5] S.-W. Wu and A. Gersho, "Rate-Constrained Picture-Adaptive
      Quantization for JPEG Baseline Coders", to appear in 1993 IEEE
      Int'l Conf. on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing.

  [6] S.-W. Wu and A. Gersho, "Enhanced Video Compression with
      Standardized Bit Stream Syntax", to appear in 1993 IEEE
      Int'l Conf. on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing,
      Special Session on Digital Video (invited paper).

  [7] S.-W. Wu and A. Gersho, "Lapped Block Decoding for Vector
      Quantization of Images", Proc. of SPIE Visual Communications
      and Image Processing '92, pp. 488-499, Nov. 1992.

  [8] S.-W. Wu and A. Gersho, "Improved Decoder for Transform Coding 
      with Application to the JPEG Baseline System," IEEE Tran. Comm., 
      vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 251-254, Feb. 1992.

  [9] S.-W. Wu and A. Gersho, "Nonlinear Interpolative Decoding of
      Standard Transform Coded Images and Video", Proc. of SPIE
      Conference on Image Processing Algorithms and Techniques III,
      Feb. 1992.

  [10] S.-W. Wu and A. Gersho, "HDTV Compression with Vector
       Quantization of Transform Coefficients", Proc. of SPIE Visual
       Communication and Image Processing '91, pp. 73-84, Nov. 1991.

  [11] S.-W. Wu and A. Gersho, "Enhancement of Transform Coding by
       Nonlinear Interpolation", Proc. of SPIE Visual Communication
       and Image Processing '91, pp. 487-498, Nov. 1991.

  [12] S.-W. Wu and A. Gersho, "Rate-Constrained Optimal Block-
       Adaptive Coding for Digital Tape Recording of HDTV",
       IEEE Tran. on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology,
       vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 100-112, March 1991.

  [13] S.-W. Wu and A. Gersho, "Image Compression for Digital Video
       Tape Recording with High Speed Playback Capability", Proc. of
       SPIE Image Processing Algorithms and Techniques II, pp. 352-363,
       Feb. 1991.

  [14] S.-W. Wu and A. Gersho, "Optimal Block-Adaptive Image Coding
       with Constrained Bit-Rate", Proc. 24th Asilomar Conf. Signals,
       Systems, Computers, pp. 336-340, Nov. 1990.

  [15] P.-C. Ching and S.-W. Wu, "A Real Time DSP System using Parallel
       Processing Architecture" Microprocessors and Microsystems,
       vol. 13, no. 10, Dec. 1989.


AWARDS
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  * IEEE Circuits and System Society 1992 Video Technology Transactions
    Best Paper Award for the paper coauthored with A. Gersho entitled
    "Rate-Constrained Optimal Block Adaptive Coding for Digital Tape
    Recoding of HDTV".

  * 1991 Univerity of California, Santa Barbara,
    Graduate Dissertation Fellowship.


REFERENCES
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  * Prof. Allen Gersho
      Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 
      University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106.  
      Tel: (805) 893-2037,   Fax: (805) 893-3262,
      Email: gersho@ece.ucsb.edu

  * Dr. Didier J. LeGall
      C-Cube Microsystems,
      1778 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035.
      Tel: (408) 944-6300,   Fax: (408) 944-6314,
      Email: djl@c3.pla.ca.us

  * Prof. Sanjit Mitra
      Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
      University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106.  
      Tel: (805) 893-3957,   Fax: (805) 893-3262,
      Email: mitra@ece.ucsb.edu

  * Prof. Hua Lee
      Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
      University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106.  
      Tel: (805) 893-4480,   Fax: (805) 893-3262,
      Email: hualee@ece.ucsb.edu


PERSONAL
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  * Male,  Single,  Age 28.