Jinyu Chen (陈金宇)

Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Computing (COMP)
Faculty of Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Office: PQ 605, PQ Wing, PolyU, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR.
Email: jinyu.chen [at] connect.polyu.hk
Google Scholar
I am actively seeking full-time opportunities in AI and LLMs in academia and industry, with a particular focus on Multi-Modal LLMs. I would greatly appreciate any recommendations or referrals.
Biography
I am pursuing my Ph.D. degree in the Department of Computing at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (香港理工大学), supervised by Prof. Wenchao Xu and Prof. Song Guo (Fellow of IEEE). I am also a research student in PEILab. I received my M.E. degree in computer science and technology from Sun Yat-sen University, supervised by Prof. Di Wu and Prof. Miao Hu in NetLab, and B.E. degree in software engineering from Xidian University, ranking top 10%.
Research Topics
Multi-Modal Models: Specific topics like Vision Transformer, Video LLMs and their applications.
Efficient AI: Specific topics like token pruning and sparse attention.
Video streaming/analysis: Specific topics like 360-degree video streaming and video streaming with super resolution.
Education Background
Ph.D.: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Sep. 2022 - Sep. 2025 (Expected)
Supervisor: Prof. Wenchao Xu and Prof. Song Guo, IEEE Fellow.M.E.: Sun Yat-sen University, Sep. 2019 - Jun. 2022
Supervisor: Prof. Di Wu and Prof. Miao Hu.B.E.: Xidian University, Sep. 2015 - Jun. 2019
85.5/100, ranking top 10%.
Research & Work Experience
Research Student @ HyScaleLab, Nanyang Technological University.
Project: Optimization for Video LLM Inference System.
Leaded by Prof. Dmitrii Ustiugov.
Oct. 2024 - Apr. 2025, Singapore.
Research Student @ PEILab, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Project: An elastic serving system for transformer model.
Leaded by Prof. Song Guo.
Sep. 2022 - Present, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Research Student @ NetLab, Sun Yat-sen University.
Project: Optimization for 360-degree video streaming.
Leaded by Prof. Di Wu.
Sep. 2019 - Jun. 2022, Guangzhou, China.
Video Algorithm Intern @ Agora.
Project: Optimization for Real-time 360-degree video streaming.
Jul. 2021 - Aug. 2021, Shanghai, China.
Award
International Collaborative Research Fellowship, PolyU, 2024
The Most Appreciated Teaching Assistant (MATA) Award, PolyU, 2024
IEEE VTC2023-Fall Volunteer Service Award, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, 2023.
PolyU Postgraduate Scholarship, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2022.
The Second Class Scholarship, Sun Yat-sen University, 2019.
Outstanding Graduate, Xidian University, 2019.
The Second Class Scholarship, Xidian University, 2016-2018.
Merit Student, Jieyang No.1 High School, 2015.
Reviewer
IEEE Transactions on Computers
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology