Publications

Journal Articles

1.Learn to Recover: Deep Reinforcement Learning for Failure Recovery in Large NetworksYan Lyu, Zhiyu Fan, Hong Ji, Guanyu Gao, Xueyong Xu, Vincent Chau, Weiwei WuIEEE Transactions on Networking (ToN), 34, 6333-6347, 2026
2.TransferCam: Integrated Object Recognition and Communication via Style Transfer CameraZiwei Liu, Wei Sun, Tao Feng, Yimao Sun, Guanyu Gao, Dingfa Zhang, Yanbing YangIEEE Transactions on Multimedia (TMM), 1-12, Early Access, 2026
3.FutureView: Predictive Video Partitioning for Distributed Low-Cost Mobile AR AnalyticsLuting Cao, Yan Lyu, Jin Sun, Zhe Wang, Ran Wang, Guanyu GaoIEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering (TNSE), 13, 1838-1855, 2026
4.Energy-Optimal Data Compression and Transmission Under AoI Constraints in IRS-Aided Industrial SystemsWeiwen Zhang, Shifan Huang, Zhihao Xiao, Guanyu GaoIEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking (TGCN), 10, 3407-3421, 2026
5.Minimizing Age of Semantic Information for Analytics-Oriented Video Streaming SystemsZiyao Huang, Weiwei Wu, Kui Wu, Guanyu Gao, Jianping WangIEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), 24(12), 12885-12902, 2025
6.Spatial-Temporal Federated Learning for Lifelong Person Re-Identification on Distributed EdgesLei Zhang, Guanyu Gao†, Huaizheng ZhangIEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology (TCSVT), 35(2), 1884-1896, 2025
7.Towards Cost-Optimal Policies for DAGs to Utilize IaaS Clouds With Online LearningXiaohu Wu, Han Yu, Giuliano Casale, Guanyu GaoIEEE Transactions on Services Computing (TSC), 18(4), 2439-2455, 2025
8.Personalized Federated Reinforcement Learning for Multi-AAV Assisted Edge ComputingJinwei Chai, Zhe Wang, Chuan Ma, Guanyu Gao, Long ShiIEEE Wireless Communications Letters (WCL), 14(7), 2074-2078, 2025
9.Learning to Partition: Dynamic Deep Neural Network Model Partitioning for Edge-Assisted Low-Latency Video AnalyticsYan Lyu, Likai Liu, Xuezhi Wang, Zhiyu Fan, Jinchen Wang, Guanyu GaoMachine Learning and Knowledge Extraction (MAKE), 7(4), 117, 2025
10.EdgeVision: Towards Collaborative Video Analytics on Distributed Edges for Performance MaximizationGuanyu Gao, Yuqi Dong, Ran Wang, Xin ZhouIEEE Transactions on Multimedia (TMM), 26, 9083-9094, 2024
11.Distributed Energy Trading and Scheduling Among Microgrids via Multiagent Reinforcement LearningGuanyu Gao, Yonggang Wen, Dacheng TaoIEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems (TNNLS), 34(12), 10638-10652, 2023
12.Robust multi-objective load dispatch in microgrid involving unstable renewable generationRan Wang, Tingli Xu, Hu Xu, Guanyu Gao†, Yang Zhang, Kun ZhuInternational Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems (IJEPES), 148, 108991, 2023
13.FogChain: A Blockchain-Based Peer-to-Peer Solar Power Trading System Powered by Fog AIGuanyu Gao, Chengru Song, T. G. Thusitha Asela Bandara, Meng Shen, Fan Yang, Wolf Posdorfer, Dacheng Tao, Yonggang WenIEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoT-J), 9(7), 5200-5215, 2022
14.Toward Intelligent Multizone Thermal Control With Multiagent Deep Reinforcement LearningJie Li, Wei Zhang, Guanyu Gao, Yonggang Wen, Guangyu Jin, George I. ChristopoulosIEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoT-J), 8(14), 11150-11162, 2021
15.Video transcoding for adaptive bitrate streaming over edge-cloud continuumGuanyu Gao, Yonggang WenDigital Communications and Networks (DCN), 7(4), 598-604, 2021
16.DeepQoE: A Multimodal Learning Framework for Video Quality of Experience (QoE) PredictionHuaizheng Zhang, Linsen Dong, Guanyu Gao, Han Hu, Yonggang Wen, Kyle GuanIEEE Transactions on Multimedia (TMM), 22(12), 3210-3223, 2020
17.DeepComfort: Energy-Efficient Thermal Comfort Control in Buildings Via Reinforcement LearningGuanyu Gao, Jie Li, Yonggang WenIEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoT-J), 7(9), 8472-8484, 2020
18.Dynamic Priority-Based Resource Provisioning for Video Transcoding With Heterogeneous QoSGuanyu Gao, Yonggang Wen, Cédric WestphalIEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology (TCSVT), 29(5), 1515-1529, 2019
19.A Framework for Allocating Server Time to Spot and On-Demand Services in Cloud ComputingXiaohu Wu, Francesco De Pellegrini, Guanyu Gao, Giuliano CasaleACM Transactions on Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computing Systems (TOMPECS), 4(4), 20:1-20:31, 2019
20.Optimizing Quality of Experience for Adaptive Bitrate Streaming via Viewer Interest InferenceGuanyu Gao, Huaizheng Zhang, Han Hu, Yonggang Wen, Jianfei Cai, Chong Luo, Wenjun ZengIEEE Transactions on Multimedia (TMM), 20(12), 3399-3413, 2018
21.Resource Provisioning and Profit Maximization for Transcoding in Clouds: A Two-Timescale ApproachGuanyu Gao, Han Hu, Yonggang Wen, Cédric WestphalIEEE Transactions on Multimedia (TMM), 19(4), 836-848, 2017
22.vCache: Supporting Cost-Efficient Adaptive Bitrate StreamingGuanyu Gao, Yonggang Wen, Jianfei CaiIEEE MultiMedia, 24(3), 19-27, 2017
23.Towards Cost-Efficient Video Transcoding in Media Cloud: Insights Learned From User Viewing PatternsGuanyu Gao, Weiwen Zhang, Yonggang Wen, Zhi Wang, Wenwu ZhuIEEE Transactions on Multimedia (TMM), 17(8), 1286-1296, 2015

Conference Papers

1.Learning from Human Gaze: Human-like Robot Social Navigation in Dense CrowdsZhecheng Yu, Yan Lyu, Chen Yang, Tao Chen, Yishuang Zhang, Bo Ling, Peng Wang, Guanyu Gao, Weiwei Wu, Brian Y. LimThe AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), 18728-18736, 2026
2.pFedGAT: Personalized Federated Learning via Learning Dynamic GraphsZiran Zhou, Guanyu Gao†, Xiaohu Wu, Yan LyuIEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME), 2026 (to appear)
3.Multi-Edge Reinforced Collaborative Data Acquisition for Continuous Video Analytics by Prioritizing Quality over QuantityLei Zhang, Guanyu Gao†, Haiyan Yin, Huaizheng ZhangThe AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), 1084-1092, 2025
4.Faithful Dynamic Imitation Learning from Human Intervention with Dynamic Regret MinimizationBo Ling, Zhengyu Gan, Wanyuan Wang, Guanyu Gao, Weiwei Wu, Yan LyuConference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS), 2025
5.FCLHet: Spatiotemporal Knowledge Continual Learning for Federated Heterogeneous ModelsJinke Zhou, Guanyu GaoACM Multimedia Asia (ACM MM Asia), 125:1-125:7, 2025
6.QRALadder: QoE and Resource Consumption-Aware Encoding Ladder Optimization for Live Video StreamingYingqian Zhu, Guanyu GaoInternational Conference on Multimedia Modeling (MMM), 257-269, 2025
7.UniStream: Unifying In-Network Video Processing and Caching for Cost-Optimal Edge-Cloud Video StreamingLuting Cao, Guanyu GaoACM Multimedia Asia (ACM MM Asia), 134:1-134:7, 2025
8.ASDMR: Adaptive Scheduling of DNN Models and Resources for Collaborative Edge-Cloud Video AnalyticsYanfen Liang, Guanyu GaoIEEE International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS), 1-10, 2025 ★ Best Presentation in Session
9.SuperCache: Cost-Optimal Edge-Cloud Video Delivery through Integrated Caching, Super-Resolution, Transcoding, and FetchingLuting Cao, Guanyu GaoAsia-Pacific Workshop on Networking (APNet), 296-297, 2025
10.VCA: Tile Visual Contribution-Aware Streaming Adaptation for Volumetric VideoZongzhou Xia, Guanyu GaoIEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 865-870, 2025
11.CSVA: Complexity-Driven and Semantic-Aware Video Analytics via Edge-Cloud CollaborationJie Liu, Guanyu GaoInternational Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications (WASA), 107-116, 2025
12.i-Rebalance: Personalized Vehicle Repositioning for Supply Demand BalanceHaoyang Chen, Peiyan Sun, Qiyuan Song, Wanyuan Wang, Weiwei Wu, Wencan Zhang, Guanyu Gao, Yan LyuThe AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), 46-54, 2024
13.SocialGAIL: Faithful Crowd Simulation for Social Robot NavigationBo Ling, Yan Lyu, Dongxiao Li, Guanyu Gao, Yi Shi, Xueyong Xu, Weiwei WuIEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 16873-16880, 2024
14.EdgeCam: A Distributed Camera Operating System for Inference Scheduling and Continuous LearningYuqi Dong, Guanyu GaoACM/IEEE International Conference on Internet of Things Design and Implementation (IoTDI), 225-226, 2024
15.nHAS: Neural-Compensated Hybrid Adaptive Scheduling for Cloud GamingQianyun Gong, Jiapei Xu, Jianxin Shi, Xinjing Yuan, Jingdong Xu, Guanyu Gao, Lingjun PuIFIP International Conference on Network and Parallel Computing (NPC), 421-434, 2024
16.Edge-Assisted Joint Rate Adaptation and Quality Enhancement for 360-Degree Video StreamingKunkun Li, Guanyu Gao†, Zhe Wang, Xiaohu WuIEEE International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (MMSP), 1-6, 2023
17.Deep Reinforcement Learning for UAV-Assisted Spectrum Sharing Under Partial ObservabilitySigen Zhang, Zhe Wang, Guanyu Gao, Jun Li, Jie Zhang, Ziyan YinIEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall), 1-6, 2023
18.Dynamic DNN model selection and inference off loading for video analytics with edge-cloud collaborationXuezhi Wang, Guanyu Gao†, Xiaohu Wu, Yan Lyu, Weiwei WuACM International Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV), 64-70, 2022
19.Towards Data-Efficient Continuous Learning for Edge Video Analytics via Smart CachingLei Zhang, Guanyu Gao†, Huaizheng ZhangACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (SenSys), 1136-1140, 2022
20.SmartEye: An Open Source Framework for Real-Time Video Analytics with Edge-Cloud CollaborationXuezhi Wang, Guanyu GaoACM International Conference on Multimedia (ACM MM), 3767-3770, 2021
21.Bridging the Web Data and Fine-Grained Visual Recognition via Alleviating Label Noise and Domain MismatchYazhou Yao, Xiansheng Hua, Guanyu Gao, Zeren Sun, Zhibin Li, Jian ZhangACM International Conference on Multimedia (ACM MM), 1735-1744, 2020
22.Content-Aware Personalised Rate Adaptation for Adaptive Streaming via Deep Video AnalysisGuanyu Gao, Linsen Dong, Huaizheng Zhang, Yonggang Wen, Wenjun ZengIEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 1-8, 2019
23.Deepqoe: A Unified Framework for Learning to Predict Video QoEHuaizheng Zhang, Han Hu, Guanyu Gao, Yonggang Wen, Kyle GuanIEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME), 1-6, 2018 ★ IEEE MMTC Best Conference Paper Award 2018
24.QDLCoding: QoS-differentiated low-cost video encoding scheme for online video serviceGuanyu Gao, Yonggang Wen, Han HuIEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), 1-9, 2017 ★ Travel Grant Award
25.Dynamic Resource Provisioning with QoS Guarantee for Video Transcoding in Online Video Sharing ServiceGuanyu Gao, Yonggang Wen, Cédric WestphalACM International Conference on Multimedia (ACM MM), 868-877, 2016 ★ Travel Grant Award
26.Morph: A Fast and Scalable Cloud Transcoding SystemGuanyu Gao, Yonggang WenACM International Conference on Multimedia (ACM MM), 1160-1163, 2016
27.Resource provisioning and profit maximization for transcoding in Information Centric NetworkingGuanyu Gao, Yonggang Wen, Cédric WestphalIEEE International Conference on Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS), 97-102, 2016 ★ Best Paper Award
28.Cost-efficient and QoS-aware content management in media cloud: Implementation and evaluationGuanyu Gao, Yonggang Wen, Weiwen Zhang, Han HuIEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 6880-6886, 2015
29.Cost optimal video transcoding in media cloud: Insights from user viewing patternGuanyu Gao, Weiwen Zhang, Yonggang Wen, Zhi Wang, Wenwu Zhu, Yap-Peng TanIEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME), 1-6, 2014