Selected Publications:

Journal Papers:

  1. Wench Cheng, Xi Zhang, and Hailin Zhang, "Optimal Power Allocation With Statistical QoS Provisioning for D2D and Cellular Communications Over Underlaying Wireless Networks," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (J-SAC), Accepted to appear 2015.

  2. Xi Zhang, Wenchi Cheng, and Hailin Zhang, "Full-Duplex Transmission in PHY and MAC Layers for 5G Mobile Wireless Networks," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 2, June 2015.

  3. Xi Zhang, Wenchi Cheng, and Hailin Zhang, "Heterogeneous Statistical QoS Provisioning Over 5G Mobile Wireless Networks," IEEE Network Magazine, Vol. 28, No. 6, pp. 46-53, November/December 2014.

  4. Chengchao Liang, Richard Yu, and Xi Zhang, "Information-Centric Network Function Virtualization Over 5G Mobile Wireless Networks," IEEE Network Magazine, Vol. 29, April/May 2015.

  5. Wenchi Cheng, Xi Zhang, and Hailin Zhang, "Full-Duplex Spectrum-Sensing and MAC-Protocol for Multichannel Non-Time-Slotted Cognitive Radio Networks,"' IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (J-SAC), Vol. 32, No. 11, November 2014.

  6. Xi Zhang and Jia Tang, "Power-Delay Tradeoff Over Wireless Networks," IEEE Transactions on Communications, Vol. 61, No. 9, pp. 3673-3684, September 2013.

  7. Wenchi Cheng, Xi Zhang, and Hailin Zhang, "QoS-Aware Power Allocations for Maximizing Effective Capacity Over Virtual-MIMO Wireless Networks,"' IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (J-SAC), Vol. 31, No. 10, pp. 2043-2057, October 2013.

  8. Liang Liu, Xi Zhang, and Huadong Ma, "Percolation Theory Based Exposure-Path Prevention for Wireless Sensor Networks Coverage in Internet of Things," IEEE Sensors Journal, Accepted and to appear 2013.

  9. Wenchi Cheng, Xi Zhang, and Hailin Zhang, "Joint Spectrum and Power Efficiencies Optimization for Statistical QoS Provisionings Over SISO/MIMO Wireless Networks," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (J-SAC), Vol. 31, No. 5, pp. 903-915 May 2013.

  10. Xi Zhang and Ping Wang, "Optimal Tradeoff between Power Saving and QoS Provisioning for Multicell Cooperation Networks," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 90-96, February 2013.

  11. Yi Liu, Shengli Xie, Rong Yu, Yan Zhang, Xi Zhang, and Chau Yuen, "Exploiting Temporal and Spatial Diversities for Spectrum Sensing and Access in Cognitive Vehicular Networks," Whiley Journal on Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Accepted and to appear 2013.

  12. Xi Zhang, Jiangzhou Wang, and Yi Qian, "Advances in Cooperative Wireless Networking: Part - II," IEEE Communications Magazine, April 2012.

  13. Yiqing Zhou, Fumiyuki Adachi, Xiaodong Wang, Athanassions Manikas, Xi Zhang, and Weiping Zhu, "Broadband Wireless Communications for High Speed Vehicles," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (J-SAC), Vol. 30, No. 4, May 2012.

  14. Xi Zhang and Jia Tang, "QoS-Driven Power Allocation Over Parallel Fading Channels With Imperfect Channel Feedback Information in Wireless Networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, to appear in 2012.

  15. Zhuofan Liao, Jianxin Wang, Shigeng Zhang, and Xi Zhang, "A Deterministic Sensor Placement Scheme for Full Coverage and Connectivity without Boundary Effect in Wireless Sensor Networks," Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks, Vol. 10, pp. 1-25, 2012.

  16. Jianxin Wang, Zhixiong Liu, Shigeng Zhang, and Xi Zhang, "Defending Collaborative False Data Injection Attacks in Wireless Sensor Networks," Elsevier Journal on Information Sciences, Vol. 254, pp. 39-53, January 2013.

  17. Xi Zhang, "Adaptive Control and Reconfiguration of Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks for Dynamic Multi-Target Tracking," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 56, No. 10, pp. 2429-2444, October 2011.

  18. Xi Zhang and Hang Su, "Opportunistic Spectrum Sharing Schemes for CDMA-Based Uplink MAC in Cognitive Radio Networks," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (J-SAC), Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 716-730, April 2011.

  19. Xi Zhang, Jiangzhou Wang, and Yi Qian, "Advances in Cooperative Wireless Networking: Part - I," IEEE Communications Magazine, pp. 54, May 2011.

  20. Qinghe Du and Xi Zhang, "QoS-Aware Base-Station Selections for Distributed MIMO Links in Broadband Wireless Networks," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (J-SAC), Vol. 29, No. 6, pp. 1123-1138, June 2011.

  21. Xi Zhang and Hang Su, "CREAM-MAC: Cognitive Radio-EnAbled Multi-Channel MAC Protocol Over Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks," IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Signal Processing (J-STSP), Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 110-123, February 2011.

  22. Qinghe Du and Xi Zhang, "Statistical QoS Provisionings for Wireless Unicast/Multicast of Multi-Layer Video Streams," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (J-SAC), Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 420-433, April 2010.

  23. Liang Liu, Xi Zhang, and Huadong Ma "Coverage Analysis for Target Localization in Camera Sensor Networks," John Wiley's Journal on Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Accepted to appear 2010,

  24. Xi Zhang and Hang Su, "Network Coding Based Scheduling and Routing Schemes for Service-Oriented Wireless Mesh Networks," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 40-46, August 2009.

  25. Jiangzhou Wang, Mingxi Fan, Xiaohu You, Xi Zhang, Hui Liu, and Eckehard Steinbach, "Wireless Video Transmissions," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (J-SAC), Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 297, April, 2010.

  26. Liang Liu, Xi Zhang, and Huadong Ma, "Optimal Nodes Selection for Target Localization in Wireless Camera Sensor Networks," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol 59, No. 7, pp. 3562-3576, September, 2010.

  27. Hang Su and Xi Zhang, "Modeling Throughput Gain of Network Coding in Multi-Channel Multi-Radio Wireless Ad Hoc Networks," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (J-SAC), Vol. 27, No. 5, pp. 593-605, June 2009.

  28. Hang Su and Xi Zhang, "Battery-Dynamics Driven TDMA MAC Protocols for Wireless Body-Area Monitoring Networks in Healthcare Applications," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (J-SAC), Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 424-434, May 2009.

  29. Qinghe Du and Xi Zhang, "A Cross-Layer Framework for Multi-Layer-Video Multicast with QoS Requirements in Multirate Wireless Networks," IEEE Communications Letters, Vol. 13, No. 9, September 2009, pp. 558-660.

  30. Liang Liu, Xi Zhang, and Huadong Ma, "Localization-Oriented Coverage in Wireless Camera Sensor Networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 484-494, February 2011.

  31. Hang Su and Xi Zhang, "Cross-Layer Based Opportunistic MAC Protocols for QoS Provisionings Over Cognitive Radio Wireless Networks," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (J-SAC), Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 118--129, January 2008.

  32. Jia Tang and Xi Zhang, "Cross-Layer Modeling for Quality of Service Guarantees Over Wireless Links," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 6, No. 12, pp. 4504--4512, December 2007.

  33. Jia Tang and Xi Zhang, "Quality-of-Service Driven Power and Rate Adaptation for Multichannel Communications Over Wireless Links," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 6, No. 12, pp. 4349--4360, December 2007.

  34. Jia Tang and Xi Zhang, "Cross-Layer-Model Based Adaptive Resource Allocation for Statistical QoS Guarantees in Mobile Wireless Networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 7, No. 6, pp. 2318--2328, June 2008.

  35. Jia Tang and Xi Zhang, "Quality-of-Service Driven Power and Rate Adaptation Over Wireless Links," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 6, No. 8, pp. 3058--3068, August 2007.

  36. Xi Zhang and Qinghe Du, "Cross-Layer Modeling for QoS-Driven Multimedia Multicast/Broadcast Over Fading Channels in Mobile Wireless Networks," IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 45, No. 8, pp. 62--70, August 2007.

  37. Xi Zhang and Hang Su, "An Efficient Single-Transceiver CDMA-Based MAC Protocol for Wireless Networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Accepted to appear 2010.

  38. Jia Tang and Xi Zhang, "Cross-Layer Resource Allocation Over Wireless Relay Networks for Quality of Service Provisioning," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (J-SAC), Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 645--657, May 2007.

  39. Hang Su and Xi Zhang, "Clustering-Based Multi-Channel MAC Protocols for QoS-Provisionings Over Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 56, No. 6, pp. 3309--3323, November 2007.

  40. Xi Zhang, Jia Tang, and Hsiao-Hwa Chen, "Space-Time Diversity-Enhanced QoS Provisioning for Real-Time Service Over MC-DS-CDMA Based Wireless Networks," Wiley's Journal on Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, June 2007.

  41. Qinghe Du and Xi Zhang, "QoS-Driven Power Control for Downlink Multiuser Communications Over Parallel Fading Channels in Wireless Networks," ACM/Springer Journal on Mobile Networks and Applications, Accepted and to appear, 2007.

  42. Hsiao-Hwa Chen, Xi Zhang, and Wen Xu, ``Next Generation CDMA vs. OFDMA for 4G Wireless Applications," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, Vol. 14, No. 3, June 2007.

  43. Xi Zhang and Qinghe Du, "Adaptive Low-Complexity Erasure-Correcting Code Based Protocols for QoS-Driven Mobile Multicast Services Over Wireless Networks," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 55, No. 5, pp. 1633--1647, September 2006.

  44. Xi Zhang, Hang Su, and Hsiao-Hwa Chen, "Cluster-Based Multi-Channel Communications Protocols in Vehicle Ad-Hoc Networks," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 44--51, October 2006.

  45. Xi Zhang, Jia Tang, Hsiao-Hwa Chen, Song Ci, and Mohsen Guizani, "Cross-Layer Based Modeling for Quality of Service Guarantees in Mobile Wireless Networks," IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 100-106, January, 2006.

  46. Jia Tang and Xi Zhang, "Transmit Selection Diversity with Maximal-Ratio Combining for Multicarrier DS-CDMA Wireless Networks Over Nakagami-m Fading Channels," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (J-SAC), Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 104--112, January, 2006.

  47. Hsiao-Hwa Chen, Yu-Ching Yeh, Xi Zhang, Aiping Huang, Yang Yang, Jie Li, Yang Xiao, Hamid Sharif, and A. J. Han Vinck, "Generalized Pairwise Complementary Codes with Set-Wise Uniform Interference-Free Windows,'' IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (J-SAC), Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 65--74, January, 2006.

  48. Xi Zhang and Jia Tang, "QoS-Driven Asynchronous Uplink Subchannel Allocation Algorithms for Space-Time OFDM-CDMA Systems in Wireless Networks," ACM/Kluwer Journal of Wireless Networks (WINET), Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 411--425, May 2006.

  49. Xi Zhang and Kang G. Shin, "Markov-Chain Modeling for Multicast Signaling Delay Analysis," IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 667--680, August 2004.

  50. Xi Zhang and Kang G. Shin, "Performance Analysis of Feedback-Synchronization Signaling for Multicast Flow Control," IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 436--450, June 2003.

  51. Xi Zhang, Kang G. Shin, Debanjan Saha, and Dilip Kandlur "Scalable Flow Control for Multicast ABR Services in ATM Networks," IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 67--85, February 2002.