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Dr Yuli Yang

Senior Lecturer
School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CSEE)
Dr Yuli Yang
  • Email

  • Telephone

    +44 (0) 1206 874457

  • Location

    5A.534, Colchester Campus

  • Academic support hours

    2-3pm on Tuesdays & Fridays in person (5A.534, by appointment)

Profile

Biography

Yuli Yang received the Ph.D. degree in communications and information systems from Peking University (China). She is a Senior Lecturer in Communications and Networks, with the University of Essex (UK). Prior to joining the University of Essex, she was with the University of Lincoln (UK), the University of Chester (UK), Meliksah University (Turkey), and King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (Saudi Arabia) on various academic positions. Her industry experience includes working with Bell Labs Shanghai (China) as a Research Scientist and with Huawei Technologies (China) as an Intern Researcher. Her research interests include modelling, design, analysis, and optimisation of wireless systems and networks, specifically in physical-layer security, permutation-based modulation/transmission, and ultra-reliable low-latency communications.

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. Peking University,

  • MBA (Distinction) University of Chester,

Research and professional activities

Research interests

Wireless Networks

Including but not limited to the following topics: next generation mobile systems, Internet of things, multi-service heterogeneous networks, vehicular ad-hoc networks, smart cities.

Open to supervise

Communication Theory

Including but not limited to the following topics: multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO), multiplexing, diversity, multiple access, source coding, channel coding, adaptive modulation and coding, channel estimation, equalization.

Open to supervise

Wireless Communications

Including but not limited to the following topics: physical layer security, ultra reliable & low latency communications, short-packet communications, cross-layer design, full-duplex infrastructure and network design, edge caching and AI computation offloading.

Open to supervise

Teaching and supervision

Current teaching responsibilities

  • Mathematics for Computing (CE141)

  • Theory of Signals and Communication Systems (CE701)

Publications

Journal articles (50)

Ali, S., Zheng, D., Yang, Y., Ma, M. and Jiao, B., (2024). A New MIMO Scheme for Saving Power Consumption. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 13 (6), 1690-1694

Yang, Y. and Guizani, M., (2024). Metasource-Based Secret Key: Physical Layer Security Guarantee for Future Wireless Networks. IEEE Wireless Communications. 31 (5), 126-133

Li, W., Yang, Y. and Jiao, B., (2023). Permutation-Based Transmissions in Finite Blocklength Regime: Efficient and Effective Resource Utilisation. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 71 (6), 3251-3262

Yang, Y. and Jiao, B., (2023). Dynamic Pilot Design for Multicast in the Internet of Vehicles Running at Different Speeds. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 10 (12), 10307-10317

Yin, W., Kong, Z., Liu, Y., Yang, Y. and Hanzo, L., (2023). Artificial-Noise-Aided CQI-Mapped Generalized Spatial Modulation. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 72 (4), 5338-5343

Zheng, D., Yang, Y., Ma, M., Li, W. and Jiao, B., (2023). Joint Precoding and Array Design for Broadcast in the Internet of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 10 (14), 12638-12650

Yang, Y. and Hanzo, L., (2023). Permutation-Based Short-Packet Transmissions Improve Secure URLLCs in the Internet of Things. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 10 (12), 11024-11037

Li, W., Zheng, D., Yang, Y. and Jiao, B., (2023). Power Indexed Adaptive Modulation to Improve Spectral Efficiency. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 12 (5), 818-822

Yao, H., Shu, L., Yang, F., Jin, Y. and Yang, Y., (2023). The phototactic rhythm of pests for the Solar Insecticidal Lamp: A review. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13, 1018711-

Yang, Y., Xu, C. and Hanzo, L., (2023). Source-Difference-Based Mapping Improves Spatial Modulation. IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology. 4, 517-529

Si, P., Fu, Z., Shu, L., Yang, Y., Huang, K. and Liu, Y., (2022). Target-Barrier Coverage Improvement in an Insecticidal Lamps Internet of UAVs. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 71 (4), 4373-4382

Yang, Y. and Li, W., (2022). Security-Oriented Polar Coding Based on Channel-Gain-Mapped Frozen Bits. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 21 (8), 6584-6596

Li, W., Zheng, D., Yang, Y. and Jiao, B., (2022). Grouping Length Permutation Encapsulated Packets to Improve Spectral Efficiency. IEEE Communications Letters. 26 (9), 2037-2041

Yang, Y. and Hanzo, L., (2021). Permutation-Based TCP and UDP Transmissions to Improve Goodput and Latency in the Internet of Things. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 8 (18), 14276-14286

Wei, L., Yang, Y. and Jiao, B., (2021). Secrecy Throughput in Full-Duplex Multiuser MIMO Short-Packet Communications. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 10 (6), 1339-1343

Yin, M., Yang, Y., Wu, J-M. and Jiao, B., (2021). Opportunistic Bits in Short-Packet Communications: A Finite Blocklength Perspective. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 69 (12), 8085-8099

Liu, Y., Yang, Y., Yang, L-L. and Hanzo, L., (2021). Physical Layer Security of Spatially Modulated Sparse-Code Multiple Access in Aeronautical $Ad$-$hoc$ Networking. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 70 (3), 2436-2447

Yang, F., Shu, L., Yang, Y., Han, G., Pearson, S. and Li, K., (2021). Optimal Deployment of Solar Insecticidal Lamps Over Constrained Locations in Mixed-Crop Farmlands. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 8 (16), 13095-13114

Yang, F., Shu, L., Yang, Y., Liu, Y. and Gordon, T., (2021). Improved Coverage and Connectivity via Weighted Node Deployment in Solar Insecticidal Lamp Internet of Things. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 8 (12), 10170-10186

Yin, M., Yang, Y. and Jiao, B., (2021). Security-Oriented Trellis Code Design for Spatial Modulation. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 20 (3), 1875-1888

Zheng, D., Yang, Y., Wei, L. and Jiao, B., (2021). Decode-and-Forward Short-Packet Relaying in the Internet of Things: Timely Status Updates. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 20 (12), 8423-8437

Zhou, Z., Yang, Y., Ma, M. and Jiao, B., (2021). Distortion Reduction in Fractional Delay Filters. IEEE Signal Processing Letters. 28, 588-592

Yang, Y., (2021). Permutation-Based Transmissions in Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications. IEEE Communications Letters. 25 (3), 1024-1028

Yang, Y., Ma, M., Aissa, S. and Hanzo, L., (2020). Physical-Layer Secret Key Generation via CQI-Mapped Spatial Modulation in Multi-Hop Wiretap Ad-Hoc Networks. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security. 16, 1322-1334

Ma, M., Tian, S., Chen, Y., Wang, L., Yang, Y., Wan, L., Jiao, B. and Poor, HV., (2020). A Prototype of Co-Frequency Co-Time Full Duplex Networking. IEEE Wireless Communications. 27 (1), 132-139

Yang, Y. and Guizani, M., (2018). Mapping-Varied Spatial Modulation for Physical Layer Security: Transmission Strategy and Secrecy Rate. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 36 (4), 877-889

Yang, Y., (2017). Effective Capacity of a Novel Spectrum-Band Selection Scheme in Spectrum-Sharing Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 66 (3), 2838-2843

Tian, S., Ma, M., Yang, Y. and Jiao, B., (2017). Blind Analog Interference Cancellation. IEEE Communications Letters. 21 (8), 1867-1870

Shi, Y., Ma, M., Yang, Y. and Jiao, B., (2017). Optimal Power Allocation in Spatial Modulation Systems. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 16 (3), 1646-1655

Liu, C., Ma, M., Yang, Y. and Jiao, B., (2016). Optimal Spatial-Domain Design for Spatial Modulation Capacity Maximization. IEEE Communications Letters. 20 (6), 1092-1095

Yang, Y., (2016). Spatial Modulation Exploited in Non-Reciprocal Two-Way Relay Channels: Efficient Protocols and Capacity Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 64 (7), 2821-2834

Yang, Y. and Aïssa, S., (2015). Information‐guided communications in MIMO systems with channel state impairments. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing. 15 (5), 868-878

Yang, Y. and Aissa, S., (2014). Increased Spectrum Access Opportunities for Secondary Users Exploiting Adaptive Modulation in Primary Links. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 64 (7), 1-1

Yang, Y. and Aïssa, S., (2014). Spectrum‐sharing broadcast channels using fountain codes: energy, delay and throughput. IET Communications. 8 (14), 2574-2583

Yang, Y., Aissa, S. and Salama, KN., (2014). Spectrum Band Selection in Delay-QoS Constrained Cognitive Radio Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 64 (7), 1-1

Yuli Yang, Salama, KN. and Aissa, S., (2014). Interference Mitigation for Broadcast in Hierarchical Cell Structure Networks: Transmission Strategy and Area Spectral Efficiency. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 63 (8), 3818-3828

Yuli Yang, Hao Ma and Aissa, S., (2014). Partial QoS-Aware Opportunistic Relay Selection Over Two-Hop Channels: End-to-End Performance Under Spectrum-Sharing Requirements. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 63 (8), 3829-3840

Yuli Yang and Aissa, S., (2013). Cross-Layer Combining of Information-Guided Transmission with Network Coding Relaying for Multiuser Cognitive Radio Systems. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 2 (1), 26-29

Yuli Yang and Aissa, S., (2012). Information Guided Channel Hopping with an Arbitrary Number of Transmit Antennas. IEEE Communications Letters. 16 (10), 1552-1555

Yuli Yang, Hao Ma and Aissa, S., (2012). Cross-Layer Combining of Adaptive Modulation and Truncated ARQ Under Cognitive Radio Resource Requirements. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 61 (9), 4020-4030

Yuli Yang and Aissa, S., (2012). Achievable Data Rate in Spectrum-Sharing Channels with Variable-Rate Variable-Power Primary Users. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 1 (4), 312-315

Yuli Yang and Aissa, S., (2011). Bit-Padding Information Guided Channel Hopping. IEEE Communications Letters. 15 (2), 163-165

Bonello, N., Yang, Y., Aissa, S. and Hanzo, L., (2011). Myths and realities of rateless coding. IEEE Communications Magazine. 49 (8), 143-151

Yang, Y. and Aissa, S., (2011). Information-Guided Transmission in Decode-and-Forward Relaying Systems: Spatial Exploitation and Throughput Enhancement. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 10 (7), 2341-2351

Yang, Y., Ma, M., Jiao, B. and Lee, WCY., (2009). A Design of Segmented Data Rates for Recurrent Channel Estimation. Wireless Personal Communications. 50 (4), 483-491

Yang, Y. and Jiao, B., (2008). On the capacity of information-guided channel-hopping in multi-antenna system. IEEE INFOCOM 2008 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops. 16 (2), 1-5

Yuli Yang and Bingli Jiao, (2008). Information-guided channel-hopping for high data rate wireless communication. IEEE Communications Letters. 12 (4), 225-227

Yang, YL., Ma, M. and Jiao, BL., (2007). Design for increasing spectral efficiency of PSAM-OFDM system based on segmented effective transmission rate. Tien Tzu Hsueh Pao/Acta Electronica Sinica. 35 (9), 1660-1664

Ma, M., Yang, Y. and Jiao, B., (2006). Optimum symbol length design for wireless OFDM over fast fading channels. Beijing Daxue Xuebao (Ziran Kexue Ban)/Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Pekinensis. 42 (5), 658-661

Yang, YL. and Jiao, BL., (2006). Capacity gain by information-guided channel-hopping scheme in cycling transmission system. Tien Tzu Hsueh Pao/Acta Electronica Sinica. 34 (10), 1868-1871

Conferences (24)

Yang, Y., (2023). Secure and Timely Status Updates in the IoT using Short-Packet Permutation-Based Transmissions

Yang, Y., Guizani, M. and Jiao, B., (2022). Difference Based Spatial Modulation

Jiao, B., Zheng, D., Yin, M. and Yang, Y., (2019). A Possibility: Beyond the Channel Capacity in the Low SNR Regime

Yang, Y. and Jiao, B., (2015). Artificial-noise strategy for single-antenna systems over multi-path fading channels

Yang, Y., Aissa, S., Eltawil, A. and Salama, KN., (2014). An interference cancellation strategy for broadcast in hierarchical cell structure

Yuli Yang, Hao Ma and Aissa, S., (2013). Relay selection from an effective capacity perspective

Yang, Y. and Aissa, S., (2013). On the coexistence of primary and secondary users in spectrum-sharing broadcast channels

Ma, H., Yuli Yang and Aissa, S., (2012). Secondary link adaptation in cognitive radio networks: End-to-end performance with cross-layer design

Yuli Yang and Aissa, S., (2012). Power allocation and achievable data rate in spectrum-sharing channels under adaptive primary service outage constraints

Yuli Yang and Aissa, S., (2011). On End-to-End Performance of MIMO Multiuser in Cognitive Radio Networks

Yang, Y. and Aissa, S., (2011). On the Capacity of Multiple Cognitive Links through Common Relay under Spectrum-Sharing Constraints

Yuli Yang, Bonello, N. and Aissa, S., (2010). An Information-Guided Channel-Hopping Scheme for Block-Fading Channels with Estimation Errors

Yuli Yang and Aissa, S., (2010). Common Information Multicast with Different Data Rates

Chen, Y. and Yang, Y., (2009). Cellular Based Machine to Machine Communication with Un-Peer2Peer Protocol Stack

Yang, Y., (2009). Information-Guided Relay Selection for High Throughput in Half-Duplex Relay Channels

Yang, Y., (2009). Half-Duplex Relay-Help Transmission with Dirty Paper Coding

Yang, Y. and Chen, Y., (2009). An Improved Relay Selection Scheme in Half-Duplex Relay Channels

Yang, Y., (2008). On the capacity of maximum selection in MIMO multicast network

Yang, Y. and Jiao, B., (2008). On the capacity of information-guided channel-hopping in multi-antenna system

Yang, Y., Ma, M., Cheng, H., Jiao, B. and Lee, WCY., (2007). A Study on Segmented Data Rates for System Capacity

Ma, M., Yang, Y., Cheng, H. and Jiao, B., (2006). A Capacity Comparison Between MC-CDMA and CP-CDMA

Yang, Y., Song, S., Xie, K., Jeong, BJ. and Jiao, B., (2004). A channel hopping technique ii: Simulation result

Yang, Y., Song, S., Xie, KQ., Jeong, BJ. and Jiao, BL., (2004). Channel hopping technique: Simulation result

Shumei Song, Yuli Yang, Xionq, Q., Kunqing Xie, Byung-Jang Jeong and BingLi Jiao, (2004). A channel hopping technique I: theoretical studies on band efficiency and capacity

Grants and funding

2024

Task Specific Security Solutions for Space-Air-Ground Networks

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Contact

yuli.yang@essex.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1206 874457

Location:

5A.534, Colchester Campus

Academic support hours:

2-3pm on Tuesdays & Fridays in person (5A.534, by appointment)