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Zhi Sun
Postdoctoral Fellow (2011-2012)
Ph.D. Student (2007-2011)
Broadband Wireless Networking Lab
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Current E-mail: zhisun@buffalo.edu
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I have joined the State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo) since August 2012. Please visit my new website at www.buffalo.edu/~zhisun.
Biography
Dr. Zhi Sun received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. in 2011, under the guidance of Prof. Ian F. Akyildiz.
He received the M.S. degree in Electronic Engineering from Tsinghua University and the B.S. degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), Beijing, China, in 2007 and 2004, respectively.
Currently, Dr. Sun is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the the State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo), which he joined in August 2012.
Prior to that, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Broadband Wireless Networking Laboratory at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.
Dr. Sun has won the Best Paper Award in the 2010 IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom).
He received the BWN researcher of the year award at Georgia Institute of Technology in 2009.
He was also given the outstanding M.S. thesis award at Tsinghua University in 2007.
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Research
Wireless Underground Sensor Networks: Physical-layer and Cross-layer analysis, design and optimization of the networks of sensors and actuators in underground environments, including soil medium and underground mines and tunnels.
Project Desciption
- Implementaion of Wireless Underground Sensor Networks in Real World Applications:
- Intelligent Irrigation System
- Smart Underground Power Grid
- Automatic Border Patrol
- Survivor Rescue after Mine Disaster
- Underground Pipeline leakage detection
- Real-Time Sandstorm Monitoring
- In-Situ Sensing for Oil Recovery
- Wireless Sensor Networks and Cyber Physical Systems in Challenged Enviornments: Development of the cross-layer communication and coordination algorithms/protocols to realize reilable and efficient monitoring and control in challenged enviornments, such as in soil medium, in underground mines and tunnels, underwater, inside oil reservoir, in sandstorms, and inside the human body.
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Honors & Awards
- Received the Best Paper Award for "Deployment Algorithms for Wireless Underground Sensor Networks using Magnetic Induction" in IEEE GLOBECOM 2010 (11 out of 4614 submissions), Miami, FL, USA, 2010.
- Awarded with a travel grant by US National Science Foundation (NSF) and by IEEE's Communications Society, for attending the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM 2010), Miami, FL, USA, 2010.
- Awarded as the "BWN researcher of the year ", BWN Lab, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2009.
- Awarded with a travel grant by US National Science Foundation (NSF) and by IEEE's Communications Society, for attending the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM 2009), Honolulu, HI, USA, 2009.
- Awarded with a travel grant by US National Science Foundation (NSF) and by IEEE's Communications Society, for attending the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM 2008), New Orleans, LA, USA, 2008.
- Awarded with the "Outstanding M.S. Thesis Award" (2 out of 152 students in Department of Electronic Engineering), Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 2007.
- Awarded with a travel grant by US National Science Foundation (NSF) and by IEEE's Communications Society, for attending the IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM 2006), Washington D.C., USA, 2006.
- Ranked 5th out of 453 in graduation from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), Beijing,
China, 2004.
- Awarded with First Prize of National Undergraduate Electronic Design Contest organized by Ministry of Education of the P.R. China, Beijing, China, 2003.
- Awarded with the Special-class or first-class scholarship every year in Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), Beijing, China, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
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Publications
Book Chapters
- Z. Sun and I. F. Akyildiz, "Key Communication Techniques for Underground Sensor Networks," in Foundations and Trends in Networking, Now Publishers Inc, Boston-Delft, 2012.
- R. Yu, Y. Zhang, Z. Sun, and S. Mei, "Packet Scheduling in Broadband Wireless Multimedia Networks,"
in Broadband Mobile Multimedia: Techniques and Applications, Auerbach Publications, Taylor&Francis Group, USA, March, 2008.
Peer-reviewed Journals
Published
- Z. Sun, I. F. Akyildiz, and G. P. Hancke, "Dynamic Connectivity in Wireless Underground Sensor Networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 10, No. 12, pp. 4334-4344, December 2011.
- Z. Sun, I. F. Akyildiz, and G. P. Hancke, "Capacity and Outage Analysis of MIMO and Cooperative Communication Systems in Underground Tunnels,"
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 10, No. 11, pp. 3793 - 3803, November 2011.
- Z. Sun and I. F. Akyildiz, "A Mode-Based Approach for Channel Modeling in Underground Tunnels under the Impact of Vehicular Traffic Flow," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 10, No. 10, pp. 3222-3231, October 2011.
- Z. Sun and I. F. Akyildiz, "Magnetic Induction Communications for Wireless Underground Sensor Networks,"
IEEE Transactions on Antenna and Propagation, Vol. 58, No. 7, pp. 2426-2435, July 2010.
- Z. Sun and I. F. Akyildiz, "Channel Modeling and Analysis for Wireless Networks in Underground Mines and Road Tunnels,"
IEEE Transactions on Communications, Vol. 58, No. 6, pp. 1758-1768, June 2010.
- Z. Sun, P. Wang, M. C. Vuran, M. A. Al-Rodhaan, A. M. Al-Dhelaan, and I. F. Akyildiz, "MISE-PIPE: Magnetic Induction-based Wireless Sensor Networks for Underground Pipeline Monitoring,"
Ad Hoc Networks Journal (Elsevier), Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 218-227, May 2011.
- Z. Sun, P. Wang, M. C. Vuran, M. A. Al-Rodhaan, A. M. Al-Dhelaan, and I. F. Akyildiz, "BorderSense: Border Patrol through Advanced Wireless Sensor Networks,"
Ad Hoc Networks Journal (Elsevier), Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 468-477, May 2011.
- I. F. Akyildiz, Z. Sun, and M.C. Vuran, "Signal Propagation Techniques for Wireless Underground Communication Networks,"
Physical Communication (Elsevier) Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp.167-183, September 2009.
- P. Wang, Z. Sun, M. C. Vuran, M. A. Al-Rodhaan, A. M. Al-Dhelaan, and I. F. Akyildiz, "On Network Connectivity of Wireless Sensor Networks for Sandstorm Monitoring,"
Computer Networks Journal (Elsevier), Vol. 55, No. 5, pp. 1150-1157, April 2011.
- R. Yu, Z. Sun, H. Zhou and S. Mei, "QoS and Energy Aware Routing Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks,"
Journal of Tsinghua University (Science and Technology), Vol.47, No.10, October 2007.
- Z. Zhang, Z. Sun, G. Wang, R. Yu and S. Mei, "Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks with Mobile Anchor Nodes,"
Journal of Tsinghua University (Science and Technology), Vol.47, No.4, April 2007.
- R. Yu, Z. Sun, J. Chen, S. Mei and Y. Dai, "Traffic Distributor for High-Speed Network Intrusion Detection System,"
Journal of Tsinghua University (Science and Technology), Vol.45, No.10, October 2005.
Under Review
- Z. Sun and I. F. Akyildiz, "Optimal Deployment for Magnetic Induction-based Wireless Networks in Challenged Environments," submitted for journal publication.
Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings
Published
- Z. Sun and I. F. Akyildiz, "On Capacity of Magnetic Induction-based Wireless Underground Sensor Networks," in Proc. of IEEE INFOCOM 2012, Orlando, USA, March 2012.
- Z. Sun and I.F. Akyildiz, "Spatio-Temporal Correlation-Based Density Optimization in Wireless Underground Sensor Networks,"
to appear in Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM 2011, Houston, USA, December 2011.
- Z. Sun and I.F. Akyildiz, "Deployment Algorithms for Wireless Underground Sensor Networks using Magnetic Induction,"
in Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM 2010, Best Paper Award (11 out of 4614 submissions), Miami, USA, December 2010.
- Z. Sun and I.F. Akyildiz, "Connectivity in Wireless Underground Sensor Networks,"
in Proc. of IEEE SECON 2010, Boston, USA, June 2010.
- Z. Sun and I.F. Akyildiz, "Influences of Vehicles on Signal Propagation in Road Tunnels,"
in Proc. of IEEE ICC 2010, Cape Town, South Africa, May 2010.
- Z. Sun and I.F. Akyildiz, "Optimal Antenna Geometry Analysis of MIMO Communication Systems in Underground Tunnels,"
in Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM 2009, Honolulu, USA, November 2009.
- Z. Sun and I.F. Akyildiz,"Underground Wireless Communication using Magnetic Induction,"
in Proc. IEEE ICC 2009, Dresden, Germany, June 2009.
- Z. Sun and I.F. Akyildiz, "Channel Modeling of Wireless Networks in Tunnels,"
in Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM 2008, New Orleans, USA, November 2008.
- P. Wang, Z. Sun, M. C. Vuran, M. A. Al-Rodhaan, A. M. Al-Dhelaan, and I.F. Akyildiz, "Topology Analysis of Wireless Sensor Networks for Sandstorm Monitoring,"
to appear in IEEE ICC 2011, Kyoto, Japan, June 2011.
- R. Yu, Y. Zhang, Z. Sun, and S. Mei, "Energy and QoS Aware Packet Forwarding in Wireless Sensor Networks,"
in Proc. of IEEE ICC 2007, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, June 2007.
- R. Yu, Z. Sun, and S. Mei, "Packet Scheduling in Broadband Wireless Networks Using Neuro-Dynamic Programming,"
in Proc. of IEEE VTC2007-spring, Dublin, Ireland, April 2007.
- R. Yu, Z. Sun, and S. Mei, "Scalable Topology and Energy Management in Wireless Sensor Networks,"
in Proc. of IEEE WCNC 2007, Hong Kong, China, March 2007.
- Z. Sun, R. Yu, and S. Mei, "A robust power-aware routing algorithm for wireless sensor networks,"
in Proc. of IEEE MILCOM 2006, Washington D.C., USA, October 2006.
- Z. Sun, R. Yu, and S. Mei, "A Power-aware and range-free localization algorithm for sensor networks,"
in Proc. of IEEE APCC 2006, Busan, Republic of Korea, August 2006.
- Z. Sun, R. Yu, and S. Mei, "Robust power-aware routing in wireless sensor networks with special concern about localization error,"
in Proc. of IEEE APCC 2006, Busan, Republic of Korea, August 2006.
Others
- Z. Sun, "A Comprehensive Simulator for Wireless Underground Sensor Networks,"
in IEEE TC on Simulation (invited paper), Vol. 7, December 2010.
- Z. Sun and I. F. Akyildiz, "Physical Layer Techniques for Wireless Underground Communication Networks,"
poster presentation, Georgia Tech Broadband Institute, October 2008.
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Teaching
Served as teaching assistant in the following courses:
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Service
- Lab Manager, BWN Laboratory, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009 - present.
- Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Communications, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation & Measurement, Computer Networks (Elsevier), Ad Hoc Networks (Elsevier), Physical Communication (Elsevier), IEEE INFOCOM, IEEE SECON, ACM Mobihoc, ACM Mobicom, IEEE ICC, IEEE Globecom, IEEE MASS, IEEE WCNC, and IEEE VTC.
- Proposal reviewer for United Kingdom Natural Environment Research Council, and Danish Council for Independent Research, Technology and Production Sciences.
- Technical Program Committee member for the 7th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2011), Istanbul, Turkey, July 2011.
- Technical Program Committee member for the First International Conference on Performance, Safety and Robustness in Complex Systems and Applications (PESARO 2011), Budapest, Hungary, April 2011.
- Technical Program Committee member for the 8th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2012), Limassol, Cyprus, August 2012.
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