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   Dr. Wei Wang (Click
  Here for My Google Scholar Profile) is a Professor of Computer Science at San Diego State University (SDSU). He joined
  San Diego State University in August 2014. He was an Assistant Professor of
  Computer Science at South Dakota State University from January 2010 to May
  2014. He received his Ph.D. degree from University
  of Nebraska - Lincoln, NE, USA, in December 2009. He worked as a Software
  Engineer with Nokia Siemens Networks Ltd (former Siemens Communications Ltd)
  in 2005.  His research interests include wireless networks,
  multimedia communications, QoE-QoS issues, network
  economics and blockchains. He serves as the track chair of ISICN 2025, the
  symposium co-chair of ICNC-MCC 2024, the poster co-chair of IEEE MSN 2021,
  publicity co-chair of IEEE/ACM IWQoS 2021,
  publication co-chair of IEEE INFOCOM 2020, the area chair of IEEE ICME
  2019-2020, the symposium co-chair of IEEE GLOBECOM-NGNI 2019, the track-chair
  of ACM SAC 2019-2025, the web co-chair of IEEE INFOCOM 2016-2018, the
  symposium co-chair of IEEE ICC-NGNI 2018, the symposium co-chair of ICNC-MCC
  2018, the program co-chair of ACM RACS 2014-2017, workshop co-chair of ICST
  BodyNets 2013, the chair of IEEE CIT-MMC track 2012, the vice-chair of IEEE
  ICCT-NGN track 2011, and the program chair of the ICST-IWMMN 2010, a Guest
  Editor of several journals and special issues such as IEEE ACCESS, Springer
  MONET, IJDSN, etc., a Technical Program Committee (TPC) member for many
  international conferences such as IEEE INFOCOM, GLOBECOM, and ICC, the
  director of the IEEE MMTC Publicity Board 2021-present, the vice chair of
  IEEE MMTC 2022-2024, and the co-director of IEEE MMTC Review Board 2017-2020.
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   News ¡ì Ph.D. Student: I am looking for a self-motivated Ph.D. student, working on Wireless Networks and Multimedia Communications areas. Research Assistant position is available. Please email me your CV. For more details of how to apply, please click HERE. ¡ì Master Students: Thesis opportunities are available. CS master students who have interests in wireless networks, artificial intelligence enabled semantic communications, or blockchain cryptocurrency are encouraged to drop by and discuss your thesis plan. ¡ì Undergraduate Students: Undergraduate research experience opportunities are available. Students who have taken one of the following courses are encouraged to apply: CS 578 Wireless Networks, CS 576 Computer Networks, or CS 530 Systems Programming. Preferred qualification: MATLAB, NS-3, H.266/AoMedia/H.265 HEVC, Arduino or Raspberry Pi + wireless shields (WiFi, Zigbee, or Bluetooth), strong programming/debugging background. Research Interests: ¡ì Wireless Networks, Semantic Communications, Wireless Multimedia QoE/QoS, Next Generation Multiple Access ¡ì Game Theory and Auction Theory, Incentive Reward Design, Networks Economics, Smart Data/Media Pricing ¡ì Blockchain, Crypto-economics, Consensus Model ¡ì Internet of Things, Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks Academic Awards, Recognitions, and Keynote Talks: ¡ì  
  Invited
  Speaker of Symposium on
  Intelligent Systems and Secure Communications (SISSC), Oct. 2024. ¡ì  
  Invited
  Speaker of International
  Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC), Feb. 2024. ¡ì  
  Distinguished
  Member of Technical Program Committee, IEEE INFOCOM 2023, 2018, 2017.  ¡ì  
  Best
  Paper Award of IEEE International Workshop on Computer-Aided Modeling and
  Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD), Nov. 2022. ¡ì  
  Keynote
  Speaker of International Conference on Computer Networks Applications,
  Mexicali, MX, Nov. 2018. ¡ì  
  Elevated
  to IEEE Senior Member, 2016. ¡ì  
  SDSU
  College of Sciences and CS Department Academic Year End Recognition, May
  2016. ¡ì  
  ACM
  Recognition of Service Award, 2015. ¡ì  
  ACM SigAPP Special Recognition Award 2014. ¡ì  
  ACM SigAPP Outstanding Service Award 2013. ¡ì  
  Sherwood
  and Elizabeth Berg Young Faculty Award 2012. ¡ì  
  Best
  Paper Award of the 44th ACM Annual Simulation Symposium (ANSS), Boston, MA,
  Apr. 2011. ¡ì  
  Best
  Paper Award of IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC),
  Las Vegas, NV, Apr. 2008. Selected Projects and Grants:                                                   ¡ì   NSF Collaborative Research: Non-Orthogonal
  Multiple Access Pricing for Wireless Multimedia Communications, Funded by
  National Science Foundation ECCS-CCSS Program, PI.  ¡ì   NSF: Exploring Smart Media Pricing In QoE-Driven Network Economics
  To Revitalize Wireless Multimedia Resource Allocation, Funded by National
  Science Foundation CNS-NeTS Program, PI. ¡ì   NSF Collaborative Research: Cross Layer
  Exploration of Position-Value Diversity for Energy Constrained Wireless
  Multimedia Resource Allocation, Funded by National Science Foundation CNS
  Core Program. PI. ¡ì   NSF: REU Supplement: Cross Layer
  Exploration of Position-Value Diversity for Energy Constrained Wireless
  Multimedia Resource Allocation, Funded by National Science Foundation (NSF)
  CNS Core Program, PI. ¡ì   SDSU: UGP: A Low Cost Real-Time Wireless
  Electroencephalography (EEG) Monitoring Prototype: Development, Evaluation
  and Benchmark Signal Characterization, Funded by San Diego State University -
  University Grants Program (UGP). PI. ¡ì   ETRI: Developing Fundamental Algorithms for
  Finding Correlations of Medical Images, Funded by Electronics and
  Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI). Co-PI. ¡ì   SDBoR: Security Printing and Anti-Counterfeiting
  Technology (SPACT) Center: A Unique Opportunity for South Dakota, Funded by
  South Dakota Board of Regents. Senior Investigator. ¡ì   SDState: Energy Efficient Stream Authentication
  for Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks, Funded by South Dakota State
  University Research and Scholarship Support Fund. PI. ¡ì   SDState: A Cross Disciplinary Hands-on Approach to
  Enhance SDSU Robotics Research and Education, Funded by South Dakota State
  University Academic and Scholarly Excellence (ASE) Initiative Program. PI. Selected Publications:  ¡ì   Y. Jiang (Student Advisee), T. Vu (Student
  Advisee), X. Wang (Student Advisee), W. Wang, ¡°Machine Learning Enabled
  Hybrid Image Compression With Implicit Neural
  Representation For Wireless Semantic Communications,¡± in Proc. IEEE
  International Conference on Communications (ICC) Workshop on Task-Oriented
  and Generative Communications for 6G (TOGC6G), Jun. 2025. ¡ì   K. Ramamoorthy (Student Advisee), W. Wang,
  K. Sohraby, Y. Zhao, ¡°Proof-of-QoE
  NOMA Token: A Crypto Rewarding Concept To
  Incentivize Local Relay In Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Wireless Networks,¡±
  in Proc. International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications
  (ICNC) Workshop on Computing, Networking and Communications (CNC), Feb. 2024. ¡ì   K. Ramamoorthy (Student Advisee), W. Wang,
  K. Sohraby, ¡°Incentivize Non-Orthogonal Multiple
  Access In Wireless Multimedia Communications,¡± in
  Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) Workshop
  on Next Generation Multiple Access for Future Wireless Communications, Mar.
  2023. ¡ì   Y. Song (Student Advisee), W. Wang, K. Sohraby, ¡°Uberization of NOMA Wireless Network Resource
  Sharing: A Driver-Passenger Game-Theoretic Approach,¡± in Proc. IEEE
  International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication
  Links and Networks (CAMAD), Nov. 2022. BEST PAPER AWARD. ¡ì   K. Ramamoorthy (Student Advisee), W. Wang,
  ¡°Profit-Driven Cache Delegation: A Game-Theoretic Wireless Multimedia
  Offloading Solution,¡± in Proc. IEEE International Conference on
  Communications (ICC), Jun 2021. ¡ì   S. He (Student Advisee), W. Wang,
  ¡°Multimedia Upstreaming Cournot Game in Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access
  Internet of Things,¡± IEEE
  Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, 2020. ¡ì   S. He (Student Advisee), W. Wang, K. Sohraby, ¡°QoE-Centric
  Multimedia Relay in Energy Efficient NOMA Wireless Communications,¡± in Proc.
  IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), May 2019. ¡ì W. Wang, Q. Wang, ¡°Price The QoE, Not The Data: SMP-Economic Resource Allocation in Wireless Multimedia Internet of Things,¡± IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 56, no. 9, pp. 74-79, Sept. 2018. ¡ì G. Liu, Q. Chen, Q. Yang, B. Zhu, H. Wang, W. Wang, ¡°OpinionWalk: An Efficient Solution to Massive Trust Assessment in Online Social Networks,¡± in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), May 2017. ¡ì V. Balaji (Student Advisee), W. Wang, ``Spatial Domain Image Packet Prioritization for Energy-Constrained Wireless Communications,'' in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Workshop on Quality of Experience for Multimedia Communications, 6pp, Dec. 2016. ¡ì S. AminiKhanghahi (Student Advisee), S. Shin, W. Wang, S. Jeon, S. Son, C. Pack, ``Study of Wireless Mammography Image Transmission Impacts on Robust Cyber-Aided Diagnosis Systems,'' in Proc. ACM the 30th Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC), Apr. 2015. ¡ì Y. Zhao, J. Huang, W. Wang, R. Zaman, ``Detection of Primary User's Signal in Cognitive Radio Networks: Angle of Arrival Based Approach,'' in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Dec. 2014. ¡ì L. Xing (Student Advisee), W. Wang, S. Wu, K. Hua, H. Wang, ``An Energy-Balanced Coding Redundancy Scheduling Approach to Support Quality of Service in Battery-Powered Multi-Hop Wireless Networks,'' in Proc. the 44th ACM Annual Simulation Symposium, Apr. 2011. BEST PAPER AWARD. ¡ì W. Wang, D. Peng, H. Wang, H. Sharif, H. H. Chen, ¡°Energy-Distortion-Authentication Optimized Resource Allocation for Secure Wireless Image Streaming,¡± in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, Apr. 2008. BEST PAPER AWARD.  |