Engineer Signal Processing

JIANQIANG ZENG

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Plainsboro, NJ 08536 www.utdallas.edu/~jianqian *****.***@*****.***

g.zeng

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a full-time position where my technical skills, talents can be

effectively utilized.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

. Seven years of algorithms analysis, design and development experience in

wireless communications systems.

. Solid theoretical background in wireless communication, random processes,

and digital signal processing.

. Thorough understanding of RF systems, Modulation and Coding,

Electromagnetic theory, and statistics.

. Proficient in link level and system level simulations of wireless

communication systems.

. Familiar with 3GPP-LTE, WiMAX, IEEE 802.11x, CDMA2000, and WCDMA.

. Experience in embedded software development in C, assembly,

microcontroller firmware.

. Strong programming and debugging skills in MATLAB and C/C++.

TECHNICAL SETS

Programming: C/C++, VHDL, VB, Java, Assembly, SQL.

Software: MATLAB, Microsoft Visual C++, OPNET, Simulink, Labview,

Cadence, Pspice.

Operating Systems: UNIX, Linux, MS-Windows, MS-DOS, IBM AS/400.

Lab Tools: Oscilloscopes, Signal

generators, Spectrum Analyzer, Vector Signal Analyzer.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA, INC., Princeton, New Jersey

March, 2010 - Present

Research Intern

. Conduct research on MU-MIMO and CoMP for LTE-Advanced system.

. Develop standards-compliant LTE/LTE-A system simulation

platform. The simulation modules include

modulation/demodulation, coding/decoding, link-to-system

mapping, MIMO spatial channel models, various MIMO

transmission schemes, MMSE/MRC receivers, Hybrid ARQ, link

adaptation, scheduling.

RESEARCH IN MOTION (RIM), Irving, Texas

May, 2009 - Dec, 2009

System Communication Engineer Intern

. Contributed to development of a LTE-Advanced system

simulation platform to assist in evaluation of technology

proposals for 3GPP standard contributions.

> Implemented primary module of IMT-A channel models for

indoor, urban-micro, urban-macro, and rural macro scenarios

and verified statistical properties of the simulated channel

coefficients with analytical results.

> Performed 3GPP LTE-A step-1c downlink and uplink system

simulator calibrations in 3GPP and ITU test environments

using release-8 configurations.

> Developed channel-dependent proportional fair packet

scheduling algorithms for LTE-A simulator.

> Implemented various traffic models, such as VoIP, HTTP, FTP,

Video and Gaming, for LTE-A simulator.

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS, Richardson, Texas

Aug. 2005 - May, 2009

Research Assistant

. Implemented IEEE 802.16e physical layer simulation using

MATLAB and C.

. Designed low-complexity multi-user ranging signal detector,

timing estimator and power estimator for SISO/MIMO OFDMA

systems.

. Proposed new initial ranging methods and transmission schemes

for SISO/MIMO OFDMA systems, achieving significant ranging

performance improvement over IEEE 802.16e methods.

. Pioneered a time hopping DS-CDMA scheme for asynchronous

wireless sensor network by utilizing time hopping code

design, realizing significant energy and complexity savings.

. Developed adaptive channel estimator for OFDM systems in time-

varying non-stationary wireless channels, providing faster

tracking ability and lower complexity than existing

approaches.

JIANQIANG ZENG

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Teaching Assistant

. Tutored undergraduate courses and labs, including Probability

Theory and Statistics, Digital Communication, Communication

Systems Lab, Senior Design Project, System and Control.

. Supervised the design and integration of a communication

system in a lab environment with extensive use of lab tools

such as Oscilloscopes, Signal generators, Spectrum Analyzers.

. Assisted several graduate courses such as Random Processes,

Digital Communications Systems.

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, Moscow, Idaho

2003 - 2005

Research Assistant

. Participated in Office of Naval Research (ONR) funded

research project: Communication and Control for Fleets of

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs).

> Built prototype AUV test-bed platforms to explore communications and

control algorithms for a fleet of AUVs.

> Designed and simulated the communications algorithms for AUVs using

OPNET and MATLAB.

AUTOMATION ENGINEERING R & M CENTER, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

2001 - 2003

Software Engineer

. Implemented software in embedded environment based on

industrial control system functionalities and communication

protocols (I2C, UART, SPI, CAN, etc).

. Developed embedded industrial control applications based on

8/16/32-bit MCU using C/Assembly languages.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, May, 2010

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS, Richardson, Texas

Master of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, 2005

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, Moscow, Idaho

Bachelor of Science, Electronic and Communication Engineering, 2001

SUN YAT-SEN (ZHONGSHAN) UNIVERSITY, Guangzhou, China

SELECTED GRADUATE COURSEWORK

Communication & Broadband Digital Communication, Random Processes, Digital

Signal Processing,

Signal Processing: Information Theory, Coding Theory, Signal Theory,

Adaptive Signal Processing.

Digital Systems: Digital Systems Engineering, Advanced Computer

Architecture, Advanced Microcontrollers.

Analog Circuits: CMOS Analog Electronics, VLSI Design, Active Filters.

System & Control: Control Systems, Linear System Theory.

HONORS & AWARDS

. Research and Teaching Assistantship Award, The University of Texas at

Dallas, 2005 - 2009.

. Presidential Doctoral Research Fellowship Award, University of Idaho,

2003 - 2005.

. Outstanding Employee Award, Automation Engineering R&M Center, Guangzhou,

China, 2002.

. Zhongshan University Scholarship, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou, China,

1997-2001.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Full list available at www.utdallas.edu/~jianqiang.zeng/Publications.html

. J. Zeng and H. Minn, "A Novel OFDMA Ranging Method Exploiting Multiuser

Diversity," accepted in IEEE Transactions on Communications.

. Y. Li, H. Minn, and J. Zeng "An Average Cramer-Rao Bound for Frequency

Offset Estimation in Frequency-Selective Fading Channels," accepted in

IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.

. J. Zeng, H. Minn and C.-C. Chong, "Ranging Signal Designs for MIMO-OFDMA

Systems," in IEEE Globe Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), New

Orleans, LA, USA, Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2008.

. J. Zeng, H. Minn, and L. Tamil, "Time Hopping Direct-Sequence CDMA for

Asynchronous Transmitter-Only Sensors," in Military Communications

Conference (MILCOM), San Diego, CA, USA, Nov. 17-19, 2008.

. J. Zeng and H. Minn, "Adaptive Channel Estimation for OFDM Systems in

Time-Varying Non-stationary Wireless Channels," in IEEE Sarnoff

Symposium, Princeton, NJ, USA, Apr. 30 - May 2nd, 2007.

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