Background

I am senior postdoctoral research fellow at the Aalto University ,Department of Computer Science, working with Prof. Matti Siekkinen .

Before that, I was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Division of Integrative Systems and Design (ISD) and Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas (EMIA), working with Prof. Tristan Braud and Prof. Pan Hui.

I received my PhD degree in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, department of Computer Science Engineering. My Ph.D. thesis is titled "Reliable and Real-time Content Streaming for Edge and Cloud Computing"

Research Interest

My research interests include Adaptive Network-aware streaming, Scalable Visual Computing, Cloud-rendered Mobile/XR Gaming.

If you are interested collaborate with me on Adaptive Realtime streaming, Scalable Visual Computing, Cloud-rendered Mobile/XR Gaming, feel free to email me: ahmad.alhilal[AT]aalto[DOT]fi

Professional Service:

• Reviewer in Journals

• Reviewer: IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR'25)
• Reviewer: ACM Multimedia 2024 (ACM MM'24)
• Reviewer: IEEE Pervasive Computing 2024 (PerCom'24)
• Reviewer: The ACM WebConf 2024 (WWW'24)
• Reviewer: IEEE ACCESS
• Reviewer: IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine
• Reviewer: IEEE Communication Magazine
• Reviewer: IEEE Internet of Things Magazine
• Reviewer: IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine

• Technical Program Committee

• The ACM Multimedia Systems 2025 (ACM MMSys'25)
• The ACM Multimedia 2024 (ACM MM'24)
• The ACM WebConf 2025 (WWW'25)
• The ACM WebConf 2024 (WWW'24)
• Ph.D. Student Symposium, International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems 2023 (ICDCS' 23)

[2020 - present]: Mentorship of UROP/Interns, MPhil & PHD at HKUST:

• PhD: LAM Kit Yung (Embodied Human Interaction in XR)
• PhD: CHEUNG Clarence (Deception in VR)
• PhD: YANG Liang (Interoperability in Metaverse)
• PhD: WANG Xuetong (VR Sketching)
• PhD: WU Ze (Network-aware Streaming for VR Gaming)
• PhD: TSUI Yuk Hang (ML & Computer Vision in VR)
• PhD: Simin YANG (Generative AI for Generated Spaces)

• MPhil: PARK Chun Ho (Visual Localization)
• MPhil: SON Juhyung (VR Lab for CENG)

• Final Year Thesis (FYT): CHAN Kei Chi (Cloud Computing on Smartphones)
• UROP: WU Ze (VR Streaming for Cloud Gaming)
• UROP: HAN Yoonseo (Cloud Computing on Smartphones)
• Intern: Kriti Agrawal (Deception in VR)

[2014 - 2016]: Mentorship & co-supervision of FYP Undergrad projects at Damascus University :

• Final Year Project (FYP): 5 students' groups on Network Security projects
• Final Year Project (FYP): 4 students' groups on Network Application projects

Current Activities:

• Mentor UROP, Mphil and PhD students, supervised by Prof. Pan HUI.
• Conduct research on Adaptive Network-aware streaming, Scalable Visual Computing, Cloud-rendered Mobile/XR Gaming.
• Collaborate with external researchers & institutions
• Lead and participate in R&D of funded projects (e.g., MetaHKUST, Distributed Rendering).