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  • 2017 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to interval type-2 fuzzy logic systems

Overview

Qilian Liang is affiliated with The University of Texas at Arlington in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Computer Science and Engineering, with significant focus in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, Aerospace Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Signal Processing.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics, including:

  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Wireless Signal Modulation Classification
  • VLSI and Analog Circuit Testing
  • IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
  • Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies
  • Blind Source Separation Techniques
  • Antenna Design and Optimization

Qilian Liang has collaborated frequently with co-authors such as T.S. Durrani, Jinhwan Koh, Chenyun Pan, Roopesh Kumar Polaganga, and Zhenyu Na.

The scientist has published research in numerous venues, with frequent publications in the following journals:

  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • IEEE Sensors Journal
  • IEEE Access
  • Machine Learning with Applications
  • Ad Hoc Networks

Selected recent papers by Qilian Liang include:

  • "Recent Advances in Pedestrian Inertial Navigation Based on Smartphone: A Review", 2022, IEEE Sensors Journal
  • "Deep learning in physical layer communications: Evolution and prospects in 5G and 6G networks", 2023, IET Communications
  • "OCRNN: An orthogonal constrained recurrent neural network for sleep analysis based on EEG data", 2020, Ad Hoc Networks
  • "Improving Person Reidentification Using a Self-Focusing Network in Internet of Things", 2021, IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • "Exciting-Inhibition Network for Person Reidentification in Internet of Things", 2020, IEEE Internet of Things Journal

In addition to journal articles, Qilian Liang has contributed eight books published by Springer Science+Business Media, including titles such as Artificial Intelligence in China (2020), Communications, Signal Processing, and Systems (multiple editions between 2020 and 2023), Sensing Technology (2022), and Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy (2022).

Qilian Liang was awarded the IEEE Fellow distinction in 2017 for contributions to interval type-2 fuzzy logic systems.

Best Publications

  • Interval type-2 fuzzy logic systems: theory and design

    Qilian Liang;J.M. Mendel

  • Type-2 fuzzy logic systems

    N.N. Karnik;J.M. Mendel;Qilian Liang

  • An energy-efficient MAC protocol for wireless sensor networks

    Qingchun Ren;Qilian Liang

  • Equalization of nonlinear time-varying channels using type-2 fuzzy adaptive filters

    Qilian Liang;J.M. Mendel

  • Silent Positioning in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks

    Xiuzhen Cheng;Haining Shu;Qilian Liang;D. Hung-Chang Du

  • Connection admission control in ATM networks using survey-based type-2 fuzzy logic systems

    Q. Liang;N.N. Karnik;J.M. Mendel

  • Sparse target counting and localization in sensor networks based on compressive sensing

    Bowu Zhang;Xiuzhen Cheng;Nan Zhang;Yong Cui

  • MPEG VBR video traffic modeling and classification using fuzzy technique

    Qilian Liang;J.M. Mendel

  • An introduction to type-2 TSK fuzzy logic systems

    Qilian Liang;J.M. Mendel

  • Superimposed code based channel assignment in multi-radio multi-channel wireless mesh networks

    Kai Xing;Xiuzhen Cheng;Liran Ma;Qilian Liang

  • Ad hoc wireless network traffic-self-similarity and forecasting

    Qilian Liang

  • Opportunistic Sensing in Wireless Sensor Networks: Theory and Application

    Qilian Liang;Xiuzhen Cheng;Scott Ch Huang;Dechang Chen

  • Design and Analysis of Distributed Radar Sensor Networks

    Jing Liang;Qilian Liang

  • Comments on “Combinatorial rule explosion eliminated by a fuzzy rule configuration” [and reply]

    J. M. Mendel;Qilian Liang;W. E. Combs

  • An energy-efficient protocol for wireless sensor networks

    Hsiao-Lan Hsu;Qilian Liang

  • Wireless Sensor Network Lifetime Analysis Using Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Systems

    Haining Shu;Qilian Liang;Jean Gao

  • Energy Management Strategy for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles via Bidirectional Vehicle-to-Grid

    Xin Wang;Qilian Liang

  • TDoA for Passive Localization: Underwater versus Terrestrial Environment

    Qilian Liang;Baoju Zhang;Chenglin Zhao;Yiming Pi

  • Sense through wall human detection using UWB radar

    Sukhvinder Singh;Qilian Liang;Dechang Chen;Li Sheng

  • Overcoming time-varying co-channel interference using type-2 fuzzy adaptive filters

    Q. Liang;J.M. Mendel

  • Opportunistic Sensing in Wireless Sensor Networks: Theory and Application

    Qilian Liang;Xiuzhen Cheng;Dechang Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiuzhen Cheng
Xiuzhen Cheng Shandong University
Jerry M. Mendel
Jerry M. Mendel University of Southern California
Weixiao Meng
Weixiao Meng Harbin Institute of Technology
Francis C. M. Lau
Francis C. M. Lau Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Fumiyuki Adachi
Fumiyuki Adachi Tohoku University
Victor C. M. Leung
Victor C. M. Leung Shenzhen University
Ram M. Narayanan
Ram M. Narayanan Pennsylvania State University
Zinan Wang
Zinan Wang University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Frank L. Lewis
Frank L. Lewis The University of Texas at Arlington
Yonghui Li
Yonghui Li University of Sydney

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