Low-Earth-Orbit Satellite Networking Optimization and Measurement
Conducting real network measurements and analysis from Starlink, the mainstream LEO satellite network. Working on some optimization.
- MS in Computer Science at UC San Diego, advised by Professor Xinyu Zhang, 2021-2023
- BS in Computer Engineering at UC San Diego, 2017-2021
- My interests mainly include networking and computer systems.
Publication
- SaTCP: Link-Layer Informed TCP Adaptation for Highly Dynamic LEO Satellite Networks
Xuyang Cao, Xinyu Zhang
Accepted to IEEE Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), 2023 (Presentation Slides)
Try LeoEM, a Real-Time LEO Satellite Network Emulator
Research Experiences
Research Assistant at UC San Diego
- Working on some mmWave mesh network project supervised by Prof. Xinyu Zhang.
- Working on some low-Earth-satellite networking optimization and measurement project supervised by Prof. Xinyu Zhang.
Jan 2020 to July 2023
Work Experiences
Software Engineer at Apple
- Radio Resource Control (RRC)
- 5G FR2 mmWave beam management
July 2023 to Now
Production Engineer Intern at Meta
- Ads infra optimizations
Summer 2022
Production Engineer Intern at Facebook
- Ads storage systems
Summer 2021
Production Engineer Intern at Facebook
- Capacity forecasting
Summer 2020
Software Engineering Intern at Qualcomm
- Cellular network systems
Summer 2019
Teaching Assistant at UC San Diego (100% recommendations)
- Data Networks II (ECE158B): Spring 2023
- Database System Principles (CSE132A): Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023
- Computer Networks (CSE123): Spring 2021, Spring 2022
- Computer Organization and Systems Programming (CSE30): Spring 2019
- Components and Circuits Laboratory (ECE65): Winter 2019
My Skillsets
Relevant Projects
Intelligent mmWave Mesh Network
Designed and prototyped a mmWave mesh network with 802.11ad 60GHz radios, resembling 5G NR backhaul. Implemented the control plane. Conducted various experiements like AI-driven routing and interference characterization.
Live Process Migration
Migrating process from machine A to machine B while minimizing its downtime, following an iterative dumping manner. See technical report, from course CSE291 - Virtualization at UCSD.
Helium Network Measurement
Measuring Helium at La Jolla, a large decentralized LoRa network for IoT. See technical report, from course CSE 222A at UCSD.
Software-Defined Router with queues of different priorities
Technical report of how to build a SDN-based router containing queues of different priorities and hence achieving QoS (Quality of Service) for critical networking devices in a competitive environment for bandwidth, from course ECE 257A at UCSD.
Pinball Game Machine
A plunger system, IR detectors+sensors, flippers, scoring feedback system and other electronic components are carefully designed, fabricated and intergrated to provide the mechatronic solution and make the machine fully functional.
Mini Robotic Arm
This little robotic arm, powered by Arduino microcontroller, can accurately mimic the motion performed by its paired control arm.
"Shike" Art Clock
"Shike" is a "traditional" clock displaying time by lighting up right Chinese characters, yet it has modern exterior and technology like auto brightness and supportive Android application for time setup. Arduino microcontroller and other components are used to achieve its functionalities. Check how it was developed and more details here.
Friends
Visit my friend Ruopeng Gao