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Dr. Yue Rong, Professor |
News:
Our research group successfully developed and tested a high-rate underwater acoustic communication system capable of real-time video transmission. Please check the YouTube video.
Recently, we developed an underwater optical wireless communication system which can transmit HD real-time video. Please see the YouTube video.
Biographical
Sketch + CV
Research
My research
interests are in signal processing for communications, wireless
networks, applications of linear algebra and optimization methods, and
statistical and array signal processing.
Specific interests include cooperative MIMO communications, underwater
acoustic communications, underwater optical wireless communications,
MIMO multiuser receivers, adaptive OFDM
communications, precoder design, communications with limited channel
state feedback, robust adaptive beamforming, blind estimation
techniques, and parallel factor analysis.
Awards, Grants, and Fellowships
[17] Defence
Science Centre Collaborative Research Grants (2022-2024), AUD 149,500,
"Situational aware undersea acoustic diver communication system"
Investigators: Yue Rong, Alexander
Duncan, Claudio Del Deo, Gregory Whitehouse, Douglas Chai,
Peng Chen.
[16]
Defence Science
Technology Group (2020-2023), AUD 904,755, "Investigation into
the feasibility of long-range underwater acoustic communications"
Investigators: Dr Alexander Duncan,
Prof Yue Rong, Prof Christine
Erbe.
[15] Defence
Science Centre Collaborative Research Grants (2020-2021), AUD 148,950,
"High-speed multimodal underwater wireless communications"
Investigators:
Prof Yue Rong, Dr
Alexander Duncan, Prof Sven
Nordholm, A/Prof Douglas Chai.
[14] The
Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, Fundamental Research Grant
Scheme (2016-2019), MR 82,000,
"Mathematical modelling of robust MIMO relay system for power line
communication"
Investigators: Dr Lenin Gopal, A/Prof
Tiong Sieh Kiong, A/Prof Zhuquan Zang, Dr Raymond Chiong, Prof Yue Rong.
[13] ARC Discovery
Project (2014-2016), AUD 300K, "New channel estimation, tracking and
equalization algorithms for real-time high-speed underwater acoustic
communication systems"
Chief Investigators: A/Prof Yue Rong, Prof Sven
Nordholm, Dr
Alexander Duncan, A/Prof Zhiqiang He.
[12] ARC
Discovery
Project (2011-2013), AUD 520K, "Increasing the range and rate of
underwater acoustic communication systems using multi-hop relay"
Chief Investigators: Prof Sven
Nordholm, Dr Yue Rong, Dr
Defeng Huang, Dr
Alexander Duncan.
[11] ARC Discovery Project (2011-2013), AUD
255K, "Blind separation of mutually correlated sources"
Chief Investigators: Dr Yong
Xiang, Dr Yue Rong.
[10] Curtin Teaching Excellence Development Fund (2015), AUD 14,526, "Transforming
the engineering laboratory experience through remote access anytime
anywhere"
Investigators: A/Prof Yue
Rong, Dr Sumedha Rajakaruna, Dr Iain Murray.
[9] Curtin
Faculty of Science and Engineering Startup Grant (2008).
[8] Defence and Research Teams Initiative Winner (2020).
[7] Best Paper
Award, Third International Conference on Wireless Communications and
Signal Processing, Nanjing, China (2011).
[6] Young Researcher of the Year Award,
Faculty of Science and
Engineering, Curtin University (2010).
[5] Best
Paper Award, The 16th Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications,
Auckland, New Zealand (2010).
[4] Journal Publication Award, Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, Curtin University (2008-2012).
[3]
Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad, China
(2005).
[2] DAAD/ABB
Graduate Sponsoring Asia Fellowship, Germany (2001-2002).
[1] Outstanding Students Fellowship of Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
China (1996-1998).
Sample Publications
[10] Y. Rong, M. Fynn, and S.
Nordholm, "A pre-screening technique for
cardiovascular disease with
multi-channel phonocardiography and electrocardiography", in Non-Invasive Health Systems based on
Advanced Biomedical Signal & Image Processing, A.
Al-Jumaily, A. Mansour, P. Crippa, and C. Turchetti, Eds. CRC Press:
Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
[9] P. Chen, Y. Rong,
S. Nordholm, Z. He, and A. Duncan, "Joint Channel
Estimation and
Impulsive Noise Mitigation in Underwater Acoustic OFDM Communication
Systems", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 16, pp. 6165-6178, Sep. 2017.
[8] C.
W. R. Chiong, Y. Rong, and Y.
Xiang, "Channel
Training Algorithms for Two-Way MIMO Relay Systems", IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, vol. 61, pp. 3988-3998, Aug. 2013.
[7] L. Sanguinetti, A. A.
D’Amico, and Y. Rong,
"A Tutorial on the Optimization of
Amplify-and-Forward MIMO Relay Systems", IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun., vol. 30, pp.
1331-1346, Sep.
2012.
[6] Y. Rong and
Y. Hua, "Optimality of Diagonalization of
Multi-Hop MIMO Relays", IEEE
Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 8,
pp. 6068-6077, Dec. 2009.
[5] Y. Rong, X. Tang,
and Y. Hua, "A Unified Framework for
Optimizing Linear Non-Regenerative Multicarrier MIMO Relay
Communication Systems", IEEE
Trans. Signal Processing, vol. 57, pp. 4837-4851, Dec. 2009.
[4] Y. Rong and Y. Hua, "Optimal Power Schedule for Distributed MIMO Links", IEEE
Trans. Wireless Commun., vol.7, pp. 2896-2900, Aug. 2008.
[3] Y. Rong,
S.A. Vorobyov, and A.B. Gershman, "Robust Linear
Receivers for Multiaccess Space-Time Block-Coded MIMO Systems: A
Probabilistically Constrained Approach", IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun., vol.
24, pp. 1560-1570, Aug. 2006.
[2] S.A.
Vorobyov, Y. Rong, N.D.
Sidiropoulos, and A.B. Gershman, "Robust
Iterative Fitting of Multilinear Models", IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, vol. 53, pp. 2678-2689, Aug. 2005.
[1] Y. Rong,
S.A. Vorobyov, A.B. Gershman, and N.D. Sidiropoulos, "Blind
Spatial Signature Estimation via Time-Varying User Power Loading and
Parallel Factor Analysis", IEEE
Trans. Signal Processing, vol.
53, pp. 1697-1710, May 2005.
My Citation Profile in Google
Scholar
List of
Publications
Teaching
Curtin University of
Technology, Australia:
Digital Signal
Processing
(ETEN3000), unit coordinator and lecturer, Semester 1, 2019-2021,
2023, Semester
2, 2015,
undergraduate unit.
Digital Signal Analysis
(ETEN6002), unit coordinator and lecturer, Semester 1, 2019-2021,
2023, postgraduate unit.
Communications
Engineering (303, COMT3000), unit coordinator and lecturer, Semester 2,
2018-2023, Semester 1, 2014,
undergraduate unit.
Digital Communications
Engineering (601, COMT6000), unit coordinator and lecturer, Semester 2,
2018-2023, Semester 1, 2014,
postgraduate unit.
Electronic
Fundamentals (ETEN2001), lecturer, Semester 2, 2017,
undergraduate unit.
Control Systems
(ETEN3001, ETEN6000), unit coordinator and lecturer, Semester 1,
2017,
undergraduate and postgraduate units.
Advanced
Communications
Engineering (COMT3001), unit coordinator and lecturer, Semester 2,
2015-2016,
undergraduate unit.
Signal and Systems
(202), unit coordinator and lecturer, Semester 2, 2008-2014,
undergraduate unit.
Probability Theory (201),
unit coordinator and lecturer, Semester 1, 2008-2012, undergraduate
unit.
Stochastic Process for
Telecommunication Systems (601), lecturer and tutor, Semester 1,
2008-2010, unit coordinator and lecturer, Semester 1, 2013,
postgraduate unit.
Darmstadt
University of Technology, Germany:
Communication Technology III:
Signal and Information Theory (graduate course in English), tutor,
Summer 2005.
University of
Duisburg-Essen, Germany:
MATLAB for Communication Systems
(undergraduate course in English), lecturer, Winter 2002-2003.
HDR Students, Postdoctoral Research
Fellows, and Visiting Scholars and Students
Sabna Hassan (2020-
Sana Rehman (2020-
Nicholas Andronis (2016-2019,
now Principal Engineer with
L3Harris, Perth).
Xuan Khoa Nguyen (2011-2017,
now
Software Engineer with Navitas, Perth).
Xiaolin Wu (2011-2015,
now Lecturer with Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications,
China).
Raymond
Chiong (2011-2015,
now Lecturer with Curtin University, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia).
Apriana
Toding (2009-2014, now Lecturer with Universitas
Kristen
Indonesia Paulus, Makassar, Indonesia).
Stephan Bettermann (2009-2014, now Senior
Systems Engineer with Cubic Transportation Systems, Perth).
Mumammad
Ruhul Amin Khandaker, 2009-2012, now Assistant Professor with
Heriot-Watt University, UK).
Dr. Peng Chen (Ph.D. Beijing University of Posts and
Telecommunications), 2014-2017, 2020-2023.
Prof. Zhiqiang He, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications,
2012.
Jin Xie, Xidian University, 2019.
Qiao Su, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 2018.
Adeline Cauvet, ENSTA Bretagne, 2015.
Holger Degenhardt, Darmstadt University of Technology, 2012.
Professional
Activities and Service