Xuemin Hong (洪学敏), Ph.D., MIEEE

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3G1

Office: EIT 3011

Tel: (+1)_519_888_4567 ext 37250

Fax: (+1)_519_746_3077

Email: x4hong@uwaterloo.ca

URL: http://eng.uwaterloo.ca/~x4hong

 

[Biography]    [Research Interests]    [Publications]     [Professional Services]    [Teaching Experience]

    [Awards]    [Selected Technical Presentations]      [Research Collaborators]     [Miscellanies]

 

Biography

      Xuemin Hong was born in China in 1983. He received his BSc degree in Communication Engineering from Beijing Information Science and Technology University, China, in 2004 and his PhD degree in Wireless Communications from Heriot-Watt University, UK, in 2008.

      From 2004 to 2005, he was affiliated with the Centre for Telecommunication Research, King's College London, UK. From 2005 to 2008, he was affiliated with the (Edinburgh) Joint Research Institute for Signal and Image Processing, Heriot-Watt University, UK. Since January 2009, he has been a Post-doc Research Fellow with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada.

      Dr. Hong has published 15 technical papers in major international journals and conferences and 1 book chapter in the area of wireless communications. He served as a technical program committee member for IEEE HPCC'08 and IEEE CMC'09 and a reviewer for a number of international journals and conferences. He is a member of IEEE.

Research Interests

·         Cognitive radio networks

·         Cooperative communications

·         Mobile radio channel modeling and simulation

·         Smart antennas and MIMO systems

·         Ultra-wideband systems

Publications

Book Chapter (1)

1.      X. Hong, C.-X. Wang, J. S. Thompson, and H.-H. Chen, "Capacity analysis of cognitive radio networks," in Cognitive Radio Networks: Architectures, Protocols and Standards, edited by Yan Zhang, Jun Zheng, and Hsiao-Hwa Chen, to be published by Auerbach Publications, CRC Press.

Referred Journal Papers (6)

1.      X. Hong, Z. Chen, C.-X. Wang, S. A. Vorobyov, and J. S. Thompson, "Interference cancellation for cognitive radio networks," IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, accepted for publication.

2.      X. Hong, C.-X. Wang, H.-H. Chen, and Y. Zhang, "Secondary spectrum access networks," IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 36-43, June 2008.

3.      C.-X. Wang, X. Hong, H.-H. Chen, and J. S. Thompson, "On capacity of cognitive radio networks under average interference power constraints," IEEE Transaction on Wireless Communications, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 1620-1625, Apr. 2009. 

4.      C.-X. Wang, H.-H. Chen, X. Hong, and M. Guizani, "Cognitive radio network management: tuning in to real time conditions," IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 28-35, Mar. 2008.

5.      X. Hong, C-X. Wang, B. Allen, and W. Q. Malik, "Correlation-based double-directional stochastic channel model for multiple-antenna UWB system," IET Microwave, Antennas and Propagation, vol. 1, no. 6, pp. 1182-1191, Dec. 2007.

6.      C.-X. Wang, X. Hong, H. Wu, and W. Xu, "Spatial temporal correlation properties of the 3GPP spatial channel model and the Kronecker MIMO channel model," EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communication and Networking, Special Issue on Space-Time Channel Modeling for Wireless Communications, vol. 2007, Article ID 39871, 9 pages, 2007. doi:10.1155/2007/39871.

Referred Conference Papers (9)

1.      X. Hong, C.-X. Wang, J. S. Thompson, B. Allen, and W. Q. Malik, "Deconstructing space-frequency correlated UWB MIMO Channels," Proc. IEEE International Conference on Ultra-wideband (ICUWB'08), Invited paper, Hannover, Germany, Sept. 2008, pp. 47-50.

2.      X. Hong, C.-X. Wang, J. S. Thompson, and Y. Zhang, "Demystifying white spaces," Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications, Circuits and Systems (ICCCAS'08), Xiamen, China, May 2008, pp. 350-354.

3.      X. Hong, C.-X. Wang, and J. S. Thompson, "Uplink cell capacity of cognitive radio networks under interference outage constraints," Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications, Circuits and Systems (ICCCAS'08), Xiamen, China, May 2008, pp. 333-338.

4.      X. Hong, C.-X. Wang, and J. S. Thompson, "Uplink cell capacity of cognitive radio networks under peak interference power constraints," Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications, Circuits and Systems (ICCCAS'08), Xiamen, China, May 2008, pp. 372-377.

5.      X. Hong, C.-X. Wang, H.-H. Chen, and J. S. Thompson, "Performance analysis of cognitive radio networks with average interference power constraints," Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC'08), Beijing, China, May 2008, pp. 3578-3582.

6.      X. Hong, C.-X. Wang, and J. S. Thompson, "Interference modeling of cognitive radio networks," Proc. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC'08-Spring), Singapore, May 2008, pp. 1851-1855.

7.      X. Hong and C.-X. Wang, "A correlation based double directional stochastic model for MIMO-UWB propagation channels," Proc. IET Seminar on Ultra Wideband Systems, Technologies and Applications, London, UK, April 2006, pp. 249-253.

8.      C.-X. Wang, X. Hong, H. Wu, and W. Xu, "A comparative study on the spatial correlation characteristics of the 3GPP spatial channel model and the Kronecker MIMO channel model," Proc. World Wireless Congress (WWC'06), San Francisco, USA, May 2006.

9.      X. Hong, E. Delannoy, B. Allen, and M. Dohler, "A software definable MIMO testbed: architecture and functionality," Proc. Convergence of Telecommunications, Networking & Broadcasting Symposium 2005 (PGNET'05), Liverpool, June 2005, pp. 99-103.

Thesis (1)

1.      Xuemi Hong, "Secondary mobile access via ultra-wideband and cognitive radio networks", PhD thesis, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK, Oct. 2008, 165 pages.

Professional Services

Technical Program Committee Member

·         IEEE International Conference on Communications and Mobile Computing (CMC'09), Jan. 2009.

·         IEEE 10th International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC'08), Sept. 2008.

Reviewer for Journals

·         IEEE Communication Letters

·         IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications

·         IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

·         IET Communications

·         IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation

·         Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing

·         Journal of Computer Systems, Networks, & Communications

Reviewer for Conferences

·         IEEE VTC'06-Fall

·         IEEE WCNC'07

·         IEEE ISCIT'07

·         IEEE CMC'09

·         IEEE ISWCS'06

·         IEEE PIMRC'07

·         IEEE ICC'08

·         IEEE VTC'09-Spring

·         IEEE ICCCAS'06

·         IEEE ICIC'07

·         IEEE ICUWB'08

·         IEEE GlobeCom’09

·         IEEE ICCT'06

·         IEEE ISWCS'07

·         IEEE CRNETS'08

Teaching Experience

·         MSc course tutor, "Communications 2", Heriot-Watt University, UK, Spring term 2006 & 2007

·         MSc course tutor, "Principles of Mobile Communications", Heriot-Watt University, UK, Spring term 2008

·         MSc course tutor, "Communications & Networks", Heriot-Watt University, UK, Fall term 2006, 2007, & 2008

·         MSc course lab demonstrator, "Computer Hardware", Heriot-Watt University, UK, Fall term 2007

·         BSc course tutor, "Signal & Information", Heriot-Watt University, UK, Summer term 2007

·         BSc course lab demonstrator, "Digital Logic", Heriot-Watt University, UK, Summer term 2007

·         MSc student private tutor, "Digital Signal Processing", UK, Fall 2008

Awards

·         Postgraduate Research Prize in 2007, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, UK

·         Second Prize, IET Scotland Southeast Society "Present Around the World" Competition, UK, Apr. 2007

·         Postgraduate Research Prize in 2006, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, UK

·         Distinction for the BSc dissertation thesis, June 2004

·         Third prize, National College Student Electronic Design Contest, China, 2003

·         Honour of "Excellent Student of Fujian Province", China, 2000

Selected Technical Presentations

1.      "Improving cellular access via cognitive radio networks," Group seminar, University of Waterloo, Canada, Feb. 2009.

2.      "Secondary mobile access via ultra-wideband and cognitive radio networks," PhD defence, Heriot-Watt University, UK, Oct. 2008.

3.      "Deconstructing space-frequency correlated UWB MIMO Channels", IEEE International Conference on Ultra-wideband (ICUWB'08), Hannover, Germany, Sept. 2008.

4.      "Uplink cell capacity of cognitive radio networks with peak interference power constraints," IEEE International Conference on Communications, Circuits and Systems (ICCCAS'08), Xiamen, China, May 2008.

5.      "Performance analysis of cognitive radio networks with average interference power constraints," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC"08), Beijing, China, May 2008.

6.      "Unlicensed mobile broadband radio access through secondary networks," EECE department workshop, Heriot-Watt University, UK, Dec 2007.

7.      "Dependable cellular mobile communications," IET Scotland Southeast Society "Present Around the World" Competition, Edinburgh, UK, Apr. 2007.

8.      "Enhancements of cellular radio access utilizing emerging unlicensed wideband radios," Mphil to PhD transfer defence, Heriot-Watt University, UK, Sept. 2006.

9.      "A software definable MIMO testbed: architecture and functionality", Proc. Convergence of Telecommunications, Networking & Broadcasting Symposium 2005 (PGNET'05), Liverpool, UK, June 2005.

Research Collaborators

     (Incomplete list)

·         Prof. Murat Uysal, associate professor, University of Waterloo, Canada (Post-doc supervisor)

·         Dr. Cheng-Xiang Wang, lecturer, Heriot-Watt University, UK (PhD supervisor)

·         Dr. John Thompson, reader, University of Edinburgh, UK (PhD second supervisor)

·         Dr. Ben Allen, visiting lecturer, University of Oxford, UK

·         Dr. Wasim Q. Malik, post-doc research fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

·         Prof. Hsiao-Hwa Chen, professor, National Sun Yat-Sen University , Taiwan

·         Dr. Yan Zhang, research scientist, Simula Research Laboratory, Norway

Miscellanies

Languages -- Mandarin (native), English (fluent), Taiwanese (fluent)

Sports -- Badminton, Fencing, Basketball, Football, Swimming

Leadership/Community activities

·         Campus warden, Heriot-Watt University, UK, Sept. 2006--Sept. 2008.

·         President of the Student Union, Beijing Information Science and Technology University, China, Mar. 2002--June 2003.

·         President of the Student Union, local high school, Fujian, China, Sept. 1998--Sept. 1999.

 

Last updated on May 2009 by Xuemin Hong.