Journal Publications

1. W. Shen, Y. Cheng, B. Yin, J. Du, and X. Cao, "Diffie-Hellman in the Air: A Link Layer Approach for In-Band Wireless Pairing," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 70, no. 11, pp. 11894-11907, November 2021.

2. J. Wang, X. Cao, B. Yin, and Y. Cheng, "Sleep-Wake Sensor Scheduling for Minimizing AoI-Penalty in Industrial Internet of Things," accepted to IEEE Internet of Things, early accssible version availabe in IEEEXplore

3. Y. Cheng, B. Yin, and S. Zhang, "Deep learning for wireless networking: The next frontier," accepted to IEEE Wireless Communications, early accssible version availabe in IEEEXplore

4. S. Khairy, P. Balaprakash, L. X. Cai, and Y. Cheng, "Constrained deep reinforcement learning for energy sustainable multi-UAV based random access IoT networks with NOMA," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 1101-1115, April 2021

5. S. Zhang, B. Yin, Y. Cheng, L. X. Cai, and S. Zhou, Z. Niu, and H. Shan, "Energy-Efficient Massive MIMO With Decentralized Precoder Design," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 69, no. 12, pp. 15370-15384, December 2020.

6. B. Yin, S. Zhang, and Y. Cheng, "Application-oriented scheduling for optimizing the age of correlated information: A Deep Reinforcement Learning based Approach," IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 7, no. 9, pp. 8748-8759, September 2020.

7. B. Yin, W. Shen, X. Cao, Y. Cheng, and Q. Li "Securely solving linear algebraic equations in a distributed framework enhanced with communication-efficient algorithms," IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 1027-1042, July-September 2020.

8. M. Han, S. Khairy, L. X. Cai, Y. Cheng, and R. Zhang, "Reinforcement learning for efficient and fair coexistence between LTE-LAA and Wi-Fi," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 69, no. 8, pp. 8764-8776, August 2020.

9. L. Liu, B. Yin, S. Zhang, X. Cao, and Y. Cheng "Deep learning meets wireless network optimization: Identify critical links," IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 167-180, Jan.-Mar. 2020.

10. L. Liu, Y. Cheng, X. Cao, S. Zhou, Z. Niu, and P. Wang "Joint optimization of scheduling and power control in wireless networks: multi-dimensional modeling and decomposition" IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 18, no. 7, pp. 1585-1600, July 2019.

11. K. Liu, W. Shen, Y. Cheng, L.X. Cai, Q. Li, S. Zhou, and Z. Niu, "Security analysis of mobile device-to-device network applications," IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 2922-2932, April 2019.

12. X. Cao, R. Ma, L. Liu, H. Shi, Y. Cheng, and C. Sun, "A machine learning based algorithm for joint scheduling and power control in wireless networks," IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 4308-4318, December 2018.

13. X. Cao, L. Liu, Y. Cheng, and X. Shen, "Towards energy-efficient wireless networking in the big data era: A survey," IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials., vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 303-332, 2018.

14. W. Shen, B. Yin, X. Cao, Y. Cheng, and X. Shen, "A distributed secure outsourcing scheme for solving linear algebraic equations in ad hoc clouds," IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 415-430, April-June 2019.

15. R. Hou, Y. Cheng, J. Li, M. Sheng, and K.-S. Lui, "Capacity of hybrid wireless networks with long-range social contacts behavior," IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 834-848, Apr. 2017.

16. D. Manikantan Shila, W. Shen, Y. Cheng, X. Tian, and X. Shen, "AMCloud: Towards a Secure Autonomic Mobile Ad Hoc Cloud Computing System," IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 74-81, April 2017.

17. X. Cao, L. Liu, W. Shen, A. Laha, J. Tang, and Y. Cheng, "Real-time misbehavior detection and mitigation in cyber-physical systems over WLANs," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 186-197, Feb. 2017.

18. X. Cao, D. M. Shila, Y. Cheng, Z. Yang, Y. Zhou, and J. Chen, "Ghost-in-ZigBee: Energy depletion attack on ZigBee based wireless networks," IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 3, no. 5, pp. 816-829, Oct. 2016.

19. W. Shen, B. Yin, X. Cao, L. X. Cai and Y. Cheng, "Secure device-to-device communications over WiFi Direct," IEEE Network, vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 4-9, Sept.-Oct. 2016.

20. Y. Wen, J. Shi, Q. Zhang, X. Tian, Z. Huang, H. Yu, Y. Cheng, and X. Shen, "Quality-driven auction based incentive mechanism for mobile crowd sensing," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 6, no. 9, pp. 4203-4214, Sept. 2015.

21. M. Han, S. Khairy, L. X. Cai, Y. Cheng, and R. Zhang, "Reinforcement learning for efficient and fair coexistence between LTE-LAA and Wi-Fi," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 69, no. 8, pp. 8764-8776, August 2020.

22. M. Han, S. Khairy, L. X. Cai, Y. Cheng, and F. Hou, "Capacity analysis of opportunistic channel bonding over multi-channel WLANs under unsaturated traffic," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 68, no. 3, pp. 1552-1566, Mar. 2020.

23. S. Khairy, P. Balaprakash, L. X. Cai, and Y. Cheng, "Constrained deep reinforcement learning for energy sustainable multi-UAV based random access IoT networks with NOMA," accepted to IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications.

24. B. Yin, S. Zhang, and Y. Cheng, "Application-oriented scheduling for optimizing the age of correlated information: A Deep Reinforcement Learning based Approach," accepted to IEEE Internet of Things Journal, ieeexplore early access available.

25. Z. Chen, L. X. Cai, Y. Cheng, and H. Shan"Sustainable cooperative communication in wireless powered networks with energy harvesting relay," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications , vol. 16, no. 12, pp. 8175-8189, Dec. 2017.

26. B. Yin, S. Zhang, Y. Cheng, L. X. Cai, Z. Jiang, S. Zhou, and Z. Niu, "Only those requested count: proactive scheduling policies for minimizing effective age-of-information," in Proc. IEEE INFOCOM 2019, Paris, France, April 29 - May 2.

27. X. Cao, L. Liu, Y. Cheng, L.X. Cai, and C. Sun, "On optimal device-to-device resource allocation for minimizing end-to-end delay in VANETs," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 65, no. 10, pp. 7905-7916, Oct. 2016.

28. F. Li, Z. Yin, S. Tang, Y. Cheng, and Y. Wang, "Optimization problems in throwbox-assisted delay tolerant networks: which throwboxes to activate? How many active ones I need?" IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 65, no. 5, pp. 1663-1670, May 2016.

29. Y. Huang, J. Tang, Y. Cheng, H. Li, K. Campbell, and Z. Han, "Real-time detection of false data injection in smart grid networks: an adaptive CUSUM method and analysis," IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 532-543, June 2016.

30. C. Hu, H. Li, Y. Jiang, Y. Cheng, and P. Heegaard, "Deep semantics inspection over big network data at wire-speed," IEEE Network, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 18-23, Jan./Feb. 2016.

31. X. Cao, J. Chen, Y. Cheng, X. Shen, and Y. Sun, "An analytical MAC model for IEEE 802.15.4 enabled wireless networks with periodic traffic," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications , vol. 14, no. pp. 5261-5273, Oct. 2015.

32. Y. Wen, J. Shi, Q. Zhang, X. Tian, Z. Huang, H. Yu, Y. Cheng, and X. Shen, "Quality-driven auction based incentive mechanism for mobile crowd sensing," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 6, no. 9, pp. 4203-4214, Sept. 2015.

33. Y. Cheng, H. Li, D. Manikantan Shila, and X. Cao, "A systematic study of maximal scheduling algorithms in multiradio multichannel wireless networks," IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 1342-1355, August 2015.

34. X. Cao, X. Zhou, L. Liu, and Y. Cheng, "Energy-efficient spectrum sensing for cognitive radio enabled remote state estimation over wireless channels," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 2058-2071, April 2015.

35. J. Liu, T. Zhao, S. Zhou, Y. Cheng, and Z. Niu, "CONCERT: A cloud-based architecture for next-generation cellular systems," IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 14-22, December 2014. (Google Scholar Citation: 28)

36. W. Song, P. Ju, A.-L. Jin, and Y. Cheng, "Distributed opportunistic two-hop relaying with backoff-based contention among spatially random relays" IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 64, no. 5, pp. 2023-2036, May 2015.

37. L. Wang, L. Liu, X. Cao, X. Tian, and Y. Cheng, "Socailly-aware resource allocation for device-to-device communications in cellular networks" IET Communications, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 342-349, 2015.

38. Y. Huang, J. Tang, Y. Cheng, H. Li, K. Campbell, and Z. Han, "Real-time detection of false data injection in smart grid networks: an adaptive CUSUM method and analysis," IEEE Systems Journal , to appear.

39. Y. Liu, B. Guo, C. Zhou, and Y. Cheng "Network-coded cooperative information recovery in cellular/802.11 mobile networks," ELSEVIER Journal of Network and Computer Applications, vol. 51, pp. 59-67, May 2015.

40. J. Tang, Y. Cheng, Y. Hao, and W. Song, "SIP flooding attack detection with a multi-dimensonal sketch design," IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 582-595, Nov./Dec. 2014.

41. C. Hu, B. Liu, H. Zhao, K. Chen, Y. Chen, and Y. Cheng, and H. Wu, "Discount counting for fast flow statistics on flow size and flow volume," IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 970-981, June 2014.

42. L. Liu, X. Cao, Y. Cheng, and Z. Liu, "Energy-efficient sleep scheduling for delay-constrained applications over WLANs," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 63, no. 5, pp. 2048-2058, June 2014.

43. Y. Huang, M. Esmalifalak, Y. Cheng, H. Li, K. A. Campbell, and Z. Han, "Adaptive quickest estimation algorithm for smart grid network topology error," IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 430-440, June 2014.

44. J. Zhang, X. Wang, X. Tian, Y. Wang, X. Chu, and Y. Cheng, "Optimal multicast capacity and delay tradeoffs in MANETs," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 1104-1117, May 2014.

45. X. Tian and Y. Cheng, "A scalable destination-oriented multicast protocol with incremental deployability," IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 63, no. 4, pp. 793-806, Apr. 2014.

46. X. Cao, P. Cheng, J. Chen, S. Ge, Y. Cheng, and Y. Sun, "Cognitive radio based state estimation in cyber-physical systems," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 489-502, Mar. 2014.

47. J. Tang, Y. Cheng, and W. Zhuang, "Real-time misbehavior detection in IEEE 802.11 based wireless networks: An analytical approach," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 146-158, Jan. 2014. (Google Scholar Citation: 22)

48. X. Tian and Y. Cheng, "Bloom filter based scalable multicast: Methodology, Design and Application," IEEE Network, vol. 27, no. 6, pp. 89-94, Nov./Dec. 2013

49. W. Song, P. Ju, and Y. Cheng, "Call admission control for integrated multimedia service in heterogeneous mobile hotspots," EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2013. Open Access

50. H. Li, Y. Cheng, C. Zhou, and W. Zhuang, "Routing metrics for minimizing end-to-end delay in multiradio multichannel wireless networks," IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, vol. 24, no. 11, pp. 2293-2303, Nov. 2013.

51. W. Shen, L. Liu, X. Cao, Y. Hao, and Y. Cheng, "Cooperative message authentication in vehicular cyber-physical systems," IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 84-97, June 2013.

52. Y. Hao, J. Tang, and Y. Cheng, "Secure cooperative data downloading in vehicular ad hoc networks," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas of Communications, vol. 31, no. 9, pp. 132-141, Sept. 2013.

53. C. Hu, D. Shan, Y. Cheng, and T. Qin, "Inter-swarm content distribution among private BitTorrent networks," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas of Communications, vol. 31, no. 9, pp. 132-141, Sept. 2013.

54. D. Zhou, W. Song, and Y. Cheng, "A study of fair bandwidth sharing with AIMD-based multipath congestion control," IEEE Wireless Communication Letters, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 299-302, June 2013.

55. X. Tian, Y. Cheng, and X. Shen, "Fast channel zapping with destination-oriented multicast for IP video delivery," IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 327-341, Feb. 2013

56. Y. Cheng, H. Li, P.-J. Wan and X. Wang, "Wireless mesh network capacity achievable over the CSMA/CA MAC," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 61, no. 7, pp. 3151-3165, Sept. 2012.

57. X. Geng, A. Luo, Z. Sun, and Y. Cheng, "Markov Chains Based Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation in DiffServ Networks," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 16, no. 10, pp. 1711-1714, Oct. 2012.

58. Y. Cheng, H. Li, and P. Wan, "A theoretical framework for optimal cooperative networking in multi-radio multi-channel wireless networks," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 66-73, April 2012.

59. C. Hu, B. Liu, S. Wang, J. Tian, Y. Cheng, and Y. Chen "ANLS: Adaptive non-linear sampling method for accurate flow size measurement," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 789-798, Mar. 2012.

60. Y. Liu, C. Zhou and Y. Cheng "S2U: An efficient algorithm for optimal integrated points placement in hybrid optical-wireless access networks," Computer Communications, vol. 34, no. 11, pp. 1375-1388, July 2011.

61. B. Guo, H. Li, C. Zhou and Y. Cheng "Analysis of general network coding conditions and design of a free-ride-oriented routing metric," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 1714-1727, May 2011.

62. Y. Hao, Y. Cheng, C. Zhou, and W. Song, "A distributed key management framework with cooperative message authentication in VANETs," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas of Communications, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 616-629, March 2011.

63. X. Tian, Y. Cheng, and X. Shen, "DOM: A scalable multicast protocol for next-generation Internet," IEEE Network, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 45-51, July/August 2010.

64. D. Shila, Y. Cheng, and T. Anjali, "Mitigating selective forwarding attacks with a channel-aware approach in WMNs," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 1661-1675, May 2010.

65. X. Tian, Y. Cheng, B. Liu, "Design of a scalable multicast scheme with an application-network cross-layer approach," IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 1160-1169, Oct. 2009.

66. Y. Cheng, X. Ling, L. Cai, W. Song, W. Zhuang, X. Shen, and A. Leon-Garcia, "Statistical multiplexing, admission region, and contention window optimization in multiclass Wireless LANs", ACM Wireless Networks, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 73--86, Jan. 2009.

67. X. Ling, Y. Cheng, J. W. Mark, and X. Shen, "A renewal theory based analytical model for the contention access period of IEEE 802.15.4 MAC", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 2340-2349, Jun. 2008.

68. Y. Cheng, A. Leon-Garcia, and I. Foster, "Towards an autonomic service management framework: A holistic vision of SOA, AON, and autonomic computing", IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 138-146, May 2008.

69. X. Ling, Y. Cheng, J. W. Mark, and X. Shen, "Voice capacity analysis of WLANs with channel access prioritizing mechanisms", IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 82-89, Jan. 2008.

70. Y. Cheng, W. Zhuang, and X. Ling, "Towards an FBM model based network calculus framework with service differentiation", Mobile Networks and Applications, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 335-346, Dec. 2007. (Extended version of QShine'07 Best Paper Award)

71. W. Song, Y. Cheng, W. Zhuang, "Improving voice and data services in cellular/WLAN integrated network by admission control", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 6, no. 11, pp. 4025-4037, Nov. 2007.

72. Y. Cheng, W. Zhuang and L. Wang, "Calculation of loss probability in a finite size partitioned buffer for quantitative assured services", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 55, no. 9, pp. 1757-1771, Sept. 2007.

73. X. Ling, J. W. Mark, X. Shen, and Y. Cheng, "A generic framework for modeling MAC protocols in Wireless broadband access networks", IEEE Network, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 28-33, Sept.-Oct. 2007.

74. Y. Cheng, X. Ling, W. Song, L. Cai, W. Zhuang, and X. Shen, "A cross-layer approach for WLAN voice capacity planning", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas of Communications, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 678-688, May 2007.

75. W. Song, W. Zhuang, and Y. Cheng, "Load balancing for cellular/WLAN integrated networks", IEEE Network, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 27-33, Jan./Feb. 2007.

76. Y. Cheng, R. Farha, M. S. Kim, A. Leon-Garcia, and J. W.-K. Hong, "A general architecture for autonomic service and network management", Elseview Journal of Computer Communications, vol. 29, no. 18, pp. 3691-3709, Nov. 2006.

77. Y. Cheng and W. Zhuang, "Dynamic inter-SLA resource sharing in path-oriented differentiated services networks", IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 657-670, Jun. 2006.

78. Y. Cheng, W. Song, W. Zhuang, A. Leon-Garcia and R. Hu, "Efficient resource allocation for policy-based wireless/wireline interworking", Mobile Networks and Applications, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 661-679, Oct. 2006.

79. C.W. Leong, W. Zhuang, Y. Cheng, and L. Wang, "Optimal resource allocation and adaptive call admission control for voice/data integrated cellular networks", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 654-669, Mar. 2006.

80. Y. Cheng, R. Farha, A. Tizghadam, M. S. Kim, M. Hashemi, A. Leon-Garcia, and J. W.-K. Hong "Virtual network approach to scalable IP service deployment and efficient resource management", IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 43, no. 10, pp. 76-84, Oct. 2005.

81. Y. Cheng, H. Jiang, W. Zhuang, Z. Niu, and C. Lin, "Efficient resource allocation for China's 3G/4G wireless networks", IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 76-83, Jan. 2005.

82. C.W. Leong, W. Zhuang, Y. Cheng, and L. Wang, "Call admission control for wireless systems supporting integrated on/off voice and best effort data services", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 778-790, May 2004.

83. Y. Cheng and W. Zhuang, "Effective bandwidth of multiclass Markovian traffic sources and admission control with dynamic buffer partitioning", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 51, no. 9, pp. 1524-1535, Sept. 2003.

84. Y. Cheng and W. Zhuang, "DiffServ resource allocation for fast handoff in wireless mobile internet", IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 40, No. 5, pp. 130-136, May 2002.

85. Y. Cheng, C. Zhang, and Z. Wang, "Developing voice-band modems via the general-purpose DSP," Digital Communication (in Chinese), vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 6-9, Sep. 1998.

86. C. Zhang, Y. Cheng and Z. Wang, "Development of a narrow-band modem for power line communications," Telecommunications for Electric Power System (in Chinese), no. 3, pp. 27-28, 1997.

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