Shuhui (Grace) Yang, PhD Post Doctoral Research Associate Department of Computer Science Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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News and Events

• New course for Spring 2008: 92846 CSCI-6965-01, Special Topics on Wireless Ad Hoc Networks. Students click here.
• NSF Symposium on Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation. Wednesday, September 5, 2007-Thursday, September 6, 2007. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
• Computer Science Colloquia. Wednesday, November 28, 2007. Department of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, Lowell.

Biography

Publications

Journal Publications

• S. Yang, J. Wu, and F. Dai "Efficient Directional Network Backbone Construction in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks," IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, accepted to appear.
• J. Wu, F. Dai, and S. Yang "Iterative Local Solutions for Connected Dominating Set in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks," IEEE Transactions on Computers, accepted to appear.
• S. Yang, Minglu Li, and J. Wu "Scan-Based Movement-Assisted Sensor Deployment Methods in Wireless Sensor Networks," IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, July 2007.
• J. Wu, M. Cardei, F. Dai, and S. Yang, "Extended Dominating Set and Its Applications in Ad Hoc Networks Using Cooperative Communication," IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Vol 17, No. 8, August 2006.
• J. Wu and S. Yang, "Logarithmic Store-Carry-Forward Routing in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks," IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, June 2007.
• M. Cardei, J. Wu, and S. Yang, "Algorithms for Fault-Tolerant Topology in Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks," accepted to appear in IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
• M. Cardei, J. Wu, and S. Yang, "Topology Control in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks using Cooperative Communication," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Vol. 55, No. 3, March 2006, 334-347..
• J. Wu and S. Yang, "Energy-Efficient Node Scheduling Models in Sensor Networks with Adjustable Ranges," International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2005 3-17.
• S. Yang, F. Dai, M. Cardei, and J. Wu, "On Connected Multiple Point Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks," International Journal of Wireless Information Networks, 2006.
• J. Wu and S. Yang, "Optimal Movement-Assisted Sensor Deployment and Its Extensions in Wireless Sensor Networks," accepted to appear in the special issue of Eseveir Science: Simulation Modelling, Practice and Theory on Performance Modelling, Anaylisis and Design of Wired and Wireless Networks and Protocols.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

• S. Yang, J. Wu, and Mihaela Cardei "Efficient Broadcast in MANETs Using Network Coding and Directional Antennas," accepted by IEEE INFOCOM 2008.
• J. Wu, S. Yang, and Mihaela Cardei "On Maintaining Sensor-Actor Connectivity in Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks," accepted by IEEE INFOCOM 2008.
• J. Wu and S. Yang, "Polylogarithmic Store-Carry-Forward Routing using Mobile Nodes," accepted by MASS 2007 as an extended paper, (one of the four papers nominated for the best paper award).
• S. Yang, F. Dai, M. Cardei, and J. Wu, "On Multiple Point Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks," Proc. of the 2nd IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS), Nov. 2005. (Received the best paper award.)
• S. Yang, J. Wu and F. Dai, "Efficient Backbone Construction Methods in MANETs using Directional Antennas," Proc. of IEEE ICDCS, 2007.
• J. Wu and S. Yang, "SMART: A Scan-based Movement Assisted Sensor Deployment Method in Wireless Sensor Networks," Proc. of IEEE INFOCOM, March 2005.
• M. Cardei, J. Wu and S. Yang, "Fault-Tolerant Topology Control for Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks," accepted by MASS 2007
• S. Yang, J. Wu, and J. Cao, "Connected k-Hop Clustering in Ad Hoc Networks," Proc. of the International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP), June 2005.
• J. Wu, F. Dai, and S. Yang, "Iterative Local Solutions for Connected Dominating Set in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks," Proc. of the 2nd IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS), Nov. 2005.
• M. Cardei, J. Wu, and S. Yang, "Topology Control in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks with Hitch-hiking," Proc. of IEEE Communications Society Conference on Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON), 2005.
• J. Wu, M. Cardei, F. Dai, and S. Yang, "Extended Dominating Set in Ad Hoc Networks Using Cooperative Communication," Proc. of IFIP Networking 2005 (poster paper), June 2005.
• J. Wu and S. Yang, "Optimal Movement-Assisted Sensor Deployment and Its Extensions in Wireless Sensor Networks," Proc. of 20th Int'l Conf. on Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS), 2006.
• M. Cardei, J. Wu, and S. Yang, "Low Power Hitch-hiking Broadcast in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks," Proc. of NSF Workshop on Theoretical and Algorithmic Aspect of Ad Hoc Wireless Networks, June 2004.
• J. Wu and S. Yang, "Coverage and Connectivity in Sensor Networks with Adjustable Ranges," Proc. of 2004 International Workshop on Mobile and Wireless Networking (MWN) (in conjunction with ICPP), Aug. 2004.
• J. Wu and S. Yang, "Localized Movement-Assisted Sensor Deployment in Wireless Sensor Networks," WiMa workshop of the 3nd IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS), 2006.

Other Publications

• S. Yang and J. Wu, "New Technologies of Multicasting in MANET," Book Chapter in Design and Analysis of Wireless Networks, Y. Pan and Y. Xiao (eds.), Nova Science Publishers, 2005.

Working

Teaching Assistant

• Fall, 2003. CDAC3201 & CDAC3331, Logic Design & Microprocessor Laboratory
• Fall, 2003. CDA4500, Introduction to Data Communications
• Spring, 2004. CDAC3201 & CDAC3331, Logic Design & Microprocessor Laboratory
• Fall, 2004. COP2220, Introduction to Programming in C Laboratory
• Spring, 2005. COP2220, Introduction to Programming in C Laboratory
• Fall, 2006. COP2220, Introduction to Programming in C Laboratory

Adjunct instructor

• Spring, 2008. 92846 Special Topics on Wireless Ad Hoc Networks, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
• Summer, 2007. COT3002 Foundations of Computer Science, Florida Atlantic Unviersity.
• Spring, 2007. COT4400 Design & Analysis of Algorithm, Florida Atlantic Unviersity.
• Fall, 2005. COT4400 Design & Analysis of Algorithm (syllabus), Florida Atlantic Unviersity
• Summer (B), 2006. COT4400 Design & Analysis of Algorithm, Florida Atlantic Unviersity.
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Professional Activity

• Committee member of Colloquium Committee, Rensselaer Computer Science, Fall 2008.
• Panelist of NSF NeTs, June 2008.
• Program Committee member of the The Fourth IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Sensor Networks Security (WSNS'08), in conjunction with MASS 2008, Sept., 2008, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
• Program Committee member of the The First International Workshop on Sensor Networks (SN 2008), in conjunction with ICCCN 2008, August 4-7, 2008, Virgin Islands, USA.
• Program Committee member of the 28th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS'08).
• Program Committee member of the First International Workshop on Wireless Security and Privacy (WiSP'08), in conjunction with the 28th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS'08).
• Reviewer of IEEE INFOCOM 2008, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communication, IET communications, and IEEE JSAC Special Issue on Game Theory in Communication Systems, Wireless Networks, Computer Networks, et al.

Awards

• Best paper award of the 2nd IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS), Nov. 2005.
• 1st prize of the 2nd IEEE Graduate Student Research Showcase, Florida Atlantic University, April. 2006.

Contact:

Yang, Shuhui
110, 8th St.
Troy, NY 12180
Tel: (518)-276-4879(o)
Office: Amos Eaton, 218
Email: yangs6 at rpi dot edu
(Last Update September 20, 2008.)

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