๐Ÿ“– Teaching & Mentorship

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ Lecturer

Computer Science Department, Aalto University, Finland
[Fall 2025, Fall 2026]: CS-E4265 Multimedia Systems Course
Designed and delivered graduate-level course on multimedia systems, covering adaptive streaming, video encoding, and QoE optimization.
Division of Integrative Systems and Design, HK University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
[March 2024]: Guest Lecturer for Extended Reality: Systems, Principles and Design
Invited lecture on XR streaming architectures, cloud rendering and streaming challenges, and future directions in immersive systems.
Arab International University, Syria
[Feb 2016 โ€“ Jan 2017]: Introduction to Computer Systems Course
Developed undergraduate course materials, taught lectures, tutorials, and lab sessions, covering computer organization, operating systems fundamentals, and microsoft office.

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซ Teaching Assistant

Computer Science Department, HK University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
[Fall 2018 - Spring 2021]: Java Programming (Spring 2021) ยท Database Management Systems (Spring 2020) ยท Mobile App Development (Spring 2019) ยท Intro to Computing with Excel VBA (Fall 2018)
Conducted tutorials, designed coursework, graded assignments, and held office hours for core CS courses.
Arab International University, Syria
[Fall 2015-Fall 2017]: Information System Security (Fall 2015) ยท Computer Networks (Fall 2015) ยท Computer Systems (Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Fall 2017)
Conducted lab sessions, designed coursework, evaluated student performance, and demonstrated network simulations and security protocols.
Faculty of Informatic Engineering, Damascus University
[Fall 2013 - Fall 2016]: Programming Languages (Fall 2013), Information System Security (Fall 2014), Network Security (Spring 2013,2014,2015)
Conducted lab sessions, designed coursework, evaluated student performance, and demonstrated network simulations and security protocols.

๐ŸŽ“ Advisory & Mentorship

PhD Thesis
[HKUST, Hong Kong]: LAM Kit Yung (Embodied Human Interaction in XR), CHEUNG Clarence (Deception in VR), YANG Liang (Interoperability in Metaverse), WANG Xuetong (VR Sketching), WU Ze (Network-aware Streaming for VR Gaming), TSUI Yuk Hang (ML & Computer Vision in VR), Simin YANG (Generative AI for Generated Spaces)
Master's Thesis
[Aalto University, Finland]: Marko Pekkola (streamable 3D scenes), Huang Yaojun (distributed renderering)
MPhil Thesis
[HKUST, Hong Kong]: PARK Chun Ho (Visual Localization), SON Juhyung (VR Lab)
UROP projects and Interns
[HKUST, Hong Kong]: WU Ze (Real-time streaming in Cloud VR), HAN Yoonseo (Crowd as cloud), Kriti Agrawal (Intern)
Final Year Projects (FYP)
[HKUST, Hong Kong]: CHAN Kei Chi (Cloud Computing on Smartphones)
[Damascus University]:
Advisory of +9 student groups on Network Security and Network Applications projects