09/2002-12/2006, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Ph.D. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

09/1999-07/2002, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China

M.S. Electronic Engineering

09/1995-07/1999, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China

B.E. Electronic Engineering

03/2007-11/2009, Assistant Professor, Tsinghua University

12/2009-present, Associate Professor, Tsinghua University

Undergraduate:

Communication Systems (Spring Semester)

Mobile Communications and Satellite Communications (Fall Semester)

Graduate:

Computer and Communication Networks (Spring Semester)

Senior Member, IEEE

Member, IEICE

Member, Chinese Society of Space Research

Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Communications, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Communications Letters

Reviewer for various IEEE conferences, including ICC, Globecom, WCNC, etc.

Wireless and Mobile Communications

Signal Processing for Communications

Satellite Communications

Reconfigurable Satellite Communication Platform (863)

Chinese Spectral Radioheliograph in cm- & dm-wave range (NSFC)

Scalable Data Scheduling Algorithms over TDS-OFDM (NTT DoCoMo)

Research on Sub-Millisecond Timing Delivery and Positioning Using Broadcast Digital TV signal (China DTMB System) (Agilent Technologies Inc.)

A Wireless Receiver Developed by OpenCL on FPGA Technology (Agilent Technologies Inc.)

High-speed Test Modulator and All-digital Demodulator for Remote Sensing Satellites (Space Star Technology Co.,LTD)

Science and Technology Award of China Institute of Communications, First Prize, 2009

Science and Technology Award of Beijing, Second Prize, 2009

CRTA Scientific and Technological Innovation Awards, Grand Prize, 2011

SELECTED JOURNAL PAPERS:

1. Y. Zhang and H. Liu, ``Decision-feedback receiver for quasi-orthogonal space-time coded OFDM using correlative coding over fast fading channels,'' IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, vol. 5, pp. 3017-3022, Nov. 2006.

2. Y. Zhang and H. Liu, ``Frequency-domain correlative coding for MIMO-OFDM systems over fast fading channels,’’ IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 10, pp. 347-349, May 2006.

3. Y. Zhang and H. Liu, ``Impact of time selective fading on the performance of quasi-orthogonal space-time-coded OFDM systems,’’ IEEE Trans. on Communications, vol. 54, pp. 251-260, Feb. 2006.

4. Y. Zhang and H. Liu, ``MIMO-OFDM systems in the presence of phase noise and doubly selective fading,'' IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology, vol. 56, pp. 2277-2285, July 2007.

5. C. Liu, Y. Zhang, J. Song, C. Pan, and Z. Yang, `` Performance of coded π/2 NS-QAM modulation,’’ IEICE Transactions on Communications, vol.E91-B, No.5, pp. 1612-1614, May 2008.

6. F. Yang, J. Song, Y. Zhang, C. Pan, and Z. Yang, `` SAGE-based estimation of doubly selective channel with an orthogonal polynomial model,’’ Signal Processing, vol. 88, pp.1061-1068, Apr. 2008.

7. J. Wang, Y. Zhang, J. Wang, J. Song, and Z. Yang, `` Signal detection for the STFC-OFDM system over time selective fading Channels,’’ IEEE Trans. on Consumer Electronics, vol.54, pp.283-289, May 2008.

8. F. Yang, Y. Zhang, J. Song, C. Pan, and Z. Yang, `` An EM-based time-domain channel estimation algorithm using a priori information,’’ IEICE Transactions on Communications, vol.E91-B, No.9, pp. 3041-3044, Sept. 2008.

9. C. Chi, Y. Zhang, and Z. Yang, `` A new robust bandpass sampling scheme for multiple RF signals in SDR system,’’ IEICE Transactions on Communications, vol.E92-B, No.1, pp. 326-329, Jan. 2009.

10. X. Wan, Y. Zhang, and Z. Yang, ``A parallel timing adjustment algorithm for high  speed wireless burst communication,” IEICE Trans. on Communications, vol.E94-B, No.5, pp. 1472-1475, May 2011.

11. J. Liu, Y. Zhang, and J. Song, `` Play-out Constraint Dynamic Packet Loss Protection for Scalable Video Transmission,” to appear in IEICE Trans. on Communications, 2013.

SELECTED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:

1. Y. Wang, Y. Zhang, and Z. Yang, `` Single-symbol parallel interpolation in all-digital receiver,’’ Proc. of the 4th IEEE international conference on wireless communications, networking and mobile computing (WiCom 2008), Dalian, China, Oct. 2008.

2. Y. Wang, Y. Zhang, Z. Yang, `` Multiple-symbol parallel interpolation in All-Digital receiver,’’ Proc. of the 5th IEEE international conference on wireless communications, networking and mobile computing (WiCom 2009), Beijing, China, Sept. 2009.

3. Y. Wang, Y. Zhang, Z. Yang, ``Parallel carrier recovery in All-Digital receiver,’’ Proc. of the 5th IEEE international conference on wireless communications, networking and mobile computing (WiCom 2009), Beijing, China, Sept. 2009.

4. C. Chi, Y. Zhang, and L. Wang, `` Joint power control and FEC unequal error protection for scalable H.264 video transmission over wireless fading channel,” in Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM, Dec. 2009.

5. C. Chi, Y. Zhang, Y. Fu, and Z. Yang, ``A New Joint Source and Channel Coding Scheme for Packet-based Scalable Multimedia Streams,” in Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM, Dec. 2010.

6. X. Ji, Y. Zhang, J. Wang, and L. Dai, `` Time-Frequency Joint Positioning for Chinese Digital Television Terrestrial Broadcasting System,” in IEEE ICCT’10, Nanjing, China, Nov., 2010.

7. Z. Yang, S. Zhuang, and Y. Zhang, `` A Modified Loop Filter Design for Digital Symbol Synchronizer,” in WiCom’10, Chengdu, China, Sept. 2010.

8. L. Dai, Z. Wang, J. Wang, J. Wang, and Y. Zhang, `` Accurate Position Location in TDS-OFDM Based Digital Television Broadcasting Networks,” in IEEE PIMRC’10, Istanbul, Turkey, Sept. 2010.

9. J. Zhang, Y. Zhang, and Z. Zhang, `` Design and FPGA Implementation of Digital Noise Generator Based on Superposition of Gaussian Process,” in IEEE ICCT’11, Jinan, China, Sept. 2011.

10. C. Wen, Y. Zhang, and L. Jiang, `` Design and Implementation of Fast Convergence and Large Dynamic Digital Automatic Gain Control,” in IEEE ICCT’11, Jinan, China, Sept. 2011.

11. J. Liu, Y. Zhang, X. Zheng, and J. Song, `` A Dynamic Hybrid UXP/ARQ Method for Scalable Video Transmission,” in IEEE PIMRC 2012, Sydney, Australia, Sept. 2012.