Xiang Zhang (张 翔)
Experience
Technical University of Berlin, Postdoctoral researcher, 2023-Present
University of Utah, Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering, 2018-2023
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Electronic Information & Electrical Engineering, 2016-2017
Xi'an Jiaotong University, B.S. in Electronic & Information Engineering, 2012-2016
Research Interest
Cache-aided/Multiuser Private Information Retrieval (MuPIR)
Data-driven Approaches to Wireless Communication & Networks
Federated Learning (FL)
Coded Distributed & Elastic Computing
Academic Roles
[Conference] Reviewer for IEEE ISIT/ITW/ICC/Globecom/WiOpt; TPC member for ICC DDINS workshop 24.
[Journal] Reviewer for IEEE Trans. on Information Theory/IEEE Trans. on Communications/IEEE Communication Letters/IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications/EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing/IET Signal Processing Journal/International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems
Volunteer, IEEE INFOCOM 22
Skills
Programming Language: Proficient in Python/Bash/MATLAB, familiar with C
Platforms & libraries: Linux/AWS, NumPy/PyTorch/Pandas/Scikit-learn/mpi4py etc.
Contact Me
Email: xiang.zhang@tu-berlin.de
Recent News
Conference Articles
[C16] X. Zhang*, Y. Hu*, A. Mishra, I. Nasim, J. Daw, S. Eggers, V. Agarwal, S. K. Kumar, and M. Ji. Wireless Outdoor Heatmap Prediction using Deep Gaussian Process, submitted to IEEE ICC DDINS Workshop 2023 (* Equal contribution).
[C15] X. Zhang, K. Wan, H. Sun, M. Ji, and G. Caire. A Novel Scheme for Cache-aided Multiuser Private Information Retrieval with User-to-user Privacy, IEEE Asilomar 2023.
[C14] X. Zhang, A. Bhuyan, S. K. Kasera, and M. Ji. A Novel Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning-enabled Distributed Power Allocation Scheme for mmWave Cellular Networks, IEEE ICC Workshop on Data Driven Intelligence for Networks and Systems (DDINS), 2023.
[C13] X. Zhang, K.Wan, M. Ji, H. Sun, and G. Caire, Fundamental Limits of Cache-aided Multiuser PIR: The Two-message Two-user Case, IEEE ISIT 2022.
[C12] A. Bhuyan, M. Ji, X. Zhang, S.K. Kasera, and S. Sarkar, Secure mmWave Spectrum Sharing with Autonomous Beam Scheduling for 5G and Beyond, IEEE WAMICON 2022.
[C11] M. Ji, X. Zhang, and K.Wan, A New Design Framework for Heterogeneous Uncoded Storage Elastic Computing, IEEE WiOpt CCDWN Workshop 2022.
[C10] X. Zhang and M. Ji, Finite-length Analysis of D2D Coded Caching via Exploiting Asymmetry in Delivery, IEEE SPAWC 2022.
[C9] X. Zhang, S. Sarkar, A. Bhuyan, S. K. Kasera, and M. Ji, A Q-Learning-based Approach for Distributed Beam Scheduling in mmWave Networks, IEEE DySPAN 2021.
[C8] X. Zhang, S. Sarkar, S. K. Kasera, A. Bhuyan, and M. Ji, A Non-cooperative Game-based Approach to Distributed Beam Scheduling in Millimeter-Wave Networks, IEEE Asilomar 2021.
[C7] X. Zhang, K. Wan, H. Sun, M. Ji, and G. Caire, A New Design of Cache-aided Multiuser Private Information Retrieval with Uncoded Prefetching, IEEE ISIT 2021.
[C6] S. Sarkar, X. Zhang, A. Bhuyan, M. Ji, S. Kasera, Enabling Uncoordinated Spectrum Sharing in Millimeter Wave Networks Using Carrier Sensing, IEEE Asilomar 2020.
[C5] X. Zhang, S. Sarkar, A. Bhuyan, S. K. Kasera, and M. Ji, A Stochastic Optimization Framework for Distributed Beam Scheduling in 5G mm-Wave Networks over Non-cooperative Operators, IEEE Asilomar 2020.
[C4] X. Zhang, K. Wan, H. Sun, M. Ji, and G. Caire, Private Cache-aided Interference Alignment for Multiuser Private Information Retrieval, CCDWN workshop of WiOpt 2020.
[C3] X. Zhang, K. Wan, H. Sun, and M. Ji, Cache-aided Multiuser Private information Retrieval, IEEE ISIT 2020.
[C2] X. Zhang and M. Ji, A New Design Framework on Device-to-Device Coded Caching with Optimal Rate and Significantly Less Subpacketization, IEEE ISIT2020.
[C1] X. Zhang, N. Woolsey, and M. Ji, Cache-aided Interference Management Using Hypercube Combinatorial Cache Designs, IEEE ICC 2019.
Journal Articles (Manuscripts in preparation are marked with underlines)
[J9] X. Zhang, H. Sun, K. Wan, S. Wang, M. Ji, and G. Caire. Fundamental Limits of Three-layer Hierarchical Secure Aggregation. Manuscript to be submitted to IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 2024. Shorter version to be submitted to IEEE ISIT 2024.
[J8] X. Zhang, A. Bhuyan, S. K. Kasera, and M. Ji. Multi-Agent Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient-Enabled Distributed Power Allocation for Millimeter-Wave Networks. Manuscript to be submitted to IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2024. Shorter version in IEEE ICC Workshop 2023.
[J7] X. Zhang, K. Wan, H. Sun, M. Ji, and G. Caire. Order-optimal Schemes for Cache-aided Multiuser Private Information Retrieval. Manuscript submitted to IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 2023. Shorter version in IEEE ISIT 2021 and 2022.
[J6] X. Zhang, S. Sarkar, A. Bhuyan, S. K. Kasera, and M. Ji. Distributed Multiagent Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Beam Scheduling in Millimeter-Wave Cellular Downlink. Manuscript submitted to IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2023. Shorter version in IEEE DySPAN 2020.
[J5] X. Zhang and M. Ji. Finite-length Analysis of Device-to-Device Coded Caching: A Packet Type-based Approach. Manuscript submitted to IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 2023. Shorter version in IEEE ISIT 2020.
[J4] S. Sarkar, X. Zhang, A. Bhuyan, M. Ji, and S. K. Kasera, Uncoordinated Spectrum Sharing in Millimeter Wave Networks Using Carrier Sensing, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2022.
[J3] X. Zhang, S. Sarkar, A. Bhuyan, S. K. Kasera, and M. Ji, A Non-cooperative Game-based Distributed Beam Scheduling for 5G mm-Wave Networks, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2020.
[J2] X. Zhang, K. Wan, H. Sun, M. Ji, and G. Caire, On the Fundamental Limits of Cache-aided Multiuser Private Information Retrieval, IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2020.
[J1] X. Zhang, N. Woolsey, and M. Ji, Cache-aided Interference Management using Hypercube Combinatorial Design with Reduced Subpacketization and Order Optimal Sum-Degrees of Freedom, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2020.