Liqun Fu

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Distinguished professor of Minjiang scholars, Doctoral supervisor
Address: Room 705B, Administration Building #C, Haiyun Park, Xiamen University, 361005
Email: liqun @ xmu.edu.cn
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Introduction

Liqun Fu, distinguished professor and doctoral supervisor of Minjiang Scholars of Xiamen University; Deputy director of National Local Joint Engineering Research Center for navigation and location service technology; Director of Future Network Laboratory (FUNLab). Dr. of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, postdoctoral fellow of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and kth of the Royal Swedish Institute of Technology. Being selected into the 12th batch of national overseas high-level talents (Youth Projects), Fujian Province "Minjiang Scholars" award program, and Fujian Province 100 people plan high-level talents. IEEE senior member.
Professor Fu's current research orientations mainly include large-scale network resource scheduling and optimization, wireless communication and network, underwater acoustic communication and network, etc. In recent years, she has published more than 60 academic papers in international top journals and conferences in related fields. Her scientific research work has been awarded the international research fund for distinguished scholars by the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the ACCESS scholar research fund of the Royal Swedish Institute of Technology. She served as the vice chairman of the Asia Pacific Information Service Committee of the IEEE Communication Society (2018-2019), and the vice chairman of the green cognitive communication and computing network topic group of the IEEE comsoc green communication and computing Committee (2012-2014). And served as editorial board member of IEEE communications letters (2021 present), editorial board member of jcin Journal_ 2019 present). She has been served as the (vice) chairman of the top international conference committee in related fields for many times: the chairman of the technical committee of international conferences such as IEEE infocom gcccn workshop 2014, IEEE infocom GSCN workshop 2016, and IEEE wiopt 2018 etc.

Orientations

• Network optimization and resource management of next generation wireless systems
• Large scale data network
• Green wireless network and energy system
• Machine learning and edge computing
• IOT:LoRa

Projects

• Principle-Investigator, Research Fund associated with “Young 1000-Talents Plan”, Chinese Government, 01/01/2017-01/01/2020, RMB 2,000,000.
• Principle-Investigator, Start-up Research Fund, Xiamen University, 01/01/2017-01/01/2022,RMB 2,000,000.
• Principle-Investigator, “Energy-efficient Design and Resource Allocation in Wireless Networks based on Non-convex Optimizations”, (Reference Number: 61771017), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 01/01/2018-31/12/2021, RMB 500, 000.
• Principle-Investigator, Research Fund associated with “FuJian Province Top 100 Talents Plan”, FuJian Province Government, 01/07/2018-01/07/2022, RMB 500, 000.
• Co-Investigator, “Large Scale Wireless Ad Hoc Networks: Performance Analysis and Performance Improvement”, (Reference Number: 096/2013/A3), Macao Science and Technology Development Fund, 01/09/2014-01/09/2017, MOP 1,356,100.
• Co-Investigator, “Performance Analysis of Physical-Layer Network Coding in Distributed Wireless Networks”, (Reference Number: 61401380), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 01/01/2015-31/12/2017, RMB 250, 000.

Book Chapters

• Liqun Fu, “Energy-Efficient Design in Cognitive MIMO System”, a book chapter in Handbook of Cognitive Radio, Springer, May 2017 (ISBN: 978-981-10-1389-8).
• Liqun Fu, Hongseok Kim, Jianwei Huang, Soung Chang Liew, and Mung Chiang, “Energy Conservation in Multi-cell Networks,” a book chapter in Green Communications: Theoretical Fundamentals, Algorithms, and Applications, CRC Press, Sep. 2012 (ISBN-10: 1466501073, ISBN- 13: 978-1466501072).

Selected Papers

Journal

• Yifan Zhang, Jiangbin Lyu, and Liqun Fu, “Energy-Efficient Trajectory Design for UAV-Aided Maritime Data Collection in Wind,”accepted by IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Jun. 21st, 2022.
• Jingwen Tong, Liqun Fu* and Zhu Han, “Age-of-Information Oriented Scheduling for MultiChannel IoT Systems with Correlated Sources,” accepted by IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, May 23rd, 2022.
• Jingwen Tong, Hongliang Zhang, Liqun Fu*, Amir Leshem, and Zhu Han, “Two-Stage Resource Allocation in Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Assisted Hybrid Networks via MultiPlayer Bandits,”, accepted by IEEE Transactions on Communications, Mar. 13th, 2022.

• Shengbo Liu, and Liqun Fu*, “Improving End-to-end Throughput in Multi-hop Wireless Networks with Cut-through Capability,” accepted by IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2021.

• Jiangbin Lyu, Dan Yu, and Liqun Fu*, “Analysis and Optimization for Large-Scale LoRa Networks: Throughput Fairness and Scalability,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 9, no. 12, pp. 9574-9590, Jun. 2022.
• Xiaowen Ye, Yiding Yu, and Liqun Fu*, “Deep Reinforcement Learning Based MAC Protocol for Underwater Acoustic Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 1625-1638, May 2022.

• Zhibin Wang, Jiahang Qiu, Yong Zhou*, Yuanming Shi, Liqun Fu*, Wei Chen, and Khaled B. Letaief, “Federated Learning via Intelligent Reflecting Surface,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 808-822, Feb. 2022.
• Xiaowen Ye, Yiding Yu, and Liqun Fu*, “Multi-channel Opportunistic Access for Heterogeneous Networks Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 21. no. 2, pp. 794-807, Feb. 2022.
• Jingwen Tong, Liqun Fu* and Zhu Han, “Throughput Enhancement of Full Duplex CSMA Networks Using Multi-Player Bandits”, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, no. 15, pp. 11807-11821, Aug. 2021.
• Zhaoxi Wu and Liqun Fu*, “Optimizing Job Completion Time with Fairness in Large-scale Data Centers,” Future Generation Computer Systems, vol. 114, pp. 563-573, Jan. 2021.
• Kai Yang, Yuanming Shi, Yong Zhou, Zhanpeng Yang, Liqun Fu, and Wei Chen, “Federated Machine Learning for Intelligent IoT via Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface,” IEEE Network Magazine, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 16-22, Sept./Oct. 2020.
• Dongbin Jiao, Peng Yang, Liqun Fu, Liangjun Ke, and Ke Tang, “Optimal Energy-Delay Scheduling for Energy Harvesting WSNs with Interference Channel via Negatively Correlated Search,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 1690-1703, Mar. 2020.
• Shengbo Liu, Liqun Fu*, and Wei Xie, “Hidden-node Problem in Full-duplex Enabled CSMA Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 347-361, Feb. 2020.
• Shijun Lin, Liqun Fu, and Yong Li, “Energy Saving with Network Coding Design over Rayleigh Fading Channel” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 17, pp. 4503-4518, Jul. 2017.
• Demia Della Penda, Liqun Fu, and Mikael Johansson “Energy Efficient D2D Communications in Dynamic TDD Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 65, no. 3, pp. 1260-1273, Mar. 2017.
• Shijun Lin and Liqun Fu*, “Throughput Capacity of IEEE 802.11 Many-to/from-one Bidirectional Networks with Physical-Layer Network Coding,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 217-231, Jan. 2016.
• Shijun Lin, Liqun Fu*, Jianmin Xie, and Xijun Wang, “Hybrid Network Coding for Unbalanced Slotted ALOHA Relay Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 298-313, Jan. 2016.
• Liqun Fu*, Mikael Johansson, and Mats Bengtsson, “Energy Efficient Transmissions in Cognitive MIMO Systems with Multiple Data Streams,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 14, no. 9, pp. 5171-5184, Sept. 2015.
• Liqun Fu*, Ying Jun (Angela) Zhang, and Jianwei Huang, “Energy Efficient Transmissions in MIMO Cognitive Radio Networks,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), vol. 31, no. 11, pp. 2420-2431, Nov. 2013.
• Shijun Lin and Liqun Fu, “Unsaturated Throughput Analysis of Physical-Layer Network Coding Based on IEEE 802.11 Distributed Coordination Function,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 12, no. 11, pp. 5544-5556, Nov. 2013.
• Liqun Fu*, Soung Chang Liew, and Jianwei Huang, “Effective Carrier Sensing in CSMA Networks under Cumulative Interference,” IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 748-760, Apr. 2013.
• Liqun Fu*, Hongseok Kim, Jianwei Huang, Soung Chang Liew, and Mung Chiang, “Energy Conservation and Interference Mitigation: From Decoupling Property to Win-Win Strategy,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 10, no. 11, pp. 3943-3955, Nov. 2011.
• Liqun Fu*, Soung Chang Liew, and Jianwei Huang, “Fast Algorithms for Joint Power Control and Scheduling in Wireless Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 1186-1197, Mar. 2010.
• W. Xie, Y. J. Zhang, M. L. Sichitiu, Liqun Fu, and Y. Yao, “Feasibility of Optimally Assigning Channels by Exhaustive Search in Commercial Multi-radio Wireless Mesh Networks,” Springer Telecommunication Systems (Special Issue on Wireless Ad-hoc, Sensor and Mesh Networks), vol. 44, no. 1-2, pp. 171-178, Jun. 2010.

Conference

• Zhirong Tang, Lizhao You, Liqun Fu, and Haipeng Dai, “Quick and Reliable Physical-layer Data Aggregation in LoRa through Multi-Packet Reception,” in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Sensing, Communication, and Networking (SECON), Sept., 2022.
• Qian Zhou, Xiaowen Ye, and Liqun Fu*, “Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Scheduling Scheme for the NR-U/WiGig Coexistence in Unlicensed mmWave Bands,” in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Seoul, South Korea, May, 2022.
• Xinbo Zhao, Lizhao You, Rui Cao, Yulin Shao, and Liqun Fu, “Broadband Digital Over-theAir Computation for Asynchronous Federated Edge Learning,” in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Seoul, South Korea, May, 2022.

• Zhenzhen Chen, Jingwen Tong, Liqun Fu*, and Zhu Han, “Over-the-Air Computing Aided Federated Learning and Analytics via Belief Propagation Based Stochastic Bandits,” in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Seoul, South Korea, May, 2022.

• Xinglong Han, Shengbo Liu, and Liqun Fu*, “Hybrid Beamforming for Full-duplex Enabled Cellular System in the Unlicensed mmWave Band,” in Proc. of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Madrid, Spain, Dec., 2021.
• Bifeng Ling, Jiangbin Lyu, and Liqun Fu, “Placement Optimization and Power Control in Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Multiuser System,” in Proc. of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Madrid, Spain, Dec., 2021.

• Kaiqi Zhong and Liqun Fu*, “Optimal Throughput of the Full-duplex Two-way Relay System with Energy Harvesting,” in Proc. of IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) (Fall), Sept., 2021.
• Tongtong Lin, Jiahang Qiu, and Liqun Fu*, “Online Learning and Resource Allocation for User Experience Improvement in Mobile Edge Clouds,” in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Jun., 2021.
• Yufang Huang, Shengbo Liu, and Liqun Fu*, “Balancing Hidden-node and Exposed-node Problems in Full-duplex Enabled CSMA Networks,”in Proc. of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) Workshop on Advanced Technology for 5G Plus, Taipei, Dec., 2020.
• Yifan Zhang, Jiangbin Lyu, and Liqun Fu, “Energy-Efficient Cyclical Trajectory Design for UAV-Aided Maritime Data Collection in Wind,”in Proc. of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Taipei, Dec., 2020.
• Xiaowen Ye, Yiding Yu, and Liqun Fu*, “MAC Protocol for Multi-channel Heterogeneous Networks Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning,” in Proc. of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Taipei, Dec., 2020.
• Zewen Zhu, Xiaowen Ye, and Liqun Fu*, “Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Energy Efficient Underwater Acoustic Communications,” in Proc. of MTS/IEEE OCEANS Conference, Singapore-U.S. Gulf Coast, Oct., 2020.
• Mengya Wang, Deqing Wang, Haiyu Li, and Liqun Fu, “A Real-Time Software-Defined Acoustic Modem Based on USRP for Underwater Communications,” in Proc. of MTS/IEEE OCEANS Conference, Singapore-U.S. Gulf Coast, Oct., 2020.
• Fen Ye, Qinlin Xie, Deqing Wang, Liqun Fu, and Wen Lin, “A Low-Complexity Orthogonal Matching Pursuit based Channel Estimation Approach for Underwater Acoustic Baseband OFDM System,” in Proc. of MTS/IEEE OCEANS Conference, Singapore-U.S. Gulf Coast, Oct., 2020.
• Jin Qiu, Jiangbin Lyu, and Liqun Fu, “Placement Optimization of Aerial Based Stations with Deep Reinforcement Learning,” in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Dublin, Ireland, Jun., 2020.
• Jingwen Tong, Shuyue Lai, Liqun Fu*, and Zhu Han, “Optimal Frequency and Rate Selection Using Unimodal Objective Based Thompson Sampling Algorithm,” in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Dublin, Ireland, Jun.,2020.
• Shengbo Liu, and Liqun Fu*,“End-to-end Throughput Optimization in Multi-hop Wireless Networks with Cut-through Capability,” in Proc. of IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Seoul, South Korea, Apr., 2020.
• Jiangbin Lyu, Dan Yu, and Liqun Fu, “Achieving Max-Min Throughput in LoRa Networks,” in Proc. of International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC), Big Island, Hawaii, USA, Feb., 2020.
• Jingwen Tong, Liqun Fu*, and Zhu Han, “Throughput Enhancement of Full-Duplex CSMA Networks via Adversarial Multi-Armed Bandit,” in Proc. of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Hawaii, USA, Dec., 2019.
• Xiaowei Ye, Liqun Fu, “Deep Reinforcement Learning Based MAC Protocol for Underwater Acoustic Networks,” in Proc. of ACM International Conference on Underwater Networks and Systems (WUWNet), Atlanta, GA, USA, Oct. 2019.
• Kaiqi Zhong and Liqun Fu, “Optimal Throughput of the ANC based Two-way Relay System with Energy Harvesting,” in Proc. of IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) (Fall), Honolulu, Hi, USA, Sept., 2019.
• D. Jiao, P. Yang, Liqun Fu, L. Ke, and K. Tang, “Optimal Energy-Delay Scheduling for Energy Harvesting WSNs via Negatively Correlated Search,”in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Shanghai, May, 2019.
• Haifeng Cao, Liqun Fu, and Hongning Dai, “Throughput Analysis of the Two-way Relay System with Network Coding and Energy Harvesting,” in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Paris, May 2017.
• Shijun Lin, Liqun Fu, Kewei Li, and Yong Li, “Sum-rate Optimization for Device-to-Device Communications over Rayleigh Fading Channel,” in Proc. of IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) (Spring), Sydney, Jun., 2017.
• Shijun Lin and Liqun Fu, “Energy Conservation of Bidirectional Cellular Relay Network over Rayleigh Fading Channel”, in Proc. of GSNC Workshop of the 35th Annual IEEE Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), Toronto, Apr. 2016.
• Hongning Dai, Raymond C.W. Wong, Wei Zhang, and Liqun Fu, “ On Percolation Connectivity of Large Scale Wireless Networks with Directional Antennas,” in Proc. of IEEE 26th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Hong Kong, Aug., 2015.
• Demia Della Penda, Liqun Fu, and Mikael Johansson, “ Mode Selection for Energy Efficient D2D Communications in Dynamic TDD Systems,” in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), London, UK, Jun., 2015.
• Liqun Fu, Ying Jun (Angela) Zhang, and Jianwei Huang, “Energy Efficient Transmissions in MIMO Cognitive Radio Networks,” in Proc. of IEEE 46th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Princeton, New Jersey, US, Mar. 2012.
• Hongning Dai, Soung Chang Liew, and Liqun Fu, “Link Scheduling in Multi-Transmit-Receive Wireless Networks,” in Proc. of 36th IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN), Bonn, Germany, Oct. 2011.
• Liqun Fu, Hongseok Kim, Jianwei Huang, Soung Chang Liew, and Mung Chiang, “Energy Conservation and Interference Mitigation: From Decoupling Property to Win-Win Strategy,”(invited paper), in Proc. of 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, US, Dec. 2010.
• Liqun Fu, Soung Chang Liew, and Jianwei Huang, “Effective Carrier Sensing in CSMA Networks under Cumulative Interference,” in Proc. of the 29th Annual IEEE Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), San Diego, CA, US, March, 2010. (Acceptance rate: 17.5%)
• Liqun Fu, Soung Chang Liew, and Jianwei Huang, “Power Controlled Scheduling with Consecutive Transmission Constraints: Complexity Analysis and Algorithm Design,” in Proc. of the 28th Annual IEEE Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Apr. 2009. (Acceptance rate: 19.6%)
• Jialiang Zhang, Soung Chang Liew, and Liqun Fu, “On Fast Optimal STDMA Scheduling over Fading Wireless Channels,” in Proc. of the 28th Annual IEEE Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Apr. 2009. (Acceptance rate: 19.6%)
• Liqun Fu, Soung Chang Liew, and Jianwei Huang, “Joint Power Control and Link Scheduling in Wireless Networks for Throughput Optimization,” in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Beijing, China, May 2008
• Liqun Fu and Zhigang Cao, “Joint Optimization of Routing and Scheduling for Higher Throughput in IEEE 802.16 Mesh Networks,” in Proc. of IET International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (ICWMMN), 2006.
• Liqun Fu, Zhigang Cao, and Pingyi Fan, “Spatial Reuse in IEEE 802.16 Based Wireless Mesh Networks,” in Proc. of IEEE International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT), 2005.

Patents

• Dan Yu, Jiangbin Lyu, Liqun Fu , Lei Yue, A method to realize the fairness of optimal throughput in Lora network, national invention patent, Authorized, Patent No: ZL 2019105473945
• Liqun Fu , ShengboLiu, Lei Yue, Wei Xie, Communication method based on full duplex MAC protocol in wireless network, national invention patent, Authorized, Patent No: ZL 2019100305534
• Liqun Fu , ShengboLiu, Lei Yue, Wei Xie, Communication method based on full duplex MAC protocol in wireless network, national invention patent, Authorized, Patent No: ZL 2019100305483
• Dan Yu, Jiangbin Lyu, Liqun Fu , Lei Yue, A method of realizing specific downlink duty ratio of Lora gateway based on conditional probability, national invention patent, Authorized, Patent No: ZL 2019106655955
• Xuzhu Li, Jiangbin Lyu, Liqun Fu , Lei Yue, A method for maximizing throughput and fairness of Lora network, national invention patent, Authorized, Patent No: 202010871867X
• Lei Yue, Shuyue Lai, Jingwen Tong, Liqun Fu, A method to improve the average throughput of underwater acoustic communication link, national invention patent, Authorized, Patent No: 2020102796073

Awards

• class A of Xiamen University's "Nanqiang young top talent" 2018
• "Fujian 100 Talents Program - innovation" 2018
• Fujian Minjiang Scholars 2016
• National High-level Talents - Young Talents 2016
• Royal Swedish Institute of Technology ACCESS scholarship 2013
• The Chinese University of Hong Kong Global Research Excellence Scholarship 2009
• Scholarships for overseas academic activities for graduate students of the Chinese University of Hong Kong 2008

Academic Posts

• Vice-chair of the ISC (Information Services Committee) of the Asia-Pacific Region of IEEE ComSoc (Communications Society), 2018-2019.
• Vice-chair of the SIG (Special Interest Group) on Green Cognitive Communications and Computing Networks, IEEE ComSoc Technical Committee on Green Communications and Computing, 2012-2014.
• IEEE Comsoc TCCN (Technical Committee of Cognitive Networks) representative of the IEEE Comsoc Student Competition Program, 2017-2018.
• Editor for Journals, IEEE Communications Letters, Jan. 2022-Now.
• Editor for Journals, Journal of Communications and Information Networks (JCIN), Jan. 2019 -Now.
• Editor for Journals, IEEE Access, 2018-2021.
• Technical Program Committee Co-Chair, IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC), Xiamen, China,2021.
• Technical Program Committee Co-Chair, INFOCOM Workshop on Green Cognitive Communications and Computing Networks, Toronto, Canada, 2014.

Chairmans

• Web Chair, IEEE International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc and Wireless Networks (WiOpt), 2018.
• Publicity Co-Chair, INFOCOM Workshop on Green and Sustainable Networking and Computing (GSNC), San Francisco, 2016.