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Overview

Qi Zhang is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and has a research focus primarily in engineering, with 181 publications in the field. Their work spans several subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, aerospace engineering, computer networks and communications, biomedical engineering, and atomic and molecular physics, and optics.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of advanced wireless communication technologies such as advanced MIMO systems optimization, wireless communication security techniques, optical wireless communication technologies, energy harvesting in wireless networks, PAPR reduction in OFDM, and optical network technologies.

Qi Zhang has contributed to numerous publications, frequently appearing in venues such as:

  • IEEE Communications Letters
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Multiple recent papers illustrate the scope and focus of Qi Zhang's work:

  • "Joint Beamforming Design in Multi-Cluster MISO NOMA Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Downlink Communication Networks," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • "Average Secure BLER Analysis of NOMA Downlink Short-Packet Communication Systems in Flat Rayleigh Fading Channels," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • "Beamforming Design in Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output Symbiotic Radio Backscatter Systems," 2021, IEEE Communications Letters
  • "Secrecy rate analysis for reconfigurable intelligent surface-assisted MIMO communications with statistical CSI," 2021, China Communications
  • "Joint Decoding in Downlink NOMA Systems With Finite Blocklength Transmissions for Ultrareliable Low-Latency Tasks," 2022, IEEE Internet of Things Journal

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Jiayin Qin
  • Xiangjun Xin
  • Quanzhong Li
  • Ran Gao
  • Qinghua Tian

Best Publications

  • Robust Beamforming for Nonorthogonal Multiple-Access Systems in MISO Channels

    Qi Zhang;Quanzhong Li;Jiayin Qin

  • Secure Beamforming in Downlink MISO Nonorthogonal Multiple Access Systems

    Yiqing Li;Miao Jiang;Qi Zhang;Quanzhong Li

  • Joint Beamforming Design in Multi-Cluster MISO NOMA Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Downlink Communication Networks

    Yiqing Li;Miao Jiang;Qi Zhang;Jiayin Qin

  • Secure Relay Beamforming for Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer in Nonregenerative Relay Networks

    Quanzhong Li;Qi Zhang;Jiayin Qin

  • Robust Secure Transmission in MISO Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer System

    Renhai Feng;Quanzhong Li;Qi Zhang;Jiayin Qin

  • Secure Relay Beamforming for SWIPT in Amplify-and-Forward Two-Way Relay Networks

    Quanzhong Li;Qi Zhang;Jiayin Qin

  • Cooperative Jamming Aided Robust Secure Transmission for Wireless Information and Power Transfer in MISO Channels

    Qi Zhang;Xiaobin Huang;Quanzhong Li;Jiayin Qin

  • Robust AN-Aided Secure Transmission Scheme in MISO Channels with Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer

    Maoxin Tian;Xiaobin Huang;Qi Zhang;Jiayin Qin

  • Secrecy Sum Rate Optimization for Downlink MIMO Nonorthogonal Multiple Access Systems

    Maoxin Tian;Qi Zhang;Sai Zhao;Quanzhong Li

  • Joint Time Switching and Power Allocation for Multicarrier Decode-and-Forward Relay Networks with SWIPT

    Gaofei Huang;Qi Zhang;Jiayin Qin

  • Proactive Monitoring via Jamming in Amplify-and-Forward Relay Networks

    Dingkun Hu;Qi Zhang;Ping Yang;Jiayin Qin

  • Buffer-Aided Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Relaying Systems in Rayleigh Fading Channels

    Qi Zhang;Zijun Liang;Quanzhong Li;Jiayin Qin

  • Robust Secure Beamforming in MISO Full-Duplex Two-Way Secure Communications

    Renhai Feng;Quanzhong Li;Qi Zhang;Jiayin Qin

  • Cooperative NOMA Short-Packet Communications in Flat Rayleigh Fading Channels

    Xiazhi Lai;Qi Zhang;Jiayin Qin

  • Joint Optimization of UAV Position, Time Slot Allocation, and Computation Task Partition in Multiuser Aerial Mobile-Edge Computing Systems

    Jiawen Hu;Miao Jiang;Qi Zhang;Quanzhong Li

  • Joint Beamforming Design in Multi-Cluster MISO NOMA Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Aided Downlink Communication Networks

    Yiqing Li;Miao Jiang;Qi Zhang;Jiayin Qin

  • Average Secure BLER Analysis of NOMA Downlink Short-Packet Communication Systems in Flat Rayleigh Fading Channels

    Xiazhi Lai;Tuo Wu;Qi Zhang;Jiayin Qin

  • Beamforming in Non-Regenerative Two-Way Multi-Antenna Relay Networks for Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer

    Quanzhong Li;Qi Zhang;Jiayin Qin

  • Joint Position, Decoding Order, and Power Allocation Optimization in UAV-Based NOMA Downlink Communications

    Dingkun Hu;Qi Zhang;Quanzhong Li;Jiayin Qin

  • Joint Position and Time Allocation Optimization of UAV Enabled Time Allocation Optimization Networks

    Miao Jiang;Yiqing Li;Qi Zhang;Jiayin Qin

  • Average Block Error Rate of Downlink NOMA Short-Packet Communication Systems in Nakagami- $m$ Fading Channels

    Jianchao Zheng;Qi Zhang;Jiayin Qin

  • Relay Beamforming for Amplify-and-Forward Multi-Antenna Relay Networks with Energy Harvesting Constraint

    Jianli Huang;Quanzhong Li;Qi Zhang;Guangchi Zhang

  • Beamforming Design for Physical Layer Security in a Two-Way Cognitive Radio IoT Network With SWIPT

    Zhishan Deng;Quanzhong Li;Qi Zhang;Liang Yang

  • Price-Based Power Allocation for Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Systems

    Chongyang Li;Qi Zhang;Quanzhong Li;Jiayin Qin

  • Proactive Monitoring Via Jamming for Rate Maximization Over MIMO Rayleigh Fading Channels

    Hui Cai;Qi Zhang;Quanzhong Li;Jiayin Qin

  • Joint Power Allocation and Relay Beamforming in Nonorthogonal Multiple Access Amplify-and-Forward Relay Networks

    Chong Xue;Qi Zhang;Quanzhong Li;Jiayin Qin

  • Secure Beamforming in Downlink MIMO Nonorthogonal Multiple Access Networks

    Miao Jiang;Yiqing Li;Qi Zhang;Quanzhong Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Arumugam Nallanathan
Arumugam Nallanathan Queen Mary University of London

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