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58
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14699
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1840
National Ranking
92

Overview

Julian Cheng is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research spans the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, with a particular focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, Artificial Intelligence, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research topics cover a wide range of areas including:

  • Optical Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
  • Cooperative Communication and Network Coding
  • Satellite Communication Systems
  • Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling

Julian Cheng has published extensively in multiple academic venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

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

The scientist has coauthored numerous papers with several frequent collaborators, such as:

  • Min Lin
  • Jun-Bo Wang
  • Victor C. M. Leung
  • Renzhi Yuan
  • Yang Yang

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Supporting IoT With Rate-Splitting Multiple Access in Satellite and Aerial-Integrated Networks" (2021), published in IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • "Power Allocation in Multi-User Cellular Networks: Deep Reinforcement Learning Approaches" (2020), published in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • "Sparse Channel Estimation and Hybrid Precoding Using Deep Learning for Millimeter Wave Massive MIMO" (2020), published in IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • "Millimeter Wave Communications With Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: Performance Analysis and Optimization" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • "Analytical Channel Model and Link Design Optimization for Ground-to-HAP Free-Space Optical Communications" (2020), published in Journal of Lightwave Technology

Best Publications

  • A Survey of Underwater Optical Wireless Communications

    Zhaoquan Zeng;Shu Fu;Huihui Zhang;Yuhan Dong

  • Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation for Downlink Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Network

    Fang Fang;Haijun Zhang;Julian Cheng;Victor C. M. Leung

  • Emerging Optical Wireless Communications-Advances and Challenges

    Zabih Ghassemlooy;Shlomi Arnon;Murat Uysal;Zhengyuan Xu

  • Supporting IoT With Rate-Splitting Multiple Access in Satellite and Aerial-Integrated Networks

    Zhi Lin;Min Lin;Tomaso de Cola;Jun-Bo Wang

  • Free-Space Optical Communication with Nonzero Boresight Pointing Errors

    Fan Yang;Julian Cheng;Theodoros A. Tsiftsis

  • Joint User Scheduling and Power Allocation Optimization for Energy-Efficient NOMA Systems With Imperfect CSI

    Fang Fang;Haijun Zhang;Julian Cheng;Sebastien Roy

  • Fronthauling for 5G LTE-U Ultra Dense Cloud Small Cell Networks

    Haijun Zhang;Yanjie Dong;Julian Cheng;Md. Jahangir Hossain

  • Power Allocation in Multi-User Cellular Networks: Deep Reinforcement Learning Approaches

    Fan Meng;Peng Chen;Lenan Wu;Julian Cheng

  • Robust AN-Aided Beamforming and Power Splitting Design for Secure MISO Cognitive Radio With SWIPT

    Fuhui Zhou;Zan Li;Julian Cheng;Qunwei Li

  • Cooperative interference mitigation and handover management for heterogeneous cloud small cell networks

    Haijun Zhang;Chunxiao Jiang;Julian Cheng

  • Downlink Energy Efficiency of Power Allocation and Wireless Backhaul Bandwidth Allocation in Heterogeneous Small Cell Networks

    Haijun Zhang;Hao Liu;Julian Cheng;Victor C. M. Leung

  • Sparse Channel Estimation and Hybrid Precoding Using Deep Learning for Millimeter Wave Massive MIMO

    Wenyan Ma;Chenhao Qi;Zaichen Zhang;Julian Cheng

  • Accurate DS-CDMA bit-error probability calculation in Rayleigh fading

    J. Cheng;N.C. Beaulieu

  • Performance of Wireless Powered Amplify and Forward Relaying Over Nakagami- $m$ Fading Channels With Nonlinear Energy Harvester

    Yanjie Dong;Md. Jahangir Hossain;Julian Cheng

  • Maximum-likelihood based estimation of the Nakagami m parameter

    Julian Cheng;N.C. Beaulieu

  • Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation in NOMA Heterogeneous Networks

    Haijun Zhang;Fang Fang;Julian Cheng;Keping Long

  • Cooperative Interference Mitigation and Handover Management for Heterogeneous Cloud Small Cell Networks

    Haijun Zhang;Chunxiao Jiang;Julian Cheng;Victor C. M. Leung

  • Secure Resource Allocation for OFDMA Two-Way Relay Wireless Sensor Networks Without and With Cooperative Jamming

    Haijun Zhang;Hong Xing;Julian Cheng;Arumugam Nallanathan

  • Joint Energy Efficient Subchannel and Power Optimization for a Downlink NOMA Heterogeneous Network

    Fang Fang;Julian Cheng;Zhiguo Ding

  • Sensing Time Optimization and Power Control for Energy Efficient Cognitive Small Cell With Imperfect Hybrid Spectrum Sensing

    Haijun Zhang;Yani Nie;Julian Cheng;Victor C. M. Leung

Frequent Co-Authors

Victor C. M. Leung
Victor C. M. Leung Shenzhen University
Md. Jahangir Hossain
Md. Jahangir Hossain University of British Columbia
Haijun Zhang
Haijun Zhang University of Science and Technology Beijing
Norman C. Beaulieu
Norman C. Beaulieu Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Naofal Al-Dhahir
Naofal Al-Dhahir The University of Texas at Dallas
Mohamed-Slim Alouini
Mohamed-Slim Alouini King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Zan Li
Zan Li Xidian University
Min Lin
Min Lin Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Zhengyuan Xu
Zhengyuan Xu University of Science and Technology of China
Robert Schober
Robert Schober University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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