About Me
- I am a Research Scientist at the Networking and Service Quality Management (N&SQM) Research organization, AT&T Labs Research, the research organization of AT&T, which was part of Bell Laboratories before 1996 and part of AT&T Laboratories afterward. .
- Before joining the AT&T Labs, I was an Assistant Professor at the Computer Science Department, North Dakota State University.
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I have 100 refereed papers published/accepted in my research areas, including more than 30 publications in prestigious journals such as IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE/OSA Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, ACM Wireless Networks, and ACM Mobile Networks & Applications.
I have also published more than 60 papers in internationally reputable conferences such as IEEE INFOCOM, ICNP, ICDCS, and ACM MobiHoc. I received the Best Paper Award in 2007 from IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM),
the Best Paper Award from IEEE ICC'2014,
and the Best Paper Award from IEEE ICNP'2017.
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According to both Google Scholar and ResearchGate, my research works have received more than 2000 citations.
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I have been serving on editorial boards and technical/organization committees for reputable journals and conferences, such as IEEE IoT Journal and IEEE INFOCOM.
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With my wife, our sons and our curious pet bunny,
I have lived on the West Coast (
there, there, and there),
the Midwest (there),
and the East Coast (here and here)
of the USA. I have years' experience of living with extreme weathers, from triple-digit deadly hot Arizona to double-digit below freezing North Dakota.
- My Erdos Number is 3.
[News] [ Research Interests] [Representative Grants and Publications] [Professional Activities and Awards] {Publications}
News
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One paper was accepted by IEEE JSAC SI on Machine Learning for Communications and Network.
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Three patents (patent numbers 10469567, 10404546 and 10374888) have been issued from the United States Patent & Trademark Office.
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Our paper on open SDN routing was selected as a runner-up for IWQoS'2018 Best Paper Award.
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One FULL paper was accepted by IEEE/ACM IWQoS'2018 (AR 20.8%)
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One paper was accepted by IEEE INFOCOM'2018.
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Our paper received the Best Paper Award from IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP'2017).
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I now have 100 peer-reviewed papers published/accepted for my research.
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One paper was accepted by IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP'2017).
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Three more patent applications are being filed.
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One paper was accepted by IEEE Internet of Things Journal.
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One paper was accepted by IEEE Communications Magazine.
Research Interests
- Network optimization, operation research and combinatorial optimization
- Deep Leaning, Deep Reinforcement Learning on network planning, management and optimization
- SDN and Network function virtualization for carrier network
- Network traffic demand forecast and analysis
- Wireless broadband strategic design
- Cloud service in data center networks
- Future mobile network architecture
- Sub-wavelength Layer Architecture Design in next-generation core network
- Routing, Scheduling and Cross-Layer Design in Wireless Networks
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Representative Publications and Grants
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Z. Xu, K. Wu, W. Zhang, J. Tang, Y. Wang, G. Xue;
PnP-DRL: a Plug-and-Play Deep Reinforcement Learning approach for Experience-Driven Networking;
IEEE JSAC Series on Machine Learning for Communications and Network;
Accepted for Publication.
Z. Xu, J. Meng, J. Tang, W. Zhang, Y. Wang, C. Liu, D. Yang;
Experience-driven Networking: A Deep Reinforcement Learning based Approach;
IEEE INFOCOM'2018. IEEE Conference on Computer Communications
(acceptance rate: 19.2%)
Accepted for Publication.
M. Qureshi, A. Mahimkar, L. Qiu, Z. Ge, M. Zhang, I. Broustis;
Co-ordinating Rolling Software Upgrades for Cellular Networks;
Best Paper Award
IEEE ICNP'2017.
IEEE Conference on Network Protocols
(acceptance rate: 19%)
W. Zhang, et al.
Leveraging SDN to streamline metro network operations;
IEEE Communications Magazine,
54(10):109-115, October 2016.
C. Gao, G. Ozcan, J. Tang, M. Gursoy, W. Zhang;
R-Cloud: A Cloud Framework for Enabling Radio-as-a-Service over a Wireless Substrate;
IEEE ICNP'2016. IEEE Conference on Network Protocols
(acceptance rate: 20%)
Accepted for Publication.
C. Gao, W. Zhang, J. Tang, C. Wang, S. Zou, S. Su;
Relax, but Do Not Sleep: A New Perspective on Green Wireless Networking;
IEEE INFOCOM'2014. IEEE Conference on Computer Communications
(acceptance rate: 19.4%)
Accepted for Publication.
C. Gao, J. Tang, X. Sheng, W. Zhang, C. Wang;
Signal-Aware Green Wireless Relay Network Design;
ICDCS'2013. The 33rd International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems
(acceptance rate: 13%)
Accepted for Publication.
X. Sheng, J. Tang, C. Gao, W. Zhang, C. Wang;
Leveraging Load Migration and Basestaion Consolidation for Green Communications in Virtualized Cognitive Radio Networks;
IEEE INFOCOM'2013. IEEE Conference on Computer Communications
(acceptance rate: 17%)
Accepted for Publication.
Xiang Sheng, Jian Tang, Weiyi Zhang;
Energy-Efficient Collaborative Sensing with Mobile Phones;
IEEE INFOCOM'2012. IEEE Conference on Computer Communications
(acceptance rate: 18%)
Accepted for Publication.
Shi Bai, Weiyi Zhang, Guoliang Xue, Jian Tang, Chonggang Wang;
DEAR: Delay-bounded Energy-constrained Adaptive Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks;
IEEE INFOCOM'2012. IEEE Conference on Computer Communications(acceptance rate: 18%)
Accepted for Publication.
Weiyi Zhang, Shi Bai, Guoliang Xue, Jian Tang, and Chonggang Wang;
DARP: Distance-Aware Relay Placement in WiMAX Mesh Networks;
IEEE INFOCOM'2011: IEEE Conference on Computer Communications (acceptance rate: 291 out of 1823; 15.96%)
accepted for publication.
Weiyi Zhang, Jian Tang, Chonggang Wang, and Shanaka de Soysa;
Reliable Adaptive Multipath Provisioning with Bandwidth and Differential Delay Constraints;
IEEE INFOCOM'2010: IEEE Conference on Computer Communications (acceptance ratio: 276 out of 1575, 17.5%)
accepted for publication.
Weiyi Zhang, Guoliang Xue, Jian Tang, and Krishnaiyan Thulasiraman;
Faster Algorithms for Constructing Recovery Trees Enhancing QoP and QoS;
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking;
Vol. 16 (2008), pp. 642-655.
Guoliang Xue and Weiyi Zhang;
Multiconstrained QoS routing: Greedy is good; won
BEST PAPER AWARD
IEEE Globecom'2007: IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference;
Washington, DC, November 26-30, 2007
Guoliang Xue, Weiyi Zhang, Jian Tang, and Krishnaiyan Thulasiraman;
Polynomial Time Approximation Algorithms for Multi-Constrained QoS Routing;
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking;
Vol. 16 (2008), pp. 656-669.
Guoliang Xue, Arunabha Sen,Weiyi Zhang, Jian Tang, and Krishnaiyan Thulasiraman;
Finding a Path Subject to Many Additive QoS Constraints;
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking;
Vol. 15(2007), pp. 201-211.
Weiyi Zhang, Guoliang Xue, and Satyajayant Misra;
Fault-tolerant Relay Node Placement in Wireless Sensor Networks: Problems and Algorithms;
IEEE INFOCOM'2007: IEEE Conference on Computer Communications; (acceptance ratio:18%)
Anchorage, Alaska, May 6-12, 2007.
Jian Tang, Guoliang Xue, and Weiyi Zhang;
Maximum Throughput and Fair Bandwidth Allocation in Multi-channel Wireless Mesh Networks;
IEEE INFOCOM'2006: IEEE Conference on Computer Communications; (acceptance ratio:18%)
Barcelona, Catalunya, SPAIN, April 23-29, 2006.
Weiyi Zhang, Guoliang Xue, Jian Tang, and Krishnaiyan Thulasiraman;
Linear Time Construction of Redundant Trees for Recovery Schemes Enhancing QoP and QoS;
IEEE INFOCOM'2005: IEEE Conference on Computer Communications; (acceptance ratio:17%)
Miami, FL, March 13-17, 2005.
pp. 2702-2710.
Jian Tang, Guoliang Xue, and Weiyi Zhang;
Interference-Aware Topology Control and QoS Routing in Multi-Channel Wireless Mesh Networks;
MobiHoc'2005: ACM International Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing; (acceptance ratio:14%)
Urbana-Champaign, IL, May 25-28, 2005.
pp. 68-77.
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Professional Activities and Awards
Conference Chair and Technical Program Committee Member
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Steering Committee (2016-2017), IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC)
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Advisory Committee, Wireless and Optical Communication Conference (WOCC)
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Track Co-Chair, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (IEEE WCNC'2015); Track 4 - Services, Applications, and Business Track
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Symposium Chair, 7th International Conference on Communications and Networking in China (CHINACOM'2012), Advances in Internet Symposium.
- Symposium Chair, International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC'2012, ICNC'2013), Wireless Communications Symposium.
- Student Travel Grants Co-Chair: IEEE INFOCOM'2011, Shanghai, China, April 10-15, 2011.
- TPC Co-Chair: IEEE INFOCOM Workshop on Machine-to-Machine Communications and Networking (M2MCN), Shanghai, China, April, 2011.
- Finance Chair: IEEE IWQoS'2009, Charleston, SC, July 13-15, 2009.
- TPC Chair: International Workshop on Pervasive Computing Systems and Infrastructures (PCSI'2009), Washington DC, April 6-8, 2009.
- Publicity Chair: IEEE WoWMoM Workshop on Autonomic and Opportunistic Communications (AOC'2010), Montreal, Canada, June 2010.
- TPC Member: INFOCOM(2010-2020), WCNC(2010-2015), GLOBECOM (2007-2020), ICC (2006-2019), ICCCN (2008), ACM/IEEE MSWiM (2008-2009); IEEE/ICST Chinacom (2008-2010).
Journal Editorship
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Associate Editor: IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoT-J).
- Guest Editor: IIEEE Transactions on Network Sciences and Engineering, Special Issue on
Learning based Modeling, Management and Control of Computer and Communication Networks
- Guest Editor: IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, Special Issue on Enhancing Spectral Efficiency for LTE-Advanced and Beyond Cellular Networks
- Guest Editor: IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Special Issue on Smart Grid Communication Systems: Reliability, Dependability & Performance
- Co-director: IEEE Comsoc Multimedia Communications Technical Committee (MMTC) R-Letter
- Associate Editor: IEEE Comsoc Multimedia Communications Technical Committee (MMTC) E-Letter
- Editor: KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems
- Associate Editor: WILEY's Security and Communication Networks Journal
- Editor: International Journal of Intelligent Information Processing
- Editor: International Journal of Digital Content Technology and its Applications
Journal Reviewer
- IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (ToN); IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC); IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC);
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (TWC); IEEE Communications Letters; IEEE Signal Processing Letters.
- OSA Journal of Optical Networking; Elsevier Journal of Computer Networks (COMNET); Elsevier Journal of Adhoc Networks;
Wiley Journal of Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing; Springer Journal of Mobile Networks and Applications.
Membership
- Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
- Senior Member of IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Member of the IEEE Computer Society, IEEE ComSoc
- Member of the IEEE Communication Society, IEEE Computer
- Member of ACM, Association for Computing Machinery
Awards and Honors
- Best Paper Award, IEEE ICNP'2017
- AT&T Labs, Team 2.0 Excellence Award, 2015
- Appreciation Award, DoD DARPA, 2014
- Best Paper Award, IEEE ICC'2014
- Research, AT&T Labs Excellence Award, 2013
- Best Paper Award, IEEE 50th Global Telecommunications Conference (IEEE GLOBECOM'2007)
- Outstanding PhD Student Award, School of Computing and Informatics, Arizona State University, 2007
- Division of Graduate Studies (DGS) University Graduate Fellowship, Arizona State University (2006-2007)
- Student Travel Grant from IEEE INFOCOM'2005
- Best Paper Award, the 10th Conference of Chinese Institute of Communications, Nov. 2000
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But I have promises to keep. And miles to go before I sleep. And miles to go before I sleep.
-Robert Frost
