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Ruizhi Cheng


Research Collaborator

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Menlo Park, CA, USA


Email: ruizhicheng [at] meta [dot] com
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Introduction

I am currently a Research Collaborator at Meta Platforms, Inc. and am about to obtain my Ph.D. in Computer Science, luckily advised by Dr. Bo Han. Before that, I earned my B.S. degree in Computer Science in 2021.

My current research focuses on building reliable, large-scale, learning-based, real-time communication systems for emerging paradigms such as human–GenAI interaction and immersive telepresence. At Meta, I work on building next-generation network infrastructure for all of Meta’s real-time audio/video calling applications, such as WhatsApp and Instagram, supporting both human-to-human and human-to-GenAI calls that serve billions of active users worldwide. During my Ph.D., I have focused on enhancing utility, efficiency, user experience, and security & privacy in mobile augmented, virtual, and mixed reality (AR/VR/MR) systems.

As of December 2025, I have published 20 papers, including 12 in top conferences (per CSRankings), with a total of 809 citations. Of these, 11 are first-author papers, including six in top conferences, with 734 citations. I received the Best Paper Award from IEEE MetaBuild 2022 and the Best Paper Runner-up Award from ACM SenSys 2024.

Selected Publications

Publications marked with * indicate acceptance at top-tier conferences (per CSRankings).
For a complete list of my publications, please visit my Google Scholar and DBLP profiles.

[ACM IMC 2025 (*)]  PDF
Ruizhi Cheng, Guowu Xie, Matteo Varvello, Songqing Chen, Bo Han. "Hello, GenAI? Dissecting Human to Generative AI Calling"

[ACM SenSys 2024 (*)]  PDF
Ruizhi Cheng, Nan Wu, Vu Le, Matteo Varvello, Bo Han. "MagicStream: Bandwidth-conserving Immersive Telepresence via Semantic Communication" [Best Paper Runner-up]

[ACM SenSys 2024 (*)]  PDF
Ruizhi Cheng, Yuetong Wu, Ashish Kundu, Hugo Latapie, Myungjin Lee, Songqing Chen, Bo Han. "MetaFL: Privacy-preserving User Authentication in Virtual Reality with Federated Learning"

[ACM IMC 2024 (*)]  PDF
Ruizhi Cheng*, Nan Wu*, Matteo Varvello, Songqing Chen, Bo Han. "A First Look at Immersive Telepresence on Apple Vision Pro"
*: Equal contribution.

[IEEE VR 2024 (*)]  PDF  Code
Ruizhi Cheng, Erdem Murat, Lap-Fei Yu, Songqing Chen, Bo Han. "Understanding Online Education in Metaverse: Systems and User Experience Perspectives"

[ACM HotNets 2023]  PDF
Ruizhi Cheng, Nan Wu, Bo Han. "Enriching Telepresence with Semantic-driven Holographic Communication"

[ACM IMC 2022 (*)]  PDF  Code
Ruizhi Cheng, Nan Wu, Matteo Varvello, Songqing Chen, Bo Han. "Are We Ready for Metaverse? A Measurement Study of Social Virtual Reality Platforms"

[IEEE Metabuild 2022]  PDF  Slides  Errata
Ruizhi Cheng, Nan Wu, Songqing Chen, Bo Han. "Reality Check of Metaverse: A First Look at Commercial Social Virtual Reality Platforms"
[Best Paper Runner-up]

Industrial Experience

  • Meta Platforms, Inc. - Research Collaborator. July 2025 - Current
  • Bell Labs - Networking Research Intern. June - Aug 2024

Professional Services

Technical Program Committee
ACM ImmerCom 2024

Review
IEEE VR 2023, ACM UbiComp 2023/2024, IEEE ISMAR 2024/2025, IEEE MetaCom 2024
ACM Transactions on Graphics, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, IEEE Network, IEEE MultiMedia, SAGE Open, Virtual Reality, ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, ACM SIGCOMM CCR, IEEE Communication, IEEE Communication Letters

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