Publications

Journal Publications

  1. X. Li, B. Shang, "Advancing Multi-Connectivity in Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated Networks: Architectures, Challenges, and Applications," preprint. [Paper link]

  2. C. Li, B. Shang, J. Feng, L. Liu, S. Chen, "Vehicular Edge Computing in Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated Networks," in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2024, accepted.

  3. Z. Li, B. Shang, "Fundamentals of Satellite-Maritime Communications: Downlink and Uplink Analysis," in IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2024, accepted, DOI: 10.1109/TCOMM.2024.3466892. [Paper link]

  4. B. Shang, X. Li, Z. Li, J. Ma, X. Chu, and P. Fan, "Multi-Connectivity between Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial MIMO Systems," in IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, vol. 5, pp. 3245-3262, 2024. [Paper link]

  5. S. Xi, B. Shang, H. Zhang, J. Ma and P. Fan, "Energy Optimization in Multi-Satellite-Enabled Edge Computing Systems," in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 11, no. 12, pp. 21715-21726, 15 June15, 2024. [Paper link]

  6. J. Ma, B. Shang, Z. Khan, Y. Yu and P. Fan, "Redesign of BATS Code with Improved Decoding Rate Based on Coupled Batch Size and Degree Distribution," in IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 1196-1200, May 2024. [Paper link]

  7. B. Shang, X. Li, C. Li and Z. Li, "Coverage in Cooperative LEO Satellite Networks," in Journal of Communications and Information Networks, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 329-340, Dec. 2023. [Paper link]

  8. H. Zhang, S. Xi, H. Jiang, Q. Shen, B. Shang, and J. Wang, "Resource Allocation and Offloading Strategy for UAV-Assisted LEO Satellite Edge Computing", in Drones, 7, no. 6: 383, 2023. [Paper link]

  9. J. Ma, L. Liu, B. Shang, S. Jere and P. Fan, "Performance Analysis and Optimization for Layer-Based Scalable Video Caching in 6G Networks," in IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, , vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 1494-1506, Aug. 2023. [Paper link]

  10. B. Shang, E. Bentley, and L. Liu, “UAV Swarm-Enabled Aerial Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface: Modeling, Analysis, and Optimization”, in IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 71, no. 6, pp. 3621-3636, June 2023. [Paper link]

  11. H. Zhang, Y. Yang, B. Shang, and P. Zhang, “Joint Resource Allocation and Multi-Part Collaborative Task Offloading in MEC Systems”, in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 71, no. 8, pp. 8877-8890, Aug. 2022. [Paper link]

  12. B. Shang, H. V. Poor, and L. Liu, “Aerial Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Meets Mobile Edge Computing”, in IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 104-111, December 2022. [Paper link]

  13. J. Ma, B. Shang, H. Song, Y. Huang, and P. Fan, "Reliability Versus Latency in IIoT Visual Applications: A Scalable Task Offloading Framework," in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 9, no. 17, pp. 16726-16735, 1 Sept.1, 2022. [Paper link]

  14. B. Shang, R. Shafin, and L. Liu, "UAV Swarm Enabled Aerial Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (SARIS)", in IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 156-163, October 2021. [Paper link]

  15. B. Shang, Y. Yi, and L. Liu, "Computing over Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks: Challenges and Opportunities", in IEEE Network, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 302-309, July/August 2021. [Paper link]

  16. H. Zhu, C. Liu, M. Li, B. Shang, and M. Liu, "Unmanned aerial vehicle passive detection for Internet of Space Things", in Physical Communication, October 2021. [Paper link]

  17. H. Zhu, C. Liu, M. Li, B. Shang, and M. Liu, "Passive detection of unmanned aerial vehicle in space-air-ground integrated networks", in Physical Communication, Volume 48, October 2021. [Paper link]

  18. B. Shang, L. Liu, and Z. Tian, "Deep Learning-Assisted Energy-Efficient Task Offloading in Vehicular Edge Computing Systems", in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 70, no. 9, pp. 9619-9624, Sept. 2021. [Paper link]

  19. B. Shang, L. Liu, H. Song, B. Xu, S. Pudlewski, and E. Bentley, "Trade-offs in Reliability, Latency, and Energy for Random Network Coding-Enabled Networks", in IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 25, no. 8, pp. 2768-2772, Aug. 2021. [Paper link]

  20. M. Liu, N. Qu, B. Shang, Y. Chen, and F. Gong, "Energy and Spectrum Efficient Blind Equalization with Unknown Constellation for Air-to-Ground Multipath UAV Communications", in IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 1357-1368, Sept. 2021. [Paper link]

  21. J. Ma, B. Shang, L. Liu, C. Zhang, and P. Fan, "Cooperative Caching in HetNets with Mutual Information Accumulation", in IEEE Networking Letters, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 105-109, Sept. 2021. [Paper link]

  22. L. Zhang, L. Hua, M. Liu, B. Shang, Y. Zhang, "Modulation recognition with alpha-stable noise over fading channels", in Wireless Networks, Aug 13:1-0, 2021. [Paper link]

  23. L. Liu, J. Feng, Q. Pei, C. Chen, Y. Ming, B. Shang, and M. Dong, "Blockchain-enabled Secure Data Sharing Scheme in Mobile Edge Computing: An Asynchronous Advantage Actor-Critic Learning Approach", in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 2342-2353, 15 Feb.15, 2021. [Paper link]

  24. C. Wang, M. Liu, Q. Chen, B. Shang, and H. Tang, "Automatic digital modulation recognition in the presence of alpha-stable noise", in Physical Communication, Dec 1;43, 101221, 2020. [Paper link]

  25. B. Shang, L. Liu, H. Chen, J. C. Zhang, S. Pudlewski, E. S. Bentley, and J. D. Ashdown, "Spatial Spectrum Sensing in Uplink Two-Tier User-Centric Deployed HetNets", in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 19, no. 12, pp. 7957-7972, Dec. 2020. [Paper link]

  26. B. Shang, L. Liu, R. M. Rao, V. Marojevic, and J. H. Reed, "3D Spectrum Sharing for Hybrid D2D and UAV Networks", in IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 68, no. 9, pp. 5375-5389, Sept. 2020. [Paper link]

  27. B. Shang, and L. Liu, "Mobile Edge Computing in the Sky: Energy Optimization for Air-Ground Integrated Networks", in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 7, no. 8, pp. 7443-7456, Aug. 2020. [Paper link]

  28. J. Ma, L. Liu, H. Song, R. Shafin, B. Shang, and P. Fan, "Scalable Video Transmission in Cache-aided Device-to-Device Networks", in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 4247-4261, June 2020. [Paper link]

  29. B. Shang, V. Marojevic, Y. Yi, A. Abdalla, and L. Liu, "Spectrum Sharing for UAV Communications: Spatial Spectrum Sensing and Open Issues", in IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 104-112, June 2020. [Paper link]

  30. J. Li, M. Liu, N. Tang, and B. Shang, "Non Data-Aided SNR Estimation for UAV OFDM Systems", in Algorithms, 13, no. 1: 22., Jan 2020. [Paper link]

  31. B. Shang, and L. Liu, "Machine Learning Meets Point Process: Spatial Spectrum Sensing in User-Centric Networks" in IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 34-37, Jan 2020. [Paper link]

  32. B. Shang, L. Liu, J. Ma, and P. Fan, "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Meets Vehicle-to-Everything in Secure Communications", in IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 57, no. 10, pp. 98-103, Oct 2019. [Paper link]

  33. J. Ma, L. Liu, B. Shang, and P. Fan, "Cache-aided Cooperative Device-to-Device Networks: A Stochastic Geometry View", in IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 67, no. 11, pp. 7444-7455, Nov 2019. [Paper link]

  34. M. Liu, J. Zhang, Y. Lin, Z. Wu, B. Shang, and F. Gong, "Carrier Frequency Estimation of Time-Frequency Overlapped MASK Signals for Underlay Cognitive Radio Network", in IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 58277-58285, 2019. [Paper link]

  35. J. Feng, Q. Pei, F. R. Yu, X. Chu, and B. Shang, "Computation Offloading and Resource Allocation for Wireless Powered Mobile Edge Computing with Latency Constraint", in IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 1320-1323, Oct 2019. [Paper link]

  36. B. Shang, L. Zhao, K. C. Chen, and X. Chu, "Wireless-Powered Device-to-Device Assisted Offloading in Cellular Networks", in IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 1012-1026, Dec 2018. [Paper link]

  37. B. Shang, L. Zhao, K. C. Chen, and X. Chu, "An Economic Aspect of Device-to-Device Assisted Offloading in Cellular Networks", in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 2289-2304, April 2018. [Paper link]

  38. B. Shang, L. Zhao, and K. C. Chen, "Operator's Economy of Device-to-Device Offloading in Underlaying Cellular Networks", in IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 865-868, April 2017. [Paper link]

Conference Publications

  1. X. Li, and B. Shang, and Q. Wu, "A Bistatic Sensing System in Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks" 2024 IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC), Hangzhou, China, 2024, pp. 1823-1827, doi: 10.1109/ICCC62479.2024.10682020. [Paper link]

  2. S. Guo, X. Li, Q. Wu, and B. Shang, "Detection Probability and Rate Tradeoff in MIMO-OFDM ISAC System With Imperfect Channel Information" 2024 IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC Workshops), Hangzhou, China, 2024, pp. 418-423, doi: 10.1109/ICCCWorkshops62562.2024.10693719. [Paper link]

  3. X. Li, and B. Shang, "An Analytical Model for Coordinated Multi-Satellite Joint Transmission System" 2024 International Conference on Ubiquitous Communication (Ucom), Xi'an, China, 2024, pp. 169-173, doi: 10.1109/Ucom62433.2024.10695881. [Paper link]

  4. C. Li, and B. Shang, "Inter-Satellite Links-Enabled Cooperative Satellite Edge Computing" 2024 International Conference on Ubiquitous Communication (Ucom), Xi'an, China, 2024, pp. 308-313, doi: 10.1109/Ucom62433.2024.10695910. [Paper link]

  5. C. Li, B. Shang, and Y. Wu, "Resource Allocation for Vehicle-Satellite-Cloud Empowered Vehicular Edge Metaverse" 2024 International Conference on Ubiquitous Communication (Ucom), Xi'an, China, 2024, pp. 320-324, doi: 10.1109/Ucom62433.2024.10695866. [Paper link]

  6. Y. Liao, J. Feng, Z. Zhou, B. Shang, L. Liu, and Q. Pei, "Quality-aware Client Selection and Resource Optimization for Federated Learning in Computing Networks" ICC 2024 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, Denver, CO, USA, 2024, pp. 2628-2633, doi: 10.1109/ICC51166.2024.10622738. [Paper link]

  7. X. Zhang, R. Wang, B. Shang, and M. -S. Alouini, "Joint Robust Secure Beamforming Designs for ISAC-Enabled LEO Satellite Systems" ICC 2024 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, Denver, CO, USA, 2024, pp. 1182-1188. [Paper link]

  8. C. Li, B. Shang, J. Feng and S. Chen, "LEO Satellite-Assisted Vehicular Edge Computing", 2023 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Communications and Computing (ICC), Nanchang, China, 2023, pp. 157-162, doi: 10.1109/ICC59986.2023.10420985. [Paper link]

  9. S. Xi, B. Shang, H. Zhang, J. Ma and P. Fan, "Multi-Satellite-Enabled Edge Computing: An Offloading and Computation Integration Approach", 2023 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Communications and Computing (ICC), Nanchang, China, 2023, pp. 151-156, doi: 10.1109/ICC59986.2023.10421658. [Paper link]

  10. H. Mohammadi, V. Marojevic, and B. Shang, "Analysis of Reinforcement Learning Schemes for Trajectory Optimization of an Aerial Radio Unit" ICC 2023 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, Rome, Italy, 2023, pp. 6423-6428 [Paper link]

  11. H. Song, L. Liu, B. Shang, S. Pudlewski, and E. S. Bentley, "Enhanced Flooding-Based Routing Protocol for Swarm UAV Networks: Random Network Coding Meets Clustering", in IEEE INFOCOM 2021 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), Virtual Conference, 2021, pp. 1-10. [Paper link]

  12. M. Liu, L. Jin, and B. Shang, "LSTM-Based Jamming Detection for Satellite Communication with Alpha-Stable Noise", in 2021 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Workshops, 2021, pp. 1-5. [Paper link]

  13. B. Shang, S. Liu, S. Lu, Y. Yi, W. Shi, and L. Liu, "A Cross-Layer Optimization Framework for Distributed Computing in IoT Networks", in Workshop on Edge Computing and Communications (EdgeComm) of 2020 IEEE/ACM Symposium on Edge Computing (SEC), San Jose, CA, USA, 2020, pp. 440-444. [Paper link]

  14. A. Abdalla, B. Shang, V. Marojevic, and L. Liu, "Performance Evaluation of Aerial Relaying Systemsfor Improving Secrecy in Cellular Networks", 2020 IEEE 92nd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2020-Fall), Victoria, BC, Canada, 2020, pp. 1-5. [Paper link]

  15. A. Abdalla, B. Shang, V. Marojevic, and L. Liu, "Securing Mobile IoT with Unmanned Aerial Systems", 2020 IEEE 6th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), New Orleans, LA, USA, 2020, pp. 1-6. [Paper link]

  16. B. Shang, L. Liu, H. Chen, J. C. Zhang, S. Pudlewski, E. S. Bentley, and J. D. Ashdown, “Spatial Spectrum Sensing-Based D2D Communications in User-Centric Deployed HetNets”, 2019 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Waikoloa, HI, USA, 2019, pp. 1-6. [Paper link]

  17. G. Liu, L. Zhao, B. Shang, X. Chu, and K. C. Chen, "Optimal Pricing Strategy for Telecom Operator in Cellular Networks with Random Topologies", 2018 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Kansas City, MO, 2018, pp. 1-6. [Paper link]

  18. X. Rao, L. Zhao, B. Shang, and K. C. Chen, "Performance Analysis of Wireless-Powered Cellular Networks with Randomly Deployed Power Beacons", 2018 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Kansas City, MO, 2018, pp. 1-6. [Paper link]

  19. B. Shang, L. Zhao, K. C. Chen, and X. Chu, "Energy Efficient D2D-Assisted Offloading with Wireless Power Transfer", 2017 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Singapore, 2017, pp. 1-6. [Paper link]

  20. B. Shang, L. Zhao, and K. C. Chen, "Enabling device-to-device communications in LTE-unlicensed spectrum", 2017 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Paris, 2017, pp. 1-6. [Paper link]

  21. B. Shang, L. Zhao, K. C. Chen, and G. Zhao, "Energy-Efficient Device-to-Device Communication in Cellular Networks", 2016 IEEE 83rd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) Spring, Nanjing, 2016, pp. 1-5. [Paper link]