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Overview

Lian Zhao is affiliated with Toronto Metropolitan University in Canada and has made extensive contributions in the fields of engineering and computer science. Their published work spans various subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, computer networks and communications, aerospace engineering, artificial intelligence, and computer vision and pattern recognition.

Their research primarily focuses on topics related to the Internet of Things (IoT) and edge/fog computing, advanced wireless communication technologies, advanced MIMO systems optimization, satellite communication systems, age of information optimization, vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs), and UAV applications and optimization.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Jie Gao, Mushu Li, Xuemin Shen, Xiaohuan Lu, and Haibo Zhou.

Lian Zhao has published extensively in prominent venues such as:

  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Lian Zhao include:

  • "Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Dynamic Resource Management for Mobile Edge Computing in Industrial Internet of Things" (2020, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics)
  • "Deep Reinforcement Learning for Collaborative Edge Computing in Vehicular Networks" (2020, IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking)
  • "Energy-Efficient Joint Task Offloading and Resource Allocation in OFDMA-Based Collaborative Edge Computing" (2021, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications)
  • "DeepNOMA: A Unified Framework for NOMA Using Deep Multi-Task Learning" (2020, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications)
  • "A Survey of Decentralizing Applications via Blockchain: The 5G and Beyond Perspective" (2021, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials)

In addition to journal articles, Lian Zhao has contributed to book publications. One such work is "Intelligent Computing and Communication for the Internet of Vehicles," published by Springer Nature in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Energy-Efficient UAV-Assisted Mobile Edge Computing: Resource Allocation and Trajectory Optimization

    Mushu Li;Nan Cheng;Jie Gao;Yinlu Wang

  • Performance Analysis and Enhancement of the DSRC for VANET's Safety Applications

    Khalid Abdel Hafeez;Lian Zhao;Bobby Ma;Jon W. Mark

  • Energy-Efficient UAV-Assisted Mobile Edge Computing: Resource Allocation and Trajectory Optimization

    Mushu Li;Nan Cheng;Jie Gao;Yinlu Wang

  • Partial Offloading Scheduling and Power Allocation for Mobile Edge Computing Systems

    Zhufang Kuang;Linfeng Li;Jie Gao;Lian Zhao

  • Cooperative Edge Caching in User-Centric Clustered Mobile Networks

    Shan Zhang;Peter He;Katsuya Suto;Peng Yang

  • Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Dynamic Resource Management for Mobile Edge Computing in Industrial Internet of Things

    Ying Chen;Zhiyong Liu;Yongchao Zhang;Yuan Wu

  • Deep Reinforcement Learning for Collaborative Edge Computing in Vehicular Networks

    Mushu Li;Jie Gao;Lian Zhao;Xuemin Shen

  • Water-Filling: A Geometric Approach and its Application to Solve Generalized Radio Resource Allocation Problems

    P. He;Lian Zhao;Sheng Zhou;Zhisheng Niu

  • Energy-Efficient Joint Task Offloading and Resource Allocation in OFDMA-based Collaborative Edge Computing

    Lin Tan;Zhufang Kuang;Lian Zhao;Anfeng Liu

  • Synergism of INS and PDR in Self-Contained Pedestrian Tracking With a Miniature Sensor Module

    Chengliang Huang;Zaiyi Liao;Lian Zhao

  • Impact of Mobility on VANETs' Safety Applications

    Khalid Abdel Hafeez;Lian Zhao;Zaiyi Liao;Bobby Ngok-Wah Ma

  • DeepNOMA: A Unified Framework for NOMA Using Deep Multi-Task Learning

    Neng Ye;Xiangming Li;Hanxiao Yu;Lian Zhao

  • A Survey of Decentralizing Applications via Blockchain: The 5G and Beyond Perspective

    Kaifeng Yue;Yuanyuan Zhang;Yanru Chen;Yang Li

  • Distributed Multichannel and Mobility-Aware Cluster-Based MAC Protocol for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks

    Khalid Abdel Hafeez;Lian Zhao;Jon W. Mark;Xuemin Shen

  • A fuzzy-logic-based cluster head selection algorithm in VANETs

    Khalid Abdel Hafeez;Lian Zhao;Zaiyi Liao;Bobby Ngok-Wah Ma

  • Performance Analysis of Broadcast Messages in VANETs Safety Applications

    Khalid Abdel Hafeez;Lian Zhao;Zaiyi Liao;Bobby Ngok-Wah Ma

  • Efficient Resource Allocation in Device-to-Device Communication Using Cognitive Radio Technology

    Ajmery Sultana;Lian Zhao;Xavier Fernando

  • Joint Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Deployment and Power Control for Internet of Things Networks

    Shu Fu;Yujie Tang;Ning Zhang;Lian Zhao

  • Collaborative Multi-Resource Allocation in Terrestrial-Satellite Network Towards 6G

    Shu Fu;Jie Gao;Lian Zhao

  • Adaptive neuro-fuzzy based inferential sensor model for estimating the average air temperature in space heating systems

    S. Jassar;Z. Liao;L. Zhao

  • Integrated Resource Management for Terrestrial-Satellite Systems

    Shu Fu;Jie Gao;Lian Zhao

  • The Design of Dynamic Probabilistic Caching with Time-Varying Content Popularity

    Jie Gao;Shan Zhang;Lian Zhao;Xuemin Shen

  • SMDP-Based Coordinated Virtual Machine Allocations in Cloud-Fog Computing Systems

    Qizhen Li;Lianwen Zhao;Jie Gao;Hongbin Liang

  • Cooperative Edge Caching in User-Centric Clustered Mobile Networks

    Shan Zhang;Peter He;Katsuya Suto;Peng Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Xuemin Shen
Xuemin Shen University of Waterloo
Jon W. Mark
Jon W. Mark University of Waterloo
Zhisheng Niu
Zhisheng Niu Tsinghua University
Sheng Zhou
Sheng Zhou Tsinghua University
Alagan Anpalagan
Alagan Anpalagan Toronto Metropolitan University
Hongwei Li
Hongwei Li University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Bala Venkatesh
Bala Venkatesh Toronto Metropolitan University
Xiaohu Tang
Xiaohu Tang Southwest Jiaotong University
Anfeng Liu
Anfeng Liu Central South University
Nan Cheng
Nan Cheng Xidian University

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