Ahmad Alhilal
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Computer Science
Research interests include adaptive network-aware streaming, immersive streaming, scalable visual computing, and cloud-rendered mobile and XR gaming.
Full researcher profile
https://research.aalto.fi/...
Om mig
Ahmad Alhilal is a postdoctoral researcher at Aalto University, Department of Computer Science.
Before that, he worked as a postdoc researcher at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA).
He received a PhD degree in computer science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). His Ph.D. thesis title is "Reliable and Real-time Content Streaming for Edge and Cloud Computing."
E-post
ahmad.alhilal@aalto.fi
Postadress
Konemiehentie 2
02150 Espoo
Finland
Utmärkelser
Best Papers Award (Honorable Mention)
Paper title: Saliency-Guided Foveated Video Encoding for Low-Latency and Immersive Cloud VR
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Computer Science
Mar 2026
Forskningsgrupp
- Lecturer Siekkinen Matti group, Postdoctoral Researcher
Publikationer
FovRL: Joint Foveation and Quality Control for Immersive VR Streaming Using Reinforcement Learning
Yuk Hang Tsui, Ze Wu, Ahmad Alhilal, Matti Siekkinen, Hui Pan
2026
WWW 2026 - Proceedings of the ACM Web Conference 2026
Enhancing Creativity in Virtuality: How Annotations in Creative Support Tool Innovate Design Ideation in Virtual Reality
Xuetong Wang, Ching Christie Pang, Zhen Wu, Ahmad Alhilal, Simin Yang, Tristan Braud, Hui Pan
2026
Proceedings - 2026 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2026
Frame Complexity-Aware Foveated Video Encoding for Real-time High-Quality Streaming
Ze Wu, Ahmad Alhilal, Yuk Hang Tsui, Matti Siekkinen, Hui Pan
2026
Proceedings - 2026 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2026
Saliency-Guided Foveated Video Encoding for Low-Latency and Immersive Cloud VR
Ze Wu, Ahmad Alhilal, Yuk Hang Tsui, Wen Jye Chai, Matti Siekkinen, Hui Pan
2026
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
Congestion Control for VR Cloud Gaming : Integration and Comparison in Real VR Gaming Environment
Ahmad Alhilal, Ze Wu, Teemu Kämäräinen, Tristan Braud, Matti Siekkinen
2025
MM 2025 - Proceedings of the 33rd ACM International Conference on Multimedia, Co-Located with MM 2025
Lie Detection in Social VR Using Multimodal Data
Clarence Chi S. Cheung, Ahmad Alhilal, Kriti Agrawal, Zhizhuo Yin, Reza Hadi Mogavi, Pan Hui
2025
Proceedings - 2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2025
Gaze-Adaptive Foveation for Remote Rendered VR
Adhi Widagdo, Teemu Kämäräinen, Ahmad Alhilal, Matti Siekkinen, Cheng-Hsin Hsu
2025
MM 2025 - Proceedings of the 33rd ACM International Conference on Multimedia, Co-Located with MM 2025
EyeNexus : Adaptive Gaze-Driven Quality and Bitrate Streaming for Seamless VR Cloud Gaming Experiences
Ze Wu, Ahmad Alhilal, Yuk Hang Tsui, Matti Siekkinen, Pan Hui
2025
Proceedings of the ACM on Networking