Personal Website of Dr. Nan (Jonas) Yang
Research
Research Topics
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Wireless Communications and Networking
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Terahertz communications
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Ultra-reliable and low-latency communications
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Next generation multiple access
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Co-located and distributed massive MIMO systems
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Cyber-physical security
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Heterogeneous wireless networks
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Nano-scale Communications
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Molecular communications
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Research Grants
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Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project, 2023-2025, AUD $450,000, Lead chief investigator
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DP230100878: Ultra-Fast and Secure Terahertz Communications for 6G Wireless Systems
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Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project, 2018-2020, AUD $453,270, Lead chief investigator
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DP180104062: Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Mission Critical Communications
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Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project, 2015-2017, AUD $340,300, Chief investigator
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DP150103905: Safeguarding Future Wireless Communications with Physical Layer Security
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AgriFutures Australia, 2020, AUD $90,877, Chief investigator
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PRJ-012670: Space based Technology Opportunities for the Rural Sector.
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CECS Industry Engagement Advice and Investment Scheme 2017, AUD $7,888
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Industrialising Wireless Research via Software Defined Radio
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ANU Vice Chancellor's Early Career Researcher Travel Grant, AUD $3,000, Sole applicant
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This grant supports the attendance of the IEEE GlobeCOM at Washington DC, USA, in December 2016
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The Ian Potter Foundation, Travel Grant, AUD $2,500, Sole applicant
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20160251. This grant supports the attendance of the IEEE GlobeCOM at San Diego, USA, in December 2015
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Achievements and Awards
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2023 Exemplary Editor Award, IEEE Communications Letters
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2023 IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer (Class of 2023-2024)
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2023 World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University (link)
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2023 World's Top 1% Scientists in Electronics and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science by Research.com
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2022 Best Paper Award, IEEE GlobeCOM 2022
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2022 World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University
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2022 World's Top 1% Scientists in Electronics and Electrical Engineering by Research.com
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2021 World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University
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2021 ANU HDR Supervisor of the Month, April 2021
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2020 World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University
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2019 Exemplary Reviewer Award, IEEE Transactions on Communications
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2018 Exemplary Reviewer Award, IEEE Transactions on Communications
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2017 Top Editor Award, Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies
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2016 Exemplary Reviewer Award, IEEE Transactions on Communications
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2016 Best Paper Award, IEEE GlobeCOM 2016
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2016 Runner Up Prize in the IEEE Australia Council 2015 Student Paper Contest (Undergraduate Student Paper Category)
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2016 Exemplary Reviewer Award, IEEE Transactions on Communications
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2015 Top Reviewer Award, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
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2014 IEEE ComSoc Asia-Pacific Outstanding Young Researcher Award
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2014 Exemplary Reviewer Award, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
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2013 Exemplary Review Award, IEEE Communications Letters
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2013 Best Paper Award, IEEE VTC 2013 Spring
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2012 Exemplary Review Award, IEEE Communications Letters
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2011 Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis, Beijing Institute of Technology
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2005 Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis, China Agricultural University
Tutorials
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Terahertz Communications for 6G and Beyond: How Far Are We? (co-speakers: Assoc. Prof. J. M. Jornet, Assoc. Prof. C. Han and Dr. Vitaly Petrov), at IEEE GlobeCOM 2022, December 2022.
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Terahertz Communications for 6G and Beyond: Challenges, Advances and Future Directions (co-speakers: Assoc. Prof. C. Han and Assoc. Prof. J. M. Jornet), at IEEE VTC 2022 Spring, June 2022.
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Terahertz Communications for 6G and Beyond: Opportunities, Recent Advances, and Future Research Trends (co-speakers: Assoc. Prof. C. Han and Assoc. Prof. J. M. Jornet), at IEEE WCNC 2022, Apr. 2022.
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Terahertz Communications for 6G and Beyond Era (co-speakers: Assoc. Prof. C. Han and Assoc. Prof. J. M. Jornet), at IEEE VTC 2021 Fall, Sept. 2021.
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Enabling Terahertz Communications for 6G Era (co-speakers: Assoc. Prof. C. Han and Assoc. Prof. J. M. Jornet), at IEEE PIMRC 2021, Helsinki, Finland, Sept. 2021.
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Embracing the 6G Era with Terahertz Communications (co-speaker: Assoc. Prof. Chong Han), at ICT 2021, London, United Kingdom, June 2021.
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Safeguarding the 5G Era and Beyond with Physical Layer Wireless Security (co-speakers: Assoc. Prof. X. Zhou and Assoc. Prof. J. Lee), at IEEE ICC 2019, Shanghai, China, May 2019.
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Safeguarding Future Wireless Networks with Physical Layer Security (co-speakers: Dr. X. Zhou and Dr. T. Q. Duong), at IEEE VTC 2017 Spring, Sydney, Australia, June 2017.
Invited Seminars and Research Talks
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Enabling Terahertz Communications Towards 6G and Beyond Era, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer Tour, Queen Mary University of London, UK, November 2023.
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Enabling Terahertz Communications Towards 6G and Beyond Era, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer Tour, University of Surrey, UK, November 2023.
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Enabling Terahertz Communications Towards 6G and Beyond Era (YouTube link), IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer Tour, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, November 2023.
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Enabling Terahertz Communications Towards 6G and Beyond Era, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer Tour, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, November 2023.
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Empowering 6G Era by Next Generation Communications Paradigms, Engineering Seminar Series, School of Engineering, ANU, November 2023.
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Enabling 6G and Beyond Wireless Networks with Terahertz Communications (certificate and bilibili link), 2023 11th International Conference on Computer and Communications Management (ICCCM 2023), Nagoya, Japan, August 2023.
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Enabling 6G and Beyond Wireless Era through Terahertz Communications, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China, July 2023.
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Intelligent Terahertz Communications for 6G and Beyond Era, Invited Technical Talk, AusCTW 2023, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia, June 2023.
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Enabling Terahertz Communications for 6G and Beyond Era: Recent Advances and Challenges, Telecom Seminar Series, Abu Dhabi's Advanced Technology Research Council, Technology Innovation Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, November 2023.
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Enabling 6G Wireless Networks Through Terahertz Communications, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China, March 2023.
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New Design of Transmitter and Receiver in Molecular Communications (YouTube link), Workshop on Molecular, Biological, and Multi-Scale Communications, London, United Kingdom, January 2023.
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Towards Intelligent Terahertz Communications for 6G and Beyond Era, AI for 6G Communications Workshop, Sydney, Australia, November 2022.
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Enabling 6G Wireless Networks Through Terahertz Communications, BIT Alumni Scientist Forum, Beijing, China, September 2022.
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Enabling Intelligent Information Society Through 6G and Beyond Wireless Networks, Future AI Masters Bootcamp, Xi'an, China, July 2022.
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Analysis and Design of Terahertz Communications for 6G and Beyond Era, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, April 2022.
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Embracing 6G and Beyond Era with Terahertz Communications, Wireless Silk Road International Lecture Series 2021, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, September 2021.
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Enabling Ubiquitous Networked Society through Next Generation Communications Paradigms, ANU CECS Inspiring Seminar Series, Canberra, Australia, September 2021.
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When Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces Meet Terahertz Communications, Workshop on "Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: A Technology Enabler to Catalyze 6G" at 2021 IEEE International Mediterranean Conference on Communications and Networking (MeditCom 2021), Athens, Greece, September 2021.
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Physical Layer Design of Terahertz Communications for 6G and Beyond Era, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, May 2021.
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Physical Layer Design of Terahertz Communications for 6G Era, Australian Communication Theory Webinar (AusCTW), April 2021.
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Cooperative Molecular Communications: Modelling, Analysis and Optimisation, 1st International Symposium on Molecular and Biological Communications, Nagpur, India, February 2021.
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Embracing Beyong 5G Era with Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China, January 2021.
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Empowering 5G and Beyond Era with Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications, Keynote speech (certificate) at 5th International Conference on Computer and Communication Systems, Shanghai, China, May 2020.
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What Does 5G and Beyond Era Look Like? ANU Dialogue, Beijing, China, November 2019.
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Enabling Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications in 5G and Beyond Era, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China, November 2019.
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Write a Good Research Paper as a Non-native English Speaker, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China, November 2019.
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Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications for Internet of Vehicles and Smart Factory, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China, November 2019.
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Safeguarding the Internet of Things with Physical Layer Wireless Security, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China, November 2019.
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Enabling Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications in 5G and Beyond Era, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China, July 2019.
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Enabling Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications in 5G and Beyond Era, Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, July 2019.
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Enabling Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications in 5G and Beyond Era, Wireless Silk Road 2019, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, July 2019.
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Enabling Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications in 5G and Beyond Era, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China, July 2019.
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When Short-Packet Communication Meets Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, March 2019.
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Downlink Power Control in Massive MIMO Networks with Distributed Antenna Arrays, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, December 2018.
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Downlink Power Control in Massive MIMO Networks with Distributed Antenna Arrays, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, December 2018.
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When Short-Packet Communication Meets Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China, November 2018.
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Enabling Internet of Autonomous Vehicles by Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications, International Intelligent Unmanned System Conference, Xi’an, China, October 2018.
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Harnessing the Benefits of Short-Packet Communications in Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, June 2018.
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Short-Packet Communications in Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Systems, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China, April 2018.
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Short-Packet Communications in Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Systems, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China, April 2018.
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Mitigating Pilot Contamination in Multi-Cell Multiuser Massive MIMO Networks, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China, September 2017.
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Safeguarding Future Wireless World with Physical Layer Security, IEEE VTS Shanghai Chapter & Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China, September 2017.
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Exploring Short-Packet Communications in Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Systems, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, September 2017.
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User Capacity and Pilot Design in Multi-Cell Massive MIMO Networks, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, July 2017.
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Safeguarding 5G Era and Beyond with Wireless Security, Wireless Silk Road 2017, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, July 2017 (News in Chinese at University Website).
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Short-Packet Communications in Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Systems, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, June 2017.
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Leveraging Multiple Nano-Receivers for Reliable Molecular Communications, Invited Technical Talk, AusCTW 2017, Australian National University, Acton, ACT, Australia, January 2017.
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Low-Complexity Physical Layer Security Design in Emerging and Future Wireless Networks, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China, June 2016.
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User Capacity and Pilot Design in Multi-Cell Massive MIMO Networks, Invited Technical Talk, AusCTW 2016, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia, January 2016.
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Writing a Good Scientific Research Paper as a Non-Native English Speaker, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, October 2015.
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Designing Low-Complexity Physical Layer Security Strategies in Multi-Antenna Wireless Networks, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, October 2015.
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Designing Low-Complexity Physical Layer Security Strategies in Multi-Antenna Wireless Networks, PLA University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China, October 2015.
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Confidential Broadcasting via Linear Precoding in MIMO Multiuser Networks, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia, June, 2013.
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Transmit Antenna Selection with Maximal-Ratio Combining in MIMO Relaying, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, September, 2012.
Conference Presentations
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Analysis of Molecule Harvesting by Heterogeneous Receptors on MC Transmitters, 4th Workshop on Emerging Topics in 6G Communications, IEEE GlobeCOM 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 2023.
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Average Age of Information Penalty of Short-Packet Communications with Packet Management, Communication Theory Symposium, IEEE ICC 2023, Rome, Italy, May 2023.
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Broadcast versus Distributed Short-Packet Transmission: An Age of Information Perspective, Communication Theory Symposium, IEEE ICC 2023, Rome, Italy, May 2023.
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Expected Density of Cooperative Bacteria in a 2D Quorum Sensing Based Molecular Communication System, SAC MBMC Track, IEEE GlobeCOM 2019, Waikoloa, HI, USA, December 2019.
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On the Block Error Performance of Short-Packet Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Systems, Wireless Communications Symposium, IEEE ICC 2019, Shanghai, China, May 2019.
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A New Simulation Algorithm for Absorbing Receiver in Molecular Communication, 2018 International Workshop on Molecular, Biological and Multiscale Communications, IEEE SECON 2018, Hong Kong, June 2018.
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Downlink Power Control in Massive MIMO Networks with Distributed Antenna Arrays, Signal Processing for Communications Symposium, IEEE ICC 2018, Kansas CIty, MO, USA, May 2018.
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Modeling Recharge Time of Radio Frequency Energy Harvesters in α − η − µ and α − κ − µ Fading Channels, Workshop on Energy Harvesting Wireless Communications, IEEE ICC 2018, Kansas CIty, MO, USA, May 2018.
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On Channel Reciprocity to Activate Uplink Channel Training for Downlink Wireless Transmission in Tactile Internet Applications, Workshop on 5G TACNET, IEEE ICC 2018, Kansas City, MO, USA, May 2018.
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Statistical Models for Battery Recharge Time From RF Energy Scavengers and Generalized Fading Channels, Workshop on Wireless Energy Harvesting Communication Networks, IEEE GlobeCOM 2017, Marina Bay, Singapore, December 2017.
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Training Design in Full-Duplex Wiretap Channels to Enhance Physical Layer Security, Wireless Communications Symposium, IEEE ICC 2017, Paris, France, May 2017.
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Performance Comparison of Device-to-Device Mode Selection Schemes, Mobile and Wireless Networks Track, IEEE PIMRC 2015, Hong Kong, China, September 2015.
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Full-Duplex Wiretap Channels: Security Enhancement via Antenna Switching, Workshop on Trusted Communications with Physical Layer Security, IEEE GlobeCOM 2014, Austin, TX, USA, December 2014.
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Artificial Noise with Optimal Power Allocation in Multi-Input Single-Output Wiretap Channels, Communication Theory Symposium, IEEE ICC 2014, Sydney, Australia, June, 2014.
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MIMO Two-Way Relaying: A Comparison of Beamforming and Antenna Selection, Cooperative Communications Track, IEEE VTC 2012 Fall, Quebec City, Canada, September, 2012.
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Transmit Antenna Selection with Maximal-Ratio Combining in MIMO Multiuser Relay Networks, Communication Theory Symposium, IEEE GlobeCOM 2011, Houston, TX, USA, December, 2011.
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On the SER of Distributed TAS/MRC in MIMO Multiuser Relay Networks, Transmission Technologies Track, IEEE VTC 2011 Spring, Budapest, Hungary, May, 2011.
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Opportunistic Scheduling in Wireless Multiuser Relay Networks, ACoRN Workshop on Co-operative Wireless Communications, Adelaide, SA, Australia, June, 2010.
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Symbol Error Rate of Wireless Multiuser Relay Networks in Nakagami-m Fading Channels, Wireless Communications Symposium, IEEE ICC 2010, Cape Town, South Africa, May, 2010.
University Visiting
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2019 Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China. Host: Prof. Riqing Chen.
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2019 Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China. Host: Dr. Jinsong Hu.
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2019 Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China. Host: A/Prof. Chenxi Liu.
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2019 Institute of Computing echnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Host: Prof. Yiqing Zhou.
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2019 Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China. Host: Dr. Xiaofang Sun and A/Prof. Ke Guan.
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2019 University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China. Host: Prof. Haijun Zhang.
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2019 City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Host: A/Prof. Ray C. C. Cheung.
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2018 Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China. Host: A/Prof. Ke Guan.
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2018 Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China. Host: A/Prof. Kai Yang.
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2018 Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China. Host: Prof. Huiming Wang.
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2018 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China. Host: Ass. Prof. Jun Zhang.
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2018 Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China. Host: A/Prof. Rui Wang and Prof. Yi Gong.
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2018 Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, China. Host: A/Prof. Yang Wang.
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2018 Tsinghua University, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China. Host: A/Prof. Bo Yuan.
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2018 Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China. Host: Prof. Lisheng Fan.
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2017 South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China. Host: A/Prof. Guiping Jin and A/Prof. Yuan Liu.
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2017 Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China. Host: Prof. Wen Chen and A/Prof. Yongpeng Wu.
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2017 Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China. Host: A/Prof. Kai Yang.
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2017 Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China. Host: Prof. Zhangdui Zhong and Prof. Bo Ai.
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2017 University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Host: Prof. Yonghui Li and Dr. He (Henry) Chen.
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2016 York University, Toronto, Canada. Host: Prof. Andrew W. Eckford.
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2016 University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. Host: Prof. Dimitrios Makrakis and Dr. Adam Noel.
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2016 University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Host: Prof. Jay Guo, Prof. Xiaojing Huang, and A/Prof. Andrew J. Zhang.
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2016 University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Host: Prof. Yonghui Li.
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2016 University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Host: Prof. Jinhong Yuan.
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2016 Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China. Host: Prof. Huiming Wang.
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2015 Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China. Host: Prof. Zhangdui Zhong, Prof. Bo Ai, and Dr. Ke Guan.
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2015 PLA University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China. Host: Prof. Yueming Cai and Dr. Weiwei Yang.
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2013 University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia. Host: Dr. Ingmar Land and Dr. Ramanan Subramanian.
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2012 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Host: Prof. Cyril Leung.
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2011 Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore. Host: A/Prof. Chau Yuen and Dr. Himal Suraweera.
Research Collaborators
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Prof. Jinhong Yuan, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
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Prof. Robert Schober, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
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Prof. Iain B. Collings, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
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Prof. Zhiguo Ding, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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Prof. George K. Karagiannidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Prof. Trung Q. Duong, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
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Prof. Ranjan K. Mallik, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India.
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Prof. Cyril Leung, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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Prof. Zhangdui Zhong, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China.
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Prof. Lisheng Fan, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China.
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A/Prof. Chau Yuen, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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A/Prof. Maged Elkashlan, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
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A/Prof. Andrew W. Eckford, York University, Toronto, Canada.
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A/Prof. Adam Noel, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK.
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A/Prof. Giovanni Geraci, Universitat Pompeu Fabra,, Barcelona, Spain.
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A/Prof. Chong Han, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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Dr. Phee Lep Yeoh, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Australia.