Keynote 1: mmWave Antennas in 5G：Opportunities vs Challenges
Zhi Ning Chen
National University of Singapore, Singapore
eleczn@nus.edu.sg
Abstract: With strong demand of high speed communications, millimeter-wave technology has became the hottest topics in the coming 5G wireless communications. However, there are many unique challenges in millimeter-wave technology at both components and system levels when we are to benefit from the new technology. Among them, the deployment of millimeter-wave systems are still uncertain because of the scenarios of applications of millimeter-wave systems and unique challenges of antennas in the millimeter-wave systems, such as design, fabrication, and testing. In this talk, I will first discuss the unique challenges of millimeter-wave technology in 5G. After that I will introduce the progress in millimeter-wave antennas including packaging-integrated antennas (PIA)，substrate-integrated antennas (SIAs)，metasurface flat lens antennas and meadurement systems upto 325 GHz.
BIO：Professor Zhi Ning Chen received his BEng, MEng, and PhD degrees all in Electrical Engineering from the Institute of Communications Engineering (ICE), China and his second PhD degree from University of Tsukuba, Japan, respectively.
During 1988-1995, he worked at ICE as a Lecturer and later an Associate Professor, as well as Associate Professor at Southeast University, China as a Postdoctoral Fellow and later as an Associate Professor. Professor Chen joined the City University of Hong Kong as a Research Assistant and later a Research Fellow in 1995-1997. In 1997, he conducted his research at the University of Tsukuba, Japan supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship. In 2001 and 2004, he visited the University of Tsukuba under a JSPS Fellowship Program (senior level). In 2004, he worked at IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA as an Academic Visitor. During 1999-2016, he worked with the Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) (formerly known as Centre for Wireless Communications and Institute for Communications Research) as Member of Technical Staff (MTS), Senior MTS, Principal MTS, Senior Scientist, Lead Scientist, Principal Scientist, Head for RF & Optical Department and Advisor. In 2012, he joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore as a Professor and is concurrently holding Visiting/Adjunct/Guest Professor positions at Southeast University, Nanjing University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Tsinghua University, Tongji University, University of Science and Technology, China, Dalian Maritime University, Chiba University, and City University of Hong Kong. He visited the “Laboratoire des Signaux et Systèmes”, UMR8506 CNRS-SUPELEC-Univ. Paris Sud, in Gif-sur-Yvette as a senior DIGITEO Guest Scientist in 2013 and Tohoku University as a Visiting Professor in 2015.
Professor Chen has been the founding General Chairs of International Workshop on Antenna Technology (iWAT), International Symposium on InfoComm & Media Technology in Bio-Medical & Healthcare Applications (IS 3T-in-3A), International Microwave Forum (IMWF) as well as Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation (APCAP).
Professor Chen is currently interested in engineering electromagnetics and antennas for microwaves, mmW, submmW, and THz systems. He has published 550 technical papers and authored/edited the books entitled Handbook of Antenna Technologies by Springer Reference as an Editor in Chief (76 chapters and 3600 pages), Broadband Planar Antennas, UWB Wireless Communication, Antennas for Portable Devices, and Antennas for Base Stations in Wireless Communications. He also contributed to the books entitled UWB Antennas and Propagation for Communications, Radar, and Imaging, Antenna Engineering Handbook as well as Microstrip and Printed Antennas. He is holding 32 granted/filed patents with 35 licensed deals. He is the recipient of ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award 2013, International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation Best Paper Award 2010, the CST University Publication Award 2008, IEEE AP-S Honorable Mention Student Paper Contest 2008, IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Awards 2006, 2013&2014, I2R Quarterly Best Paper Award 2004, and IEEE iWAT 2005&2017 Best Poster Awards.
Professor Chen elevated a Fellow of the IEEE for the contribution to small and broadband antennas for wireless applications in 2007. He is serving IEEE Council on RFID as Vice President and Distiguished Lecturer since 2016. He served IEEE Trans Antennas and Propagation as an Associate Editor and a Distinguished Lecturer (www.ece.nus.edu.sg/staff/bio/czn.html).
Keynote 2:Design of Open Resonator Antennas
Kwai-Man Luk
City University of Hong Kong
eekmluk@cityu.edu.hk
Abstract: The open resonator is a kind of cavity resonator consisting of two face-to-face spherical mirrors supporting Gaussian beam modes of resonance. At microwave frequencies, it is mainly used for material measurements of dielectric constant and loss tangent. It was demonstrated in the literature that if one of the mirrors was replaced by a partially reflective surface, the device became a high-gain antenna radiating a Gaussian beam with low side lobes. Comparing with a dish antenna, the open resonator antenna has a lower profile as it does not need a complicated feed structure. Comparing with an antenna array, the open resonator has higher efficiency as it does not have high feedline losses. Owing to its high Q performance, the open resonator is very narrow in bandwidth. In this presentation, techniques for enhancing the bandwidth of the open resonator antenna will be discussed. In the study of the Fabry-Perot resonator antenna forming by two parallel mirrors, an FSS superstrate with dissimilar size and a gradient index metamaterial superstrate were found useful for improving their bandwidth. It will be demonstrated that these techniques can also be employed to increase the bandwidth of the open resonator antenna. It is also demonstrated that several higher order modes can be excited closely together in the open resonator antenna as it supports Laguerre- Gaussian mode of oscillation. By appropriate selection of geometric parameters of the open resonator, several resonant modes can be merged together to form a wideband antenna. The conventional Fabry-Perot resonator antenna can only have axial higher modes which are too far apart, whereas the open resonator antenna has transverse higher modes which can be excited closely in frequency. Simulated and experimental results will be presented.
BIO: Kwai Man Luk is currently Chair Professor of Electronic Engineering at the City University of Hong Kong. His recent research interests include design of wideband patch antennas, dielectric resonator antennas, microwave and antenna measurements, and millimeter wave technologies. He is the author of 4 books, 11 research book chapters, over 350 journal papers and 250 conference papers. He was awarded 5 US patents and over 10 PRC patents on the designs of various printed antennas. He is a Fellow of IEEE, IET, CIE, FEA and HKIE. He received the Japan Microwave Prize at the Asia Pacific Microwave Conference in 1994, the Applied Research Excellence Award of City University of Hong Kong in 2001, the Croucher Award of Hong Kong in 2003, the Best Student Paper Awards (with his students) at the Asia Pacific Microwave Conferences in 2005 and 2006, and the Best Paper Awards at the International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation in 2008 and at the IEEE 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation in 2015. He was awarded the State Technological Invention Award of China (2nd Honor) in January 2012. He received the prestigious John Kraus Antenna Field Award from IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society in 2017 for his invention of the magneto-electric dipole antenna and the L-probe fed patch antenna. He was the chief guest editor of a special issue on “Antennas in Wireless Communications” for Proceedings of the IEEE, published in July 2012. He is the guest editor of a special issue on “3D-printed antennas” for Applied Sciences, to be published in 2018. He is a deputy editor-in-chief of PIERS journals and an associate editor of IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation. He is the Fellow Committee Chairman of the Electromagnetic Academy, and the Field Award Committee Chairman of IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society.
Keynote 3: On the Millimeter Wave 5G
Wei Hong
Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
weihong@seu.edu.cn
Abstract: The substantial progress has been achieved for 5G in sub-6GHz bands, the spectrum allocation has been issued in some countries based on the suggestions of ITU (such as, 3.3-3.6GHz and 4.8-5.0GHz bands have been issued in China for 5G ), the standard (NR: New Radio) is supposed to be completed by the end of 2017, and it is expected getting into commercial trial period in 2018 in some countries. In contrast, the key technologies, system architecture and standard at millimeter wave bands for 5G are not mature. This talk will discuss the key tasks and make some forecast on millimeter wave 5G.
BIO: Wei Hong (M’92-SM’07-F’12) received the B.S. degree from the University of Information Engineering, Zhengzhou, China, in 1982, and the M.S. and Ph.D degrees from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 1985 and 1988, respectively, all in radio engineering.
Since 1988, he has been with the State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves and serves for the director of the labsince 2003, and is currently a professor and the dean of the School of Information Science and Engineering, Southeast University. In 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, he was a short-term Visiting Scholar with the University of California at Berkeley and at Santa Cruz, respectively. He has been engaged in numerical methods for electromagnetic problems, millimeter wave theory and technology, antennas, RF technology for wireless communications etc. He has authored and co-authored over 300 technical publications with over 9000 citations, and authored two books. He twice awarded the China State Natural Science Prizes (second and fourth classes), thrice awarded the first-class Science and Technology Progress Prizes issued by the Ministry of Education of China and Jiangsu Province Government etc. Besides, he alsoreceived the Foundations for China Distinguished Young Investigators and for “Innovation Group”issued by NSF of China.
Dr. Hong is a Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of CIE, Vice-Presidents of Microwave Society and Antenna Society of CIE, Chairperson of IEEE MTT-S/AP-S/EMC-S Joint Nanjing Chapter. Besides, he was an IEEE MTT-S AdCom Member (2014-2016), and served for the associate editor of IEEE Trans. on MTT during 2007-2010, the guest editor of IEEE T-AP special issue on 5G in 2017.
Keynote 4: Omnidirectional CircularlyPolarized Antennas
Qing-Xin Chu
South China University of Technology, China
qxchu@scut.edu.cn
Abstract：Circularlypolarized (CP) wave has been widely used in modern wireless systems due to its unique features in propagation. Meanwhile, an omnidirectional coverage is needed in various applications such as themobile communication system, global navigation satellite system (GNSS), wireless local area network (WLAN), and radio frequency identification (RFID). Hence, a lot of efforts have been put into omnidirectional CP antennas. In this talk, several new omnidirectional CP antennas proposed recently in Professor Chu’s group are introduced.These antennas are highly desirable for many applications.
BIO: Qing-Xin Chu is the professor with the School of Electronic and Information Engineering, the director of the Research Institute of Antennas and RF Techniques, and the director of the Engineering Center of Antennas and RF Techniques of Guangdong Province in South China University of Technology. He is the foundation chair of IEEE Guangzhou AP/MTT Chapter, vice-chair of China Electronic Institute (CEI) Antenna Society, IEEE senior member and CEI (China Electronic Institute) fellow. He has published over 400 papers in journals and conferences with over 3000 SCI citations. Three of his papers published in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagations or Microwave Theory and Techniques since 2008 became the top ESI (Essential Science Indicators) papers and he was elected as the highly cited scholar by Elsevier in the field of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 2014, 2015 and 2016. He has authorized more than 40invention patents of China. He was the recipient of the Science Award by CEI in 2016, the Science Award by Guangdong Province of China in 2013, the Science Awards by the Education Ministry of China in 2008 and 2002, the Fellowship Award by Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) in 2004, the Singapore Tan Chin Tuan Exchange Fellowship Award in 2003, the Educational Award by Shaanxi Province in 2003. His current research interests include antennas and RF techniques in wireless communication, spatial power combining technology.
Keynote 5: Self-curing Decoupling Technique for Two Closely Located Antennas with Capacitive Loads
Ke-Li Wu
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
klwu@ee.cuhk.edu.hk
Abstract: A new decoupling concept named self-curing decoupling technique is recently proposed to reduce the mutual coupling between two closely located antennas, such as inverted-F antennas (IFAs). The decoupling technique only requires a capacitive load on the shorting arm of each coupled antenna without connecting a circuitry or inserting a physical structure between the two coupled antennas. The capacitive load occupies very little space and is frequency insensitive therefore the decoupling technique is a very favorable choice for low frequency applications. Network analysis is presented to mathematically justify the working mechanism and to provide a design guideline. Several practical cases of two IFAs sitting at different positions on the periphery of a PCB board are studied. The experimental results show that with the decoupling technique significant improvements in the port isolation (from 10 dB to 20 dB), antenna correlation coefficient (from 0.25 to 0.05), multiplexing efficiency (from 46 % to 60 %) and above all the system throughput (1.2 dB and 0.8 dB power saving in UMi and UMa channels, respectively) can be obtained.
BIO: Ke-Li Wu received the B.S. and M.Eng. degrees from the Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China, in 1982 and 1985, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada, in 1989. From 1989 to 1993, he was with the Communications Research Laboratory, McMaster University, as a Research Engineer and a Group Manager.
In March 1993, he joined the Corporate R&D Division, COM DEV International, the largest Canadian space equipment manufacturer, where he was a Principal Member of Technical Staff. Since October 1999, he has been with The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, where he is a Professor and the Director of the Radiaofrequency Radiation Research Laboratory (R3L).
He has authored or coauthored numerous publications in the areas of EM modeling and microwave passive components, microwave filter and antenna engineering. His current research interests include PEEC and DPEC electromagnetic modeling of high speed circuits, RF and microwave passive circuits and systems, synthesis theory and practices of microwave filters, antennas for wireless terminals, LTCC-based multichip modules (MCMs), and RF identification (RFID) technologies.
Prof. Wu is a Fellow of IEEE, a member of IEEE MTT-8 subcommittee (Filters and Passive Components) and also serves as a TPC member for many prestigious international conferences including International Microwave Symposium. He was an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on MTT from 2006 to 2009. He was the recipient of the 1998 COM DEV Achievement Award and Asia Pacific Microwave Conference Prize in 2008 and 2012, respectively.
Keynote 6: High Performance Microwave Technologies for the 5G
and Internet of Space
Ming Yu
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
ming.yu@ee.cuhk.edu.hk
Abstract: High-performance microwave devices and subsystems are used in a wide spectrum of communication systems, in particular wireless base stations, communications satellites, earth stations, and other wireless point-to-point repeaters. The demand for such high-performance technologies originated from the exorbitant price operators paid to acquire the spectrum rights and the high cost of sending a communications satellite into orbit. As a result, system architectures have evolved to meet the characteristics specific to these demands, such as high data rates and high transmitting power. Currently, the modern Information Society - where everything must be connected at any time and at any place- is motivating and pushing a vast research activity in microwave frequencies. The need for miniaturization, lower mass, higher power, harsh environment test, reconfigurability and flexibility is implicit in the rapidly emerging new communication systems. This talk goes over a few key developments, primarily in the areas of microwave filters, multiplexers, MEMS, high power designs, temperature compensation, tunable devices, advanced design techniques and robotic automation. As 5G wireless communications systems development is moving at full speed with a new proposal for an Internet of Space (IoS), we will soon also witness thousands of small satellites launched into low-Earth orbits, with altitudes less than 1000 miles. The microwave subsystem in each satellite functions like a wireless base station, which also requires high-volume production. These developments lead to an interesting technology convergence from ground to space. The IoS is now identified as a as future direction by The IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society. The 5G/IoS system also demands a highly-integrated microwave design with a smaller footprint, lower mass, higher power level and significantly lower cost. The technologies presented in this talk are key building blocks to advance the 5G/IoS communications system to provide competitive services in relevant markets.
BIO: Ming Yu received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, in 1995. In 1993, he joined COM DEV, Cambridge, ON, Canada, as a Member of Technical Staff, while working on his thesis part time. He was involved in designing passive microwave/RF hardware for both space and ground-based applications. He was a Principal Developer of a variety of COM DEV’s core design and tuning software for microwave filters and multiplexers, including computer-aided tuning software in 1994 and fully automated robotic diplexer tuning system in 1999. He was a Manager of Filter/Multiplexer Technology (Space Group) and a Staff Scientist of Corporate Research and Development. He was also instrumental in setting up China division in Suzhou from 199-2000. Until 2016, he was the Chief Scientist and the Director of Research and Development. He is responsible for overseeing the development of company’s research and development roadmap and next generation products and technologies, including high-frequency and high-power engineering, electromagnetic-based CAD and tuning for complex and large problems, and novel miniaturization techniques for microwave networks. He is also an Adjunct Professor with the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Since COM DEV was acquired by Honeywell in 2016, he has led the Advanced Technology Group, Cambridge, as the Chief Scientist and an Engineering Fellow. He published over 20 patents. He has authored or co-authored over 130 publications and numerous proprietary reports. He was later promoted to Senior Honeywell Engineering Fellow, highest honor in a 140,000-employee organization.
Prof Yu is an IEEE Fellow and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. He holds the NSERC Discovery Grant (2004-2021) with the University of Waterloo. He was a recipient of the 1995 and 2006 COM DEV Achievement Award for the development of computer-aided tuning algorithms and systems for microwave filters and multiplexers. He was an IEEE Distinguished Microwave Lecturer from 2010 to 2012. He is now a member of speaker’s bureau. He served as an IEEE MTT society Filter Committee Chair (MTT-8) and Chair of MTT technical committee TPC-11. He was an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques.
Prof Yu has been a consultant and technology advisor for wireless industry since 2004. He also serves as board members for a number of organizations. He was also involved in strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions.
Keynote 7: Absorptive Frequency-Selective Reflection and
Transmission Structures
Zhongxiang Shen
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
ezxshen@ntu.edu.sg
Abstract:In this talk, we will introduce the concept of absorptive frequency-selective reflection and transmission (FSRT) structures, which are very different from the traditional frequency-selective structures. I will first introduce the motivation behind the design of absorptive frequency-selective reflection and transmission structures. A brief review of the state-of-the-art FSRT designs will also be given. Design considerations will then be provided to widen the absorption bandwidth and to reduce the reflection or transmission loss. Practical examples will befinally provided to demonstrate the performance of the designed FSRT structures with simulation and measurement results. Some further research work on this topic will also be suggested in the end.
BIO: Zhongxiang Shen received the B. Eng. degree from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China, in 1987, the M. S. degree from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 1990, and the PhD degree from the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, in 1997, all in electrical engineering. From 1990 to 1994, he was with Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China. He was with Com Dev Ltd., Cambridge, Canada, as an Advanced Member of Technical Staff in 1997. He spent six months each in 1998, first with the Gordon McKay Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, and then with the Radiation Laboratory, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, as a Postdoctoral Fellow. In Jan. 1999, he joined Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, as an assistant professor, where he is currently a Full Professor in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Dr. Shen served as Chair of the IEEE MTT/AP Singapore Chapter in 2009. From Jan. 2010 to Aug. 2014, he was the Chair of IEEE AP-S Chapter Activities Committee. He is currently the Secretary of IEEE AP-S and an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. He is IEEE Fellow.
His research interests include design of small and planar antennas for various wireless communication systems, analysis and design of frequency-selective structures and absorbers, hybrid numerical techniques for modeling RF/microwave components and antennas. He has authored more than 170 journal papers (among them100 were published in IEEE Journals) and also presented more than 160 conference papers.
Keynote 8: 5G key technology and the beyond vision
Guangxi Zhu
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
gxzhu@hust.edu.cn
Abstract：The 5G networks will be built around people and things and will natively meet the requirements of three groups of use cases:（1）Massive broadband (xMBB) that delivers gigabytes of bandwidth on demand ；（2）Massive machine-type communication (mMTC) that connects billions of sensors and machines；（3）URLLC ultra-reliable low-latency communications。5G will pave the way for innovative newtechnologies and services in industries such asBeyondvision，Ar/Vr, Everything connected, automatic driving, etc,.The talk will discuss the 5 G's relationship with a variety of applications.
BIO: Guangxi Zhu specializes in the Communication & Information System . For over 30 years, he has been engaged in the scientific research and teaching of wireless communications system and multi-media information processing. He has completed 30 key scientific projects assigned by all levels of organization. He published more than 500 papers in international and domestic authoritative journals and conferences. He used to guide over 200 doctoral and master students's. He served as Member of Academic Comment Group of State Department of P.R.C, and also Committee Member of China FuTURE-Forum, Committee Member of China AVS (Audio and video standard of China) Standard Work Group , He is now as director of the video communication professional committee of China image graphics society.
Keynote 9: Beamforming for Sky to Ground Integration Networks
Weixiao Meng
Harbin Institute of Technology, China
wxmeng@hit.edu.cn
Abstract: In space information networks, Distributed Satellite Cluster is the forward direction for cooperative Satellite-ground high-efficient transmission. This research content is as follows: 1. Study the relationship betweensatellite-ground link beam coverage and dynamic multi-user information transmission capacity from space electromagnetic wave intensity and coverage.2. Study satellite-based fading channel construction and opportunistic beam forming method, explore satellite-ground link high-gain and high-directivity multi beam forming theory, and organically integrate array high gain beam forming and multi antennas multiplexing. 3. Study distributed satellite cluster construction method in the space information network, satellite cluster cooperative networking method, multi antennas cooperative transmission theory in distributed satellite cluster, cooperative transmission between active array elements based on new satellite cluster networking architecture instead of traditional single satellite multi beam forming method.4. Complete distributed satellite cluster dynamic multi beam forming critical technology verification and demonstration. This research lay a theory and technology foundation of multi-users networking and high-speed and high capacityfor sky to ground Integrationnetworks.
BIO: WeixiaoMeng（SM’10）received the B.Eng., M.Eng.,and Ph.D. degrees from Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin, China, in 1990,1995, and 2000, respectively. From 1998 to1999, he worked at NTT DoCoMo on adaptive array antenna and dynamic resource allocationfor beyond 3G as a senior visiting researcher.He is now a full professor and the vice deanof the School of Electronics and Information Engineering of HIT. Hisresearch interests include broadband wireless communications and networking, MIMO, GNSS receiver and wireless localization technologies. He has published 3books and over 230 papers on journals and international conferences. Heis the Chair of IEEE Communications Society Harbin Chapter,a Fellow of the China Institute of Electronics, asenior member of the IEEE ComSoc and the China Institute of Communication. He has been an editorial board member for Wiley’s WCMC Journal since 2010, an area editor for PHYCOM journal since 2014, an editorial board for IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials since 2014 and IEEE Wireless Communications since 2015. He acted as leading TPC co-chair of ChinaCom2011 andChinaCom2016, leading Services and Applications track co-chair of IEEE WCNC2013, Awards co-chair of IEEE ICC2015 and Wireless Networking Symposia co-Chair of IEEE Globecom2015. In 2005 he was honored provincial excellent returnee and selected into New Century Excellent Talents (NCET) plan by Ministry of Education, China in 2008, and the Distinguished Academic Leadership of Harbin.
Keynote 10: Investigations of Filtering Antennas
Quan Xue
South China University of Technology, China
eeqxue@scut.edu.cn
Abstract: Two filtering antennas will be presented and discussed. The first one makes use of a novel infrastructure of a filter to form a filtering antenna. This novel filter is a filter with couplings between the source with not only the first resonator, but also the second one. The load also has multiple coupling paths with the resonators. With this new design, the filter has sharp roll-off band edges and good flexibilities in control its bandwidth and center frequency. The filtering antenna using this new concept of filter design heritage the same advantages and exhibit very good performance. The second design directly generates resonances on the patches to achieve filtering function. The design is very simple and effective.
BIO: Quan Xue (M’02–SM’04–F’11)received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electronic engineering from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, China, in 1988, 1991, and 1993, respectively. In 1993, he joined the UESTC, as a Lecturer. He became a Professor in 1997. From October 1997 to October 1998, he was a Research Associate and then a Research Fellow with the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
In 1999, he joined City University of Hong Kong where he is currently a Chair Professor of Microwave Engineering. He also served the University as the Associate Vice President (Innovation Advancement and China Office) (June 2011-Jan 2015), the Director of Information and Communication Technology Center (ICTC center), and the Deputy Director of the State Key Lab of Millimeter Waves (Hong Kong). Professor Xue is now the Dean of the School of Electronic and Information Engineering, South China University of Technology.
He has authored or co-authored over 350 internationally referred journal papers and over 170 international conference papers. He is co-inventors of 5 granted Chinese patents and 27 granted US patents (5 of them have been licensed), in addition with 29 filed patents. His research interests include microwave/millimeter-wave/THz passive components, active components, antenna, microwave monolithic integrated circuits (MMIC, and radio frequency integrated circuits (RFIC) etc. Professor Xue is a Fellow of IEEE. He is winner of 2017 H. A. Wheeler Paper Award of IEEE Antenna and Propagation Society. He served the IEEEas an AdCom member of MTT-S (2011-2013) and the Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques (2010-2013), the Editor of International Journal of Antennas and Propagation (2010-2013), theAssociate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics (2010-2015) and Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (2016-2017).
Keynote 11: Mobile Edge Computing for Internet of Things
Yan Zhang
University of Oslo, Norway
yanzhang@ifi.uio.no
Abstract: In this talk, we will first present the key concepts and architectures related to mobile edge computing in the era of Internet of Things. Then, we mainly focus on edge computing for 5G，Internet of Vehicles and IoT in genenral. In such contexts, we will present our recent studies and experiments related to different computation offloading solutions and resource management schemes.
BIO: Yan Zhang is Full Professor at the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway. He received a PhD degree in School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
He serves as an Associate Technical Editor of IEEE Communications Magazine, an Editor of IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, an Editor of IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, an Editor of IEEE Internet of Things Journal, an Editor of Vehicular Technology Magazine, and an Associate Editor of IEEE Access. He serves as chair positions in a number of conferences, including IEEE GLOBECOM 2017, IEEE PIMRC 2016, and IEEE SmartGridComm 2015. He is IEEE VTS (Vehicular Technology Society) Distinguished Lecturer. He serves as IEEE TCGCC Vice Chair.He has 10 ESI “Highly Cited Papers”. His current research interests include: next-generation wireless networks leading to 5G, reliable and secure cyber-physical systems (e.g., smart grid, transport, and healthcare).
Keynote 12: 5G Channel Models and Beyond
Cheng-Xiang Wang
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
cheng-xiang.wang@hw.ac.uk
Abstract: Realistic channel models with good accuracy-complexity-flexibility trade-off are indispensable for the design and performance evaluation of 5G and beyond 5G wireless systems. This talk will start with illustrating new channel characteristics for some challenging 5G scenarios, including massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), millimetre wave, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V), and high mobility communication channels. Then, 9 standard 5G channel models will be reviewed in terms of their capabilities and drawbacks, followed by proposing a more general 5G channel model with statistical properties agreeing well with corresponding channel measurements. Future research challenges and trends for 5G channel models and beyond will be discussed in the end.
BIO: Cheng-Xiang Wang received the BSc and MEng degrees in Communication and Information Systems from Shandong University, China, in 1997 and 2000, respectively, and the PhD degree in wireless communications from Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark, in 2004. He has been with Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK since 2005, and was promoted to a Professor in Wireless Communications in 2011. He is also a Chair Professor of Shandong University and a Guest Professor of Southeast University, China. He was a Research Fellow at the University of Agder, Grimstad, Norway, from 2001-2005, a Visiting Researcher at Siemens AG-Mobile Phones, Munich, Germany, in 2004, and a Research Assistant at Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany, from 2000-2001. His current research interests include wireless channel modeling and (B)5G wireless communication networks. He has published 2 books, 1 book chapter, about 140 journal papers, and 170 conference papers, including 23 highly cited papers. Prof. Wang served or is serving as an Editor for 9 international journals including IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (since 2011), IEEE Transactions on Communications (since 2015), and IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (2007-2009). He was the leading Guest Editor for IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Special Issue on Vehicular Communications and Networks. He is also a Guest Editor for IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Special Issue on Spectrum and Energy Efficient Design of Wireless Communication Networks and Special Issue on Airborne Communication Networks, and IEEE Transactions on Big Data, Special Issue on Wireless Big Data. He served or is serving as a General Chair, TPC Chair, and TPC member for over 80 international conferences. He received 9 Best Paper Awards from IEEE Globecom 2010, IEEE ICCT 2011, ITST 2012, IEEE VTC 2013-Fall, IWCMC 2015, IWCMC 2016, IEEE/CIC ICCC 2016, and IEEE WPMC 2016. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and IET. He is recognized as Web of Science 2017 Highly Cited Researcher. (http://home.eps.hw.ac.uk/~cw46/)
