Selected Publications of Rui Zhang on Cognitive Radio
  ♦ Cognitive MIMO:  
   

♠ K. Cumanan, R. Zhang, and S. Lambotharan, “A new design paradigm for MIMO cognitive radio with primary user rate constraint,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 706-709, May, 2012.
♠ K.-B. Huang and R. Zhang, “Cooperative feedback for multiantenna cognitive radio networks,” IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 747-758, February, 2011.
♠ F. Gao, R. Zhang, Y. C. Liang, and X. Wang, “Design of learning based MIMO cognitive radio systems,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, special issue on achievements and the road ahead: the first decade of cognitive radio, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 1707-1720, May 2010.
♠ R. Zhang, F. Gao, and Y. C. Liang, “Cognitive beamforming made practical: effective interference channel and learning-throughput tradeoff,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 706-718, February 2010.
♠ R. Zhang and Y. C. Liang, “Exploiting multi-antennas for opportunistic spectrum sharing in cognitive radio networks,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, special issue on signal processing and networking for dynamic spectrum access, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 88-102, February 2008.

  ♦ Spectrum Sharing:
   

♠ Y. Che, R. Zhang, Y. Gong, and L. Duan, “On spatial capacity of wireless ad hoc networks with threshold based scheduling,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 13, no. 12, pp. 6915-6927, December, 2014.
♠ M. Zeng, R. Zhang, and S. Cui, “Outage capacity and optimal transmission for dying channels,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 357-567, January, 2013.
♠ R. Zhang and J. M. Cioffi, “Iterative spectrum shaping with opportunistic multiuser detection,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 60, no. 6, pp. 1681-1690, June, 2012.
♠ X. Kang, R. Zhang, Y. C. Liang, and H. K. Garg, “Optimal power allocation strategies for fading cognitive radio channels with primary user outage constraint,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, special issue on advances in cognitive radio networking and communications, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 374-383, February, 2011.
♠ R. Zhang, “On active learning and supervised transmission of spectrum sharing based cognitive radios by exploiting hidden primary radio feedback,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 58, no. 10, pp. 2960-2970, October 2010.
♠ X. Kang, H. K. Garg, Y. C. Liang, and R. Zhang, “Optimal power allocation for OFDM-based cognitive radios with new primary transmission protection criteria,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 2066-2075, June, 2010.
♠ R. Zhang, Y. C. Liang, and S. Cui, “Dynamic resource allocation in cognitive radio networks,” IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, special issue on convex optimization for signal processing, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 102-114, May 2010.
♠ R. Zhang and Y. C. Liang, “Investigation on multiuser diversity in spectrum sharing based cognitive radio networks,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 14, no.2, pp. 133-135, February 2010.
♠ R. Zhang, S. Cui, and Y. C. Liang, “On ergodic sum capacity of fading cognitive multiple-access and broadcast channels,” IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 55, no. 11, pp. 5161-5178, November 2009.
♠ R. Zhang, “On peak versus average interference power constraints for protecting primary users in cognitive radio networks,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 2112-2120, April 2009.
♠ X. Kang, Y. C. Liang, A. Nallanathan, H. K. Garg, and R. Zhang, “Optimal power allocation for fading channels in cognitive radio networks: ergodic capacity and outage capacity,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 940-950, February 2009.
♠ R. Zhang, “Optimal power control over fading cognitive radio channels by exploiting primary user CSI,” IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom), 2008.
  ♦ Opportunistic Spectrum Access:
   

♠ X. Song, C. Yin, D. Liu, and R. Zhang, “Spatial throughput characterization in cognitive radio networks with threshold-based opportunistic spectrum access,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, special issue on cognitive radio series, vol. 32, no. 11, pp. 2190-2204, November, 2014.
♠ Y. Che, R. Zhang, and Y. Gong, “On design of opportunistic spectrum access in the presence of reactive primary users,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 61, no. 7, pp. 2678-2691, July, 2013.
♠ A. T. Hoang, Y. C. Liang, T. C. Wong, Y. H. Zeng, and R. Zhang, “Opportunistic spectrum access for energy-constrained cognitive radios,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 1206-1211, March 2009.

  ♦ Spectrum Sensing:
    ♠ Y. H. Zeng, Y. C. Liang, A. T. Hoang, and R. Zhang, “A review on spectrum sensing for cognitive radio: challenges and solutions,” EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, special issue on advanced signal processing for cognitive radio, Article ID 381465, 2010.
♠ R. Zhang, T. J. Lim, Y. C. Liang, and Y. H. Zeng, “Multi-antenna based spectrum sensing for cognitive radios: a GLRT approach,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 84-88, January 2010.
♠ Y. H. Zeng, Y. C. Liang, and R. Zhang, “Blindly combined energy detection for spectrum sensing in cognitive radio,” IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 2008.

  ♦ Cognitive Cooperation:
    ♠ L. Gao, R. Zhang, C. C. Yin, and S. Cui, “Throughput and delay scaling in supportive two-tier networks,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, special issue on cooperative networking, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 415-424, February, 2012. 
  ♦ RF Energy Harvesting:
   

♠ S. Lee and R. Zhang, “Cognitive wireless powered network: spectrum sharing models and throughput maximization,”IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 335-346, September, 2015.
♠ J. Xu, S. Bi., and R. Zhang, “Multiuser MIMO wireless energy transfer with coexisting opportunistic communication,”IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 273-276, June 2015.
♠ S. H. Lee, R. Zhang, and K. B. Huang, “Opportunistic wireless energy harvesting in cognitive radio networks,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 12, no. 9, pp. 4788-4799, September, 2013.

  ♦ Applications/Extensions:

   

♠ X. Kang, R. Zhang, and M. Motani, “Price-based resource allocation for spectrum-sharing femtocell networks: a Stackelberg game approach,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, special issue on femtocell networks, vol. 30, no, 3, pp. 538-549, April, 2012.
♠ R. Zhang and S. Cui, “Cooperative interference management with MISO beamforming,” IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 58, no. 10, pp. 5450-5458, October, 2010.
♠ L. Zhang, R. Zhang, Y. C. Liang, Y. Xin, and S. Cui, “On the relationship between the multi-antenna secrecy communications and cognitive radio communications,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 58, no. 6, pp. 1877-1886, June 2010.