Jenq-Neng Hwang received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees, both in electrical engineering, from the National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, in 1981 and 1983 respectively. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in 1988. In 1989, Hwang joined UW EE, becoming a full professor in 1999. He served as the Associate Chair for Research from 2003-2005 and again from 2011-2015. Hwang is currently the Associate Chair for Global Affairs and International Development. He has written more than 300 journal articles, conference papers and book chapters in the areas of multimedia signal processing and multimedia system integration and networking. He is the author of the textbook “Multimedia Networking: from Theory to Practice.” Hwang has a close working relationship with industry on multimedia signal processing and multimedia networking.
Research Interests
Multimedia signal processing, pattern recognition, machine learning, multimedia networking.
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Representative Publications
- Kuan-Hui Lee, Jenq-Neng Hwang, “On-Road Pedestrian Tracking across Multiple Driving Recorders, ” IEEE Trans. on Multimedia, special issue on Multimedia: the Biggest Big Data, 17(9):1429-1438, Sept. 2015.
- Xiang Chen, Jenq-Neng Hwang, Chung-Nan Lee, Shih-I Chen “A Near Optimal QoE-Driven Power Allocation Scheme for Scalable Video Transmissions over MIMO Systems, ” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, Special Issue on Visual Signal Processing for Wireless Networks, 9(1):76-88, Feb. 2015.
- Meng-Che Chuang, Jenq-Neng Hwang, Kresimir Williams, Richard Towler “Tracking Live Fish from Low-Contrast and Low-Frame-Rate Stereo Videos, ” IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems for Video Technologies (CSVT), 25(1):167-179, Jan. 2015.
- Kuan-Hui Lee, Jenq-Neng Hwang, Shihi Chen “Model-Based Vehicle Localization Based on Three-Dimensional Constrained Multiple-Kernel Tracking, ” IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems for Video Technologies (CSVT), 25(1)38-50, Jan. 2015.
- Chun-Te Chu and Jenq-Neng Hwang, “Fully Unsupervised Learning of Camera Link Models for Tracking Humans Across Non-overlapping Cameras,” IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems for Video Technologies (CSVT), 24(6):979-994, June 2014.
- Chun-Te Chu and Jenq-Neng Hwang, Hung-I Pai, Kung-Ming Lan “Tracking Human Under Occlusion Based On Adaptive Multiple Kernels With Projected Gradients,” IEEE Trans. on Multimedia, 15(7):1602-1615, November 2013.

Research Labs
- Information Processing Lab
- CMMB Vision – UW EE Center on Satellite Multimedia and Connected Vehicles
Research Areas
Affiliations
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IEEE Fellow
IEEE
Innovation/Entrepreneurship
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Moving Cameras Talk to Each Other to Identify and Track Pedestrians
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On-Road Pedestrian Tracking across Multiple Driving Recorders
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Video Analyses for Fishery Sciences
Education
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Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, 1988
University of Southern California -
MS, Electrical Engineering, 1983
National Taiwan University -
BS, Electrical Engineering, 1981
National Taiwan University