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Yahong Rosa Zheng (Ph.D., FIEEE) Achievement Highlights (Updated Jan 15, 2017)
Publications
63 journal papers (in refereed IEEE, IET, ASA Journals)
120 conference papers (mainly in IEEE international conferences)
7 journal paper submissions under review
Research Funding
22 research grants totaling $10,327,371 (as PI and co-PI) and six research
gifts/consulting project totaling $305,500 since fall 2005. Her individual share is
$2,813,352 (grant) + $290,500 (gifts). Her external, competitive funds include
o Two STTR/SBIR Phase I and one STTR Phase II ($560,497)
o an NSF Early Faculty Career Award 2009 ($400,000)
o three NSF regular research grants ($1,295,322)
o one DoD DURIP grant ($210,232)
o one Dept of Transportation grant ($500,000)
o three ONR grants (total $1,440,045)
o one AFOSR grant ($269,224)
Scholarly Activities
Associate Editor, IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, since July 2016.
Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2011-2016.
Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2006-2008.
Symposium Co-Chair, Wireless Communications Systems, IEEE Globecom 2012.
Leading Co-Chair, IEEE VTC2017 fall, ICC 2014, ICC2017, and Globecom 2016.
Technical Program Committee Tutorials Co-chair, Globecom2016 and ICC2018.
Teaching
Taught 7 different undergraduate courses and 8 different graduate courses at
Missouri S&T and University of Missouri-Columbia;
Developed one new graduate course, redeveloped lectures and lab experiments for
4 undergraduate courses and 6 graduate courses at Missouri S&T;
Graduated 6 Ph.D. and 10 M.S. thesis students, hosted 7 visiting Ph.D. students,
and advised 15 undergraduate researchers.
Awards
Fellow of IEEE since 2015;
Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, 2015 – 2017;
Distinguished Research Investigator Award, Intelligent Systems Research Center,
Missouri S&T, 2013;
Two Missouri S&T Faculty Research Awards 2016, 2012, 2009;
Missouri S&T Faculty Excellence Award 2008.
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Yahong Rosa ZHENG (Ph.D., FIEEE)
Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Missouri University of Science and Technology
225 EECH, 301 West 16th Street, Rolla, MO 65409
Phone: 573 341 6632 Fax: 573 341 6671
E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://web.mst.edu/~zhengyr
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (EE) Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada (with honor) 09/1997-11/2002
Dept. of System and Computer Engineering
Thesis: Spatial-Temporal Subband Beamforming for Near Field Array Processing.
Supervisors: Dr. Rafik A. Goubran, Dr. Mohamed El-Tanany
M.S. (EE) Tsinghua University, Beijing, China (with honor) 09/1987-12/1989
Dept. of Electronic Engineering
Thesis: Data Acquisition and Image Processing for a Scanning Ion Microscope.
Supervisors: Dr. Jiahe Lu
B.S. (EE) University of Electronic Science and Technology of China,
Chengdu, China (with first class honor)
09/1983-08/1987
Thesis: Fourier Descriptors of a Closed Curve for Pattern Recognition.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology,
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 09/2015-present
Conducting Research and Teaching in Digital Signal Processing and Wireless
Communications
Supervising Postdoctoral Fellow, Graduate and Undergraduate Students
Providing Service to Professional Society and University
Associate Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology,
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 09/2011-8/2015
Research, Teaching, and Service in Digital Signal Processing and Wireless
Communications
Assistant Professor, Dept. of ECE, Missouri University of Science and Technology
(formerly known as University of Missouri-Rolla) 07/2005- 08/2011
Conducted Research, Teaching, and Service in the area of Digital Signal
Processing and Wireless Communications.
Visiting Assistant Professor/NSERC Post-Doctoral Fellow 01/2003-05/2005
Dept. of ECE, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO
Conducted Research and Teaching in DSP and Communications
Taught Three Courses and Supervised Two Graduate Students
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Consultant, CommPro Research & Consulting Inc., Ottawa, Canada, 12/1999-05/2002
(subcontractor to Nortel Networks),
Conducted Research in Mobile Speed Estimation for Wireless Communications;
Assisted Field Experiments for Algorithm Test.
Quality Control Manager, Polytronics Eng., ONT, Canada 12/1996-05/1997
Organized manufacturing of Battery Monitoring Systems,
Managed Quality Control procedures towards ISO 9002 accreditation.
System Engineer, SAGEM Australasia Ltd., Sydney, Australia 08/1994-05/1996
Delivered customer support on various Globe Positioning Systems (GPS)
products including field trials, system configuration, and equipment testing.
Integrated two Maritime Safety /Coast Guard Systems using Fault-Tolerant
Maritime Beacon (FTMB) with three other engineers. Increased revenue by 40%.
Engineer, Beijing Peony Electronic Company, Beijing, CHINA 01/1990-05/1994
Invented a writing and testing instrument for TV manufacturing on automatic
mass production lines which doubled the production speed
Designed a new model of Picture-in-Picture TV and researched High Definition
TV (HDTV) Algorithms
Conducted standard support in National Standard Committee for Digital TV.
TEACHING & RESEARCH INTERESTS
Teaching Interests:
1. CE courses: Digital Logic, Embedded Systems, Digital Signal Processing, Real-
Time DSP, DSP on FPGA, Verilog and VHDL, Wireless Sensor Networks;
2. CS courses: Probability and Stochastic Processes, Markov Decision Processes,
Convex Optimization, Information Theory, Operating Systems;
3. EE courses: Signals and Systems, Analog/Digital Communications, Wireless
Communications, Estimation and Detection Theory, Adaptive Signal Processing.
Research Interests:
1. Cyber-Physical Systems
a. Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
(AUVs), and applications to Ocean Big Data (OBD);
b. Smart transportation systems, underwater bridge monitoring and pipeline
monitoring;
c. Smart and connected community with intelligent transportation and
microgrid power systems.
2. Wireless Communications and Sensor Networks
a. Physical layer secure communications for cognitive radio networks;
b. Energy-harvesting communications and network resource allocation;
c. Underwater Acoustic Communications (Acom), Underwater/underground
Magneto-Inductive (MI) nearfield communications;
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d. Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) communications systems:
Channel precoding, Turbo equalization, channel estimation, Real-Time
hardware implementation of MIMO Transceivers.
3. Array Signal Processing and Digital Signal Processing
a. Compressive Sensing (CS) for nearfield 3-D SAR imaging of
Nondestructive Testing (NDT) systems and MRI systems.
b. Real-Time DSP: Real-Time implementation on MCU, DSP & FPGA.
c. Phased Array Radar Signal Processing: Space-Time Adaptive Processing,
Statistical Modeling of non-Gaussian Clutters/Signals, Target Detection
and Recognition, Synthetic Aperture Radar.
d. Adaptive Signal Processing for Multimedia Communications: Near-Field
Beamforming, Microphone Array Signal Processing, Acoustic & Network
Echo Cancellation, Speech Enhancement, Noise and Interference
Suppression.
Awarded Grants (Total $10,327,371, share $2,813,352, proposal success rate ~ 50%)
1. M. Pan, A. Becker, Y. R. Zheng, Z. Han, and J. Chen, “Collaborative Research:
DEUS: Distributed, Efficient, Ubiquitous and Secure Data Delivery Using
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles,” $799,998 (25% share), NSF CISE, Jan. 2017 –
Dec. 2019.
2. Y. R. Zheng, L. Fan, and B. Bachman, “I-CORPS Team: Reliable and Low-cost
Transceiver for Underwater Wireless Communications and Networks,” $50,000
(90% share). NSF IIP. June 2016- Dec. 2016.
3. M. T. Ghasr, Y. R. Zheng, and K. M. Donnell, “Design and Prototyping of a Real-
Time Millimeter Wave Compressive Sensing Imager,” TRI Austin via DoD STTR
Phase II, $461,497 (30% share), Jan. 2016 – Jun. 2017.
4. Y.R. Zheng, “Secure Communications in Fading Cognitive Radio Networks with
Finite-Alphabet Signaling,” National Science Foundation, #ECCS1231848.
$135,324. (100% share) Mar. 2015 – Oct, 2016.
5. Y.R. Zheng, “Research Experience for Undergraduate, Supplement to NSF award
#ECCS1408316”, National Science Foundation, $16,000. (100% share) June 2015-
June 2016.
6. Y.R. Zheng, “Online resource allocation with energy harvesting for underwater
wireless networks,” National Science Foundation, $360,000. (100% share) Aug.
2014 –July, 2016.
7. K. M. Donnell, Y. R. Zheng, and R. Zoughi, “Implementation of robust data
reduction techniques to millimeter wave imaging,” TRI Austin via DoD STTR,
$77,000 (33% share), Sep. 2014 – Mar. 2015.
8. Y.R. Zheng, “Research Experience for Undergraduate, Supplement to CAREER
award #ECCS0846486”, National Science Foundation, $16,000. (100% share) July
2013-June 2015.
9. Y.R. Zheng and L. Ma, “Ultra-fast 4D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for
characterizing diastolic dysfunction,” Inter-discipline Intercampus Research
RESEARCH GRANTS
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program, University of Missouri system, $50,000 (50% share), May 2013 – August
2014.
10. Y.R. Zheng, “CAREER: Joint Power-Allocation and Diversity (JPAD)
Optimization for Networked Underwater Acoustic Transceivers”, National Science
Foundation, Award #ECCS0846486. $400,000. (100% share) July 2009-June 2015.
11. Y.R. Zheng and C. Xiao, “DURIP: Multichannel RF Signal Generator and
Analyzer for Measurement and Modeling of Correlated Wireless Channels,” Office
of Naval Research, PI, $210,232. (65% share) June 2011-May 2012.
12. G. Chen, D. Pommerenke, and Y.R. Zheng, “Real-Time Bridge Scour
Management with Wireless Smart Rocks as Mitigation Measures and Field Agents
for Monitoring and Prediction,” Research and Innovation Technology
Administration (RITA), Department of Transportation. Co-PI. $500,000 + $500K
institutional matching. (25% share). June. 2011- Dec. 2013.
13. Y. R. Zheng, “Receiver Circuits and Signal Processing for Passive RF Signal
Detection”, PI, sub-project of $180,000 (100% share) in “Detection and
Localization of IED Using Multimodal Wireless Sensor Network”, a $4.9M project
led by Dr. J. Sarangapani. Army Research Laboratory. Aug. 2010-July 2012.
14. C. Xiao and Y.R. Zheng, “Improving Reliability and Throughput via Linear
Precoding for Terrestrial Communications in Difficult Propagation and Multi-path
Environments”, Office of Naval Research. Co-PI, $910,582 (35% share), Jan. 2009
– Dec. 2011.
15. C. Xiao and Y.R. Zheng, “Robust High Data-Rate MIMO Communications for
Static and Mobile Underwater Acoustic Transceivers”, Office of Naval Research.
Co-PI, $259,695 (50% share), Nov. 2009 – Oct. 2011.
16. Y. R. Zheng, “Compressive sensing of 3D microwave imaging systems for non-
destructive testing,” University of Missouri Research Board, PI, $25,000 (100%
share). Jun 2010-May 2012.
17. Y.R. Zheng and R. Zoughi, “Improving Efficiency of Microwave Imaging
System using compressive Sensing technology”, American Society for
Nondestructive Testing, student fellowship award, $15,000. PI, (50% share). Aug.
2010--Jul. 2011.
18. Y.R. Zheng, “Robust Real-Time Adaptive Signal Processing for Phased Array
Radar Systems in non-Gaussian Interference Environments”, PI, Air Force Office of
Scientific Research, $269,224 (100% share), Mar. 2007 – May. 2010.
19. Y.R. Zheng and C. Xiao, “Frequency-Domain Adaptive MIMO Equalizers for
Triply-Spread Shallow Water Acoustic Communications”, Office of Naval
Research. PI, $269,768 (50% share), Oct. 2006 – Sep. 2009.
20. Y.R. Zheng, “Robust Space-Time Adaptive Processing (STAP) Algorithms for
Clutter Suppression and Target Detection”, Subcontractor, US Army SBIR, Phase
I, $21,000 (100% share). Nov. 2006 – May 2007.
21. Y. R. Zheng, “Throughput Capacity Analysis for Cooperative Multiuser Wireless
Networks”, PI, University of Missouri Research Board, $31,050 (100% share), Jun.
2006 – Dec. 2007.
22. Y.R. Zheng and J. Sarangapani, “High-Speed Robust Communication Systems
for Off-Highway Machinery”, PI, Cat Electronics, Caterpillar Corporation, Peoria,
IL, $50,000 (50% share), June 2006 – April 2007.
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Research Gifts and Consulting (Total $305,500, share $290,500)
o Y. R. Zheng, “Acoustic Transceivers for Water Pipe Monitoring,” research gift of
US$260 K (100% share) from “Smart Urban Water Supply System,” a HK$33.225
Million (~US$4.28Million) project, led by Dr. M. S. Ghidaoui of Hong Kong
University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Research Grant Council, Jan.
2016 – Dec. 2020.
o J. Seiffertt and Y.R. Zheng, “Cypress CY8CKIT-050 PSoC 5 Development Kit”,
Cypress Semiconductor, Equipment donation, $10,000 value (50% share), Oct.
2012.
o Y.R. Zheng, “OMAP-L138 Integral DSP+ARM Development Kits”, Texas
Instrument, Equipment Donation, $2,000 value (100% share), Mar 2012.
o S. Grant and Y.R. Zheng, “The Near Field Speakerphone”, co-PI, Microsoft
Research, Microsoft Corporation, Seattle, WA, Research gift, $20,000 (50% share),
Aug. 2006.
o Y.R. Zheng, “TMS320C6713 and TMS320C5510 DSP Starter Kits”, Texas
Instrument, Equipment Donation, $5,000 value (100% share), June 2006.
o Y.R. Zheng, “Stratix II FPGA DSP Development Kit”, Altera Inc., Equipment &
Software Donation, $8,500 value (100% share), April 2006.
Proposals Pending:
Y.R. Zheng and B. Bachman, “PFI: AIR-TT: Prototyping Turbo Receivers for
Robust Underwater Wireless Communications,” NSF, IIP, $200,000 (share 90%),
submitted Oct. 2016.
Y.R. Zheng, P. Shamsi, M. Ferdowsi, and D. Wunsch, “S&AS: INT: Knowledge-
rich Intelligent Systems for Integrated Power Grid and Self-Driving Electric
Buses,” NSF, CISE, $1,395,818 (share 30%), submitted Dec. 2016.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed International Journal Papers (authorship as it appears)
[J1] D. Bi, Y. Xie, L. Ma, X. Li, X. Yang, and Y.R. Zheng, “Multi-frequency Compressed
Sensing for 2-D Near-field Synthetic Aperture Radar Image Reconstruction,” IEEE
Trans. Instrument. Measurement, accepted Oct. 2016.
[J2] Z. Chen, J. Wang, and Y.R. Zheng, “Frequency Domain Turbo Equalization with
Iterative Channel Estimation for MIMO Underwater Acoustic Communications,”
IEEE J. Ocean. Eng., in press. DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2016.2600106. Oct. 2016.
[J3] Z. Chen, Y. R. Zheng, J. Wang, J. Song, “Frequency Domain Turbo Equalization
under MMSE Criterion for Single Carrier MIMO Systems,” IEEE Trans. Vehicular
Technology, accepted Mar. 2016.
[J4] D. Bi and L. Ma and X. Xie and Y. Xie and X. Li and Y. R. Zheng, “A Splitting
Bregman-Based Compressed Sensing Approach for Radial UTE MRI,” IEEE
Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Vol. 26, No. 7, pp. 1-5. Oct. 2016.
[J5] W. Zeng, Y.R. Zheng, and C. Xiao, “Multi-antenna Secure Cognitive Radio
Networks with Finite-Alphabet Inputs: a Global Optimization Approach for Precoder
Design,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 3044-3057, Apr. 2016.
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[J6] D. Bi, Y. Xie, X. Li, and Y.R. Zheng, “Efficient 2-D Millimeter-wave Synthetic
Aperture Radar Image Reconstruction from Compressed Sampling,” Elsevier J. DSP,
Vol. 50, No. C, pp. 171-179, Mar. 2016.
[J7] A. Lu, X. Gao, Y.R. Zheng, and C. Xiao, “Low Complexity Polynomial Expansion
Detector with Deterministic Equivalents of the Moments of Channel Gram Matrix for
Massive MIMO Uplink,” IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 64, no. 2, pp. 586-600, Feb.
2016.
[J8] Y.R. Zheng, J. Wu, and C. Xiao, “Turbo Equalization for Underwater Acoustic
Communications,” IEEE Commun. Mag., Vol. 53, No. 11, pp. 79-87, Nov. 2015.
[J9] G. Wang, J. Wu, and Y.R. Zheng, “An Accurate Frame Error Rate Approximation of
Coded Diversity Systems,” Springer Journal Wireless Personal Communications,
Vol 86, No. 3, pp. 1377-1386, Feb. 2016.
[J10] G. Wang, J. Wu, and Y.R. Zheng, “Optimum Energy and Spectral Efficient
Transmissions for Delay-Constrained Hybrid ARQ Systems,” IEEE Trans. Veh.
Technol., Vol. 65, No. 7, pp. 5212 – 5221. July 2016.
[J11] W. Zeng, Y.R. Zheng, and C. Xiao, “Online Precoding for Energy Harvesting
Transmitter with Finite-Alphabet Inputs and Statistical CSI,” IEEE Trans. Vehicular
Techno., Vol. 65, No. 7, pp. 5287 – 5302, July 2016.
[J12] W. Duan and Y.R. Zheng, “Bidirectional Soft Decision Feedback Turbo Equalization
for MIMO Systems,” IEEE Trans. Veh. Techno., Vol. 65, No. 7, pp. 4925 - 4936, July
2016.
[J13] Z. Yang and Y.R. Zheng, “Iterative Channel Estimation and Turbo Equalization for
Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Underwater Acoustic Communications,” IEEE J.
Oceanic Eng., Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 232 - 241, Jan. 2016.
[J14] W. Zeng, Y.R. Zheng, and R. Schober, “Online Resource Allocation for Energy
Harvesting Downlink Multiuser System: Precoding with Modulation, Coding Rate,
and Subchannel Selection,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 14, no. 10, pp. 5780
– 5794, Oct. 2015.
[J15] D. Bi, Y. Xie, X. Li, and Y.R. Zheng, “A Sparsity Basis Selection Method for
Compressed Sensing,” IEEE Sig. Process. Letters, Vol. 22, no. 10, pp. 1738 - 1742,
Oct. 2015.
[J16] D. Bi, Y. Xie, and Y.R. Zheng, “Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging using Basis
Selection Compressed Sensing,” Springer J. Circuits, Systems & Signal Processing,
DOI: 10.1007/s00034-015-9974-y. vol. 34, no. 8, pp. 2561–2576, Aug. 2015.
[J17] B. Han and Y.R. Zheng, “Higher-Rank Decomposition of Correlation Matrices for
Triply Selective Mobile-to-Mobile Fading Channels,” IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol.,
Vol. 64, No. 5, pp. 1654 – 1663, May, 2015. [J18] Z. Yang and Y.R. Zheng, “A comparative study of sparse methods for 3-D synthetic
aperture radar image reconstruction,” Elsevier DSP, Vol. 32, pp. 24-33, Sep. 2014.
[J19] C. Qian, J. Wu, Y.R. Zheng, and Z. Wang, “Simplified Parallel Interference
Cancelation for Under-Determined MIMO Systems,” IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol.
63, No. 7, pp. 3196 – 3208, Sep. 2014.
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[J20] B. Han, Z. Yang, and Y. R. Zheng, “Efficient Implementation of an Iterative MIMO-
OFDM Receiver Using MMSE Interference Cancelation,” IET Commun., vol. 8, No.
7, pp. 990 – 999, May. 2014. [J21] J. Wu, G. Wang, and Y. R. Zheng, “Energy and Spectrum Efficiency Tradeoff in
Type-I ARQ Systems,” IEEE J. Selected Areas Commun., Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 356 –
366, Feb. 2014.
[J22] C. Qian, J. Wu, Y.R. Zheng, and Z. Wang, “Two-Stage List Sphere Decoding for
Under-Determined Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Systems,” IEEE Trans. Wireless
Commun., vol. 12, No. 12, pp. 6476 - 6487. Dec. 2013. [J23] H. Kajbaf, J.T. Case, Z. Yang, and Y.R. Zheng, “Compressed Sensing for SAR-
Based Wideband Three-dimensional Microwave Imaging System Using Nonuniform
Fast Fourier Transform,” IET Radar, Sonar and Navigation, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 658 –
670, July 2013.
[J24] Y. R. Zheng, M. Wang, W. Zeng, and C. Xiao, “Practical Linear Precoder Design
for Finite Alphabet Multiple-input Multiple-output Orthogonal Frequency
Multiplexing with Experiment Validation,” IET Commun., vol. 7, no. 9, pp. 836 –
847, Jun. 2013.
[J25] Y. R. Zheng and V. H. Nascimento, “Two Variable Step-Size Adaptive Algorithms
for Non-Gaussian Interference Environment Using Fractionally Lower-Order
Moment Minimization,” Elsevier J. DSP, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 831-844, May 2013.
[J26] J. Tao and Y. R. Zheng, “Turbo Detection for MIMO-OFDM Underwater Acoustic
Communications,” Int’l J. Wireless Information Networks, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 27-38,
Mar. 2013.
[J27] J. Zhang and Y. R. Zheng, “Joint Frequency-Domain Multiuser Turbo Equalization
with Successive Interference Cancellation for Doubly-Selective Fading Channels,”
Springer J. Wireless Personal Commun., vol. 68, no. 4, pp. 1317-1330, Feb 2013. [J28] L. Wang, J. Tao and Y. R. Zheng, “Single-Carrier Frequency-Domain Turbo
Equalization without Cyclic Prefix or Zero Padding for Underwater Acoustic
Communications,” J. Acoustic Society America, vol. 136, no. 6, pp. 3809-3817. Dec.
2012. [J29] H. Kajbaf, Y. R. Zheng, and R. Zoughi, “Improving Efficiency of Microwave
Wideband Imaging Using Compressed Sensing Techniques,” Material Evaluations,
American Society for Nondestructive Testing, vol. 70, no. 12, pp. 1420-1432, Dec.
2012. [J30] W. Zeng, Y. R. Zheng, M. Wang, and J. Lu, “Linear precoding for relay networks:
a perspective on finite-alphabet inputs,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 11, no.
3, pp. 1146-1157. Mar 2012. [J31] F. Ren and Y. R. Zheng, “Hardware Emulation of Wideband Correlated Multiple-
Input Multiple-Output Fading Channels,” Springer J. Signal Processing Systems, vol.
66, no. 3, pp. 273-284, Mar. 2012. [J32] Y. R. Zheng, T. Shao, and E. Blasch, “A fast-converging space-time adaptive
processing algorithm for non-Gaussian clutter suppression,” Elsevier J. Digital Signal
Processing, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 74–86, Jan. 2012.
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[J33] J. Cross, J. Zhang, and Y. R. Zheng, “Statistics of Underwater Acoustic Channels
and Their Effects on Transceiver Performances,” US Navy J. Underwater Acoustics,
vol. 61, pp.583-595. Dec. 2011.
[J34] J. Tao and Y. R. Zheng, “Turbo Equalization for MIMO Underwater Acoustic
Communications under Harsh Channel Conditions,” US Navy J. Underwater
Acoustics, vol. 61, pp. 597-613, Dec. 2011.
[J35] Z. Yang, Y. R. Zheng, and S. L. Grant, “Proportionate Affine Projection Sign
Algorithms for Network Echo Cancellation,” IEEE Trans. Audio, Speech, Language
Signal Processing, vol. 19, no. 8, pp. 2273 – 2284, Nov. 2011.
[J36] J. Zhang and Y. R. Zheng, “Frequency-domain Turbo Equalization with Soft
Successive Interference Cancellation for Single-Carrier MIMO Underwater Acoustic
Communications,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 10, no.9, pp. 2872 - 2882.
Sep. 2011.
[J37] J. Tao, J. Wu, Y. R. Zheng, and C. Xiao, “Enhanced MIMO LMMSE Turbo
Equalization: Algorithm, Simulations, and Undersea Experimental Results,” IEEE
Trans. Signal Process., vol. 59, no. 8, pp. 3813-3823. Aug. 2011.
[J38] J. Tao, J. Wu, and Y. R. Zheng, “Reliability-Based Turbo Detection,” IEEE Trans.
Wireless Commun., vol. 10, no. 7. pp. 2352 – 2361. July 2011.
[J39] C. Xiao, Y. R. Zheng, and Z. Ding, “Globally Optimal Linear Precoders for Finite
Alphabet Signals over Complex Vector Gaussian Channels,” IEEE Trans. Signal
Process., vol. 59, no. 7, pp. 3301-3314. July 2011.
[J40] J. Wu and Y. R. Zheng, “Oversampled orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
in doubly selective fading channels,” IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 59, no. 3, pp. 815-
822, March 2011.
[J41] J. Zhang and Y. R. Zheng, “Bandwidth-efficient frequency-domain equalization for
single carrier multiple-input multiple-output underwater acoustic communications,”
J. Acoust. Soc. Am. vol. 128, no. 5, pp. 2910-2919, Nov. 2010.
[J42] J. Tao, Y. R. Zheng, C. Xiao, and T. C. Yang, “Robust MIMO underwater acoustic
communications using turbo block decision-feedback equalization,” IEEE J. Oceanic
Engineering, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 948-960, Oct. 2010.
[J43] F. Ren and Y. R. Zheng, “A novel emulator for discrete-time MIMO triply-selective
fading channels,” IEEE Trans. Circuit Systems, Part-I, vol. 57, no. 9, pp. 2542 – 2551,
Sep. 2010.
[J44] J. Tao, Y. R. Zheng, C. Xiao, T. C. Yang, and W. B. Yang, “Channel equalization
for single carrier MIMO underwater acoustic communications,” EURASIP Journal
Advances Signal Processing, Article ID 281769, 17 pages. July 2010.
[J45] J. Zhang, Y. R. Zheng, C. Xiao, and K. B. Letaief, “Channel equalization and symbol
detection for single-carrier MIMO systems in presence of multiple carrier frequency
offsets,” IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol.59, no. 4, pp. 2021-2030, May 2010.
[J46] T. Shao, Y. R. Zheng, and J. Benesty, “An affine projection sign algorithm robust
against impulsive interferences,” IEEE Sig. Proc. Letters, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 327 –
330, April 2010.
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[J47] Y. R. Zheng, C. Xiao, T. C. Yang, and W. B. Yang, “Frequency-domain channel
estimation and equalization for shallow-water acoustic communications,” Elsevier J.
Physical Communication, vol. 3, no. 1, pp.48-63, Mar. 2010.
[J48] J. Zhang and Y. R. Zheng, “Improved frequency-domain channel estimation and
equalization for MIMO wireless communications,” Int’l J. Wireless Information
Networks, vol. 16, no.1, pp. 12-21. Jun. 2009
[J49] Y. R. Zheng and C. Xiao, “Channel estimation for frequency-domain equalization of
single-carrier broadband wireless communications,” IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol.
58, no. 2, pp. 815-823, Feb. 2009.
[J50] Y. R. Zheng and C. Xiao, “Mobile speed estimation for broadband wireless
communications over Rician fading channels,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol.
8, no. 1, pp.1-5, Jan. 2009.
[J51] C. Xiao and Y. R. Zheng, “On the ergodic capacity of MIMO triply selective
Rayleigh fading channels,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 2272-
2279, June 2008.
[J52] J. Wu and Y. R. Zheng, “Low complexity soft-input soft-output block decision
feedback equalization,” IEEE J. Selected Areas Commun., vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 281-289,
Feb. 2008.
[J53] J. Wu, Y. R. Zheng, A. Gumaste, and C. Xiao, “Error performance of double space
time transmit diversity systems,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 6, no. 9, pp.
3191 - 3196, Sep. 2007.
[J54] S.-Y. Leong, K.P. Lee, and Y. R. Zheng, “Iterative equalization using improved
block DFE for synchronous CDMA systems,” International Journal of Wireless
Information Networks, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 55-62, March 2007.
[J55] J. Wu, Y. R. Zheng, K. B. Letaief, and C. Xiao, “On the error performance of wireless
systems with frequency selective fading and receiver timing phase offset,” IEEE
Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 720-729, Feb. 2007.
[J56] C. Xiao, Y. R. Zheng, and N.C. Beaulieu, “Novel sum-of-sinusoids simulation
models for Rayleigh and Rician fading channels,” IEEE Trans. Wireless
Communications, vol. 5, no. 12, pp. 3667-3679, Dec. 2006.
[J57] Y. R. Zheng, R. A. Goubran, M. El-Tanany, and H.C. Shi, “A microphone array
system for multimedia applications with near-field signal targets,” IEEE Sensors
Journal, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 1395-1406, Dec. 2005.
[J58] Y. R. Zheng, R. A. Goubran and M. El-Tanany, “Robust near-field adaptive
beamforming with distance discrimination,” IEEE Trans. Speech and Audio
Processing, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 478-488, Sep. 2004.
[J59] C. Xiao, J. Wu, S. -Y. Leong, Y. R. Zheng, and K.B. Letaief, “A discrete-time model
for triply selective MIMO Rayleigh fading channels,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Comm.,
vol. 3, no. 5, pp. 1678-1688, Sept. 2004.
[J60] Y. R. Zheng, R. A. Goubran, and M. El-Tanany, “Experimental evaluation of a nested
microphone array with adaptive noise cancellers,” IEEE Trans. Instrumentation and
Measurement, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 777-786, June 2004.
[J61] Y. R. Zheng and C. Xiao, “Simulation models with correct statistical properties for
Rayleigh fading channels,” IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 51, no. 6, pp. 920-928, June
2003.
Pg.11.
[J62] Y. R. Zheng and C. Xiao, “Improved models for the generation of multiple
uncorrelated Rayleigh fading waveforms,” IEEE Commun. Letters, vol. 6, no. 6, pp.
256-258, June 2002.
[J63] C. Xiao, Y. R. Zheng, and N.C. Beaulieu, “Second-order statistical properties of the
WSS Jakes' fading channel simulator,” IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 50, no. 6, pp.
888-891, June 2002.
Submitted journal papers (under review)
[S1] A. Lu, X. Gao, Y.R. Zheng, and C. Xiao, “Linear Precoder Design for SWIPT in
MIMO Broadcasting Systems with Discrete Input Signals: Manifold Optimization
Approach,” IEEE Trans. Commun., submitted Nov. 2016.
[S2] X. Yang, Y.R. Zheng, M. T. Ghasr, and K. Donnell Hilgedick, “Microwave Imaging
from Sparse Measurements for Nearfield Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR),” IEEE
Trans. Instrumentation Measurement, submitted Nov. 2016.
[S3] J. Jin, Y.R. Zheng, W. Chen, and C. Xiao, “Generalized Quadratic Matrix
Programming: A Unified Framework for Linear Precoding With Arbitrary Input
Distributions,” IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, Submitted Aug. 2016.
[S4] W. Cai, M. Zhang, and Y.R. Zheng, “Multi-AUV Aided Cooperative 3D-localization
for Underwater Sensor Networks,” IET Radar, Sonar, and Navigation, Submitted
July, 2016.
[S5] W. Duan, J. Tao, and Y. R. Zheng, “Efficient Adaptive Turbo Equalization for
MIMO Underwater Acoustic Communications,” IEEE J. Ocean. Eng., Submitted
April 2016. Revised Oct. 2016.
[S6] J. Hao, J. Wang, and Y.R. Zheng, “Time-Domain Synchronous OFDM for
Underwater Acoustic Communication,” IEEE J. Ocean. Eng., Submitted April 2016.
[S7] N.Q. Nhan, P. Roasting, K. Amis, E. Radoi, and Y. R. Zheng, “Turbo Detection of
NB-LDPC Codes in Precoded MIMO Systems,” IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology,
Submitted Mar. 2016.
Refereed International Conference Papers
[C1] J. Jin, Y.R. Zheng, W. Chen, and C. Xiao, “Generalized Quadratic Matrix
Programming: A Unified Approach for Linear Precoder Design,” IEEE Globecom,
Washington D.C., Dec.4-8, 2016. pp1-5.
[C2] D. Bi and Y. R. Zheng, “A New Multi-frequency Compressed Sensing Model for 2-
D Near-Field Synthetic Aperture Radar,” 8th Intl Conf. Wireless Communications &
Signal Processing (WCSP), Yangzhou, China, Oct. 13-15, 2016. pp. 1-5.
[C3] H. Huang and Y. R. Zheng, “AoA assisted positioning for underwater wireless Ad-
Hoc networks,” MTS/IEEE OCEANS, Monterey, CA, Sep. 19-21, 2016. pp. 1-4.
[C4] N. Ahmed and Y. R. Zheng, “Multi-Coil Magneto-Inductive (MI) Based MAC
Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks,” MTS/IEEE OCEANS, Monterey, CA, Sep.
19-21, 2016. pp. 1-4.
[C5] J. Liu, Q. Liu, S. Grant, and Y.R. Zheng, “Block-sparse proportionate second-order
Volterra filtering algorithms for nonlinear echo cancellation,” International
Pg.12.
Workshop on Acoustic Signal Enhancement (IWAENC), Xi’an, China, Sep 14 – 16,
2016. pp. 1-4.
[C6] V. Kothapally, S. Grant, and Y.R. Zheng, “Immersive audio for human-machine
interface of unmanned ground vehicles,” International Workshop on Acoustic Signal
Enhancement (IWAENC), Xi’an, China, Sep 14 – 16, 2016. pp. 1-4.
[C7] N. Ahmed, Y. R. Zheng, and D. Pommerenke, “Effects of Metal Structures on
Magneto-Inductive Coupled Coils,” Third Underwater Communications and
Networking Conf. (UComms), Lerici, Italy, Aug. 30 – Sep. 1, 2016. Pp.1-4.
[C8] S. Mosleh, C. Sahin, L. Liu, Y. R. Zheng and Y. Yi, “An Energy Efficient Decoding
Scheme for Nonlinear MIMO-OFDM Network using Reservoir Computing,” IEEE
World Congress Computational Intelligence, IJCNN, July 24-29, 2016, Vancouver,
Canada. pp. 1 – 8.
[C9] W. Zeng, Y. R. Zheng, and C. Xiao, “Global Optimization of Precoder for Multi-
Antenna Secure Cognitive Radios with Finite-Alphabet Inputs and Statistical CSI,”
IEEE ICC 2016. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 23-27, 2016. pp. 1-6.
[C10] X. Yang, Y. R. Zheng, K. Donnell, M.T.A. Ghasr, and R. Zoughi, “Microwave
Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging using sparse measurement,” Int’l Instrum.
Measure. Techno. Conf. (I2MTC), Taiwan, May 23-26, 2016. Pp. 1-5.
[C11] H. Huang, Y. R. Zheng, and W. Duan, “Pseudo-Noise Based Time of Arrival
Estimation for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Localization,” MTS/IEEE OCEANS,
Shanghai, April 10 -13, 2016. Pp.1-6.
[C12] Y. R. Zheng and L. Fan, “Performance Metrics for Low Probability of Detection in
Cooperative Communication Networks,” MTS/IEEE OCEANS, Shanghai, April 10 -
13, 2016. Pp.1-5.
[C13] W. Duan and Y.R. Zheng, “Experimental Evaluation of Turbo Receivers in Single-
Input Single-Output Underwater Acoustic Channels,” MTS/IEEE OCEANS,
Shanghai, April 10 -13, 2016. Pp.1-5.
[C14] W. Duan, Y. R. Zheng, D.-J. Sun, and Y.-W. Zhang, “Block Iterative FDE for
MIMO Underwater Acoustic Communications,” IEEE/OES China Ocean Acoustics
Symposium, Harbin, China, Jan 9-11, 2016. pp. 1-4.
[C15] M. Yue, Y. R. Zheng, Z. Chen, and Y.-F. Han, “Microcontroller Implementation of
Low-Complexity Wake-up Receiver for Wireless Sensor Nodes in Severe Multipath
Fading Channels,” IEEE/OES China Ocean Acoustics Symposium, Harbin, China,
Jan 9-11, 2016. pp. 1-5.
[C16] Z. Chen, Y. R. Zheng, J. Tao, J. Wang, J. Song, “Frequency Domain Turbo
Equalization under MMSE Criterion for Single Carrier MIMO Systems,” IEEE
Globecom 2015. San Diego, CA, Dec. 9-11, 2015. pp. 1-5.
[C17] W. Duan and Y. R. Zheng, “Soft Direct-Adaptive Turbo Equalization for MIMO
Underwater Acoustic Communications,” MTS/IEEE OCEANS, Washington D.C.,
Oct. 19-22, 2015. pp. 1-5.
[C18] J. Hao, J. Wang, J. Song and Y. R. Zheng, “MIMO TDS-OFDM for Underwater
Acoustic Communication with Turbo Equalization,” MTS/IEEE OCEANS,
Washington D.C., Oct. 19-22, 2015. pp. 1-5.
[C19] Y.-F. Han, Y. R. Zheng, D.-J. Sun, “Measurement Error Impact on Node
Localization of Large Scale Underwater Sensor Networks,” IEEE Veh. Techno.
Conf. 2015, Boston, MA, Sep. 6-9, 2015. pp. 1-5.
Pg.13.
[C20] N. Ahmed, Y. R. Zheng, D. Pommerenke, “Theoretical Modeling of Multi-Coil
Channels in Near Field Magneto-Inductive Communication,” IEEE Veh. Techno.
Conf. 2015, Boston, MA, Sep. 6-9, 2015. pp. 1-5.
[C21] Z. Chen, Y. R. Zheng, J. Wang, and J. Song, “Frequency Domain Turbo
Equalization with Iterative Channel Estimation for Single Carrier MIMO
Underwater Acoustic Communications,” IEEE Veh. Techno. Conf. 2015, Boston,
MA, Sep. 6-9, 2015. pp. 1-5.
[C22] W. Zeng, Y. R. Zheng, and R. Schober, “Online Resource Allocation for Energy
Harvesting Downlink MIMO Systems with Finite-Alphabet Inputs,” IEEE ICC
2015. London, UK, Jun. 9-13, 2015. pp. 1-6.
[C23] X. Yang, Y. R. Zheng, and L. Ma, “Automated Cardiac Self-Gated Radial CMRI,”
IEEE Intl. Symp. Medical Measurements Applications (MeMeA). Torino, Italy, May
7-9, 2015. pp. 1-4.
[C24] X. Yang, Y. R. Zheng, M. Yang, and L. Ma, “Compressed Sensing with Non-
Uniform Fast Fourier Transform for Radial Ultra-Short Echo Time (UTE) MRI,”
IEEE Intl. Symp. Biomedical Imaging (ISBI 2015). Brooklyn, NY, April 16-19,
2015. pp. 1-4.
[C25] W. Zeng, Y. R. Zheng, and C. Xiao, “Energy Harvesting Transmitter with Finite-
Alphabet Inputs and Statistical CSI: Online Precoding by Dynamic Programming,”
IEEE Globecom 2014. Austin, TX, Dec. 7-11, 2014. pp. 1-6.
[C26] W. Duan and Y. R. Zheng, “Bidirectional Soft-Decision Feedback Equalization for
Robust MIMO Underwater Acoustic Communications,” MTS/IEEE OCEANS, St.
John’s, NL, Canada, Sep. 14-18, 2014. pp. 1-6.
[C27] Y.R. Zheng, Z. Yang, M. Yue, B. Han, Z. Chen, and J. Wang, “DSP
Implementation of Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum Underwater Acoustic Modems
with Networking Capability,” MTS/IEEE OCEANS, St. John’s, NL, Canada, Sep.
14-18, 2014. pp. 1-5. [C28] N. Ahmed, J. Hoyt, A. Radchenko, D. Pommerenke, and Y.R. Zheng, “A Multi-
Coil Magneto-Inductive Transceiver for Low-Cost Wireless Sensor Networks,”
IEEE UComms, Sestri Levante, Italy, Sep 3-5, 2014. pp. 1-5. [C29] C. Qian, J. Wu, Y.R. Zheng, and Z. Wang, “Low Complexity Detection Algorithm
for Under-Determined MIMO Systems,” IEEE Int. Conf. Comm. (ICC), Sydney,
Australia, Jun 9-13, 2014. pp. 1-6. [C30] G. Wang, J. Wu, and Y.R. Zheng, “An Accurate Frame Error Rate Approximation
of Coded Diversity Systems,” IEEE Int. Conf. Comm. (ICC), Sydney, Australia, Jun
9-13, 2014. pp. 1-6. [C31] Z. Yang, and Y.R. Zheng, “Robust Adaptive Channel Estimation in MIMO
Underwater Acoustic Communications,” MTS/IEEE OCEANS, Taipei, Taiwan,
April 7-10, 2014. pp. 1-5. [C32] E. Tan, M. Yang, L. Ma, and Y.R. Zheng, “Implementation of compressive sensing
for preclinical cine-MRI,” SPIE Medical Imaging, San Diego, CA, Feb.15-20, 2014.
pp. 1-10.
[C33] G. Wang, J. Wu, and Y. R. Zheng, “Optimum Energy Efficient Communications
for Hybrid ARQ Systems,” IEEE Globecom 2013. Atlanta, GA, Dec. 9-13, 2013. pp.
1-6.
Pg.14.
[C34] Y. R. Zheng, Z. Yang, J. Hao, and P. Han, “Hardware Implementation of
Underwater Acoustic Localization System for Bridge Scour Monitoring,” MTS/IEEE
OCEANS 2013, San Diego, CA, Sep. 23-27, 2013. pp. 1-6.
[C35] Z. Chen, Y. R. Zheng, J. Wang, and J. Song, “Synchronization and Doppler scale
estimation with dual PN padding TDS-OFDM for underwater acoustic
communications,” MTS/IEEE OCEANS 2013, San Diego, CA, Sep. 23-27, 2013. pp.
1-6.
[C36] A. Radchenko, D. Pommerenke, G. Chen, P. Maheshwari, S. Shinde, V. Pilla, Y. R.
Zheng, “Real-time bridge scour monitoring with magneto inductive field coupling”,
Proceedings of Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical,
and Aerospace Systems, SPIE 2013 Conference, San Diego, CA, March 10-14, 2013.
[C37] B. Hirst and Y. R. Zheng, “Utilization of MATLAB Simulink Exercises for an
Undergraduate Communications Course,” Annual Conf. American Society of
Engineering Education (ASEE), Atlanta, GA, June 23-26, 2013. Pg 1-10.
[C38] B. Han, Z. Yang, and Y. R. Zheng, “FPGA Implementation of QR Decomposition
for MIMO-OFDM Using Four CORDIC Cores,” IEEE ICC 2013, Budapest,
Hungary, June 9-13, 2013. pp. 1-6.
[C39] J. Wu, G. Wang, and Y. R. Zheng, “Energy and Spectral Efficient Transmissions
of Coded ARQ Systems,” IEEE ICC 2013, Budapest, Hungary, June 9-13, 2013.
[C40] B. Hirst, Y. R. Zheng, M. Yang, and L. Ma, “3D Spatio-Temporal Analysis for
Compressive Sensing in Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Murine Cardiac
Cycle,” SPIE Medical Imaging, Orlando, FL, Feb. 9-14, 2013. pp. 1-10.
[C41] G. Wang, J. Wu, and Y. R. Zheng, “Cross-Layer Design of Energy Efficient Coded
ARQ Systems,” IEEE Globecom 2012. Anaheim, CA, Dec. 3-7, 2012. pp. 2351-
2355.
[C42] C. Qian, J. Wu, Y. R. Zheng, and Z. Wang, “A Modified Fixed Sphere Decoding
Algorithm for Under-Determined MIMO Systems,” IEEE Globecom 2012.
Anaheim, CA, Dec. 3-7, 2012. pp. 4482-4487.
[C43] M. Wang, Y. R. Zheng, C. Xiao, and W. Zeng, “A Low Complexity Algorithm for
Linear Precoder Design with Finite Alphabet Inputs,” IEEE MilCom 2012. Orlando,
FL, Oct. 29- Nov.1, 2012. pp. 1-5.
[C44] J. X. Hao, Y. R. Zheng, J. T. Wang, and J. Song, “Dual PN Padding TDS-OFDM
for Underwater Acoustic Communication,” MTS/IEEE OCEANS 2012, Hampton
Roads, VA, Oct. 14-19, 2012. pp. 1-4.
[C45] G. Chen, D. Pommerenke, R. Y. Zheng, Y. Huang, A. Radchenko, S. Shinde, B. P.
Schafer, “A New Methodology for Bridge Scour Monitoring with Wireless Smart
Rocks”, Proceedings of NDE-NDT for Highways and Bridges: Structural Materials
Technology (SMT) 2012 Conference, New York, NY, August 21-24, 2012.
[C46] J. Wu and Y. R. Zheng, “Optimum Multi-Hop Transmission Strategies for Energy
Constrained Wireless Sensor Networks,” IEEE ICC 2012, Ottawa, ONT, Canada,
Jun 10-15, 2012. pp. 260-264.
[C47] S. Subedi, Z. Wang, and Y. R. Zheng, “Improving detection range via correlation
of long PN codes,” SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing 2012, Baltimore, MD, April
23-27, 2012, pp.1-9.
Pg.15.
[C48] Z. Yang and Y. R. Zheng, “Near-Field 3-D Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging via
Compressed Sensing,” IEEE ICASSP, Kyoto, Japan, Mar. 25-30, 2012. pp. 2513-
2516.
[C49] S. Subedi, H. Lou, F. Ren, M. Wang, and Y. R. Zheng, “Validation of the Triply
Selective Fading Channel Model Through a MIMO Test Bed and Experimental
Results,” IEEE Military Commun. (Milcom’11), Baltimore, MD, Nov. 7-10, 2011.
pp. 2152-2157.
[C50] J. Cross, J. Zhang, and Y. R. Zheng, “Impact of Spatial Correlation of Fading
Channels on the Performance of MIMO Underwater Communications,” IEEE
Military Commun. (Milcom’11), Baltimore, MD, Nov. 7-10, 2011. pp. 430-434.
[C51] A. Rafati, H. Lou, Y. R. Zheng, and C. Xiao, “Soft Feedback Turbo Equalization
for Underwater Acoustic Communications,” MTS/IEEE OCEANS, Kona, Hawaii,
Sep. 19-22, 2011. pp 1-5.
[C52] L. Wang, J. Tao, and Y. R. Zheng, “Frequency-Domain Turbo Equalization for No-
CP Single-Carrier MIMO Underwater Acoustic Communications,” MTS/IEEE
OCEANS, Kona, Hawaii, Sep. 19-22, 2011. pp. 1-5.
[C53] H. Kajbaf, J. T. Case, Y. R. Zheng, “3D Image Reconstruction from Sparse
Measurement of Wideband Millimeter Wave SAR Experiments,” IEEE Int’l Conf.
Image Processing (ICIP2011), Brussels, Belgium, Sep 11-14, 2011. pp.2701-2704.
[C54] C. Aroskar and Y. R. Zheng, “Design of Simulink Projects for an Undergraduate
Communications Course,” Annual conf. of American Society of Engineering
Education (ASEE), Vancouver, BC. Canada, June 26-29, 2011. pp. 1-9.
[C55] M. L. Walker, J. Tao, J. Wu, and Y. R. Zheng, “Low Complexity Turbo Detection
of Coded Under-Determined MIMO Systems,” IEEE Int’l Conf. Commun. (ICC)
2011, Kyoto, Japan, Jun. 6-9, 2011. pp. 1-5.
[C56] H. Kajbaf, J. T. Case, Y. R. Zheng, S. Kharkivskiy, and R. Zoughi, “Quantitative
and Qualitative Comparison of SAR Images from Incomplete Measurements Using
Compressed Sensing and Non-uniform FFT,” IEEE Radar Conference, Kansas City,
KS, May 23-27, 2011. pp. 592-596.
[C57] Z. Yang, Y. R. Zheng, and S. Grant, “Proportionate Affine Projection Sign
Algorithms for Sparse System Identification in Impulsive Interference,” IEEE
ICASSP 2011, Prague, Czech Republic, May 22-27, 2011. pp. 4068-4071.
[C58] C. Xiao, Y. R. Zheng, and Z. Ding, “Design Optimization of Linear Precoder for
Complex Vector Gaussian Channels with Finite Alphabet Inputs,” IEEE ICASSP
2011, Prague, Czech Republic, May 22-27, 2011. pp. 3272-3275.
[C59] J. Zhang, J. Cross, and Y. R. Zheng, “Statistical Channel Modeling of Wireless
Shallow Water Acoustic Communications from Experiment Data,” IEEE Military
Commun. (Milcom’10), San Jose, CA, Oct. 31 – Nov 2, 2010. pp. 2412 - 2416.
[C60] J. Tao, J. Wu, Y. R. Zheng, and C. Xiao, “Oversampled OFDM Detector for MIMO
Underwater Acoustic Communications,” MTS/IEEE OCEANS, Seattle, WA, Sep.
20-23, 2010. pp. 1-5.
[C61] F. Ren and Y. R. Zheng, “Incorporating correlation matrices into hardware triply
selective fading channel emulators using Kronecker product,” IEEE Veh. Technol.
Conf. (VTC), Ottawa, ONT, Canada, Sep. 6-9, 2010. pp. 1-5.
Pg.16.
[C62] J. Tao, J. Wu, Y. R. Zheng, and C. Xiao, “Enhanced MIMO LMMSE Turbo
Equalization,” IEEE Veh. Technol. Conf. (VTC), Ottawa, ONT, Canada, Sep. 6-9,
2010. pp. 1-5.
[C63] J. Zhang and Y. R. Zheng, “Bandwidth-Efficient MIMO Underwater Acoustic
Communications with Frequency-Domain Equalization,” MTS/IEEE OCEANS,
Sydney, Australia, May 24-27, 2010. pp. 1-5.
[C64] J. Tao, Y. R. Zheng, and C. Xiao, “Turbo Detection for Mobile MIMO Underwater
Acoustic Communications,” MTS/IEEE OCEANS, Sydney, Australia, May 24-27,
2010. pp. 1-5.
[C65] J. Zhang, Y. R. Zheng, and J. Wu, “Layered frequency-domain turbo equalization
for single carrier broadband MIMO systems,” IEEE ICC’2010, Cape Town, South
Africa, May 23-27, 2010. pp. 1-5.
[C66] J. Tao, J. Wu, and Y. R. Zheng, “Low-complexity Turbo Block Decision Feedback
Equalization for MIMO Systems,” IEEE ICC’2010, Cape Town, South Africa, May
23-27, 2010. pp. 1-5.
[C67] T. Shao, Y. R. Zheng, and J. Benesty, “A variable step-size normalized sign
algorithm for acoustic echo cancelation,” IEEE ICASSP 2010, Dallas, TX, Mar. 14-
19, 2010. pp.333 – 336.
[C68] F. Ren and Y. R. Zheng, “Hardware implementation of triply selective fading
channel simulators,” IEEE ICASSP 2010, Dallas, TX, Mar. 14-19, 2010. pp. 1498 –
1501.
[C69] J. Zhang and Y. R. Zheng, “Layered frequency-domain equalization for single
carrier broadband MIMO systems with multiple carrier frequency offsets,” IEEE
GLOBECOM’09, Hawaii, Dec. 1-4, 2009. pp. 1-6.
[C70] J. Tao, Y. R. Zheng, C. Xiao, and T. C. Yang, “Iterative Block Decision Feedback
Equalization for MIMO underwater acoustic communications,” MTS/IEEE
OCEANS’09, Biloxi, MS, Oct. 26-28, 2009. pp. 1-6.
[C71] J. Zhang, Y. R. Zheng, and C. Xiao, “Frequency-domain Turbo equalization for
MIMO underwater acoustic communications,” MTS/IEEE OCEANS’09, Breman,
Germany, May 11-14, 2009. pp. 1-5.
[C72] C. Xiao and Y. R. Zheng, “Transmit Precoding for MIMO Systems with Partial CSI
and Discrete-Constellation Inputs,” IEEE Int’l Conf. Commun. (ICC’09), Dresden,
Germany, June 14-18, 2009. pp. 1-5.
[C73] Tiange Shao and Y. R. Zheng, “A New Variable Step-Size Fractional Lower-Order
Moment Algorithm for Non-Gaussian Interference Environments,” IEEE Int’l
Symposium Circuits & Systems (ISCAS’09), Taipei, Taiwan, May 24-27, 2009. pp.
2065 - 2068.
[C74] Y. R. Zheng and Fei Ren, “A Low-Complexity Hardware Implementation of
Discrete-Time Frequency-Selective Rayleigh Fading Channels,” IEEE Int’l
Symposium Circuits & Systems (ISCAS’09), Taipei, Taiwan, May 24-27, 2009. pp.
1759 - 1762.
[C75] Y. R. Zheng and Tiange Shao, “A Variable Step-Size LMP Algorithm for Heavy-
Tailed Interference Suppression in Phased Array Radar,” IEEE Aerospace Conf.
(AeroConf’09), Big Sky, MT, Mar. 7-14, 2009. pp. 1-6.
Pg.17.
[C76] Y. R. Zheng and Robert S. Lynch, “Performances of Variable Step-Size Adaptive
Algorithms in non-Gaussian Interference Environments,” IEEE Aerospace Conf.
(AeroConf’09), Big Sky, MT, Mar. 7-14, 2009. pp. 1-7.
[C77] C. Xiao and Y. R. Zheng, “On the mutual information and power allocation for
vector Gaussian channels with finite discrete inputs,” IEEE GlobeCom, New
Orleans, LA, 30 Nov. – 4 Dec. 2008. pp. 1-5.
[C78] Y. R. Zheng, “A Variable-Order FLOM Algorithm for Heavy-Tailed Clutter
Suppression,” IEEE Military Communications Conf. (MilCom08), San Diego, CA,
Nov. 17-19, 2008. pp. 1-6.
[C79] J. Tao, Y. R. Zheng, C. Xiao, T. C. Yang, and W. B. Yang, “Time-domain receiver
design for MIMO underwater acoustic communications,” MTS/IEEE OCEANS’08,
Quebec City, Canada, 15-18 Sept. 2008. pp. 1-6.
[C80] J. Zhang, Y. R. Zheng, and C. Xiao, “Frequency-domain equalization for single
carrier MIMO underwater acoustic communications,” MTS/IEEE OCEANS’08,
Quebec City, Canada, 15-18 Sept. 2008. pp. 1-6.
[C81] Y. R. Zheng and J. Zhang, “Improved Frequency-Domain channel estimation for
fast time-varying MIMO-SCFDE channels,” IEEE Int’l Conf. Commun. (ICC’08),
pp.5108-5112, Beijing, China, May 19-23, 2008. pp. 5108 - 5112.
[C82] C. Xiao and Y. R. Zheng, “Channel equalization and symbol detection for single-
carrier broadband MIMO systems with multiple carrier frequency offsets,” IEEE
Int’l Conf. Commun. (ICC’08), pp.4316-4320, Beijing, China, May 19-23, 2008. pp.
4316 - 4320.
[C83] Fei Ren, Y. R. Zheng, and J. Sarangapani, “Incorporating Forward Error Correction
Codes into FlexRay Communications,” Sensor, Signal and Information Processing
(SenSIP) workshop, Sedona, AZ, May 11-14, 2008. pp. 1-5.
[C84] Tiange Shao, Y. R. Zheng, Genshe Chen, E. Blanch, and R. Lynch, “Fast-
Converging Adaptive STAP for Non-Rayleigh Clutter Suppression,” Sensor, Signal
and Information Processing (SenSIP) workshop, Sedona, AZ, May 11-14, 2008. pp.
1-5.
[C85] Y. R. Zheng, C. Xiao, X. Liu, T. C. Yang, and W. B. Yang, “Further results on
frequency-domain channel equalization for single carrier underwater acoustic
communications,” MTS/IEEE OCEANS’08, Kobe, Japan, April 8-11, 2008.
[C86] J. Tao, Y. R. Zheng, C. Xiao, T. C. Yang, and W. B. Yang, “Channel estimation,
equalization and phase correction for single carrier underwater acoustic
communications,” MTS/IEEE OCEANS’08, Kobe, Japan, April 8-11, 2008.
[C87] Y. Liu, J. Zhang, and Y. R. Zheng, “Simulation of Doubly-Selective Compound K
Fading Channels for Mobile-to-Mobile Communications,” IEEE Wireless
Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC’08), Las Vegas, Mar. 31-
April 3, 2008. pp. 1020 - 1025.
[C88] J. Wu and Y. R. Zheng, “Low complexity soft-input soft-output block decision
feedback equalization,” IEEE Global Telecommunications Conf. (Globecom’07),
Washington D.C., Nov. 25 – 30, 2007. pp. 3379 - 3383.
[C89] Y. R. Zheng, C. Xiao, T.C. Yang, and W.-B. Yang, “Frequency-Domain Channel
Estimation and Equalization for Single Carrier Underwater Acoustic
Pg.18.
Communications,” MTS/IEEE Oceans Conf. (Oceans’07), Vancouver, BC, Canada,
Oct.1-4th, 2007. pp. 1-6.
[C90] Y. R. Zheng, “Channel Estimation and Phase-Correction for Robust Underwater
Acoustic Communications,” IEEE Military Communications Conf. (MilCom07),
Orlando, FL, Oct 25--31, 2007. pp. 1-6.
[C91] Y. R. Zheng, Genshe Chen, and E. Blasch, “A Normalized Fractionally Lower-
Order Moment Algorithm for Space-Time Adaptive Processing,” IEEE Military
Communications Conf. (MilCom07), Orlando, FL, Oct 25-31, 2007. pp. 1-5.
[C92] X.L. Xu, Y. R. Zheng, Genshe Chen, and E. Blasch, “Performance Analysis of
Order-Statistic Constant False Alarm Rate (CFAR) Detectors in Generalized
Rayleigh Environments,” SPIE Optics & Photonics Conf. (SPIE’07), San Diego,
CA, Aug. 26--30, 2007. pp. 1-5.
[C93] Y. R. Zheng, S. Chitneni, and D. Beetner, “DSP Curriculum Development for
Computer Engineering using Altera’s DE II FPGA,” 2007 ASEE Midwest Conf.,
Wichita, KS, Sep. 19 - 21, 2007. pp. 1-6.
[C94] Fei Ren, Y. R. Zheng, M. Zawodniok, and J. Sarangapani, “Effects of
Electromagnetic Interference on Control Area Network Performance,” IEEE Region
5 Technical, Professional & Student Conf., Fayetteville, AR, Apr 20-21, 2007. pp.
199 - 204.
[C95] K. Emani, K. W. Kam, M. Zawodniok, Y. R. Zheng, and J. Sarangapani,
“Improvement of CAN Bus Controller Using Error Control Codes,” IEEE Region 5
Technical, Professional & Student Conf., Fayetteville, AR, Apr 20-21, 2007. pp. 205
– 210.
[C96] Y. R. Zheng and C. Xiao, “Frequency-Domain Channel Estimation and
Equalization for Broadband Wireless Communications,” IEEE Int’l Conf.
Communications (ICC’07), Glasgow, Scotland, June 24-28, 2007. pp. 4475 - 4480.
[C97] Y. R. Zheng and C. Xiao, “Mobile Speed Estimation for Broadband Wireless
Communications,” IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference
(WCNC’07), Hong Kong, China. March 11-15, 2007. pp. 2420 - 2425.
[C98] Y. R. Zheng and G. Chen, “Near-Field Spatial Smoothing for Coherent Interference
Suppression,” Int’l Conf Electromagnetic NearField Characterization Imaging
(ICONIC’07), St. Louis, MO, June 27-29, 2007. pp. 1-5.
[C99] P. Xie, Y. R. Zheng, and S. Grant, “Near-Field Robust Generalized Sidelobe
Canceller for in-Car Speech Enhancement,” Int’l Conf Electromagnetic NearField
Characterization Imaging (ICONIC’07), St. Louis, MO, June 27-29, 2007. pp. 1-5.
[C100] Y. R. Zheng and C. Xiao, “Mobile Speed Classification for Cellular Systems over
Frequency Selective Ricean Fading Channels,” IEEE Globecom’06, San Francisco,
CA, Nov. 27 – Dec. 1, 2006. pp. 1-5.
[C101] Y. R. Zheng, “A non-isotropic model for mobile-to-mobile fading channel
simulations,” IEEE Military Communications Conf. (MilCom06), Washington D.C.,
Oct 23-25, 2006. pp. 1-7.
[C102] J. Wu, Y. R. Zheng, A. Gumaste, and C. Xiao, “Error performance of double space
time transmit diversity system,” IEEE Int’l Conf. Commun. (ICC06), Istanbul,
Turkey, June 11-15, 2006. pp. 4859 - 4864.
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[C103] Y. R. Zheng, P. Xie, and S. Grant, “Robustness and distance discrimination of
adaptive near-field beamformers,” IEEE Int’l Conf. Acoustic, Speech, Signal
Processing (ICASSP’06), Toulouse, France, May 14-19, 2006. pp. 1-4.
[C104] Y. R. Zheng, “A low-complexity fading simulator for underwater acoustic
communications,” presented at the 151th meeting of Acoustic Society of America,
Rhode Island, June 4-9, 2006. pp. 1-1.
[C105] S.-Y. Leong, K.-P. Lee, and Y. R. Zheng, “Iterative Equalization using Improved
Block DFE for Synchronous CDMA Systems,” IEEE Global Telecomm. Conf.
(Globecom’05), St. Louis, MO, Nov. 28 – Dec. 2, 2005. pp. 1-5.
[C106] J. Wu, Y. R. Zheng, K. B. Letaief, and C. Xiao, “Matched filter bound for wireless
systems over frequency selective fading with receiver timing phase offset,” IEEE
Global Telecomm. Conf. (Globecom’05), St. Louis, MO, Nov. 28 – Dec. 2, 2005. pp.
720 – 729.
[C107] C. Xiao and Y. R. Zheng, “Ergodic capacity of MIMO triply selective Rayleigh
fading channels,” in Proc. 2004 IEEE Global Telecomm. Conf. (Globecom’04),
Dallas, TX, Nov. 29 – Dec. 3, 2004. pp. 3133-3137.
[C108] C. Xiao and Y. R. Zheng, “Ergodic Capacity of Doubly Selective Rayleigh Fading
MIMO Channels,” IEEE Wireless Commun. Networking Conf. (WCNC), Atlanta,
GA, Vol. 1, March 21-25, 2004. pp. 345-350.
[C109] S.-Y. Leong, Y. R. Zheng, and C. Xiao, “Space-Time Fading Correlation
Functions of a 3-D MIMO Channel Model,” IEEE Wireless Commun. Networking
Conf. (WCNC), Atlanta, GA, Vol.2, March 21-25, 2004. pp. 1127-1132.
[C110] Y. R. Zheng, R. A. Goubran and M. El-Tanany, “A Nested Sensor Array Focusing
on Near Field Targets,” IEEE Intl. Conf. on Sensors, Toronto, ON, Canada, Oct.
2003. pp. 843-848.
[C111] Y. R. Zheng and C. Xiao, “Ergodic Capacity, Capacity Distribution and Outage
Capacity of MIMO Time-Varying and Frequency-Selective Rayleigh Fading
Channels,” 41st Allerton Conf. on Comm. Control and Computing, Monticello, IL,
Oct. 2003. pp. 346-355.
[C112] C. Xiao, Y. R. Zheng, and N.C. Beaulieu, “Statistical simulation models for
Rayleigh and Rician fading,” in Proc. 2003 IEEE Int’l. Conf. Comm. (ICC’03),
Anchorage, AK, May 11 – 15, 2003. pp. 3524-3529.
[C113] C. Xiao, J. Wu, S.-Y. Leong, Y. R. Zheng, and K.B. Letaief, “A discrete-time
model for spatio-temporally correlated MIMO WSSUS multipath channels,” IEEE
Wireless Comm. Networking Conf. (WCNC), Vol. 1, March 2003. pp. 354 – 358.
[C114] C. Xiao and Y. R. Zheng, “A statistical simulation model for mobile radio fading
channels,” in Proc. 2003 IEEE Wireless Commun. Networking Conf. (WCNC’03),
New Orleans, LA, March 16 – 20, 2003. pp. 144-149.
[C115] Y. R. Zheng, R. A. Goubran, and M. El-Tanany, “On Constraint Design and
Implementation for Broadband Adaptive Array Beamforming”, IEEE Int’l. Conf.
Acoust., Speech, Signal Processing (ICASSP), Orlando, FL, USA, Vol. 3, May 2002.
pp. 2917-2920.
[C116] C. Xiao and Y. R. Zheng, “A Generalized Simulation Model for Rayleigh Fading
Channels with Accurate Second-order Statistics”, IEEE Veh. Technol. Conf. (VTC),
Birmingham, AL, vol. 1, May 2002. pp. 170-174.
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[C117] C. Xiao, Y. R. Zheng, and N.C. Beaulieu, “Second-order statistics of an improved
Jakes’ fading simulator,” IEEE Veh. Technol. Conf. (VTC’02)-Spring, Birmingham,
AL, May 6 – 9, 2002. pp. 6-10.
[C118] Y. R. Zheng, R. A. Goubran, and M. El-Tanany, “Coherent Interference
Suppression with an Adaptive Array using Spatial Affine Projection Algorithm,”
IEEE Int’l. Veh. Technol. Conf. (VTC), Boston, MA, vol.1, Sept. 2000. pp. 105-109.
[C119] Y. R. Zheng, R.A. Goubran, and M. El-Tanany, “A Broadband Adaptive
Beamformer using Nested Arrays and Multirate Techniques,” IEEE Digital Signal
Processing Workshop, Hill County, TX, Oct. 2000. Available online:
http://spib.rice.edu/SPS/SPS_prevconf.html.
[C120] Y. R. Zheng and R.A. Goubran, “Adaptive beamforming using affine projection
algorithms,” Int’l Conf. Signal Processing (WCCC-ICSP), Beijing, China, vol.3,
Aug. 2000. pp. 1929 – 1932.
Patents
P1) Y. R. Zheng, “A Writing Device for EAROM Used in Mass Production Lines”, China
patent, No.90224043.9. Granted in 1990.
P2) Y. R. Zheng, “A Testing Instrument for EAROM Used in Mass Production Lines”,
China patent, No.90224044.7. Granted in 1990.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Undergraduate Courses: Average teaching evaluation of undergraduate course
offerings at Missouri S&T is 3.4 out of 4.
Communication Systems I (EE 243/3420, S&T) SP&F’09,SP11,F12, F14,SP16
Developed two hardware projects with ham radios, five Matlab projects, and six
Simulink projects for this course. Published two ASEE conference papers.
Statistical Signal Analysis (EE 344/5440, MISSOURI S&T) F’08, F’13, F’16
Communication Systems II (EE 343/5420, MISSOURI S&T) SP’07
Designed three Matlab projects for this course.
Real-Time DSP (CpE342/CpE5610, MISSOURI S&T) F’05,’06, SP08, F’10,
Developed and refined 6 hardware projects on TMS320C6713 kits for this course.
Operating Systems I (CS4520, Univ. Missouri Columbia) SP’05
Undergraduate Senior Design Course and Projects: Average teaching evaluation of
Senior Design course offerings at Missouri S&T is 2.2 out of 4.
Senior Design I Seminar (EE/CpE 4096, MISSOURI S&T) SP’15
Senior Design I Laboratory (EE/CpE 4096, MISSOURI S&T) SP’15
Senior Design II (EE/CpE 4097, MISSOURI S&T) F’14
Supervised a total of four senior design projects since 2014
Graduate Courses: Average teaching evaluation of graduate course offerings at
Missouri S&T is 2.9 out of 4.
Statistical Signal Analysis II (EE440/6440, MISSOURI S&T) F’15
Designed five new projects for this course.
Digital Signal Processing II (EE441/6400, MISSOURI S&T) SP’14
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Designed five mini-research projects for this course.
Statistical Decision Theory (EE445/6450, MISSOURI S&T) SP’13, SP’15
Designed four mini-research projects for this course.
Wireless Communications (EE446/6420, MISSOURI S&T) SP’12, F’15
Designed six Matlab projects for this course.
Wireless Communications (EE401, MISSOURI S&T) F’07, SP’10
Created this new course from scratch.
Advanced Topics in Communications (EE448/EE6490, S&T) SP’06, SP’16
Advanced Mobile Communication Systems (ECE8770, UMC) SP’04
Probability and Stochastic Processing for Engineers (ECE8860, UMC) SP’03
Computer-Processed Student Evaluations
The summary of student evaluation is listed in the table based on the survey of Student
Opinion of Teaching Effectiveness conducted by the Committee of Effective Teaching,
Missouri S&T. The survey prior to 2010 was paper based and after 2010 was computerized.
The seven questionnaires are scored in a 0 to 4 scale with 0 = poor, 1= fair, 2=average, 3=
above average, and 4= excellent:
Q1. Educational value of the course;
Q2. Use of assignment and test for facilitating learning;
Q3. Instructor’s concern to student’s understanding of the material;
Q4. Preparation for class;
Q5. Ability to communication;
Q6. Ability to stimulate and motivate;
Q7. Overall teaching effectiveness.
Semester Course # of
Students Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7
Spring 10 EE401 10 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.5 2.8 3.4 3.4
Fall 2010 CpE342 18 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.6
Spring 11 EE243 10 2.8 2.8 3.4 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.9
Fall 2011 On sabbatical, no teaching assignment
Spring 12 EE446 8 3.0 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0
Fall 2012 EE243 7 3.2 3.0 4.0 3.4 2.8 3.4 3.4
Spring 13 EE445 14 3.3 3.3 2.9 3.4 3.0 2.7 3.1
Fall 2013 EE344 8 3.0 3.2 2.8 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.8
Spring 14 EE441 8 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.4
Fall 2014 EE3420 9 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.0
Spring 15 EE6450 9 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.9
Fall 2015 EE6440 4 3.3 2.7 2.3 1.7 2.7 2.0 2.3
Fall 2015 EE6420 7 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.7 2.7
Spring 16 EE3420 12 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.5
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Spring 16 EE6490 5 2.5 2.2 1.8 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.8
Fall 2016 EE5440 5 3.2 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.2 3.6 3.6
Ph.D. Students Graduated
Weimin Duan, Ph.D. Aug 2013 - May 2016
Dissertation: Low-complexity Iterative Receiver Algorithms for multiple-input
multiple-output underwater wireless communication
Bing Han, Ph.D. Aug 2011 - May 2014
Dissertation: Hardware implementation of multiple-input multiple-output
transceiver for wireless communication
Zengli Yang, Ph.D. Aug 2009 - May 2014
Dissertation: Sparse nonlinear optimization for signal processing and
communications
Hamed Kajbaf, Ph.D., Aug. 2009 - Dec 2012
Dissertation: Compressive Sensing for 3D Microwave Imaging Systems
Fei Ren, Ph.D., Jan. 2008 – Dec 2011
Dissertation: Hardware emulation of wireless communication fading channels
Tiange Shao, Ph.D., Aug 2007 - Jun 2011
Dissertation: Robust adaptive filtering algorithms for system identification and
array signal processing in non-Gaussian environment
Jian Zhang, Ph.D., Jan 2007 - Sep 2010
Dissertation: Robust frequency-domain turbo equalization for multiple-input
Multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communications
M.S. Students Graduated
Xiahan Yang, M.S. Aug 2013 - May 2015
Ming Yue, M.S. Aug 2013 - May 2015
Brice Hirst, M.S. Aug 2011 - Dec 2012
Saurav Subedi, M.S. Aug 2010 - May 2012
Jesse Cross, M.S., Jun 2010 - Dec 2011
Chaitri Aroskar, M.S. Aug 2009 - May 2011
Sarat Chitneni, M.S. Aug 2006 - Jul 2008
Fei Ren, M.S., Aug 2006 - Dec 2007
Yuan Liu, M.S., Aug 2006 - Dec 2007
Krishna C. Emani, M.S., Jan 2006 - Dec 2007
Graduate Students Currently Supervising: Niaz Ahmed, Ph.D. student, Fall 2013-present
Huai Huang, Ph.D. student, Fall 2014-present
Xiahan Yang, Ph.D. student, Summer 2015-present
Yiheng Wang, Ph.D. student, Fall 2016-present
Visiting Scholar Hosted: Weiyu Cai, Visiting Professor of Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang,
China, 12/2015 – 12/2016.
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Meiyan Zhang, Visiting Professor of Zhejiang University of Water Resources and
Electric Power, Hangzhou , Zhejiang, China, 12/2015 – 12/2016.
Wei Yu, Ph.D. student of Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, Helongjiang
Province, China, 5/2016 – 10/2016.
Nhat Quang Nhan, Ph.D. student of Telecom-Bretagne, France, 8/2015 – 10/2015.
Yunfeng Han, Ph.D. student of Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, Helongjiang
Province, China, 9/2014 – 10/2015.
Zhenrui Chen, Ph.D. student of Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 4/2014-8/2015.
Dongjie Bi, Ph.D. student of University of Electronic Science and Technology of
China, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. 12/ 2013 – 12/2014.
Jinxing Hao, Ph.D. student of Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, Summer 2013.
Abdelhakim Youcef, Ph.D. student of Telecom-Bretagne, France, Fall 2012.
Undergraduate Student Advising: Paid Undergraduate Researchers or MST
Opportunity for Undergraduate Research Experience (OURE) Fellows, and NSF
Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) Fellows:
Kathleen Reagan, NSF REU fellow, Summer’16-present
Caleb Olson, NSF REU fellow, Summer & Fall’15
Aysen Malone, NSF REU fellow, OURE fellow, Summer’14-present
Drue Satterfield, NSF REU fellow, OURE fellow, Spring’14-Fall’14
Justin Hoyt, NSF REU fellow, Spring’14-Spring’15
Sterling Coffey, OURE/REU fellow, Fall’12, Fall’14
Elliot Tan of Princeton University, Undergraduate researcher Summer 2013
David Allen, Undergraduate Researcher, Summer’12 –Dec’12
Richard Spengeman, Undergraduate Researcher, Summer’12 –Dec’12
Brice Hirst, Undergraduate Researcher, Spring’11
Jesse Cross, Undergraduate Researcher, Summer 07-Spring’10
Steve Jia, Undergraduate Researcher, Sep. 08 –May 09
Adam Rothermich, Undergraduate Researcher, Summer 08
Adam G. Schuermann, Undergraduate Researcher Fall 2006
Keong W. Kam, Undergraduate Research Program Fall06 - Spring07
Dan Riley, Undergraduate Research Program Spring 2006
Outreach Educational Activities:
Advisor for FIRST FTC Robotics team of Rolla High School, Sep. 2012-May 2015
Supervised two high-school students for Summer Academy Program, summer 2010
Activity Sessions of “Introduction to Communications”:
It’s a Girl Thing summer camp (for 7-8th grader) summer 2011, 2012
Summer Solution for Girls camp (for 9-10th grader) summer 2011
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Professional Membership
Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), since Jan. 2015.
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International Journal Editorship
Associate Editor for the IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, Jun. 2016 –
present
Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, July 2011-Dec.
2016.
Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Jan.
2006 – Dec. 2008.
International Conference Organizer
Organizing Committee, WICE Workshop Technical Program Committee, Tutorials
Co-chair for IEEE Globecom 2016 and ICC2018.
Symposium leading Co-Chair, Wireless Communications Symposium, IEEE
International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2014 and ICC 2017.
Symposium Co-Chair, Wireless Communications Systems, IEEE Globecom 2012.
Technical Program Committee member, IEEE ICC, 2006-present.
Session chair /TPC member, IEEE Globecom, 2005-present.
Session chair/TPC member, IEEE Wireless Comm. Networking Conf. (WCNC)
2004/07/08.
TPC member, IEEE Int’l Conf. Vehicular Technology (VTC), Fall 2008-2010, and
spring 2012.
Session chair/TPC member, IEEE/MTS OCEANS 2010, IEEE Globecom2013.
TPC member/Session Chair, IEEE Milcom 2010-2012.
TPC member, ACM Int’l Workshop on UnderWater Networks (WUWNET) 2010-
2012.
TPC member, IEEE Aerospace Conf., 2010-2011.
TPC member, IEEE Int’l Conf. Sensors 2004.
Technical Reviewer
Frequent reviewer for IEEE journals and international conferences, including:
IEEE Transactions on Communications;
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology;
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications;
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurements;
IEEE Communication Letters; IEEE Signal Processing Letters;
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics Signal Processing
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
IEEE Intelligent Transportation Transaction and Magazine
IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering;
Eurasip Journal of Advances in Signal Processing
Panel Reviewer
Nominator for Japan Prize 2017 award in the area of Electronics, Information and
Communication, Served in 2015-2016.
Panel reviewer for National Science Foundation, USA, 2008-2015.
Panel reviewer for University of Missouri Research Board, 2005, 2006, 2012.
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Proposal reviewer for National Research Foundation, South Africa, 2004-2011.
Invited Presentations
Underwater Wireless Communications: the Gateway to Ocean Big Data, Invited
keynote presentation, IEEE Region 5 St. Louis Chapter, Annual meeting and
Christmas Social, St. Louis, Dec. 9, 2016.
Compressive Sensing for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging Systems, Invited
presentation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu,
China, Oct. 17, 2016.
Introduction to Underwater Wireless Communications, Invited presentation,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, Oct. 12, 2016.
Stochastic Dynamic Programming for Network Resource Allocation, Invited
presentation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, Oct 10, 2016. South Central University,
Oct. 13, 2016.
Introduction to MIMO Turbo Equalization and its Application to Underwater
Acoustic Communications, Invited presentation, Northwest Polytechnical
University of China, Xi’an, China, April 18, 2016. University of Electronic Science
and Technology of China, Chengdu, China, Oct. 17, 2016.
Stochastic Dynamic Programming for Energy Harvesting Wireless
Communications, Invited presentation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China,
April 14, 2016.
Equalization Techniques for Underwater Acoustic Communications, a full-day
Tutorial Workshop with 25 attendees, MTS/IEEE Ocean’s Conference, April 10,
2016.
Stochastic Dynamic Programming for Network Resource Allocation, Invited
presentation, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, April 1, 2016.
Underwater Wireless Communications and Applications to Civil Infrastructure
Monitoring, Invited presentation, University of Huston, Huston, TX, Mar. 4, 2016.
MIMO Turbo Equalization for Severe Triply-Selective Underwater Acoustic
Communication Channels, Key note speech, China Ocean Acoustics Conference,
Harbin, China, Jan 9, 2016.
Research Challenges in Underwater Wireless Communications, Invited
presentation, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin, China, July 6, 2015.
Underwater Wireless Communications and Applications to Civil Infrastructures,
Invited presentation, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong
Kong, China, Feb. 12, 2014, and Feb 12, 2015.
Low-Cost Underwater Wireless Communications & Network Applications, Invited
presentation, The Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada,
Sep. 15, 2014.
MIMO Turbo Equalization for Severe Triply-Selective Fading Channels, Invited
presentation, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen,
Germany, July 31, 2014.
Underwater Wireless Communications and Sensor Networks, Invited presentation,
Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China, Jun 4, 2014.
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Underwater Wireless Communications for Bridge Scour Monitoring, Invited
presentation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, Sep 17, 2013.
Poster presentation and system demonstration: A Low Complexity High-Frequency
Underwater Acoustic Communication System, WUWNET 2012, Los Angeles, CA,
Nov 5-6, 2012.
Linear Precoder Design for Finite Alphabet Signaling over MIMO channels:
Theory, Algorithm, and Hardware Implementation, Invited presentation, Dept. of
Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, Jun 15,
2012.
Equalization Techniques for Severely Dispersive Fading Channels, Invited
presentation, School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Peking
University, Beijing, China, Dec 27, 2011.
Turbo Equalization for Underwater Wireless Communications, Invited presentation,
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, Nov 17, 2011.
How to Write Good Technical Papers for IEEE Publications, Invited workshop,
Institute of Future Information Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China,
Part I on Dec 1st, 2011, Part II on Dec 27, 2011.
Underwater Wireless Communications: Challenges and Progress, Invited
presentation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu,
Sichuan Province, China, Sep 26, 2011.
Underwater Wireless Communications and Networks: Challenges and Progress,
Invited presentation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June
27, 2011.
MIMO Frequency-Domain Turbo Equalization for Underwater Wireless
Communications, Invited presentation, Beijing University of Aerospace and
Aeronautics, Beijing, China, June 20, 2009.
New ACOMM Techniques: Frequency-Domain Equalization and Group-Wise
Phase Correction, AUVSI's Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology (UMST)
Review, Orlando, FL, Feb. 11-14, 2008.
Frequency-Domain Adaptive Equalization for Triply-spread Shallow Water
Acoustic Communications, Office of Naval Research, Underwater communications
program review workshop, Washington, D.C., May 30th, 2007.
Heavy-Tailed Non-Gaussian Statistical Models and Their Applications, University
of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, May 9th, 2007.
Near Field Beamforming using Microphone Arrays, Microsoft Research, Microsoft
Inc., Seattle, WA, Aug. 16th, 2005.
Array Signal Processing for Multimedia and Wireless Communications, University
of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA, May. 8th, 2005.
MIMO Wireless Communication over Triply Selective Fading Channels, University
of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, April. 11th, 2005.
DEPARTMENT & UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Serving as member of Strategic Plan Committee at the Dept. of ECE, Missouri
S&T, 2014 - present;
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Serving as member of faculty hiring committee, Dept. of ECE, Missouri S&T,
Sep 2012-present.
Serving as member of Graduate Studies Committee at the Dept. of ECE, Missouri
S&T, 2006-present. Contributed significantly to the completion of ECE Graduate
Studies Learning Outcome rubrics.
Serving as faculty advisor for Student Radio Club of MST, Sep. 2012 – present.
Participated in Rolla Regional Radio Club activities. Hold ARRL Technician
license. Served as radio operator for many sports and public events in Missouri.
Jan. 2009 – present.
Served as judge once or twice a year at the ISC student research paper contest,
2007-present.
Served as judge at grant proposal competition and paper/poster competition for
the Opportunity for Undergraduate Research Experience (OURE) program,
Missouri S&T, every April, 2010 - present.
Presentation to IEEE Student Branch, Missouri S&T, titled “Introduction to
Research and Career in Wireless Communication”, Oct. 7, 2013.
Serving as member of Faculty Research Award Committee of Missouri S&T and
of Intelligent Systems Center, 2013-2015.
Frequently served as faculty host for prospective students and families, 2005-
present.
Served as undergraduate academic advisor at the Dept. of Electrical and
Computer Engineering, 2010-present.
Served as freshman advisor of the Freshman Engineering program, 2005-2010.
Served as member on more than 15 MS and Ph.D. thesis committees.
Served as panelist at Freshman Faculty Forum Career Proposal Writing
workshop, May, 2009, Sep 2012, and at New Faculty Orientation, Aug. 2010.
Frequent reviewer for peer proposals.
Served frequently as panelist and guest speaker for Women Leadership Institute
(WLI) program for women students at Missouri S&T, 2009-present.
Participated in Open House laboratory exhibit for the Dept. of ECE, April 2010.
Attended ECE Phonathon as faculty on duty. March 2006, 2007, 2008.
HONORS and AWARDS
Teaching Excellence Commendations award, Missouri S&T, 2015;
Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, 2015 – 2017.
Distinguished Research Investigator Award, Intelligent Systems Center, Missouri
S&T, 2013.
Three Faculty Research Excellence Awards, Missouri University of Science and
Technology, Rolla, MO for year 2009, 2012, and 2016.
Faculty Early Career Award #ECCS-0846486, National Science Foundation of
the United States, 2009.
Faculty Excellence Award of the Year, Missouri University of Science and
Technology, Rolla, MO. Dec. 2008.
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Made to What's New at IEEE in Wireless - 12/12/2007 news report: Researcher to Improve Speed of Underwater WiFi Communication.
Scholarship from the NSF TRUST WISE program for network security workshop
at University of California-Berkeley, July 5 – 12, 2006.
Postdoctoral Fellowship, awarded by the Natural Science and Engineering
Research Council (NSERC) of Canada, tenured at University of Missouri-
Columbia, 2003-2005.
Nortel Networks Scholarships, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, 1999-2002.
Ontario Graduate Scholarships in Technology and Science (OGSTS), Carleton
University, Ottawa, Canada, 1998-1999.
Third prize of Innovative Technology Research Award, Beijing Department of
Commerce, Beijing, China, 1993.
Awards won by my students o Huai Huang, student travel grant to MTS/IEEE Oceans conference, Monterey, CA,
Sep. 19-21, 2016.
o Niaz Ahmed, student travel grant to MTS/IEEE Oceans conference, Monterey, CA,
Sep. 19-21, 2016.
o Niaz Ahmed and Caleb Olson, First Prize of Hardware Demonstration, and student
travel grant, $1,500, Int’l Conf. WUWNET 2015, Washington D.C., Oct 23-26,
2015.
o Justin Hoyt, 2nd place of student paper competition, IEEE Region 5 Conference.
Paper title: “Multi-Coil Magneto-inductive Communication for Wireless Sensor
Networks,” Dallas, TX, April 18, 2015.
o Justin Hoyt, 3rd place poster presentation. Missouri S&T Undergraduate Research
Conference, April 15, 2015.
o David Allen, Int’l Conf. WUWNET 2012 student travel grant, $900, Nov 2012.
o Hamed Kajbaf, MS&T ISC research paper presentation, 2nd place winner. Spring,
2012.
o Hamed Kajbaf, American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) graduate
research fellowship, $15,000, Sep 2010-Aug 2011.
o Zengli Yang, IEEE ICASSP 2011 student travel grant, $400, Mar 2011.
o Jesse Cross, MS&T ISC presentation 3rd place winner, spring 2011.
o Chaitri Aroskar, MS&T GSA career opportunity presentation winner, spring 2011.