Dr Yi Hong - Researcher Profile

Biography

Dr Y. Hong received her Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering and telecommunications from University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia) in Oct. 2004. She is an Associate Editor of European Transactions on Telecommunications. She is a Senior Member of IEEE, a member of Communication Theory and Information Theory soceities. She is Technical Program Committee Chair of the 2011 Australian Communication Theory workshop at Melbourne; Publicity Chair of 2009 IEEE Information Theory Workshop at Taromina, Sicily, Italy; and Technical Program Committee Members of many IEEE leading conferences. She was awarded the NICTA-ACoRN Earlier Career Researcher award for a paper coauthored with A. Grant and E. Viterbo, at AUSCTW 2007. Anyone who is interested in the following research can contact Dr. Hong at Room 224, Bld 72, Email at Yi.Hong at Monash.edu. 

For Postgraduate Applicants

I am looking for self-motivated graduate students with good mathematical background and good understanding in signal processing, communication and information theory with applications to wireless communications. You can contact me via email and send your latest resume, academic transcripts, English language certificates and the research of your interest. The relevant information is at: Applying for a Postgraduate Research Scholarship.

If you are a holder or candidate of China Scholarship Council (CSC) Award for CSC Doctoral Program, you are also invited to contact me. Monash can provide tuition fee remission (TFR) scholarship for successful CSC scholarship recipients. Details are at: Monash-CSC PhD Program. and CSC-Monash PhD Scholarship.

Keywords

Communication and information theory, Electrical engineering, Signal processing, Telecommunications, Wireless communications

Qualifications

ELECTRICAL ENG. AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Institution: University of NSW

Year awarded: 2004

ELEC. ENG

Institution: Tianjin University PR China

Year awarded: 1997

DA QING PETROLEUM UNI

Institution: Unknown

Year awarded: 1994

Publications

Book Chapters

Viterbo, E., Hong, Y., 2011, Algebraic coding for fast fading channels, in Wireless Communications Over Rapidly Time-Varying channels, eds Franz Hlawatsch and Gerald Matz, Academic Press, Burlington MA USA, pp. 117-153.

Journal Articles

Fernando, T.N.C., Hong, Y., Viterbo, E., 2012, Flip-OFDM for unipolar communication systems, IEEE Transactions on Communications [P], vol 60, issue 12, IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 3726-3733.

Mohammed, S.K., Viterbo, E., Hong, Y., Chockalingam, A., 2012, Modulation diversity in fading channels with a quantized receiver, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications [P], vol 11, issue 1, IEEE, USA, pp. 316-327.

Hong, Y., Lowery, A., Viterbo, E., 2012, Sensitivity improvement and carrier power reduction in direct-detection optical OFDM systems by subcarrier pairing, Optics Express [P], vol 20, issue 2, Optical Society of America, Washington DC USA, pp. 1635-1648.

Mohammed, S., Viterbo, E., Hong, Y., Chockalingam, A., 2011, MIMO Precoding with X- and Y- Codes, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory [P], vol 57, issue 6, IEEE-Inst. Electrical Electronics Engineeers, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 3542-3566.

Mohammed, S., Viterbo, E., Hong, Y., Chockalingam, A., 2011, Precoding by pairing subchannels to increase MIMO capacity with discrete input alphabets, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory [P], vol 57, issue 7, IEEE-Inst. Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc., Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 4156-4169.

Hong, Y., Viterbo, E., 2009, Algebraic multiuser space-time block codes for a 2 x 2 MIMO, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology [P], vol 58, issue 6, IEEE, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 3062-3066.

Lu, H., Vehkalahti, R., Hollanti, C., Lahtonen, J., Hong, Y., Viterbo, E., 2009, New space-time code constructions for two-user multiple access channels, IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Signal Processing [P], vol 3, issue 6, IEEE, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 939-957.

Biglieri, E., Hong, Y., Viterbo, E., 2009, On fast-decodable space-time block codes, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory [P], vol 55, issue 2, IEEE, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 524-530.

Viterbo, E., Hong, Y., 2009, On the performance of golden space-time trellis coded modulation over MIMO block fading channels, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications [P], vol 8, issue 6, IEEE, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 2737-2741.

Hong, Y., Rasmussen, L., 2008, Iterative switched decoding for interleave-division multiple-access systems, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology [P], vol 57, issue 3, IEEE, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 1939-1944.

Hong, Y., Viterbo, E., Belfiore, J., 2007, Golden space-time trellis coded modulation, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory [P], vol 53, issue 5, IEEE, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 1689-1705.

Hong, Y., Fabregas, A., 2007, New space-time trellis codes for two-antenna quasi-static channels, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology [P], vol 56, issue 6, IEEE-INST Electrical, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 3581-3587.

choi, J., Yuan, J., Hong, Y., 2006, An approximate MAP-based iterative receiver for MIMO channels using modified sphere detection, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications [P], vol 5, issue 8, IEEE, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 2119-2126.

Hong, Y., Dong, Z., 2004, Genetic algorithms with applications in wireless communications, International Journal Of Systems Science [P], vol 35, issue 13-14, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 751-762.

Hong, Y., Yuan, J., Chen, Z., Vucetic, B., 2004, Space-time turbo trellis codes for two, three and four transmit antennas, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology [P], vol 53, issue 2, IEEE, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 318-328.

Conference Proceedings

Sakzad, A., Viterbo, E., Hong, Y., Boutros, J.J., 2012, On the ergodic rate for compute-and-forward, 2012 International Symposium on Network Coding (NetCod), 29 June 2012 to 30 June 2012, IEEE, USA, pp. 131-136.

Hong, Y., Biglieri, E., 2011, Fast-decodable, rate-unbalanced silver space-time block codes for 4 x 2 MIMO, Proceedings of the 2011 Australian Communications Theory Workshop (AusCTW), 31 January 2011 to 2 February 2011, IEEE, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 7-12.

Fernando, T.N.C., Hong, Y., Viterbo, E., 2011, Flip-OFDM for optical wireless communications, 2011 IEEE Information Theory Workshop, 16 October 2011 to 20 October 2011, IEEE, New York USA, pp. 5-9.

Mohammed, S.K., Viterbo, E., Hong, Y., Chockalingam, A., 2010, Precoding with x-codes to increase capacity with discrete input alphabets, Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, 13 June 2010 to 18 June 2010, IEEE, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 2148-2152.

Mohammed, S.K., Viterbo, E., Hong, Y., Chockalingam, A., 2010, X-Codes, Proceedings of the International Zurich Seminar on Communications (2010), 3 March 2010 to 5 March 2010, Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Zurich Switzerland, pp. 1-4.

Mohammed, S.K., Viterbo, E., Hong, Y., Chockalingam, A., 2010, X-Codes: A low complexity full-rate high-diversity achieving precoder for TDD MIMO systems, 2010 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2010), 23 May 2010 to 27 May 2010, IEEE, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 1-5.

Loscri, V., Hong, Y., Viterbo, E., 2009, RQ precoding for the cooperative broadcast channel, 2009 IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW2009), 11 October 2009 to 16 October 2009, IEEE, USA, pp. 26-30.

Hong, Y., Viterbo, E., 2008, Algebraic multiuser space-frequency block codes, Proceedings of 2008 IEEE 10th Int. Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques and Applications, 25 August 2008 to 28 August 2008, IEEE, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 329-333.

Hong, Y., Shamai (Shitz), S., Viterbo, E., 2008, Algebraic-phase scrambling sequences for code-spread code-division multiple-access, Proceedings 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, 6 July 2008 to 11 July 2008, IEEE, USA, pp. 1368-1372.

Hong, Y., Shamai (Shitz), S., 2008, Interference mutual information combining and code design for IDMA, Proceedings of the 45th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control and Computing, 26 September 2007 to 28 September 2007, Curran Associates Inc., USA, pp. 480-487.

Biglieri, E., Hong, Y., Viterbo, E., 2008, Silver space-time trellis-coded modulation, Proceedings of the 16th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO-2008), 25 August 2008 to 29 August 2008, European Association for Signal Processing, Switzerland, pp. 1-5.

Hottinen, A., Hong, Y., Viterbo, E., Christian, M., Mecklenbrauker, C., 2007, A comparison of high rate algebraic and non-orthogonal STBCs, The International ITG/IEEE Workshop on Smart Antennas - Proceedings, 26 February 2007 to 27 February 2007, IEEE, Austria, pp. 1-5.

Biglieri, E., Hong, Y., Viterbo, E., 2007, A fast-decodable, quasi-orthogonal space-time block code for 4x2 MIMO, 45th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control and Computing, 26 September 2007 to 28 September 2007, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia USA, pp. 921-926.

Viterbo, E., Hong, Y., 2007, Applications of the golden code, 2007 Information Theory and Applications Workshop - Conference Proceedings, 29 January 2007 to 2 February 2007, IEEE, USA, pp. 393-400.

Viterbo, E., Hong, Y., 2007, Robust codes for 2 x 2 MIMO block fading channels, 2007 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory - Proceedings, 24 June 2007 to 29 June 2007, IEEE, New York USA, pp. 2621-2625.

Viterbo, E., Hong, Y., Grant, A., 2007, Timing errors in distributed space-time communications, Proceedings of the 2007 Australian Communications Theory Workshop, 5 February 2007 to 7 February 2007, IEEE, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 1-6.

Hong, Y., Viterbo, E., Belfiore, J., 2006, A space-time block coded multiuser MIMO downlink transmission scheme, 2006 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory - Proceedings, 9 July 2006 to 14 July 2006, IEEE, New York USA, pp. 257-261.

Hong, Y., Fabregas, A., 2006, New space-time trellis codes for slow fading channels, Proceedings of 2006 IEEE 63rd Vehicular Technology Conference - VTC2006-Spring, 7 May 2006 to 10 May 2006, IEEE, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 1492-1496.

Hong, Y., choi, J., 2005, A new appraoch to iterative decoding on coded MIMO channels, 2005 IEEE 61st Vehicular Technology Conference - Proceedings, 30 May 2005 to 1 June 2005, IEEE, New York USA, pp. 1676-1680.

Hong, Y., choi, J., Yuan, J., 2005, Performance analysis of space-time trellis coded OFDM system, 2005 IEEE 61st Vehicular Technology Conference - Proceedings, 30 May 2005 to 1 June 2005, IEEE, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 1176-1180.

Hong, Y., choi, J., Yuan, J., Rapajic, P., 2004, A new approach for iterative decoding on coded MIMO channels via sphere decoding, Proceedings of 2004 IEEE 10th International Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques and Applications (ISSSTA), 30 August 2004 to 2 September 2004, IEEE, USA, pp. 520-524.

choi, J., Hong, Y., Yuan, J., 2004, On the soft-decision in the iterative receiver for coded MIMO systems, Proceedings 2004 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, 27 June 2004 to 2 July 2004, IEEE, USA, p. 130.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Minimization of Repair Bandwidth in Distributed Storage Using the Data Retrieved from Failed Nodes.

Supervisors:

Viterbo, E (Main), Hong, Y (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Non-coherent MIMO RF communications.

Supervisors:

Viterbo, E (Main), Hong, Y (Associate).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Taming Uncertainty: A Stochastic-Geometric Foundation for Complex Wireless Networks.

Supervisors:

Evans, J (Joint-co), Hong, Y (Joint).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Wireless Physical Layer Security.

Supervisors:

Hong, Y (Main), Viterbo, E (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Wireless secret communications.

Supervisors:

Hong, Y (Main).