Recent Highlights
S. Wang, S. Bian, X. liu, and Z. Shao, ‘‘Neural Constrained Combinatorial Bandits’’, in Proceedings of IEEE INFOCOM 2023, New York, U.S.A, May 17-20, 2023.
H. Yu, A. Chen, X. Chen, L. Xu, Z. Shao, and J. Yu, ‘‘Anisotropic Fourier Features for Neural Image-Based Rendering and Relighting’’, in Proceedings of AAAI 2022 (Oral), February 22 - March 1, 2022.
X. Huang, S. Bian, X. Gao, W. Wu, Z. Shao , Y. Yang and J. Lui, ‘‘Online VNF Chaining and Predictive Scheduling: Optimality and Trade-offs’’, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 1867-1880, August 2021.
Y. Chang, X. Huang, L. Deng, Z. Shao, and J. Zhang, ‘‘Systematic Topology Design for Large-Scale Networks: A Unified Framework’’, in Proceedings of IEEE INFOCOM 2020, Toronto, Canada, July 6-9, 2020.
Books and Chapters
Y. Yang, Z. Liu, S. Zhao, Z. Shao, K. Wang, ‘‘Machine Learning for Context-Aware Cross-Layer Optimization’’, book chapter in Machine Learning for Future Wireless Communications, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2020.
Journal Papers (published/accepted)
S. Wang, Z. Shao, and J. Lui, ‘‘Next-Word Prediction: A Perspective of Energy-Aware Distributed Inference’’, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 5695 - 5708, May 2024.
Y. Tang, J. Hou, X. Huang, Z. Shao, and Y. Yang, ‘‘Green Edge Intelligence Scheme for Mobile Keyboard Emoji Prediction’’, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 1888 - 1901, February 2024.
Y. Yang,M. Ma, H. Wu, Q. Yu, Z. Shao, et al, ‘‘6G Network AI Architecture for Everyone-Centric Customized Services’’, IEEE Network, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 71 - 80, September 2023.
X. Gao, J. Wang, X. Huang, Q. Leng, Z. Shao, and Y. Yang, ‘‘Energy-Constrained Online Scheduling for Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated Networks’’, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 2163 - 2176, April 2023.
X. Huang, Z. Shao and Y. Yang, ‘‘POTUS: Predictive Online Tuple Scheduling for Data Stream Processing Systems’’, IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 2863 - 2875, December 2022.
X. Huang, S. Zhao, Z. Shao , H. Qian and Y. Yang, ‘‘Online User-AP Association with Predictive Scheduling in Wireless Caching Networks’’, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 2116 - 2129, June 2022.
X. Gao, X. Huang, Y. Tang, Z. Shao , and Y. Yang, ‘‘History-Aware Online Cache Placement in Fog-Assisted IoT Systems: An Integration of Learning and Control’’, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, no. 19, pp. 14683-14704, October 2021.
J. Zhu, X. Huang, X. Gao, Z. Shao , and Y. Yang, ‘‘Multi-Interface Channel Allocation in Fog Computing Systems using Thompson Sampling’’, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, no. 17, pp. 13542-13554, September 2021.
X. Gao, X. Huang, Z. Shao , and Y. Yang, ‘‘An Integration of Online Learning and Online Control for Green Offloading in Fog-Assisted IoT Systems’’, IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 1632-1646, September 2021.
X. Huang, S. Bian, X. Gao, W. Wu, Z. Shao , Y. Yang and J. Lui, ‘‘Online VNF Chaining and Predictive Scheduling: Optimality and Trade-offs’’, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 1867-1880, August 2021.
X. Huang, Y. Tang, Z. Shao, and H. Xu, ‘‘Joint Switch-Controller Association and Control Devolution for SDN Systems: An Integrated Online Perspective of Control and Learning’’, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 315-330, March 2021.
S. Bian, X. Huang, X. Gao, Z. Shao , and Y. Yang, ‘‘Service Chain Composition with Resource Failures in NFV Systems: A Game-Theoretic Perspective’’, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 224-239, March 2021.
X. Huang, S. Bian, Z. Shao and H. Xu, ‘‘Predictive Switch-Controller Association and Control Devolution for SDN Systems’’, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 2783-2796, December 2020.
K. Wang, Y. Zhou, Z. Liu, Z. Shao, X. Luo and Y. Yang, ‘‘Online Task Scheduling and Resource Allocation for Intelligent NOMA-Based Industrial Internet of Things’’, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 803-815, May 2020.
Z. Liu, Y. Yang, K. Wang, Z. Shao and J. Zhang, ‘‘POST: Parallel Offloading of Splittable Tasks in Heterogeneous Fog Networks’’, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 3170-3183, April 2020.
X. Gao, X. Huang, S. Bian, Z. Shao, and Y. Yang, ‘‘PORA: Predictive Offloading and Resource Allocation in Dynamic Fog Computing Systems’’, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 72-87, January 2020.
K. Wang, Y. Tan, Z. Shao, Y. Yang, and S. Ci, ‘‘Learning-based Task Offloading for Delay-sensitive Applications in Dynamic Fog Networks’’, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 68, no. 11, pp. 11399-11403, November 2019.
S. Zhao, Y. Yang, Z. Shao, X. Yang, H. Qian, and C. Wang, ‘‘FEMOS: Fog-Enabled Multitier Operations Scheduling in Dynamic Wireless Networks’’, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 1169-1183, April 2018.
S. Li, Z. Shao and J. Huang, ‘‘ARM: Anonymous Rating Mechanism for Discrete Power Control’’, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 326-340, February 2017.
S. Zhang, Z. Shao, M. Chen and L. Jiang, ‘‘Optimal Distributed P2P Streaming under Node Degree Bounds’’, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 717-730, June 2014.
M. Chen, S. Liew, Z. Shao, and C. Kai, ‘‘Markov Approximation for Combinatorial Network Optimization’’, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 59, no. 10, pp. 6301 - 6327, October 2013.
Z. Shao, M. Chen, S. Avestimehr, and S.-Y. R. Li, ‘‘Cross-layer Optimization for Wireless Networks with Deterministic Channel Models,’’ IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 57, no. 9, pp. 5840 - 5862, September 2011.
Z. Shao and S. -Y. R. Li, ‘‘To Code or Not to Code: Rate Optimality and Complexity of Network Coding versus Routing in Peer-to-Peer Networks’’,
IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 948-954, April, 2011.
S.-Y. R. Li , Q. T. Sun and Z. Shao, ‘‘Linear Network Coding: Theory and Algorithms’’, Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 99, no. 3, pp. 372-387, March, 2011.
Conference Papers
Y. Xu, S. Wang, H. Guo, Z. Shao and X. Liu, ‘‘Learning to Schedule Online Tasks with Bandit Feedback’’, in Proceedings
of AAMAS 2024, Auckland, New Zealand, May 6-10, 2024.
T. Zhang, S. Wang, Y. Tang, Z. Shao and Y. Yang, ‘‘Privacy-Preserving Edge Intelligence: A Perspective of Constrained Bandits’’, in
Proceedings of IEEE WCNC 2024, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 21-24, 2024.
M. Chen, S. Wang, T. Zhang, Z. Shao and Y. Yang, ‘‘GNN-Aided Distributed GAN with Partially Observable Social Graph’’, in
Proceedings of IEEE WCNC 2024, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 21-24, 2024.
S. Wang, S. Bian, Y. Tang and Z. Shao, ‘‘Social-Aware Distributed Meta-Learning:
A Perspective of Constrained Graphical Bandits’’, in Proceedings of IEEE ICC 2023, Rome, Italy, May 28 - June 1, 2023.
S. Wang and Z. Shao, ‘‘Green Dueling Bandits’’, in Proceedings of IEEE ICC 2023, Rome, Italy, May 28 - June 1, 2023.
S. Wang, J. Wang, Y. Mao and Z. Shao, ‘‘Online Learning-Based Beamforming for Rate-Splitting Multiple Access: A Constrained Bandit Approach’’, in Proceedings of IEEE ICC 2023, Rome, Italy, May 28 - June 1, 2023.
S. Wang, S. Bian, X. liu, and Z. Shao, ‘‘Neural Constrained Combinatorial Bandits’’, in Proceedings of IEEE INFOCOM 2023, New York, U.S.A, May 17-20, 2023.
S. Bian, S. Wang, Y. Tang, and Z. Shao, ‘‘Social-Aware Edge Intelligence: A Constrained Graphical Bandit Approach’’, in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM 2022, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 4-8, 2022.
M. Ma, L. Wu, W. Liu, N. Chen, Z. Shao, and Y. Yang, ‘‘Data-aware Hierarchical Federated Learning via Task Offloading’’, in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM 2022, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 4-8, 2022.
Y. Tang, T. Huang, X. Huang, Z. Shao, and Y. Yang, ‘‘Learning-Aided Stable Matching for Switch-Controller Association in SDN Systems’’, in Proceedings of IEEE ICC 2022, Seoul, South Korea, May 16-20, 2022.
Q. Leng, S. Wang, X. Huang, Z. Shao, and Y. Yang, ‘‘Decentralized Multi-Agent Bandit Learning for Intelligent Internet of Things Systems’’, in Proceedings of IEEE WCNC 2022, Austin, TX, USA, April 10-13, 2022.
H. Yu, A. Chen, X. Chen, L. Xu, Z. Shao, and J. Yu, ‘‘Anisotropic Fourier Features for Neural Image-Based Rendering and Relighting’’, in Proceedings of AAAI 2022 (Oral), February 22 - March 1, 2022.
G. Gao, L. Wu, Z. Shao, Y. Yang, and Z. Lin, ‘‘OCDST: Offloading Chained DNNs for Streaming Tasks’’, in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM 2021, Madrid, Spain, December 7-11, 2021.
J. Hou, Y. Tang, X. Huang, Z. Shao, and Y. Yang, ‘‘Green Edge Intelligence Scheme for Mobile Keyboard Emoji Prediction’’, in Proceedings of IEEE ICC 2021, Montreal, Canada, June 14-23, 2021.
J. Wang, X. Gao, X. Huang, Q. Leng, Z. Shao, and Y. Yang, ‘‘Energy-Constrained Online Matching for Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated Networks’’, in Proceedings of IEEE ICC 2021, Montreal, Canada, June 14-23, 2021.
Y. Chang, X. Huang, L. Deng, Z. Shao, and J. Zhang, ‘‘Systematic Topology Design for Large-Scale Networks: A Unified Framework’’, in Proceedings of IEEE INFOCOM 2020, Toronto, Canada, July 6-9, 2020.
X. Huang, Y. Tang, Z. Shao, and H. Xu, ‘‘Joint Switch-Controller Association and Control Devolution for SDN Systems: An Integration of Online Control and Online Learning’’, in Proceedings of IEEE/ACM IWQoS 2020, Hangzhou, China, June 15-17, 2020.
X. Gao, X. Huang, Y. Tang, Z. Shao, and Y. Yang, ‘‘Proactive Cache Placement with Bandit Learning in Fog-Assisted IoT Systems’’, in Proceedings of IEEE ICC 2020, Dublin, Ireland, June 7-11, 2020.
J. Zhu, X. Huang, X. Gao, Z. Shao, and Y. Yang, ‘‘Multi-Interface Channel Allocation in Fog Computing Systems using Thompson Sampling’’, in Proceedings of IEEE ICC 2020, Dublin, Ireland, June 7-11, 2020.
X. Gao, X. Huang, Z. Shao, and Y. Yang, ‘‘Green Offloading in Fog-Assisted IoT Systems: An Online Perspective Integrating Learning and Control’’, in Proceedings of IEEE ICC 2020, Dublin, Ireland, June 7-11, 2020.
J. Zhu, X. Huang, and Z. Shao, ‘‘Learning-aided Content Placement in Caching-enabled Fog Computing Systems using Thompson Sampling’’, in Proceedings of IEEE ICASSP 2020, Barcelona, May 4-8, 2020.
Z. Liu, K. Wang, M. Zhou, Z. Shao, and Y. Yang, ‘‘Distributed Task Scheduling in Heterogeneous Fog Networks: A Matching with Externalities Method’’, in Proceedings of IEEE ICNC 2020, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, February 17-20, 2020.
S. Bian, X. Huang, Z. Shao and Y. Yang, ‘‘Neural Task Scheduling with Reinforcement Learning for Fog Computing Systems’’, in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM 2019, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, December 4-8, 2019.
Y. Chang, X. Huang, Z. Shao and Y. Yang, ‘‘An Efficient Distributed Deep Learning Framework for Fog-Based IoT Systems’’, in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM 2019, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, December 4-8, 2019.
X. Huang, S. Bian, X. Gao, W. Wu, Z. Shao and Y. Yang, ‘‘Online VNF Chaining and Scheduling with Prediction: Optimality and Trade-offs’’, in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM 2019, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, December 4-8, 2019.
X. Huang, Z. Shao and Y. Yang, ‘‘Dynamic Tuple Scheduling with Prediction for Data Stream Processing Systems’’, in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM 2019, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, December 4-8, 2019.
Z. Liu, X. Yang, K. Wang, Y. Yang and Z. Shao, ‘‘Computation Offloading Game for Multi-Task Multi-Helper Fog Networks’’, in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM 2019, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, December 4-8, 2019.
J. Zhu, X. Huang, Y. Tang and Z. Shao, ‘‘Learning-Aided Online Task Offloading for UAVs-Aided IoT Systems’’, in Proceedings of IEEE VTC-Fall 2019, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, September 22-25, 2019.
S. Bian, X. Huang and Z. Shao, ‘‘Online Task Scheduling for Fog Computing with Multi-Resource Fairness’’, in Proceedings of IEEE VTC-Fall 2019, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, September 22-25, 2019.
X. Gao, X. Huang and Z. Shao, ‘‘Online Task Offloading with Bandit Learning in Fog-assisted IoT Systems’’, in Proceedings of IEEE VTC-Fall 2019, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, September 22-25, 2019.
X. Huang, S. Bian, Z. Shao and H. Xu, ‘‘Predictive Switch-Controller Association and Control Devolution for SDN Systems’’, in Proceedings of IEEE IWQoS 2019, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, June 24-25, 2019.
X. Gao, X. Huang, S. Bian, Z. Shao, Y. Yang, ‘‘PORA: Predictive Offloading and Resource Allocation in Dynamic Fog Computing Systems’’, in Proceedings of IEEE ICC 2019, Shanghai, China, May 20-24, 2019.
S. Bian, X. Huang, X. Gao, Z. Shao, Y. Yang, ‘‘Service Chain Composition with Failures in NFV Systems: A Game-Theoretic Perspective’’, in Proceedings of IEEE ICC 2019, Shanghai, China, May 20-24, 2019.
X. Huang, Z. Shao, Y. Yang, ‘‘MIPS: Instance Placement for Stream Processing Systems based on Monte Carlo Tree Search’’, in Proceedings of IEEE ICC 2019, Shanghai, China, May 20-24, 2019.
S. Zhao, Z. Shao, H. Qian and Y. Yang, ‘‘Online User-AP Association with Predictive Scheduling in Wireless Caching Networks’’, in Proceedings of IEEE GLOBECOM 2017, Singapore, December 4-8, 2017.
K. Liu, V. Aggarwal, Z. Shao and M. Chen, ‘‘Joint Upload-Download TCP Acceleration Over Mobile Data Networks’’, in Proceedings of IEEE SECON 2017, San Diego, CA, USA, June 12-14, 2017.
X. Huang, S. Bian, Z. Shao and H. Xu, ‘‘Dynamic Switch-Controller Association and Control Devolution for SDN Systems’’, in Proceedings of IEEE ICC 2017, Paris, France, May 21-25, 2017.
S. Li, Z. Shao and J. Huang, ‘‘ ARM: Anonymous Rating Mechanism for Discrete Power Control’’, in Proceedings of IEEE
International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc and Wireless Networks (WiOpt) 2015, Mumbai, India, May 25-29, 2015.
Z. Shao and S.-Y. R. Li, ‘‘Distributed Optimization for Wireless Networks with Inter-Session Network Coding’’, in Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT) 2013, Istanbul, Turkey, July 7-12, 2013.
Z. Shao, X. Jin, W. Jiang, M. Chen, and M. Chiang, ‘‘Intra-Data-Center Traffic Engineering with Ensemble Routing’’, in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM) 2013, Torino, Italy, April 14-19, 2013.
K. Leey, H. Zhang, Z. Shao, M. Chen, A. Parekhy and K. Ramchandran, ‘‘An Optimized Distributed Video-on-Demand Streaming System: Theory and Design’’, in Proceedings of 50th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control and Computing (Allerton 2012), Allerton, IL, USA, October 1-5, 2012.
Z. Shao, H. Zhang, M. Chen, and K. Ramchandran, ‘‘Reverse-Engineering BitTorrent: A Markov Approximation Perspective’’, in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM) 2012, Orlando, Florida, USA, March 25-30, 2012.
Z. Shao, M. Chen, and S.-Y. R. Li, ‘‘Distributed Optimization for Combinatorial Coding Subgraph Selection Problems’’, in Proceedings of the 2011 International Symposium on Network Coding (NetCod 2011), Beijing, China, July 25-27, 2011.
H. Zhang, Z. Shao, M. Chen, and K. Ramchandran, ‘‘Optimal Neighbor Selection in BitTorrent-like Peer-to-Peer Networks’’, in Proceedings of ACM SIGMETRICS, San Jose, CA, USA, June 7-11, 2011.
S. Zhang, Z. Shao, and M. Chen, ‘‘Optimal Distributed P2P Streaming under Node Degree Bounds’’, in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP) 2010, Kyoto, Japan, October 4-8, 2010.
Z. Shao, M. Chen, A. S. Avestimehr, and S.-Y. R. Li,, ‘‘Cross-layer Optimization for Wireless Networks with Deterministic Channel’’, in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM) 2010, San Diego, CA, USA, March 15-19, 2010.
M. Chen, S. Liew, Z. Shao, and C. Kai, ‘‘Markov Approximation for Combinatorial Network Optimization’’, in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM) 2010, San Diego, CA, USA, March 15-19, 2010.
Z. Shao, S. Jaggi and S.-Y. R. Li, ‘‘To Code or Not to Code: Rate Optimality in Node-Capacitated Networks,’’ in Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT) 2009, Seoul, Korea, June 28-July 3, 2009.
Z. Shao and S.-Y. R. Li, ‘‘The Promise of Network Coding,’’ in Proceedings of International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks (ICUFN) 2009, pp.148-152, Hong Kong, June 7-9, 2009.
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