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2023

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2022

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Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Xue, Qing, Zhang, Lei ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-3849, Mohjazi, Lina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4866-1997, Cao, Bin and Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 (2022) Risk area alert through heterogeneous mobile networks: a new approach to fight COVID-19 and beyond. IEEE Network, 36(6), pp. 20-26. (doi: 10.1109/MNET.003.2100205)

Chen, Zhuo, Xiong, Gengang, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Li, Yun and Li, Yan (2022) An Internet-of-Things enabled system for road icing detection and prediction. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 9(20), pp. 20257-20269. (doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2022.3175220)

Cheng, Lei, Feng, Gang, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Liu, Mengjie and Qin, Shuang (2022) Dynamic Computation Offloading in Satellite Edge Computing. In: ICC 2022 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, Seoul, South Korea, 16-20 May 2022, pp. 4721-4726. ISBN 9781538683477 (doi: 10.1109/ICC45855.2022.9838943)

Liu, Yi-Jing, Feng, Gang, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Li, Xiaoqian, Zhou, Jianhong and Qin, Shuang (2022) Resource Consumption for Supporting Federated Learning Enabled Network Edge Intelligence. In: ICC 2022 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, Seoul, South Korea, 16-20 May 2022, ISBN 9781665426725 (doi: 10.1109/ICCWorkshops53468.2022.9814613)

Xu, Hao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7237-7905, Li, Zihao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2109-9196, Li, Zongyao, Zhang, Xiaoshuai, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X and Zhang, Lei ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-3849 (2022) Metaverse Native Communication: A Blockchain and Spectrum Prospective. In: IEEE ICC 2022-Workshops, Seoul, South Korea, 16-20 May 2022, ISBN 9781665426725 (doi: 10.1109/ICCWorkshops53468.2022.9814538)

Zhang, Long, Feng, Gang, Qin, Shuang, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X and Cao, Bin (2022) Access control for ambient backscatter enhanced wireless internet of things. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 21(7), pp. 5614-5628. (doi: 10.1109/TWC.2022.3142327)

Cheng, Runze ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6410-8975, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Liu, Yijing, Xia, Le ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4956-4574, Feng, Daquan and Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 (2022) Blockchain-empowered federated learning approach for an intelligent and reliable D2D caching scheme. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 9(11), pp. 7879-7890. (doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2021.3103107)

Jiang, Wei, Feng, Daquan, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Feng, Gang, Wang, Zhenzhong and Xia, Xiang-Gen (2022) Proactive content caching based on actor-critic reinforcement learning for mobile edge networks. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, 8(2), pp. 1239-1252. (doi: 10.1109/TCCN.2021.3130995)

Li, Shufeng, Cai, Mingyu, Edwards, Robert, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X and Jin, Libiao (2022) Research on encoding and decoding of non-binary polar codes over GF(2m). Digital Communications and Networks, 8(3), pp. 359-372. (doi: 10.1016/j.dcan.2022.01.005)

Li, Shufeng, Cai, Mingyu, Jin, Libiao, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Wu, Hongda and Wang, Ping (2022) An ultra-reliable low-latency non-binary polar coded SCMA scheme. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 71(6), pp. 6518-6533. (doi: 10.1109/TVT.2022.3164902)

Wei, Fengsheng, Qin, Shuang, Feng, Gang, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Wang, Jian and Ying-Chang, Liang (2022) Hybrid model-data driven network slice reconfiguration by exploiting prediction interval and robust optimization. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 19(2), pp. 1426-1441. (doi: 10.1109/TNSM.2021.3138560)

Xia, Le ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4956-4574, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Li, Xiaoqian, Feng, Gang and Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 (2022) Wireless resource management in intelligent semantic communication networks. In: IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (IEEE INFOCOM - 2022), 02-05 May 2022, ISBN 9781665409261 (doi: 10.1109/INFOCOMWKSHPS54753.2022.9797984)

Li, Shufeng, Su, Baoxin, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Sun, Sanshan and Jin, Libiao (2022) Uplink grant‐free pattern division multiple access transmission scheme by exploiting poly complementary sequence. Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, 33(4), e4416. (doi: 10.1002/ett.4416)

Li, Shufeng, Feng, Yuwei, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X and Xia, Zhiping (2022) A low-complexity detector for uplink SCMA by exploiting dynamical superior user removal algorithm. Electronics, 11(7), e1020. (doi: 10.3390/electronics11071020)

Xia, Le ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4956-4574, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Swash, Rafiq, Mohjazi, Lina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4866-1997, Zhang, Lei ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-3849 and Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 (2022) Smart and secure CAV networks empowered by AI-enabled blockchain: the next frontier for intelligent safe driving assessment. IEEE Network, 36(1), pp. 197-204. (doi: 10.1109/MNET.101.2100387)

2021

Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Qin, Shuang, Feng, Gang, Zhang, Lei ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-3849 and Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 (2021) Service provisioning framework for RAN slicing: user admissibility, slice association and bandwidth allocation. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 20(12), pp. 3409-3422. (doi: 10.1109/TMC.2020.3000657)

Cheng, Runze ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6410-8975, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Liu, Yijing, Xia, Le ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4956-4574, Sun, Sanshan and Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 (2021) A Privacy-preserved D2D Caching Scheme Underpinned by Blockchain-enabled Federated Learning. In: 2021 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Madrid, Spain, 07-11 Dec 2021, ISBN 9781728181042 (doi: 10.1109/GLOBECOM46510.2021.9685849)

Feng, Daquan, Huang, Xiaoli, Jiang, Wei, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Xiao, Sa, He, Chunlon and Zheng, Fu-Chun (2021) Power-spectrum trading for full-duplex D2D communications in cellular networks. IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, 5(4), pp. 2016-2026. (doi: 10.1109/TGCN.2021.3083584)

Li, Shufeng, Su, Baoxin, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X and Xia, Zhiping (2021) Research on PDMA system based on complementary sequence and low complexity detection algorithm. IET Communications, 15(20), pp. 2586-2596. (doi: 10.1049/cmu2.12303)

Li, Xiaoqian, Zhou, Yakun, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Chen, Siyu, Chen, Jienan and Feng, Gang (2021) Dynamic Service Migration with Partially Observable Information in Mobile Edge Computing. In: 2021 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Madrid, Spain, 07-11 Dec 2021, ISBN 9781728181042 (doi: 10.1109/GLOBECOM46510.2021.9685495)

Wang, Jian, Xue, Qing, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Feng, Gang, Tang, Lun and Ma, Shaodan (2021) Beam Management in Ultra-dense Millimeter Wave Network via Federated Learning. In: 2021 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Madrid, Spain, 07-11 Dec 2021, ISBN 9781728181042 (doi: 10.1109/GLOBECOM46510.2021.9685813)

Yan, Mu, Yang, Jian, Chen, Keyu, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X and Feng, Gang (2021) Self-imitation learning-based inter-cell interference coordination in autonomous HetNets. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 18(4), pp. 4589-4601. (doi: 10.1109/TNSM.2021.3088837)

Feng, Chenglin, Li, Wenyu, Yang, Bowen, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X and Zhang, Lei ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-3849 (2021) A low communication complexity double-layer PBFT consensus. In: Cao, Bin, Zhang, Lei, Peng, Mugen and Imran, Muhammad Ali (eds.) Wireless Blockchain: Principles, Technologies and Applications. Wiley-IEEE: Chichester, United Kingdom ; Hoboken, pp. 73-92. ISBN 9781119790808 (doi: 10.1002/9781119790839.ch3)

Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Zhang, Lei ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-3849, Klaine, Paulo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0712-9160, Cao, Bin and Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 (2021) Performance analysis on wireless blockchain IoT system. In: Cao, Bin, Zhang, Lei, Peng, Mugen and Imran, Muhammad Ali (eds.) Wireless Blockchain: Principles, Technologies and Applications. Wiley-IEEE: Chichester, United Kingdom ; Hoboken, pp. 179-199. ISBN 9781119790808 (doi: 10.1002/9781119790839.ch8)

Xue, Qing, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Wang, Jian, Feng, Gang, Yan, Li and Ma, Shaodan (2021) User-centric association in ultra-dense mmWave networks via deep reinforcement learning. IEEE Communications Letters, 25(11), pp. 3594-3598. (doi: 10.1109/LCOMM.2021.3108013)

Huang, Siqi, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Feng, Daquan, Jiang, Wei and Liu, Zongxiang (2021) A Resoure Allocation Framework for Network Slicing with Multi-service Coexistence. In: 2021 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2021), 14-23 Jun 2021, ISBN 9781728171227 (doi: 10.1109/ICC42927.2021.9500845)

Liu, Yijing, Feng, Gang, Wang, Jian, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X and Qin, Shuang (2021) Access Control for RAN Slicing based on Federated Deep Reinforcement Learning. In: 2021 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2021), 14-23 Jun 2021, ISBN 9781728171227 (doi: 10.1109/ICC42927.2021.9500611)

Wang, Yatong, Feng, Gang, Wang, Jian, Wei, Fengsheng, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X and Qin, Shuang (2021) Self-healing of Radio Access Network Slices. In: 2021 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2021), 14-23 Jun 2021, ISBN 9781728171227 (doi: 10.1109/ICC42927.2021.9500408)

Wang, Ruiyu, Valente Klaine, Paulo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0712-9160, Onireti, Oluwakayode ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0564-0333, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Imran, Muhammad ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 and Zhang, Lei ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-3849 (2021) Deep learning enabled beam tracking for non-line of sight millimeter wave communications. IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 2, pp. 1710-1720. (doi: 10.1109/OJCOMS.2021.3096118)

2020

Sun, Sanshan, Feng, Xingcheng, Qin, Shuang, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X and Wang, Gang (2020) Paired Bid-Based Double Auction Mechanism for RAN Slicing in 5G-and-Beyond System. In: 2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Communication Technology, 28-31 Oct 2020, pp. 533-538. ISBN 9781728181417 (doi: 10.1109/ICCT50939.2020.9295796)

Liu, Yijing, Feng, Gang, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Qin, Shuang and Liang, Ying-Chang (2020) Device association for RAN slicing based on hybrid federated deep reinforcement learning. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 69(12), pp. 15731-15745. (doi: 10.1109/TVT.2020.3033035)

Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Jiang, Wei, Feng, Gang, Valente Klaine, Paulo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0712-9160, Zhang, Lei ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-3849, Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 and Liang, Ying-Chang (2020) Efficient handover mechanism for radio access network slicing by exploiting distributed learning. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 17(4), pp. 2620-2633. (doi: 10.1109/TNSM.2020.3031079)

Wei, Fengsheng, Feng, Gang, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Wang, Yatong, Qin, Shuang and Liang, Ying-Chang (2020) Network slice reconfiguration by exploiting deep reinforcement learning with large action space. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 17(4), pp. 2197-2211. (doi: 10.1109/TNSM.2020.3019248)

Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Zhang, Lei ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-3849, Feng, Gang and Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 (2020) Access control and handoff policy design for RAN slicing. In: Zhang, Lei, Farhang, Arman, Feng, Gang and Onireti, Oluwakayode (eds.) Radio Access Network Slicing and Virtualization for 5G Vertical Industries. Wiley: Hoboken, NJ, pp. 167-187. ISBN 9781119652380 (doi: 10.1002/9781119652434.ch9)

Wang, Yatong, Feng, Gang, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Qin, Shuang and Liang, Ying-Chang (2020) Decentralized learning based indoor interference mitigation for 5G-and-beyond systems. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 69(10), pp. 12124-12135. (doi: 10.1109/TVT.2020.3012311)

Valente Klaine, Paulo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0712-9160, Zhang, Lei ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-3849, Zhou, Bingpeng, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Xu, Hao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7237-7905 and Imran, Muhammad ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 (2020) Privacy-preserving contact tracing and public risk assessment using blockchain for COVID-19 pandemic. IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, 3(3), pp. 58-63. (doi: 10.1109/IOTM.0001.2000078)

Wei, Fengsheng, Feng, Gang, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Wang, Yatong and Liang, Ying-Chang (2020) Dynamic Network Slice Reconfiguration by Exploiting Deep Reinforcement Learning. In: 54th IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Dublin, Ireland, 7-11 June 2020, ISBN 9781728150895 (doi: 10.1109/ICC40277.2020.9148848)

Zhou, Jianhong, Feng, Gang, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X and Luo, Hongxin (2020) Intelligent Block Assignment for Blockchain Based Wireless IoT Systems. In: 54th IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Dublin, Ireland, 7-11 June 2020, ISBN 9781728150901 (doi: 10.1109/ICC40277.2020.9149394)

Zhu, Jingxin, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Zhang, Lei ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-3849, Cao, Bin, Feng, Gang and Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 (2020) Blockchain-enabled Wireless IoT Networks with Multiple Communication Connections. In: 54th IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Dublin, Ireland, 7-11 June 2020, ISBN 9781728150895 (doi: 10.1109/ICC40277.2020.9148856)

Zhang, Qianyi, Feng, Gang, Qin, Shuang and Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X (2020) Distributed Topology Control based on Swarm Intelligence In Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Networks. In: 2020 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, Seoul, Korea, 06-10 Apr 2020, ISBN 9781728131061 (doi: 10.1109/WCNC45663.2020.9120571)

Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Zhang, Lei ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-3849, Feng, Gang, Yang, Bowen, Cao, Bin and Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 (2020) Performance Analysis for Blockchain Driven Wireless IoT Systems Based on Tempo-Spatial Model. In: CyberC 2019 International Conference on Cyber-Enabled Distributed Computing and Knowledge Discovery, Guilin, China, 17-19 Oct 2019, pp. 348-353. ISBN 9781728125428 (doi: 10.1109/CyberC.2019.00066)

Zhao, Guanqun, Qin, Shuang, Feng, Gang and Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X (2020) Network slice selection in softwarization-based mobile networks. Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, 31(1), e3617. (doi: 10.1002/ett.3617)

Wei, Fengsheng, Feng, Gang, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Wang, Yatong and Qin, Shuang (2020) Proactive Network Slice Reconfiguration by Exploiting Prediction Interval and Robust Optimization. In: IEEE Global Communications Conference 2020, 7-11 Dec 2020, ISBN 9781728182988 (doi: 10.1109/GLOBECOM42002.2020.9322440)

2019

Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Feng, Gang, Zhang, Lei ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-3849, Valente Klaine, Paulo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0712-9160, Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 and Liang, Ying-Chang (2019) Distributed Learning Based Handoff Mechanism for Radio Access Network Slicing with Data Sharing. In: 53rd IEEE International Conference on Communications (IEEE ICC 2019), Shanghai, China, 20-24 May 2019, ISBN 9781538680889 (doi: 10.1109/ICC.2019.8761736)

Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Feng, Gang, Zhang, Lei ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-3849, Yan, Mu, Qin, Shuang and Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 (2019) User Access Control and Bandwidth Allocation for Slice-Based 5G-and-Beyond Radio Access Networks. In: 53rd IEEE International Conference on Communications (IEEE ICC 2019), Shanghai, China, 20-24 May 2019, ISBN 9781538680889 (doi: 10.1109/ICC.2019.8761841)

Yan, Mu, Feng, Gang, Zhou, Jianhong, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X and Liang, Ying-Chang (2019) Intelligent resource scheduling for 5G radio access network slicing. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 68(8), pp. 7691-7703. (doi: 10.1109/TVT.2019.2922668)

Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Zhang, Lei ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-3849, Feng, Gang, Yang, Bowen, Cao, Bin and Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 (2019) Blockchain-enabled wireless internet of things: performance analysis and optimal communication node deployment. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 6(3), pp. 5791-5802. (doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2019.2905743)

Sun, Sanshan, Zhou, Jianhong, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Feng, Gang, Qin, Shuang and She, Wenkui (2019) Base Station Popularity-Based Dynamic Resource Allocation for VNF. In: 2019 2nd International Conference on Communication Engineering and Technology (ICCET 2019), Nagoya, Japan, 12-15 Apr 2019, pp. 81-87. ISBN 9781728114392 (doi: 10.1109/ICCET.2019.8726889)

Turkmen, Aysenur, Mollel, Michael S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1358-3685, Ozturk, Metin, Yao, Sun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Zhang, Lei ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-3849, Ghannam, Rami ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6910-9280 and Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 (2019) Coverage Analysis for Indoor-Outdoor Coexistence for Millimetre-Wave Communication. In: 4th International Conference on UK - China Emerging Technologies (UCET 2019), Glasgow, UK, 21-22 Aug 2019, ISBN 9781728127972 (doi: 10.1109/UCET.2019.8881890)

2018

Sun, Sanshan, Feng, Gang, Qin, Shuang, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X and Zhou, Zhaorong (2018) Auction-Stackelberg game framework for access permission in femtocell networks with multiple network operators. Wireless Networks, 24, pp. 1525-1541. (doi: 10.1007/s11276-016-1406-9)

Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Feng, Gang, Qin, Shuang, Liang, Ying-Chang and Yum, Peter Tak-Shing (2018) The SMART handoff policy for millimeter wave heterogeneous cellular networks. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 17(6), pp. 1456-1468. (doi: 10.1109/TMC.2017.2762668)

Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Feng, Gang, Qin, Shuang and Sun, Sanshan (2018) Cell association with user behaviour awareness in heterogeneous cellular networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 67(5), pp. 4589-4601. (doi: 10.1109/TVT.2018.2796135)

Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Feng, Gang, Qin, Shuang, Liang, Ying-Chang and Yum, Tak-Shing Peter (2018) Reinforcement Learning Based Handoff for Millimeter Wave Heterogeneous Cellular Networks. In: GLOBECOM 2017 - 2017 IEEE Global Communications Conference, Singapore, 4-8 Dec 2017, ISBN 9781509050192 (doi: 10.1109/GLOCOM.2017.8254104)

2017

Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Feng, Gang, Qin, Shuang, Sun, Sanshan and Zhang, Lan (2017) User Behavior Aware Cell Association in Heterogeneous Cellular Networks. In: 2017 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference Workshops (WCNCW '17), San Francisco, CA, USA, 19-22 Mar 2017, ISBN 9781509041831 (doi: 10.1109/WCNC.2017.7925955)

Zhang, Lan, Feng, Gang, Qin, Shuang, Jiang, Wei and Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X (2017) Energy Efficient Sleep Strategy for Decoupled Uplink/Downlink Access in HetNets. In: 2017 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference Workshops (WCNCW '17), San Francisco, CA, USA, 19-22 Mar 2017, ISBN 9781509041831 (doi: 10.1109/WCNC.2017.7925703)

Sun, Sanshan, Feng, Gang, Qin, Shuang and Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X (2017) Stackelberg Game for Access Permission in Femtocell Network with Multiple Network Operators. In: 2016 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Washington, DC, USA, 04-08 Dec 2016, ISBN 9781509013289 (doi: 10.1109/GLOCOM.2016.7842293)

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Tian, Zhen, Zhao, Dezong ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9848-372X, Lin, Zhihao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8152-3886, Zhao, Wenjing, Flynn, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1024-3618, Jiang, Yuande, Tian, Daxin, Zhang, Yuanjian and Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X (2024) Efficient and balanced exploration-driven decision making for autonomous racing using local information. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, (doi: 10.1109/TIV.2024.3432713) (Early Online Publication)

Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Zhang, Lei ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-3849, Feng, Gang, Yang, Bowen, Cao, Bin and Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 (2019) Blockchain-enabled wireless internet of things: performance analysis and optimal communication node deployment. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 6(3), pp. 5791-5802. (doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2019.2905743)

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Liang, Chengsi, Deng, Xiangyi, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Cheng, Runze ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6410-8975, Xia, Le ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4956-4574, Niyato, Dusit and Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 (2023) VISTA: Video Transmission Over a Semantic Communication Approach. In: ICC 2023 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, Rome, Italy, 28 May - 01 Jun 2023, ISBN 9798350333084 (doi: 10.1109/ICCWorkshops57953.2023.10283754)

Cheng, Runze ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6410-8975, Sun, Yao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-377X, Liu, Yijing, Xia, Le ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4956-4574, Sun, Sanshan and Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 (2021) A Privacy-preserved D2D Caching Scheme Underpinned by Blockchain-enabled Federated Learning. In: 2021 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Madrid, Spain, 07-11 Dec 2021, ISBN 9781728181042 (doi: 10.1109/GLOBECOM46510.2021.9685849)

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Communication Networks Security : Trust, authentication, and security design of Communication Networks to address future applications
Wu, Huanyu
Blockchain Integrated IoT: Communication, Protocols and Services

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