Zhen (Edward) Hu

E-mail: acccxm@r.postjobfree.com

Cell-phone: 706-***-****

Places of Interest

. Radio:

o Wireless Communication Network: UMTS, LTE, WLAN, Cognitive Radio

Network, Ultra-wideband System, Network Planning

o Radar & Sensing: Wireless Sensor Network, High-performance Radar

System, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Inverse Scattering, Remote

Sensing, Photogrammetry, Geographic Information System

o Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Pulse Sequence Programming, Image

Reconstruction, Medical Image Processing

. Data Analysis: Pattern Recognition, Anomaly Detection, Feature

Extraction, Dimensionality Reduction, Subspace Learning, Kernel Learning,

Manifold Learning, Compressive Sensing, Ranking, Recommendation, Spatial

Analysis, Spatial-temporal Reasoning, Location-based Services, Business

Intelligence, Big Data, Data Acquisition, Data Visualization, Data

Management, High-performance Computing

. Math: Optimisation Theory, Control Theory, Machine Learning, Artificial

Intelligence, Imaging and Image Processing, Computer Vision, Graph

Theory, Complex Network, Statistical Signal Processing, Computational

Mathematics, Mathematical analysis, Operations Research

. Embedded System, Software-defined Radio

. Smart Grid

Working Experiences

. 4/2011 ~ 6/2013:

Postdoctor Research Associate in Center for Manufacturing Research

College of Engineering

Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee

Educations

. 1/2007 ~ 12/2010:

GPA: 3.94

Doctor of Philosophy in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

College of Engineering

Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee

. 9/2004 ~ 12/2006:

Master's Degree in National Mobile Communications Research Laboratory

School of Information Science and Engineering

Southeast University, Nanjing, China

. 9/2000 ~ 6/2004:

Bachelor's Degree in Department of Electronics & Information Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in School of Computer Science & Technology

Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China

Research Experiences

. Wireless Tomography, Inverse Scattering, Subsurface Imaging, Through Wall

Imaging, Remote Sensing (Theory and Experiment)

. Synthetic Aperture Radar

. Waveform Diversity and Design for Wireless Communication and Radar

. Cognitive Radio Network and Cognitive Radio Network as Sensors

. Ultra-wideband MIMO Communication Testbed (FPGA)

. 3G and 4G Network Optimization (OPNET)

. Optimization for MIMO

. Optimization for OFDM/OFDMA

. Optimization for Beamforming

. Physical Layer Security in Wireless Communication

. Robust Optimization, Stochastic Optimization, Probability-based

Optimization

. Detection and Estimation

. Localization and Tracking

. Digital Watermarking

. MRI Pulse Sequence Programming and Image Reconstruction (Spin Echo,

Gradient Echo, SWIFT, UTE

. Circuit Design

Computer Skills

. Language: C/C++/C#, Python, SQL, assembly language, VHDL/Verilog (FPGA),

R

. Tool and Software: Microsoft Visual Studio, OPNET (Optimum Network

Performance), MATLAB/Simulink, ADS (ARM Developer Suite), Xilinx ISE,

Altera Quartus, GNU Radio, OpenCV, ITK-SNAP, NI Multisim

. Operating System: Linux, GNU, Windows

. LabVIEW

Projects

. Shanghai Alcatel-Bell

. US National Science Foundation

o Collaborative Research: Design, Analysis and Implementation of

Social Interactions in Cognitive Radio Networks (CNS-1247778:

$110,000)

o Collaborative Research: Wideband Cognitive Radio Communication:

Modeling, Algorithm and Testbed (ECCS-0901420: $170,000)

o MRI: Acquisition of Research and Education Equipment for Ultra-

wideband Wireless Sensor Network and Radar Sensing (ECCS-0821658:

$196,000)

o Time Reversed Ultra-Wideband Multiple Input Multiple Output (UWB-

MIMO) for Low Cost, High Data Rate Communications (ECCS-0622125:

$186,750)

. US Office of Naval Research

o Cognitive Radio Institute (N00014-11-1-0006: $1,000,000)

o Cognitive Radio Network Testbed (N00010-10-1-0810: $396,000)

o Time-Reversal Based Range Extension Techniques for Ultra-Wideband

(UWB) Sensors (N00014-07-1-0529: $315,000)

. US Air Force Research Laboratory

Ph.D. Dissertation

. Theory, Testbed, and Optimization for Wireless Communication, Cognitive

Radio, Cognitive Radar, and Smart Grid, 2010

Publications (Journals)

. Jason D. Bonior, Terry N. Guo, Zhen Hu, Changchun Zhang, Robert C. Qiu,

and James Paul Browning, "Device-free Target Localization using Recursive

Variance-based Weighted Centroid Method," in preparation, 2014.

. Xia Li, Zhen Hu, and R. C. Qiu, "MIMO UWB Radar System with Compressive

Sensing," submitted to IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters,

2014.

. Jason Bonior, Zhen Hu, T. N. Guo, R. C. Qiu, J. P. Browning, and M. C.

Wicks, "Software-defined Radio based Wireless Tomography: Experimental

Demonstration and Verification," submitted to IEEE Geoscience and Remote

Sensing Letters, under minor revision, 2014.

. Z. Hu, R. C. Qiu, and James P. Browning, "Joint Amplify-and-Forward Relay

and Cooperative Jamming with Probabilistic Security Consideration," in

preparation, 2014.

. Z. Hu, S. J. Hou, M. C. Wicks, and R. C. Qiu, "Wireless Tomography in

Noisy Environments using Machine Learning," IEEE Transactions on

Geoscience & Remote Sensing, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 956 - 966, February,

2014.

. Z. Hu, R. C. Qiu, J. Browning, and M. C. Wicks, "A Novel Single-step

Approach for Self-coherent Tomography Using Semidefinite Relaxation,"

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 114 -

118, January, 2014.

. Xia Li, Zhen Hu, Robert C. Qiu, Z. Wu, J. Browning, and Michael C. Wicks,

"Demonstration of Cognitive Radar for Target Localization under

Interference," to appear in IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic

Systems, 2014.

. R. C. Qiu, C. Zhang, Z. Hu, M. C. Wicks, "Towards A Large-Scale Cognitive

Radio Network Testbed: Spectrum Sensing, System Architecture, and

Distributed Sensing," Journal of Communications, 2012.

. F. Lin, R. C. Qiu, Z. Hu, S. Hou, J. P. Browning, and M. C. Wicks,

"Generalized FMD Detection for Spectrum Sensing Under Low Signal-to-Noise

Ratio," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 604 - 607, May,

2012.

. R. Ranganathan, R. C. Qiu, Z. Hu, S. Hou, M. P. Revilla, G. Zheng, Z.

Chen and N. Guo, "Cognitive Radio for Smart Grid: Theory, Algorithms, and

Security," International Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting:

Special Issue: Communications and Networking for Smart Grid: Technology

and Practice, 2011.

. R. C. Qiu, Z. Hu, Z. Chen, N. Guo, R. Ranganathan, S. Hou, and G. Zhen,

"Cognitive Radio Network for the Smart Grid: Experimental System

Architecture, Control Algorithms, Security, and Microgrid Testbed," IEEE

Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 724 - 740, 2011.

. Z. Chen, N. Guo, Z. Hu, and R. C. Qiu, "Experimental validation of

channel state prediction considering delays in practical cognitive

radio," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 60, no. 4, pp.

1314 - 1325, May, 2011.

. R. Qiu, N. Guo, H. Li, Z. Wu, V. Chakravarthy, Y. Song, Z. Hu, P. Zhang,

and Z. Chen, "A Unified Multi-Functional Dynamic Spectrum Access

Framework: Tutorial, Theory and Multi-GHz Wideband Testbed," Sensors, no.

8, pp. 6530 - 6603, August 2009.

. Z. Hu, R. C. Qiu, and D. Singh, "Spectral Efficiency for MIMO UWB Channel

in Rectangular Metal Cavity," JOURNAL OF NETWORKS (JNW), Vol. 4, No. 1,

pp. 42 - 52, February, 2009.

. S. He, Q. Huang, and Z. Hu, "Improved Algorithm for Blind Adaptive

Channel Shortening," CATV Technology (Chinese Journal), 2007.

. Z. Hu, "MBMS Technology based on WCDMA," Communications World (Chinese

Journal), 2006.

. Z. Hu, M. Chen, Y. Cao, "Downlink Network Spectrum Efficiency in LTE,"

Communication and Information Technology (Chinese Journal), 2006.

. S. Zhu, Z. Hu, "H-ARQ Technology Based on Turbo Codes in Mobile

Communication," Electronic Science and Technology (Chinese Journal),

2006.

. M. Liu, Z. Hu, "Pilot-symbol-aided channel estimation for MIMO-OFDM

system," Information Technology (Chinese Journal), 2006.

Publications (Books and Book Chapters)

. R. C. Qiu, Z. Hu, Husheng Li, and M. C. Wicks, "Cognitive Radio

Communication and Networking: Principles and Practice," John Wiley and

Sons, 2012.

. N. Guo, R. C. Qiu, Q. Zhang, B. M. Sadler, Z. Hu, P. Zhang, Y. Song, C.

M. Zhou, "Time Reversal for Ultra-wideband Communications: Architecture

and Test-bed," in Handbook on Sensor Networks, Yang Xiao, Hui Chen, and

Frank H. Li, Eds. World Scientific Publishing Co., 2009.

Publications (Conferences)

. Feng Lin, Zhen Hu, Robert C. Qiu, and Michael C. Wicks, "A Combination of

Quickest Detection with Oracle Approximating Shrinkage Estimation and Its

Application to Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio," IEEE MILCOM, 2012.

. Xia Li, Zhen Hu, Robert C. Qiu, and M. C. Wicks, "Experimental

Demonstration of Cognitive Radar for Target Localization under Strong

Interference," IEEE MILCOM, 2012.

. Z. Hu, M. C. Wicks, and R. C. Qiu, "Wireless Tomography for Sparse Point

Targets," accepted by IEEE Waveform Diversity and Design Conference 2012,

Kauai, Hawaii, January 22 - 27, 2012.

. Z. Hu, Gary Scalzi, M. C. Wicks, and R. C. Qiu, "Consensus-Based Wireless

Tomography," IEEE Waveform Diversity and Design Conference 2012, Kauai,

Hawaii, January 22 - 27, 2012.

. J. Bonior, Z. Hu, S. Hou, S. Corum, B. McNew, N. Guo, R. C. Qiu, and M.

C. Wicks, "Prototyping of a Wireless Tomography System using Software-

Defined Radio," IEEE Waveform Diversity and Design Conference 2012,

Kauai, Hawaii, January 22 - 27, 2012.

. Z. Hu, Raghuram Ranganathan, Changchun Zhang, R. C. Qiu, Michael Bryant,

M. C. Wicks, and Lily Li, "Robust Non-Negative Matrix Factorization for

Joint Spectrum Sensing and Primary User Localization in Cognitive Radio

Networks," IEEE Waveform Diversity and Design Conference 2012, Kauai,

Hawaii, January 22 - 27, 2012.

. X. Li, Z. Hu, R. C. Qiu, N. Guo, Gary Scalzi, and M. C. Wicks, "Waveform

Diversity for Closed-loop Wide-band Cognitive Sensing System," IEEE

Waveform Diversity and Design Conference 2012, Kauai, Hawaii, January 22

- 27, 2012.

. Changchun Zhang, Z. Hu, Terry N. Guo, R. C. Qiu, Kenneth Currie, and M.

C. Wicks, "Cognitive Radio Network as Wireless Sensor Network (III):

Passive Target Intrusion Detection and Experimental Demonstration," IEEE

Radar Conference 2012, Atlanta, Georgia, May 7 - 11, 2012 (selected as

one of ten finalists).

. Z. Hu, Michael Bryant, and R. C. Qiu, "Multi-path SAR Change Detection, "

IEEE Radar Conference 2012, Atlanta, Georgia, May 7 - 11, 2012.

. J. Yu, C. Zhang, Z. Hu, F. Lin, N. Guo, M. Wicks, R. C. Qiu, K. Currie,

and L. Li, "Cognitive Radio Network as Wireless Sensor Network (I):

Architecture, Testbed, and Experiment," IEEE National Aerospace &

Electronics Conference 2011, Fairborn, OH, July 20 - 22, 2011.

. F. Lin, Z. Hu, S. Hou, J. Yu, C. Zhang, N. Guo, M. Wicks, R. C. Qiu, and

K. Currie, "Cognitive Radio Network as Wireless Sensor Network (II):

Security Consideration," IEEE National Aerospace & Electronics Conference

2011, Fairborn, OH, July 20 - 22, 2011.

. N. Guo, Z. Hu, J. Bonior, R. C. Qiu, L. Liou, and D. Lin, "Wideband

Beamforming with Heavily Imbalanced Channels," IEEE National Aerospace &

Electronics Conference 2011, Fairborn, OH, July 20 - 22, 2011.

. J. Bonior, Z. Hu, R. Qiu, M. Renfro, and N. Guo, "Calculation of Weight

Vectors for Wideband Beamforming using Graphics Processing Units," IEEE

SoutheastCon, Nashville, TN, March, 2011.

. Z. Chen, N. Guo, Z. Hu, and R. C. Qiu, "Channel State Prediction in

Cognitive Radio, part I: Response Delays in Practical Hardware

Platforms," IEEE SoutheastCon, Nashville, TN, March, 2011.

. Z. Chen, N. Guo, Z. Hu, and R. C. Qiu, "Channel State Prediction in

Cognitive Radio, part II: Single-user Prediction," IEEE SoutheastCon,

Nashville, TN, March, 2011.

. S. Hou, Z. Hu, M. C. Wicks and R. C. Qiu, "Phase Reconstruction Using

Machine Learning for Wireless Tomography," IEEE radar conference, 2011.

. N. Guo, S. Hou, Z. Hu, and R. C. Qiu, "Robust PCA Based Extended Target

Estimation with Interference Mitigation," IEEE radar conference, 2011.

. Z. Hu, N. Guo, and R. C. Qiu, "Wideband Waveform Design for Relay

Cognitive Network," Proceedings of IEEE Military Communications

Conference (MILCOM 2010), San Jose, CA, November, 2010.

. Z. Hu, N. Guo, and R. C. Qiu, "Wideband Waveform Optimization for

Multiple Input Signle Output Cognitive Radio with Practical

Considerations," Proceedings of IEEE Military Communications Conference

(MILCOM 2010), San Jose, CA, November, 2010.

. Z. Hu, N. Guo, R. C. Qiu, J. Bonior, L. Liou, D. Lin, M. Longbrake, P.

Buxa, T. Dalrymple, S. Hong, S. Hary, and J. Tsui, "Deisgn of Look-up

Table Based Architecture for Wideband Beamforming," 2010 International

Waveform Diversity and Design Conference, Niagara Falls, Canada, August

08-13 2010. (selected in finalists)

. Z. Hu, Nan Guo, Robert Qiu, Jason Bonior, Lihyeh Liou, David Lin, Matthew

Longbrake, Peter Buxa, Thomas Dalrymple, Stephen Hary, James Tsui,

"Robust Wideband Beamforming," IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics

Conference, Dayton, OH, July 14-16, 2010.

. N. Guo, Y. Song, Z. Hu, P. Zhang, J. Q. Zhang, and R. C. Qiu, "UWB Time

Reversal: From Theory to Practice," IEEE ICUWB 2010, Nanjing, China,

September 20-23, 2010.

. Y. Song, N. Guo, Z. Hu, and R. C. Qiu, "FPGA Based UWB MISO Time-Reversal

System Design and Implementation," IEEE ICUWB 2010, Nanjing, China,

September 20-23, 2010.

. R. C. Qiu, M. C. Wicks, L. Li, Z. Hu, S. Hou, P. Chen, and J. P.

Browning, "Wireless Tomography, Part I: A Novel Approach to Remote

Sensing," IEEE 5th International Waveform Diversity & Design Conference,

Niagara Falls, Canada, August 8-13, 2010.

. Z. Hu, N. Guo, and R. C. Qiu, "Wideband Waveform Optimization with Energy

Detector Receiver in Cognitive Radio," IEEE SoutheastCon 2010, Charlotte-

Concord, NC, March 18-21, 2010.

. Shravani Yerabati, Zhen Hu, and Omar Elkeelany, "Real-Time GPS Receiver

Implemented using Altera FPGA Board," IEEE SoutheastCon 2010, Charlotte-

Concord, NC, March 18-21, 2010.

. Liou, L.L., Lin, D.M., Longbrake, M., Buxa, P., McCann, J., Dalrymple,

T., Tsui, J.B., Qiu, R., Zhen Hu, and Nan Guo, "Digital wideband phased

array calibration and beamforming using time reversal technique," Phased

Array Systems and Technology (ARRAY), 2010 IEEE International Symposium

on, Oct. 12-15, 2010.

. Y. Song, Z. Hu, N. Guo, and R. C. Qiu, "Real-time MISO UWB Radio Testbed

and Waveform Design," IEEE SoutheastCon 2010, Charlotte-Concord, NC,

March 18-21, 2010.

. Z. Chen, Z. Hu, and R. C. Qiu, "Quickest Spectrum Detection Using Hidden

Markov Model for Cognitive Radio," IEEE MILCOM'09, Boston, MA, October 18-

21, 2009.

. Z. Hu, N. Guo, and R. C. Qiu, "Wideband Waveform Optimization for Energy

Detector Receiver with Practical Considerations," IEEE ICUWB 09,

Vancouver, Canada, September 9-11, 2009.

. A. S. Saini, Z. Hu, and R. C. Qiu, "Spectrum Sensing and Reconstruction

for Cognitive Radio," IEEE SSST'09, Tullahoma, TN, USA, March 15-17,

2009.

. N. Guo, Z. Hu, A. S. Saini, and R. C. Qiu, "Waveform-level Precoding with

Simple Energy Detector Receiver for Wideband Communication," IEEE

SSST'09, Tullahoma, TN, USA, March 15-17, 2009.

. P. Zhang, Z. Hu, R. C. Qiu, and B. M. Sadler, "Compressive Sensing Based

Ultra-wideband Communication System," IEEE ICC'09, Dresden, Germany, Jun.

14-18, 2009.

. N. Guo, J. Q. Zhang, P. Zhang, Z. Hu, Y. Song, and R. C. Qiu, "UWB Real-

Time Testbed with Waveform-Based Precoding," IEEE MILCOM'08, San Diego,

CA, Nov. 17-19, 2008.

. Z. Hu, D. Singh, and R. C. Qiu, "MIMO Capacity for UWB Channel in

Rectangular Metal Cavity," in Proc of IEEE Southeastern Symposium,

Huntsville, AL, USA, 2008.

. D. Singh, Z. Hu, and R. C. Qiu, "UWB Channel Sounding and Channel

Characteristics in Rectangular Metal Cavity," in Proc of IEEE

Southeastern Symposium, Huntsville, AL, USA, 2008.

. R. C. Qiu, B. Sadler, and Z. Hu, "Time Reversed Transmission with Chirp

Signaling for UWB Communications and Its Application in Confined Metal

Environments," in Proc of IEEE ICUWB07, Singapore, Sept. 24-26, 2007.

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