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Dr Jiankang Zhang

Jiankang Zhang is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Southampton. He has been approved as IEEE Senior Member since 2018. Dr. Zhang is an active researcher in the areas of articial intelligence algorithms, ad-hoc networks, aeronautical communications and wireless communications. He has published 91 journal and conference papers, which have collected more than 700 citations. Dr. Zhang serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Access and Frontiers in Communications and Networks, he also organized the special issue of `Advanced Communications and Networking Techniques for Wireless Connected Intelligent Robot Swarms' on IEEE Access in 2019.

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Research interests

Articial intelligence algorithms, ad-hoc networks, aeronautical communications and wireless communications.

Publications

2021

Liu, Dong, Zhang, Jiankang, Cui, Jingjing, Ng, Soon Xin, Maunder, Robert and Hanzo, Lajos (2021) Deep learning aided packet routing in aeronautical ad-hoc networks relying on real flight data: From single-objective to near-pareto multi-objective optimization. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. (doi:10.1109/JIOT.2021.3105357).
Liu, Dong, Zhang, Jiankang, Cui, Jingjing, Ng, Soon Xin, Maunder, Robert and Hanzo, Lajos (2021) Deep learning aided routing for space-air-ground integrated networks relying on real satellite, flight, and shipping data. IEEE Wireless Communications.
Liu, Dong, Cui, Jingjing, Zhang, Jiankang, Yang, Chenyang and Hanzo, Lajos (2021) Deep reinforcement learning aided routing in aeronautical ad hoc networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 5166-5171. (doi:10.1109/TVT.2021.3074015).
Cui, Jingjing, Liu, Dong, Zhang, Jiankang, Yetgin, Halil, Ng, Soon Xin, Maunder, Robert and Hanzo, Lajos (2021) Minimum-delay routing for integrated aeronautical ad hoc networks relying on real flight data in the North-Atlantic region. IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology. (doi:10.1109/OJVT.2021.3089543). (In Press)
Cui, Jingjing, Ng, Soon Xin, Liu, Dong, Zhang, Jiankang, Nallanathan, Arumugam and Hanzo, Lajos (2021) Multi-objective optimization for integrated ground-air-space networks. IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine. (In Press)
Cui, Jingjing, Ng, Soon Xin, Liu, Dong, Zhang, Jiankang, Nallanathan, Arumugam and Hanzo, Lajos (2021) Multiobjective optimization for integrated ground-air-space networks: Current research and future challenges. IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, 16 (3), 88-98, [9461636]. (doi:10.1109/MVT.2021.3085511).
Zhang, Jiankang, Chen, Sheng, Wang, Fasong, Ng, Soon Xin, Maunder, Robert and Hanzo, Lajos (2021) Priority-aware secure precoding based on multi-objective symbol error ratio optimization. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 69 (3), 1912-1929, [9311648]. (doi:10.1109/TCOMM.2020.3048351).
Zhang, Jiankang, Xiang, Luping, Liu, Dong, Cui, Jingjing, Ng, Soon Xin, Maunder, Robert, Graeupl, Thomas, Uwe, Carsten-Fiebig and Hanzo, Lajos (2021) Semi-stochastic aircraft mobility modelling for aeronautical networks: An Australian case-study based on real flight data. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 70 (10), 10763-10779. (doi:10.1109/TVT.2021.3104118).
Cui, Jingjing, Yetgin, Halil, Liu, Dong, Zhang, Jiankang, Ng, Soon Xin and Hanzo, Lajos (2021) Twin-component near-Pareto routing optimization for AANETs in the North-Atlantic region relying on real flight statistics. IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology. (In Press)

2020

Zuo, Xingxuan, Zhang, Jiankang, Mu, Xiaomin and Yang, Lieliang (2020) Channel correlation relied grouped spatial modulation for massive MIMO systems. IET Communications, 1-11. (In Press)
Zhang, Yangyishi, Zhang, Rong, Zhang, Jiankang, Bai, Tong, Al Rawi, Anas F., Moonen, Marc and Hanzo, Lajos (2020) Far-end crosstalk mitigation for future wireline networks beyond G.mgfast: a survey and an outlook. IEEE Access, 8, 9998-10039, [8947914]. (doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2963571).
Guo, Xinying, Zhang, Jiankang, Chen, Sheng, Zhu, Chunhua and Yang, Jing (2020) Optimal uplink pilot-data power allocation for large-scale antenna array aided OFDM systems. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 69 (1), 428-442, [8884096]. (doi:10.1109/TVT.2019.2949874).
Zhang, Yanqing, Zhang, Jiankang, Xu, Chao, El-Hajjar, Mohammed and Hanzo, Lajos (2020) Optimal-power superposition modulation for scalable video broadcasting. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 69, 16230 - 16234. (doi:10.1109/TVT.2020.3036529).
Jia, Shaobo, Zhang, Jiankang, Zhang, Di, Hao, Wanming and Gao, Feifei (2020) Power allocation and outage analysis for secure MISO cognitive radio networks with an unknown eavesdropper. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 69 (2), 16294 - 16298. (doi:10.1109/TVT.2020.3040964).
Suo, Jingwen, Wang, Licheng, Yang, Sijia, Zheng, Wenjie and Zhang, Jiankang (2020) Quantum algorithms for typical hard problems: a perspective of cryptanalysis. Quantum Information Processing, 19 (6), 1-26, [178]. (doi:10.1007/s11128-020-02673-x).
Zhang, Yanqing, Zhang, Jiankang, Huo, Yongkai, Xu, Chao, El-Hajjar, Mohammed and Hanzo, Lajos (2020) Scalable panoramic wireless video streaming relying on optimal-rate FEC-coded adaptive QAM. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 69 (10), 11206-11219, [9137387]. (doi:10.1109/TVT.2020.3008384).
Hao, Wanming, Sun, Gangcan, Zhang, Jiankang, Xiao, Pei and Hanzo, Lajos (2020) Secure millimeter wave cloud radio access networks relying on microwave multicast fronthaul. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 68 (5), 3079-3095, [9001081]. (doi:10.1109/TCOMM.2020.2974743).

2019

Yan, Chaoxing, Fu, Lingang, Zhang, Jiankang and Wang, Jingjing (2019) A comprehensive survey on UAV communication channel modeling. IEEE Access, 7, 107769-107792. (doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2933173).
Xu, Chao, Bai, Tong, Zhang, Jiankang, Mysore Rajashekar, Rakshith, Maunder, Robert, Zhaocheng, Wang and Hanzo, Lajos (2019) Adaptive coherent/non-coherent spatial modulation aided unmanned aircraft systems. IEEE Wireless Communications. (doi:10.1109/MWC.2019.1800430).
Zhang, Jiankang, Chen, Taihai, Zhong, Shida, Wang, Jingjing, Zhang, Wenbo, Zuo, Xin, Maunder, Robert and Hanzo, Lajos (2019) Aeronautical Ad-Hoc Networking for the internet-above-the-clouds. Proceedings of the IEEE, 107 (5), 868-911. (doi:10.1109/JPROC.2019.2909694).
Zhang, Jiankang, Chen, Sheng, Guo, Xinying, Shi, Jia and Hanzo, Lajos (2019) Boosting fronthaul capacity: Global optimization of power sharing for centralized radio access network. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 68 (2), 1916-1929. (doi:10.1109/TVT.2018.2890640).
Xu, Chao, Bai, Tong, Zhang, Jiankang, Maunder, Robert, Sugiura, Shinya, Wang, Zhaocheng and Hanzo, Lajos (2019) Constant-envelope space-time shift keying. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, 13 (6), 1387-1402. (doi:10.1109/JSTSP.2019.2922587).
Hao, Wanming, Sun, Gangcan, Muta, Osamu, Zhang, Jiankang and Yang, Shouyi (2019) Coordinated hybrid precoding design in millimeter wave fog-RAN. IEEE Systems Journal. (doi:10.1109/JSYST.2019.2921557).
Zhang, Peichang, Xu, Jiajun, Zhong, Shida, Feng, Haogang, Huang, Lei, Yuan, Yao and Zhang, Jiankang (2019) Design of reconfigurable SDR platform for antenna selection aided MIMO communication system. IEEE Access, 7, 169267-169280. (doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2946720).
Ning, Bing, Hao, Wanming, Zhang, Aihua, Zhang, Jiankang and Cui, Guang (2019) Energy efficiency-delay tradeoff for a cooperative NOMA system. IEEE Communication Letters, 23 (4), 732-735. (doi:10.1109/LCOMM.2019.2900320).
Zhang, Jiankang, Xu, Chao, Bai, Tong, Wang, Fasong and Zhong, Shida (2019) Energy efficient transmission based on grouped spatial modulation for upstream DSL systems. IEEE Access, 7. (doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2926063).
Wang, Fasong, Li, Rui, Zhang, Jiankang, Shi, Shijie and Liu, Chaowen (2019) Enhancing the secrecy performance of the spatial modulation aided VLC systems with optical jamming. Signal Processing, 157, 288-302. (doi:10.1016/j.sigpro.2018.12.008).
Chen, Rui, Li, Zan, Shi, Jia, Guan, Lei and Zhang, Jiankang (2019) High secure sequence design in frequency hopping communications. China Communications, 16 (4), 139-150. (doi:10.12676/j.cc.2019.04.011).
Bai, Tong, Zhang, Hongming, Zhang, Jiankang, Xu, Chao, Al Rawi, Anas F. and Hanzo, Lajos (2019) Impulsive noise mitigation in digital subscriber lines: the state-of-the-art and research opportunities. IEEE Communications Magazine, 145-151. (doi:10.1109/MCOM.2019.1800858).
Pan, Xi, Yan, Chaoxing and Zhang, Jiankang (2019) Nonlinearity-based single-channel monopulse tracking method for OFDM-aided UAV A2G communications. IEEE Access, 7, 148485-148494. (doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2946960).
Wang, Zhijie, Zhao, Hui, Wang, Shuai, Zhang, Jiankang and Alouini, Mohamed-Slim (2019) Secrecy analysis in SWIPT systems over generalized-K fading channels. IEEE Communication Letters, 23 (5), 834-837. (doi:10.1109/LCOMM.2019.2907490).
Zhang, Yanqi, Zhang, Bo, Yi, Xiaodong and Zhang, Jiankang (2019) Transmitter-selection aided adaptive consensus-based data sharing for UAV swarms. IEEE Access, 7, 182217-182224. (doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2959397).

2018

Zhang, Jiankang, Chen, Sheng, Maunder, Robert G., Zhang, Rong and Hanzo, Lajos (2018) Adaptive coding and modulation for large-scale antenna array based aeronautical communications in the presence of co-channel interference. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 17 (2), 1343 - 1357, [8125764]. (doi:10.1109/TWC.2017.2777985).
Xu, Chao, Zhang, Jiankang, Bai, Tong, Botsinis, Panagiotis, Maunder, Robert, Zhang, Rong and Hanzo, Lajos (2018) Adaptive coherent/non-coherent single/multiple-antenna aided channel coded ground-to-air aeronautical communication. IEEE Transactions on Communications. (doi:10.1109/TCOMM.2018.2877471).
Zhang, Jiankang, Chen, Sheng, Zhang, Rong, Al Rawi, Anas F. and Hanzo, Lajos (2018) Differential evolution algorithm aided turbo channel estimation and multi-user detection for G.fast systems in the presence of FEXT. IEEE Access, 6, 33111-33128. (doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2847232).
Zhang, Zhe, Wang, Ning, Zhang, Jiankang and Mu, Xiaomin (2018) Dynamic user-centric clustering for uplink cooperation in multi-cell wireless networks. IEEE Access, 1-14. (doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2792222).
Wang, Fasong, Liu, Chaowen, Wang, Qi, Zhang, Jiankang, Zhang, Rong, Yang, Lieliang and Hanzo, Lajos (2018) Optical jamming enhances the secrecy performance of the generalized space shift keying aided visible light downlink. IEEE Transactions on Communications. (doi:10.1109/TCOMM.2018.2831687).
Zhang, Jiankang, Chen, Sheng, Maunder, Robert, Zhang, Rong and Hanzo, Lajos (2018) Regularized zero-forcing precoding aided adaptive coding and modulation for large-scale antenna array based air-to-air communications. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 36 (9), 2087-2013. (doi:10.1109/JSAC.2018.2864417).
Wang, Fasong, Liu, Chaowen, Wang, Qi, Zhang, Jiankang, Zhang, Rong, Yang, Lie Liang and Hanzo, Lajos (2018) Secrecy analysis of generalized space-shift keying aided visible light communication. IEEE Access. (doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2799658).
Li, Hongwei, Wang, Fasong, Zhang, Jiankang and Liu, Chaowen (2018) Secrecy performance analysis of MISO visible light communication systems with spatial modulation. Digital Signal Processing: A Review Journal, 81, 116-128. (doi:10.1016/j.dsp.2018.06.002).

2017

Bai, Tong, Zhang, Hongming, Zhang, Rong, Yang, Lieliang, Al Rawi, Anas F., Zhang, Jiankang and Hanzo, Lajos (2017) Discrete multi-tone digital subscriber loop performance in the face of impulsive noise. IEEE Access. (doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2017.2712359).
Guo, Xinying, Zhang, Jiankang, Chen, Sheng, Mu, Xiaomin and Hanzo, Lajos (2017) Two-stage time-domain pilot contamination elimination in large-scale multiple-antenna aided and TDD based OFDM systems. IEEE Access, 5, 8629-8641. (doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2016.2604202).

2016

Guo, Xinying, Chen, Sheng, Zhang, Jiankang, Mu, Xiaomin and Hanzo, Lajos (2016) Optimal pilot design for pilot contamination elimination/reduction in large-scale multiple-antenna aided OFDM systems. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 15 (11), 7229-7243. (doi:10.1109/TWC.2016.2599171).

2014

Zhang, Jiankang, Chen, Sheng, Mu, Xiaomin and Hanzo, Lajos (2014) Evolutionary-algorithm-assisted joint channel estimation and turbo multiuser detection/decoding for OFDM/SDMA. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 63 (3), 1204-1222.
Zhang, Jiankang, Zhang, Bo, Chen, Sheng, Mu, Xiaomin, El-Hajjar, Mohammed and Hanzo, L. (2014) Pilot contamination elimination for large-scale multiple-antenna aided OFDM systems. [in special issue: Signal Processing for Large-Scale MIMO Communications] IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, 8 (5), 759-772. (doi:10.1109/JSTSP.2014.2309936).

2013

Zhang, Jiankang, Chen, Sheng, Mu, Xiaomin and Hanzo, Lajos (2013) Benchmarking capabilities of evolutionary algorithms in joint channel estimation and turbo multi-User detection/decoding. IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, Cancun, Mexico. 19 - 22 Jun 2013. 9 pp .

2012

Zhang, Jiankang, Chen, Sheng, Mu, Xiaomin and Hanzo, Lajos (2012) Differential evolution algorithm aided minimum symbol error rate multi-user detection for multi-user OFDM/SDMA systems. 2012 IEEE 75th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2012-Spring), Yokohama, Japan. 5 pp .
Chen, Sheng, Zhang, Jiankang, Mu, Xiaomin and Hanzo, Lajos (2012) Minimum bit error rate beamforming receiver for space-division multiple-access based quadrature amplitude modulation systems. 2012 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, Paris, France. 31 Mar - 03 Apr 2012. 5 pp .
Zhang, Jiankang, Chen, Sheng, Mu, Xiaomin and Hanzo, Lajos (2012) Stochastic optimization assisted joint channel estimation and multi-user detection for OFDM/SDMA. 76th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2012 Fall), Qubec, Canada. 02 - 05 Sep 2012. 5 pp .
Zhang, Jiankang, Chen, Sheng, Mu, Xiaomin and Hanzo, Lajos (2012) Turbo multi-user detection for OFDM/SDMA systems relying on differential evolution aided iterative channel estimation. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 60 (6), 1621-1633.

2011

Zhang, Jiankang, Chen, Sheng, Mu, Xiaomin and Hanzo, Lajos (2011) Differential evolution algorithm aided MBER beamforming receiver for quadrature amplitude modulation systems. 11th UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence, Manchester, United Kingdom. 06 - 08 Sep 2011. 6 pp .
Zhang, Jiankang, Chen, Sheng, Mu, Xiaomin and Hanzo, Lajos (2011) Joint Channel Estimation and Multiuser Detection for SDMA/OFDM Based on Dual Repeated Weighted Boosting Search. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 60 (7), 3265-3275.
Zhang, Jiankang, Hanzo, Lajos and Mu, Xiaomin (2011) Joint Decision-Directed Channel and Noise-Variance Estimation for MIMO OFDM/SDMA Systems Based on Expectation-Conditional Maximization. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 60 (5), 2139-2151.
Zhang, Jiankang, Chen, Sheng, Mu, Xiaomin and Hanzo, Lajos (2011) Joint channel estimation and multi-user detection for SDMA/OFDM based on dual repeated weighted boosting search. IEEE International Conference on Communications, Kyoto, Japan. 04 - 08 Jun 2011. 5 pp .

2010

Zhang, Jiankang, Hanzo, Lajos and Mu, Xiaomin (2010) Channel code aided decision-directed channel estimation for MIMO OFDM/SDMA systems based on the "expectation-conditional maximization either" algorithm. IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, 2010. GLOBECOM 2010, , Miamai, United States. 06 - 10 Dec 2010.
Zhang, Jiankang, Mu, Xiaomin and Hanzo, Lajos (2010) Joint Channel Impulse Response and Noise-Variance Estimation for OFDM{\slash}SDMA Systems Based on Expectation Maximization. 2010 IEEE 72nd Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2010-Fall, , Ottawa, Canada. 05 - 08 Sep 2010.
Zhang, Jiankang, Mu, Xiaomin and Hanzo, Lajos (2010) Joint Channel, Carrier-Frequency-Offset and Noise-Variance Estimation for OFDM Systems Based on Expectation Maximization. 2010 IEEE 71st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2010-Spring),.

Dataset

Zhang, Jiankang, Chen, Sheng, Maunder, Robert, Zhang, Rong and Hanzo, Lajos (2017) Adaptive Coding and Modulation for Large-Scale Antenna Array Based Aeronautical Communications in the Presence of Co-channel Interference. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D0315 [Dataset]
Zhang, Jiankang, Chen, Sheng, Zhang, Rong, Al Rawi, Anas F. and Hanzo, Lajos (2018) Data for 'Differential Evolution Algorithm Aided Turbo Channel Estimation and Multi-User Detection for G.Fast Systems in the Presence of FEXT'. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D0550 [Dataset]
Zhang, Jiankang, Chen, Sheng, Maunder, Robert, Zhang, Rong and Hanzo, Lajos (2018) Data set for the paper of Regularized Zero-Forcing Precoding Aided Adaptive Coding and Modulation for Large-Scale Antenna Array Based Air-to-Air Communications. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D0592 [Dataset]
Xu, Chao and Hanzo, Lajos (2018) Dataset for Adaptive Coherent/Non-Coherent Single/Multiple-Antenna Aided Channel Coded Ground-to-Air Aeronautical Communication. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D0687 [Dataset]
Xu, Chao, Bai, Tong, Zhang, Jiankang, Maunder, Robert, Sugiura, Shinya, Wang, Zhaocheng and Hanzo, Lajos (2019) Dataset for Constant-Envelope Space-Time Shift Keying. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D0960 [Dataset]
Wang, Fasong, Liu, Chaowen, Wang, Qi, Zhang, Jiankang, Zhang, Rong, Yang, Lieliang and Hanzo, Lajos (2018) Dataset for Optical Jamming Enhances the Secrecy Performance of the Generalized Space Shift Keying Aided Visible Light Downlink. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D0508 [Dataset]
Zhang, Yanqing (2020) Dataset for Scalable Panoramic Wireless Video Streaming Relying on Optimal-Rate FEC-Coded Adaptive QAM. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D1465 [Dataset]
Zhang, Jiankang, Chen, Sheng, Guo, Xinying, Shi, Jia and Hanzo, Lajos (2019) Research data for paper: Boosting Fronthaul Capacity: Global Optimization of Power Sharing for Centralized Radio Access Network. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D0766 [Dataset]
Guo, Xinying, Zhang, Jiankang, Chen, Sheng, Mu, Xiaomin and Hanzo, Lajos (2017) Source data of "Two-Stage Time-Domain Pilot Contamination Elimination in Large-Scale Multiple-Antenna Aided and TDD Based OFDM Systems". University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/404960 [Dataset]

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