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dr. ir. Jeroen van der Hooft

Jeroen van der Hooft obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in Computer Science Engineering from Ghent University, Belgium, in 2014 and 2019, respectively. Funded by a grant provided by FWO, he currently works as a postdoctoral fellow at the same university. His main research interests include the end-to-end Quality of Experience optimization in adaptive video streaming, and low-latency delivery of immersive video content.

Jeroen van der Hooft

Contact

iGent Tower, office 200.008

Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 126

9052 Ghent

jeroen.vanderhooft@ugent.be

Publications

Journal Papers

  1. Jeroen van der Hooft, Hadi Amirpour, Maria Torres Vega, Hadi Amirpour, Yago Sanchez, Raimund Schatz, Thomas Schierl, and Christian Timmerer. A Tutorial on Immersive Video Delivery: From Omnidirectional Video to Holography. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, 2023.
  2. Minh Nguyen, Shivi Vats, Sam Van Damme, Jeroen van der Hooft, Maria Torres Vega, Tim Wauters, Filip De Turck, Christian Timmerer, and Hermann Hellwagner. Characterization of the Quality of Experience and Immersion of Point Cloud Video Sequences through a Subjective Study.IEEE Access, 2023.
  3. Hemanth Kumar Ravuri, Maria Torres Vega, Jeroen van der Hooft, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. Adaptive Partially Reliable Delivery of Immersive Media Over QUIC-HTTP/3. IEEE Access, 2023.
  4. Leandro Ordonez, Jeroen van der Hooft, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. Explora-VR: Content Prefetching for 360-Degree Video Streaming. Journal of Network and Systems Management, 2021.
  5. Hemanth Kumar Ravuri, Maria Torres Vega, Jeroen van der Hooft, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. A Scalable Hierarchically-Distributed Architecture for Future Immersive Media Delivery. Journal of Network and Systems Management, 2021.
  6. Jeroen van der Hooft, Maria Torres Vega, Tim Wauters, Christian Timmerer, Ali C. Begen, Filip De Turck and Raimund Schatz. From Capturing to Rendering: Volumetric Media Delivery with Six Degrees of Freedom. IEEE Communications Magazine, 2020.
  7. Roberto Iraja Tavares da Costa Filho, Marcelo Caggiani Luizelli, Stefano Petrangeli, Maria Torres Vega, Jeroen van der Hooft, Tim Wauters, Filip De Turck, and Luciano Paschoal Gaspary. Dissecting the Performance of VR Video Streaming Through the VR-EXP Experimentation Platform. ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications, 2019.
  8. Jeroen van der Hooft, Maria Torres Vega, Stefano Petrangeli, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. Tile-Based Adaptive Streaming for Virtual Reality Video. ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications, 2019.
  9. Jeroen van der Hooft, Niels Bouten, Danny De Vleeschauwer, Werner Van Leekwijck, Tim Wauters, Steven Latré, and Filip De Turck. Clustering-Based Quality Selection Heuristics for HTTP Adaptive Streaming over Cache Networks. International Journal on Network Management, 2018.
  10. Jeroen van der Hooft, Cedric De Boom, Stefano Petrangeli, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. Performance Characterization of Low-Latency Adaptive Streaming from Video Portals. IEEE Access, 2018.
  11. Stefano Petrangeli, Dries Pauwels, Jeroen van der Hooft, Matus Ziak, Jürgen Slowack, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. A Scalable WebRTC-Based Framework for Remote Video Collaboration Applications. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 2018.
  12. Stefano Petrangeli, Jeroen van der Hooft, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. Quality of Experience-Centric Management of Adaptive Video Streaming Services: Status and Challenges. Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications, 2018.
  13. Jeroen van der Hooft, Stefano Petrangeli, Tim Wauters, Rafael Huysegems, Tom Bostoen, and Filip De Turck. An HTTP/2 Push-Based Approach for Low-Latency Live Streaming with Super-Short Segments. Journal of Networks and Systems Management, 2018.
  14. Jeroen van der Hooft, Maxim Claeys, Niels Bouten, Tim Wauters, Jürgen Schönwälder, Aiko Pras, Burkhard Stiller, Marinos Charalambides, Rémi Badonnel, Joan Serrat, Carlos Raniery Paula dos Santos, and Filip De Turck. Updated Taxonomy for the Network and Service Management Research Field. Journal of Networks and Systems Management, 2017.
  15. Jeroen van der Hooft, Stefano Petrangeli, Tim Wauters, Rafael Huysegems, Patrice Rondao Alface, Tom Bostoen, and Filip De Turck. HTTP/2-Based Adaptive Streaming of HEVC Video over 4G/LTE Networks. IEEE Communications Letters, 2016.

Conference Proceedings

  1. Hemanth Kumar Ravuri, Maria Torres Vega, Jeroen van der Hooft, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. Demonstrator for Detailed Experimental Evaluation of Large-Scale Distributed SDN Deployments. In proceedings of the International Conference on Network of the Future, Coimbra, Portugal, 2021.
  2. José Santos, Jeroen van der Hooft, Maria Torres Vega, Tim Wauters, Bruno Volckaert, and Filip De Turck. SRFog: A Flexible Architecture for Virtual Reality Content Delivery Through Fog Computing and Segment Routing. In proceedings of the 2021 International Symposium on Integrated Network Management, Bordeaux, France, 2021.
  3. Hemanth Kumar Ravuri, Maria Torres Vega, Jeroen van der Hooft, Tim Wauters, Bin Da, and Filip De Turck. On Routing Scalability in Flat SDN Architectures. In proceedings of the 2020 International Conference on Network of the Future, Bordeaux, France, 2020.
  4. Jeroen van der Hooft, Maria Torres Vega, Christian Timmerer, Ali C. Begen, Filip De Turck, and Raimund Schatz. Objective and Subjective QoE Evaluation for Adaptive Point Cloud Streaming. In proceedings of the 2020 International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience, Athlone, Ireland, 2020.
  5. Jeroen van der Hooft, Tim Wauters, Filip De Turck, Christian Timmerer, and Hermann Hellwagner. Towards 6DoF HTTP Adaptive Streaming Through Point Cloud Compression. In proceedings of the 2019 ACM Multimedia Conference, Nice, France, 2019.
  6. Maria Torres Vega, Jeroen van der Hooft, Joris Heyse, Stefano Petrangeli, Femke De Backere, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. Exploring New York in 8K - An Adaptive Tile-based Virtual Reality Video Streaming Experience. In proceedings of the 2019 ACM Multimedia Systems Conference, Amherst, USA, 2019.
  7. Jeroen van der Hooft, Maria Torres Vega, Stefano Petrangeli, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. Quality Assessment for Adaptive Virtual Reality Video Streaming: A Probabilistic Approach on the User's Gaze. In proceedings of the 2019 International Workshop on Quality of Experience Management, Paris, France, 2019.
  8. Jeroen van der Hooft, Maria Torres Vega, Stefano Petrangeli, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. Optimizing Adaptive Tile-Based Virtual Reality Video Streaming. In proceedings of the 2019 IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management, Washington DC, USA, 2019.
  9. Maria Torres Vega, Taha Mehmli, Jeroen van der Hooft, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. Enabling Virtual Reality for the Tactile Internet: Hurdles and Opportunities. In proceedings of the 2018 International Workshop on High-Precision Networks Operations and Control, Rome, Italy, 2018.
  10. Jeroen van der Hooft, Dries Pauwels, Cedric De Boom, Stefano Petrangeli, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. Low-Latency Delivery of News-Based Video Content. In proceedings of the 2018 ACM Multimedia Systems Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2018.
  11. Stefano Petrangeli, Dries Pauwels, Jeroen van der Hooft, Jurgen Slowack, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. Improving Quality and Scalability of WebRTC Video Collaboration Applications. In proceedings of the 2018 ACM Multimedia Systems Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2018.
  12. Roberto Iraja Tavares da Costa Filho, Maria Torres Vega, Marcelo Caggiani Luizelli, Jeroen van der Hooft, Stefano Petrangeli, Tim Wauters, Filip De Turck, and Luciano Paschoal Gaspary. Predicting the Performance of Virtual Reality Video Streaming in Mobile Networks. In proceedings of the 2018 ACM Multimedia Systems Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2018.
  13. Jeroen van der Hooft, Cedric De Boom, Stefano Petrangeli, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. An HTTP/2 Push-Based Framework for Low-Latency Adaptive Streaming Through User Profiling. In proceedings of the 2018 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan, 2018.
  14. Stefano Petrangeli, Dries Pauwels, Jeroen van der Hooft, Jurgen Slowack, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. Dynamic Video Bitrate Adaptation for WebRTC-Based Remote Teaching Applications. In proceedings of the 2018 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan, 2018.
  15. Jeroen van der Hooft, Stefano Petrangeli, Tim Wauters, Rameez Rahman, Nico Verzijp, Rafael Huysegems, Tom Bostoen, and Filip De Turck. Analysis of a Large Multimedia-Rich Web Portal for the Validation of Personal Delivery Networks. In proceedings of the 2017 IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management, Lisboa, Portugal, 2017.
  16. Dries Pauwels, Jeroen van der Hooft, Stefano Petrangeli, Tim Wauters, Danny De Vleeschauwer, and Filip De Turck. A Web-Based Framework for Fast Synchronization of Live Video Players. In proceedings of the 2017 IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management, Lisboa, Portugal, 2017.
  17. Stefano Petrangeli, Jeroen van der Hooft, Tim Wauters, Rafael Huysegems, Patrice Rondao Alface, Tom Bostoen, and Filip De Turck. Live Streaming of 4K Video over the Internet. In proceedings of the 2016 ACM Multimedia Systems Conference, Klagenfurt, Austria, 2016.
  18. Jeroen van der Hooft, Stefano Petrangeli, Niels Bouten, Tim Wauters, Rafael Huysegems, Tom Bostoen, and Filip De Turck. An HTTP/2 Push-Based Approach for SVC Adaptive Streaming. In proceedings of the 2016 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey, 2016.
  19. Rafael Huysegems, Jeroen van der Hooft, Tom Bostoen, Patrice Rondao Alface, Stefano Petrangeli, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. HTTP/2-Based Methods to Improve the Live Experience of Adaptive Streaming. In proceedings of the 2015 ACM Multimedia Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 2015.
  20. Jeroen van der Hooft, Stefano Petrangeli, Maxim Claeys, Jeroen Famaey, and Filip De Turck. A Learning-Based Algorithm for Improved Bandwidth Awareness of Adaptive Streaming Clients. In proceedings of the 2015 IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management, Ottawa, Canada, 2015.

Newsletters

  1. Jeroen van der Hooft, Maria Torres Vega, Tim Wauters, Hemanth Kumar Ravuri, Christian Timmerer, Hermann Hellwagner and Filip De Turck. Towards 6DoF Virtual Reality Video Streaming: Status and Challenges. IEEE MMTC Frontiers, 2019.

Demos

  1. Hemanth Kumar Ravuri, Jakob Struye, Maria Torres Vega, Jeroen van der Hooft, Jeroen Famaey, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. Streaming 8K Video Over Millimeter Wave Networks: An Experimental Demonstrator. In proceedings of the International Conference on Network of the Future, Ghent, Belgium, 2022.
  2. Hemanth Kumar Ravuri, Maria Torres Vega, Jeroen van der Hooft, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. Demonstrator for Detailed Experimental Evaluation of Large-Scale Distributed SDN Deployments. In proceedings of the International Conference on Network of the Future, Coimbra, Portugal, 2021.
  3. Maria Torres Vega, Jeroen van der Hooft, Joris Heyse, Stefano Petrangeli, Femke De Backere, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. Exploring New York in 8K - An Adaptive Tile-based Virtual Reality Video Streaming Experience. In proceedings of the 2019 ACM Multimedia Systems Conference, Amherst, USA, 2019.
  4. Jeroen van der Hooft, Dries Pauwels, Cedric De Boom, Stefano Petrangeli, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. Low-Latency Delivery of News-Based Video Content. In proceedings of the 2018 ACM Multimedia Systems Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2018.
  5. Stefano Petrangeli, Dries Pauwels, Jeroen van der Hooft, Jurgen Slowack, Tim Wauters, and Filip De Turck. Improving Quality and Scalability of WebRTC Video Collaboration Applications. In proceedings of the 2018 ACM Multimedia Systems Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2018.
  6. Stefano Petrangeli, Jeroen van der Hooft, Tim Wauters, Rafael Huysegems, Patrice Rondao Alface, Tom Bostoen, and Filip De Turck. Live Streaming of 4K Video over the Internet. In proceedings of the 2016 ACM Multimedia Systems Conference, Klagenfurt, Austria, 2016.

Awards & Funding

Best Paper

Best Demo Paper

Best Dissertation

Student Travel Grants

Funding

  • Received funds for international mobility by the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO), 2023.
  • Received one of 181 junior postdoctoral grants provided by the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO), 2020-2023.
  • Received one of 200 full PhD grants provided by Flanders Innovation & Entrepeneurship (VLAIO), 2015-2018.

Conference Contributions

  • QoMEX 2023: Demo Co-Chair of the International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience, Ghent, Belgium, 2023.
  • NoF 2022: Local Arrangements Co-Chair of the IEEE Conference on Network of the Future, Ghent, Belgium, 2022.
  • NetSoft 2020: Web Co-Chair of the IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization, Ghent, Belgium, 2020.
  • MMVE 2020: TPC Co-Chair of the International Workshop on Immersive Mixed and Virtual Environment Systems, Istanbul, Turkey, 2020.

Datasets

Research Projects

  • 5G Broadcast: Efficient Software-Defined Adaptive Video Streaming Leveraging 5G Terrestrial Broadcasting in Combination With Existing (Mobile) Over-The-Top Streaming
  • PRO-FLOW: Intelligent Network Components for Faster Internet
  • V-FORCE: Efficient Composition and Streaming of 4K UHD Video

Master Theses

  • Matthias De Fré. Low-Latency Volumetric-Video Delivery for Real-Time Conferencing. June 2023.
  • Alexander Muylaert. Adaptive Virtual Reality Video Streaming Over the Internet. June 2020.
  • Andreas Backx. Push-Based Adaptive Video Streaming for Virtual Reality. August 2019.
  • Thomas De Keulenaer. Efficient Delivery of Adaptive Streaming Video Using the QUIC Protocol. September 2017.
  • Simon Van Cauter. Design and Implementation of a Large Scale Test Environment for Adaptive Video Services on the Virtual Wall. June 2016.
  • Dries Pauwels. A Web-Based Framework for Fast Synchronisation of Live Video Players. January 2016.

Paper Reviews

  • IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management
  • IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications
  • ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications
  • Signal Processing: Image Communication
  • IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization
  • ACM Multimedia Systems Conference
  • ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences
  • ACM International Conference on Interactive Experiences for Television and Online Video
  • International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience