Curriculum Vitae [PDF Version]
Xiang Lian
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Clear Water Bay, Kowloon
Hong Kong, China
Tel: (+852) 2358 8836
Email: xlian@cse.ust.hk
Homepage: http://www.cse.ust.hk/~xlian/
PERSONAL INFORMATION
First Name: Xiang Gender: Male
Surname: Lian Nationality: China
EDUCATION
Ø PhD Candidate in Computer Science, Advisor: Dr. Lei Chen 2003-present
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
Ø Bachelor in Computer Science 1999-2003
Department of Computer Science and Technology
Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Query processing over streaming time series and uncertain databases.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Ø Lian, X., Chen, L. Efficient Processing of Probabilistic Reverse Nearest Neighbor Queries over Uncertain Data. In Very Large Data Bases Journal (VLDBJ), 2009.
Ø Lian, X., Chen, L. Probabilistic Group Nearest Neighbor Queries in Uncertain Databases. In IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering (TKDE), 20(6), pages 809-824, 2008.
Ø Lian, X., Chen, L. Efficient Similarity Search over Future Stream Time Series. In IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering (TKDE), 20(1), pages 40-54, 2008.
Ø Chen, L., Lian, X. Efficient Processing of Metric Skyline Queries. In IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering (TKDE), 2009.
Ø Tao, Y., Lian, X., Papadias, D., Hadjieleftheriou, M. Random Sampling for Continuous Streams with Arbitrary Updates. In IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering (TKDE), 19(1), pages 96-110, 2007.
Ø Tao, Y., Papadias, D., Lian, X., Xiao, X. Multidimensional Reverse kNN Search. In Very Large Data Bases Journal (VLDBJ), 16(3), pages 293-316, 2007, invited submission from best of VLDB 2004.
CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
Ø Lian, X., Chen, L. Monochromatic and Bichromatic Reverse Skyline Search over Uncertain Databases. In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on the Management of Data (SIGMOD'08), Vancouver, Canada, Jun. 9-12, 2008. Acceptance rate: 17.9%.
Ø Lian, X., Chen, L. Similarity Search in Arbitrary Subspaces under Lp-Norm. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE'08), Cancún, México, Apr. 7-12, 2008. Acceptance rate: 19.2%.
Ø Lian, X., Chen, L. A General Cost Model for Dimensionality Reduction in High Dimensional Spaces. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE'07), pages 66-75, Istanbul, Turkey, Apr. 16-20, 2007. Acceptance rate: 18.5%.
Ø Lian, X., Chen, L., Yu, J. X., Wang G., Yu G. Similarity Match Over High Speed Time-Series Streams. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE'07), pages 1086-1095, Istanbul, Turkey, Apr. 16-20, 2007. Acceptance rate: 18.5%.
Ø Lian, X., Chen, L. Probabilistic Ranked Queries in Uncertain Databases. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Extending Database Technology (EDBT'08), Nantes, France, Mar. 25-30, 2008. Acceptance rate: 16.7%.
Ø Chen, Q., Chen, L., Lian, X., Liu, Y., Yu, J. X. Indexable PLA for Efficient Similarity Search. In Proceedings of the Very Large Data Bases Conference (VLDB'07), pages 435-446, Vienna, Austria, Sept. 23-27, 2007. Acceptance rate: 16.9%.
Ø Tao, Y., Papadias, D., Lian, X. Reverse kNN Search in Arbitrary Dimensionality. In Proceedings of the Very Large Data Bases Conference (VLDB'04), pages 744-755, Toronto, Canada, Aug. 30-Sept. 3, 2004. Acceptance rate: 16%.
Ø Yi, K., Lian, X. Li, F., Chen, L. The World in a Nutshell: Concise Range Queries (short paper). In Proceedings of the International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE'09), Shanghai, China, Mar. 29 - Apr. 4, 2009.
Ø Chen, L., Lian, X. Dynamic Skyline Queries in Metric Spaces. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Extending Database Technology (EDBT'08), Nantes, France, Mar. 25-30, 2008. Acceptance rate: 16.7%.
Ø Lian, X., Chen, L. Efficient Methods on Predictions for Similarity Search over Stream Time Series. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Scientific and Statistical Database Management (SSDBM'06), pages 241-250, Vienna, Austria, July 3-5, 2006.
Ø Lian, X., Chen, L., Yu, J. X. Pattern Matching over Cloaked Time Series (poster paper). In Proceedings of the International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE'08), Cancún, México, Apr. 7-12, 2008. Acceptance rate: 31%.
Ø Lian, X., Chen, L., Wang, B. Approximate Similarity Search over Multiple Stream Time Series. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications (DASFAA'07), pages 962-968, Bangkok, Thailand, Apr. 9-12, 2007. Acceptance rate: 18.7%.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
PC member for the First International Workshop on Management and mining Of UNcertain Data (MOUND) [2009]
External conference reviewer for SIGMOD [2006, 2007, 2008]; VLDB [2004, 2005, 2007, 2008]; ICDE [2007, 2008, 2009]; EDBT [2006]; SSDBM [2005, 2007, 2008]; CIKM [2005]; SSTD [2005]; WWW [2008]; DEXA [2004, 2005]
Journal reviewer for TKDE [2009]
Student helper for ICDM [2006], Hong Kong
WORK EXPERIENCE
Ø Research Assistant, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Fall, 2008
Ø Research Assistant, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Fall, 2007
Ø Research Assistant, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Fall, 2005
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 2003-present
Ø Database Management Systems (COMP 231), Dr. Lei Chen and Dr. Dik Lun Lee, Spring, 2008
Ø Design and Analysis of Algorithms (COMP 271), Dr. An-Chow Lai, Spring, 2007
Ø Data Structures and Algorithms (COMP 171), Dr. Lei Chen, Fall, 2006
Ø Similarity Search Over Databases (COMP 630J), Dr. Lei Chen, Spring, 2006
Ø Advanced Database Systems: MSc in Information Technology Course (CSIT 530), Dr. Dimitris Papadias, Spring, 2005
Ø Database Management Systems (COMP 231), Dr. Dimitris Papadias, Spring, 2005
Ø Database Architecture and Implementation (COMP 530), Dr. Dimitris Papadias, Fall, 2004
Ø Data Structures and Algorithms (COMP 171), Dr. Shueng-Han Gary Chan, Spring, 2004
Ø Exploring Multimedia and Internet Computing (COMP101), Dr. Vincent Yun Shen, Fall, 2003
AWARDS
Ø Postgraduate Studentship, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 2003-present
Ø People Scholarship, Nanjing University, China, 2000, 2001, 2002
Ø IBM WSAD Certification, Nanjing University, China, 2002
Ø China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling (CUMCM), the third prize (Jiangsu Province), Nanjing University, China, 2002
Ø China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling (CUMCM), the first prize (Jiangsu Province), Nanjing University, China, 2001
Ø The Competition of CKC Chinese Input System, the third prize, Nanjing University, China, 2000
LANGUAGES
Ø Chinese (Fluent)
Ø English (Fluent)
Ø Cantonese (Basic)
Last updated: November, 2008