CURRICULUM VITAE - SEAS - The George Washington University

CURRICULUM VITAE
Xiuzhen Cheng
Department of Computer Science
The George Washington University
801 22nd St. NW, Suite 704
Washington DC, 20052, USA
Phone: 202 994 9751
Fax: 202 994 4875
Email: cheng@gwu.edu
URL: www.seas.gwu.edu/~cheng
Professional Experience
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, The George Washington University,
Sep 2008 -
Program Director, Part-time, National Science Foundation, Apr 27, 2008 - Apr 26, 2010.
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, The George Washington University,
Sep 2002 - Aug 2008
Program Director, National Science Foundation, Apr 2006 - Oct 2006
Education
PhD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN, 2002
Thesis: Routing Issues in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks
Computer Science
M.S., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN, 2000
Computer Science
Thesis: Simulation Study on Stochastic Discrimination for Pattern Recognition
M.S., Chinese Academy of Space Technologies
Beijing, China, 1994
Thesis: On the Implementation of Digital RDSS Receiver
B.S., National University of Defense Technology
Changsha, China, 1991
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Research Interests
Mobile Health and Safety: Smartphone based health service provisioning; vehicle network
safety enhancement; traffic prediction.
Wireless and Mobile Security: Body area network security (key management; access
control); Smartgrid security; Sensor network security (Key management; Secure localization
and location verification; etc.); Trust establishment and privacy control in pervasive
computing; Wi-Fi network security; Secure ad hoc routing.
Cognitive Radio Networking: Spectrum sensing and prediction; Opportunistic routing;
Delay minimization.
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Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networking: Localization; Information Processing; Data
Aggregation Services; Location-centric storage; Power-Controlled MAC; Underwater
acoustic sensor networks; Interference-aware ad hoc routing.
Wireless Mesh Networking: Capacity optimization (channel assignment; rate control; etc.);
Scheduling.
Computational Medicine: Cancer Staging; Pattern Classification.
Algorithm Design and Analysis: Approximation Algorithm Design and analysis.
Grants and Awards
NSF Grant, PI (Co-PI Hyeong-Ah Choi): “NeTS: Medium: Collaborative Research:
Integrated Dynamic Spectrum Access for Throughput, Delay, and Fairness
Enhancement”, CNS-1162057, $679,932.00, 07/01/12 – 06/30/16.
NSF Grant, Co-PI (PI Nan Zhang): “TC: Small: Collaborative Research: Membership
Inference in a Differentially Private World and Beyond”, CNS-1117297, $109,584.00,
09/01/11 – 08/31/14
NSF Grant, PI: “NeTS: Small: Exploring the Signal Sparsity in Sensor Networks Based on
Compressive Sampling”, CNS-1017662, $300,000, 09/01/10 – 08/31/13.
NSF Grant, PI: “NeTS: Medium: Collaborative Research: Opportunistic and Compressive
Sensing in Wireless Sensor Networks”, CNS-0963957, $320,024.00, 04/01/10 –
03/31/14.
NSF CAREER Supplement, PI: “Integrated Resource Conservation in Sensor Networks”,
CNS- 0962404, US$ 85,474.00, 09/01/09 – 08/31/10.
NSF Workshop Grant, Co-PI (PI Thomas La Porta (PSU); Co-PI Mani B. Srivastava
(UCLA)): “Future Directions in Networked Sensing Systems, Fundamentals, and
Applications”, CNS-0957994, US$130,000.00, 09/01/09-08/31/10.
GWU Research Enhancement Fund Award: PI: Hyeong-Ah Choi, Co-PIs: Xiuzhen
Cheng, Nan Zhang, and Suresh Subramaniam, $99,763.00, 07/01/09 – 06/30/11.
NSF Grant, PI (Co-PI: Hyeong-Ah Choi): “Collaborative Research: NEDG: Throughput
Optimization in Wireless Mesh Networks”, CNS-0831852, $330,000.00, 08/01/08 –
07/31/12.
NSF Grant, PI: “Collaborative Research: NeTS-NOSS: Autonomous Mobile Underwater
SEnsor networks (AMUSE): Design and Applications”, CNS-0721669, National
Science Foundation, USA, US$242,124.00, 08/01/07 – 07/31/10.
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NSF Grant, PI: “Collaborative Research: KEYING SUITE: A Library of Key Establishment
Schemes for Sensor Networks”, CCF-0627322, National Science Foundation, USA,
US$260,000.00, 02/01/07 – 01/31/10.
NSF CAREER Award, PI: “Integrated Resource Conservation in Sensor Networks”, CNS-
0347674, National Science Foundation, USA, US$427,376.00, 09/01/04 – 08/31/09.
RGC CERG grant (CERG No. CityU 113807): PI: Chih-Hao Huang (City University of
Hong Kong), Co-PI: Xiuzhen Cheng (The George Washington University), “Minimum
Latency Communication Scheduling in 2-Disk and SINR Model: New Perspectives on
Broadcast, Multicast, Convergecast, and Beyond”, HK$596,160, Sep 1, 2007 – Aug
31, 2010.
RGC CERG grant (CERG No. CityU 1149/04E): PI: Xiaohua Jia (City University of Hong
Kong), Co-PI: Xiuzhen Cheng (The George Washington University), “Virtual
Backbone Construction in Multihop Ad Hoc Wireless Networks”, HK$339,414, Dec
04 – Nov 06.
Other Awards
Best Paper Award: “Wireless Link Scheduling for Data Center Networks”, by Yong Cui,
Hongyi Wang, and Xiuzhen Cheng, ACM ICUMC, 2011
Best Paper Award: “AP Association for Proportional Fairness in Multi-rate WLANs”, by
Wei Li, Yong Cui, Shengling Wang, and Xiuzhen Cheng, in WASA 2010. (The sole
one)
Best Paper Award: “Passive Listening and Intrusion Management in Commodity Wi-Fi
Networks”, by Liran Ma, Amin Y. Teymorian, and Xiuzhen Cheng, in IEEE
GLOBECOM 2007. (First place)
Best Paper Award: “A Self-Configured Key Establishment Scheme for Large-Scale Sensor
Networks”, by Fang Liu and Xiuzhen Cheng, in The Third IEEE International
Conference on Mobile Ad-Hoc and Sensor Systems (IEEE MASS 2006). (The sole one)
Outstanding Service Award, International Conference on Computer Networks and Mobile
Computing, August 2005.
Outstanding Service Award, 2nd IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and
Sensor Systems, Washington, DC, November, 2005.
Special Recognition Award, MITRE’s Wireless Security Technical Exchange Meeting
(TEM), September 14, 2006.
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Teaching
Csci 211/Csci 6461 Computer System Architecture: Spring-2008; Spring-2009; Spring-2010;
Fall-2011; Fall-2012
Csci 232/Csci 6431/Csci 4431/Csci 4431W Computer Networks: Fall-2006; Fall-2007; Fall-
2008; Fall-2009; Fall-2011; Fall-2012
Csci 6907 Advanced Topics in Wireless Networking: Spring-2012
Csci 388 Wireless and Mobile Security: Spring-2008; Spring-2007; Spring-2006; Fall-2004
Csci 332 Special Topics in Mesh, Ad Hoc, and Sensor Networks: Fall-2005
Csci 151 Algorithms and Data Structures II: Fall-2005
Csci 136 Computer Architecture II: Spring-2005; Spring-2004; Spring-2003; Spring-2009;
Spring-2010
Csci 135 Computer Architecture I: Fall-2004
Csci 338 Mobile Computing and Wireless Networking: Fall-2003; Fall-2002; Fall-2009
Professional Activities
• Senior Member of the IEEE (Since Feb 2012)
• Member of the IEEE (Since Sep 2002)
• Member of the ACM (Since Sep 2002)
• Member of the External Expert Committee of the Research Foundation of City University
of New York, 2006-2009
• Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Oct 2010 -
• Associate Editor for IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, Oct 2011 -
• Editor for Ah Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks (AHSWN), Jan. 2008 - Oct. 2010
• Editor for the International Journal of Security and Networks (IJSN), Jan. 2008 -
• Editor for International Journal on Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing, Nov. 2004 - Oct
2011.
• Editor for International Journal of Sensor Networks, Nov. 2005 - present.
• Editor for Ad Hoc Networks Journal, 2004 - 2005.
• Steering Committee Chair/Coordinator and Founder of International Conference on
Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications (WASA): Since 2006.
• General Chair for IEEE NAS 2010.
• Publication Chair for the 2008 International Conference on Distributed Computing
Systems (ICDCS’08).
• TPC Meeting Co-Chair for IEEE INFOCOM 2008, Washington, DC.
• TPC Vice Chair for 38 th International conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP 2009),
Vienna, Austria.
• Program Co-Chair for the 2006 International Conference on Wireless Algorithms,
Systems, and Applications (WASA’06).
• Publication Chair for IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor
Systems (MASS), 2004
• Publication Chair for International Conference on Quality of Service in Heterogeneous
Wired/Wireless Networks (QShine), 2005, 2006
• Publication Chair for The First International Workshop on UnderWater Networks
(WUWNet), Sep. 25, 2006.
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• Local Arrangement Co-Chair for IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and
Sensor Systems (MASS), 2005
• Co-Chair for the Pervasive Computing and Mobile Networking track at the ICCCN 2008
Conference.
• Local Program Chair for Malware 2008.
• Program Co-Chair for MSN 2009.
• Program Vice Chair for the 38 th International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP-
09)
• Program Vice Chair for the 6 th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and
Sensor Systems (MASS 2009), October 5-8, 2009.
• Publicity co-chair for BIONETICS’06,’07,’08.
• Publicity Chair, The 31st Int'l Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS
2011); June 20-24, 2011; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
• External Reviewer for IEEE INFOCOM’08.
• Session Chair for IEEE INFOCOM 2008, ICC 2008, etc.
• NSF Panelists for CCF and CNS divisions: 2003 -
• Workshop Co-Chair, The Fifth International Conference on Wireless Algorithms,
Systems, and Applications; August 15-17, 2010; Beijing, China.
• General Co-Chair, The 1st IEEE International Workshop on Security in Computers,
Networking and Communications (SCNC 2011), in conjunction with IEEE INFOCOM
2011; April 15, 2011; Shanghai China.
• Program Co-Chair, The 1st Int'l Conference on Cyber-Physical Networking Systems
(CPNS 2011), in conjunction with IEEE INFOCOM 2011; April 15, 2011; Shanghai
China.
• General Co-Chair, The 5th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Architecture,
and Storage (NAS 2010); July 15-17, 2010; University of Macau, Macau SAR, China.
• Program Co-Chair, The 5th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor
Networks ( MSN 2009), December 14-16, 2009; Wu Yi Mountain, China.
• Local Arrangements Chair, NSF Workshop Future Directions in Networked Sensing
Systems: Fundamentals and Applications; Arlington, VA; November 12-13, 2009.
• Member of the Technical Program Committee for IEEE INFOCOM’05; IEEE
MASS’04,’05,’06; QShine’04,’05,’06’07; IWCMC 2006; LCN’04,’05,’06,’07;
Globecom'06-WASNet; Sarnoff’05,’06; SMSWiM’03,’04; WLN’05; ICC’07-WAS;
Globecom’06-WASNet; Globecom’07-WASNet; SANET’07; SAWN’06,’07;
SENSORCOMM’07; MobiWAC’07; BIONETICS’06’07; IEEE MHWMN’06,'07;
ENOPT 2007; WSNS 2007; NCUS-07; APPT’07; PerCare’08; HPSR’08; ICC’08;
ICDCS’08; ACM Mobihoc’08; SAMnet’08; PerCare’08; IASTED SN’08; ICMU2008;
QShine 2008; WWIC 2008; IE 2008; WAMAN 2008; WASA’08; IWCMC 2008;
ENOPT 2008; Chinacom 2008; ChinaCom2008-FCN; SN-2008; IEEE EDOC 2008
security workshop; IEEE MHWMN 2008; NCUS2008; ICC 2009; IEEE INFOCOM
2009; IEEE WCNC 2009; WEEDEV 2009; ACM Mobihoc 2009; WWIC 2009; IWCMC
2009; CNSR 2009; WEEDEV 2009; IWCMC 2009; SN 2009; LOCALGOS'09; LCN’09;
ISWCS2009; WinSys 2009; AdHocNets 2009; ICPADS2009; AINA 2010; IEEE
INFOCOM 2009; QShine 2009; IEEE ICUMT 2009; ICMU 2010; ICC'10 AHS; ICC’10;
UBSN2010; CISS2010; IEEE INFOCOM 2010; IEEE GC10 - AHSN; IEEE ICC’11-
AHSM; WiNA-10; IEEE INFOCOM 2011; IEEE Globecom 2011- CISS;
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IEEE/IFIP EUC 2011; IEEE IWQoS 2011; IEEE INFOCOM 2012; IEEE ICDCS 2012;
DCOSS 2012; IEEE INFOCOM 2013; IEEE ICDCS 2013; IEEE ICC’13-CISS, IEEE
GC’13-CISS, etc.
University Services:
University-Level:
• University Committee on Research (Fall-2007 – Spring-2010)
• University Committee on the Status of Women Faculty and Librarians (Fall-2003 –
Spring-2005)
• SEAS representative of the Committee on Oscar and Shoshana Trachtenberg Prize for
Faculty Scholarship (Fall-2009 – Spring-2010)
School-Level:
• SEAS Committee on Research (Fall 2008 – Spring 2010; Fall-2011 – Now)
• SEAS Committee on Graduate Curriculum (Fall 2009 – Spring 2010; Fall-2011 – Now)
• SEAS Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum (Fall-2011 – Now)
• CS representative of the committee on SEAS Distinguished Teacher Award for Full
Professors and Associate Professors; Spring 2009
Department-Level:
• Curriculum Committee Chair (Fall-2011 – Now)
• CS Strategic Planning and Coordination Committee (Fall-2011 – Now)
• Graduate Recruiting and Retention Committee (GRR) (Fall-2008 – Spring-2010, Fall-2011
- Now)
• Curriculum Committee (Fall-2008 – Spring 2010)
• Graduate Admission and Services (GAS) Committee (Fall-2002 – Spring-2010)
• Faculty Search Committee (2007-2008; 2008-2009; 2009-2010; 2011-2012)
• Outreach Committees
o Colloquium and Department Day Subcommittee (Fall-2002 – Spring 2005)
o BIT Program Ad Hoc Committee (Fall-2002 – Spring-2003)
o Web; Technical Reports; Bulletin Boards Subcommittee (Fall-2005)
• Student Examination Committees
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journals:
1. Wei Li, Xiuzhen Cheng, Tao Jing, Yong Cui, Kai Xing, and Wendong Wang, Spectrum
Assignment and Sharing for Delay Minimization in Multi-Hop Multi-Flow CRNs, to appear
in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), Special Issue on Cognitive
Radio.
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2. Shengling Wang, Min Liu, Xiuzhen Cheng, Zhongcheng Li, Jianhui Huang, and Biao Chen,
Opportunistic Routing in Intermittently Connected Mobile P2P Networks, to appear in IEEE
Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), Special Issue on Emerging
Technologies in Communications.
3. Nan Zhang, Liam O’Neill, Gautam Das, Xiuzhen Cheng, and Heng Huang, No Silver Bullet:
Identifying Security Vulnerabilities in Anonymization Protocols for Hospital Databases, to
appear in International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics
4. Chunqiang Hu, Nan Zhang, Hongjuan Li, Xiuzhen Cheng, Xiaofeng Liao, Body Area
Network Security: A Fuzzy Attribute-Based Signcryption Scheme, to appear in IEEE Journal
on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), Special Issue on Emerging Technologies in
Communications.
5. Wei Cheng, Nan Zhang, Xiuzhen Cheng, Min Song, Dechang Chen, Time-Bounded
Essential Localization for Wireless Sensor Networks, to appear in IEEE/ACM Transactions
on Networking.
6. Chunqiang Hu, Xiaofeng Liao, and Xiuzhen Cheng, Verifiable Multi-Secret Sharing Based
on LRSR Sequences, in Theoretical Computer Science, Volume 445, pp. 52-62, August
2012.
7. Wei Cheng, Xiuzhen Cheng, Min Song, Biao Chen, and Wendy W. Zhao, On the Design and
Deployment of RFID Assisted Navigation Systems for VANETs, in IEEE Transactions on
Parallel and Distributed Systems, Volume 23, Issue 7, pp. 1267-1274, July 2012.
8. Chunsheng Xin, Min Song, Yanxiao Zhao, and Xiuzhen Cheng, Dynamic Spectrum Access:
Challenges and Future, in IEEE Wireless Communications, Volume 19, Issue 1, pp. 23-29,
February 2012.
9. Shengling Wang, Min Liu, Xiuzhen Cheng, and Min Song, Routing in Pocket Switched
Networks, in IEEE Wireless Communications, Volume 19, Issue 1, pp. 67-73, February
2012.
10. Yong Cui, Hongyi Wang, Xiuzhen Cheng, Biao Chen, Wireless Data Center Networking, in
IEEE Wireless Communications, Volume 18, Issue 6, pp. 46-53, December 2011.
11. Wei Li, Yong Cui, Xiuzhen Cheng, Mznah A. Al-Rodhaan, and Abdullah Al-Dhelaan,
Achieving Proportional Fairness Via AP Power Control in Multi-Rate WLANs, in IEEE
Transactions on Wireless Communications, Volume 10, Issue 11, pp. 3784-3792, November
2011.
12. Kazuya Sakai, Scott C.-H. Huang, Wei-Shinn Ku, Min-Te Sun, and Xiuzhen Cheng, Timer-
Based CDS Construction in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks, in IEEE Transactions on Mobile
Computing, Volume 10, Issue 10, pp. 1388-1402, October 2011.
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13. Min Ding, Qilian Liang, Xiuzhen Cheng, Mznah Al-Rodhaan, Abdullah Al-Dhelaan, Scott
C.-H. Huang, and Dechang Chen, A Model-Based Approach for Outlier Detection in Sensor
Networks, in Ad Hoc and Sensor Wireless Networks, Vol. 12, No. 3-4, pp. 275-293, 2011.
14. Kai Xing, Xiuzhen Cheng, Jiang Li, and Min song, Location-Centric Storage and Query in
Wireless Sensor Networks, Wireless Networks, Vol 16, No. 4, pp. 955-967, May 2010.
15. Qilian Liang, Xiuzhen Cheng, Sherwood Samn, NEW-CATR: Network-enabled Electronic
Warfare for Collaborative Automatic Target Recognition, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace
and Electronic Systems, pp. 558-568, Vol 46, No. 2, April 2010.
16. Qingchun Ren and Xiuzhen Cheng, Latency-Optimized and Energy-Efficient MAC Protocol
for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks: A Cross-Layer Approach, EURASIP Journal on
Wireless Communications and Networking, Volume 2010, Article ID 4 323151, 8 pages.
17. Amin Y. Teymorian, Wei Cheng, Liran Ma, Xiuzhen Cheng, Xicheng Lu, and Zexin Lu, 3D
Underwater Sensor Network Localization, in IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, pp.
1610-1621, Vol. 8, No. 12, December 2009.
18. Guangming Song, Kaijian Yin, Yaoxin Zhou, and Xiuzhen Cheng, A Surveillance Robot
with Hopping Capabilities for Home Security, in IEEE Transactions on Consumer
Electronics, pp. 2034-2039, Vol. 35, No. 4, November 2009.
19. Yingchang Xiang, Fang Liu, Xiuzhen Cheng, Dechang Chen, and David H.C. Du, In-Situ
Key Establishment in Large-Scale Sensor Networks, EURASIP Journal on Wireless
Communications and Networking, Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 427492, 12 pages.
20. Dechang Chen, Kai Xing, Donald Henson, Li Sheng, A. M. Schwartz, and Xiuzhen Cheng,
Developing Prognostic Systems of Cancer Patients by Ensemble Clustering, in Journal of
Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Volume 2009, Article ID 632786, 7 pages,
doi:10.1155/2009 /632786.
21. Qilian Liang and Xiuzhen Cheng, Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks: Target Size
Detection and Performance Analysis, Ad Hoc Networks Journal, volume 7, Issue 4, pp. 803-
808, June 2009.
22. Fang Liu, Xiuzhen Cheng, Dong Hua, and Dechang Chen, Location Discovery for Sensor
Networks with Short Range Beacons, International Journal on Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous
Computing, Vol. 4, Nos. 3/4, pp 125-136, April 2009.
23. Yanxia Rong, Amin Y. Teymorian, Liran Ma, Xiuzhen Cheng, and Hyeong-Ah Choi, A
Novel Rate Adaptation Scheme for 802.11 Networks, IEEE Transactions on Wireless
Communications, Volume 8, Issue 2, pp. 862-870, Feb 2009.
24. Guochun Wen, Dechang Chen, and Xiuzhen Cheng, Initial-Oblique Derivative Problem for
Nonlinear Parabolic Systems in High Dimensional Domains, Communications in Nonlinear
Science and Numerical Simulation, pp. 1272-1280, vol. 13, Issue 7, September 2008.
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25. Fang Liu, Xiuzhen Cheng, Liran Ma, and Kai Xing, SBK, A Self-Configuring Framework
for Bootstrapping Keys in Sensor Networks, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, pp.
858-868, vol. 7, No. 7, July 2008.
26. Qilian Liang and Xiuzhen Cheng, KUPS: Knowledge-Based Ubiquitous and Persistent
Sensor Networks for Threat Assessment, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic
Systems, pp. 1060-1069, Vol. 44, No. 3, July 2008.
27. Xiuzhen Cheng, Ding-Zhu Du, Lusheng Wang, and Baogang Xu, Relay Sensor Placement in
Wireless Sensor Networks, Wireless Networks, pp. 347-355, Vol. 14, No. 3, June 2008.
28. Xiuzhen Cheng, Haining Shu, Qilian Liang, and David Hung-Chang Du, Silent Positioning
in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks, in IEEE Transactions Vehicular Technology, pp.
1756-1766, Vol. 57, No. 3, May 2008.
29. Liran Ma, Qian Zhang, and Xiuzhen Cheng, A Power Controlled Interference Aware Routing
Protocol for Dense Multi-Hop Wireless Networks, Wireless Networks, pp. 247-257, Vol. 14,
No. 2, April 2008.
30. Feng Wang, My T. Thai, Yingshu Li, Xiuzhen Cheng, and Ding-Zhu Du, Fault Tolerant
Topology Control for All-to-One and One-to-All Communication in Wireless Networks,
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, pp. 322-331, Vol. 7, No. 3, March 2008.
31. Fang Liu and Xiuzhen Cheng, LKE: A Self-configuring Scheme for Location-aware Key
Establishment in Wireless Sensor Networks, IEEE Transactions on Wireless
Communications, pp. 224-232, Vol. 7, No. 1, January 2008.
32. G. Wen, D. Chen, and X. Cheng, General Tricomi-Rassias Problem and Oblique Derivative
Problem for Generalized Chaplygin Equations, Journal of Mathematical Analysis and
Applications, pp. 679-694, Vol. 333(2), 2007.
33. G. Wen, D. Chen, R. Hou, and X. Cheng, Exact and Approximate Solutions of the Oblique
Derivative Problem for Degenerate Elliptic Systems, Complex Variables and Elliptic
Equations, pp. 839-851, Vol. 52, October 2007.
34. Liran Ma, Xiuzhen Cheng, Fang Liu, Fangguang An, and Manny Rivera, iPAK, An In-Situ
Pairwise Key Bootstrapping Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks, IEEE Transactions on
Parallel and Distributed Systems, Vol. 18 (8), pp. 1174-1184, August 2007.
35. Weili Wu, Xiuzhen Cheng, Min Ding, Kai Xing, Fang Liu, and Ping Deng, Localized
Outlying and Boundary Data Detection in Sensor Networks, IEEE Transactions on
Knowledge and Data Engineering, Vol. 19, No. 8, pp. 1145-1157, August 2007.
36. Kai Xing, Xiuzhen Cheng, Fang Liu, and Shmuel Rotenstreich, Location-Centric Storage for
Safety Warning Based on Roadway Sensor Networks, Journal of Parallel and Distributed
computing, Vol. 67, No. 3, pp. 336-345, March 2007.
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37. Min Ding, Fang Liu, Andrew Thaeler, Dechang Chen, and Xiuzhen Cheng, Fault-Tolerant
Target Localization in Sensor Networks, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications
and Networking, Vol. 2007, Article ID 96742, 9 pages, 2007. doi:10.1155/2007/96742.
38. Xiuzhen Cheng, Fang Liu, Fenguang An, SeGrid: A Secure Grid Framework for Sensor
Networks, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, Vol. 2006,
Article ID 90652, 11 pages, 2006. doi:10.1155/WCN/2006/90652.
39. Xiuzhen Cheng, Min Ding, David H. Du, and Xiaohua Jia, Virtual Backbone Construction in
Multihop Ad Hoc Wireless Networks, Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Vol.
6, pp. 183-190, 2006.
40. Dechang Chen, Mike Fries, and Xiuzhen Cheng, Statistical properties of Distance
Estimators, Statistical Papers, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 631-641, DOI: 10.1007/s00362-006-0309-
8, October, 2006.
41. Azzedine Boukerche, Xiuzhen Cheng, and Joseph Linus, A Performance Evaluation of a
Novel Energy-Aware Data-Centric Routing Algorithm in Wireless Sensor Networks,
Wireless Networks, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 619-635, September 2005.
42. Andrew Thaeler, Min Ding, and Xiuzhen Cheng, iTPS: An Improved Location Discovery
Scheme for Sensor Networks with Long Range Beacons, Journal of Parallel and Distributed
Computing, Vol. 65, pp. 98-106, 2005.
43. Xiuzhen Cheng, Xiao Huang, Deying Li, Weili Wu, and Ding-Zhu Du, Polynomial-Time
Approximation Scheme for Minimum Connected Dominating Set in Ad Hoc Wireless
Networks, Networks, Vol. 42, No. 4, pp. 202-208, 2003.
44. Xiuzhen Cheng, Bhagi Narahari, Rahul Simha, Maggie X. Cheng, and Dan Liu, Strong
Minimum Energy Topology in Wireless Sensor Networks: NP-Completeness and Heuristics,
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 248-256, July-September 2003.
45. Dechang Chen, Peng Huang, and Xiuzhen Cheng, A Concrete Statistical Realization of
Kleinberg's Stochastic Discrimination for Pattern Recognition, Part I. Two-Class
Classification, Annals of Statistics, Vol. 31, No. 5, pp. 1393-1412, October 2003.
46. Xiuzhen Cheng, Bhaskar DasGupta, and Bing Lu, A Polynomial Time Approximation
Scheme for the Symmetric Rectilinear Steiner Arborescence Problem, Journal of Global
Optimization, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 385-396, December 2001.
47. H.-L. Fu, C.-L. Shiue, Xiuzhen Cheng, Ding-Zhu Du, and Joon-Mo Kim, A Quadratic
Integer Programming with Application in Chaotic Mappings of Complete Multipartite
Graphs, Journal of Optimization Theory and Application, Vol. 110 (3), pp. 545-556,
September 2001.
48. Xiuzhen Cheng, Joon-Mo Kim, and Bing Lu, A Polynomial Time Approximation Scheme
for the Problem of Interconnecting Highways, Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, Vol.
5(3), pp. 327-343, 2001.
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49. Dechang Chen, and Xiuzhen Cheng, An Asymptotic Analysis of Some Expert Fusion
Methods, Pattern Recognition Letters, Vol. 22(8), pp. 901-904, June 2001.
Peer-Reviewed Conference/Workshop Papers:
50. Bowu Zhang, Xiuzhen Cheng, Rongfang Bie, and Dechang Chen, A Community Based
Vaccination Strategy Over Mobile Phone Records, to appear in Proc. of ACM mHealthSys
2012.
51. Bowu Zhang, Syed Muhammad Gilani, Xiuzhen Cheng, Rongfang Bie, and Dechang Chen,
Mobile Phone Based Social Relationship Identification for Target Vaccination in Mobile
Healthcare, to appear in Proc. of ACM PhoneSense 2012. (Acceptance Rate: 13/28=0.46.)
52. Akhil Sivanantha, Bechir Hamdaoui, Mohsen Guizani, Xiuzhen Cheng, and Taieb Znati,
EM-MAC: An Energy-Aware Multi-Channel MAC Protocol for Multi-Hop Wireless
Networks, IWCMC2012-Invited, August 27-31, 2012.
53. Wei Li, Tianyi Song, Xiuzhen Cheng, Tao Jing, Xiaoshuang Xing, and Taieb Znati, Delay
Modeling in Mobile Cognitive Radio Networks, ICCC 2012 – Invited, Beijing China, August
15-18, 2012.
54. Shengling Wang, Min Liu, Xiuzhen Cheng, Zhongcheng Li, Jianhui Huang, and Biao Chen,
HERO – A Home Based Routing in Pocket Switched Networks, in WASA 2012, LNCS 7405,
pp. 20-30, Huangshan, China, August 8-10, 2012.
55. Wei Cheng, Dengyuan Wu, Xiuzhen Cheng, and Dechang Chen, Routing for Information
Leakage Reduction in Multi-Channel Multi-Hop Ad-Hoc Social Networks, in WASA 2012,
LNCS 7405, pp. 31-42, Huangshan, China, August 8-10, 2012.
56. Xiuying Chen, Tao Jing, Yan Huo, Wei Li, Xiuzhen Cheng, and Tao Chen, Achievable
Transmission Capacity of Cognitive Radio Networks with Cooperative Relaying, in
Crowncom 2012, June 18–20, 2012, Stockholm, Sweden.
57. Qilian Liang, Ji Wu, Xiuzhen Cheng, Dechang Chen, and Jing Liang, Sparsity and
Compressive Sensing of Sense-Through-Foliage Radar Signals, in IEEE ICC 2012
Workshop on Radar and Sonar Networks, Ottawa, Canada, June 10-15, 2012.
58. Zhuo Li, Qilian Liang, Xiuzhen Cheng, Taieb Znati, Outage Performance Evaluation over
Rayleigh Fading Channels of WiFi Direct Networks in Smart Grid Application, IEEE PES
Innovative Smart Grid Technologies, Tianjin, China, May 2012.
59. Dengyuan Wu, Dechang Chen, Kai Xing, and Xiuzhen Cheng, A Statistical Approach for
Target Counting in Sensor-Based Surveillance Systems, in IEEE INFOCOM 2012, pp. 226-
234, Orlando, FL, March 25-30, 2012. (Acceptance ratio: 278/1547 = 18%)
60. Bowu Zhang, Kai Xing, Xiuzhen Cheng, Liusheng Huang, and Rongfang Bie, Traffic
Clustering and Online Traffic Prediction in Vehicle Networks: A Social Influence
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Perspective, in IEEE INFOCOM 2012, pp. 495-503, Orlando, FL, March 25-30, 2012.
(Acceptance ratio: 278/1547 = 18%)
61. Tao Jing, Xiuying Chen, Yan Huo, and Xiuzhen Cheng, Achievable Transmission Capacity
of Cognitive Mesh Networks With Different Media Access Control, in IEEE INFOCOM
2012, pp. 1764-1772, Orlando, FL, March 25-30, 2012. (Acceptance ratio: 278/1547 =
18%)
62. Yuan Le, Liran Ma, Wei Cheng, Xiuzhen Cheng, Biao Chen, Maximizing Throughput When
Achieving Time Fairness in Multi-Rate Wireless LANs, in IEEE INFOCOM Mini-
Conference, pp. 2911-2915, Orlando, FL, March 25-30, 2012. (Main + Mini Conference
acceptance rate: 24%)
63. Qilian Liang, Xiuzhen Cheng, and Dechang Chen, Opportunistic Sensing in Wireless Sensor
Networks: Theory and Application, in IEEE Globecom 2011 – Ad-hoc and Sensor
Netwroking Symposium, Houston, Texas, December 5-9, 2011.
64. Yuan Le, Liran Ma, Hongjun Yu, Xiuzhen Cheng, Yong Cui, Mznah A. Al-Rodhaan, and
Abdullah Al-Dhelaan, Load Balancing Access Point Association Schemes for IEEE 802.11
Wireless Networks, in WASA 2011, pp. 271-279, Chengdu, China, August 11-13, 2011.
65. Adem M. Zaid, Bechir Hamdaoui, Ty Znati, Xiuzhen Cheng, Enhancing Macrocell
Downlink Performance Through Femtocell User Cooperation, in WASA 2011, pp. 232-242,
Chengdu, China, August 11-13, 2011.
66. Dengyuan Wu, Xiuzhen Cheng, Dechang Chen, Wei Cheng, Biao Chen, and Wei Zhao, A
Monte Carlo Method for Mobile Target Counting, in IEEE ICDCS 2011, pp. 750-759,
Minneapolis, MN, June 20-24, 2011.
67. Yong Cui, Hongyi Wang, and Xiuzhen Cheng, Wireless Link Scheduling for Data Center
Networks, in ACM ICUIMC, February 21-23, 2011, Seoul Korea. (Best Paper Award).
68. Bowu Zhang, Xiuzhen Cheng, Nan Zhang, Yong Cui, Yingshu Li, and Qilian Liang, Sparse
Target Counting and Localization in Sensor Networks Based on Compressive Sensing, in
IEEE INFOCOM 2011, pp. 2255-2263, Apr 10-15, Shanghai, China. (Acceptance Ratio:
291/1823 = 15.96%).
69. Yong Cui, Hongyi Wang, and Xiuzhen Cheng, Channel Allocation in Wireless Data Center
Networks, in IEEE INFOCOM 2011, pp. 1395-1403, Apr 10-15, Shanghai, China.
(Acceptance Ratio: 291/1823 = 15.96%).
70. Yong Cui, Tianze Ma, and Xiuzhen Cheng, Multi-hop Access Pricing in Public Area
WLANs, in IEEE INFOCOM 2011, pp. 2678-2686, Apr 10-15, Shanghai, China.
(Acceptance Ratio: 291/1823 = 15.96%).
71. Yong Cui, Wei Li, and Xiuzhen Cheng, Partially Overlapping Channel Assignment Based on
"Node Orthogonality" for 802.11 Wireless Networks, in IEEE INFOCOM 2011 Mini-
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Conference, pp. 361-365, Apr 10-15, Shanghai, China. (Acceptance Ratio:
427/1823=23.42%, including regular INFOCOM papers).
72. Wei Li, Yong Cui, Shengling Wang, and Xiuzhen Cheng, AP Association for Proportional
Fairness in Multi-rate WLANs, in WASA 2010, pp. 36-46, Beijing, China, August 15-17,
2010 (Sole Best Paper Award).
73. Kai Xing and Xiuzhen Cheng, From Time Domain to Space Domain: Detecting Replicas in
Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, in IEEE INFOCOM, pp. 1595-1603, San Diego CA, USA, March
15-19, 2010 (Acceptance Ratio: 276/1575 = 17.5%).
74. Kai Xing, Xiuzhen Cheng, Dechang Chen, and David Hung-Chung Du, Topology Inference
in Wireless Mesh Networks, in WASA 2009, LNCS 5682, pp. 159-168, August 16 – 18, 2009,
Boston MA, USA.
75. Wei Cheng, Andrew Thaeler, Xiuzhen Cheng, Fang Liu, Xicheng Lu, and Zexin Lu, Time-
Synchronization Free Localization in Large Scale Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks, in
The Sixth Workshop on Wireless Ad hoc and Sensor Networks (WWASN2009), June 22-26,
2009, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
76. Min Ding and Xiuzhen Cheng, Fault-Tolerant Target Tracking in Sensor Networks, in ACM
Mobihoc 2009, pp. 125 – 134, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, May 18-21, 2009. (Acceptance
Ratio: 31/175 = 17.7%).
77. Wei Cheng, Xiuzhen Cheng, Taieb Znati, Xicheng Lu, and Zexin Lu, The Complexity of
Channel Scheduling in Multi-Radio Multi-Channel Wireless Networks, in IEEE INFOCOM
2009, pp. 1512 – 1520, April 19-25, 2009, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Acceptance Ratio:
282/1435 = 19.7%).
78. Min Ding and Xiuzhen Cheng, Robust Event Boundary Detection in Sensor Networks – A
Mixture Model Based Approach, in IEEE INFOCOM 2009 Mini-Conference, pp. 2991 –
2995, April 19-25, 2009, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Acceptance Ratio: 100/1153=8.6%
beyond regular INFOCOM papers).
79. Dechang Chen, Kai Xing, Donald Henson, Li Sheng, Arnold M. Schwartz, and Xiuzhen
Cheng, A Clustering Approach in Developing Prognostic Systems of Cancer Patients, in
Proceedings of The Seventh International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications
(ICMLA '08), pp. 723 -- 728, December 11-13, 2008.
80. Qilian Liang and Xiuzhen Cheng, Wireless Channel Modeling in Foliage Environment:
UWB versus Narrowband, in MILCOM 2008, Nov 17-19, 2008, San Diego, CA.
81. Kai Xing, Fang Liu, Xiuzhen Cheng, David H. Du, Realtime Detection of Clone Attacks in
Wireless Sensor Networks, in ICDCS 2008, pp. 3-10, June 17-20, 2008, Beijing, China.
(Acceptance Ratio: 102/638 = 16.0%).
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82. Wei Cheng, Kai Xing, Xiuzhen Cheng, Xicheng Lu, and Zexin Lu, Route Recovery in
Vertex-Disjoint Multipath Routing for Many-To-One Sensor Networks, in ACM Mobihoc
2008, pp. 209-219, May 26-30, Hongkong, China. . (Acceptance Ratio: 44/300 = 14.7%).
83. Qilian Liang, Sherwood Samn, Xiuzhen Cheng, UWB Radar Sensor Networks for Sense
through-Foliage Target Detection, in IEEE International Conference on Communications
(ICC), pp. 2228-2232, May 19-23, 2008, Beijing, China. (Acceptance Ratio: 1102/3135 =
35.2%).
84. Qilian Liang, Xiuzhen Cheng, Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks: Target Size Detection
and Performance Analysis, in IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), pp.
3151-3155, May 19-23, 2008, Beijing, China. (Acceptance Ratio: 1102/3135 = 35.2%).
85. Liran Ma, Amin Y. Teymorian, and Xiuzhen Cheng, A Hybrid Rogue Access Point
Protection Framework for Commodity Wi-Fi Networks, in IEEE INFOCOM 2008, pp. 1894
– 1902, April 13-18, 2008, Phoenix, AZ. (Acceptance Ratio: 236/1152 = 20.5%).
86. Wei Cheng, Amin Y. Teymorian, Liran Ma, Xiuzhen Cheng, Xicheng Lu, and Zexin Lu,
USP: Underwater Sensor Positioning in Sparse 3D Acoustic Networks, in IEEE INFOCOM
2008, pp. 798-806, April 13-18, 2008, Phoenix, AZ. (Acceptance Ratio: 236/1152 =
20.5%).
87. Kai Xing, Xiuzhen Cheng, Liran Ma, and Qilian Liang, Superimposed Code Based Channel
Assignment in Multi-Radio Multi-Channel Wireless Mesh Networks, in ACM MOBICOM
2007, pp. 15-26, Montreal, QC, Canada. (Acceptance Ratio: 26/233 = 11.1%.)
88. Liran Ma, Amin Teymorian, Xiuzhen Cheng, and Min Song, RAP: Protecting Commodity
Wi-Fi Networks from Rogue Access Points, in QShine 2007, August 14-17, 2007,
Vancouver, BC, Cadana.
89. Liran Ma, Amin Teymorian, and Xiuzhen Cheng, Passive Listening and Intrusion
Management in Commodity Wi-Fi Networks, in IEEE GLOBECOM 2007, pp. 327-331,
Nov. 26-30, 2007, Washington DC. – received the first place (first place Best Paper
Award).
90. Amin Teymorian, Liran Ma, and Xiuzhen Cheng, CAB: A Cellular Automata-Based Key
Management Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks, in Milcom 2007, October 29-31, 2007,
Orlando, Florida.
91. Kai Xing and Xiuzhen Cheng, A Novel Channel Assignment Approach for Local Broadcast
in Multi-Radio Multi-Channel Wireless Networks, in IEEE Milcom 2007, October 29-31,
2007, Orlando, Florida.
92. Xiuzhen Cheng, Haining Shu, and Qilian Liang, A Range-Difference Based Self-Positioning
Scheme for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks, in WASA’07, pp. 38-43, Chicago, IL
USA, August 1-3, 2007.
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93. Kai Xing, Xiuzhen Cheng, and Jiang Li, On the Performance of Location-Centric Storage in
Sensor Networks, in WASA’07, pp.79-86, Chicago, IL USA, August 1-3, 2007.
94. Yingchang Xiang, Dechang Chen, Xiuzhen Cheng, and Min Song, Localized Flooding
Backbone Construction for Location Privacy in Sensor Networks, in Proceedings of SAWN,
pp. 167-171, Qingdao, China, Jul 30-Aug 1, 2007.
95. Fang Liu, Xiuzhen Cheng, and Dechang Chen, Insider Attacker Detection in Wireless Sensor
Networks, in IEEE INFOCOM 2007, pp. 1937-1945, DOI: 10.1109/INFCOM.2007.225,
Anchorage, Alaska USA, May 6-12, 2007. (Acceptance Ratio: 252/>1400 ≈ 18%)
96. Fang Liu, Xiuzhen Cheng, Fengguang An, On the Performance of In-Situ Key Establishment
Schemes for Wireless Sensor Networks, in IEEE GLOBECOM 2006. pp. 1-5, DOI:
10.1109/GLOCOM.2006.513, 2006.
97. Fang Liu, Xiuzhen Cheng, A Self-Configured Key Establishment Scheme for Large-Scale
Sensor Networks, in IEEE MASS 2006, pp. 447-456, Vancouver, Canada, October 9-12,
2006. – Sole Best Paper Award. (Acceptance Ratio: 49/197 = 24.9%)
98. Fang Liu, Jose Rivera, and Xiuzhen Cheng, Location-aware Key Establishment in Wireless
Sensor Networks, in International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing
Conference (IWCMC 2006), Computer and Network Security Symposium, Vancouver,
Canada, pp. 21-26, 2006.
99. Kai Xing, Xiuzhen Cheng, and Jiang Li, LCS: Location-Centric Storage in Sensor Networks,
IEEE MASS 2005, pp. 492 – 501, DOI: 10.1109/MAHSS.2005.1542836, Washington, DC,
November 7-10, 2005.
100. Min Ding, Dechang Chen, Kai Xing, and Xiuzhen Cheng, Localized Fault-Tolerant
Event Boundary Detection in Sensor Networks, IEEE INFOCOM 2005, Vol. 2, pp. 902 -
913, March 13-17, 2005. (Acceptance Ratio: 244/1419 = 17.2%)
101. Min Ding, Dechang Chen, Andrew Thaeler, and Xiuzhen Cheng, Fault-Tolerant Target
Detection in Sensor Net works, IEEE WCNC 2005, Vol. 4, pp. 2362-2368, March 13-17,
2005.
102. Kai Xing, Xiuzhen Cheng, and Min Ding, Safety Warning Based on Highway Sensor
Networks, IEEE WCNC 2005, Vol. 4, pp. 2355-2361, March 13-17, 2005.
103. Liran Ma, Qian Zhang, Fengguang An, and Xiuzhen Cheng, DIAR: A Dynamic
Interference Aware Routing Protocol for IEEE 802.11-based Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, MSN
2005, LNCS 3794, pp.508-517, 2005.
104. Fengguang An, Xiuzhen Cheng, Qing Xia, Fang Liu, and Liran Ma, SeGrid: A Secure
Grid Infrastructure for Sensor Networks, MSN 2005, LNCS 3794, pp.422-432, 2005.
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105. Fengguang An, Xiuzhen Cheng, Jose M. Rivera, Jiang Li, and Zhiqing Cheng, PKM: A
Pairwise Key Management Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks, ICCNMC'05, LNCS
3619, pp. 992-1001, August 2005.
106. Fang Liu, Xiuzhen Cheng, Dong Hua, and Dechang Chen, TPSS: A Time-based
Positioning Scheme for Sensor Networks with Short Range Beacons, ICCNMC'05, LNCS
3619, pp. 33-42, August 2005.
107. Xiuzhen Cheng, Andrew Thaeler, Guoliang Xue, and Dechang Chen, TPS: a time-based
positioning scheme for outdoor sensor networks, IEEE INFOCOM, Vol. 4, pp.2685-2696,
March 7-11, 2004. (Acceptance Ratio: 261/1420 = 18.4%.)
108. Hidayet Ozgur Sanli, Hasan Cam, and Xiuzhen Cheng, EQos: An energy efficient Qos
protocol for wireless sensor networks, Proc. of 2004 Communication Networks and
Distributed Systems Modeling and Simulation Conference (CNDS'04), 2004.
109. Azzedine Boukerche, Xiuzhen Cheng, and Joseph Linus, Energy-aware Data-centric
Routing in Microsensor Networks, Proceedings of ACM MSWiM, pp. 42-49, September
2003. (Acceptance Ratio: 21/121 = 17.4%)
110. Min Ding, Xiuzhen Cheng, and Guoliang Xue, Aggregation tree construction in sensor
networks, Proc. of IEEE VTC 2003, Vol. 4, pp. 2168-2172, Oct 6-9, 2003. (Acceptance
Ratio: 720/2400 = 30%)
111. Dechang Chen and Xiuzhen Cheng, Statistical Comparisons of Multiple Classifiers.
Proceedings of the 2003 Int'l Conference on Machine Learning, Models, Technologies and
Applications, pp.97-101, June 2003.
112. Mihaela Cadei, Xiuzhen Cheng, Xiaoyan Cheng, and Ding-Zhu Du, Connected
domination in ad hoc wireless networks, Proc. the Sixth International Conference on
Computer Science and Informatics (CS&I'2002), pp. 251-255, 2002.
113. Dechang Chen, and Xiuzhen Cheng, A Simple Implementation of the Stochastic
Discrimination for Pattern Recognition, Proc. Joint IAPR Int. Workshops SSPR 2000 and
SPR 2000 (Francesc J. Ferri, Jose M. Inesta, et l., eds.), Alicante, Spain, Springer LNCS-
1876, pp. 882-887, 2000.
114. Dechang Chen and Xiuzhen Cheng, Majority Vote Based on Weak Classifiers, in the 5th
International Conference on Signal Processing Proceedings, Vol. III, pp. 1560-1562, August
2000.
Special Issues and Books (Editorship):
115. Hai Liu, Xiuzhen Cheng, and Xiaohua Jia (eds.), Journal of Communications, Special
Issue on New Advances in Wireless Sensor Networks, Academy Publisher, Vol. 6, No. 5,
2011.
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116. Douglas M. Blough, Jiannong Cao, Xiuzhen Cheng, Eylem Ekici, Xiaohua Jia, and Paolo
Santi, (Guest Editors), Special Section on Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks, Computer
Communications, Elsevier, Vol. 33, No. 12, 2010.
117. Qilian Liang, Xiuzhen Cheng, Scott C.-H. Huang, Sherwood Samn, Lingming Wang, and
Zheng Zhou, (Guest Editors), Special Issue on Radar and Sonar Sensor Networks, Eurasip
Journal on Wireless Communication and Networking, 2010.
118. Xiuzhen Cheng, Wei Li, Min Song, and Taieb Znati (eds.), System Aspects of Wireless
Networks, Special Issue in International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing
(IJAHUC), Vol. 3, No. 4, 2008.
119. Xiuzhen Cheng, Yingshu Li, and Jiang Li (eds.), Theoretical and Algorithmic Aspects in
Sensor Networks, Special Issue in International Journal of Sensor Networks (IJSNet), Vol. 2,
Issue 3/4, 2007.
120. Xiuzhen Cheng, Wei Li, and Taieb Znati (eds.), Algorithmic Aspects of Wireless
Networks, Special Issue in EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking,
Vol 2007, DOI 10.1155/WCN, ISSN 1687-1472.
121. Xiuzhen Cheng, Wei Li, and Taieb Znati (Eds.), Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and
Applications, Proceedings of the First International Conference on Wireless Algorithms,
Systems, and Applications (WASA’06), LNCS 4138, Springer, Xi’An, China, August 2006.
122. Xiuzhen Cheng, Xiao Huang, and Ding-Zhu Du (eds.), Ad Hoc Wireless Networking,
Kluwer Academic Publisher, 2004.
123. Dechang Chen and Xiuzhen Cheng (eds.), Pattern Recognition and String Matching,
Kluwer Academic Publisher, 2003.
124. Xiuzhen Cheng, and Ding-Zhu Du (eds.), Steiner Trees in Industries, Combinatorial
Optimization Series, vol. 11, Kluwer Academic Publisher, 2002, 512p.
Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters:
125. Dengyuan Wu, Bowu Zhang, Hongjuan Li, and Xiuzhen Cheng, Target Counting in
Wireless Sensor Networks, The Art of Wireless Sensor Networks, edited by Habib M.
Ammari.
126. Liang Zhao, Scott C.-H. Huang, Qilian Liang, Xiuzhen Cheng, “Optimal Clustering for
Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks,” Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks, edited by
Yang Xiao, pp. 29-42, Auerbach Publications, CRC Press, May 19, 2010.
127. Kai Xing, Shyaam Sundhar Rajamadam Srinivasan, Jose “Manny” Rivera, Jiang Li, and
Xiuzhen Cheng, Attacks and Countermeasures in Sensor Networks: A Survey, in Network
Security, pp. 251-272, 2010.
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128. Xiuzhen Cheng, Feng Wang, and Ding-Zhu Du, Connected Dominating Set, in
Encyclopedia of Algorithms (ed. By Minyan Kao), 2008.
129. Dechang Chen, Zhe Zhang, Zhenqiu Liu, and Xiuzhen Cheng, An Ensemble Method of
Discovering Sample Classes Using Gene Expression Profiling, in Data Mining in
Biomedicine, Series: Springer Optimization and Its Applications, Vol. 7, Pardalos, Panos M.,
Boginski, Vladimir L., Vazacopoulos, Alkis (Eds.), Springer, 2007, pp. 39 -- 46.
130. Fang Liu, Xiuzhen Cheng, Dong Hua, and Dechang Chen, TPSS: A Time-based
Positioning Scheme for Sensor Networks with Short Range Beacons, accepted for
publication in Wireless Sensor Networks and Applications, pp. 175-193, Springer Publisher,
Y. Li, M. Thai and W. Wu (Eds.), 2007. This paper is an extended version of the
ICCNMC'05 paper.
131. Jeremy Blum, Min Ding, and Xiuzhen Cheng, Applications of Connected Dominating
Sets in Wireless Networks, Handbook of Combinatorial Optimization (Editors D.-Z. Du and
P. Pardalos), pp. 329-369, 2004, Kluwer Academic Publisher.
132. Fang Liu, Kai Xing, Xiuzhen Cheng, Shmuel Rotenstreich, A Survey of MAC Control
Mechanisms for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks, M. Cardei, I. Cardei, and D.-Z. Du (eds.), 2004,
pp. 300-341, in Resource Management in Wireless Networking, Kluwer Academic Publisher.
133. Sergiy Butenko, X. Cheng, C.A.S Oliveira, and Panos M. Pardalos, A New Heuristic for
the Minimum Connected Dominating Set Problem on Ad Hoc Wireless Networks, in
Cooperative Control and Optimization, Kluwer Academic Publisher, pp. 61-73, 2004.
134. Xiuzhen Cheng, Yingshu Li, Ding-Zhu Du, and Hung Q. Ngo, Steiner Trees in
Industries, in Handbook of Combinatorial Optimization (Vol 5), D.-Z. Du and P.M. Pardalos
(eds.), pp. 193-216, 2004, Kluwer Academic Publisher.
135. Sergiy Butenko, Xiuzhen Cheng, Ding-Zing Du, and Panos M. Pardalos, On the
Construction of Virtual Backbone for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks, in S. Butenko et al. (eds.)
Cooperative Control: Models, Applications and Algorithms, Chapter 3, pp. 43-54, 2003.
136. Mihaela Cardei, Xiuzhen Cheng, Xiaoyan Cheng, and Ding-Zhu Du, A Tale on
Guillotine Cut, In P. M. Pardalos and H. Wolkowicz (eds.), Novel Approaches to Hard
Discrete Optimization, Field Institute Communications, Vol. 37, pp. 41-54, American
Mathematical Society, 2003.
137. Xiuzheng Cheng, Ding-Zhu Du, Joon-Mo Kim and Hung Quang Ngo, Guilotine Cut in
Approximation Algorithms, in R. Murphey and P. Pardalos (eds.), Cooperative Control and
Optimization, Chapter 2, pp. 21-34, 2002, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Peer-Reviewed Posters:
138. Donald E. Henson, Arnold M. Schwartz, Dechang Chen, Roshni Patel, Xiuzhen Cheng,
and Joyce Hsiao, An Algorithm That Integrates Any Combination and Number of Prognostic
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Factors and Calculates Survival: A Lung Cancer Demonstration, CHEST Journal, October
2010, Vol 138, No. 4_MeetingAbstracts, P. 261A-261A.
139. Donald E. Henson, Dechang Chen, Arnold M. Schwartz, Joyce Hsiao, A. Hart, L. Pham,
and Xiuzhen Cheng, Integration of multiple prognostic factors into the TNM staging system
using a new algorithm that censors patients. AACR 101st Annual Meeting 2010,
Washington, DC, poster, April 17-21, 2010.
140. Dechang Chen, Debra Tang, Jiawei Yu, Min ding, and Xiuzhen Cheng, A Bayesian
Method for Localized Event Detection in Sensor Networks, International Conference on
Prognostics and Health Management (PHM), 2008.
141. Donald E. Henson, Kai Xing, Dechang Chen, and Xiuzhen Cheng, Using Group Testing
to Incorporate Multiple Prognostic Factors in a Single System That Serves Oncology, UICC
World Cancer Congress 2006, Washington, DC, Poster, July 2006.
142. Donald E. Henson, King Xing, Dechang Chen, and Xiuzhen Cheng, Multiple Prognostic
Factors in a Single System Incorporating That Serves All Medical Specialties of Oncology,
The Uniformed Services University of the Health sciences Research Day, Poster, May 2006.
143. Kai Xing, Donald E. Henson, Dechang Chen, and Xiuzhen Cheng, Multiple Prognostic
Factors in a Single System Incorporating That Serves All Medical Specialties of Oncology,
The George Washington University Medical Center 11th Annual Research Day, Poster,
March 2006.
144. Kai Xing and Xiuzhen Cheng, Location-Centric Storage for On-Demand Warning in
Sensor Networks, Poster session, IEEE INFOCOM 2005, 13-17 March 2005.
Other Publications:
145. Dechang Chen, Kai Xing, Donald Henson, Xiuzhen Cheng, and A. M. Schwartz, Group
Testing Computer Algorithms Enhance TNM Prognostic Assessment in Lung Cancer, Chest
2008 134:45001S. (Peer-Reviewed Abstract)
146. Xiuzhen Cheng, Min Ding, and Dechang Chen, An approximation Algorithm for
Connected Dominating Set in Ad Hoc Networks, in Proceedings of the 1st International
Workshop on Theoretical Aspect of Wireless Ad Hoc, Sensor and Peer-to-Peer Networks,
Chicago, IL, 2004. (Invited.)
147. Dechang Chen, Dong Hua, Jaques Reifman, and Xiuzhen Cheng, Gene Selection for
Multi-Class Prediction of Microarray Data. Proceedings of the IEEE Computer Society
Bioinformatics 2003, Poster, August 2003, pp.492-495.
148. Dong Hua, Dechanag Chen, Xiuzhen Cheng, and Abdou Youssef, Latent Structure
Models for the Analysis of Gene Expression Data, Proceedings of the IEEE Computer
Society Bioinformatics 2003, Poster, August 2003, pp. 496-499.
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