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Professor Wei Ni

Associate Dean (Research)

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 4255
Email: w.ni@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  

Professor Wei Ni is the Associate Dean (Research) in the School of Engineering, ECU. He is also a Conjoint Professor at the University of New South Wales, an Adjunct Professor at the University of Technology Sydney, and an Honorary Professor at Macquarie University. He was a Senior Researcher at Nokia from January 2008 to March 2009, and a Deputy Project Manager at Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs from January 2005 to December 2007. From March 2009 to September 2025, he was with CSIRO, where he held various research leadership roles, including Senior Principal Research Scientist, Group Leader, and Project leader.

Professor Ni’s research interest is connected and trusted intelligent systems and techniques for the integrity, security, and efficiency of systems, e.g., communication systems, smart grids, the Internet of Things, and data. He has coauthored three books, eleven book chapters, over 500 refereed journal and conference papers, and contributed to the industry with successful launch of an Alcatel-Lucent venture, over 20 patents and 10 accepted IEEE standard proposals.

Professor Ni serves as an Editor for IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS since 2018, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY since 2022, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION FORENSICS AND SECURITY since 2024, IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SURVEYS AND TUTORIALS since 2024, and IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NETWORK SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING since 2025. He served as Secretary, Vice-Chair, and Chair of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society NSW Chapter from 2015 to 2022 and received 2021 Vehicular Technology Society Chapter of Year Award. He is a Fellow of IEEE.

Research areas and interests

  • Connected and trusted intelligent system
  • Resilience of critical infrastructure
  • AI/ML in imperfect network environments

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Science, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan), 2005.
  • Bachelor of Engineering, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan), 2000.

Research Outputs

2025

Books

Book Chapters

Journal Articles

  • Pourkabirian, A., Ni, W., Zhou, X., Li, K., Anisi, MH. (2025). A Precoding Perturbation Method in Geometric Optimization: Exploring Manifold Structure for Privacy and Efficiency. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 20(2025), 6220-6235. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2025.3579291.
  • Cao, Y., Wang, J., Shi, X., Ni, W. (2025). Lightweight and Self-Evolving Channel Twinning: An Ensemble DMD-Assisted Approach. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 24(10), 8072-8085. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2025.3564276.
  • Li, W., Lv, T., Ni, W., Zhao, J., Hossain, E., Vincent Poor, HV. (2025). Route-and-Aggregate Decentralized Federated Learning Under Communication Errors. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 36(9), 16675-16691. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNNLS.2025.3552406.
  • Yu, X., Lv, T., Li, W., Ni, W., Niyato, D., Hossain, E. (2025). Multi-Task Semantic Communication With Graph Attention-Based Feature Correlation Extraction. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 24(5), 4371-4388. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMC.2025.3525477.
  • Xiao, B., Zhang, J., Ni, W., Wang, X. (2025). FLARE: A New Federated Learning Framework With Adjustable Learning Rates Over Resource-Constrained Wireless Networks. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 24(8), 6674-6689. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2025.3555136.
  • Sun, P., Liu, E., Ni, W., Yu, K., Qu, X., Wang, R., Bi, Y., Zhang, C., Jamalipour, A. (2025). Dual-Segment Clustering Strategy for Hierarchical Federated Learning in Heterogeneous Wireless Environments. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 14(6), 1777-1781. https://doi.org/10.1109/LWC.2025.3556462.
  • Chen, M., Qu, X., Liu, E., Ni, W., Long, Q., Ma, H. (2025). Statistical Channel Modeling and Estimation for PMMA-Based Vehicle-Mounted Magnetic Communication Systems. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2025(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2025.3574843.
  • Zhou, Y., Zou, S., Wu, B., Ni, W., Du, X. (2025). Achieving Enhanced Bi-Linear Attention Network for Teaching Manner Analysis Over Edge Cloud-Assisted AIoT: Voice-Body Coordination Perspective. IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, 13(3), 769-782. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCC.2025.3568394.
  • He, Y., Yu, G., Wang, X., Wang, Q., Niu, Z., Ni, W., Liu, R. (2025). Accountability and Reliability in 6G O-RAN: Who is Responsible When it Fails?. IEEE Wireless Communications, 32(2), 52-59. https://doi.org/10.1109/MWC.001.2400292.
  • Hu, S., Yuan, X., Ni, W., Wang, X., Hossain, E., Vincent Poor, HV. (2025). Differentially Private Wireless Federated Learning With Integrated Sensing and Communication. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 24(8), 6690-6704. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2025.3555212.
  • Lin, X., Ma, B., Wang, X., Yu, G., He, Y., Ni, W., Liu, R. (2025). CAN-Trace Attack: Exploit CAN Messages to Uncover Driving Trajectories. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 26(3), 3223-3236. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2025.3532455.
  • Shi, S., Lei, G., Wang, F., Li, Y., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A. (2025). A Retransmission Framework for Over-the-Air Computation Under Time-Varying Channel Fading. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 12(12), 21523-21536. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2025.3547368.
  • Zhang, X., Ren, Y., Wang, J., Jiang, F., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A. (2025). Random Caching Strategy Based on Scalable Video Coding: Content Placement and Delivery in Multi-Tier Heterogeneous Networks. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 73(8), 6185-6199. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2025.3540963.
  • Yang, C., Wang, X., Ni, W., Jiang, Y. (2025). Optimal Beamforming for MIMO DFRC Systems with Transmit Covariance Constraints. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 73(2025), 601-616. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSP.2025.3529722.
  • Shen, J., Wu, B., Xiang, W., Zou, S., Wang, W., Cui, L., Ni, W. (2025). Novel Bandwidth-Aware Network Coding for Fast Cloud-of-Clouds Disaster Backup. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 22(2), 2087-2105. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSM.2024.3524787.
  • Li, C., Qi, X., Chen, B., Huang, S., Valls Miro, J., Huang, H., Ni, W., Ma, H. (2025). Marden-Based Homotopic Enclosed Safe Motion Corridor Generation for UAV Navigation in Complex Environments. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 22(2025), 17486-17500. https://doi.org/10.1109/TASE.2024.3488692.
  • Wang, D., Zou, S., Liwang, M., Ni, W., Wang, X. (2025). Intent-Driven Cognitive xDFC Bridge in Endogenous Intelligent IIoT: A Systematic Review and S2 Croft Architecture With Bayesian-CRO-Fuzzy Synergy. IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, 2025(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSE.2025.3589594.
  • Zhu, P., Ni, W., Wang, X. (2025). Integrated Sensing and Communication With Reconfigurable Holographic Surface. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 73(11), 10377-10390. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2025.3576916.
  • Hu, B., Tian, H., Ni, W., Fan, S., Hossain, E. (2025). User-Centric Multi-Static Sensing for Joint User and Target Tracking in Mobile Wireless Systems. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 24(9), 7483-7500. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2025.3560901.
  • Zhang, H., Liu, E., Wang, R., Ni, W., Xing, Z., Liu, Y., Jamalipour, A. (2025). Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Assisted Localization in OFDM Systems With Carrier Frequency Offset and Phase Noise. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 24(8), 7078-7094. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2025.3557935.
  • Zhang, S., Sun, C., Hu, S., Ni, W., Wang, X. (2025). Proximal Policy Optimization With Adaptive Weight Adjustment for Airborne Integrated Sensing and Communication. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 14(6), 1703-1707. https://doi.org/10.1109/LWC.2025.3553316.
  • Zhang, J., Zou, S., Liwang, M., Sun, Y., Ni, W., Wang, X. (2025). H3DRA: Achieving Resilient Task Scheduling for Zero-Interruption Vehicular Edge Computing in Sixth-Generation Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2025(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2025.3609780.
  • Liu, B., Ni, W., Liu, R., Guo, YJ., Zhu, H. (2025). Delay-Sensitive Goods Delivery and In-Situ Sensing Using a Multi-Task Drone. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 24(10), 10055-10068. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMC.2025.3570437.
  • Tian, C., Huang, C., Wang, Y., Chung, EC., Nguyen, AT., Wong, PK., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A., Li, K., Huang, H. (2025). Recent Estimation Techniques of Vehicle-Road-Pedestrian States for Traffic Safety: Comprehensive Review and Future Perspectives. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 26(3), 2897-2920. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2024.3517162.
  • Qi, L., Wang, L., Ding, J., Ni, W. (2025). Pricing Design for EV Platoon Charging Network With Hybrid Traffic Flows. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 11(1), 1431-1441. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2024.3406130.
  • Jiang, Y., Ma, B., Wang, X., Yu, G., Sun, C., Ni, W., Liu, R. (2025). Exploiting attribute correlation for reconstruction attacks on differentially private multi-attributed data. Journal of Information Security and Applications, 94(2025), article number 104224.0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jisa.2025.104224.
  • Sun, Y., Feng, L., Xu, B., Jia, S., Duan, L., Ni, W., Jia, Z. (2025). Enhanced Alzheimer's detection with EEG source imaging and multi-branch joint attention. Journal of Neural Engineering, 22(3), article number 36028.0. https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/add8bb.
  • Li, K., Liang, Y., Yuan, X., Ni, W., Crowcroft, JA., Yuen, C., Akan, B. (2025). A Novel Framework of Horizontal-Vertical Hybrid Federated Learning for EdgeIoT. IEEE Networking Letters, 7(2), 83-87. https://doi.org/10.1109/LNET.2025.3540268.
  • Li, K., Zheng, J., Ni, W., Huang, H., Lio', PP., Dressler, F., Akan, B. (2025). Biasing Federated Learning with a New Adversarial Graph Attention Network. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 24(3), 2407-2421. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMC.2024.3499371.
  • Li, K., Yuan, X., Zheng, J., Ni, W., Dressler, F., Jamalipour, A. (2025). Leverage Variational Graph Representation for Model Poisoning on Federated Learning. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 36(1), 116-128. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNNLS.2024.3394252.
  • Bi, S., Yuan, X., Hu, S., Li, K., Ni, W., Hossain, E., Wang, X. (2025). Resilience and Failure Analysis in Next-Generation Communication Networks: A Contemporary Survey. IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, 2025(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSE.2025.3620950.
  • Feng, H., Wang, R., Liu, E., Ni, W., Niyato, D., Jamalipour, A. (2025). Over-the-Air Federated Learning With Joint Privacy-Accuracy Optimization. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 20(2025), 11326-11341. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2025.3620108.
  • Qi, H., Liwang, M., Hosseinalipour, S., Fu, L., Zou, S., Ni, W. (2025). Future Resource Bank for ISAC: Achieving Fast and Stable Win-Win Matching for Both Individuals and Coalitions. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 2025(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSAC.2025.3608114.
  • Ye, Y., Hu, S., Ni, W., Wang, X. (2025). Trajectory Planning and Transmission Scheduling for UAV-Borne RIS Assisted Energy-Efficient Uplink Transmissions. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2025(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2025.3602851.
  • Liu, F., Wang, M., Liu, YA., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A. (2025). Hybrid NOMA Offloading for Delay-Sensitive Applications in MEC-Based NB-IoT Networks. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 12(5), 5245-5259. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2024.3487800.
  • Raza, MA., Abolhasan, M., Lipman, J., Ni, W. (2025). Device-Level Learning-Based Distributed Power Control for Uplink NOMA in IoT Networks. IEEE Transaction on Cognitive Communications and Networks, 2025(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCCN.2025.3566033.
  • Zhao, L., Sun, C., Ni, W., Ng, DW. (2025). Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Energy-Efficient Mobile Edge Computing in OFDM Systems. IEEE Communications Letters, 29(6), 1446-1450. https://doi.org/10.1109/LCOMM.2025.3565260.
  • Liu, X., Li, M., Yu, G., Wang, X., Ni, W., Li, L., Peng, H., Ping Liu, R. (2025). BlockFUL: Enabling Unlearning in Blockchained Federated Learning. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 20(2025), 6635-6650. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2025.3583109.
  • Duan, L., Huang, H., Li, C., Ni, W., Cheng, B. (2025). A Novel Cross-Chain Hierarchical Federated Learning Framework for Enhancing Service Security and Communication Efficiency. IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, 18(3), 1199-1212. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSC.2025.3562329.
  • Zhou, X., Shen, A., Hu, S., Ni, W., Wang, X., Hossain, E. (2025). Towards Quantum-Native Communication Systems: State-of-the-Art, Trends, and Challenges. IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, 2025(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMST.2025.3575842.
  • Tang, W., Liu, E., Ni, W., Qu, X., Huang, B., Li, K., Niyato, D., Jamalipour, A. (2025). Game-Theoretic Incentive Mechanism for Blockchain-Based Federated Learning. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 24(10), 10363-10376. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMC.2025.3567355.
  • Cao, Y., Dai, L., Tan, J., Wang, J., Zheng, T., Ni, W., Hossain, E., Niyato, D. (2025). Advancing Ubiquitous Wireless Connectivity Through Channel Twinning. IEEE Communications Magazine, 63(5), 126-133. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.001.2400476.
  • Zhou, Y., Zou, S., Liwang, M., Sun, Y., Ni, W. (2025). A teaching quality evaluation framework for blended classroom modes with multi-domain heterogeneous data integration. Expert Systems with Applications, 289(2025), article number 127884.0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2025.127884.
  • Sheng, Z., Li, C., Qi, X., Wu, K., Ni, W., Liu, R., Ge, L. (2025). Beyond Boundaries: Synergizing SAR, UAV, and Federated Learning for Flood Mapping in Australia. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 2025(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1109/LGRS.2025.3624200.
  • Duan, L., Wang, Y., Liu, J., Ni, W., Li, C., Wang, W., Liu, Z., Jamalipour, A. (2025). Secure and Fine-Grained Data Sharing in Internet of Things: Integration of Interplanetary File System and Cross-Blockchain for Access Control. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 12(18), 37301-37308. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2025.3583969.
  • Wang, Y., Zhang, Z., Yin, H., Yu, G., Wang, X., Sun, C., Ni, W., Liu, R., Cheng, Z. (2025). DCSCY: DRL-Based Cross-Shard Smart Contract Yanking in a Blockchain Sharding Framework. Electronics, 14(16), article number 3254.0. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics14163254.
  • Yang, H., Liu, H., Yuan, X., Wu, K., Ni, W., Zhang, JA., Liu, R. (2025). Synergizing Intelligence and Privacy: A Review of Integrating Internet of Things, Large Language Models, and Federated Learning in Advanced Networked Systems. Applied Sciences, 15(12), article number 6587.0. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15126587.
  • Shen, J., Wu, B., Wang, M., Zou, S., Cui, L., Ni, W. (2025). RLDR: Reinforcement Learning-Based Fast Data Recovery in Cloud-of-Clouds Storage Systems. IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, 13(2), 526-543. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCC.2025.3546528.
  • You, F., Yuan, X., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A. (2025). Privacy-Preserving Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning for Effective Resource Auction in Multi-Access Edge Computing. IEEE Transaction on Cognitive Communications and Networks, 11(3), 1887-1901. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCCN.2024.3499342.
  • Yu, G., Wang, X., Sun, C., Wang, Q., Yu, P., Ni, W., Liu, RP. (2025). IronForge: An Open, Secure, Fair, Decentralized Federated Learning. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 36(1), 354-368. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNNLS.2023.3329249.
  • Ni, F., Zhou, Z., Ni, W., Chen, X., Pan, G., Sun, Y., Zhang, S., Jamalipour, A. (2025). Scheduling and Securing Asynchronous Federated Learning Through Cooperative Jamming. IEEE Transaction on Cognitive Communications and Networks, 2025(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCCN.2025.3623377.
  • Duan, L., Li, Z., Yuan, X., Wang, W., Liu, J., Ni, W. (2025). FedHydra: towards Parameter-Efficient and Backdoor-Resistant Federated Unlearning in Human-Centric Metaverse Service. IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, 2025(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSC.2025.3620758.
  • Chen, X., Xu, J., Ni, W., Hu, S., Qin, Z., Zhang, S. (2025). Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation for Multi-User Semantic Communications: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 14(5), 1541-1545. https://doi.org/10.1109/LWC.2025.3548677.
  • Huang, S., Wang, L., Wang, X., Tan, B., Ni, W., Wong, KK. (2025). Edge Intelligence in Satellite-Terrestrial Networks With Hybrid Quantum Computing. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 14(5), 1341-1345. https://doi.org/10.1109/LWC.2025.3542085.
  • Wen, Y., Zou, S., Sun, Y., Ni, W., Li, K., Gao, H. (2025). Adaptive Network Function Chain Orchestration Strategy for 6G Inclusive Intelligent Services. IEEE Transaction on Cognitive Communications and Networks, 11(5), 3515-3528. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCCN.2025.3532304.
  • Sun, P., Liu, E., Ni, W., Wang, R., Xing, Z., Li, B., Jamalipour, A. (2025). Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Assisted Wireless Federated Learning With Imperfect Aggregation. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 73(2), 1058-1071. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2024.3450605.
  • Xiao, B., Yu, X., Ni, W., Wang, X., Vincent Poor, HV. (2025). Over-the-air federated learning: Status quo, open challenges, and future directions. Fundamental Research, 5(4), 1710-1724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fmre.2024.01.011.
  • Tong, Q., Xie, Z., Ni, W., Li, N., Hou, S. (2025). A Contrastive Learning Framework for Vehicle Spatio-Temporal Trajectory Similarity in Intelligent Transportation Systems. Information (Basel), 16(3), article number 232.0. https://doi.org/10.3390/info16030232.
  • Zhao, B., Cui, Q., Ni, W., Li, X., Liang, S. (2025). Multi-Layer Collaborative Federated Learning architecture for 6G Open RAN. Wireless Networks: the journal of mobile communication, computation and information, 31(2), 1377-1390. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11276-024-03823-0.
  • Li, K., Li, C., Yuan, X., Li, S., Zou, S., Sohail Ahmed, S., Ni, W., Niyato, D., Jamalipour, A., Dressler, F., Akan, B. (2025). Zero-Trust Foundation Models: A New Paradigm for Secure and Collaborative Artificial Intelligence for Internet of Things. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 12(22), 46269-46293. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2025.3603957.
  • Li, L., Wang, W., Zhou, X., Qu, H., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A. (2025). A Trustworthy IoT-Based Supply Chain Traceability System With Semantic Multichain and Preblockchain Data Verification. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 12(14), 28245-28258. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2025.3565740.
  • Qi, X., Li, C., Ni, W., Sheng, QZ., Ma, H. (2025). Practical Prescribed Time Control Framework for Decentralized Robust Steering of Connected Automated Vehicles Under Deception Attacks. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems, 55(7), 4915-4929. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSMC.2025.3561509.
  • Bibi, H., Abolhasan, M., Lipman, J., Abdollahi, M., Ni, W. (2025). A comprehensive survey on privacy-preserving technologies for Smart Grids. Computers and Electrical Engineering, 124(2025), article number 110371.0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compeleceng.2025.110371.
  • Li, W., Lv, T., Zhao, X., Yuan, X., Ni, W. (2025). Free Privacy Protection for Wireless Federated Learning: Enjoy It or Suffer From It?. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 20(2025), 6263-6278. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2025.3581042.
  • Zhao, X., Cui, Q., Ni, W., Sheng, QZ., Jamalipour, A., Nan, G., Tao, X., Zhang, P. (2025). A Novel Indicator for Quantifying and Minimizing Information Utility Loss of Robot Teams. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 43(9), 3118-3133. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSAC.2025.3574584.
  • Zhao, X., Cui, Q., Du, Z., Ni, W., Li, W., Yu, X., Zhang, J., Tao, X., Zhang, P. (2025). Enhancing Convergence, Privacy and Fairness for Wireless Personalized Federated Learning: Quantization-Assisted Min-Max Fair Scheduling. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 24(10), 9902-9918. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMC.2025.3566421.
  • Wu, B., Zou, S., Liwang, M., Ni, W., Wang, X. (2025). Explainable Application Intent for Zero-Touch Networking: An Incorporation of Hypergraph and Transformer. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 73(8), 6142-6155. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2025.3529260.
  • Zou, S., Liwang, M., Wu, B., Wu, W., Sun, Y., Ni, W. (2025). Intent-Oriented Network Slicing With Hypergraphs. IEEE Network: the magazine of global information exchange, 39(4), 202-210. https://doi.org/10.1109/MNET.2024.3454117.
  • Wang, Z., Shi, J., Cao, Y., Chang, Z., Lv, T., Ni, W. (2025). Energy-Efficient Resource Management for Mobile Edge Computing-Enabled Roadside Units in Multivehicle Networks. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 12(19), 39715-39729. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2025.3588866.
  • Xu, C., Qu, Y., Ding, M., Ni, W., Gao, L., Li, J., Vincent Poor, HV. (2025). What is the Value of Heuristic Model Selection and Aggregation in Federated Learning?. IEEE Network: the magazine of global information exchange, 2025(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1109/MNET.2025.3586566.

Conference Publications

  • Chen, X., Ding, Y., Ni, W., Wang, X., Sun, Y., Zhang, S. (2025). Towards Dynamic Energy/Carbon Trading and Resource Allocation for MEC: A Two-Timescale Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach. IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC) (pp). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCC65529.2025.11148917.
  • Li, C., Qi, X., Yuan, X., Wu, K., Zhang, Y., Ni, W., Liu, R., Sheng, QZ. (2025). USFCF: Unified State-Space Feedback Control Framework for Robust Privacy-Conscious Federated Learning in Vehicular Service Networks. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Web Services, ICWS (399-403). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICWS67624.2025.00056.
  • Li, D., Duan, L., Zhang, W., Wang, Y., Li, C., Ni, W. (2025). Privacy-Preserving Authentication Using Blockchain and Implicit Certificates for Internet of Vehicles. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Web Services, ICWS (173-182). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICWS67624.2025.00030.
  • Feng, H., Wang, R., Liu, E., Ni, W. (2025). Decentralized Federated Learning via Dynamic Topologies and MIMO Over-the-Air Computation. IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC) (pp). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCC65529.2025.11148660.
  • Xiao, B., Zhang, J., Ni, W., Wang, X. (2025). Federated Learning With Adjustable Learning Rates for Resource-Constrained Wireless Networks. IEEE 10th International Conference on Computer and Communication System (ICCCS) (649-654). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCCS65393.2025.11069578.
  • Zhang, Y., Ni, W., Wang, K., He, Y., Li, C. (2025). Truss Decomposition Under Edge Local Differential Privacy. Proceedings - International Conference on Data Engineering (2670-2683). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICDE65448.2025.00201.
  • Savkin, AV., Li, S., Verma, SC., Ni, W. (2025). Optimal Privacy-Aware UAV Trajectory Planning. IEEE 33rd Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED) (174-178). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/MED64031.2025.11073467.
  • Li, C., Qi, X., Wu, K., Yuan, X., Ni, W., Liu, R., Ma, H. (2025). DPOFEC: A Dynamic UAV-Based Path Planning Optimization Framework with Federated Learning and Edge Computing in Complex Environments. IEEE International Conference on Control and Automation, ICCA (435-440). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCA65672.2025.11129723.
  • Zhang, Z., Yin, H., Wang, Y., Yu, G., Wang, X., Ni, W., Liu, R. (2025). Enabling Efficient Cross-Shard Smart Contract Calling via Overlapping. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (164-178). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-0957-4_9.
  • Li, K., Hu, S., Wu, B., Zou, S., Ni, W., Dressler, F. (2025). Undermining Federated Learning Accuracy in EdgeIoT via Variational Graph Auto-Encoders. tbd (716-721). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IWCMC65282.2025.11059509.
  • Li, K., Zheng, J., Ni, W., Huang, H., Lio', PP., Dressler, F., Akan, B. (2025). Explainable Graph Attention-Driven Fairness Manipulation for Federated Learning in EdgeIoT. tbd (pp). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCC65529.2025.11148705.
  • Chen, X., Zhang, Q., Ni, W., Pan, G., Sun, Y., Zhang, S. (2025). Towards Secure Co-Inference: Leveraging DNN Partitioning and Collaborative Friendly Jamming. IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC) (pp). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCC65529.2025.11149293.

2024

Books

Book Chapters

Journal Articles

  • Jiang, Y., Ma, B., Wang, X., Yu, G., Sun, C., Ni, W., Liu, R. (2024). Preventing harm to the rare in combating the malicious: A filtering-and-voting framework with adaptive aggregation in federated learning. Neurocomputing, 604(2024), article number 128317.0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2024.128317.
  • Gao, T., Duan, L., Feng, L., Ni, W., Sheng, QZ. (2024). A Novel Blockchain-based Responsible Recommendation System for Service Process Creation and Recommendation. ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology, 15(4), pp. https://doi.org/10.1145/3643858.
  • Jiang, Y., Ma, B., Wang, X., Yu, G., Yu, P., Wang, Z., Ni, W., Liu, R. (2024). Blockchained Federated Learning for Internet of Things: A Comprehensive Survey. ACM Computing Surveys, 56(10), article number 258.0. https://doi.org/10.1145/3659099.
  • Zhang, Z., Yu, G., Sun, C., Wang, X., Wang, Y., Zhang, M., Ni, W., Liu, R., Reeves, AA., Georgalas, N. (2024). TBDD: A new trust-based, DRL-driven framework for blockchain sharding in IoT. Computer Networks, 244(2024), article number 110343.0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2024.110343.
  • Zhou, X., Lin, Z., Gu, R., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A. (2024). A New Meta-Learning Framework for Estimating Atmospheric Turbulence and Phase Noise in Optical Satellite Internet of Things Systems. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 11(7), 11190-11201. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2023.3329566.
  • Wang, Z., Cao, Y., Chang, Z., Lv, T., Ni, W. (2024). Energy efficiency maximization in UAV communication networks with nonlinear energy harvesting. Computer Networks, 241(2024), article number 110222.0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2024.110222.
  • Wang, Y., Sun, T., Yuan, X., Li, S., Ni, W. (2024). Minimizing Adversarial Training Samples for Robust Image Classifiers: Analysis and Adversarial Example Generator Design. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 2024(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2024.3474973.
  • Chen, X., Li, Z., Ni, W., Wang, X., Zhang, S., Sun, Y., Xu, S., Pei, Q. (2024). Toward Dynamic Resource Allocation and Client Scheduling in Hierarchical Federated Learning: A Two-Phase Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 72(12), 7798-7813. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2024.3420733.
  • Wan, Y., Qu, Y., Ni, W., Xiang, Y., Gao, L., Hossain, E. (2024). Data and Model Poisoning Backdoor Attacks on Wireless Federated Learning, and the Defense Mechanisms: A Comprehensive Survey. IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, 26(3), 1861-1897. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMST.2024.3361451.
  • Ma, X., Huang, M., Ni, W., Yin, M., Min, J., Jamalipour, A. (2024). Balancing Time and Energy Efficiency by Sizing Clusters: A New Data Collection Scheme in UAV-Aided Large-Scale Internet of Things. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 11(6), 9355-9367. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2023.3323321.
  • Cui, Y., Lv, T., Li, W., Ni, W., Hossain, E. (2024). Over-the-Air Federated Learning in User-Centric Cell-Free Networks. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 13(12), 3683-3687. https://doi.org/10.1109/LWC.2024.3486201.
  • Kurunathan, H., Li, K., Tovar, E., Mario Jorge, A., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A. (2024). DRL-KeyAgree: An Intelligent Combinatorial Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Vehicular Platooning Secret Key Generation. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 25(11), 16354-16369. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2024.3410534.
  • Gong, Z., Hashash, O., Wang, Y., Cui, Q., Ni, W., Saad, WM., Sakaguchi, K. (2024). UAV-Aided Lifelong Learning for AoI and Energy Optimization in Nonstationary IoT Networks. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 11(24), 39206-39224. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2024.3406220.
  • Zou, S., Wu, J., Yu, H., Wang, W., Huang, L., Ni, W., Liu, Y. (2024). Efficiency-optimized 6G: A virtual network resource orchestration strategy by enhanced particle swarm optimization. Digital Communications and Networks, 10(5), 1221-1233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcan.2023.06.008.
  • Altaf, T., Wang, X., Ni, W., Yu, G., Liu, R., Braun, RM. (2024). GNN-Based Network Traffic Analysis for the Detection of Sequential Attacks in IoT. Electronics, 13(12), article number 2274.0. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13122274.
  • Yang, C., Wang, X., Ni, W. (2024). Joint Transmit and Receive Beamforming Design for DPC-Based MIMO DFRC Systems. Electronics, 13(10), article number 1846.0. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13101846.
  • Chen, X., Chen, Z., Ni, W., Bai, Z., Zhang, S. (2024). Joint User Association and Resource Allocation for Smart-Grid-Powered Wireless Networks Under Constrained Carbon Emission. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 13(11), 3217-3221. https://doi.org/10.1109/LWC.2024.3459010.
  • Liu, B., Ni, W., Zhu, H. (2024). Optimal Charging Scheduling and Speed Control for Delay-Bounded Drone Delivery. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 73(11), 16481-16490. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2024.3405022.
  • Jin, X., Lv, T., Ni, W., Lin, Z., Zhu, Q., Hossain, E., Vincent Poor, HV. (2024). A Reconfigurable Subarray Architecture and Hybrid Beamforming for Millimeter-Wave Dual-Function-Radar-Communication Systems. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 23(10), 12594-12607. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2024.3393739.
  • Yang, W., Zou, S., Gao, H., Wang, L., Ni, W. (2024). A Novel Method for Targeted Identification of Essential Proteins by Integrating Chemical Reaction Optimization and Naive Bayes Model. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, 21(5), 1274-1286. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCBB.2024.3382392.
  • Li, Z., Zhou, X., Ni, W., Wang, X. (2024). A New Photon-Counting MU-MISO Ultraviolet Communication System With MMSE Precoding in Turbulence Channels. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 73(7), 10805-10810. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2024.3373655.
  • Moosavi, SK., Saadat, A., Abaid, Z., Ni, W., Li, K., Guizani, MM. (2024). Feature selection based on dataset variance optimization using Hybrid Sine Cosine – Firehawk Algorithm (HSCFHA). Future Generation Computer Systems, 155(2024), 272-286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.future.2024.02.017.
  • Kumayl Raza Moosavi, S., Zafar, MH., Saadat, A., Abaid, Z., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A., Sanfilippo, F. (2024). Transductive Transfer Learning-Assisted Hybrid Deep Learning Model for Accurate State of Charge Estimation of Li-Ion Batteries in Electric Vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 25(10), 14445-14459. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2024.3403518.
  • Liu, B., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ., Zhu, H. (2024). Optimal Electric Vehicle Charging Strategies for Long-Distance Driving. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 73(4), 4949-4960. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2023.3332097.
  • Qi, L., Wu, B., Chen, X., Zhou, L., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A. (2024). Joint Optimization of Internet of Things and Smart Grid for Energy Generation, Battery (Dis)charging, and Information Delivery. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 11(12), 21647-21658. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2024.3377451.
  • Gong, Z., Cui, Q., Ni, W. (2024). Cross-Domain Knowledge Transfer for Sustainable Heterogeneous Industrial Internet-of-Things Networks. Sensors, 24(11), article number 3265.0. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24113265.
  • Xing, J., Lv, T., Li, W., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A. (2024). Joint Optimization of Beamforming and Noise Injection for Covert Downlink Transmissions in Cell-Free Internet of Things Networks. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 11(6), 10525-10536. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2023.3326275.
  • Yuan, X., Hu, S., Ni, W., Wang, X., Jamalipour, A. (2024). Empowering Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces with Artificial Intelligence to Secure Air-To-Ground Internet-of-Things. IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, 7(2), 14-21. https://doi.org/10.1109/IOTM.001.2300129.
  • Chen, X., Chen, S., Ni, W., Wang, X., Zhang, S., Zhang, S., Sun, Y., Xu, S., Jamalipour, A. (2024). Optimal Two-Timescale Configuration of Mobile Edge Computing with Mixed Energy Supply. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 15(5), 4765-4778. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSG.2024.3390772.
  • Raza, MA., Abolhasan, M., Lipman, J., Shariati, N., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A. (2024). Multi-Agent Multi-Armed Bandit Learning for Grant-Free Access in Ultra-Dense IoT Networks. IEEE Transaction on Cognitive Communications and Networks, 10(4), 1356-1370. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCCN.2024.3366908.
  • Liu, B., Ni, W., Liu, R., Guo, YJ., Zhu, H. (2024). Privacy-Preserving Routing and Charging Scheduling for Cellular-Connected Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems, 54(8), 4929-4941. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSMC.2024.3392011.
  • Bi, S., Li, K., Hu, S., Ni, W., Wang, C., Wang, X. (2024). Detection and Mitigation of Position Spoofing Attacks on Cooperative UAV Swarm Formations. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 19(2024), 1883-1895. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2023.3341398.
  • Qu, Y., Yuan, X., Ding, M., Ni, W., Rakotoarivelo, T., Smith, DB. (2024). Learn to Unlearn: Insights Into Machine Unlearning. Computer, 57(3), 79-90. https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2023.3333319.
  • Guan, Y., Zou, S., Peng, H., Ni, W., Sun, Y., Gao, H. (2024). Cooperative UAV Trajectory Design for Disaster Area Emergency Communications: A Multiagent PPO Method. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 11(5), 8848-8859. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2023.3320796.
  • Fang, C., Xu, H., Zhang, T., Li, Y., Ni, W., Han, Z., Guo, SS. (2024). Joint Task Offloading and Content Caching for NOMA-Aided Cloud-Edge-Terminal Cooperation Networks. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 23(10), 15586-15600. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2024.3432150.
  • Geng, Y., Liu, E., Ni, W., Wang, R., Liu, Y., Xu, H., Cai, C., Jamalipour, A. (2024). Balancing Performance and Cost for Two-Hop Cooperative Communications: Stackelberg Game and Distributed Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning. IEEE Transaction on Cognitive Communications and Networks, 10(6), 2193-2208. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCCN.2024.3400516.
  • Huang, H., Eskandari, M., Savkin, AV., Ni, W. (2024). Energy-efficient joint UAV secure communication and 3D trajectory optimization assisted by reconfigurable intelligent surfaces in the presence of eavesdroppers. Defence Technology, 31(2024), 537-543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dt.2022.12.010.
  • Wang, W., Wang, W., Yu, H., Wu, B., Zou, S., Ni, W., Zhang, J. (2024). Joint Routing and Scheduling for In-Vehicle Networks: A Deterministic Perspective. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, 9(11), 7365-7379. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIV.2024.3397645.
  • Wang, Q., Zou, S., Sun, Y., Liwang, M., Wang, X., Ni, W. (2024). Toward Intelligent and Adaptive Task Scheduling for 6G: An Intent-Driven Framework. IEEE Transaction on Cognitive Communications and Networks, 10(5), 1975-1988. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCCN.2024.3391318.
  • Hu, S., Yuan, X., Ni, W., Wang, X., Jamalipour, A. (2024). Visual-Based Moving Target Tracking with Solar-Powered Fixed-Wing UAV: A New Learning-Based Approach. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 25(8), 9115-9129. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2024.3386105.
  • Hu, S., Yuan, X., Ni, W., Wang, X., Hossain, E., Vincent Poor, HV. (2024). OFDMA-F2L: Federated Learning with Flexible Aggregation over an OFDMA Air Interface. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 23(7), 6793-6807. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2023.3334691.
  • Li, C., Ni, W., Ding, M., Qu, Y., Chen, J., Smith, DB., Zhang, W., Rakotoarivelo, T. (2024). Decentralized Privacy Preservation for Critical Connections in Graphs. IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, 36(11), 5911-5925. https://doi.org/10.1109/TKDE.2024.3406641.
  • Liu, D., Gao, Y., Hu, S., Ni, W., Wang, X. (2024). Trajectory Design for Integrated Sensing and Communication Enabled by Cellular-Connected UAV. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 13(7), 1973-1977. https://doi.org/10.1109/LWC.2024.3399268.
  • Hu, B., Tian, H., Ni, W., Fan, S., Ni, W., Hossain, E. (2024). Multipath Identification, User Localization, and Environment Mapping in Radio SLAM. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2024(Article in press), 1-Jan. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2024.3393977.
  • Qi, X., Li, C., Ni, W., Ma, H. (2024). A novel adaptive fuzzy prescribed performance congestion control for network systems with predefined settling time. Neural Computing and Applications, 36(2), 523-532. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-023-09022-w.
  • Kurunathan, H., Huang, H., Li, K., Ni, W., Hossain, E. (2024). Machine Learning-Aided Operations and Communications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A Contemporary Survey. IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, 26(1), 496-533. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMST.2023.3312221.
  • Lin, X., Ma, B., Wang, X., Yu, G., He, Y., Liu, R., Ni, W. (2024). ByCAN: Reverse Engineering Controller Area Network (CAN) Messages From Bit to Byte Level. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 11(21), 35477-35491. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2024.3435833.
  • Li, W., Lv, T., Ni, W., Zhao, J., Hossain, E., Vincent Poor, HV. (2024). Decentralized Federated Learning Over Imperfect Communication Channels. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 72(11), 6973-6991. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2024.3407208.
  • You, F., Yuan, X., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A. (2024). A Novel Privacy-Preserving Incentive Mechanism for Multi-Access Edge Computing. IEEE Transaction on Cognitive Communications and Networks, 10(5), 1928-1943. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCCN.2024.3391303.
  • Li, K., Zheng, J., Yuan, X., Ni, W., Akan, B., Vincent Poor, HV. (2024). Data-Agnostic Model Poisoning Against Federated Learning: A Graph Autoencoder Approach. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 19(2024), 3465-3480. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2024.3362147.
  • Wang, Y., Li, T., Li, S., Yuan, X., Ni, W. (2024). New Adversarial Image Detection Based on Sentiment Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 35(10), 14060-14074. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNNLS.2023.3274538.

Conference Publications

  • Deng, H., Dang, X., Jiang, Y., Wang, X., Yu, G., Ni, W., Liu, R. (2024). FedNIFW: Non-Interfering Fragmented Watermarking for Federated Deep Neural Network. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications, TrustCom (1719-1726). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/TrustCom63139.2024.00236.
  • He, Y., Wang, K., Zhang, W., Lin, X., Ni, W., Zhang, Y. (2024). Butterfly Counting over Bipartite Graphs with Local Differential Privacy. Proceedings - International Conference on Data Engineering (2351-2364). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICDE60146.2024.00186.
  • Ju, B., Yang, K., Liu, Y., Liu, J., Sun, P., Ni, W., Song, L. (2024). Open Service for Networking Systems of AI: A Case Study in Adaptation Optimization. tbd (pp). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/WF-IoT62078.2024.10811380.
  • Liu, C., Sang, Z., Duan, L., Ni, W., Wang, W., Li, C. (2024). TLSCG: Transfer Learning-Based Efficient Anomalous Smart Contract Generation to Empower Unknown Vulnerability Detection. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Web Services, ICWS (468-478). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICWS62655.2024.00068.
  • Ye, W., Yang, L., Duan, L., Li, C., Ni, W. (2024). Detecting Unknown Threats in Smart Contracts With Domain Adaptation. tbd (104-114). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/SSE62657.2024.00027.
  • Zheng, J., Li, K., Yuan, X., Ni, W., Tovar, E., Crowcroft, JA. (2024). Exploring Visual Explanations for Defending Federated Learning against Poisoning Attacks. tbd (1596-1598). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1145/3636534.3697430.
  • Zheng, J., Li, K., Yuan, X., Ni, W., Tovar, E. (2024). Detecting Poisoning Attacks on Federated Learning Using Gradient-Weighted Class Activation Mapping. tbd (714-717). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1145/3589335.3651490.
  • Ma, B., Zhao, Y., Wang, X., Jiang, Y., Li, J., Ni, W., Liu, R. (2024). Differential Privacy-Based Location Privacy Protection with Hilbert Curve in Vehicular Networks. Communications in Computer and Information Science (252-268). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4522-7_18.
  • Qi, L., Wu, B., Wang, F., Li, K., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A. (2024). Differentially Private Energy Sharing Among Smart Grid-Powered Base Stations. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (pp). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/VTC2024-Fall63153.2024.10757557.
  • Lin, X., Ai, D., Ma, B., Wang, X., Yu, G., He, Y., Ni, W., Liu, R. (2024). Federated Learning-Based Intrusion Detection System for In-Vehicle Network Using Statistics of Controller Area Network Messages. Communications in Computer and Information Science (237-251). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4522-7_17.
  • Li, H., Wang, X., Yu, G., Ni, W., Liu, R., Georgalas, N., Reeves, AA. (2024). Smart Contract Vulnerability Detection Based on Generative Adversarial Networks and Graph Matching Networks. Communications in Computer and Information Science (269-283). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4522-7_19.
  • Huang, H., Duan, L., Li, C., Ni, W. (2024). A Secure and Lightweight Aggregation Method for Blockchain-based Distributed Federated Learning. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Web Services, ICWS (447-456). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICWS62655.2024.00066.
  • You, F., Du, H., Kang, J., Ni, W., Niyato, D., Jamalipour, A. (2024). Generative AI-aided Reinforcement Learning for Computation Offloading and Privacy Protection in VR-based Multi-Access Edge Computing. tbd (2209-2214). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/SWC62898.2024.00337.
  • Chen, X., Zhou, Z., Ni, W., Pan, G., Wang, X., Zhang, S., Sun, Y. (2024). Privacy-Preserving Resource Allocation for Asynchronous Federated Learning. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (pp). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/VTC2024-Spring62846.2024.10683194.
  • Yang, C., Wang, X., Ni, W., Jiang, Y. (2024). Beamforming Design for MIMO DFRC Systems with Transmit Covariance Constraints. tbd (1032-1036). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNC59896.2024.10556343.
  • Jin, X., Lv, T., Ni, W. (2024). Hybrid Beamforming for ISAC Systems With Reconfigurable Subarray Architecture. IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC (pp). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PIMRC59610.2024.10817325.
  • Hu, B., Tian, H., Ni, W., Fan, S. (2024). Joint User and Target Tracking in Multi-Static Sensing Systems. tbd (517-522). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCCWorkshops62562.2024.10693685.
  • Kurunathan, H., Li, K., Ni, W., Li, N., Tovar, E., Guizani, MM. (2024). Exploring LSTM-assisted A2C For Physical Layer Security in Vehicular Cyber-Physical Systems. tbd (1177-1182). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IWCMC61514.2024.10592471.

2023

Book Chapters

  • Ma, B., Zhao, Y., Wang, X., Liu, Z., Lin, X., Wang, Z., Ni, W., Liu, RP. (2023). Vehicle Trajectory Obfuscation and Detection. Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications (121-134). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24946-4_9.

Journal Articles

  • Hou, S., Ni, W., Zhao, K., Cheng, B., Zhao, S., Wan, Z., Liu, X., Chen, S. (2023). Fine-Grained Online Energy Management of Edge Data Centers Using Per-Core Power Gating and Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing, 8(3), 522-536. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSUSC.2023.3250487.
  • Siddiqui, SA., Adnan, M., Sheng, QZ., Suzuki, HH., Ni, W. (2023). Trust in Vehicles: Toward Context-Aware Trust and Attack Resistance for the Internet of Vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 24(9), 9546-9560. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2023.3268301.
  • Chen, X., Dai, W., Ni, W., Wang, X., Zhang, S., Xu, S., Sun, Y. (2023). Augmented Deep Reinforcement Learning for Online Energy Minimization of Wireless Powered Mobile Edge Computing. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 71(5), 2698-2710. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2023.3251353.
  • Siddiqui, SA., Adnan, M., Sheng, QZ., Suzuki, HH., Ni, W. (2023). Towards a Machine Learning Driven Trust Management Heuristic for the Internet of Vehicles. Sensors, 23(4), article number 2325.0. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23042325.
  • Wang, Y., Sun, T., Li, S., Yuan, X., Ni, W., Hossain, E., Vincent Poor, HV. (2023). Adversarial Attacks and Defenses in Machine Learning-Empowered Communication Systems and Networks: A Contemporary Survey. IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, 25(4), 2245-2298. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMST.2023.3319492.
  • Xiong, X., Sun, C., Ni, W., Wang, X. (2023). Three-Dimensional Trajectory Design for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Secure and Energy-Efficient Data Collection. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 72(1), 664-678. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2022.3203714.
  • Hu, Y., Peng, A., Li, S., Tang, B., Ni, W., Lu, X., Tang, J. (2023). Channel state information-based wireless localization by signal reconstruction. Eurasip Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2023(1), article number 114.0. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13638-023-02303-x.
  • Fang, Z., Wu, Z., Ni, W., Wang, X., Hossain, E. (2023). Beamforming Design for Novel Relay-Assisted Multi-User Multi-Tag Symbiotic Radios. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 12(12), 2253-2257. https://doi.org/10.1109/LWC.2023.3317440.
  • Sun, C., Xiong, X., Zhai, Z., Ni, W., Ohtsuki, T., Wang, X. (2023). Max-Min Fair 3D Trajectory Design and Transmission Scheduling for Solar-Powered Fixed-Wing UAV-Assisted Data Collection. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 22(12), 8650-8665. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2023.3264667.
  • Savkin, AV., Verma, SC., Ni, W. (2023). Autonomous UAV 3D trajectory optimization and transmission scheduling for sensor data collection on uneven terrains. Defence Technology, 30(2023), 154-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dt.2023.03.020.
  • Zeng, J., Xiao, C., Wu, T., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ. (2023). Uplink Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access with Statistical Delay Requirement: Effective Capacity, Power Allocation, and α Fairness. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 22(2), 1298-1313. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2022.3204265.
  • Guo, CA., Guo, YJ., Zhu, H., Ni, W., Yuan, J. (2023). Optimization of Multibeam Antennas Employing Generalized Joined Coupler Matrix. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 71(1), 215-224. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2022.3220976.
  • Cui, Y., Tian, H., Chen, C., Ni, W., Wu, H., Nie, G. (2023). New Geographical Routing Protocol for Three-Dimensional Flying Ad-Hoc Network Based on New Effective Transmission Range. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 72(12), 16135-16147. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2023.3296082.
  • Li, R., Yuan, X., Radfar, M., Marendy, PM., Ni, W., O’brien, TJ., Casilla-Espinosa, PM. (2023). Graph Signal Processing, Graph Neural Network and Graph Learning on Biological Data: A Systematic Review. IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, 16(2023), 109-135. https://doi.org/10.1109/RBME.2021.3122522.
  • Raza, MA., Abolhasan, M., Lipman, J., Shariati, N., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A. (2023). Statistical Learning-Based Adaptive Network Access for the Industrial Internet of Things. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 10(14), 12219-12233. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2023.3245585.
  • Bi, S., Wang, C., Wu, B., Hu, S., Huang, W., Ni, W., Gong, Y., Wang, X. (2023). A comprehensive survey on applications of AI technologies to failure analysis of industrial systems. Engineering Failure Analysis, 148(2023), article number 107172.0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2023.107172.
  • Bi, S., Wang, C., Shen, J., Xiang, W., Ni, W., Wang, X., Wu, B., Gong, Y. (2023). A Novel RFID Localization Approach to Smart Self-Service Borrowing and Returning System. CMES Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences, 135(1), 527-538. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2022.022298.
  • Zeng, J., Wu, T., Feng, W., Ni, W., Lv, T., Zhou, S., Wang, X., Guo, YJ. (2023). Analysis of Massive Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications Over the κ-μ Shadowed Fading Channel. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 71(3), 1798-1813. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2023.3238368.
  • Eskandari, M., Huang, H., Savkin, AV., Ni, W. (2023). Model Predictive Control-Based 3D Navigation of a RIS-Equipped UAV for LoS Wireless Communication With a Ground Intelligent Vehicle. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, 8(3), 2371-2384. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIV.2022.3232890.
  • Li, K., Cui, Y., Li, W., Lv, T., Yuan, X., Li, S., Ni, W., Simsek, M., Dressler, F. (2023). When Internet of Things Meets Metaverse: Convergence of Physical and Cyber Worlds. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 10(5), 4148-4173. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2022.3232845.
  • Savkin, AV., Huang, C., Ni, W. (2023). On-Demand Deployment of Aerial Base Stations for Coverage Enhancement in Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Assisted Cellular Networks on Uneven Terrains. IEEE Communications Letters, 27(2), 666-670. https://doi.org/10.1109/LCOMM.2022.3227922.
  • Ge, H., Zhou, X., Chen, Y., Zhang, J., Ni, W., Wang, X., Zheng, L. (2023). Shot-noise-limited photon-counting precoding scheme for MIMO ultraviolet communication in atmospheric turbulence. Optics Express, 31(1), 426-441. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.476202.
  • Shan, B., Yuan, X., Ni, W., Wang, X., Liu, RP., Dutkiewicz, E. (2023). Preserving the Privacy of Latent Information for Graph-Structured Data. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 18(2023), 5041-5055. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2023.3302508.
  • Yuan, X., Ni, W., Ding, M., Wei, K., Li, J., Vincent Poor, HV. (2023). Amplitude-Varying Perturbation for Balancing Privacy and Utility in Federated Learning. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 18(2023), 1884-1897. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2023.3258255.
  • Chen, Y., Zhou, X., Ni, W., Wang, X., Hanzo, L. (2023). Underwater Photon-Counting Systems Under Poisson Shot Noise: Rate Analysis and Power Allocation. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 71(9), 5152-5168. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2023.3292910.
  • Duan, L., Sun, Y., Ni, W., Ding, W., Liu, J., Wang, W. (2023). Attacks Against Cross-Chain Systems and Defense Approaches: A Contemporary Survey. IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica, 10(8), 1647-1667. https://doi.org/10.1109/JAS.2023.123642.
  • Ren, Y., Ren, B., Zhang, X., Lv, T., Ni, W., Lu, G. (2023). Impartial Cooperation in SWIPT-Assisted NOMA Systems with Random User Distribution. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 72(8), 10488-10504. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2023.3261066.
  • Altaf, T., Wang, X., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Braun, RM. (2023). NE-GConv: A lightweight node edge graph convolutional network for intrusion detection. Computers & Security, 130(2023), article number 103285.0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2023.103285.
  • Chen, Y., Zhou, X., Ni, W., Hossain, E., Wang, X. (2023). Optimal Power Allocation for Multiuser Photon-Counting Underwater Optical Wireless Communications Under Poisson Shot Noise. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 71(4), 2230-2245. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2023.3244960.
  • Fang, C., Hu, Z., Meng, X., Tu, S., Wang, Z., Zeng, D., Ni, W., Guo, SS., Han, Z. (2023). DRL-Driven Joint Task Offloading and Resource Allocation for Energy-Efficient Content Delivery in Cloud-Edge Cooperation Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 72(12), 16195-16207. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2023.3297362.
  • Wu, J., Wang, W., Zou, S., Ni, W., Huang, L., Tang, Y. (2023). Can Video as a Service Paradigm Lead to the Future Internet of Video Things?. Computer, 56(11), 73-84. https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2023.3261462.
  • Xiao, D., Zhang, JA., Liu, X., Qu, Y., Ni, W., Liu, RP. (2023). A Two-Stage GCN-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning Framework for SFC Embedding in Multi-Datacenter Networks. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 20(4), 4297-4312. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSM.2023.3284293.
  • Liu, B., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ., Zhu, H. (2023). Decentralized, Privacy-Preserving Routing of Cellular-Connected Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Joint Goods Delivery and Sensing. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 24(9), 9627-9641. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2023.3272500.
  • Qi, X., Li, C., Chen, B., Ni, W., Ma, H. (2023). Novel neural adaptive terminal sliding mode control for TCP network systems with arbitrary convergence time. Neural Computing and Applications, 35(27), 20365-20374. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-023-08746-z.
  • Yu, X., Xiao, B., Ni, W., Wang, X. (2023). Optimal Adaptive Power Control for Over-The-Air Federated Edge Learning Under Fading Channels. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 71(9), 5199-5213. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2023.3283790.
  • Yuan, C., Ni, W., Zhang, K., Bai, J., Shen, J., Jamalipour, A. (2023). User Pairing and Power Allocation in Untrusted Multiuser NOMA for Internet of Things. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 10(15), 13155-13167. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2023.3262512.
  • Hu, S., Yuan, X., Ni, W., Wang, X., Jamalipour, A. (2023). Visual Camouflage and Online Trajectory Planning for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Disguised Video Surveillance: Recent Advances and a Case Study. IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, 18(3), 48-57. https://doi.org/10.1109/MVT.2023.3263329.
  • Hu, S., Yuan, X., Ni, W., Wang, X., Jamalipour, A. (2023). RIS-Assisted Jamming Rejection and Path Planning for UAV-Borne IoT Platform: A New Deep Reinforcement Learning Framework. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 10(22), 20162-20173. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2023.3283502.
  • Yuan, X., Hu, S., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Wang, X. (2023). Joint User, Channel, Modulation-Coding Selection, and RIS Configuration for Jamming Resistance in Multiuser OFDMA Systems. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 71(3), 1631-1645. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2023.3238062.
  • Shan, B., Ni, W., Yuan, X., Yang, D., Wang, X., Liu, RP. (2023). Graph learning from band-limited data by graph Fourier transform analysis. Signal Processing, 207(2023), article number 108950.0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sigpro.2023.108950.
  • Cui, Y., Lv, T., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A. (2023). Digital Twin-Aided Learning for Managing Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Assisted, Uplink, User-Centric Cell-Free Systems. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 41(10), 3175-3190. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSAC.2023.3310050.
  • Li, R., Millist, L., Foster, EC., Yuan, X., Guvenc, U., Radfar, M., Marendy, PM., Ni, W., O’brien, TJ., Casilla-Espinosa, PM. (2023). Spike and wave discharges detection in genetic absence epilepsy rat from Strasbourg and patients with genetic generalized epilepsy. Epilepsy Research, 194(2023), article number 107181.0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2023.107181.
  • Shan, B., Yuan, X., Ni, W., Wang, X., Liu, RP., Dutkiewicz, E. (2023). Novel Graph Topology Learning for Spatio-Temporal Analysis of COVID-19 Spread. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 27(6), 2693-2704. https://doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2023.3267789.
  • Savkin, AV., Huang, C., Ni, W. (2023). Joint Multi-UAV Path Planning and LoS Communication for Mobile-Edge Computing in IoT Networks With RISs. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 10(3), 2720-2727. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2022.3215255.
  • Yuan, X., Hu, S., Ni, W., Wang, X., Jamalipour, A. (2023). Deep Reinforcement Learning-Driven Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Assisted Radio Surveillance With a Fixed-Wing UAV. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 18(2023), 4546-4560. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2023.3297021.
  • Li, K., Lau, BP., Yuan, X., Ni, W., Guizani, MM., Yuen, C. (2023). Toward Ubiquitous Semantic Metaverse: Challenges, Approaches, and Opportunities. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 10(24), 21855-21872. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2023.3302159.
  • Duan, L., Yang, L., Liu, C., Ni, W., Wang, W. (2023). A New Smart Contract Anomaly Detection Method by Fusing Opcode and Source Code Features for Blockchain Services. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 20(4), 4354-4368. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSM.2023.3278311.
  • Yu, G., Wang, X., Ni, W., Lu, Q., Xu, X., Liu, RP., Zhu, L. (2023). Adaptive Resource Scheduling in Permissionless Sharded-Blockchains: A Decentralized Multiagent Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems, 53(11), 7256-7268. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSMC.2023.3296614.
  • Savkin, AV., Ni, W., Eskandari, M. (2023). Effective UAV Navigation for Cellular-Assisted Radio Sensing, Imaging, and Tracking. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 72(10), 13729-13733. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2023.3277426.
  • Yu, G., Wang, X., Sun, C., Yu, P., Ni, W., Liu, RP. (2023). Obfuscating the Dataset: Impacts and Applications. ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology, 14(5), article number 85.0. https://doi.org/10.1145/3597936.
  • Savkin, AV., Huang, C., Ni, W. (2023). Collision-Free 3-D Navigation of a UAV Team for Optimal Data Collection in Internet-of-Things Networks With Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces. IEEE Systems Journal, 17(3), 4070-4077. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSYST.2023.3269095.
  • Duan, L., Xu, W., Ni, W., Wang, W. (2023). BSAF: A blockchain-based secure access framework with privacy protection for cloud-device service collaborations. Journal of Systems Architecture, 140(2023), article number 102897.0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sysarc.2023.102897.
  • Altaf, T., Wang, X., Ni, W., Yu, G., Liu, RP., Braun, RM. (2023). A new concatenated Multigraph Neural Network for IoT intrusion detection. Internet of Things, 22(2023), article number 100818.0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iot.2023.100818.
  • Saleem, R., Ni, W., Ikram, M., Jamalipour, A. (2023). Deep-Reinforcement-Learning-Driven Secrecy Design for Intelligent-Reflecting-Surface-Based 6G-IoT Networks. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 10(10), 8812-8824. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2022.3232360.
  • Cui, Q., Zhao, X., Ni, W., Hu, Z., Tao, X., Zhang, P. (2023). Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Interdependent Computing for Mobile Edge Computing-Assisted Robot Teams. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 72(5), 6599-6610. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2022.3232806.
  • Eskandari, M., Savkin, AV., Ni, W. (2023). Consensus-Based Autonomous Navigation of a Team of RIS-Equipped UAVs for LoS Wireless Communication with Mobile Nodes in High-Density Areas. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 20(2), 923-935. https://doi.org/10.1109/TASE.2022.3183335.
  • Li, W., Lv, T., Cao, Y., Ni, W., Peng, MG. (2023). Multi-Carrier NOMA-Empowered Wireless Federated Learning With Optimal Power and Bandwidth Allocation. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 22(12), 9762-9777. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2023.3273312.
  • Liu, B., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Jay Guo, Y., Zhu, H. (2023). Optimal Routing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Joint Goods Delivery and in-Situ Sensing. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 24(3), 3594-3599. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2022.3225269.

Conference Publications

  • Cui, J., Duan, L., Ni, W., Li, C. (2023). Secure Cross-domain Medical Data Sharing based on Distributed Cloud and Blockchain Services. tbd (698-700). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICWS60048.2023.00089.
  • You, F., Yuan, X., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A. (2023). Learning-Based Privacy-Preserving Computation Offloading in Multi-Access Edge Computing. Proceedings - IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM (922-927). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOBECOM54140.2023.10437967.
  • Li, K., Yuan, X., Zheng, J., Ni, W., Guizani, MM. (2023). Exploring Adversarial Graph Autoencoders to Manipulate Federated Learning in The Internet of Things. tbd (898-903). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IWCMC58020.2023.10183217.
  • Zheng, J., Li, K., Mhaisen, N., Ni, W., Tovar, E., Guizani, MM. (2023). Federated Learning for Online Resource Allocation in Mobile Edge Computing: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC (pp). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/WCNC55385.2023.10118940.
  • Zhang, Z., Wang, Y., Yu, G., Wang, X., Zhang, M., Ni, W., Liu, R. (2023). A Community-based Strategy for Blockchain Sharding: Enabling More Budget-friendly Transactions. tbd (370-376). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/Blockchain60715.2023.00063.
  • Zhang, Y., Wang, K., Zhang, W., Ni, W., Lin, X. (2023). Size-bounded Community Search over Large Bipartite Graphs. Advances in Database Technology - EDBT (320-331). OpenProceedings.org. https://doi.org/10.48786/edbt.2024.28.
  • Chen, X., Zhang, X., Ni, W., Wang, X., Zhang, S., Sun, Y., Xu, S. (2023). PV Panel/Battery Sizing and Resource Allocation for Smart-Grid Powered C-RAN. tbd (591-595). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/SPAWC53906.2023.10304455.
  • Chen, X., Chen, S., Ni, W., Wang, X., Zhang, S., Sun, Y., Xu, S. (2023). Two-Scale Stochastic Optimization of Mobile Edge Computing Systems Powered by Smart Grid. tbd (601-605). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/SPAWC53906.2023.10304449.
  • Qi, L., Chen, X., Wu, B., Ni, W. (2023). Energy Control in Smart-Grid Powered Edge Computing Systems with Massive Connectivity. tbd (1737-1741). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCT59356.2023.10419646.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Yuan, X., Noor, A., Jamalipour, A. (2023). Exploring Graph Neural Networks for Joint Cruise Control and Task Offloading in UAV-enabled Mobile Edge Computing. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (pp). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/VTC2023-Spring57618.2023.10200966.
  • Li, H., Wang, X., Yu, G., Ni, W., Liu, RP. (2023). A Generative Adversarial Networks-Based Integer Overflow Detection Model for Smart Contracts. tbd (31-36). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCIT57293.2023.10376127.
  • Guan, Y., Zou, S., Li, K., Ni, W., Wu, B. (2023). MAPPO-Based Cooperative UAV Trajectory Design with Long-Range Emergency Communications in Disaster Areas. tbd (376-381). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/WoWMoM57956.2023.00067.
  • Wang, W., Wang, W., Wu, B., Zou, S., Yu, H., Ni, W., Zhang, J. (2023). Qmix-Based Cross-Domain Transmission Routing for Time-Sensitive and Deterministic Networks. tbd (226-230). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/SPAWC53906.2023.10304504.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Mir, T., Waqas, M., Tu, S., Fang, C., Ni, W., Mackenzie, R., Xue, X., Han, Z. (2022). Relay Hybrid Precoding in UAV-Assisted Wideband Millimeter-Wave Massive MIMO System. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 21(9), 7040-7054. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2022.3154290.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Yuan, X., Noor, A., Jamalipour, A. (2022). Deep-Graph-Based Reinforcement Learning for Joint Cruise Control and Task Offloading for Aerial Edge Internet of Things (EdgeIoT). IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 9(21), 21676-21686. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2022.3182119.
  • Li, X., Lu, L., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A., Zhang, D., Du, H. (2022). Federated Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning for Resource Allocation of Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 71(8), 8810-8824. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2022.3173057.
  • Bi, S., Ni, W., Jiang, Y., Wang, X. (2022). Novel Recommendation-Based Approach for Multidisciplinary Development of Future Universities. Sustainability, 14(10), article number 5881.0. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14105881.
  • Keshavarzi, H., Lee, CS., Dyall, TR., Johnson, ME., Abbott, DA., Belson, S., Ni, W., Campbell, DL. (2022). Using Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) Devices to Show a Limited Effect of Boldness and Fearfulness on Social Proximity in Sheep Grazing at Pasture. Frontiers in Animal Science, 3(2022), article number 872132.0. https://doi.org/10.3389/fanim.2022.872132.
  • Wang, Z., Lv, T., Zeng, J., Ni, W. (2022). Placement and Resource Allocation of Wireless-Powered Multiantenna UAV for Energy-Efficient Multiuser NOMA. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 21(10), 8757-8771. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2022.3169533.
  • Sun, C., Ni, W., Bu, Z., Wang, X. (2022). Energy Minimization for Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Assisted Mobile Edge Computing. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 21(8), 6329-6344. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2022.3148296.
  • Ashtari, S., Zhou, I., Abolhasan, M., Shariati, N., Lipman, J., Ni, W. (2022). Knowledge-defined networking: Applications, challenges and future work. Array, 14(2022), article number 100136.0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.array.2022.100136.
  • Adnan, M., Siddiqui, SA., Sheng, QZ., Zhang, WE., Suzuki, HH., Ni, W. (2022). Trust on wheels: Towards secure and resource efficient IoV networks. Computing, 104(6), 1337-1358. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00607-021-01040-7.
  • Yu, P., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Zhang, Z., Zhang, H., Wen, Q. (2022). Efficient Encrypted Range Query on Cloud Platforms. ACM Transactions on Cyber-Physical Systems, 6(3), article number 27.0. https://doi.org/10.1145/3548657.
  • Zou, S., Yu, H., Wang, W., Ni, W. (2022). An Energy-Efficient Framework in Radio Multi-Access Edge Cloud by Automatically Generating Network Slice. IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, 5(3), 128-133. https://doi.org/10.1109/IOTM.001.2100226.
  • Ashtari, S., Abolhasan, M., Lipman, J., Shariati, N., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A. (2022). Joint Mobile Node Participation and Multihop Routing for Emerging Open Radio-Based Intelligent Transportation System. IEEE Access, 10(2022), 85228-85242. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3197877.
  • Zeng, J., Xu, Q., Fan, X., Ye, N., Ni, W., Jay Guo, Y. (2022). Achieving URLLC by MU-MIMO With Imperfect CSI: Under κ-μ Shadowed Fading. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 11(12), 2560-2564. https://doi.org/10.1109/LWC.2022.3208150.
  • Ma, B., Wang, X., Ni, W., Liu, RP. (2022). Personalized Location Privacy with Road Network-Indistinguishability. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 23(11), 20860-20872. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2022.3179501.
  • Xiao, D., Chen, S., Ni, W., Zhang, J., Zhang, JA., Liu, RP. (2022). A sub-action aided deep reinforcement learning framework for latency-sensitive network slicing. Computer Networks, 217(2022), article number 109279.0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2022.109279.
  • Hu, S., Yuan, X., Ni, W., Wang, X. (2022). Trajectory Planning of Cellular-Connected UAV for Communication-Assisted Radar Sensing. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 70(9), 6385-6396. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2022.3195868.
  • Abdollahi, M., Ashtari, S., Abolhasan, M., Shariati, N., Lipman, J., Jamalipour, A., Ni, W. (2022). Dynamic Routing Protocol Selection in Multi-Hop Device-to-Device Wireless Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 71(8), 8796-8809. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2022.3172923.
  • Wang, Y., Zhao, M., Li, S., Yuan, X., Ni, W. (2022). Dispersed Pixel Perturbation-Based Imperceptible Backdoor Trigger for Image Classifier Models. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 17(2022), 3091-3106. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2022.3202687.
  • Fan, S., Ni, W., Tian, H., Huang, Z., Zeng, R. (2022). Carrier Phase-Based Synchronization and High-Accuracy Positioning in 5G New Radio Cellular Networks. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 70(1), 564-577. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2021.3119072.
  • Makhanbet, M., Lv, T., Ni, W., Orynbet, M. (2022). Energy-Delay-Aware Power Control for Reliable Transmission of Dynamic Cell-Free Massive MIMO. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 70(1), 276-290. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2021.3119708.
  • Zheng, J., Li, K., Mhaisen, N., Ni, W., Tovar, E., Guizani, MM. (2022). Exploring Deep-Reinforcement-Learning-Assisted Federated Learning for Online Resource Allocation in Privacy-Preserving EdgeIoT. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 9(21), 21099-21110. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2022.3176739.
  • Yu, P., Ni, W., Zhang, H., Liu, RP., Wen, Q., Li, W., Gao, F. (2022). Secure and Differentiated Fog-Assisted Data Access for Internet of Things. The Computer Journal, 65(8), 1948-1963. https://doi.org/10.1093/comjnl/bxab031.
  • Bi, S., Wang, C., Zhang, J., Huang, W., Wu, B., Gong, Y., Ni, W. (2022). A Survey on Artificial Intelligence Aided Internet-of-Things Technologies in Emerging Smart Libraries. Sensors, 22(8), article number 2991.0. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22082991.
  • Wang, S., Yuen, C., Ni, W., Guan, YL., Lv, T. (2022). Multiagent Deep Reinforcement Learning for Cost- and Delay-Sensitive Virtual Network Function Placement and Routing. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 70(8), 5208-5224. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2022.3187146.
  • Huang, H., Savkin, AV., Ni, W. (2022). Online UAV Trajectory Planning for Covert Video Surveillance of Mobile Targets. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 19(2), 735-746. https://doi.org/10.1109/TASE.2021.3062810.
  • Bi, S., Cui, J., Ni, W., Jiang, Y., Yu, S., Wang, X. (2022). Three-Dimensional Cooperative Positioning for Internet of Things Provenance. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 9(20), 19945-19958. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2022.3170564.
  • Wu, B., Zeng, J., Shao, S., Ni, W., Tang, Y. (2022). New Game-Theoretic Approach to Decentralized Path Selection and Sleep Scheduling for Mobile Edge Computing. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 21(8), 6125-6140. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2022.3146514.
  • Raza, MA., Abolhasan, M., Lipman, J., Shariati, N., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A. (2022). Statistical Learning-Based Grant-Free Access for Delay-Sensitive Internet of Things Applications. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 71(5), 5492-5506. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2022.3155719.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Noor, A., Guizani, MM. (2022). Employing Intelligent Aerial Data Aggregators for the Internet of Things: Challenges and Solutions. IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, 5(1), 136-141. https://doi.org/10.1109/IOTM.001.2100161.
  • Fang, C., Meng, X., Hu, Z., Xu, F., Zeng, D., Dong, M., Ni, W. (2022). AI-Driven Energy-Efficient Content Task Offloading in Cloud-Edge-End Cooperation Networks. IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society, 3(2022), 162-171. https://doi.org/10.1109/OJCS.2022.3206446.
  • Wang, X., Wang, Y., Cui, Q., Chen, KC., Ni, W. (2022). Machine Learning Enables Radio Resource Allocation in the Downlink of Ultra-Low Latency Vehicular Networks. IEEE Access, 10(2022), 44710-44723. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3168986.
  • Chen, X., Wen, H., Ni, W., Zhang, S., Wang, X., Xu, S., Pei, Q. (2022). Distributed Online Optimization of Edge Computing with Mixed Power Supply of Renewable Energy and Smart Grid. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 70(1), 389-403. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2021.3123275.
  • Zheng, J., Tian, H., Ni, W., Ni, W., Zhang, P. (2022). Balancing Accuracy and Integrity for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Over-the-Air Federated Learning. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 21(12), 10964-10980. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2022.3188502.
  • Cui, Q., Zhang, Z., Yanpeng, S., Ni, W., Zeng, M., Zhou, M. (2022). Dynamic Multichannel Access Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning in Distributed Wireless Networks. IEEE Systems Journal, 16(4), 5831-5834. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSYST.2021.3134820.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Emami, Y., Dressler, F. (2022). Data-Driven Flight Control of Internet-of-Drones for Sensor Data Aggregation Using Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning. IEEE Wireless Communications, 29(4), 18-23. https://doi.org/10.1109/MWC.002.2100681.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Dressler, F. (2022). Continuous Maneuver Control and Data Capture Scheduling of Autonomous Drone in Wireless Sensor Networks. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 21(8), 2732-2744. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMC.2021.3049178.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Dressler, F. (2022). LSTM-Characterized Deep Reinforcement Learning for Continuous Flight Control and Resource Allocation in UAV-Assisted Sensor Network. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 9(6), 4179-4189. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2021.3102831.
  • You, F., Ni, W., Li, J., Jamalipour, A. (2022). New Three-Tier Game-Theoretic Approach for Computation Offloading in Multi-Access Edge Computing. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 71(9), 9817-9829. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2022.3176302.
  • Liu, B., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Zhu, Q., Guo, YJ., Zhu, H. (2022). Novel Integrated Framework of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Road Traffic for Energy-Efficient Delay-Sensitive Delivery. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 23(8), 10692-10707. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2021.3095360.
  • Hu, S., Ni, W., Wang, X., Jamalipour, A. (2022). Disguised Tailing and Video Surveillance with Solar-Powered Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 71(5), 5507-5518. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2022.3157705.
  • Zhang, J., Cui, Q., Zhang, X., Ni, W., Lyu, X., Pan, M., Tao, X. (2022). Online Optimization of Energy-Efficient User Association and Workload Offloading for Mobile Edge Computing. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 71(2), 1974-1988. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2021.3133940.
  • Cui, Q., Hu, X., Ni, W., Tao, X., Zhang, P., Chen, T., Chen, KC., Haenggi, M. (2022). Vehicular mobility patterns and their applications to Internet-of-Vehicles: a comprehensive survey. Science China Information Sciences, 65(11), article number 211301.0. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-021-3487-x.
  • Huang, H., Savkin, AV., Ni, W. (2022). Decentralized Navigation of a UAV Team for Collaborative Covert Eavesdropping on a Group of Mobile Ground Nodes. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 19(4), 3932-3941. https://doi.org/10.1109/TASE.2021.3139590.
  • Cao, Y., Lv, T., Ni, W. (2022). Two-Timescale Optimization for Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Assisted MIMO Transmission in Fast-Changing Channels. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 21(12), 10424-10437. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2022.3184000.
  • Wang, Y., Li, S., Ni, W., Abbott, DA., Johnson, ME., Pei, G., Hedley, M. (2022). Cooperative Localization and Association of Commercial-Off-the-Shelf Sensors in Three-Dimensional Aircraft Cabin. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 19(4), 3508-3519. https://doi.org/10.1109/TASE.2021.3124207.
  • Zou, S., Wang, W., Ni, W., Wang, L., Tang, Y. (2022). Efficient Orchestration of Virtualization Resource in RAN Based on Chemical Reaction Optimization and Q-Learning. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 9(5), 3383-3396. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2021.3098331.

Conference Publications

  • Saleem, R., Ni, W., Ikram, M. (2022). Reinforcement Learning-based Unlicensed Spectrum Sharing for IoT Devices of 5G New Radio. tbd (191-196). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/MeditCom55741.2022.9928691.
  • Eskandari, M., Huang, H., Savkin, AV., Ni, W. (2022). Autonomous Guidance of an Aerial Drone for Maintaining an Effective Wireless Communication Link with a Moving Node Using an Intelligent Reflecting Surface. tbd (195-199). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCAE55086.2022.9762421.
  • Li, X., Cui, Q., Xue, Q., Ni, W., Guo, J., Tao, X. (2022). A New Batch Access Scheme with Global QoS Optimization for Satellite-Terrestrial Networks. Proceedings - IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM (3929-3934). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOBECOM48099.2022.10001188.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Kurunathan, H., Dressler, F. (2022). Data-driven Deep Reinforcement Learning for Online Flight Resource Allocation in UAV-aided Wireless Powered Sensor Networks. Conference Record - International Conference on Communications (1-Jun). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC45855.2022.9838967.
  • Lin, X., Ma, B., Wang, X., He, Y., Liu, RP., Ni, W. (2022). Multi-layer Reverse Engineering System for Vehicular Controller Area Network Messages. tbd (1185-1190). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/CSCWD54268.2022.9776214.
  • Zhang, Z., Wang, X., Yu, G., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Georgalas, N., Reeves, AA. (2022). A Community Detection-Based Blockchain Sharding Scheme. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (78-91). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23495-8_6.
  • Lu, L., Xiao, J., Ni, W., Du, H., Zhang, D. (2022). Deep-Reinforcement-Learning-based User-Preference-Aware Rate Adaptation for Video Streaming. tbd (416-424). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/WoWMoM54355.2022.00061.
  • Yu, X., Xiao, B., Ni, W., Wang, X. (2022). Optimal Power Control for Over-The-Air Federated Edge Learning Using Statistical Channel Knowledge. tbd (232-237). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/WCSP55476.2022.10039388.
  • Li, K., Cui, Q., Zhu, Z., Ni, W., Tao, X. (2022). Lightweight, Privacy-Preserving Handover Authentication for Integrated Terrestrial-Satellite Networks. Conference Record - International Conference on Communications (25-31). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC45855.2022.9838599.
  • Liang, L., Lin, X., Ma, B., Wang, X., He, Y., Liu, RP., Ni, W. (2022). Leveraging Byte-Level Features for LSTM-based Anomaly Detection in Controller Area Networks. Proceedings - IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM (4903-4908). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOBECOM48099.2022.10000642.
  • Ma, B., Lin, X., Wang, X., Liu, B., He, Y., Ni, W., Liu, RP. (2022). New Cloaking Region Obfuscation for Road Network-Indistinguishability and Location Privacy. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series (160-170). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3545948.3545982.
  • Bi, S., Wang, C., Wu, B., Gong, Y., Ni, W. (2022). An Accurate Book-Localization Approach Based on Passive Ultra-High-Frequency RFID. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering (584-591). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3927-3_58.
  • Liu, J., Liu, Y., Wei, D., Ni, W., Zeng, X., Song, L. (2022). Attention-Based Auto-Encoder Framework for Abnormal Driving Detection. Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (3150-3154). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCAS48785.2022.9937548.
  • Chen, X., Dai, W., Ni, W., Wang, X., Zhang, S., Xu, S., Sun, Y. (2022). New Two-Stage Deep Reinforcement Learning for Task Admission and Channel Allocation of Wireless-Powered Mobile Edge Computing. Conference Record - International Conference on Communications (1208-1213). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC45855.2022.9839061.
  • Chen, X., Li, Z., Ni, W., Wang, X., Zhang, S., Xu, S., Pei, Q. (2022). Two-Phase Deep Reinforcement Learning of Dynamic Resource Allocation and Client Selection for Hierarchical Federated Learning. tbd (518-523). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCC55456.2022.9880724.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Zhang, P. (2022). Poster: An Experimental Localization Testbed based on UWB Channel Impulse Response Measurements. tbd (515-516). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IPSN54338.2022.00058.
  • Xiao, D., Ni, W., Zhang, JA., Liu, RP., Chen, S., Qu, Y. (2022). AI-Enabled Automated and Closed-Loop Optimization Algorithms for Delay-Aware Network. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC (806-811). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/WCNC51071.2022.9771970.
  • Pu, L., Cui, Q., Li, X., Zhao, B., Ni, W., Ai, M., Tao, X. (2022). Federated Learning-based Heterogeneous Load Prediction and Slicing for 5G Systems and beyond. Proceedings - IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM (166-172). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOBECOM48099.2022.10000870.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Wei, B., Guizani, MM. (2022). An Experimental Study of Two-way Ranging Optimization in UWB-based Simultaneous Localization and Wall-Mapping Systems. tbd (871-876). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IWCMC55113.2022.9825332.
  • Sun, C., Xiong, X., Ni, W., Ohtsuki, T., Wang, X. (2022). Max-Min Fair 3D Trajectory Planning for Solar-Powered UAV-Assisted Data Collection. tbd (610-615). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCC55456.2022.9880619.
  • Sun, C., Xiong, X., Ni, W., Wang, X. (2022). Three-Dimensional Trajectory Design for Energy-Efficient UAV-Assisted Data Collection. Conference Record - International Conference on Communications (3580-3585). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC45855.2022.9838327.
  • Liu, Y., Liu, J., Ni, W., Song, L. (2022). Abnormal Event Detection with Self-guiding Multi-instance Ranking Framework. tbd (pp). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IJCNN55064.2022.9892231.

2021

Book Chapters

  • Yu, G., Wang, X., Yu, K., Ni, W., Zhang, JA., Liu, RP. (2021). Scaling-out blockchains with sharding: An extensive survey. tbd (225-270). Institution of Engineering and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1049/PBPC029E_ch10.
  • Cui, Q., Zhang, X., Ni, W., Zhang, P. (2021). Big data analytics for intelligent management of autonomous vehicles in smart cities. tbd (201-229). Institution of Engineering and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1049/PBTE090E_ch9.
  • Wang, X., Zha, X., Yu, G., Ni, W., Liu, RP. (2021). Blockchain for internet of things. tbd (87-136). Institution of Engineering and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1049/PBPC029E_ch5.

Journal Articles

  • Huang, H., Savkin, AV., Ni, W. (2021). Navigation of a UAV Team for Collaborative Eavesdropping on Multiple Ground Transmitters. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 70(10), 10450-10460. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2021.3108182.
  • Lin, Z., Lv, T., Ni, W., Zhang, JA., Zeng, J., Liu, RP. (2021). Joint Estimation of Multipath Angles and Delays for Millimeter-Wave Cylindrical Arrays with Hybrid Front-Ends. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 20(7), 4631-4645. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2021.3061159.
  • Suraweera, ND., Winter, A., Sorensen, J., Li, S., Johnson, ME., Collings, IB., Hanly, SV., Ni, W., Hedley, M. (2021). Passive Through-Wall Counting of People Walking Using WiFi Beamforming Reports. IEEE Systems Journal, 15(4), 5476-5482. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSYST.2020.3019496.
  • Cao, Y., Lv, T., Ni, W., Lin, Z. (2021). Sum-Rate Maximization for Multi-Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Assisted Device-to-Device Communications. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 69(11), 7283-7296. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2021.3106334.
  • Wang, Y., Li, S., Ni, W., Zhao, M., Jamalipour, A., Wu, B. (2021). Cooperative Three-Dimensional Position Mapping Based on Received Signal Strength Measurements: Algorithm Design and Field Test. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 70(10), 10541-10552. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2021.3109265.
  • Wang, Z., Lin, Z., Lv, T., Ni, W. (2021). Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation in Massive MIMO-NOMA Networks with Wireless Power Transfer: A Distributed ADMM Approach. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 8(18), 14232-14247. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2021.3068721.
  • Lyu, X., Ren, C., Ni, W., Tian, H., Liu, RP., Tao, X. (2021). Distributed Online Learning of Cooperative Caching in Edge Cloud. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 20(8), 2550-2562. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMC.2020.2983924.
  • Cao, Y., Lv, T., Lin, Z., Ni, W. (2021). Delay-Constrained Joint Power Control, User Detection and Passive Beamforming in Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Assisted Uplink mmWave System. IEEE Transaction on Cognitive Communications and Networks, 7(2), 482-495. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCCN.2021.3064973.
  • Yuan, X., Feng, Z., Zhang, JA., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Wei, Z., Xu, C. (2021). Spatio-Temporal Power Optimization for MIMO Joint Communication and Radio Sensing Systems with Training Overhead. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 70(1), 514-528. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2020.3046438.
  • Zhang, X., Lv, T., Ren, Y., Ni, W., Beaulieu, NC. (2021). Analysis and Optimization of Service Delay for Multiquality Videos in Multitier Heterogeneous Network with Random Caching. IEEE Systems Journal, 15(2), 2451-2462. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSYST.2020.3009157.
  • Lin, Z., Lv, T., Ni, W., Zhang, JA., Liu, RP. (2021). Nested Hybrid Cylindrical Array Design and DoA Estimation for Massive IoT Networks. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 39(4), 919-933. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSAC.2020.3018833.
  • Wang, X., Zha, X., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ., Niu, X., Zheng, K. (2021). Game Theoretic Suppression of Forged Messages in Online Social Networks. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems, 51(3), 1601-1611. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSMC.2019.2899626.
  • Hu, S., Ni, W., Wang, X., Jamalipour, A., Ta, D. (2021). Joint Optimization of Trajectory, Propulsion, and Thrust Powers for Covert UAV-on-UAV Video Tracking and Surveillance. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 16(2021), 1959-1972. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2020.3047758.
  • Dang, Z., Li, L., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Peng, H., Yang, Y. (2021). How does rumor spreading affect people inside and outside an institution. Information Sciences, 574(2021), 377-393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2021.05.085.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Zheng, J., Tovar, E., Guizani, MM. (2021). Confidentiality and Timeliness of Data Dissemination in Platoon-based Vehicular Cyber-Physical Systems. IEEE Network: the magazine of global information exchange, 35(4), 248-254. https://doi.org/10.1109/MNET.011.2000538.
  • Khan, AA., Abolhasan, M., Ni, W., Lipman, J., Jamalipour, A. (2021). An End-to-End (E2E) Network Slicing Framework for 5G Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 70(7), 7103-7112. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2021.3084735.
  • Lyu, X., Ren, C., Ni, W., Tian, H., Cui, Q., Liu, RP. (2021). Online Learning of Optimal Proactive Schedule Based on Outdated Knowledge for Energy Harvesting Powered Internet-of-Things. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 20(2), 1248-1262. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2020.3031927.
  • Emami, Y., Wei, B., Li, K., Ni, W., Tovar, E. (2021). Joint Communication Scheduling and Velocity Control in Multi-UAV-Assisted Sensor Networks: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 70(10), 10986-10998. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2021.3110801.
  • Li, K., Lu, N., Zheng, J., Zhang, P., Ni, W., Tovar, E. (2021). BloothAir: A Secure Aerial Relay System Using Bluetooth Connected Autonomous Drones. ACM Transactions on Cyber-Physical Systems, 5(3), article number 27.0. https://doi.org/10.1145/3448254.
  • Yuan, C., Tao, X., Ni, W., Li, N., Jamalipour, A., Liu, RP. (2021). Optimal Power Allocation for Superposed Secrecy Transmission in Multicarrier Systems. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 70(2), 1332-1346. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2021.3051501.
  • Duan, L., Gao, T., Ni, W., Wang, W. (2021). A hybrid intelligent service recommendation by latent semantics and explicit ratings. International Journal of Intelligent Systems, 36(12), 7867-7894. https://doi.org/10.1002/int.22612.
  • Zeng, J., Xiao, C., Li, Z., Ni, W., Liu, RP. (2021). Dynamic Power Allocation for Uplink NOMA with Statistical Delay QoS Guarantee. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 20(12), 8191-8203. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2021.3091002.
  • Siddiqui, SA., Adnan, M., Sheng, QZ., Suzuki, HH., Ni, W. (2021). A survey of trust management in the internet of vehicles. Electronics, 10(18), article number 2223.0. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10182223.
  • Wang, S., Lv, T., Ni, W., Beaulieu, NC., Guo, YJ. (2021). Joint Resource Management for MC-NOMA: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 20(9), 5672-5688. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2021.3069240.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Tovar, E., Guizani, MM. (2021). Joint Flight Cruise Control and Data Collection in UAV-Aided Internet of Things: An Onboard Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 8(12), 9787-9799. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2020.3019186.
  • Cui, Q., Zhu, Z., Ni, W., Tao, X., Zhang, P. (2021). Edge-Intelligence-Empowered, Unified Authentication and Trust Evaluation for Heterogeneous beyond 5G Systems. IEEE Wireless Communications, 28(2), 78-85. https://doi.org/10.1109/MWC.001.2000325.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Tovard, E., Jamalipour, A. (2021). Online velocity control and data capture of drones for the internet of things: An onboard deep reinforcement learning approach. IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, 16(1), 49-56. https://doi.org/10.1109/MVT.2020.3039199.
  • Cui, Q., Zhao, W., Gu, X., Zhu, Z., Zhu, X., Tao, X., Ni, W. (2021). Efficient handover authentication and secure key-updating mechanism for B5G networks; 面向B5G网络的高效切换认证与安全密钥更新机制. Tongxin Xuebao/Journal on Communications, 42(12), 96-108. https://doi.org/10.11959/j.issn.1000-436x.2021240.
  • Hou, S., Ni, W., Wang, M., Liu, X., Tong, Q., Chen, S. (2021). Bottleneck-aware resource allocation for service processes: A new max-min approach. International Journal of Web Services Research, 18(3), Jan-21. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJWSR.2021070101.
  • Hu, S., Chen, X., Ni, W., Hossain, E., Wang, X. (2021). Distributed machine learning for wireless communication networks: Techniques, architectures, and applications. IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, 23(3), 1458-1493. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMST.2021.3086014.
  • Yu, P., Ni, W., Yu, G., Zhang, H., Liu, RP., Wen, Q. (2021). Efficient Anonymous Data Authentication for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks. Security and Communication Networks, 2021(2021), article number 6638453.0. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6638453.
  • Fang, C., Liu, C., Wang, Z., Sun, Y., Ni, W., Li, P., Guo, SS. (2021). Cache-Assisted Content Delivery in Wireless Networks: A New Game Theoretic Model. IEEE Systems Journal, 15(2), 2653-2664. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSYST.2020.3001229.
  • Yu, G., Zhang, L., Wang, X., Yu, K., Ni, W., Zhang, JA., Liu, RP. (2021). A novel Dual-Blockchained structure for contract-theoretic LoRa-based information systems. Information Processing and Management, 58(3), article number 102492.0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2021.102492.
  • Keshavarzi, H., Lee, CS., Johnson, ME., Abbott, DA., Ni, W., Campbell, DL. (2021). Validation of real-time kinematic (RTK) devices on sheep to detect grazing movement leaders and social networks in merino ewes. Sensors, 21(3), Jan-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21030924.
  • Sun, C., Ni, W., Wang, X. (2021). Joint Computation Offloading and Trajectory Planning for UAV-Assisted Edge Computing. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 20(8), 5343-5358. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2021.3067163.
  • Chen, X., Lu, Z., Ni, W., Wang, X., Wang, F., Zhang, S., Xu, S. (2021). Cooling-Aware Optimization of Edge Server Configuration and Edge Computation Offloading for Wirelessly Powered Devices. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 70(5), 5043-5056. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2021.3076057.
  • Thomas, D., Shankaran, R., Sheng, QZ., Orgun, MA., Hitchens, M., Masud, MM., Ni, W., Mukhopadhyay, SC., Jalil Piran, MJ. (2021). QoS-Aware Energy Management and Node Scheduling Schemes for Sensor Network-Based Surveillance Applications. IEEE Access, 9(2021), 3065-3096. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3046619.
  • Thomas, D., Orgun, MA., Hitchens, M., Shankaran, R., Mukhopadhyay, SC., Ni, W. (2021). A Graph-Based Fault-Tolerant Approach to Modeling QoS for IoT-Based Surveillance Applications. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 8(5), 3587-3604. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2020.3022941.
  • Abdollahi, M., Ni, W., Abolhasan, M., Li, S. (2021). Software-defined networking-based adaptive routing for multi-hop multi-frequency wireless mesh. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 70(12), 13073-13086. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2021.3116266.
  • Wu, B., Chen, T., Ni, W., Wang, X. (2021). Multi-Agent Multi-Armed Bandit Learning for Online Management of Edge-Assisted Computing. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 69(12), 8188-8199. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2021.3113386.

Conference Publications

  • Liu, J., Liu, Y., Lin, J., Wei, D., Xia, X., Ni, W., Huang, X., Song, L. (2021). One-Dimensional Convolutional Neural Network Model for Abnormal Driving Behaviors Detection Using Smartphone Sensors. tbd (143-150). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/INSAI54028.2021.00035.
  • Liu, Y., Li, S., Liu, J., Yang, H., Zhao, M., Zeng, X., Ni, W., Song, L. (2021). Learning Attention Augmented Spatial-temporal Normality for Video Anomaly Detection. tbd (137-144). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISHC54333.2021.00034.
  • Li, K., Lu, N., Zheng, J., Zhang, P., Ni, W., Tovar, E. (2021). A Practical Secret Key Management for Multihop Drone Relay Systems based on Bluetooth Low Energy. Annual IEEE Communications Society Conference on Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks workshops (article number 9491599.0). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON52354.2021.9491599.
  • Emami, Y., Wei, B., Li, K., Ni, W., Tovar, E. (2021). Deep Q-Networks for Aerial Data Collection in Multi-UAV-Assisted Wireless Sensor Networks. tbd (669-674). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IWCMC51323.2021.9498726.
  • Kurunathan, H., Li, K., Ni, W., Tovar, E., Dressler, F. (2021). Deep reinforcement learning for persistent cruise control in UAV-aided data collection. tbd (347-350). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/LCN52139.2021.9525022.
  • Zhu, W., Ni, W., Song, L. (2021). A Scalable Indoor 3D Reconstruction Method Based on RGB-D. tbd (187-191). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISHC54333.2021.00041.
  • Zhu, W., Li, D., Ni, W., Xie, D., Song, L. (2021). A Comparitive Study of 3D Digital Reconstruction for Indoor Static Scenes Based on RGB D Data. tbd (151-156). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/INSAI54028.2021.00036.
  • Chen, X., Wen, H., Ni, W., Zhang, S., Wang, X., Xu, S. (2021). Distributed resource allocation and load management for smart grid-powered edge computing systems. tbd (266-271). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCC52777.2021.9580406.
  • Sun, C., Ni, W., Bu, Z., Wang, X. (2021). Energy minimization for intelligent reflecting surface-assisted mobile edge computing. tbd (254-259). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCC52777.2021.9580328.
  • Yang, K., Lin, J., Ni, W., Song, L. (2021). TIAS: Two-level Information-Agnostic Job Scheduling in GPU Clusters. tbd (176-180). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/INSAI54028.2021.00041.
  • Ren, Y., Cui, Q., Zhao, X., Wang, Y., Huang, X., Ni, W. (2021). Data-Driven Intelligent Management of Energy Constrained Autonomous Vehicles in Smart Cities. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST (112-125). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73423-7_9.
  • Li, L., Ni, W., Zeng, X., Song, L. (2021). Self-training Two-Stage 3D Object Detection with Noisy Student. tbd (213-218). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISHC54333.2021.00045.
  • Wang, Z., Lu, Y., Ni, W., Song, L. (2021). An RGB-D Based Approach for Human Pose Estimation. tbd (166-170). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/INSAI54028.2021.00039.
  • Adnan, M., Sheng, QZ., Siddiqui, SA., Sagar, S., Zhang, WE., Suzuki, HH., Ni, W. (2021). When Trust Meets the Internet of Vehicles: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Prospects. tbd (60-67). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/CIC52973.2021.00018.
  • Siddiqui, SA., Adnan, M., Sheng, QZ., Suzuki, HH., Ni, W. (2021). A Time-aware Trust Management Heuristic for the Internet of Vehicles. tbd (1-Aug). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/TrustCom53373.2021.00019.
  • Wu, T., Fan, X., Zeng, J., Ni, W., Liu, RP. (2021). Enabling URLLC under $\kappa-\mu$ Shadowed Fading. tbd (pp). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICT52184.2021.9511464.
  • Song, Y., Zeng, J., Wu, T., Ni, W., Liu, RP. (2021). Vision-based parking space detection: A mask R-CNN approach. tbd (300-305). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCC52777.2021.9580236.
  • Liu, J., Liu, Y., Tian, C., Wei, D., Zhao, M., Ni, W., Zeng, X., Song, L. (2021). A Survey of Recent Advances in Driving Behavior Analysis. tbd (145-157). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISHC54333.2021.00035.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Song, B., Wang, X., Ni, W., Song, Y., Liu, RP., Jiang, G., Guo, YJ. (2020). Reliability Analysis of Large-Scale Adaptive Weighted Networks. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 15(2020), 651-665. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2019.2926193.
  • Luo, Y., Zhang, JA., Huang, X., Ni, W., Pan, J. (2020). Multibeam Optimization for Joint Communication and Radio Sensing Using Analog Antenna Arrays. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 69(10), 11000-11013. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2020.3006481.
  • Yu, G., Zha, X., Wang, X., Ni, W., Yu, K., Zhang, JA., Liu, RP. (2020). A Unified Analytical model for proof-of-X schemes. Computers & Security, 96(2020), article number 101934.0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2020.101934.
  • Yuan, X., Feng, Z., Ni, W., Wei, Z., Liu, RP., Xu, C. (2020). Connectivity of uav swarms in 3d spherical spaces under (un)intentional ground interference. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 69(8), 8792-8804. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2020.2994944.
  • Hou, S., Ni, W., Chen, S., Zhao, S., Cheng, B., Junliang, J. (2020). Real-Time Optimization of Dynamic Speed Scaling for Distributed Data Centers. IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, 7(3), 2090-2103. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSE.2020.2974250.
  • Ren, C., Lyu, X., Ni, W., Tian, H., Song, W., Liu, RP. (2020). Distributed online optimization of fog computing for internet of things under finite device buffers. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 7(6), 5434-5448. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2020.2979353.
  • Hou, S., Ni, W., Zhao, S., Cheng, B., Chen, S., Junliang, J. (2020). Decentralized Real-Time Optimization of Voltage Reconfigurable Cloud Computing Data Center. IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, 4(2), 577-592. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGCN.2020.2987063.
  • Fang, Z., Hu, J., Lu, Y., Ni, W. (2020). Three-User Cooperative NOMA Transmission. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 9(4), 465-469. https://doi.org/10.1109/LWC.2019.2959302.
  • Huang, H., Savkin, AV., Ni, W. (2020). Energy-efficient 3D navigation of a solar-powered UAV for secure communication in the presence of eavesdroppers and no-fly zones. Energies, 13(6), article number 1445.0. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13061445.
  • Hu, Z., Liu, RP., Ni, W., Wen, X., Lu, Z., Dutkiewicz, E. (2020). Analysis of clustered licensed-assisted access in unlicensed spectrum. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 69(1), 349-360. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2019.2918624.
  • Lin, Z., Lv, T., Ni, W., Zhang, JA., Liu, RP. (2020). Tensor-Based Multi-Dimensional Wideband Channel Estimation for mmWave Hybrid Cylindrical Arrays. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 68(12), 7608-7622. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2020.3023934.
  • Fang, Z., Shen, S., Liu, J., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A. (2020). New NOMA-Based Two-Way Relay Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 69(12), 15314-15324. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2020.3039286.
  • Chen, X., Cui, J., Ni, W., Wang, X., Zhu, Y., Zhang, J., Xu, S. (2020). DFT-s-OFDM: Enabling flexibility in frequency selectivity and multiuser diversity for 5G. IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine, 9(6), 15-22. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCE.2020.2988045.
  • Liu, Z., Zhang, L., Ni, W., Collings, IB. (2020). Uncoordinated Pseudonym Changes for Privacy Preserving in Distributed Networks. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 19(6), 1465-1477. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMC.2019.2911279.
  • Suraweera, ND., Li, S., Johnson, ME., Collings, IB., Hanly, SV., Ni, W., Hedley, M. (2020). Environment-Assisted Passive WiFi Tracking with Self-Localizing Asynchronous Sniffers. IEEE Systems Journal, 14(4), 4798-4809. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSYST.2019.2960510.
  • Yu, G., Zha, X., Wang, X., Ni, W., Yu, K., Yu, P., Zhang, JA., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ. (2020). Enabling Attribute Revocation for Fine-Grained Access Control in Blockchain-IoT Systems. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 67(4), 1213-1230. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2020.2966643.
  • Hu, S., Chen, X., Ni, W., Wang, X., Hossain, E. (2020). Modeling and Analysis of Energy Harvesting and Smart Grid-Powered Wireless Communication Networks: A Contemporary Survey. IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, 4(2), 461-496. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGCN.2020.2988270.
  • Yu, G., Wang, X., Yu, K., Ni, W., Zhang, JA., Liu, RP. (2020). Survey: Sharding in Blockchains. IEEE Access, 8(2020), 14155-14181. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2965147.
  • Makhdoom, I., Zhou, I., Abolhasan, M., Lipman, J., Ni, W. (2020). PrivySharing: A blockchain-based framework for privacy-preserving and secure data sharing in smart cities. Computers & Security, 88(2020), article number 101653.0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2019.101653.
  • Li, K., Emami, Y., Ni, W., Tovar, E., Han, Z. (2020). Onboard Deep Deterministic Policy Gradients for Online Flight Resource Allocation of UAVs. IEEE Networking Letters, 2(3), 106-110. https://doi.org/10.1109/LNET.2020.3002341.
  • Hou, S., Ni, W., Zhao, S., Cheng, B., Chen, S., Junliang, J. (2020). Frequency-Reconfigurable Cloud Versus Fog Computing: An Energy-Efficiency Aspect. IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, 4(1), 221-235. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGCN.2019.2953891.
  • Cui, Q., Ni, W., Li, S., Zhao, B., Liu, RP., Zhang, P. (2020). Learning-Assisted Clustered Access of 5G/B5G Networks to Unlicensed Spectrum. IEEE Wireless Communications, 27(1), 31-37. https://doi.org/10.1109/MWC.001.1900293.
  • Lyu, X., Ren, C., Ni, W., Tian, H., Liu, RP. (2020). Cooperative Computing Anytime, Anywhere: Ubiquitous Fog Services. IEEE Wireless Communications, 27(1), 162-169. https://doi.org/10.1109/MWC.001.1900044.
  • Liu, B., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Zhu, H. (2020). Optimal Selection of Heterogeneous Network Interfaces for High-Speed Rail Communications. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 69(12), 15005-15018. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2020.3031923.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Tovar, E., Guizani, MM. (2020). Optimal Rate-Adaptive Data Dissemination in Vehicular Platoons. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 21(10), 4241-4251. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2019.2939292.
  • He, S., Lyu, X., Ni, W., Tian, H., Liu, RP., Hossain, E. (2020). Virtual Service Placement for Edge Computing under Finite Memory and Bandwidth. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 68(12), 7702-7718. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2020.3022692.
  • Wu, K., Ni, W., Zhang, JA., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ. (2020). Refinement of Optimal Interpolation Factor for DFT Interpolated Frequency Estimator. IEEE Communications Letters, 24(4), 782-786. https://doi.org/10.1109/LCOMM.2019.2963871.
  • Yuan, C., Tao, X., Ni, W., Li, N., Jamalipour, A., Liu, RP. (2020). Joint Power Allocation and Beamforming for Overlaid Secrecy Transmissions in MIMO-OFDM Channels. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 69(9), 10019-10032. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2020.3004889.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Wei, B., Tovar, E. (2020). Onboard Double Q-Learning for Airborne Data Capture in Wireless Powered IoT Networks. IEEE Networking Letters, 2(2), 71-75. https://doi.org/10.1109/LNET.2020.2989130.
  • Savkin, AV., Huang, H., Ni, W. (2020). Securing UAV Communication in the Presence of Stationary or Mobile Eavesdroppers via Online 3D Trajectory Planning. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 9(8), 1211-1215. https://doi.org/10.1109/LWC.2020.2986291.
  • Wu, K., Ni, W., Zhang, JA., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ. (2020). Secrecy rate analysis for millimeter-wave lens antenna array transmission. IEEE Communications Letters, 24(2), 272-276. https://doi.org/10.1109/LCOMM.2019.2953849.
  • Shi, Y., Cui, Q., Ni, W., Fei, Z. (2020). Proactive dynamic channel selection based on multi-armed bandit learning for 5G NR-U. IEEE Access, 8(2020), 196363-196374. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3034360.
  • Yang, D., Ni, W., Du, L., Liu, H., Wang, J. (2020). Efficient Attributed Scatter Center Extraction Based on Image-Domain Sparse Representation. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 68(2020), 4368-4381. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSP.2020.3011332.
  • Xu, H., Li, S., Lee, CS., Ni, W., Abbott, DA., Johnson, ME., Lea, JM., Yuan, J., Campbell, DL. (2020). Analysis of cattle social transitional behaviour: Attraction and repulsion. Sensors, 20(18), Jan-20. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20185340.
  • Yuan, X., Feng, Z., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Zhang, JA., Xu, W. (2020). Secrecy Performance of Terrestrial Radio Links under Collaborative Aerial Eavesdropping. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 15(2020), 604-619. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2019.2922353.
  • Zeng, J., Lv, T., Lin, Z., Liu, RP., Mei, J., Ni, W., Guo, YJ. (2020). Achieving Ultrareliable and Low-Latency Communications in IoT by FD-SCMA. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 7(1), 363-378. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2019.2948281.

Conference Publications

  • Liu, J., Zhang, JA., Xu, RY., Pearce, A., Ni, W., Hedley, M. (2020). Gaussian Mixture Model based Convolutional Sparse Coding for Radar Heartbeat Detection. tbd (article number 9310063.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSPCS50536.2020.9310063.
  • Huang, H., Savkin, AV., Ni, W. (2020). Decentralized Covert and Collaborative Radio Surveillance on a Group of Mobile Ground Nodes by a UAV Swarm. IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN) (307-310). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/INDIN45582.2020.9442132.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Tovar, E., Guizani, MM. (2020). Deep Reinforcement Learning for Real-Time Trajectory Planning in UAV Networks. tbd (958-963). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IWCMC48107.2020.9148316.
  • Chen, X., Lu, Z., Ni, W., Wang, X., Zhang, S., Xu, S. (2020). Joint Resource Allocation and Load Management for Cooling-Aware Mobile-Edge Computing. Conference Record - International Conference on Communications (article number 9148795.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC40277.2020.9148795.
  • Li, K., Lu, N., Zhang, P., Ni, W., Tovar, E. (2020). Poster abstract: Multi-drone assisted internet of things testbed based on bluetooth 5 communications. tbd (345-346). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IPSN48710.2020.00-14.
  • Wang, Y., Li, S., Ni, W., Abbott, DA., Johnson, ME., Pei, G., Hedley, M. (2020). Automatic Device-Location Association based on Received Signal Strength Measurements. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (article number 9348785.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/VTC2020-Fall49728.2020.9348785.
  • Huang, H., Savkin, AV., Ni, W. (2020). A Method for Covert Video Surveillance of a Car or a Pedestrian by an Autonomous Aerial Drone via Trajectory Planning. tbd (446-449). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCAR49639.2020.9108036.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Tovar, E., Jamalipour, A. (2020). Deep Q-Learning based Resource Management in UAV-assisted Wireless Powered IoT Networks. Conference Record - International Conference on Communications (article number 9149282.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC40277.2020.9149282.
  • Cao, Y., Lv, T., Ni, W. (2020). Intelligent reflecting surface aided multi-user mmWave communications for coverage enhancement. tbd (article number 9217160.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PIMRC48278.2020.9217160.
  • Raza, MA., Abolhasan, M., Lipman, J., Shariati, N., Ni, W. (2020). Statistical Learning-Based Dynamic Retransmission Mechanism for Mission Critical Communication: An Edge-Computing Approach. tbd (393-396). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/LCN48667.2020.9314773.
  • Yuan, X., Feng, Z., Ni, W., Wei, Z., Liu, RP. (2020). Waveform optimization for MIMO joint communication and radio sensing systems with imperfect channel feedbacks. tbd (article number 9145467.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCWorkshops49005.2020.9145467.
  • Sun, C., Ni, W., Wang, X. (2020). Computation Offloading and Trajectory Design for UAV-assisted Mobile Computing Systems. tbd (528-533). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/WCSP49889.2020.9299791.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Chen, X., Ni, W., Chen, T., Collings, IB., Wang, X., Liu, RP., Giannakis, GB. (2019). Multi-Timescale Online Optimization of Network Function Virtualization for Service Chaining. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 18(12), 2899-2912. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMC.2018.2885301.
  • Lyu, X., Ren, C., Ni, W., Tian, H., Liu, RP., Dutkiewicz, E. (2019). Optimal Online Data Partitioning for Geo-Distributed Machine Learning in Edge of Wireless Networks. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 37(10), 2393-2406. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSAC.2019.2934002.
  • Chen, X., Ni, W., Collings, IB., Wang, X., Xu, S. (2019). Automated Function Placement and Online Optimization of Network Functions Virtualization. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 67(2), 1225-1237. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2018.2877336.
  • Ren, C., Lyu, X., Ni, W., Tian, H., Liu, RP. (2019). Profitable cooperative region for distributed online edge caching. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 67(7), 4696-4708. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2019.2908574.
  • Li, K., Voicu, RC., Kanhere, SS., Ni, W., Tovar, E. (2019). Energy Efficient Legitimate Wireless Surveillance of UAV Communications. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 68(3), 2283-2293. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2019.2890999.
  • Wang, X., Yu, G., Zha, X., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ., Zheng, K., Niu, X. (2019). Capacity of blockchain based Internet-of-Things: Testbed and analysis. Internet of Things, 8(2019), article number 100109.0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iot.2019.100109.
  • Zeng, J., Lv, T., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Beaulieu, NC., Guo, YJ. (2019). Ensuring Max-Min Fairness of UL SIMO-NOMA: A Rate Splitting Approach. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 68(11), 11080-11093. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2019.2943511.
  • Zhang, X., Lv, T., Ren, Y., Ni, W., Beaulieu, NC., Guo, YJ. (2019). Economical Caching for Scalable Videos in Cache-Enabled Heterogeneous Networks. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 37(7), 1608-1621. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSAC.2019.2916449.
  • Xiao, C., Zeng, J., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Su, X., Wang, J. (2019). Delay Guarantee and Effective Capacity of Downlink NOMA Fading Channels. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, 13(3), 508-523. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTSP.2019.2900938.
  • Qin, C., Ni, W., Tian, H., Lu, L., Liu, RP. (2019). Radio over Cloud (RoC): Cloud-Assisted Distributed Beamforming for Multi-Class Traffic. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 18(6), 1368-1379. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMC.2018.2859395.
  • Cui, Q., Gong, Z., Ni, W., Hou, Y., Chen, X., Tao, X., Zhang, P. (2019). Stochastic Online Learning for Mobile Edge Computing: Learning from Changes. IEEE Communications Magazine, 57(3), 63-69. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2019.1800644.
  • Ren, C., Lyu, X., Ni, W., Tian, H., Liu, RP. (2019). Distributed Online Learning of Fog Computing under Nonuniform Device Cardinality. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 6(1), 1147-1159. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2018.2867481.
  • Li, S., Hedley, M., Bengston, KJ., Humphrey, DG., Johnson, ME., Ni, W. (2019). Passive Localization of Standard WiFi Devices. IEEE Systems Journal, 13(4), 3929-3932. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSYST.2019.2903278.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Emami, Y., Shen, Y., Severino, R., Pereira, D., Tovar, E. (2019). Design and implementation of secret key agreement for platoon-based vehicular cyber-physical systems. ACM Transactions on Cyber-Physical Systems, 4(2), article number 22.0. https://doi.org/10.1145/3365996.
  • Yu, P., Wen, Q., Ni, W., Li, W., Sun, C., Zhang, H., Jin, Z. (2019). Decentralized, Revocable and Verifiable Attribute-Based Encryption in Hybrid Cloud System. Wireless Personal Communications: an international journal, 106(2), 719-738. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-019-06187-3.
  • Wu, K., Ni, W., Su, T., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ. (2019). Expeditious estimation of angle-of-arrival for hybrid butler matrix arrays. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 18(4), 2170-2185. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2019.2900613.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Tovar, E., Jamalipour, A. (2019). On-Board Deep Q-Network for UAV-Assisted Online Power Transfer and Data Collection. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 68(12), 12215-12226. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2019.2945037.
  • Meng, C., Wang, G., Dai, X., Chen, S., Ni, W. (2019). An Energy-Efficient Transmission Strategy for Cache-Enabled Wireless Networks With Non-Negligible Circuit Power. IEEE Access, 7(2019), 74811-74821. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2921389.
  • Wu, K., Ni, W., Su, T., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ. (2019). Recent Breakthroughs on Angle-of-Arrival Estimation for Millimeter-Wave High-Speed Railway Communication. IEEE Communications Magazine, 57(9), 57-63. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.001.1800966.
  • Xiao, C., Zeng, J., Ni, W., Su, X., Liu, RP., Lv, T., Wang, J. (2019). Downlink MIMO-NOMA for Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 37(4), 780-794. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSAC.2019.2898785.
  • Makhdoom, I., Abolhasan, M., Lipman, J., Liu, RP., Ni, W. (2019). Anatomy of Threats to the Internet of Things. IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, 21(2), 1636-1675. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMST.2018.2874978.
  • Sutton, GJ., Zeng, J., Liu, RP., Ni, W., Nguyen, DN., Jayawickrama, BA., Huang, X., Abolhasan, M., Zhang, Z., Dutkiewicz, E., Lv, T. (2019). Enabling Technologies for Ultra-Reliable and Low Latency Communications: From PHY and MAC Layer Perspectives. IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, 21(3), 2488-2524. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMST.2019.2897800.
  • Yang, D., Du, L., Liu, H., Ni, W. (2019). Novel Polarimetric Contrast Enhancement Method Based on Minimal Clutter to Signal Ratio Subspace. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 57(11), 8570-8583. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2019.2921629.
  • Li, K., Lu, L., Ni, W., Tovar, E., Guizani, MM. (2019). Secret Key Agreement for Data Dissemination in Vehicular Platoons. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 68(9), 9060-9073. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2019.2926313.
  • Khan, AA., Abolhasan, M., Ni, W., Lipman, J., Jamalipour, A. (2019). A hybrid-fuzzy logic guided genetic algorithm (H-FLGA) approach for resource optimization in 5G VANETs. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 68(7), 6964-6974. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2019.2915194.
  • Cui, Q., Wang, Y., Chen, KC., Ni, W., Lin, IC., Tao, X., Zhang, P. (2019). Big data analytics and network calculus enabling intelligent management of autonomous vehicles in a smart city. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 6(2), 2021-2034. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2018.2872442.
  • Yuan, C., Tao, X., Li, N., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Zhang, P. (2019). Analysis on Secrecy Capacity of Cooperative Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access with Proactive Jamming. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 68(3), 2682-2696. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2019.2895911.
  • Yuan, X., Feng, Z., Ni, W., Wei, Z., Liu, RP., Zhang, JA. (2019). Secrecy Rate Analysis against Aerial Eavesdropper. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 67(10), 7027-7042. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2019.2927449.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Abolhasan, M., Tovar, E. (2019). Reinforcement Learning for Scheduling Wireless Powered Sensor Communications. IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, 3(2), 264-274. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGCN.2018.2879023.
  • Thomas, D., Shankaran, R., Orgun, MA., Hitchens, M., Ni, W. (2019). Energy-Efficient Military Surveillance: Coverage Meets Connectivity. IEEE Sensors Journal, 19(10), 3902-3911. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2019.2894899.
  • Li, W., Liu, BM., Liu, D., Liu, RP., Wang, P., Luo, S., Ni, W. (2019). Unified fine-grained access control for personal health records in cloud computing. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 23(3), 1278-1289. https://doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2018.2850304.
  • Wang, X., Song, B., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ., Niu, X., Zheng, K. (2019). Group-based susceptible-infectious-susceptible model in large-scale directed networks. Security and Communication Networks, 2019(2019), article number 1657164.0. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/1657164.
  • Wang, X., Zha, X., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ., Niu, X., Zheng, K. (2019). Survey on blockchain for Internet of Things. Computer Communications, 136(2019), Oct-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comcom.2019.01.006.
  • Wu, K., Ni, W., Su, T., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ. (2019). Exploiting Spatial-Wideband Effect for Fast AoA Estimation at Lens Antenna Array. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, 13(5), 902-917. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTSP.2019.2937691.
  • Duan, L., Sun, C., Zhang, Y., Ni, W., Junliang, J. (2019). A comprehensive security framework for publish/subscribe-based IoT services communication. IEEE Access, 7(2019), 25989-26001. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2899076.
  • Makhdoom, I., Abolhasan, M., Abbas, H., Ni, W. (2019). Blockchain's adoption in IoT: The challenges, and a way forward. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 125(2019), 251-279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnca.2018.10.019.
  • Wu, K., Ni, W., Su, T., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ. (2019). Efficient angle-of-arrival estimation of lens antenna arrays for wireless information and power transfer. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 37(1), 116-130. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSAC.2018.2872363.
  • Gabela, J., Kealy, AN., Li, S., Hedley, M., Moran, B., Ni, W., Williams, S. (2019). The Effect of Linear Approximation and Gaussian Noise Assumption in Multi-Sensor Positioning through Experimental Evaluation. IEEE Sensors Journal, 19(22), 10719-10727. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2019.2930822.

Conference Publications

  • Li, K., Kanhere, SS., Ni, W., Tovar, E., Guizani, MM. (2019). Proactive eavesdropping via jamming for trajectory tracking of UAVs. tbd (477-482). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IWCMC.2019.8766696.
  • Makhdoom, I., Zhou, I., Abolhasan, M., Lipman, J., Ni, W. (2019). PrivySharing: A Blockchain-based framework for integrity and privacy-preserving data sharing in Smart Cities. tbd (363-371). SciTePress. https://doi.org/10.5220/0007829803630371.
  • Suraweera, ND., Winter, A., Sorensen, J., Johnson, ME., Li, S., Collings, IB., Hanly, SV., Ni, W., Hedley, M. (2019). Stand-off Detection of Human Presence and Movement Using IEEE 802.11ac Beamforming Reports. tbd (article number 9008692.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSPCS47537.2019.9008692.
  • Li, K., Lu, L., Ni, W., Tovar, E., Guizani, MM. (2019). Cooperative Secret Key Generation for Platoon-Based Vehicular Communications. Conference Record - International Conference on Communications (article number 8762090.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC.2019.8762090.
  • Suraweera, ND., Li, S., Johnson, ME., Collings, IB., Hanly, SV., Ni, W., Hedley, M. (2019). Passive Target Localization by Asynchronous Self-Locating Receivers in Multipath Environments. tbd (article number 9008711.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSPCS47537.2019.9008711.
  • Wang, X., Yu, P., Yu, G., Zha, X., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ. (2019). A High-Performance Hybrid Blockchain System for Traceable IoT Applications. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (721-728). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36938-5_47.
  • Bekhit, M., Jafarizadeh, S., Abolhasan, M., Lipman, J., Ni, W. (2019). Mapping and scheduling for non-uniform arrival of virtual network function (VNF) requests. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (article number 8891197.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCFall.2019.8891197.
  • Ashtari, S., Tofigh, F., Abolhasan, M., Lipman, J., Ni, W. (2019). Efficient cellular base stations sleep mode control using image matching. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (article number 8746343.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCSpring.2019.8746343.
  • Abdollahi, M., Abolhasan, M., Shariati, N., Lipman, J., Jamalipour, A., Ni, W. (2019). A Routing Protocol for SDN-based Multi-hop D2D Communications. tbd (article number 8651752.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/CCNC.2019.8651752.
  • Luo, Y., Zhang, JA., Huang, X., Ni, W., Pan, J. (2019). Optimization and Quantization of Multibeam Beamforming Vector for Joint Communication and Radio Sensing. IEEE Transactions on Communications (6468-6482). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2019.2923627.
  • Luo, Y., Zhang, JA., Ni, W., Pan, J., Huang, X. (2019). Constrained multibeam optimization for joint communication and radio sensing. Proceedings - IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM (article number 9013197.0). tbd. https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOBECOM38437.2019.9013197.
  • Bekhit, M., Abolhasan, M., Jafarizadeh, S., Lipman, J., Ni, W. (2019). Mapping and Scheduling of Virtual Network Functions using Multi Objective Optimization Algorithm. tbd (328-333). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCIT.2019.8905113.
  • Liu, J., Cui, Q., Zhang, J., Ni, W., Fei, Z., Li, Y. (2019). Tradeoff between reliability and channel utilization efficiency for 5G NR in unlicensed spectrum. tbd (77-82). Institution of Engineering and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2019.1153.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Lyu, X., Ren, C., Ni, W., Tian, H., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ. (2018). Multi-Timescale Decentralized Online Orchestration of Software-Defined Networks. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 36(12), 2716-2730. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSAC.2018.2871310.
  • Wu, K., Ni, W., Su, T., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ. (2018). Fast and Accurate Estimation of Angle-of-Arrival for Satellite-Borne Wideband Communication System. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 36(2), 314-326. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSAC.2018.2804047.
  • Ni, W., Zhang, JA., Fang, Z., Abolhasan, M., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ. (2018). Analysis of Finite Buffer in Two-Way Relay: A Queueing Theoretic Point of View. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 67(4), 3690-3694. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2017.2774810.
  • Gu, Y., Cui, Q., Chen, Y., Ni, W., Tao, X., Zhang, P. (2018). Effective Capacity Analysis in Ultra-Dense Wireless Networks with Random Interference. IEEE Access, 6(2018), 19499-19508. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2820901.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Duan, L., Abolhasan, M., Niu, J. (2018). Wireless Power Transfer and Data Collection in Wireless Sensor Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 67(3), 2686-2697. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2017.2772895.
  • Lai, W., Ni, W., Wang, H., Liu, RP. (2018). Analysis of Average Packet Loss Rate in Multi-Hop Broadcast for VANETs. IEEE Communications Letters, 22(1), 157-160. https://doi.org/10.1109/LCOMM.2017.2762686.
  • Ismaiel, B., Abolhasan, M., Ni, W., Smith, DB., Franklin, DR., Dutkiewicz, E., Krunz, MM., Jamalipour, A. (2018). PCF-based LTE Wi-Fi aggregation for coordinating and offloading the cellular traffic to D2D network. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 67(12), 12193-12203. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2018.2873732.
  • Lyu, X., Ni, W., Tian, H., Liu, RP., Wang, X., Giannakis, GB., Paulraj, AJ. (2018). Distributed online optimization of fog computing for selfish devices with out-of-date information. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 17(11), 7704-7717. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2018.2869764.
  • Ismaiel, B., Abolhasan, M., Ni, W., Smith, DB., Franklin, DR., Jamalipour, A. (2018). Analysis of effective capacity and throughput of polling-based device-to-device networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 67(9), 8656-8666. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2018.2840509.
  • Zha, X., Ni, W., Wang, X., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ., Niu, X., Zheng, K. (2018). The impact of link duration on the integrity of distributed mobile networks. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 13(9), 2240-2255. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2018.2812714.
  • Zhang, X., Lv, T., Ni, W., Cioffi, JM., Beaulieu, NC., Guo, YJ. (2018). Energy-efficient caching for scalable videos in heterogeneous networks. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 36(8), 1802-1815. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSAC.2018.2844998.
  • Zou, S., Tang, Y., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Wang, L. (2018). Resource multi-objective mapping algorithm based on virtualized network functions: RMMA. Applied Soft Computing, 66(2018), 220-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2018.01.028.
  • Qin, C., Ni, W., Tian, H., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ. (2018). Joint Beamforming and User Selection in Multiuser Collaborative MIMO SWIPT Systems with Nonnegligible Circuit Energy Consumption. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 67(5), 3909-3923. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2017.2719051.
  • Lyu, X., Ren, C., Ni, W., Tian, H., Liu, RP. (2018). Distributed Optimization of Collaborative Regions in Large-Scale Inhomogeneous Fog Computing. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 36(3), 574-586. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSAC.2018.2815359.
  • Yuan, X., Feng, Z., Xu, W., Ni, W., Zhang, JA., Wei, Z., Liu, RP. (2018). Capacity Analysis of UAV Communications: Cases of Random Trajectories. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 67(8), 7564-7576. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2018.2829726.
  • Li, W., Ni, W., Liu, D., Liu, RP., Luo, S. (2018). Unified Ciphertext-Policy weighted attribute-based encryption for sharing data in cloud computing. Applied Sciences, 8(12), article number 2519.0. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8122519.
  • Abolhasan, M., Abdollahi, M., Ni, W., Jamalipour, A., Shariati, N., Lipman, J. (2018). A Routing Framework for Offloading Traffic from Cellular Networks to SDN-Based Multi-Hop Device-to-Device Networks. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 15(4), 1516-1531. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSM.2018.2875696.
  • Li, S., Ni, W., Sung, C., Hedley, M. (2018). Recent advances on cooperative wireless localization and their application in inhomogeneous propagation environments. Computer Networks, 142(2018), 253-271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2018.06.017.
  • Cui, Q., Gu, Y., Ni, W., Zhang, X., Tao, X., Zhang, P., Liu, RP. (2018). Preserving Reliability of Heterogeneous Ultra-Dense Distributed Networks in Unlicensed Spectrum. IEEE Communications Magazine, 56(6), 72-78. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2018.1700474.
  • Zhang, Y., Cui, Q., Ni, W., Zhang, P. (2018). Energy-Efficient Transmission of Hybrid Array with Non-Ideal Power Amplifiers and Circuitry. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 17(6), 3945-3958. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2018.2818131.
  • Wu, K., Ni, W., Su, T., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ. (2018). Robust Unambiguous Estimation of Angle-of-Arrival in Hybrid Array with Localized Analog Subarrays. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 17(5), 2987-3002. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2018.2805713.
  • Sutton, GJ., Zeng, J., Liu, RP., Ni, W., Nguyen, DN., Jayawickrama, BA., Huang, X., Abolhasan, M., Zhang, Z. (2018). Enabling Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications through Unlicensed Spectrum. IEEE Network: the magazine of global information exchange, 32(2), 70-77. https://doi.org/10.1109/MNET.2018.1700253.
  • Zhou, Y., Zheng, K., Ni, W., Liu, RP. (2018). Elastic Switch Migration for Control Plane Load Balancing in SDN. IEEE Access, 6(2018), 3909-3919. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2795576.
  • Lin, S., Yu, J., Ni, W., Liu, RP. (2018). Decoupling 5G network control: Centralised coordination and distributed adaptation. International Journal of Computer, Communications and Control, 13(2), 192-204. https://doi.org/10.15837/ijccc.2018.2.2923.
  • Lu, L., Wang, T., Ni, W., Li, K., Gao, B. (2018). Fog Computing-Assisted Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation for High-Mobility MIMO-OFDMA Networks. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 2018(2018), article number 5296406.0. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/5296406.
  • Jan, MA., Tan, Z., He, X., Ni, W. (2018). Moving towards highly reliable and effective sensor networks. Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks, 40(3-Apr), 163-168.
  • Khan, AA., Abolhasan, M., Ni, W. (2018). An evolutionary game theoretic approach for stable and optimized clustering in vanets. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 67(5), 4501-4513. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2018.2790391.
  • Ma, X., Liang, J., Liu, RP., Ni, W., Li, Y., Li, R., Ma, W., Qi, C. (2018). A survey on data storage and information discovery in the WSANs-based edge computing systems. Sensors, 18(2), article number 546.0. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18020546.
  • Lyu, X., Tian, H., Ni, W., Zhang, Y., Zhang, P., Liu, RP. (2018). Energy-Efficient Admission of Delay-Sensitive Tasks for Mobile Edge Computing. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 66(6), 2603-2616. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2018.2799937.

Conference Publications

  • Suraweera, ND., Li, S., Johnson, ME., Collings, IB., Hanly, SV., Ni, W., Hedley, M. (2018). A Passive Tracking System with Decimeter-Level Accuracy Using IEEE 802.11 Signals. tbd (article number 8574112.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/MilCIS.2018.8574112.
  • Wang, X., Zha, X., Yu, G., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ., Niu, X., Zheng, K. (2018). Attack and Defence of Ethereum Remote APIs. tbd (article number 8644498.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOMW.2018.8644498.
  • Khan, AA., Abolhasan, M., Ni, W. (2018). 5G next generation VANETs using SDN and fog computing framework. tbd (1-Jun). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/CCNC.2018.8319192.
  • Liu, Z., Zhang, L., Ni, W., Collings, IB. (2018). A Cross-Layer MAC Aware Pseudonym (MAP) Scheme for the VANET. Proceedings - IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM (article number 8647808.0). tbd. https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOM.2018.8647808.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Tovar, E., Guizani, MM. (2018). LCD: Low Latency Command Dissemination for a Platoon of Vehicles. Conference Record - International Conference on Communications (article number 8422933.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC.2018.8422933.
  • Makhdoom, I., Abolhasan, M., Ni, W. (2018). Blockchain for IoT: The challenges and a way forward. tbd (428-439). SciTePress. https://doi.org/10.5220/0006905604280439.
  • Gu, Y., Cui, Q., Ni, W., Zhang, P., Zhuang, W. (2018). Optimal Scheduling across Heterogeneous Air Interfaces of LTE/WiFi Aggregation. Conference Record - International Conference on Communications (article number 8422747.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC.2018.8422747.
  • Chen, X., Ni, W., Collings, IB., Wang, X., Xu, S. (2018). Distributed placement and online optimization of virtual machines for network service chains. Conference Record - International Conference on Communications (article number 8422336.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC.2018.8422336.
  • Bekhit, M., Abolhasan, M., Lipman, J., Liu, RP., Ni, W. (2018). Multi objective resource optimisation for network function virtualisation requests. tbd (article number 8638192.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENG.2018.8638192.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Lyu, X., Tian, H., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Zhang, P. (2017). Adaptive Centralized Clustering Framework for Software-Defined Ultra-Dense Wireless Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 66(9), 8553-8557. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2017.2679699.
  • Saadat, A., Ni, W., Vesilo, RA. (2017). Collaborative Spectrum Sharing Through Non-Collaborative Gaming for Next-Generation Small Cells. IEEE Access, 5(2017), 10182-10192. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2017.2712129.
  • Shi, S., Ni, W., Liu, RP. (2017). Performance analysis of XOR two-way relay with finite buffers and instant scheduling. IET Communications, 11(4), 507-513. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-com.2016.0697.
  • Cui, Q., Yuan, T., Ni, W. (2017). Energy-efficient two-way relaying under non-ideal power amplifiers. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 66(2), 1257-1270. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2016.2557761.
  • Lyu, X., Ni, W., Tian, H., Liu, RP., Wang, X., Giannakis, GB., Paulraj, AJ. (2017). Optimal schedule of mobile edge computing for internet of things using partial information. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 35(11), 2606-2615. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSAC.2017.2760186.
  • Zha, X., Ni, W., Zheng, K., Liu, RP., Niu, X. (2017). Collaborative Authentication in Decentralized Dense Mobile Networks with Key Predistribution. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 12(10), 2261-2275. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2017.2705584.
  • Qin, C., Ni, W., Tian, H., Liu, RP. (2017). Joint Rate Maximization of Downlink and Uplink in Multiuser MIMO SWIPT Systems. IEEE Access, 5(2017), 3750-3762. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2017.2679704.
  • Chen, X., Ni, W., Chen, T., Collings, IB., Wang, X., Giannakis, GB. (2017). Real-Time Energy Trading and Future Planning for Fifth Generation Wireless Communications. IEEE Wireless Communications, 24(4), 24-30. https://doi.org/10.1109/MWC.2017.1600344.
  • Fang, Z., Ni, W., Liang, F., Shao, P., Wu, Y. (2017). Massive MIMO for Full-Duplex Cellular Two-Way Relay Network: A Spectral Efficiency Study. IEEE Access, 5(2017), 23288-23298. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2017.2766079.
  • Cui, Q., Zhang, Y., Ni, W., Valkama, ME., Jäntti, R. (2017). Energy Efficiency Maximization of Full-Duplex Two-Way Relay with Non-Ideal Power Amplifiers and Non-Negligible Circuit Power. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 16(9), 6264-6278. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2017.2721372.
  • Cui, Q., Gu, Y., Ni, W., Liu, RP. (2017). Effective Capacity of Licensed-Assisted Access in Unlicensed Spectrum for 5G: From Theory to Application. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 35(8), 1754-1767. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSAC.2017.2710023.
  • Zhou, Y., Ni, W., Zheng, K., Liu, RP., Yang, Y. (2017). Scalable Node-Centric Route Mutation for Defense of Large-Scale Software-Defined Networks. Security and Communication Networks, 2017(2017), article number 4651395.0. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/4651395.
  • Wu, G., Liu, RP., Ni, W., Sutton, GJ., Xu, P. (2017). Modeling Channel Switching and Contention Control in Vehicular Networks. IEEE Access, 5(2017), 23102-23110. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2017.2762458.
  • Qin, C., Ni, W., Tian, H., Liu, RP. (2017). Fronthaul Load Balancing in Energy Harvesting Powered Cloud Radio Access Networks. IEEE Access, 5(2017), 7762-7775. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2017.2699198.
  • Ni, W., Abolhasan, M., Hagelstein, B., Liu, RP., Wang, X. (2017). A new trellis model for MAC layer cooperative retransmission protocols. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 66(4), 3448-3461. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2016.2594280.

Conference Publications

  • Sung, C., Li, S., Hedley, M., Nikolic, N., Ni, W. (2017). Skew log-normal channel model for indoor cooperative localization. tbd (1-May). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PIMRC.2017.8292294.
  • Chen, X., Ni, W., Chen, T., Collings, IB., Wang, X., Liu, RP., Giannakis, GB. (2017). Distributed Stochastic Optimization of Network Function Virtualization. Proceedings - IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM (1-Jun). tbd. https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOM.2017.8254728.
  • Li, W., Ni, W., Liu, D., Liu, RP., Wang, P., Luo, S. (2017). Fine-Grained Access Control for Personal Health Records in Cloud Computing. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (article number 8108549.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCSpring.2017.8108549.
  • Rafiei, A., Abolhasan, M., Franklin, DR., Safaei, F., Smith, S., Ni, W. (2017). Effect of the number of participating nodes on recovery of WSN coverage holes. tbd (1-Aug). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ATNAC.2017.8215433.
  • Lin, S., Yu, J., Ni, W., Liu, RP. (2017). A Decoupled 5G Network Control Framework: Distributed Adaptation and Centralized Coordination. tbd (1-Jun). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOMW.2017.8269190.
  • Ismaiel, B., Abolhasan, M., Smith, DB., Ni, W., Franklin, DR. (2017). Scalable MAC protocol for D2D communication for future 5G networks. tbd (542-547). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/CCNC.2017.7983165.
  • Ismaiel, B., Abolhasan, M., Smith, DB., Ni, W., Franklin, DR. (2017). A Survey and Comparison of Device-to-Device Architecture Using LTE Unlicensed Band. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (article number 8108256.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCSpring.2017.8108256.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Duan, L., Abolhasan, M., Niu, J. (2017). SWPT: A Joint-Scheduling Model for Wireless Powered Sensor Networks. Proceedings - IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM (1-Jun). tbd. https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOM.2017.8253965.
  • Saadat, A., Ni, W., Vesilo, RA. (2017). Spectrum sharing in femtocell based networks using an equal priority power control game. tbd (1-Jun). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCIT.2017.8261172.
  • Lin, S., Yu, J., Ni, W., Liu, RP. (2017). Radio Resource Management for Ultra-Dense Smallcell Networks: A Hybrid Spectrum Reuse Approach. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (article number 8108229.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCSpring.2017.8108229.
  • Lai, W., Ni, W., Wang, H., Liu, RP. (2017). Decentralized relaying and performance analysis in vehicular ad hoc networks. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (1-May). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCFall.2017.8288270.
  • Wu, G., Liu, RP., Ni, W., Xu, P. (2017). Modeling CCH Switch to SCH in IEEE 802.11p/WAVE Vehicular Networks. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (article number 8108452.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCSpring.2017.8108452.
  • Zhou, Y., Ni, W., Zheng, K., Liu, RP., Yang, Y. (2017). Node-centric route mutation for large-scale SDN based on 3D earth mover's distance model. tbd (1-Jun). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCIT.2017.8261239.
  • Wu, W., Liu, RP., Ni, W., Ali Kaafar, M., Huang, X. (2017). AC-PROT: An Access Control Model to Improve Software-Defined Networking Security. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (article number 8108543.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCSpring.2017.8108543.
  • Zha, X., Wang, X., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Guo, YJ., Niu, X., Zheng, K. (2017). Analytic model on data security in VANETs. tbd (1-Jun). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCIT.2017.8261227.
  • Chen, X., Wang, X., Ni, W., Collings, IB. (2017). Two-way energy trading and online planning for fifth-generation communications with renewables. tbd (552-557). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.23919/APCC.2017.8304075.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Shi, S., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Li, S. (2016). Performance analysis of two-way MAC layer network coding under finite relay buffer and non-negligible signalling overhead. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 16(18), 3230-3243. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcm.2755.
  • Hagelstein, B., Abolhasan, M., Franklin, DR., Safaei, F., Ni, W. (2016). Analytic Performance Model for State-Based MAC Layer Cooperative Retransmission Protocols. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 15(1), 32-44. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMC.2015.2409879.
  • Chen, X., Ni, W., Wang, X., Sun, Y. (2016). Optimal Quality-of-Service Scheduling for Energy-Harvesting Powered Wireless Communications. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 15(5), 3269-3280. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2016.2519411.
  • Zhang, JA., Ni, W., Cheng, P., Lu, Y. (2016). Angle-of-Arrival Estimation Using Different Phase Shifts Across Subarrays in Localized Hybrid Arrays. IEEE Communications Letters, 20(11), 2205-2208. https://doi.org/10.1109/LCOMM.2016.2602822.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Wang, X., Liu, RP., Kanhere, SS., Jha, SK. (2016). Energy-efficient cooperative relaying for unmanned aerial vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 15(6), 1377-1386. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMC.2015.2467381.
  • Ma, J., Ni, W., Yin, J., Liu, RP., Yuan, Y., Fang, B. (2016). Modeling mobile cellular networks based on social characteristics. International Journal of Computer, Communications and Control, 11(4), 480-492. https://doi.org/10.15837/ijccc.2016.4.2054.
  • Wang, X., Ni, W., Zheng, K., Liu, RP., Niu, X. (2016). Virus Propagation Modeling and Convergence Analysis in Large-Scale Networks. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 11(10), 2241-2254. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2016.2581305.
  • Abolhasan, M., Maali, Y., Rafiei, A., Ni, W. (2016). Distributed Hybrid Coverage Hole Recovery in Wireless Sensor Networks. IEEE Sensors Journal, 16(23), 8640-8648. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2016.2613539.
  • Nan, Z., Chen, T., Wang, X., Ni, W. (2016). Energy-Efficient Transmission Schedule for Delay-Limited Bursty Data Arrivals under Nonideal Circuit Power Consumption. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 65(8), 6588-6600. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2015.2471936.
  • Wu, D., Chen, W., Ni, W. (2016). Software implementation of BeiDou B1I code generator using Matlab/Simulink. Recent Patents on Computer Science, 9(1), 74-80. https://doi.org/10.2174/2213275908666150907183649.

Conference Publications

  • Biswas, J., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Collings, IB., Jha, SK. (2016). Low complexity user pairing and resource allocation of heterogeneous users for uplink virtual MIMO system over LTE-A network. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC (1903-1908). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/WCNC.2014.6952560.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Chen, X., Ni, W., Wang, X., Sun, Y. (2015). Provisioning quality-of-service to energy harvesting wireless communications. IEEE Communications Magazine, 53(4), 102-109. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2015.7081082.
  • Lin, S., Ni, W., Tian, H., Liu, RP. (2015). An Evolutionary Game Theoretic Framework for Femtocell Radio Resource Management. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 14(11), 6365-6376. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2015.2453170.
  • Ni, W., Collings, IB., Wang, X., Liu, RP., Kajan, A., Hedley, M., Abolhasan, M. (2015). Radio alignment for inductive charging of electric vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 11(2), 427-440. https://doi.org/10.1109/TII.2015.2400925.
  • Wang, H., Liu, RP., Ni, W., Chen, W., Collings, IB. (2015). VANET modeling and clustering design under practical traffic, channel and mobility conditions. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 63(3), 870-881. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2015.2388575.
  • Ni, W., Collings, IB., Lipman, J., Wang, X., Tao, M., Abolhasan, M. (2015). Graph theory and its applications to future network planning: Software-defined online small cell management. IEEE Wireless Communications, 22(1), 52-60. https://doi.org/10.1109/MWC.2015.7054719.
  • Abolhasan, M., Lipman, J., Ni, W., Hagelstein, B. (2015). Software-defined wireless networking: Centralized, distributed, or hybrid?. IEEE Network: the magazine of global information exchange, 29(4), 32-38. https://doi.org/10.1109/MNET.2015.7166188.

Conference Publications

  • Saadat, A., Fang, G., Ni, W. (2015). A two-tier evolutionary game theoretic approach to dynamic spectrum sharing through Licensed Shared Access. tbd (6-Nov). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/CIT/IUCC/DASC/PICOM.2015.4.
  • Ma, J., Ni, W., Yin, J., Lin, S., Cui, H., Liu, RP., Fang, B. (2015). Modelling social characteristics of mobile radio networks. tbd (1575-1580). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCW.2015.7247404.
  • Lin, S., Ni, W., Tian, H., Liu, RP. (2015). Evolutionary radio resource management in distributed femtocell networks. tbd (168-173). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICT.2015.7124677.
  • Lin, S., Tian, H., Ni, W., Liu, RP. (2015). Broker based bipartite matching game for resource management in femtocell networks. International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications, WPMC (579-583). IEEE Computer Society help@computer.org. https://doi.org/10.1109/WPMC.2014.7014884.
  • Shi, S., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Li, S., Tian, J. (2015). A new hybrid ARQ protocol for two-way relay networks. International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications, WPMC (646-651). IEEE Computer Society help@computer.org. https://doi.org/10.1109/WPMC.2014.7014896.
  • Li, K., Ni, W., Wang, X., Liu, RP., Kanhere, SS., Jha, SK. (2015). EPLA: Energy-balancing packets scheduling for airborne relaying networks. Conference Record - International Conference on Communications (6246-6251). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC.2015.7249319.
  • He, T., Wang, X., Ni, W. (2015). Utility maximization for chunk-based OFDMA systems with multiple BER requirements. tbd (article number 7152638.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/CQR.2014.7152638.
  • Lin, S., Ni, W., Tian, H., Liu, RP., Liu, B. (2015). Game theoretic approach for smallcell resource management. tbd (article number 7414070.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOMW.2015.7414070.
  • Zha, X., Ni, W., Liu, RP., Zheng, K., Niu, X. (2015). Secure data transmission and modelling in vehicular ad hoc networks. tbd (article number 7414066.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOMW.2015.7414066.

2014

Journal Articles

  • He, T., Wang, X., Ni, W. (2014). Optimal chunk-based resource allocation for OFDMA systems with multiple BER requirements. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 63(9), 4292-4301. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2014.2313354.
  • Ni, W., Collings, IB., Wang, X., Liu, RP. (2014). Multi-hop point-to-point FDD wireless backhaul for mobile small cells. IEEE Wireless Communications, 21(4), 88-96. https://doi.org/10.1109/MWC.2014.6882300.
  • Ni, W., Collings, IB., Liu, RP., Chen, Z. (2014). Relay-assisted wireless communication systems in mining vehicle safety applications. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 10(1), 615-627. https://doi.org/10.1109/TII.2013.2278617.
  • Ni, W., Liu, RP., Biswas, J., Wang, X., Collings, IB., Jha, SK. (2014). Multiuser MIMO scheduling for mobile video applications. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 13(10), 5382-5395. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2014.2347973.

Conference Publications

  • Nan, Z., Wang, X., Ni, W. (2014). Energy-efficient transmission of delay-limited bursty data packets under non-ideal circuit power consumption. tbd (4957-4962). IEEE Computer Society help@computer.org. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC.2014.6884106.
  • Wang, H., Liu, RP., Ni, W., Chen, W., Collings, IB. (2014). A new analytical model for highway inter-vehicle communication systems. tbd (2581-2586). IEEE Computer Society help@computer.org. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC.2014.6883712.
  • Zhang, JA., Ni, W., Matthews, J., Sung, C., Huang, X., Suzuki, HH., Collings, IB. (2014). Low latency integrated point-to-multipoint and e-band point-to-point backhaul for mobile small cells. tbd (592-597). IEEE Computer Society help@computer.org. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCW.2014.6881263.

2013

Journal Articles

Conference Publications

  • Biswas, J., Liu, RP., Ni, W., Collings, IB., Jha, SK. (2013). Joint channel and delay aware user scheduling for multiuser MIMO system over LTE-A network. IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Service, IWQoS (129-136). tbd. https://doi.org/10.1109/IWQoS.2013.6550273.
  • He, T., Wang, X., Ni, W. (2013). Optimal chunk-based resource allocation for OFDMA systems with multiple BER requirements. Proceedings - ICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (4774-4778). tbd. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.2013.6638567.

2012

Journal Articles

  • Ni, W., Collings, IB., Liu, RP. (2012). Relay Handover and Link adaptation design for fixed relays in IMT-Advanced using a new Markov chain model. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 61(4), 1839-1853. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2012.2187319.
  • Ni, W., Collings, IB. (2012). Indoor wireless networks of the future: Adaptive network architecture. IEEE Communications Magazine, 50(3), 130-137. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2012.6163592.
  • Ni, W., Collings, IB. (2012). Adaptive adjacent-frequency interference mitigation in multi-hop point-to-point FDD wireless backhaul networks. IEEE Communications Letters, 16(12), 1988-1991. https://doi.org/10.1109/LCOMM.2012.102612.121740.

Conference Publications

  • Ni, W., Collings, IB. (2012). A new base station control switch for metro cells. IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC (1174-1178). tbd. https://doi.org/10.1109/PIMRC.2012.6362523.
  • Ni, W., Collings, IB. (2012). A new adaptive frequency allocation algorithm in multi-hop point-to-point FDD backhaul networks for metro cells. tbd (187-192). tbd. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCIT.2012.6380887.

2011

Journal Articles

Conference Publications

  • Egan, M., Collings, IB., Ni, W., Sung, C. (2011). User scheduling for the broadcast channel using a sum-rate threshold. Conference Record - International Conference on Communications (article number 5963488.0). tbd. https://doi.org/10.1109/icc.2011.5963488.

2010

Conference Publications

  • Ni, W., Chen, Z., Suzuki, HH., Collings, IB. (2010). Performance analysis of scheduling in decode-and-forward broadcast channel with limited-feedback. tbd (article number 5683400.0). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOM.2010.5683400.
  • Ni, W., Chen, Z., Collings, IB. (2010). Cooperative hybrid ARQ in wireless decode-and-forward relay networks. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (article number 5493996.0). tbd. https://doi.org/10.1109/VETECS.2010.5493996.
  • Ni, W., Chen, Z., Collings, IB., Suzuki, HH. (2010). Sum-rate scheduling of decode-and-forward broadcast channel with limited-feedback. IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC (2460-2465). tbd. https://doi.org/10.1109/PIMRC.2010.5671733.
  • Ni, W., Chen, Z., Collings, IB. (2010). Hybrid ARQ based cooperative relaying in wireless dual-hop networks. Conference Record - International Conference on Communications (article number 5502749.0). tbd. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC.2010.5502749.

2009

Conference Publications

Research Projects

  • Advanced Carbon Capture Material to Achieve Net-Zero Carbon Future, Korrax Pty Ltd, Industry Engagement (Contribution to PhD Project), 2026 ‑ 2030, $95,500.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Efficient Radio Frequency Jamming for Anti-Drone System.

Completed Supervisions

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