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Full List of Liang Zhang's Publications:
L. Zhang and B. Jabbari, “Machine Learning for Caching Placement in Edge Computing Networks ,” International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC) , Big Island, HI, USA, pp. 259-264, Feb. 2024 (Corresponding Author) .
H. Gao, L. Zhang , B. Zhang, X. Chen and Z. Li, “On the Generalization of Machine-Learning-aided QoT Estimation in Optical Networks ,” in Proceedings of 32nd Wireless and Optical Communications Conference (WOCC) , Newark, NJ, USA, pp. 1-4, May 2023.
Z. Zhu, L. Zhang , B. Jabbari, “On the Deployment and Operation of Correlated Data-Intensive vNF-SCs in Inter-DC EONs ,” in Proceedings of 32nd Wireless and Optical Communications Conference (WOCC) , Newark, NJ, USA, pp. 1-5, May 2023.
L. Zhang , B. Jabbari and N. Ansari, “Deep Reinforcement Learning Driven UAV-assisted Edge Computing ,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal , vol. 9, no. 24, pp. 25449-25459, Dec. 2022 (Main Contribution) . L. Zhang and B. Jabbari, “Machine Learning Driven Latency Optimization for Application-aware Edge Computing-based IoTs ,” in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) , pp. 183-188, May 2022 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang , B. Jabbari and N. Ansari, “Machine Learning Driven UAV-assisted Edge Computing ,” in Proceedings of IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) , pp. 2220-2225, Apr. 2022 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang and J. Chakareski, “UAV-Assisted Edge Computing and Streaming for Wireless Virtual Reality ,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology , vol. 71, no. 3, pp. 3267-3275, Mar. 2022 (Corresponding Author) .
W. Liu, L. Zhang and N. Ansari, “Joint Laser Charging and DBS Placement for Downlink Communications ,” IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering , vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 3009-3018, Oct. - Dec. 2021.
L. Zhang and N. Ansari, “Optimizing the Operation Cost for UAV-aided Mobile Edge Computing ,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology , vol. 70, no. 6, pp. 6085-6093, Jun. 2021 (Corresponding Author) . L. Zhang and N. Ansari, “Latency-Aware IoT Service Provisioning in UAV-Aided Mobile-Edge Computing Networks ,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal , vol. 7, no. 10, pp. 10573-10580, Oct. 2020 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang , “Communications with Spectrum Sharing in 5G Networks via Drone-mounted Base Stations ,” (2020). Dissertations. 1468. [Available]: https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/dissertations/1468
N. Ansari and L. Zhang , “Flexible Backhaul-aware DBS-aided HetNet with IBFD Communications (invited paper) ,” ICT Express , Mar. 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icte.2019.08.003 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang and N. Ansari, “Optimizing the Deployment and Throughput of DBSs for Uplink Communications ,” IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology , vol. 1, pp. 18-28, Jan. 2020 (Corresponding Author) .
N. Ansari, Q. Fan, X. Sun and L. Zhang , “ SoarNet ,” IEEE Wireless Communications , vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 37-43, Dec. 2019.
L. Zhang and N. Ansari, “Backhaul-aware Uplink Communications in Full-Duplex DBS-aided HetNet ,” in Proceedings of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) , Waikoloa, HI, USA, Dec. 9-13, 2019 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang and N. Ansari, “A Framework for 5G Networks with In-band Full-duplex Enabled Drone-mounted Base-stations ,” IEEE Wireless Communications , vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 121-127, Oct. 2019 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang and N. Ansari, “Approximate Algorithms for 3-D Placement of IBFD Enabled Drone-mounted Base-Stations ,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology , vol. 68, no. 8, pp. 7715-7722, Jun. 2019 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang and N. Ansari, “On the Number and 3-D Placement of In-Band Full-Duplex Enabled Drone-mounted Base-stations ,” IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol . 8, no. 1, pp. 221-224, Feb. 2019 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang , Q. Fan and N. Ansari, “3-D Drone-Base-Station Placement with In-Band Full-Duplex Communications ,” IEEE Communications Letters , vol. 22, no. 9, pp. 1902-1905, Sept. 2018 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang , T. Han and N. Ansari, “Energy-Aware Virtual Machine Management in Inter-Datacenter Networks Over Elastic Optical Infrastructure ,” IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking , vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 305-315, Mar. 2018 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang , Y. Luo, N. Ansari, B. Gao, X. Liu and F. Effenberger, “Enhancing Next Generation Passive Optical Network Stage2 (NG-PON2) with Channel Bonding ,” in Proceedings of International Conference on Networking, Architecture, and Storage , pp. 1-6, Aug. 2017 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang , Y. Luo, N. Ansari, B. Gao, X. Liu and F. Effenberger, “Channel bonding for Next Generation Passive Optical Network Stage 2 (NG-PON2) ,” in Proceedings of International Conference on Computer, Information and Telecommunication Systems (CITS) , pp. 103-107, Jul. 2017 (Corresponding Author) .
Y. Luo, L. Zhang , N. Ansari, B. Gao, X. Liu and F. Effenberger, “Wavelength channel bonding for 100 Gb/s next generation Passive Optical Networks ,” in Proceedings of Wireless and Optical Communication Conference (WOCC) , pp. 1-6, Apr. 2017 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang , Y. Luo, B. Gao, X. Liu, F. Effenberger and N. Ansari, “Channel bonding design for 100 Gb/s PON based on FEC codeword alignment ,” in Proceedings of Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC) , pp. 1-3, Mar. 2017 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang , T. Han and N. Ansari, “Revenue Driven Virtual Machine Management in Green Datacenter Networks Towards Big Data ,” in Proceedings of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) , pp. 1-6, Dec. 2016 (NSF Travel Grant) (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang , N. Ansari and A. Khreishah, “Anycast Planning in Space Division Multiplexing Elastic Optical Networks With Multi-Core Fibers ,” IEEE Communications Letters , vol. 20, no. 10, pp. 1983-1986, Oct. 2016 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang , T. Han and N. Ansari, “Renewable Energy-Aware Inter-Datacenter Virtual Machine Migration over Elastic Optical Networks ,” in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science (CloudCom) , pp. 440-443, Dec. 2015 (Corresponding Author) .
P. Lu, L. Zhang , X. Liu, J. Yao and Z. Zhu, “Highly efficient data migration and backup for big data applications in elastic optical inter-data-center networks ,” IEEE Network , vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 36-42, Sept. 2015.
L. Zhang and Z. Zhu, “Spectrum-Efficient Anycast in Elastic Optical Inter-Datacenter Networks ,” Optical Switching and Networking (Elsevier) , vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 250-259, Aug. 2014.
X. Liu, L. Zhang , M. Zhang and Z. Zhu, “Joint defragmentation of spectrum and computing resources in inter-datacenter networks over elastic optical infrastructure ,” in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) , pp. 3289-3294, Jun. 2014.
L. Zhang and Z. Zhu, “Dynamic Anycast in Inter-Datacenter Networks over Elastic Optical Infrastructure ,” in Proceedings of International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC) , pp. 1-5, Feb. 2014 (Best Paper Award) (Acceptance Ratio: 109/461 = 23.6%) .
L. Zhang , W. Lu, X. Zhou and Z. Zhu, “ Dynamic RMSA in spectrum sliced elastic optical networks for high-throughput service provisioning ,” in Proceedings of International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC) , pp. 380-384, Jan. 2013 (Acceptance Ratio: 133/527 = 25.2%) .
Z. Zhu, W. Lu, L. Zhang and N. Ansari, “Dynamic Service Provisioning in Elastic Optical Networks with Hybrid Single-/Multi-Path Routing ,” Journal of Lightwave Technology , vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 15-22, Jan. 2013.
Z. Zhu, X. Chen, F. Ji, L. Zhang , F. Farahmand and J. P. Jue, “Energy Efficient Translucent Optical Transport Networks With Mixed Regenerator Placement ,” Journal of Lightwave Technology , vol. 30, no. 19, pp. 3147-3156, Oct. 2012.
L. Zhang , B. Jabbari and N. Ansari, “Deep Reinforcement Learning Driven UAV-assisted Edge Computing ,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal , vol. 9, no. 24, pp. 25449-25459, Dec. 2022 (Main Contribution) .
L. Zhang and J. Chakareski, “UAV-Assisted Edge Computing and Streaming for Wireless Virtual Reality ,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology , vol. 71, no. 3, pp. 3267-3275, Mar. 2022 (Corresponding Author) .
W. Liu, L. Zhang and N. Ansari, “Joint Laser Charging and DBS Placement for Downlink Communications ,” IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering , vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 3009-3018, Oct. - Dec. 2021.
L. Zhang and N. Ansari, “Optimizing the Operation Cost for UAV-aided Mobile Edge Computing ,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology , vol. 70, no. 6, pp. 6085-6093, Jun. 2021 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang and N. Ansari, “Latency-Aware IoT Service Provisioning in UAV-Aided Mobile-Edge Computing Networks ,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal , vol. 7, no. 10, pp. 10573-10580, Oct. 2020 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang , “Communications with Spectrum Sharing in 5G Networks via Drone-mounted Base Stations ,” (2020). Dissertations. 1468. [Available]: https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/dissertations/1468
N. Ansari and L. Zhang , “Flexible Backhaul-aware DBS-aided HetNet with IBFD Communications (invited paper) ,” ICT Express , Mar. 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icte.2019.08.003 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang and N. Ansari, “Optimizing the Deployment and Throughput of DBSs for Uplink Communications ,” IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology , vol. 1, pp. 18-28, Jan. 2020 (Corresponding Author) .
N. Ansari, Q. Fan, X. Sun and L. Zhang , “ SoarNet ,” IEEE Wireless Communications , vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 37-43, Dec. 2019.
L. Zhang and N. Ansari, “A Framework for 5G Networks with In-band Full-duplex Enabled Drone-mounted Base-stations ,” IEEE Wireless Communications , vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 121-127, Oct. 2019 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang and N. Ansari, “Approximate Algorithms for 3-D Placement of IBFD Enabled Drone-mounted Base-Stations ,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology , vol. 68, no. 8, pp. 7715-7722, Jun. 2019 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang and N. Ansari, “On the Number and 3-D Placement of In-Band Full-Duplex Enabled Drone-mounted Base-stations ,” IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol . 8, no. 1, pp. 221-224, Feb. 2019 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang , Q. Fan and N. Ansari, “3-D Drone-Base-Station Placement with In-Band Full-Duplex Communications ,” IEEE Communications Letters , vol. 22, no. 9, pp. 1902-1905, Sept. 2018 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang , T. Han and N. Ansari, “Energy-Aware Virtual Machine Management in Inter-Datacenter Networks Over Elastic Optical Infrastructure ,” IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking , vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 305-315, Mar. 2018 (Corresponding Author) .
L. Zhang , N. Ansari and A. Khreishah, “Anycast Planning in Space Division Multiplexing Elastic Optical Networks With Multi-Core Fibers ,” IEEE Communications Letters , vol. 20, no. 10, pp. 1983-1986, Oct. 2016 (Corresponding Author) .
P. Lu, L. Zhang , X. Liu, J. Yao and Z. Zhu, “Highly efficient data migration and backup for big data applications in elastic optical inter-data-center networks ,” IEEE Network , vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 36-42, Sept. 2015.
L. Zhang and Z. Zhu, “Spectrum-Efficient Anycast in Elastic Optical Inter-Datacenter Networks ,” Optical Switching and Networking (Elsevier) , vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 250-259, Aug. 2014.
Z. Zhu, W. Lu, L. Zhang and N. Ansari, “Dynamic Service Provisioning in Elastic Optical Networks with Hybrid Single-/Multi-Path Routing ,” Journal of Lightwave Technology , vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 15-22, Jan. 2013.
Z. Zhu, X. Chen, F. Ji, L. Zhang , F. Farahmand and J. P. Jue, “Energy Efficient Translucent Optical Transport Networks With Mixed Regenerator Placement ,” Journal of Lightwave Technology , vol. 30, no. 19, pp. 3147-3156, Oct. 2012.
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