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Hongliang Zhang

Hongliang Zhang

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
58
Citations
11446
World Ranking
1891
National Ranking
325

Overview

Hongliang Zhang is affiliated with Peking University in China and has a significant body of research primarily within the field of engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, Ocean Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence.

Their research covers a variety of main topics, notably:

  • Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Antenna Design and Analysis
  • Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
  • UAV Applications and Optimization
  • Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies
  • Satellite Communication Systems
  • Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks

Hongliang Zhang's recent research contributions include several papers published in prominent venues between 2020 and 2021. Noteworthy publications include:

  • "Hybrid Beamforming for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface based Multi-User Communications: Achievable Rates With Limited Discrete Phase Shifts," 2020, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • "Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces Assisted Communications With Limited Phase Shifts: How Many Phase Shifts Are Enough?," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • "Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) Assisted Wireless Coverage Extension: RIS Orientation and Location Optimization," 2020, IEEE Communications Letters
  • "Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Based RF Sensing: Design, Optimization, and Implementation," 2020, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • "MetaLocalization: Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Aided Multi-User Wireless Indoor Localization," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications

The researcher has published extensively in several prominent scientific venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • IEEE Communications Letters
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications

Collaborations form a significant part of Hongliang Zhang's academic output. Frequent co-authors include Lingyang Song, Zhu Han, Boya Di, H. Vincent Poor, and Shuhao Zeng. The intensive collaborative work indicates a broad network across related domains in wireless communications and electronic engineering.

In addition to journal publications, Hongliang Zhang has contributed to the academic book landscape with titles published by Cambridge University Press and Springer International Publishing. These include "Aerial Access Networks" (2023) and "Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Empowered 6G" (2021).

Best Publications

  • Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for Wireless Communications: Principles, Challenges, and Opportunities

    Mohamed A. ElMossallamy;Hongliang Zhang;Lingyang Song;Karim G. Seddik

  • Hybrid Beamforming for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface based Multi-User Communications: Achievable Rates With Limited Discrete Phase Shifts

    Boya Di;Hongliang Zhang;Lingyang Song;Yonghui Li

  • Joint Trajectory and Power Optimization for UAV Relay Networks

    Shuhang Zhang;Hongliang Zhang;Qichen He;Kaigui Bian

  • Cellular UAV-to-X Communications: Design and Optimization for Multi-UAV Networks

    Shuhang Zhang;Hongliang Zhang;Boya Di;Lingyang Song

  • Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces Assisted Communications With Limited Phase Shifts: How Many Phase Shifts Are Enough?

    Hongliang Zhang;Boya Di;Lingyang Song;Zhu Han

  • Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) Assisted Wireless Coverage Extension: RIS Orientation and Location Optimization

    Shuhao Zeng;Hongliang Zhang;Boya Di;Zhu Han

  • Intelligent Omni-Surfaces for Full-Dimensional Wireless Communications: Principles, Technology, and Implementation

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  • Ultra-Dense LEO: Integrating Terrestrial-Satellite Networks Into 5G and Beyond for Data Offloading

    Boya Di;Hongliang Zhang;Lingyang Song;Yonghui Li

  • MetaLocalization: Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Aided Multi-user Wireless Indoor Localization

    Haobo Zhang;Hongliang Zhang;Boya Di;Kaigui Bian

  • Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Based RF Sensing: Design, Optimization, and Implementation

    Jingzhi Hu;Hongliang Zhang;Boya Di;Lianlin Li

  • Holographic Integrated Sensing and Communication

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  • Cooperative Internet of UAVs: Distributed Trajectory Design by Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning

    Jingzhi Hu;Hongliang Zhang;Lingyang Song;Robert Schober

  • Intelligent Omni-Surfaces: Ubiquitous Wireless Transmission by Reflective-Refractive Metasurfaces

    Shuhang Zhang;Hongliang Zhang;Boya Di;Yunhua Tan

  • Ultra-Dense LEO Satellite Constellations: How Many LEO Satellites Do We Need?

    Ruoqi Deng;Boya Di;Hongliang Zhang;Linling Kuang

  • D2D-U: Device-to-Device Communications in Unlicensed Bands for 5G System

    Hongliang Zhang;Yun Liao;Lingyang Song

  • Beyond Cell-Free MIMO: Energy Efficient Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Aided Cell-Free MIMO Communications

    Yutong Zhang;Boya Di;Hongliang Zhang;Jinlong Lin

  • Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces in 6G: Reflective, Transmissive, or Both?

    Shuhao Zeng;Hongliang Zhang;Boya Di;Yunhua Tan

  • Practical Hybrid Beamforming With Finite-Resolution Phase Shifters for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Based Multi-User Communications

    Boya Di;Hongliang Zhang;Lianlin Li;Lingyang Song

  • Cellular V2X Communications in Unlicensed Spectrum: Harmonious Coexistence With VANET in 5G Systems

    Pengfei Wang;Boya Di;Hongliang Zhang;Kaigui Bian

  • Beyond Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces: Reflective-Transmissive Metasurface Aided Communications for Full-Dimensional Coverage Extension

    Shuhang Zhang;Hongliang Zhang;Boya Di;Yunhua Tan

  • Age of Information in a Cellular Internet of UAVs: Sensing and Communication Trade-Off Design

    Shuhang Zhang;Hongliang Zhang;Zhu Han;H. Vincent Poor

  • Beyond D2D: Full Dimension UAV-to-Everything Communications in 6G

    Shuhang Zhang;Hongliang Zhang;Lingyang Song

  • Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Assisted Device-to-Device Communications

    Yali Chen;Bo Ai;Hongliang Zhang;Yong Niu

  • Reinforcement Learning for Decentralized Trajectory Design in Cellular UAV Networks With Sense-and-Send Protocol

    Jingzhi Hu;Hongliang Zhang;Lingyang Song

Frequent Co-Authors

Lingyang Song
Lingyang Song Peking University
Boya Di
Boya Di Peking University
Zhu Han
Zhu Han University of Houston
H. Vincent Poor
H. Vincent Poor Princeton University
Yonghui Li
Yonghui Li University of Sydney
Geoffrey Ye Li
Geoffrey Ye Li Imperial College London
Marco Di Renzo
Marco Di Renzo CentraleSupélec
Ying Jun Zhang
Ying Jun Zhang Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chau Yuen
Chau Yuen Nanyang Technological University
Merouane Debbah
Merouane Debbah Khalifa University

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