Hongyuan (Hazel) Shi
Kearny, NJ ***** Phone: +1-732-***-**** E-mail: ***********@*****.***
URL: http://personal.stevens.edu/~hshi/
Summary of Experiences
. Fields of prior works: real-time optimization, computer networks,
communication networks, sensor networks, adaptive algorithm, machine
learning, data analysis, system modeling
. Computer languages: C/C++, MatLab, Python, Java, VHDL, Assembly, HTML,
LaTex.
. Languages: English, Chinese
Education
. Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, September 2003.
Track: Computer engineering (computer network architecture design, QoS,
resource allocation) GPA: 3.94 / 4
. M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, June 2003.
Track: Telecommunication and computer engineering GPA: 3.93 / 4
. B.Eng. in Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China,
June 1998.
Track: Optoelectronics and electrophysics, WDM components for optical
communications GPA: 86/100
Highlights of Employment History
06/2006 - Present Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New
Jersey, U. S. A.
Research Associate in the Center for Decision Technologies,
Howe School of Technology Management
. Dynamic spectrum access using cognitive radio (white space
allocation) [DoD sponsored]
. Dynamic clustering and content analysis of high volume data
from social network sites [DoD sponsored]
. Coordination of multi-agent systems [DoD sponsored]
. Analysis and modeling of network dynamics [DoD sponsored]
. Study of sound channels and shadow zones in estuaries [ONR
sponsored]
. Placement of passive acoustic sensors in estuaries [ONR
sponsored]
. Operational and networking issues of unmanned underwater
vehicles [ONR sponsored]
. Develop fast algorithms for underwater localization and
navigation [ONR sponsored]
08/2005 - 10/2005 Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans,
Louisiana, U. S. A.
Visiting Assistant Professor/Instructor (displaced by
Hurricane Katrina) in the Department of Computer Sciences and
Computer engineering. Taught undergraduate courses in
computer science and engineering. Advised undergraduate
students on senior designs in computer engineering
01/1999 - 07/2005 Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U. S.
A.
Research Assistant in the Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering and the College of Medicine
. Computer network architecture design; QoS and traffic
engineering; Design of packet scheduling mechanisms to
achieve QoS requirements for IntServ, DiffServ, and other
service models for future networks. [NSF and DARPA
sponsored]
. Designed and analyzed the architecture of an ultra-high
speed optical switch/router.
. Electronic device design and implementation for research
projects in biomedical engineering; prototype development
for biomedical experiements.
Teaching Assistant in the Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering
06/1999 - 08/1999 Telcordia Technologies, Red Bank, New Jersey, U. S.
A.
Intern; Developed simulation modules of photonic components
for a simulation tool on the transmission performance of DWDM
optical networks, including photonic switching elements,
multiplexors and demultiplexors, etc.
Research Proposals and White Papers Participated
. "TORPS: Towards Robust Underwater Positioning System through Cognitive
Localization with Adaptive Acoustic Beacons", PI, submitted to NSF Cyber
Physical Systems, 2010.
. "A Hang-Back strategy: A study of group coordination through behavioral
experiments and computational modeling", co-PI, submitted to NSF
Information and Intelligent Systems - Robust Intelligence, 2009.
. Ocean Positioning System (OPS):Distributed adaptive localization for a
ubiquitous high-precision ocean network, PI, submitted to NSF Cyber
Physical Systems, 2009.
. Robust group adaptation through individual differences, co-PI, submitted
NSF Information and Intelligent Systems - Robust Intelligence, 2008.
. "Intelligent and Cognitive Sensing through Behavioral Modeling",
whitepaper.
Selected Publications
1] Hongyuan Shi, Dov Kruger and Jeffrey V. Nickerson, "Variation of the
listening range for estuarine acoustic sensors due to water
stratification", in review with IEEE Sensors Journal.
2] Hongyuan Shi and Yasuaki Sakamoto, "Dynamic coordination of mobile
sensors through competitive learning", in preparation.
3] Yasuaki Sakamoto and Hongyuan Shi, "The benefit of imitating particular
individuals", to appear in Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science
Society (CogSci).
4] Dov Kruger, Hongyuan Shi, Yingying Chen, Hongbo Liu, Jie Yang, and Len
Imas, "Using a Multiple Analytical Distribution Filter for underwater
localization", in Proceedings of the SPIE Europe Security Defence,
2009.
5] Dov Kruger, Hongyuan Shi, Mina Samaan, Donald Chesley, Jeffrey V.
Nickerson, and Len Imas, "High speed localization using a multiple
analytical distribution filter", in press with Journal of Underwater
Acoustics (U.S. Navy).
6] Dov Kruger, Hongyuan Shi, Mina Samaan, Jeffrey V. Nickerson, and Len
Imas, "Dynamic UUV path planning in an estuarine current field", in
press with Journal of Underwater Acoustics (U.S. Navy).
7] Hongyuan Shi, Harish Sethu and Salil S. Kanhere, "An Evaluation of Fair
Packet Schedulers Using a Novel Measure of Instantaneous Fairness",
Computer Communications, October 2005, volume 28, number 17, pp. 1925 -
1937.
8] Xiaoping Xu, Hongyuan Shi, Wenlu Chen, Yunsi Fei, Yili Guo, Hanyi
Zhang, and Bingkun Zhou, "Channel Selection by Arrayed-waveguide
Grating", Journal of Optoelectronics Laser (China), 2000, number 3, pp.
235-237.
9] Hongyuan Shi, Dov Kruger and Jeffrey V. Nickerson, "Incorporating
environmental information into underwater acoustic sensor coverage
estimation in estuaries", in Proceedings of 2007 AFCEA/IEEE Military
Communications Conference (MILCOM), Orlando, Florida, October 2007.
10] Hongyuan Shi and Harish Sethu, "Greedy Fair Queueing: A Goal-Oriented
Strategy for Fair Packet Scheduling", in Proceedings of the IEEE Real-
Time Systems Symposium (RTSS), Cancun, Mexico, December 2003.
References
Available upon request.