QIAN, Li Ping (Mani), 钱丽萍
Professor，Ph. D. Supervisor
Room A112, College of Information Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology,
288 Liuhe Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310023, P. R. China
Email: lpqian@zjut.edu.cn/qianjoe@gmail.com
Biography
I received my B. Eng degree with Honors in Information Engineering from Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China, in 2004, and the PhD degree in Information Engineering from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, in 2010. After that, I was a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in the Department of Information Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong during 2010-2011. I was also a visiting student at Princeton University from June to August 2009, and a visiting scholar at University of Waterloo during 2016-2017. I am currently a Professor with College of Information Engineering at Zhejiang University of Technology, China. Also, I am both senior member of IEEE and member of ComSoc. I was a co-recipient of the IEEE Marconi Prize Paper Award in Wireless Communications in 2011, the Best Paper Award from IEEE ICC 2016, the Best Paper Award from IEEE Communication Society GCCTC 2017, the Best Paper Award from the Digital Communications and Networking in 2021, and the Best Paper Award from IEEE WCNC 2023. I was an Associate Editor of the IET Communications from 2016 to 2022. I am currently on the Editorial Board of IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking.
My research interests lie in the areas of wireless communication and networking, cognitive networks, and smart grids, including power control, adaptive resource allocation, cooperative communications, interference cancellation, and non-orthogonal mulitple access for wireless networks, mobile edge computing-enabled IoTs，semantic communication，and demand response management for smart grids.
Publications
Book
[B1] Yuan Wu, Li Ping Qian, Jianwei Huang, and Xuemin Sherman Shen, “Radio resource management for mobile traffic offloading in heterogeneous cellular networks,” Springer Briefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2017.
[B2]Ying Jun Zhang, Li Ping Qian, and Jianwei Huang, “Monotonic optimization in communication and networking systems, ” Foundations and Trends in Networking, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 1-79, NOW publisher inc, 2013.
Book Chapter
[BC1]Li Ping Qian, Ying Jun Zhang, Jianwei Huang, and Yuan Wu，“Demand response management via real-time electricity price control in smart grids，”in Smart Grid: Networking, Data Management, and Business Models，CRC Press, 2016.
Paper
1. Mobile Edge Computing enabled IoT Networks
[J1] L. P. Qian, W. Wu, W. Lu, Y. Wu, B. Lin, and T. Q. S. Quek, “Secrecy-based energy-efficient mobile edge computing via cooperative non-orthogonal multiple access transmission,” IEEE Trans. Communications, vol. 69, no. 7, pp. 4659-4677, Jul. 2021.
[J2] L. P. Qian, Y. Wu, N. Yu, F. Jiang, H. Zhou, T. Q. S. Quek, “Learning driven NOMA assisted vehicular edge computing via underlay spectrum sharing,” IEEE Trans. Vel. Tech., vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 977-992, Jan. 2021.
[J3] L. P. Qian, Y. Wu, X. Xu, B. Ji, Z. Shi, and W. Jia, “Distributed charging-record management for electric vehicle networks via blockchain,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 2150-2162, Feb. 2021.
[J4] L. P. Qian, Y. Wu, F. Jiang, N. Yu, W. Lu, and B. Lin, “NOMA assisted multi-task multi-access mobile edge computing via deep reinforcement learning for industrial Internet of Things,” IEEE Tran. Industrial Informatics, vol.17, no. 8, pp. 5688-5698, Aug. 2021.
[J5] L. P. Qian, A. Feng, N. Yu, W. Xu, and Y. Wu, “Vehicular networking enabled vehicle state prediction via two-level quantized adaptive kalman filtering,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 7, no. 8, pp. 7181-7193, Aug. 2020.
[J6] L. P. Qian, Y. Wu, J. Ouyang, Z. Shi, B. Lin, and W. Jia, “Latency optimization for cellular assisted mobile edge computing via non-orthogonal multiple access,” IEEE Trans. Vel. Tech., vol. 69, no. 5, pp. 5494-5507, May 2020.
[J7] Y. Wu, B. Shi, L. P. Qian, F. Hou, J. Cai, X. S. Shen, “Energy-efficient multi-task multi-access computation offloading via NOMA transmission for IoTs,” IEEE Tran. Industrial Informatics, vol.16, no. 7, pp. 4811-4822, Jul. 2020.
[J8] L. P. Qian, B. Shi, Y. Wu, S. Sun, and D. H. K. Tsang, “NOMA enabled mobile edge computing for Internet of Things via joint communication and computation resource allocations,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 718-733, Jan. 2020.
[J9] Y. Wu, L. P. Qian, K. Ni, C. Zhang, X. S. Shen, “Delay-minimization nonorthogonal multiple access enabled multi-user mobile edge computation offloading,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 392-407, Jun. 2019.
[J10] L. P. Qian, A. Feng, Y. Huang, Y. Wu, B. Ji, and Z. Shi, “Optimal SIC ordering and computation resource allocation in MEC-aware NOMA NB-IoTnetworks” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 2806-2816, Apr. 2019.
[J11] L. P. Qian, Y. Wu, B. Ji, L. Huang, and D. H. K. Tsang, “HybridIoT: integration of hierarchical multiple access and computation offloading for IoT-based smart cities,” IEEE Network, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 6-13, Mar./Apr. 2019.
2. Non-Orthogonal Multiple-Access (NOMA) Wireless Networks
[J1]Li Ping Qian, Yuan Wu*, Haibo Zhou, and Xuemin Sherman Shen, “Dynamic cell association for non-orthogonal multiple-access V2S networks,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 35, no. 10, pp. 2342-2356, Oct. 2017.
[J2]Y. Wu, L. P. Qian, H. Mao. X.Yang, H. Zhou, and X. S. Shen, “Optimal power allocation and scheduling for non-orthogonal multiple access relay-assisted networks,” IEEE Trans. Mobile Computing, vol. 17, no.11, pp. 2591-2606, Nov. 2018.
[J3]Li Ping Qian, Yuan Wu*, Haibo Zhou, and Xuemin Sherman Shen, “Joint uplink base station association and power control for small-cell networks with non-orthogonal multiple access,”IEEE Trans. Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 9. pp. 5567-5582, Sept. 2017.
[J4]Yuan Wu and Li Ping Qian*, "Energy-Efficient NOMA-enabled Traffic Offloading via Dual-Connectivity in Small-Cell Networks," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 21, no. 7, pp. 1605-1608, Jul. 2017.
[J5]Li Ping Qian, Yuan Wu*, Haibo Zhou, and Xuemin Sherman Shen, “Non-orthogonal multiple-access vehicular small cell networks: architecture and solution,” IEEE Network, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 15-21, Jul./Aug. 2017.
[C1]Li Ping Qian, Caihong Kai, Yuan Wu, and Liang Huang，"Optimal power and rate allocation in buffer-aided NOMA relay networks,” Proc. IEEE/CIC ICCC, Nanjing, China, Oct. 2017.
3. Energy-Harvesting Wireless Networks
[J1] L. P. Qian, Y. Wu, B. Ji, and X. S. Shen, “Optimal ADMM-based spectrum and power allocation for heterogeneous small-cell networks with hybrid energy supplies,” IEEE Trans. Mobile Computing, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 662-677, Feb. 2021
[J2] L. P. Qian, C. Yang, H. Han, Y. Wu, and L. Meng, “Learning driven resource allocation and SIC ordering in EH relay aided NB-IoT networks,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 25, no. 8, pp. 2619 – 2623, Aug. 2021.
[J3]Yuan Wu, Li Ping Qian*, Liang Huang, and Xuemin (Sherman) Shen, "Optimal relay selection and power control for energy-harvesting wireless relay networks,” IEEE Trans. Green Communications and Networking. (Fast Track)
[J4]L. Huang, S. Bi, L. P. Qian, and Z. Xia, “Adaptive scheduling in energy harvesting sensor networks for green cities,” IEEE Trans. Industrial Informatics, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 1575-1584, April 2018.
[J5]Y. Wu, L. P. Qian, J. Zheng, H. Zhou, and X. S. Shen, “Green-oriented traffic offloading through dual connectivity in future heterogeneous small cell networks,” IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 56, no. 5, pp. 140-147, May 2018.
[J6]Li Ping Qian, Guinian Feng, and Victor C. M. Leung, “Optimal transmission policies for relay communication networks with ambient energy harvesting relays,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications，vol. 34，no. 12，pp. 3754-3768，2016.
[C1]Liang Huang and Li Ping Qian*, "Age of information for transmission over Markov channels", Proc. IEEE Globecom, Singapore, Dec. 2017.
[C2]Yuan Wu, Li Ping Qian*, Xiaowei Yang, Jianchao Zheng, Haibo Zhou, and Xuemin Sherman Shen, "Dual-connectivity enabled traffic offloading via small cells powered by energy-harvesting," Proc. IEEE Globecom, Singapore, Dec. 2017.
[C3]Yutong Yan, Li Ping Qian*, Yuan Wu, and Weidang Lu, "Optimal resource allocation for data offloading in energy-harvesting small-cell networks," Proc. VTC2017-Fall, Toronto, Canada, Sept. 2017.
[C4]Yuan Wu, Li Ping Qian*, and Xuemin (Sherman) Shen, “Optimal relay selection and power control for energy-harvesting wireless relay networks,” IEEE ICC’2017, Paris, France, 2017.
[C5]Liang Huang, Suzhi Bi, and Li Ping Qian*, “Optimal threshold-based transmission scheduling policy for energy harvesting sensor nodes,” IEEE Globecom’2016, Washington D.C., 2016.
[C6]Liang Huang and Li Ping Qian, "Threshold-based transmission scheduling for energy harvesting sensor nodes with finite data and energy storage ," IEEE/CIC ICCC 2016, Chengdu, China, 2016.
4. Relay Communication Networks
[J1]Li Ping Qian, Yuan Wu, Jiaheng Wang，and Wei Zhang，“Energy-efficient distributed user scheduling in relay-assisted cellular networks,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Communications, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 4060-4073, 2016.
[J2]Li Ping Qian, Yuan Wu, and Qingzhang Chen, “Transmit power minimization for outage-constrained relay selection over Rayleigh-fading channels,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 18, no. 8, pp. 1383-1386, 2014.
[C1]Li Ping Qian, Hang Wu*, and Yuan Wu, “Optimal power control for DF cooperative transmission over Rayleigh-fading channels，”IEEE/CIC ICCC 2015, Shenzhen, China, 2015.
5. Resource Management in Wireless Networks
[J1]Yuan Wu, Jianchao Zheng, Kuanyang Guo, Li Ping Qian*, Xuemin Sherman Shen, and Yueming Cai, “Joint Traffic Scheduling and Resource Allocations for Traffic Offloading with Secrecy-Provisioning,” to appear in IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology.
[J2]Y. Wu, Y. He, L. P. Qian, J. Huang, and X. S. Shen, “Optimal resource allocations for mobile data offloading via dual-connectivity,” IEEE Trans. Mobile Computing, vol. 17, no.10, pp. 2349-2365, Oct. 2018.
[J3]Yuan Wu, Jiachao Chen, Li Ping Qian*, Jianwei Huang, Xuemin Sherman Shen, “Energy-aware cooperative traffic offloading via device-to-device cooperations: an analytical approach,” IEEE Trans. Mobile Computing, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 97-114, 2017.
[J4]Yuan Wu, Jiaheng Wang, Li Ping Qian, and Robert Schober, “Optimal power control for energy efficient D2D communication and its distributed implementation,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 815-818, 2015.
[J5]Li Ping Qian, Ying Jun Zhang, Yuan Wu, and Jieying Chen, “Joint base station association and power control via Benders’ decomposition,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Communications, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 1651-1665, 2013.
[J6]Li Ping Qian, Ying Jun Zhang, and Mung Chiang, “Distributed nonconvex power control using gibbs sampling,” IEEE Trans. Communications, vol. 60, no. 12, pp. 3886-3898，2012.
[J7]Yuan Wu, Vincent K. N. Lau, Danny H. K. Tsang, and Li Ping Qian，“Energy-Efficient Delay-Constrained Transmission and Sensing for Cognitive Radio Systems," IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology，vol. 61, no. 7, pp. 3100-3113, 2012.
[J8]Yuan Wu, Danny H.K. Tsang, Li Ping Qian, and Limin Meng, "Sensing Based Joint Rate and Power Allocations for Cognitive Radio Systems," IEEE Wireless Communications Letters，vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 113-116, 2012.
[C1]Yuan Wu, Jianchao Zheng, Kuanyang Guo, Li Ping Qian, Xuemin Sherman Shen, and Yueming Cai, “Secrecy guaranteed optimal traffic offloading via dual-connectivity in small cell networks，”International Wireless Communications and Signal Processing (WCSP)，Yangzhou, China, 2016. (Best Paper Award)
[C2]Yuan Wu, Yefei He, Li Ping Qian, and Xuemin Sherman Shen, “Traffic scheduling and power allocations for mobile data offloading via dual-connectivity,” IEEE ICC’2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2016 . (Best Paper Award)
[C3]Jiachao Chen, Yuan Wu, Li Ping Qian, Weidang Lu, and Xiang Qiu, "Joint Access-Selection and Power Allocation for Spectrum Sharing Cognitive Radio Networks," 2016 IEEE 83rd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring)，Nanjing, China, 2016.
[C4]Li Ping Qian，Yuan Wu, Liang Huang, and Wei Zhang, “Optimal user association and resource allocation for device-to-device communications underlaying cellular networks，”Proc. ICNC 2016, Hawaii, USA, 2016.
[C5]Yuan Wu, Jiaheng Wang, Li Ping Qian, and Robert Schober, “Energy-aware revenue optimization for cellular networks via device-to-device communication,” Proc. of IEEE ICC’2015, London, United Kingdom, 2015.
[C6]Yuan Wu, Yanfei He, Li Ping Qian, Bo Ji, "Energy-Aware Spectrum Sharing for Dynamic Spectrum Access via Monotonic Optimization," 2015 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC2015), London, United Kingdom, 2015.
[C7]Li Ping Qian, Cheng Qian, Yuan Wu, and Qingzhang Chen, “Power controlled system revenue maximization in large-scale heterogeneous cellular networks,” Proc. IEEE ICC’14, Sydney, Australia, 2014.
[C8]Yuan Wu, Danny H.K. Tsang, Li Ping Qian, and Limin Meng, "Network-welfare Maximization for Cognitive Radio Networks via Optimal Matching," IEEE/CIC ICCC 2012, Beijing, China, 2012.
[C9]Yuan Wu, Vincent K.N. Lau, Danny H.K. Tsang, and Li Ping Qian, "Energy-Efficient Transmission Strategy for Cognitive Radio Systems," 2012 IEEE WCNC Workshops , Paris, France, 2012.
[C10]Li Ping Qian, and Ying Jun Zhang, “Distributed power control with limited message passing for nonconcave utility maximization,” The 2011 International Conference on Wireless Communications and Signal Processing (WCSP), Nanjing, China, 2011. (Invited Paper)
[C11]Li Ping Qian, Ying Jun Zhang, and Mung Chiang, “Globally optimal distributed power control for nonconcave utility maximization," Proc. IEEE Globecom’10, Miami, Florida USA, 2010.
[C12]Jieying Chen, Li Ping Qian, and Ying Jun Zhang, “On optimization of joint base station association and power control via Benders’ decomposition," Proc. IEEE Globecom’09, 2009.
6. Monotonic Optimization in Resource Management
[J1]Li Ping Qian, Ying Jun Zhang, and Jianwei Huang, “MAPEL: achieving global optimality for a non-convex wireless power control problem,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Communications, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 1553–1563, 2009. (2011 IEEE Marconi Prize Paper Award in Wireless Communications)
[J2] Junchao Li, Li Ping Qian, Ying Jun Zhang, and Lianfeng Shen, “Global optimal rate control and scheduling for spectrum-sharing multi-hop networks,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Communications, vol. 15, no. 9, pp. 6462-6473 , 2016.
[J3]Li Ping Qian, Shengli Zhang, Wei Zhang, and Ying Jun Zhang, “System utility maximization with interference processing for cognitive radio networks,” IEEE Trans. Communications, vol. 63, no. 5, pp.1651-1655, 2015.
[J4]Li Ping Qian, Yuan Wu, Shengli Zhang, and Qingzhang Chen, “Pareto optimal power control via bisection searching in wireless networks,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 709-712, 2013.
[J5]Li Ping Qian, and Ying Jun Zhang, “S-MAPEL: monotonic optimization for non-convex joint power control and scheduling problems,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Communications, vol.9, no. 5, pp. 1708–1719, 2010.
[C1]Li Ping Qian, Shengli Zhang, Wei Zhang, and Ying Jun Zhang, “Interference-aware system utility maximization for cognitive radio networks,” IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing (GlobalSIP), 2014.
[C2]Suzhi Bi, Li Ping Qian and Ying Jun Zhang, “Monotonic optimization method for general utility maximization in random-access networks,” The 2013 IEEE and CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC), 2013. (Invited Paper)
[C3]Li Ping Qian, and Ying Jun Zhang, “Monotonic optimization for non-concave power control in multiuser multicarrier network systems,” Proc. IEEE INFOCOM’09, pp. 172–180, 2009.
[C4]Li Ping Qian, and Ying Jun Zhang, “Optimal throughput-oriented power control by linear multiplicative fractional programming,”Proc. IEEE ICC’08, pp. 4009-4015, 2008.
7. Demand Response Management in Smart Grids
[J1]Yuan Wu, Xiaoqi Tan, Li Ping Qian, and Danny H. K. Tsang, “Optimal pricing and energy scheduling for hybrid energy trading market in future smart grid,” IEEE Trans. Industrial Informatics，vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 1585-1596, 2015.
[J2]Yuan Wu, Vincent K. N. Lau, Danny H. K. Tsang, Li Ping Qian, and Limin Meng, “Optimal energy scheduling for residential smart grid with centralized renewable energy source”, IEEE Systems Journal , vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 562-576, 2014.
[J3]Li Ping Qian, Ying Jun Zhang, Jianwei Huang, and Yuan Wu，“Demand response management via real-time electricity price control in smart grids,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 31, no. 7, pp. 1268-1280, 2013.
[C1]Yuan Wu, Xiaoqi Tan*, Li Ping Qian, and Danny H.K. Tsang, "Optimal Management of Local Energy Trading in Future Smart Microgrid via Pricing," SDP Workshop of 2015 IEEE conference on computer communications (Infocom)，Hong Kong，2015.
Awards and Honors
Research Recognition and Awards
1. National Natural Science Foundation of China for Excellent Young Scholars, 2021
2. Third-Class Science Award given by Zhejiang Provincial Government, 2020
3. Second-level talent of the Zhejiang Provincial “151 Talents Program”, 2018
4. IEEE Trans. Communications Exemplary Reviewer, 2019
5. IEEE Wireless Communications Letter Exemplary Reviewer, 2016,2017
6. IEEE Senior Member, 2016
7. Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars, 2015
8. Second-Class Award of Science and Technology given by Zhejiang Provincial Government, 2015
9. Outstanding Research Award of Zhejiang University of Technology, 2013
10. Second-Class Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards for Zhejiang Provincial Universities in China, 2012
11. Finalist to Hong Kong Young Scientist Award in Engineering Science, 2011
Best Paper Awards
1. IEEE Marconi Prize Paper Award in Wireless Communications, 2011 (The award is given to the single best paper selected among 1755 papers published in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications during 2008-2010)
2. IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) Best Paper Award, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2016
3. International Wireless Communications and Signal Processing (WCSP) Best Paper Award, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, October 2016
4. The Best Paper Award in the Digital Communications and Networking, 2021
Editorship
Editor for Journals
1. IET Communications
Reviewer for Journals
1. IEEE Journal on Selected Area in Communications
2. IEEE Trans. Wireless Communications
3. IEEE Trans. Communications
4. IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology
5. IEEE Trans. Mobile Computing
6. IEEE Internet of Things Journal
Conference Technical Program Committee Member
1. IEEE ICC’16-23
2. IEEE Globecom’14-23
3. IEEE VTC Fall’16'17, Spring'18
4. IEEE SmartGridComm’14, ’15, ’16, '17
5. IEEE ICNC’16,’17, '18
6. IEEE ICCC’17
7. IEEE WCSP’13, ’14
8. ANT’14
Research Grants
l. Principle Investigator, “Theories and Methodologies for Optimal Resource Allocation in Wireless Heterogeneous Networks,” National Natural Science Foundation of China for Excellent Young Scholars , 2022.01-2024.12, CNY 2000,000;
2. Principle Investigator, "Qos-driven Joint Resource Allocation Optimization and Multiple Access for Energy-Harvesting NB-IoT Networks," National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2021.01-2024.12, CNY550,000;
3. Principle Investigator, “Multi-user Scheduling and Relay Selection for 5G Networks,” Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars, 2016.01-2019.12, CNY 360,000;
4. Principle Investigator, “Theories and Key Techniques on Optimal Resource Allocation for Next-generation wireless Communication Systems,” National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2014.01-2017.12, CNY 750,000;
5. Principle Investigator, “Monotonic Optimization based Power Control for Wireless Communication Systems,” Foundation from The State Key Laboratory of Integrated Services Networks, Xidian University, 2013.07-2015.06, CNY 50,000;
6. Principle Investigator, “Distributed Power Control for System-Utility Maximization in Wireless Infrastructureless Networks,” National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2012.01-2014.12, CNY 220,000.