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Overview

Soon Xin Ng is affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering and computer science, with a focus on quantum technologies, wireless communications, and network optimization.

Ng's main fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Computer Science

Their subfields of study are diverse, reflecting a wide scope of technical expertise:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Ng has made contributions to a variety of main research topics, such as:

  • Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies
  • UAV Applications and Optimization
  • Cooperative Communication and Network Coding
  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Quantum Mechanics and Applications

Their recent papers include the following:

  • "The Evolution of Quantum Key Distribution Networks: On the Road to the Qinternet" (2022), published in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
  • "The Evolution of Quantum Secure Direct Communication: On the Road to the Qinternet" (2024), published in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
  • "Hybrid Precoding for WideBand Millimeter Wave MIMO Systems in the Face of Beam Squint" (2020), published in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • "A Cooperative Spectrum Sensing With Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Approach in Cognitive Radio Networks" (2021), published in IEEE Communications Letters
  • "Single-Photon-Memory Two-Step Quantum Secure Direct Communication Relying on Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Pairs" (2020), published in IEEE Access

Ng frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Lajos Hanzo (46 collaborations)
  • Robert G. Maunder (15 collaborations)
  • Jiankang Zhang (13 collaborations)
  • Mohammed El-Hajjar (13 collaborations)
  • Daryus Chandra (12 collaborations)

They publish regularly in several academic venues, demonstrating consistent engagement with the scholarly community:

  • IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology (10 publications)
  • IEEE Access (10 publications)
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (9 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (9 publications)
  • IEEE Transactions on Communications (7 publications)

Best Publications

  • Quadrature Amplitude Modulation: From Basics to Adaptive Trellis-Coded, Turbo-Equalised and Space-Time Coded OFDM, CDMA and MC-CDMA Systems

    L. Hanzo;S.X. Ng;W.T. Webb;T. Keller

  • On the MIMO channel capacity of multidimensional signal sets

    Soon Xin Ng;L. Hanzo

  • Turbo Coding, Turbo Equalisation and Space-Time Coding: EXIT-Chart-Aided Near-Capacity Designs for Wireless Channels

    Lajos L. Hanzo;T. H. Liew;B. L. Yeap;R. Y. S. Tee

  • Satellite-Based Continuous-Variable Quantum Communications: State-of-the-Art and a Predictive Outlook

    Nedasadat Hosseinidehaj;Robert Malaney;Soon Xin Ng;Lajos Hanzo

  • Satellite-Based Continuous-Variable Quantum Communications: State-of-the-Art and a Predictive Outlook

    Nedasadat Hosseinidehaj;Zunaira Babar;Robert Malaney;Soon Xin Ng

  • Cooperative Overlay Spectrum Access in Cognitive Radio Networks

    Wei Liang;Soon Xin Ng;Lajos Hanzo

  • Reduced-Complexity Coherent Versus Non-Coherent QAM-Aided Space-Time Shift Keying

    S. Sugiura;Chao Xu;Soon Xin Ng;L. Hanzo

  • Quantum Search Algorithms for Wireless Communications

    Panagiotis Botsinis;Dimitrios Alanis;Zunaira Babar;Hung Viet Nguyen

  • Efficient Computation of EXIT Functions for Nonbinary Iterative Decoding

    J. Kliewer;Soon Xin Ng;L. Hanzo

  • Cross-Layer Aided Energy-Efficient Routing Design for Ad Hoc Networks

    Jing Zuo;Chen Dong;Soon Xin Ng;Lie-Liang Yang

  • Fifteen Years of Quantum LDPC Coding and Improved Decoding Strategies

    Zunaira Babar;Panagiotis Botsinis;Dimitrios Alanis;Soon Xin Ng

  • Hybrid Precoding for WideBand Millimeter Wave MIMO Systems in the Face of Beam Squint

    Yun Chen;Yifeng Xiong;Da Chen;Tao Jiang

  • Quadrature Amplitude Modulation

    Lajos L. Hanzo;Soon Xin Ng;Thomas Keller;William Webb

  • Spatial Modulation and Space-Time Shift Keying: Optimal Performance at a Reduced Detection Complexity

    Chao Xu;S. Sugiura;Soon Xin Ng;L. Hanzo

  • Quantum Search Algorithms, Quantum Wireless, and a Low-Complexity Maximum Likelihood Iterative Quantum Multi-User Detector Design

    Panagiotis Botsinis;Soon Xin Ng;Lajos Hanzo

  • Two Decades of MIMO Design Tradeoffs and Reduced-Complexity MIMO Detection in Near-Capacity Systems

    Chao Xu;Shinya Sugiura;Soon Xin Ng;Peichang Zhang

  • On the Performance and Complexity of Irregular Variable Length Codes for Near-Capacity Joint Source and Channel Coding

    R.G. Maunder;J. Wang;S.X. Ng;L.-L. Yang

  • Cross-Layer Aided Energy-Efficient Opportunistic Routing in Ad Hoc Networks

    Jing Zuo;Chen Dong;Hung Viet Nguyen;Soon Xin Ng

  • Hybrid iterative multiuser detection for channel coded space division multiple access OFDM systems

    Ming Jiang;Sooh Xin Ng;L. Hanzo

  • Design and Security Analysis of Quantum Key Distribution Protocol Over Free-Space Optics Using Dual-Threshold Direct-Detection Receiver

    Phuc V. Trinh;Thanh V. Pham;Ngoc T. Dang;Hung Viet Nguyen

  • EXIT-Chart-Aided Near-Capacity Quantum Turbo Code Design

    Zunaira Babar;Soon Xin Ng;Lajos Hanzo

  • Distributed Turbo Trellis Coded Modulation for Cooperative Communications

    S. X. Ng;Y. Li;L. Hanzo

Frequent Co-Authors

Lajos Hanzo
Lajos Hanzo University of Southampton
Lie-Liang Yang
Lie-Liang Yang University of Southampton
Sheng Chen
Sheng Chen University of Southampton
Shinya Sugiura
Shinya Sugiura University of Tokyo
Yonghui Li
Yonghui Li University of Sydney
Rong Zhang
Rong Zhang University of Southampton
Gui-Lu Long
Gui-Lu Long Tsinghua University
Branka Vucetic
Branka Vucetic University of Sydney
Meixia Tao
Meixia Tao Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Maria G. Martini
Maria G. Martini Kingston University

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