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Pei Liu

Special Professor, School of Information Engineering
Wuhan University of Technology
Room 1509, Aite Building
Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China

E-mail: pei.liu@ieee.org (For research)
pei.liu@whut.edu.cn (For recruitment)

Education

Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), China, 2014.9-2019.6
Ph.D. degree in Information and Communication Engineering
City University of Hong Kong (CityU), Hong Kong, 2016.9-2018.3
Joint Ph.D. Student in Electronic Engineering
Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), China, 2010.9-2014.6
B.E. degree in Telecommunication Engineering

Working Experience

Wuhan University of Technology (WHUT), China, 2024.02 to present
Special Professor, School of Information Engineering
Wuhan University of Technology (WHUT), China, 2023.09 to 2024.02
Associate Professor, School of Information Engineering
Wuhan University of Technology (WHUT), China, 2019.10 to 2023.09
Assistant Professor, School of Information Engineering
City University of Hong Kong (CityU), Hong Kong, 2017.9 to 2018.3
Research Assistant, Department of Electrical Engineering

Research Interests

Cell-Free Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO)
Ultra-Massive MIMO
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface/Intelligent Reflecting Surface (RIS/IRS)
Grant-Free Random Access
Physical Layer Security
Federated Learning/Machine Learning (FL/ML)
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Awards

Best Young Editor, Journal of Chongqing University of Technology (Natural Science), 2024.
Best Paper Award of WCSP (10/642), 2018.
Outstanding Graduate, HUST, Wuhan, China, 2014.
Meritorious Winner, Mathematical Contest in Modeling, 2013.
Second prize, Contemporary Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling of Hubei Province, 2012.
Third prize, National Undergraduate Mathematical Contest of Hubei Province, 2011.
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Journal Papers

[JP01] Pei Liu, Shi Jin, Tao Jiang, Qi Zhang, and Michail Matthaiou, “Pilot power allocation through user grouping in multi-cell massive MIMO systems,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 65, no. 4, pp. 1561-1574, Apr. 2017.
[JP02] Pei Liu, Kai Luo, Da Chen, and Tao Jiang, “Spectral efficiency analysis of cell-free massive MIMO systems with zero-forcing detector,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 795-807, Feb. 2020.
[JP03] Pei Liu and Tao Jiang, “Channel estimation performance analysis of massive MIMO IoT Systems with Ricean fading,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 6114-6126, Apr. 2021.
[JP04] Pei Liu, Qi Zhang, Junyuan Wang, Deijin Kong, and Yue Zhang, “Statistical description of channel estimation error in massive MIMO with Ricean fading,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 70, no. 6, pp. 6227-6231, Jun. 2021.
[JP05] Pei Liu, Dejin Kong, Jie Ding, Yue Zhang, Kehao Wang, and Jinho Choi, “Channel estimation aware performance analysis for massive MIMO with Rician fading,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 69, no. 7, pp. 4373-4386, Jul. 2021.
[JP06] Dejin Kong, Pei Liu (Corresponding author), Yaru Fu, Jie Ding, and Tony Q. S. Quek, “Reduction of cyclic prefix overhead in narrow-band internet of things (NB-IoT) systems,” IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 517-521, Mar. 2021.
[JP07] Dejin Kong, Xiang-Gen Xia, Pei Liu (Corresponding author), and Qibiao Zhu, “MMSE channel estimation for two-port demodulation reference signals in new radio,” Science China Information Science, vol. 64, no. 6, Jun. 2021.
[JP08] Yun He, Pei Liu (Corresponding author), and Kehao Wang, “Design of dynamically controlled smart metasurface based on active microwave devices,” Radio Communications Technology, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 253-257, Mar. 2022.
[JP09] Kehao Wang, Pei Liu (Corresponding author), Kezhong Liu, Lin Chen, Hyundong Shin, and Tony Q. S. Quek, “Joint beamforming and phase-shifting design for energy efficiency in RIS-assisted MISO communication with statistical CSI,” Physical Communication, vol. 59, Aug. 2023.
[JP10] Zhiheng Chen, Pei Liu (Corresponding author), and Kehao Wang, “Imbalanced learning-enhanced beam codebooks towards imbalanced user distribution in millimeter wave and Terahertz massive MIMO systems,” Electronics, vol. 12, no. 23, Nov. 2023.
[JP11] Baoguo Yu, Yachuan Bao, Yuankang Huang, Wen Zhan, and Pei Liu (Corresponding author), “Modeling and throughput optimization of multi-gateway LoRaWAN,” IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 142940-142950, 2023.
[JP12] Deijin Kong, Pei Liu, Jian Li, Qi Wang, Xinmin Li, and Xing Cheng, “Preamble-based MMSE channel estimation with low pilot overhead in MIMO-FBMC systems,” IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 148926-148934, 2020.
[JP13] Jie Ding, Daiming Qu, Pei Liu, and Jinho Choi, “Machine learning enabled preamble collision resolution in distributed massive MIMO,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 69, no. 4, pp. 2317-2330, Apr. 2021.
[JP14] Bo Xu, Wenchao Xia, Wanli Wen, Pei Liu, Haitao Zhao, and Hongbo Zhu, “Adaptive hierarchical federated learning over wireless networks,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 71, no. 2, pp. 2070-2083, Feb. 2022.
[JP15] Jianxia Xu, Zhiqiang Guo, Qin Fu, Xuedong Liu, Li Ma, and Pei Liu, “New engineering course background research on teaching reform of digital signal processing,” China Electric Power Education, no. 410, pp. 69-70, Apr. 2022.
[JP16] Kehao Wang, Jiangwei Xu, Xiaobai Li, Pei Liu, Hui Cao, and Kezhong Liu, “Joint trajectory planning, time and power allocation to maximize throughput in UAV network,” Drones, vol. 7, no. 2, Jan. 2023.
[JP17] Rundong Gan, Yujiang Long, Ce Wang, Huanbin Zhang, Pei Liu, and Wei Wang, “Enabling image compression on BeiDou short-message for power line tower monitoring,” Journal of Chongqing University of Technology (Natural Science), vol. 37, no. 12, pp. 239-301, Dec. 2023.
[JP18] Zhuoqiao Ji, Guang-Hua Sun, Kaixu Wang, Hang Wong, Zhan Yu, Zhengguo Li, Changning Wei, and Pei Liu, “A circularly polarized complementary antenna with substrate integrated coaxial line feed for X-band applications,” Electronics, vol. 13, no. 4, Feb. 2024.
[JP19] Hua Ge, Hao Luo, Sheng-Yi Wang, Xiang Li, Pei Liu, Shi Pu, Ning Xu, and Bo-Wen Jia, “Design and optimization of InAs waveguide-integrated photodetectors on silicon via heteroepitaxial integration for mid-infrared silicon photonics,” IEEE Photonics Journal, vol. 16, no. 5, Oct. 2024.
[JP20] Mingjun Du, Xinghua Sun, Yue Zhang, Junyuan Wang, and Pei Liu, “Deep reinforcement learning based joint cooperation clustering and downlink power control for cell-free massive MIMO,” IEEE/CIC China Communications, 2024, to appear.

Conference Papers

[CP01] Pei Liu, Kai Luo, Da Chen, Tao Jiang, and Michail Matthaiou, “Spectral efficiency analysis of multi-cell massive MIMO systems with Ricean fading,” in Proc. WCSP, Oct. 2018. (Best Paper Award)
[CP02] Kehao Wang, Yongguang Lu, Pei Liu (Corresponding author), Xiaobai Li, Guangyu Li, and Hyundong Shin, “Trajectory and power design to balance UAV communication capacity and unintentional interference,” in Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM, Dec. 2022, pp. 5572-5577.
[CP03] Jiaxi Cui, Pei Liu (Corresponding author), Kehao Wang, Hongkuan Zhou, Yue Zhang, Xinghua Sun, and Stefano Buzzi, “Spectral efficiency analysis of downlink transmission for two-way cell-free massive MIMO system with few-bit ADCs,” in Proc. IEEE PIMRC, Sep. 2023.
[CP04] Zhiheng Chen, Pei Liu (Corresponding author), Yun Chen, Wen Zhan, Giovanni Interdonato, and Stefano Buzzi, “Distributed learning-based beamforming codebooks for unevenly distributed Users in mmWave massive MIMO system,” in Proc. IEEE WCNC, Apr. 2024.
[CP05] Shuai Xiao, Pei Liu (Corresponding author), Qi Zhang, Wen Zhan, Jie Ding, and Jinho Choi, “Spectral efficiency analysis for grant-free random access cell-free massive MIMO with Ricean fading,” IEEE APCC, Nov. 2024, pp. 162-167.
[CP06] Yihang Sun, Shuai Xiao, Pei Liu (Corresponding author), Kehao Wang, and Xinghua Sun, “MSE-aware performance analysis in multi-cell massive MIMO systems over Rician fading,” IEEE APCC, Nov. 2024, pp. 284-289.
[CP07] Dejin Kong, Qian Wang, Pei Liu, Xinmin Li, Xiang Cheng, and Yitong Li, “A low pilot-overhead preamble for channel estimation with IAM method in FBMC/OQAM systems,” in Proc. CSPS, Jul. 2020, pp. 300-308.
[CP08] Jiajie Huang, Wen Zhan, Xinghua Sun, Pei Liu, and Dejin Kong, “Cluster-based group paging scheme with preamble reuse for mMTC in 5G networks,” in Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM, Dec. 2020.
[CP09] Kehao Wang, Zheng Tang, Pei Liu, Yirui Cong, Xiangke Wang, Dejin Kong, and Yitong Li, “UAV-based and energy-constrained data collection system with trajectory, time, and collection scheduling optimization,” in Proc. IEEE/CIC ICCC, Jul. 2021, pp. 893-898.
[CP10] Peng Li, Yitong Li, Wen Zhan, Pei Liu, Yue Zhang, Dejin Kong, and Kehao Wang, “Throughput analysis of slotted Aloha with retransmission limit in fading channels,” in Proc. CSPS, Aug. 2021, pp. 766-774.
[CP11] Jiangwei Xu, Kehao Wang, Xun Zhang, Pei Liu, Dejin Kong, and Hongkuan Zhou, “Anti-jamming strategy based on game theory in single-channel UAV communication network,” in Proc. FMEC, Dec. 2021.
[CP12] Kehao Wang, Kaibin Sun, Jiangwei Xu, Pei Liu, Yirui Cong, and Xiangke Wang, “Throughput maximization: Joint trajectory planning, power and time allocation in UAV network,” in Proc. IEEE ICUS, Oct. 2023, pp. 552-558.
[CP13] Mingjun Du, Xinghua Sun, Yue Zhang, Junyuan Wang, and Pei Liu, “Joint cooperation clustering and downlink power control for cell-free massive MIMO with deep reinforcement learning,” in Proc. IEEE ICCT, Oct. 2023, pp. 618-623.

Accepted Patents

[AP01] “Fault identification methods and devices for industrial systems,” Patent Number of China: ZL202110867110.8.
[AP02] “A mental retardation discrimination method based on pose detection,” Patent Number of China: ZL202210680827.6.

Submitted Patents

[SP01] “A power allocation method for low precision two-way cell-free massive MIMO system,” Patent Application Number of China: CN202310049408.7.
[SP02] “A low precision ADC cell-free massive MIMO channel estimation method based on LSUN,” Patent Application Number of China: CN202410588547.1.
[SP03] “Sensor signal reconstruction method, electronic equipment, storage media, and program products,” Patent Application Number of China: CN202111423223.5.
[SP04] “Fault detection methods and electronic equipment for industrial systems,” Patent Application Number of China: CN202111434866.X.
[SP05] “Fault type identification method and device for unbalanced samples,” Patent Application Number of China: CN202211352395.2.
[SP06] “A fault diagnosis method and system based on fuzzy hierarchical analysis,” Patent Application Number of China: CN202211352805.3.
[SP07] “A fault diagnosis method and system based on fuzzy preference relation,” Patent Application Number of China: CN202211365946.9.
[SP08] “An efficient reconfiguration attack method based on asynchronous federation learning,” Patent Application Number of China: CN202410624719.6.

Academic Service

Editing Work: • Evaluation Expert, National Science Foundation of China
• Young Editor, Journal of Chongqing University of Technology (Natural Science)
• Young Editor, Radio Communications Technology
• Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue on RISs for New Generation Mobile Communication, Journal of Chongqing University of Technology (Natural Science).
• Guest Editor, Special Issue on Wireless Communications Through RISs, RS Open Journal on Innovative Communication Technologies
• Review Editor, Wireless Communications, Frontiers in Communications and Networks
• Review Editor, Signal Processing for Communications, Frontiers in Signal Processing
• TPC Member, IEEE JSAC, IEEE/CIC ICCC, ISWCS, IoT5GB, EIECC, and EAI ChinaCom
Reviewer (Journal): • IEEE Communications Magazine (IEEE COM MAG)
• IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (IEEE JSAC)
• IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IEEE IOTJ)
• IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing (IEEE TSP)
• IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (IEEE TWC)
• IEEE Transactions on Communications (IEEE TCOM)
• IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (IEEE TITS)
• IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking (IEEE TCCN)
• IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (IEEE TVT)
• IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting (IEEE TBC)
• Science China Information Sciences (SCIS)
• IEEE Systems Journal (IEEE SJ)
• IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (IEEE WCL)
• IEEE Communications Letters (IEEE CL)
• IEEE Access
• IEEE/CIC China Communications
• EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking (EURASIP JWCN)
• IET Communications
• IET Signal Processing
• Wiley International Journal of Communication Systems
• Taylor Francis Cogent Engineering
• Elsevier Digital Communications and Networks
• Elsevier Journal of King Saud University-Engineering Sciences
• Elsevier Physical Communications
• Springer Annals of Telecommunications
• Hindawi Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing
• RS Open Journal on Innovative Communication Technologies (RS OJICT)
• Frontiers in Communications and Networks
• Frontiers in Signal Processing
• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (KSII TIIS)
• Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute Journal (ETRIJ)
• Radio Communications Technology
• Journal of Electronics & Information Technology
• Journal of Chongqing University of Technology (Natural Science)
• Journal of Nanchang University (Engineering & Technology)
Reviewer (Conference): • IEEE Global Communications Conference (IEEE GLOBECOM)
• IEEE International Conference on Communications (IEEE ICC)
• IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (IEEE WCNC)
• International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS)
• International Conference on Wireless Communications and Signal Processing (WCSP)
• IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (IEEE WiMob)
• International Workshop on IoT-related Technologies for 5G and Beyond (IoT5GB)
• IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (IEEE VTC)
• IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (IEEE/CIC ICCC)
• European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO)
• EAI International Conference on Communications and Networking in China (EAI ChinaCom)