Research

Dr. Tu's research is in the general areas of computer networks and wireless communications. Her current research interests mainly lie in next-generation multimedia networking, wireless multihop networks, mobile computing, smart cities, cognitive radio networks, overlay networks, and parallel and distributed systems. In these areas, she designs algorithms or protocols and carries out performance analysis for wireless mesh networks, resource utilization and management,  large-scale content delivery, QoS/QoE, mobility management, wireless sensor networks  and collaborative multicast in overlays.

Dr. Wanqing Tu is looking for self-motivated PhD students. Please contact (wanqing.tu@durham.ac.uk) if you are interested. 

Funded projects:

• • UAV-aided Wireless Mesh Networking, funded by InternetNZ, Principal Investigator, NZ, 2020-2022. 

  • An Investigation on Ground-Aerial Integrated Communication Networks, funded by FRDF, Principal Investigator, NZ, 2019-2021.

  • Network coding over satellite links: scheduling redundancy for better goodput, Co-Investigator, APNIC, 2019-2020. 

  • Augmented Realty in Wireless Communications, funded by CSC, with Dr. Hu, Supervisor, China, 2018-2019. 

  • Wireless information and energy transmission, funded by CSC, with Dr. Huang, Supervisor, China, 2017-2018. 

  • Multimedia multicasting in cognitive radio mesh networks, funded by a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Exchange Award, awarded with Prof. Qian Zhang, UK, 2013-2014.

  • Efficient delivery of interactive content via large-scale wireless mesh networks, funded by an EPSRC Grant, Principal Investigator, UK, 2013-2015.

  • Theoretical modeling of wireless multihop networks, funded by a Leverhulme Trust Visiting Grant, Supervisor & Principal Investigator, UK, 2011-2012.

  • Trackyou: mobile digital management system, funded by a KTP grant, Academic Supervisor, UK, 2010-2012.

  • Efficient distribution of content in multi-rate multi-channel wireless mesh networks, funded by an IRCSET Embark Initiative Postdoctoral Fellowship, Principle Investigator, Ireland, 2006-2008.

Awards and Scholarships:

• • Scholarship for Executive Ready Program, awarded by Women and Leadership Australia & New Zealand, NZ, 2018-2019. 

  • Department paper award, "Data-driven QoS and QoE Management in Smart Cities: A Tutorial Study ", the University of Auckland, 2018. 

  • SICSA Distinguished Industry Visiting Fellowship, awarded with Dr. Bo Han (AT&T Labs, New Jersey), UK, 2015.

  • Best paper award, "Hierarchical Multicast Tree Algorithms for Application Layer Mesh Networks", ICCNMC, 2005. 

Research Supervision:

Postdoctoral or Visiting Researchers:

• • Dr. Chunyun Hu (completed in 2019, now with South China Agricultural University as a Lecturer )

  • Dr. Gaofei Huang (completed in 2018, now with Guangzhou University as an Associate Professor)

  • Dr. Najam Hassan (completed in 2015, now with Dhofar University as an Associate Professor)

  • Dr. Quoc-Tuan Vien (completed in 2013, now with University of Middlesex, UK as a Senior Lecturer)

  • Dr. Yunzhi Yan (completed in 2012, now with Shanghai University, China as a Lecturer)

  • Dr. Wei Guo (completed in 2012, now with Samsung Inc., UK)

Research Students:

• • Maitha Alshaali (2023 - )

  • Peng Bo (Visiting PhD, 2023 - 2024)

  • Amith Murphy (Research MSc completed in 2021, joint supervision, now with Datacom)

  • Lei Qian (2018-, co-supervised with Dr. Speidel)

  • Xiaojie Liu (PhD completed in 2021, co-supervision)

  • Chunyun Hu (PhD completed in 2016, now with South China Agricultural University as a Lecturer)

  • Gaofei Huang (PhD completed in 2012, now with Guangzhou University as an Associate Professor)

  • Ruizhi Liao (Research MSc)

Research Assistants:

• • Elsdon Greenough (2020 - )

  • Kevin Kang (2020 - )

  • Jinglu Xu (2018)