Hao Liang is working toward a Ph.D. degree at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada. His research interests are in the areas of wireless communications, wireless networking, and smart grid. He is a recipient of the Best Student Paper Award from IEEE 72nd Vehicular Technology Conference (IEEE VTC Fall-2010), Ottawa, ON, Canada, and a finalist for the Best Paper Award at the 31st Annual IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (IEEE INFOCOM 2012), Orlando, FL, USA. He received the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad in 2011. He served as the Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member for 2012 IEEE International Conference on Power and Energy (IEEE PECON 2012), IEEE VTC Fall-2011, and IEEE VTC Fall-2010. He has been serving as the System Administrator of IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology since 2009.
Wireless Communications
Wireless Networking
Smart Grid (Coordinator of Smart Grid Research Group)
Best Paper Award Finalist, The 31st Annual IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (IEEE INFOCOM 2012), Orlando, FL, USA
Best Student Paper Award, IEEE 72nd Vehicular Technology Conference (IEEE VTC 2010-Fall), Ottawa, ON, Canada
Excellent Paper Award, The 22nd Annual Postgraduate Communications Conference in Nanjing, 2007
Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad, 2011
University of Waterloo Graduate Scholarship, Fall'10, Winter'10, Fall'09, Spring'09, and Winter'09 (max. 5 awards for a full-time PhD student)
System Administrator: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (2009 - present)
Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member: IEEE PECON 2012, IEEE VTC 2011-Fall, IEEE VTC 2010-Fall
Journal Review: IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, ACM Mobile Networks and Applications, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, Springer's Journal of Wireless Personal Communications, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) Journal, Elsevier Ad Hoc Networks, Elsevier Computer Communications
Conference Review: IEEE ICC, IEEE GLOBECOM, IEEE WCNC, IEEE VTC, IEEE IWCMC, IEEE CHINACOM, IEEE APCC, MILCOM
[1] X. Zhao and H. Liang, "Capacity dimensioning for wireless communications system," in Mobile and Wireless Communications: Physical Layer Development and Implementation, S. A. Fares and F. Adachi, Eds., INTECH Publishers, ISBN 978-953-307-043-8, 2010, pp. 283-290.
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| Journal Publications |
[1] H. Liang, B. J. Choi, A. Abdrabou, W. Zhuang, and X. Shen, "Decentralized economic dispatch in microgrids via heterogeneous wireless networks," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, to appear. (IF: 4.232) [PDF]
[2] H. Liang, A. Abdrabou, B. J. Choi, W. Zhuang, X. Shen, and A. S. A. Awad, "Multiagent coordination in microgrids via wireless networks," IEEE Wireless Communications, to appear. (IF: 1.798) [PDF]
[3] H. Liang and W. Zhuang, "Efficient on-demand data service delivery to high-speed trains in cellular/infostation integrated networks," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 780-791, May 2012. (IF: 4.232) [PDF]
[4] B. J. Choi, H. Liang, X. Shen, and W. Zhuang, "DCS: distributed asynchronous clock synchronization in delay tolerant networks," IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 491-504, Mar. 2012. (IF: 1.575) [PDF]
[5] H. Liang and W. Zhuang, "Cooperative data dissemination via roadside WLANs," IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 68-74, Apr. 2012. (IF: 2.837) [PDF]
[6] H. Liang and W. Zhuang, "DFMAC: DTN-friendly medium access control for wireless local area networks supporting voice/data services," ACM Mobile Networks and Applications, vol. 16, no. 5, Oct. 2011. (IF: 0.683) [PDF]
Under Review: 4. In Preparation: 2.
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| Conference Publications |
[1] H. Liang, B. J. Choi, W. Zhuang, and X. Shen, "Towards optimal energy store-carry-and-deliver for PHEVs via V2G system," in Proc. IEEE INFOCOM'12, Mar. 2012. (Acceptance rate: 17.97%) (Best Paper Award Finalist) [PDF]
[2] B. Cao, L. X. Cai, H. Liang, J. W. Mark, Q. Zhang, H. V. Poor, and W. Zhuang, "Cooperative cognitive radio networking using quadrature signaling," in Proc. IEEE INFOCOM'12 (mini-conference), Mar. 2012. (Acceptance rate: 17.97%) [PDF]
[3] H. Liang and W. Zhuang, "Resource allocation for on-demand data delivery to high-speed trains via trackside infostations," in Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM'11, Dec. 2011. [PDF]
[4] H. Liang and W. Zhuang, "Optimal message scheduling for roadside WLANs with pre-downloaded messages," in Proc. IEEE ICC'11, Jun. 2011. [PDF]
[5] H. Liang and W. Zhuang, "A double-loop receiver-initiated medium access control scheme for data dissemination services with packet pre-downloading," in Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM'10, pp. 1-5, Dec. 2010. [PDF]
[6] H. Liang and W. Zhuang, "DTCoop: delay tolerant cooperative communications in DTN/WLAN integrated networks," in Proc. IEEE VTC'10-Fall, pp. 1-5, Sept. 2010. (Best Student Paper Award) [PDF]
[7] H. Liang and W. Zhuang, "Cross-layer resource allocation for efficient message dissemination in rural infostation systems," in Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM'09, pp. 1-6, Nov. 2009. [PDF]
[8] H. Liang and W. Zhuang, "DFMAC: DTN-friendly medium access control for wireless local area networks," in Proc. IEEE CHINACOM'09, pp. 1-7, Aug. 2009. [PDF]
[9] X. Zhao, H. Liang, and Z. Gu, "A Markov chain-based capacity dimensioning method for wireless communications systems with AMC, HARQ and packet multimedia traffic source," in Proc. IEEE ICC'08, pp. 429-434, May 2008. [PDF]
[10] X. Zhao, J. Qi, H. Liang, and X. You, "An analytical method for capacity dimensioning of WCDMA with high speed wireless link," in Proc. IEEE WCNC'07, pp. 4172-4176, Mar. 2007. [PDF]
[11] H. Liang, Z. Gu, and X. Zhao, "A novel method for estimating the probability distribution of user's received CIR in HSDPA systems," in Proc. 22nd Annual Postgraduate Communications Conference in Nanjing, pp.73-78, Dec. 2007. (Excellent Paper Award) [IN CHINESE]
[12] Z. Gu, H. Liang, and X. Zhao, "A novel capacity dimensioning method for HSDPA in mixed service scenarios," in Proc. 22nd Annual Postgraduate Communications Conference in Nanjing, pp. 30-35, Dec. 2007. [IN CHINESE]
Under Review: 2. In Preparation: 0.
| Undergraduate Research Assistant (URA) Supervision |
| URA |
Research Term |
Research Topic |
| Wei (Harrison) Wang |
Spring 2012 |
TBA. |
| Peter (Ze Yu) Xian |
Spring 2011 |
Communication infrastructure for smart grid. (Acknowledged in research paper: H. Liang, A. Abdrabou, B. J. Choi, W. Zhuang, X. Shen, and A. S. A. Awad, "Multiagent coordination in microgrids via wireless networks," IEEE Wireless Communications, to appear.) |
| Seongho Kim |
Winter 2011 |
Wireless interference in home energy management systems. |
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