Tang Liu （中文）

Professor

Doctoral Supervisor

Research: Internet of Things, Wireless Networks, Mobile Computing

Email: liutang@sicnu.edu.cn

Biography

Tang Liu is currently a Professor and vice dean of College of Computer Science at Sichuan Normal University where he directs MobIle computiNg anD intelligence Sensing (MINDs) Lab. He received his B.S. degree in computer science from the University of Electronic and Science of China in 2003 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from Sichuan University in 2009 and 2015, respectively. From 2015 to 2016, he was a Visiting Scholar with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

His current research interests include Internet of Things, Wireless Networks and Mobile Computing. He has published more than 50 peer-reviewed papers in technical conference proceedings and journals, including INFOCOM, TMC, TON, TOSN, IPDPS, TWC, TCOM, etc. He has served as the Reviewer for the following journals: TMC, TOSN, Computer Networks, IEEE IoT J, and so on. He also has served as the TPC member of several conferences, such as ICC, ICPADs, HPCC, MSN, GLOBECOM, BigCom and AMCN.

News

(10/2024) Our paper "Understanding Wireless Charger Networks: Concepts, Current Research, and Future Directions" is accepted by IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials (COMST)! 

 (09/2024) Our paper "Charger Placement with Wave Interference" is accepted by TMC! 

 (08/2024) Our paper "CHESS: Concurrent Charging with Efficient Phase Scheduling" is accepted by ICPADS! 

 (01/2024) Our paper "Concurrent Charging with Wave Interference for Multiple Chargers" is accepted by TON! 

 (12/2023) Our paper "Dynamic Power Distribution Controlling for Directional Chargers" is accepted by INFOCOM! 

 (11/2023) Our paper "Joint Beamforming and Reflecting Design for IRS-aided Wireless Powered Over-the-Air Computation and Communication Networks" is accepted by TCOM!

 (11/2023) Our paper "Utilizing the Neglected Back Lobe for Directional Charging Scheduling" is accepted by TMC!

(09/2023) I will serve as the TPC member in ICPADs 2024.

 (08/2023) I will serve as the TPC member in ICC 2024.

 (08/2023) Our paper "Approximate supplement-based neighborhood rough set model in incomplete hybrid information systems" is accepted by PRICAI!

 (06/2023) I will serve as the TPC member in AMCN 2024.

 (07/2023) Our paper "Practical Charger Placement Scheme for Wireless Rechargeable Sensor Networks with Obstacles" is accepted by TOSN!

 (12/2022) Our paper "Concurrent Charging with Wave Interference" is accepted by INFOCOM!

 (12/2022) Our paper "Utilizing the Neglected Back Lobe for Mobile Charging" is accepted by INFOCOM! 

Selected papers

2024:

      [COMST] Meixuan Ren, Haipeng Dai, Tang Liu, Xianjun Deng, Wanchun Dou, Yuanyuan Yang, Guihai Chen. Understanding Wireless Charger Networks: Concepts, Current Research, and Future Directions, IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials (COMST), 2024, published online. (IF: 34.4)     

      [TMC] Jing Xue (supervised student), Die Wu, Jian Peng, Wenzheng Xu,  Tang Liu*, Charger Placement with Wave Interference, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2024, published online. （CCF-A）

[TON] Tang Liu, Yuzhuo Ma, Meixuan Ren, Jin Yang, Jian Peng, Jilin Yang, Die Wu*, Concurrent Charging with Wave Interference for Multiple Chargers, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 2024, 32(3): 2525-2538. （CCF-A）

[TMC] Tang Liu, Meixuan Ren, Die Wu, Jing Xue, Jingwen Li, Sun Mao, Wenzheng Xu*, Utilizing the Neglected Back Lobe for Directional Charging Scheduling, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2024, 23(6): 7408-7421. （CCF-A）

[INFOCOM'24] Yuzhuo Ma (supervised student), Die Wu, Jing Gao, Wen Sun, Jilin Yang, Tang Liu*, Dynamic Power Distribution Controlling for Directional Chargers, IEEE INFOCOM, 2024, to appear. （CCF-A）

[TOSN] Wei You  (supervised student), Meixuan Ren, Yuzhuo Ma, Die Wu, Jilin Yang, Xuxun Liu, Tang Liu*, Practical Charger Placement Scheme for Wireless Rechargeable Sensor Networks with Obstacles. ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, 2024, 20(1): 1-23. （CCF-B）

[TCOM] Sun Mao, Ning Zhang, Lei Liu, Tang Liu, Jie Hu, Kun Yang, Dusit Niyato, Joint Beamforming and Reflecting Design for IRS-aided Wireless Powered Over-the-Air Computation and Communication Networks. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2024, pubulished online. （CCF-B）

[IOT J] Wenzheng Xu, Heng Shao, Qunli Shen, Jian Peng, Wen Huang, Weifa Liang, Tang Liu, Xinwei Yao, Tao Lin, Sajal K. Das, Collect Spatiotemporally Correlated Data in IoT Networks with an Energy-constrained UAV, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2024, pubulished online. （CCF-C）

2023:

[INFOCOM'23]  Meixuan Ren (supervised student), Die Wu, Jing Xue, Wenzheng Xu, Jian Peng, Tang Liu*, Utilizing the Neglected Back Lobe for Mobile Charging, IEEE INFOCOM, 2023, 1-10. （CCF-A）

[INFOCOM'23]  Yuzhuo Ma (supervised student), Die Wu, Meixuan Ren, Jian Peng, Jilin Yang, Tang Liu*, Concurrent Charging with Wave Interference, IEEE INFOCOM, 2023, 1-10. （CCF-A）

[TMC]  Jingxiang Liu, Jian Peng, Wenzheng Xu, Weifa Liang, Tang Liu, Xi Peng, Zichuan Xu, Zheng Li, Xiaohua Jia, Maximizing Sensor Lifetime via Multi-node Partial-Charging on Sensors, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2023, 22(11): 6571-6584.（CCF-A）

[WCNC'23]  Qiang Wang (supervised student), Yuzhuo Ma, Chenglong Zhang, Tang Liu, Jilin Yang, Die Wu, An Effective Deployment Scheme for Elimination of Phase Cancellation in Backscatter-based WPCN, IEEE WCNC, 2023, 1-6. （CCF-C）

[PRICAI'23] Xiong Meng(supervised student), Jilin Yang, Die Wu, Tang Liu, Approximate supplement-based neighborhood rough set model in incomplete hybrid information systems, PRICAI, 2023: 281-293. （CCF-C）

2022:

[TMC]  Xuxun Liu, Peihang Lin, Tang Liu, Tian Wang, Anfeng Liu, Wenzheng Xu, Objective-Variable Tour Planning for Mobile Data Collection in Partitioned Sensor Networks, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2022, 21(1): 239-251.（CCF-A） 

[WASA'22]  Zhengzhong Xiang (supervised student), Tang Liu, Jian Peng, Weighted Data Loss Minimization in UAV Enabled Wireless Sensor Networks, WASA, 2022, 117-129. （CCF-C）

2021:

[TON]  Wenzheng Xu, Weifa Liang, Zichuan Xu, Jian Peng, Dezhong Peng, Tang Liu*, Xiaohua Jia, Sajal K.Das, Approximation Algorithms for the Generalized Team Orienteering Problem and Its Applications[J]. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 2021, 29(1): 176-189. （CCF-A）

[TOSN]  Tang Liu, Baijun Wu, Wenzheng Xu, Xianbo Cao, Jian Peng, Hongyi Wu. RLC: A Reinforcement Learning-Based Charging Algorithm for Mobile Devices[J]. ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, 2021, 17(4): 1-23. （CCF-B）

[TWC]  Ouyang Wenyu, Mohammad S. Obaidat, Xuxun Liu, Xiaoting Long, Wenzheng Xu, Tang Liu. Importance-Different Charging Scheduling Based on Matroid Theory for Wireless Rechargeable Sensor Networks[J]. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 2021, 20(5): 3284-3294. （CCF-B）

[ADHOC]  Xianbo Cao (supervised student), Wenzheng Xu, Xuxun Liu, Jian Peng, Tang Liu*. A Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based On-Demand Charging Algorithm for Wireless Rechargeable Sensor Networks[J]. Ad Hoc Networks, 2021: 102278. （CCF-C）

[TVT]  Sun Mao, Ning Zhang, Lei Liu, Jinsong Wu, Mianxiong Dong, Kaoru Ota, Tang Liu, Die Wu. Computation Rate Maximization for Intelligent Reflecting Surface Enhanced Wireless Powered Mobile Edge Computing Networks[J]. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2021, 70(1): 10820-10831.

2020：

[INFOCOM'20]  Tang Liu, Baijun Wu, Shihao Zhang, Jian Peng, Wenzheng Xu*, An Effective Multi-node Charging Scheme for Wireless Rechargeable Sensor Networks. IEEE INFOCOM, 2020, 2026-2035. （CCF-A）  

[INFOCOM'20]  Wenzheng Xu, Weifa Liang, Zichuan Xu, Jian Peng, Tang Liu*, Xiaohua Jia, Sajal K.Das, Approximation Algorithms for the Team Orienteering Problem, IEEE INFOCOM, 2020, 1389-1398. （CCF-A）

[IPDPS'20]  Tang Liu, Baijun Wu, Wenzheng Xu, Xiaobo Cao, Jian Peng, Hongyi Wu*, Learning an Effective Charging Scheme for Mobile Devices, IEEE IPDPS, 2020, 202-211.  （CCF-B）

[TSUSC]  Wenyu Ouyang, Xuxun Liu, Mohammad Obaidat, Chi Lin, Huan Zhou, Tang Liu, Kuei-Fang Hsiao, Utility-Aware Charging Scheduling for Multiple Mobile Chargers in Large-Scale Wireless Rechargeable Sensor Networks, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing, 2020, 6(4): 679-690. （CCF-C）

2019：

[WINET]  Qing Zhang, Wenzheng Xu*, Weifa Liang, Jian Peng, Tang Liu, Tian Wang. An improved algorithm for dispatching the minimum number of electric charging vehicles for wireless sensor networks, Wireless Networks, 2019, 25(3), 1371-1384. （CCF-C）

2018：

Tong Li, Tang Liu, Jian Peng*, Feng Lin, Wenzheng Xu, Charge critical sensors first: minimize data loss in wireless rechargeable sensor networks, International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 2018, 8(12): 1-17.

[通信学报]  Jian Peng, Tuntun Wang, Yu Chen, Tang Liu, Wenzheng Xu, User recommendation based on cross-platform online social networks, Journal on Communications, 2018, 39(3): 147-158. (彭舰, 王屯屯, 陈瑜, 刘唐, 徐文政, 基于跨平台的在线社交网络用户推荐研究, 通信学报, 2018, 39(3): 147-158.)

2017：

[TMC]  Tang Liu, Baijun Wu, Hongyi Wu, Jian Peng, Low-Cost Collaborative Mobile Charging for Large-Scale Wireless Sensor Networks, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2017, 16(8): 2213-2227. （CCF-A）

Tang Liu, Jian Peng, Jin Yang, Guo Chen, Wenzheng Xu, Avoidance of energy hole problem based on feedback mechanism for heterogeneous sensor networks, International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 2017, 13(6): 1-11.

Tang Liu, Jian Peng, Jin Yang, Efficient Data Routing Protocol for Multi-monitoring-task Mobile Sensor Networks, Advanced Engineering Sciences, 2017, 49(2) :177-185. (刘唐, 彭舰, 杨进, 多监控任务移动传感器网络高效数据路由协议, 工程科学与技术(原四川大学学报.工程科学版), 2017, 49(2) :177-185.)

2016：

[计算机学报]  Tang Liu, Jian Peng, Guo Chen, Bing Guo, Xiaofen Wang, Avoidance of Energy Hole Problem Based on Density Control Mechnism for Wireless Sensor Networks, Chinese Journal of Computers,  2016, 39(5): 993-1006. (刘唐, 彭舰, 陈果, 郭兵, 汪小芬, 基于密度控制的传感器网络能量空洞避免策略, 计算机学报, 2016, 39(5): 993-1006.) 

2014：

Jian Peng, Xiaohai Chen, Tang Liu* A Flow-Partitioned Unequal Clustering Routing Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks, International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 2014, 2014(4): 1-13.

Tang Liu, Jian Peng, Bo Yan, Research on the disk array technology based on the GPU, ICT’14, 2014: 1-5. 

[通信学报]  Huijie Li, Jian Peng, Tang Liu, Movement-assisted data delivery for delay tolerant mobile sensor networks, Journal on Communications, 2014, 35(10): 181-191. (李慧杰, 彭舰, 刘唐, 延迟容忍传感器网络中基于移动协助的数据传输, 通信学报, 2014, 35(10): 181-191. )

[通信学报]  Yanqing Sun, Jian Peng, Xiaohai Chen, Tang Liu, Uneven clustering routing protocol based on dynamic partition for wireless sensor network, Journal on Communications, 2014, 35(1): 199-206. (孙彦清, 彭舰, 陈晓海, 刘唐, 基于动态分区的无线传感器网络非均匀成簇路由协议, 通信学报, 2014, 35(1): 199-206.)

[通信学报]  Jian Peng, Changjian Hong, Tang Liu, Yunyong Zhang, Strategy of routing based on layered for underwater wireless sensor networks, Journal on Communications, 2014, 35(6): 25-31. (彭舰, 洪昌建, 刘唐, 张云勇, 基于分层的水下传感器网络路由策略, 通信学报, 2014, 35(6): 25-31.) 

Jian Peng, Biao Xu, Yanqing Sun, Tang Liu, Data Transmission Algorithm Based on Path-Fixed Sink in Heterogeneous Delay Tolerant Mobile Sensor Networks, Journal of Beijing University of Posts and Telecom, 2014, 37(3): 53-57. (彭舰, 徐飚, 孙彦清, 刘唐. 基于 Sink 轨迹固定的异构延迟容忍网络数据传输机制, 北京邮电大学学报, 2014, 37 (3): 53-57.)

2013：

[软件学报]  Tang Liu, Jian Peng, Jin Yang, Data delivery for heterogeneous delay tolerant mobile sensor networks based on forwarding probability, 2013, 24(2): 215-229. (刘唐, 彭舰, 杨进, 异构延迟容忍移动传感器网络中基于转发概率的数据传输, 软件学报, 2013, 24(2): 215-229.)

Jian Peng, Tang Liu*, Hongyou Li, Bing Guo, Energy-Efficient Prediction Clustering Algorithm for Multilevel Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks, International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 2013, 2013(2): 1-8.

Hongyou Li, Jian Peng*, Jiangyon Wang, Junfeng Wang, Tang Liu, Energy-aware scheduling scheme using workload-aware consolidation technique in cloud data centres, China Communications, 2013, 10(12): 114-124.

Jin Yang, Tang Liu*, Lingxi Peng, Immune Network Risk Evaluation Model Based on the Spreading of Infectious Diseases, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 2013, vol. 254: 333-340.

Jian Peng, Mengshi Li, Tang Liu, Linfeng Li, Hongyou Li, Nodal Sociality-based Data Forwarding for Opportunistic Networks, Journal of Sichuan University (Engineering Science Edition), 2013, 45(5): 57-63. (彭舰, 李梦诗, 刘唐, 李林峰，黎红友, 机会网络中基于节点社会性的数据转发策略, 四川大学学报 (工程科学版), 2013, 45(5): 57-63.)

2012：

Tang Liu, Jian Peng*, Xiao-fen Wang, Jin Yang, Bing Guo, Research on the Energy Hole Problem Based on Non-uniform Node Distribution for Wireless Sensor Networks, KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, 2012, 6(9): 2017-2036.

Xiaofen Wang, Tang Liu, Guozhen Xiao, Certificate-based anonymous authentication protocol for vehicular Ad-hoc network, IETE Technical Review, 2012, 29(5): 388-393.

Selected Grants

1. “Research on Efficient Fault-Tolerant Charging Methods for Large-scale Wireless Multi-node Rechargeable Networks”, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), PI, 2021.01-2024.12.

2. “Research on Energy Hole Problem Based on Feedback Mechanism for Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks”, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), PI, 2014.01-2016.12.

3. “Research on Multi-node Charging Methods for Large-scale Wireless Rechargeable Networks”, Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province, PI, 2022.01-2023.12.

4.  “Research on Charging Scheduling for Mobile Devices”, State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching Technology, PI, 2019.07- 2021.12.

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