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BIOGRAPHY
RESEARCH
Research
Project:
-- MIMO
Channel Modelling and Simulation for Cellular and Mobile-to-Mobile
Communication Systems,
supported by Edinburgh Research Partnership (ERP) Joint Research Institutes for
Signal and Image Processing (JRI-SIP), Edinburgh, UK.
Research Interests:
-- Mobile propagation channel modelling and
simulation, error models
-- Smart antennas and MIMO systems
-- Wideband MIMO channel modelling and
simulation
-- Mobile-to-mobile communication systems
-- Mobile-to-mobile channel modelling and
simulation
-- Cooperative communications and corresponding
channel modelling
-- 3GPP evolved UTRA and UTRAN
-- Iterative methods (Turbo codes, Turbo
equalization)
AWARDS
AND HONOURS
-- Chinese Government Award for Outstanding
Self-Financed Students Abroad in 2009, China
Scholarship Council, China.
-- Second Year Postgraduate Research
Prize in Heriot-Watt University, October 2008, UK
-- First Year Postgraduate Research
Prize in Heriot-Watt University, October 2007, UK
-- China Mobile Scholarship in Shandong University, October 2005, China
-- LG Electronic Scholarship in Shandong University, December 2003, China
-- Guang Hua Scholarship in Shandong University, September 2003, China
-- Two times Full-Scholarship in Shandong University, 2000-2003, China
-- Three
times First Class Scholarship in Shandong University,
1999-2000, China
PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES
Demonstrator:
-- Tutorial of MSc Module B39QE1:
Communications & Networks (Term 1 2007/2008)
-- Lab of MSc Module B39DQ1: Computer Hardware (Term
1 2007/2008)
-- Tutorial and Lab of MSc Module B39JT2:
Communications 2 (Term 2 2008)
-- Tutorial of MSc Module B31SF1:
Communications & Networks (Term 1 2008/2009)
-- Tutorial and Lab of MSc Module B31SI2:
Principles of Mobile Communications (Term 2
2009)
Technical
Program Committee Member:
-- IEEE 10th International Conference on High
Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC 2008), Dalian, China,
25-27 Sept. 2008.
-- IEEE
International Conference on Communications and Mobile Computing (CMC 2009),
Kunming, China, 6-8 Jan. 2009.
-- IEEE
International Conference on Communications and Mobile Computing (CMC 2010),
Shenzhen, China, 12-14 Apr. 2010.
Reviewer for journals and conferences:
-- IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
-- IEEE Transactions on Communications
-- IEEE Communications Letters
-- IEE Proceedings Vision, Image and Signal
Processing
-- EURASIP
Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
-- Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing
-- IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC
2006-Fall)
-- IEEE International Symposium on Wireless
Communication Systems (ISWCS 2006)
-- IEEE International
Conference on Communications, Circuits and Systems (ICCCAS 2006)
-- IEEE International Conference on
Communication Technology (ICCT 2006)
-- IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking
Conference (WCNC 2007)
-- IEEE International Symposium on Personal,
Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2007)
-- IEEE
International Conference on Intelligent Computing (ICIC 2007)
-- IEEE International Symposium on Wireless
Communication Systems (ISWCS 2007)
-- IEEE International
Workshop on Cross Layer Design (IWCLD 2007)
-- IEEE International Symposium on Communications
and Information Technologies (ISCIT 2007)
-- IEEE International Conference on
Communications (ICC 2008)
-- IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics
and Applications (ICIEA2008)
-- IEEE International
Conference on Communications and Mobile
Computing (CMC 2009)
-- IEEE
Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2009-Spring)
-- IEEE International Conference on Digital Signal
Processing (DSP2009)
-- IEEE
Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2009-Fall)
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Papers (11):
- Cheng-Xiang Wang, Xuemin Hong, Xiaohu Ge, Xiang
Cheng, Gong Zhang, and John Thompson, “Cooperative MIMO channel
models: a survey”, IEEE Commun. Mag., accepted for publication, 2010.
- Xiang Cheng, Cheng-Xiang Wang, David I
Laurenson, Sana Salous, and Athanasios V. Vasilakos, “New deterministic
and stochastic simulation models for non-isotropic scattering
mobile-to-mobile Rayleigh fading channels”, Wireless Communications and
Mobile Computing, Special Issue on Emerging Techniques for Wireless
Vehicular Communications, John Wiley & Sons, accepted for
publication, May 2009.
- Cheng-Xiang Wang, Xiang Cheng, and David I.
Laurenson, “Vehicle-to-vehicle channel modeling and measurements: recent
advances and future challenges”, IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 47,
no. 11, Nov. 2009.
- Xiang Cheng, Cheng-Xiang Wang, David I.
Laurenson, Sana Salos, and Athanasios V. Vasilakos, “An adaptive
geometry-based stochastic model for non-isotropic MIMO mobile-to-mobile
channels”, IEEE Trans. Wireless
Comm., vol. 8, no. 9, pp. 4824 – 4835, Sept. 2009.
- Xiang Cheng, DongFeng Yuan, “Novel methods for Turbo equalizer to reduce equalization delay,”
Chinese Journal of Electronics,
English edition, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 50-53, Jan. 2007.
- Xiang Cheng, DongFeng Yuan, “A novel iterative scheme for
parallel intersymbol interference channels,” Chinese Journal of
Electronics, English edition, accepted
for Publication.
- Xiang Cheng, Dongfeng Yuan,
“Parallel equalization schemes for Turbo equalizer,” Journal on
Communications, vol. 27, no.
9, pp. 46-50, Sept. 2006 (in Chinese).
- Xiang Cheng, Dongfeng Yuan, “Hybrid
iterative strategy for parallel intersymbol interference channels,” Journal of Circuits and Systems, accepted
for publication (in Chinese).
- Xiang Cheng, Dongfeng Yuan, “An
equalization algorithm based on serial and parallel concatenation
Turbo-like method,” Journal of Shandong University, vol.
36, no. 4, pp. 13-17, Jun. 2006 (in
Chinese).
- Xiang Cheng, Dongfeng Yuan, “Hybrid
iterative method for intersymbol interference channels,” ACTA
ELECTRONICA SINICA, submitted
for publication (in Chinese).
- Yu-Ling
Zhang, Dongfeng Yuan, Xiang Cheng, “New UEP mapping strategy in LDPC-coded modulation systems,” Journal on Communications, vol. 27,
no. 12, pp. 23-26, Dec. 2006 (in
Chinese).
Conference
Papers (19):
- Yi
Yuan, Xiang Cheng, Cheng-Xiang
Wang, David I. Laurenson, Xiaohu Ge, and Feng Zhao, “Space time
correlation properties of a three-dimensional two-sphere model for
non-isotropic MIMO mobile-to-mobile channels,” IEEE Globe Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2010, Miami, USA,
Dec. 2010, accepted for publication.
- Xiang Cheng, Cheng-Xiang Wang, Yi Yuan,
David I. Laurenson, and Xiaohu Ge, “A novel three-dimensional
regular-shaped geometry-based stochastic model for MIMO mobile-to-mobile
Ricean fading channels,” IEEE
Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC2010-Fall, Ottawa, Canada, 6 – 9
Sept. 2010 (invited paper).
- David
I. Laurenson, Michail Matthaiou, Xiang Cheng, and Cheng-Xiang Wang, “Modelling
for Vehicle to Vehicle Applications,”
IEEE Loughborough Antennas & Propagation
Conference, LAPC 2009, Loughborough,
UK, 16 – 17
Nov. 2009, (invited paper).
- Xiang Cheng, Cheng-Xiang Wang, and
David I. Laurenson, “A Geometry-based stochastic model for wideband MIMO
mobile-to-mobile channels,” IEEE
Globe Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2009, Hawaii,
USA,
30 Nov.-4 Dec. 2009.
- Xiang Cheng, Cheng-Xiang Wang, David I.
Laurenson, Sana Salos, and Athanasios V. Vasilakos, “New simulation models
for non-isotropic scattering mobile-to-mobile Rayleigh fading channels,” The
First International Workshop on Vehicular Communication Technologies,
VehiCom 2009, co-located
with IWCMC 2009, Leipzig, Germany,
21-24 June 2009, pp. 1289 – 1294.
- Xiang Cheng, Cheng-Xiang Wang, and
David I. Laurenson, “New deterministic and stochastic simulation models
for non-isotropic scattering MIMO channels,” Proc. IEEE
International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference,
IWCMC 2009, Leipzig, Germany, 21-24 June 2009, pp. 1365 –
1369.
- Xiang Cheng, Cheng-Xiang Wang, David I. Laurenson, and Athanasios V.
Vasilakos, “Second order statistics of non-isotropic mobile-to-mobile
Ricean fading channels,” Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Communications,
ICC 2009, Dresden,
Germany,
14-18 June 2009, accepted for publication.
- Xiang Cheng, Cheng-Xiang Wang, and David I. Laurenson, “Multiple-ring
based modeling and simulation of wideband space-time-frequency MIMO
channels,” Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Communications, ICC 2009, Dresden, Germany, 14-18 June 2009,
accepted for publication.
- Shuangshuang Han, Dongfeng
Yuan, and Xiang
Cheng, “Performance analysis of different equalization algorithms in a
modified iterative scheme”, Proc.
IET International Conference on Wireless, Mobile & Multimedia
Networks, ICWMMN 2008, Beijing, China, Oct. 2008, pp. 364-367.
- Shuangshuang Han, Dongfeng
Yuan, and Xiang
Cheng, “A modified iterative equalization scheme based on precoding”, Proc. IET International Conference on
Wireless, Mobile & Multimedia Networks, ICWMMN 2008, Beijing,
China, Oct. 2008, pp. 372-375.
- Xiang Cheng, Cheng-Xiang Wang, David I. Laurenson, Hsiao-Hwa Chen, and
Athanasios V. Vasilakos, “A generic geometrical-based MIMO
mobile-to-mobile channel model,” Proc. IEEE
International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference,
IWCMC 2008, Chania Crete Island, Greece, 6-8 August 2008,
pp. 1000-1005.
- Xiang Cheng, Cheng-Xiang Wang, David I. Laurenson, Hsiao-Hwa Chen, and
Athanasios V. Vasilakos, “Space-time-frequency characterization of
non-isotropic MIMO mobile-to-mobile multicarrier Ricean fading channels,” Proc.
IEEE
International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference,
IWCMC 2008, Chania Crete Island, Greece, 6-8 August 2008,
pp. 994-999.
- Xiang Cheng, Cheng-Xiang Wang, and
David I. Laurenson, “A generic Space-Time-Frequency correlation model and
its corresponding simulation model for narrowband MIMO channels,” Proc.
2nd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2007,
Edinburgh, UK, 11-16 November 2007, pp. 1-6.
- Xiang Cheng, Cheng-Xiang Wang, Dongfeng Yuan,
and Hsiao-Hwa Chen, “A novel iterative method for turbo equalization,” Proc.
IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, IEEE WCNC 2007,
HongKong, China, 11-15 March 2007, pp. 488 - 492.
- Xiang
Cheng, Dongfeng
Yuan, Cheng-Xiang Wang. “A
modified iterative packet combining scheme for intersymbol interference
channels,” Proc. IEEE International
Conference on Communications, Circuits and Systems, IEEE ICCCAS 2006, Guilin,
China, 25-28 June 2006, pp. 124 - 127.
- Xiang Cheng, Dongfeng
Yuan, XiLin Zhang, “Parallel equalization schemes for
Turbo equalizer,” Proc. 62nd IEEE
Vehicular Technology Conference, IEEE VTC 2005-Fall, Texas, USA, 25-28
September 2005, pp. 1407 – 1411.
- Xiang
Cheng, Dongfeng Yuan,
XiangMing Yu. “The improvement of turbo equalization through using turbo codes,”
Proc. International Conference on
Communications, Circuits and Systems, ICCCAS 2005, Hongkong, China, 27-30 May 2005, pp. 124 – 127.
- Xiang
Cheng, Dongfeng Yuan. “Hybrid
iterative strategy for parallel intersymbol interference channels,”
Proc. IEEE Microwave, Antenna,
Propagation and EMC Technologies, IEEE MAPE 2005, Beijing, China, 8-12 August 2005, pp. 232 - 235.
- Wentao
Cui, Dongfeng Yuan, Xiang Cheng, “Turbo detection for UWB
communication,” Proc. IEEE Wireless
Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing, IEEE WCNM 2005, Wuhan, China, 23-26 September 2005,
pp. 360 – 363.
Report (1):
- Xiang Cheng, Cheng-Xiang Wang, and David I. Laurenson, “An adaptive
geometrical-based stochastic model for space-time-frequency correlated
MIMO mobile-to-mobile channels”, COST 2100 TD(08) 472, COST 2100 4th
MCM, Wroclaw, Poland, 6-8 Feb. 2008.
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