Yang Yang   PhD, MIET, MIEEE
 
  Lecturer in Telecommunications
  Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering,
  University College London (UCL),
  Torrington Place, London,
  WC1E  7JE, United Kingdom.
  Office: Room 809, Roberts Engineering Building
  Tel:      +44 (0)20 7679 3973 (Direct line)
               Internal extension: 33973
  Fax:      +44 (0)20 7388 9325
  Email:  y.yang (at) ee.ucl.ac.uk
   
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BIOGRAPHIC SKETCH
 
      Yang Yang received the BEng and MEng degrees in Radio Engineering from Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China, in 1996 and 1999, respectively; and the PhD degree in Information Engineering from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2002.
 
       He is currently a Lecturer with the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at University College London (UCL), United Kingdom. Prior to that, he served the Department of Information Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong as an Assistant Professor from Aug. 2002 to Aug. 2003, and the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at Brunel University, United Kingdom, as a Lecturer from Sept. 2003 to Feb. 2005. His general research interests include mobile ad hoc networks, wireless sensor networks, wireless mesh networks, third generation (3G) mobile communication systems and beyond, dynamic radio resource management (RRM) for integrated services, cross-layer algorithm design and performance evaluation, cognitive radio and networks, cooperative communications, and medium access control (MAC) protocols. He is a member of the IET and a member of the IEEE.

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RESEARCH
     Research Interests
  • Dynamic radio resource management
  • Medium access control (MAC) protocols
  • Cognitive radio and dynamic spectrum access
  • Wireless multimedia traffic characterisation and modelling
  • Cross-layer algorithm design and performance evaluation
  • Cooperative communications and relay networks
  • Wireless sensor networks, mobile ad hoc networks and wireless mesh networks
  • Wireless PAN (Bluetooth, UWB, ZigBee), Wireless LAN (WiFi), Wireless MAN (WiMAX), 3GPP and LTE, Metropolitan Ethernet (MEN), IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), Fixed/Mobile Convergence (FMC) 
     Research Projects
  • Cognitive and Intelligent Wireless Networks, supported by Toshiba Research Europe, 2008-2011.
  • Efficient and Reliable Wireless Communication Algorithms for Active Flow Control and Skin Friction Drag Reduction, Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks for Active Aircraft, supported by Airbus and EPSRC, 2007-2008.
  • Static Sensor Networks for Surveillance and Monitoring Applications, supported by SELEX S&AS, 2007-2011.
  • Data Fusion and Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) Technologies for Supporting Different Wireless Sensor Network Services and Applications, supported by British Telecom, 2007-2011.
  • Wireless Broadband Multimedia Services over WiMAX Mesh Networks, supported by British Telecom, 2007-2011.
  • Interact China: Research and Development of B3G Mobile Communications (project website), supported by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), 2005.
  • Control Methods for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, supported by British Telecommunications (BT), PhD Studentship, 2004 ~ 2007.
  • Flow Based Network Monitoring and Traceback Mechanism for Securing Computer Networks, supported by British Telecom, 2006.
  • Traffic Characterisation of Wireless Multimedia Applications in Real Systems, supported by Vodafone Group Research and Development -- The Netherlands, 2004.
  • OVSF Code Assignment Scheme for QoS Differentiated Mobile Terminals, supported by British Telecommunications (BT), Short Term Research Fellowship, 2004.
     Collaboration Opportunities (PDF)
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REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
  1. Y. Yang and T. S. P. Yum, “Multicode Multirate Compact Assignment of OVSF Codes for QoS Differentiated Terminals,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 54, no. 6, pp. 2114~2124, Nov. 2005. 
  2. Y. Yang and T. S. P. Yum, “Analysis of Power Ramping Schemes for UTRA-FDD Random Access Channel,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 2688~2693, Nov. 2005.
  3. Y. Yang and T. S. P. Yum, “Maximally Flexible Assignment of Orthogonal Variable Spreading Factor Codes for Multi-Rate Traffic,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 781~792, May 2004.
  4. Y. Yang and T. S. P. Yum, “Analysis of Random Access Channel in UTRA-TDD on AWGN Channel,” International Journal of Communication Systems, vol. 17, pp. 179~192, Apr. 2004.
  5. Y. Yang and T. S. P. Yum, “Delay Distributions of Slotted ALOHA and CSMA,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 51, no. 11, pp. 1846~1857, Nov. 2003.
  • An up-to-date publication list (PDF).
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PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
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TEACHING
  • Advanced Digital IC Design (ELEC 3027), course outline
  • Data Networks and Protocols, course outline
  • Circuit Analysis and Synthesis II (E713), course website
  • Network Design and Management
  • Digital Communications
  • Student-Oriented Teaching and Seminar
  • Principles of Communication Systems
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RAs and STUDENTS

     Prospective Students
      Current RAs and PhD/EngD Students
  • Dr. Sid C. K. Chau (Research Fellow, The Croucher Foundation), 2007 ~ 
  • Dr. Kaan Bur (Research Associate), 2008 ~
  • Dr. Peter Omiyi (Research Associate), 2008 ~
  • Mr. Bing Xia (PhD), 2008 ~
  • Mr. Darminder Ghataoura (EngD), 2007 ~
  • Miss. Hai-Xia Chen (PhD), 2007 ~
  • Mr. Samir Sayed (PhD), 2007 ~
  • Mr. Jeff Foley (EngD), 2007 ~
  • Miss. Jia-Yuan Chen (PhD), 2005 ~
  • Mr. Chibuzor Edordu (PhD), 2005 ~
     Previous Students and Their Projects
  • Mr. Fei-Yi (Fery) Huang (PhD), Random Access MAC Protocols and System Monitoring Methodology in Wireless Mesh Networks, 2004 ~ 2008
  • Xiangjie Chen (MSc), Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radio, 2007
  • Yu Chen (MSc), Multi-hop Delay Performance in Wireless Mesh Networks, 2007
  • Xiaofei Huang (MSc), Intelligent Traffic Control System, 2007
  • Wei Yu (MSc), Characterisation of Real GPRS Traffic, 2007
  • Jianheng Tan (MSc), The Fast Handover Scheme of 3GPP and WiMAX Internetworking, 2007
  • Ying Zhou (MSc), Congestion Control Scheme in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks, 2007
  • Jia Chen (MRes), Effective Capacity and Delay Performance for Multihop Wireless Mesh Networks, 2006
  • Yihuan Xiao (MSc), Performance Evaluation of Priority Access Service for UMTS Mobile Communication Systems, 2006
  • Qi Yang (MSc), Performance Evaluation of Channel Coding and Modulation Schemes for UWB Systems, 2006
  • Rama A. M. Saleh (MSc), Performance Evaluation of TCP/IP Protocols in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks, 2006
  • Chen Zhou (MSc), Performance Evaluation of MAC Layer in WiMAX Systems, 2006
  • Amit Kumar Dev, Panagiotis Kassanos, and Maxwell Labi (MEng), Performance Analysis of the IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX) Standard, 2006
  • Richard Gray and Kunihito Higa (MEng), VoIP Service over Wireless LAN, 2006 
  • Alvin Leong (BEng), Dynamic Pricing System: A Simulation of Pricing Algorithms, 2006
  • Salman Sadat Karim (BEng), Physical Radio Channel Modelling, 2006
  • Mushfaqur Rahman (BEng), A Reactive Keyboard for Touch Screen Mobile Devices, 2006
  • Yu Tang (MSc), System Modelling and Performance Analysis of Multiband OFDM Scheme for Ultra-wideband Systems under Multipath Channel Environment, 2005
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HONOURS AND AWARDS
  • Visiting Scholar, University of Waterloo, Canada, 2005
  • Short Term Research Fellowship, British Telecommunications (BT), 2004
  • Young Scientist Award, Hong Kong Institution of Science, 2003
  • Outstanding PhD Thesis, Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002
  • Student Travel Grant, ACM SIGCOMM Conference, 2002
  • Second Prize, IEEE Region 10 Postgraduate Student Paper Contest, 2002
  • Honourable Mention, ACM Hong Kong Section Postgraduate Research Day, 2002
  • First Prize, IEEE Hong Kong Section Postgraduate Student Paper Contest, 2001
  • Outstanding Teaching Assistant, Department of Information Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001
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Updated March 2008