Zhenhui Yuan (袁振珲), PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Warwick, UK
Associate Editor, Journal. Pervasive Computing & Communications (IF:4.59)
Voting member, IEEE P1954 Self-organizing UAV communications Working Group
zhenhui.yuan@warwick.ac.uk
#Connected Robotic/Vehicle Systems

About Me


PhD Scholarship
Open Position: 1x fully-funded PhD scholarship avaialble (3.5 years, start in 2024) for UK candidates.
I am recruiting PhD/visiting researchers in the long-term. Candidates will be fully supported (during the application) through the following scholarships: Please send over your CV if you are interested!
NEWS!
  • Lead Chair, 2nd workshop on "6G-empowered Robotic Vehicles for Sustainable Development" in IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), Singapore, 2024. VeSUS website
  • Lead Guest Editor, IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IF:10.238, Q1) Special Issue on Integrated Sensing, Computing and Communication for Internet of Robotic Things, deadline: Apr 15th, 2024. Call-for-Papers
  • Lead Guest Editor, IEEE Network (IF:9.3, Q1) Special Issue on Internet of Robots, deadline: Oct 15th, 2023. Call-for-Papers
  • Lead Chair, 1st workshop on "6G-empowered Robotic Vehicles for Sustainable Development" in IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), Italy, 2023. VeSUS website
Teaching
  • ES96T, “Advanced Wireless Systems and Networks”, Postgraduate Module (Term 2), University of Warwick
  • ES9ZC “Communication and Information Engineering Design Group Project”, Postgraduate Module (Term 2), University of Warwick
BIO
I received my B.degree (Software Engineering) at Wuhan University, China, in 2008 and PhD (Electronic Engineering) at Dublin City University, Ireland, in 2012. My research interests lie in communications and networking of sensors, robots and vehicles. I was the postdoc researcher (2012-2014) at Ericsson and Enterprise Ireland and the visiting scholar (2014) at Network Research Lab (led by Prof. Mario Gerla), UCLA, U.S. I was 3GPP delegate (2014-2015) on 5G at Huawei (Shanghai). During 2015-2019, I was the Associate Professor in the Key Lab of RF Circuits and Systems (Ministry of Education) in Hangzhou Dianzi Univeristy, China. I was co-founder and CTO (2015-2019) at RobSense (Hangzhou) Technology Co.Ltd , a SME that designs and produces UAV flight controller and IoT gateway. RobSense has received over £1m venture investment since 2015. I joined Northumbria University (UK) as the Senior Lecturer in 2020 and University of Warwick in 2023. I won the best paper awards at IEEE ICCRE 2016 and IEEE BMSB 2014. I served as the Guest Editor in IEEE Network and IEEE IoT-Journal, and the Associate Editor at IEEE ACCESS, IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics and Journal. Pervasive Computing & Communications. I'm a voting member for IEEE P1954 on UAV communications.

Projects

  • PI, "Multimodal Simulation and Decision-making for Future Transport Network", British Academy Pump Priming Award for Collaboration between UK and EU, 2024 (£9,000).
  • Co-I, "Electric Vehicles pOint Location optimization via VEhicular communications (EVOLVE)", Horizon Europe MSCA Staff Exchange, UK, 2022-2026 (£92K).
  • PI, "Communications Subsystems Design for Drone Swarm", Qianjiang Talented Programme (#QJD1602018), P.R.China, Jan 2017-Dec 2019 (50,000 RMB).
  • PI, "Software Defined Routing for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Swarm", NSFC (#61601159), P.R.China, Jan 2017-Dec 2019 (260,000 RMB).
  • PI, "Drone, Car, Cabinet: Smart 'Last-mile' Delivery", Electronic Science and Technology — Zhejiang Open Foundation of the Most Important Subjects, Oct 2015 - Oct 2016 (50,000 RMB).
  • PI, "Key Research on Drone-based IoT Services", Hangzhou Dianzi University Start-up Research Grant, Sept 2015 - Sept 2018 (80,000 RMB).
  • PI, "Augmented Reality Video Streaming Service: Protocol and Prototype", Dublin City University Performance Enhancing Initiatives, Nov. 2013-Oct. 2014 (2,500 euro).
  • Package Leader, "E-Stream: Innovative Performance Management System for Heterogeneous Network Environments", Ericsson-Enterprise Ireland Innovation Partnership Project, Oct. 2012-Oct.2014, (400,000 euro).

Research

Networked Robotic Systems

My primary research investigates new communication theories, models, and testing methods in networked robotic systems (NRS).

What are the grand challenges?

There are many types of robots exist in space, air, ground, and water, making them particularly useful in extreme environments where human presence is difficult. Voicing an example, with telepresence robots, humans can work in hazardous environments without physically being present. However, a number of barriers preventing NRS from reaching a wider audience. A major challenge is the capability of Internet infrastructure. Conventional TCP/IP congestion and flow control algorithms, for instance, would struggle to guarantee robotic applications. For remote surgery robots, even a 1-millisecond delay in haptic feedback could be fatal. The second challenge arises when humans interact with robots over the Internet. How do humans perceive robots and how do robots perceive humans over a great distance? What is the security, privacy, trustworthiness, and ethical concerns? In extreme environments, the harsh nature of propagation mediums (fading, absorption, scattering) could also hinder communications. To address the challenges above, novel and bespoke design of communication systems is urgently needed for specific robotic applications.

What about the future?

“Communications and Networking” in the future NRS will not only deliver data, but also assist sensing and computing. With integrated sensing, computing and communication (ISCC), a breakthrough technology in 6G, wireless signals can be converted into new “sensors” that help robots detect obstacles; on-board computing tasks can be offloaded to the edge/cloud; the position and velocity of robots can be utilized to optimize beam tracking.

White Papers

  1. RobSense Research 2017 [English Version] [中文版]

Patents

  1. [ZL201610070380.5] "A new metric for drone video quality assessment"
  2. [ZL201520606541.9] "A new method for drone multimedia communications systems"
  3. [ZL201520606406.4] "A new method for smart delivery with drones"

Services/Invited Talks

  1. Chair, IEEE VTC-Spring workshop (VeSUS), 2023
  2. Voting member, IEEE P.1954 (networking of UAVs), 2022-
  3. Guest Lecturer, “How is IoT changing our society”, IKADO, Indonesia, 2022
  4. Best Supervisor, 1st prize, National Postgraduate Electronics Design Contest: cloud-based 3D printing, 2018
  5. Best Supervisor, 2nd prize, National Postgraduate Electronics Design Contest: Firefighting with UAVs, 2018
  6. Workshop Chair, IEEE 5G Summit, Finland, Sept 2017
  7. Workshop Chair, IEEE CSCN 2017, Finland, Sept 2017
  8. Distinguished Speaker,"Industrial UAVs in China", IEEE 5G Summit, Helsinki, Finland, Sept 2017
  9. Invited Lecturing Speaker,"Communications Subsystem for Industrial UAVs", TUHH, Hamburg, Germany, Feb 2017
  10. Invited Lecturing Speaker, KU-Leuven, Belgium, "Toward Industrial UAVs: Flight Control and Communications", Feb 2017
  11. Key Note Speaker, “Industrial Drone with 5G” 5G IoT Forum, Nokia, Hangzhou, China, May 2016
  12. Organizing Committee Chair, 13th Ireland Information Technology &Telecommunications (IT&T) Conference, 2014

Tools

    Hardware-in-the-Loop Internet of Vehicles

    1. Developer: Mr.Talha Malik
    2. Operating System: Ubuntu 20.04
    3. OMNeT++ Version: OMNeT++ 6.0.1
    4. INET Version: INET 4.3.9
    The hardware-in-the-loop network emulator allows programmable control of the network condition and topology, i.e. the transmission power of the 5G small cell, the number of vehicles connected to a network. Impact of the variable network conditions on vehicular services (i.e. video streaming) can be measured and analyzed in a realistic way.

    EasySwarm: Ground Control Station for Drone Swarm

    Drone platform

    Industry drone platform 5G drone platform Flight controller (FPGA+CPU) SwarmLink radio (LoRa)

Publications

Journal

  1. L.Zhong, Z.Zhou, Y.Zhuang, H.Li, S.Huang, S.Yang, P.Guo, L.Zhong, Z.Yuan, and C.Xu, “MR-FFL: A Stratified Community-Based Mutual Reliability Framework for Fairness-Aware Federated Learning in Heterogeneous UAV Networks”, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2024. (IF=10.238, SJR=Q1)
  2. Guorui Xie, Qing Li, Zhenning Shi, Hanbin Fang, Shengpeng Ji, Yong Jiang, Zhenhui Yuan, Lianbo Ma, and Mingwei Xu. "Generating Neural Networks for Diverse Networking Classifcation Tasks via Hardware-Aware Neural Architecture Search", to appear in IEEE Transactions on Computers, 2024. (IF=3.7, SJR=Q1)
  3. Y. Liao, X. Chen, J. Liu, Y. Han, N. Xu and Z. Yuan, "Cooperative UAV-USV MEC Platform for Wireless Inland Waterway Communications", to appear in IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 2023. (IF=4.3, SJR=Q1)
  4. F. Song, Y. Ma, Z. Yuan, I. You, G. Pau and H. Zhang, "Exploring Reliable Decentralized Networks with Smart Collaborative Theory," IEEE Communications Magazine, Jun 2023. (IF=11.2, SJR=Q1)
  5. Q.Li, H.Huang, R.Li, J.Lv, Z.Yuan, L.Ma, Y.Han, and Y.Jiang, “A comprehensive survey on DDoS defense systems: New trends and challenges” Computer Networks, Computer Networks, Jun 2023. (IF=5.493, SJR=Q1)
  6. H.Wang, Q.Li, H.Sun, Z.Chen, Y.Hao, J.Peng, Z.Yuan, J.Fu and Y.Jiang, "VaBUS: Edge-Cloud Real-time Video Analytics via Background Understanding and Subtraction", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), DOI:10.1109/JSAC.2022.3221995, 2022. (IF=13.081, SJR=Q1)
  7. Y.Wan, Y.Zhong, Y.Huang, Y.Han, Y.Cui, Q.Yang, Z.Li, Z.Yuan and Q.Li, "ARSD: An Adaptive Region Selection Object Detection Framework for UAV Images", Drones, 6(9), 228, 2022. (IF=5.532, SJR=Q1)
  8. A QoS-Based Fairness-Aware BBR Congestion Control Algorithm Using QUIC, Han, Y., Zuo, M., Yuan, H., Zhong, Y., Yuan, Z. & Bi, T., in Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Apr 2022. (IF=2.146)
  9. S. Kalwar, K.W. Chin and Z. Yuan, "Optimizing TDMA Schedule and SIC-Capable UAV Position via Gibbs Sampling," in IEEE Networking Letters, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 97-100, Sept. 2020. (IF=2.5)
  10. S. Kalwar, K-W Chin and Z. Yuan, “A Hybrid MAC for Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Networks”, in Springer Wireless Networks, 26, 3749–3761, Mar.2020. (IF:2.405)
  11. Z.Yuan and G-M.Muntean, “AirSlice - A Novel Network Slicing-based Framework for UAV Communications”, in IEEE Communications Magazine, vol.58, no.11, pp.62-68, Nov.2020. (IF=10.435, SJR=Q1).
  12. S. Kalwar, K.W. Chin and Z. Yuan, "DownLink Throughput Maximization in Multi-UAVs Networks using Discrete Optimization", in Springer Journal of Network and Systems Management, 28(2), pp247-270, 2020. (IF=1.676)
  13. Z. Yuan, J. Jin, L. Sun, Kwan-Wu Chin and Gabriel-Miro Muntean, “Ultra-Reliable IoT Communications with UAVs: A Swarm Use Case”, IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 56, no. 12, pp. 90-96, Dec 2018. (IF=10.435, SJR=Q1).
  14. Z. Yuan, J. Jin, J. Chen, L. Sun and Gabriel-Miro Muntean, “ComProSe: Shaping Future Public Safety Communities with ProSe-based UAVs”, IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 55, no. 12, pp. 165-171, Dec 2017. (IF=10.435, SJR=Q1). [PDF]
  15. S. Chen, Z. Yuan, Gabriel-Miro Muntean, “Balancing Energy and Quality-awareness: A MAC-Layer Duty-Cycle Management Solution for Multimedia Delivery over Wireless Mesh Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol.66, no.2, pp.1547-1560, Apr 2016. (IF=2.642, SJR=Q1). [PDF]
  16. Y. Han, Z. Yuan, G.-M. Muntean, "An Innovative No-Reference Metric for Real-time 3D Stereoscopic Video Quality Assessment", IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 654-663, Mar 2016. (IF=1.825, SJR=Q1). [PDF]
  17. S. Chen, Z. Yuan, Gabriel-Miro Muntean, “An Energy-aware Routing Algorithm for Quality-oriented Wireless Video Delivery”, IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting, vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 55-68, Mar 2016. (IF=1.825, SJR=Q1). [PDF]
  18. Z. Yuan, T. Bi, G. Ghinea, and G.-M. Muntean, “Perceived Synchronization of Mulsemedia Services”, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, vol. 17, no. 7, pp. 957 - 966, May 2015. (IF=2.303, SJR=Q1). [PDF]
  19. Z. Yuan, G. Ghinea, and G.-M. Muntean, “Beyond Multimedia Adaptation: Quality of Experience-aware Multi-sensorial Media Delivery ”, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, vol. 17, no.1, pp. 104-117, Jan 2015. (IF=2.303, SJR=Q1). [PDF]
  20. Z. Yuan, S. Chen, G. Ghinea, G.-M. Muntean, “User Quality of Experience of Mulsemedia Applications”, ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications (ACM TOMM), vol. 11, no. 1, Sept 2014. (IF=1.586) [PDF]
  21. Z. Yuan and G.-M. Muntean, "iVoIP: an Intelligent Bandwidth Management Scheme for VoIP in WLANs", ACM/Springer Wireless Networks, vol.20, no.3, pp.457-473, Apr.2014. (IF=1.055) [PDF]
  22. Z. Yuan and G.-M. Muntean, "A Prioritized Adaptive Scheme for Multimedia Services over IEEE 802.11 WLANs", IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol.10, no.4, pp.340 - 355, Dec 2013. (IF=3.134, SJR=Q1) [PDF]
  23. Z. Yuan, H. Venkataraman, and G.-M. Muntean, "MBE: Model-Based Available Bandwidth Estimation for IEEE 802.11 Data Communications", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol.61, no.5, pp.2158-2171, Jun 2012. (IF=2.642, SJR=Q1) [PDF]

Conference

  1. Zhenge Xu, Qing Li*, Wanxin Shi, Yong Jiang, Zhenhui Yuan, Peng Zhang, and Gabriel Muntean. "NCTM: A Novel Coded Transmission Mechanism for Short Video Deliveries." The Web Conference (ACM WWW), May 2024, Singapore [CORE rank: A*].
  2. Yuanzheng Tan, Qing Li*, Junkun Peng, Zhenhui Yuan, and Yong Jiang. "Air-CAD: Edge-Assisted Multi-Drone Network for Real-time Crowd Anomaly Detection." The Web Conference (ACM WWW), May 2024, Singapore [CORE rank: A*].
  3. "Deterrence of Adversarial Perturbations: Moving Target Defense for Automatic Modulation Classification in Wireless Communication Systems", IEEE International Conference on Communications (IEEE ICC) Jun 2024, Denver, USA.
  4. Guorui Xie, Qing li*, Jiaye Lin, Gianni Antichi, Dan Zhao, Zhenhui Yuan, Ruoyu Li, and Yong Jiang. "Dryad: Deploying Adaptive Trees on Programmable Switches for Networking Classification." Accepted by IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP) 2023.
  5. Jiaye Lin, Qing Li*, Guorui Xie, Yong Jiang, Zhenhui Yuan, Changlin Jiang, and Yuan Yang. "In-Forest: Distributed In-Network Classification with Ensemble Models." Accepted by IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP) 2023.
  6. J.Redondo, Z.Yuan, N.Aslam, “Performance Analysis of High-Definition Map Distribution in VANET”, to appear in IEEE International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference (IEEE IWCMC), June 2023, Marrakesh, Morocco.
  7. X.Chen, P.Han, Y.Huang, Y.Han, Y.Zhong, Z.Li, Z.Yuan and G.Muntean, “A Genetic Algorithm-based Image Enhancement Approach for Autonomous Driving at Night”, to appear in IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting (IEEE BMSB), June 2023, Beijing, China.
  8. H. Yuan, Y. Han, Y. Zhong, M. Liao, Z. Yuan and G. Muntean, “FEBBR: A Fairness-Enhanced Approach for BBR Congestion Control”, to appear in IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting (IEEE BMSB), June 2023, Beijing, China.
  9. R. He , Q. Li, Q.Yu , Z. Yuan, W. Shi , J. Lv and Y. Han, ”MacSR: Macroblock-aware Lightweight Video Super-Resolution”, IEEE Data Compression Conference (IEEE DCC), Mar. 2023, Snowbird, UT, USA.
  10. Qian Yu, Qing Li*, Rui He, Gareth Tyson, Wanxin Shi, Jianhui Lv, Zhenhui Yuan, Peng Zhang, Yulong Lan and Zhicheng Li. "BiSR: Bidirectionally Optimized Super-Resolution for Mobile Video Streaming". Accepted by The Web Conference ACM WWW 2023. [CORE rank: A*]
  11. J.Peng, Q.Li, Y.Tan, D.Zhao, Z.Yuan, J.Chen, H.Wang and Y.Jiang, "SkyNet: Multi-Drone Cooperation for Real-Time Identification and Localization", IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), New York, USA, May 2023. [CORE rank: A*]
  12. G.Xie, Q.Li, Z.Shi, S.Ji, Z.Yuan, L.Zhang, Y.Jiang and M.Xu, "Loong: Generic Neural Network Automation for Multi-Objective Networking Classification Tasks", IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), New York, USA, May 2023. [CORE rank: A*]
  13. Shi, W., Li, Q., Zhang, R., Shen, G., Jiang, Y., Yuan, Z. & Muntean, G-M., "QoE Ready to Respond: A QoE-aware MEC Selection Scheme for DASH-based Adaptive Video Streaming to Mobile Users", 29th ACM International Conference on Multimedia (ACMMM), Chengdu, China, Oct 2021, pp. 4016–4024. [CORE rank: A*]
  14. Y. Chen, Q. Li, A. Zhang, L. Zou, Y. Jiang, Z. Xu, J. Li, and Z. Yuan, "Higher quality live streaming under lower uplink bandwidth: an approach of super-resolution based video coding", In Proceedings of the 31st ACM Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video (ACM NOSSDAV), Istanbul, Turkey, Jul 2021, pp. 74-81. [CORE rank: A]
  15. Yujie Zhang and Zhenhui Yuan, "Cloud-based UAV Data Delivery over 4G Network", The Tenth International Conference on Mobile Computing and Ubiquitous Networking (ICMU), Toyama, Japan, 3-5 Oct 2017, pp. 1-2.
  16. Z. Yuan, J. Jin, X. Huang and L. Sun, "Software Defined Mobile Sensor Network for Micro UAV Swarm", IEEE International Conference on Control and Robotics Engineering (IEEE ICRE), Singapore, 2-4 Apr 2016, pp. 1-4. [Best Paper Award]
  17. Y. Han, Z. Yuan and G.-M. Muntean, “Extended No Reference Objective Quality Metric for Stereoscopic 3D Video”, accepted by IEEE International Conference on Communications workshop(IEEE ICC workshop) on Quality of Experience-based Management for Future Internet Applications and Services, London, UK, Jun 2015.
  18. T. Molloy, Z.Yuan and G.-M. Muntean, "Real Time Emulation of an LTE Network Using NS-3," 25th IET Irish Signals & Systems Conference (IET ISSC), Limerick, Ireland, Jun 2014, pp. 251-257. [PDF]
  19. Z. Yuan, G. Ghinea and G.-M. Muntean, "Quality of Experience Study for Multiple Sensorial Media Delivery", IEEE International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IEEE IWCMC), Nicosia, Cyprus, Aug. 2014, pp. 1142-1146. [PDF]
  20. R. Andreucetti, Z. Yuan, S. Chen and G.-M. Muntean, "Smartphone Energy Consumption of Multimedia Services in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks", IEEE International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IEEE IWCMC), Nicosia, Cyprus, Aug 2014, pp.1147-1151. [PDF]
  21. Y. Han, Z. Yuan, G.-M. Muntean, "No reference Objective Quality Metric for Stereoscopic 3D Video", IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting (IEEE BMSB), Beijing, China, Jun 2014, pp. 1-6. [Best Paper Award] [PDF]
  22. T. Bi, Z. Yuan, G.-M. Muntean, "Network Reputation-based Stereoscopic 3D Video Delivery in Heterogeneous Networks", IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting (IEEE BMSB), Beijing, China, Jun 2014, pp.1-7. [PDF]
  23. Z. Yuan, J. Keeney,S. van der Meer, G.Hogan and Gabriel-Miro Muntean,"Context-aware Heterogeneous Network Performance Analysis: Test-bed Development", IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications workshop (IEEE PerCom workshop), Budapest, Hungary, Mar. 2014, pp.472 - 477. [PDF]
  24. T. Ding, Z. Yuan, S. Chen and G.-M. Muntean, "Smartphone Energy Consumption Models for Multimedia Services using Multipath TCP", IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (IEEE CCNC), Las Vegas, U.S., Jan 2014, pp.239-244. [PDF]
  25. S. Chen, Z. Yuan, and G.-M. Muntean, "A Traffic Burstiness-based Offload Scheme for Energy Efficiency Deliveries in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks", IEEE Global Communications Conference workshop (IEEE Globecom workshop), Atlanta, U.S., Dec 2013, pp. 538-543. [PDF]
  26. S. Chen, Z. Yuan, and G.-M. Muntean,"An Energy-aware Multipath-TCP-based Content Delivery Scheme in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks", IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (IEEE WCNC), Shanghai, China, Apr 2013, pp.1291-1296. [PDF]
  27. Z. Yuan, H. Venkataraman, and G.-M. Muntean,"A Novel Bandwidth Estimation Algorithm for IEEE 802.11 TCP Data Transmissions",IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference workshop (IEEE WCNC workshop) on Wireless Vehicular Communications and Networks, Paris, France, Apr 2012, pp.377-382. [PDF]
  28. Z. Yuan, H. Venkataraman, and G.-M. Muntean,"iPAS:An User Perceived Quality-based Intelligent Prioritized Adaptive Scheme for IPTV in Wireless Home Networks", IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting (IEEE BMSB), Shanghai, China, Mar 2010, pp.1-6. [PDF]
  29. Z. Yuan, H. Venkataraman, and G.-M. Muntean, "iBE: A Novel Bandwidth Estimation Algorithm for Multimedia Services over IEEE 802.11 Wireless Networks", 12th IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Management of Multimedia and Mobile Networks and Services (IFIP/IEEE MMNS), Venice, Italy, Oct 2009, pp. 69-80. [PDF]
  30. Z. Yuan, H. Venkataraman, and G.-M. Muntean,"Necessity for an Intelligent Bandwidth Estimation Technique over Wireless Networks", China-Ireland International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies (IET CIICT), Maynooth, Ireland, Aug 2009. [PDF]

Teaching

modules
  1. Computer Networks (Cisco CCNA 1/2/3)
  2. Python
  3. Embedded C Programming

Demo

 
Demo: Air Signal Mapping (collaborate with Nokia)
  • Goal: analyzing the signal strength distribution in 3D space, which helps for future 5G small cell deployment
  • Time & Location: 2016, Hangzhou
  • RobSense RST1000 + RobSense Phenix Lite Flight Controller
  • Nokia small cell + Nokia air signal detector
Demo: Emergent Communications Service with Drone
  • Goal: evaluate QoS and video quality of drone-based emergent communications. A drone is controlled by remote server via LTE link, meanwhile, the drone provides local WiFi access.
  • Time & Location: 2016, Hangzhou
  • RobSense RST800
  • RobSense Phenix Lite Flight Controller
  • 1.4GHz LTE basestation + WiFi AP offered by StarSolution co.ltd
  • Wireshark software is used for signal analysis
  • This demo was shown at Nokia 5G Summit 2016 at Hangzhou
Demo: Inspection at Chemical Factory
  • Goal: Inspecting local chemical factory using drone
  • Time & Location: 2016, Hangzhou
  • RobSense RST800
  • RobSense Phenix Lite Flight Controller
Demo: 3D Video Delivery
  • Goal: building a new objective evaluation metric for wireless 3D video delivery
  • Time & Location: 2014, Dublin
  • Hardware: ASUS VG278 3D monitor (27’’ display with resolution 1920x1080), 3D shutter class
  • Software: Dummynet, VLC player, wireshark
  • Publication: "Software Defined Mobile Sensor Network for Micro UAV Swarm", accepted by IEEE International Conference on Control and Robotics Engineering, Singapore, 2-4 Apr 2016 [best student paper]
Demo: Real Time Emulation of an LTE Network
  • Goal: software implementing LTE network environment
  • Time & Location: 2014, Dublin
  • Hardware: Intel i5-3470 Quad Core, 3.20GHz, 8GB DDR3 RAM(one PC as eNB host), Intel Core i3-2365M, 1.4GHz; 4GB DDR3 RAM (one PC as node)
  • Software: NS3, VLC
  • Publication: "Real Time Emulation of an LTE Network Using NS-3," 25th IET Irish Signals & Systems Conference (IET ISSC), Limerick, Ireland, Jun. 2014, pp. 251-257
Demo: Multi-sensory Media Delivery
  • Goal: evaluate a novel adaptive streaming solution for multi-sensory video
  • Time & Location: 2014, Dublin
  • Hardware: haptic vest, air fan, olfaction generator
  • Software: mulsemedia test software from PEL lab
  • Publication: ACM TOMCCAP, IEEE Trans. MM, and IEEE IWCMC 2014
Demo: SDR implementation with GSM
  • Goal: To capture "practical" control plane messages of operator networks. A local real 800MHz GSM network was built using open-source code.
  • Time & Location: 2013, Dublin
  • Hardware: USRP N210, signal generator (clock synch), iPhone 4s
  • Software: vOpenBTS v2.8, GNU radio v3.6.5, Asterisk v11.0
  • Publication: "Context-aware Heterogeneous Network Performance Analysis: Test-bed Development", IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications workshop (IEEE PerCom workshop), Budapest, Hungary, Mar. 2014
Demo: Mobile Energy Consumption using MPTCP
  • Goal: Study energy cost when deploying multi-path TCP protocol
  • Time & Location: 2013, Dublin
  • Hardware: Arduino, Samsung Galaxy SIII
  • Software: MPTCP open-source code
  • Publication: "Smartphone Energy Consumption Models for Multimedia Services using Multipath TCP", IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (IEEE CCNC), Las Vegas, U.S., Jan. 2014, pp.239-244
Demo: intelligent Prioritized Adaptive Scheme
  • Goal: Study the proposed prioritized packet scheduling scheme for WiFi
  • Time & Location: 2012, Dublin
  • Hardware: DELL i7 laptop, Samsung tablet, Huawei smartphone, LinkSys router, LANFORGE traffic generator
  • Software: VLC player
  • Publication: "A Prioritized Adaptive Scheme for Multimedia Services over IEEE 802.11 WLANs", IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol.10, no.4, pp.340 - 355, Dec.2013
Demo: Model-based Bandwidth Estimation Algorithm
  • Goal: Evaluate a proposed model which estimates available WiFi bandwidth using historical QoS parameters
  • Time & Location: 2012, Dublin
  • Hardware: Cisco Linksys WRV210 wireless router, LANFORGE traffic generator, Pascall signal attenuator
  • Software: wireshark
  • Publication: "MBE: Model-Based Available Bandwidth Estimation for IEEE 802.11 Data Communications", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol.61, no.5, pp.2158-2171, Jun.2012

My favo books!

  • A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age, by Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman
  • Mud, Sweat and Tears, by Bear Grylls
  • How Not to Be Wrong: The Hidden Maths of Everyday Life, by Jordan Ellenberg
  • Lyrebird, by Cecelia Ahern
  • Making It Up As I Go Along, by Marian Keyes
  • <<苏东坡传>> 林语堂
  • <<居里夫人自传>> 玛丽·居里
  • <<李光耀回忆录>> 李光耀
  • That's Life, Marty Whelan
  • <<浪潮之巅>><<数学之美>> 吴军
  • <<蔡澜旅行食记>> 蔡澜
  • <<把生命浪费在美好的事物上>> 吴晓波
  • <<腾讯传>> 吴晓波
  • <<激荡三十年>> 吴晓波
  • <<当我谈跑步时我谈些什么>> 村上春树
  • <<问渠哪得清如许>> 朱光潜
  • <<平凡的世界>> 路遥
  • <<神秘岛>> 儒勒.凡尔纳