Journal Articles

1. L. Dong, Y. Qian, P. Gonzalez, O. K. Öz, X. Sun, Advancing Drug Discovery with Deep Learning: Harnessing Reinforcement Learning and One-Shot Learning for Molecular Design in Low-Data Situations, ACM SIGAPP Applied Computing Review, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 36–48, Mar. 2023.
2. L. Dong, Y. Qian, and Y. Xing, Dynamic spectrum access and sharing through actor-critic deep reinforcement learning, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2022:48, Jun. 2022. (PDF)
3. Y. Xing, R. Young, G. Nguyen, M. Lefebvre, T. Zhao, H. Pan, and L. Dong, Optimal path planning for wireless power transfer robot using area division deep reinforcement learning, Wireless Power Transfer, vol. 2022, Article ID 9921885, Mar. 2022.
4. R. Li, F. Zhao, D. Pan, and L. Dong, Speech enhancement based on binaural sound source localization and cosh measure Wiener filtering, Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, July 2021.
5. Y. Xing, Y. Qian, and L. Dong, A multi-armed bandit approach to wireless information and power transfer, IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 886-889, Apr. 2020.
6. M. Saleh, L. Dong, A. Aljaafreh, and N. Al-Oudat, Secure location-aided routing protocols with Wi-Fi direct for vehicular ad hoc networks, International Journal of Communication Networks and Information Security, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 10-18, Apr. 2020.
7. R. Li, X. Sun, Y. Liu, D. Yang, and L. Dong, Multi-resolution auditory cepstral coefficient and adaptive mask for speech enhancement with deep neural network, EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, 2019:22, Dec. 2019.
8. L. Dong, Optimization of multiple wireless transmissions for radio-frequency energy harvesting, IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 22, no. 10, pp. 2140-2143, Oct. 2018.
9. L. Dong and X. Meng, Energy efficiency in multiuser transmission over parallel frequency channels, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 66, no. 9, pp. 4234-4248, Sept. 2018.
10. Z. Lin and L. Dong, Clarifying trust in social Internet of Things, IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 234-248, Feb. 2018.
11. Y. Liu and L. Dong, Distributed QoS based robust transmission design for MISO wiretap channel with cooperative jamming, Wireless Personal Communications, vol. 95, no. 4, pp. 3671-3686, Aug. 2017.
12. Y. Liu and L. Dong, Iterative Reduction of Out-of-Band Power and Peak-to-Average Power Ratio for Non-Contiguous OFDM Systems Based on POCS, IEICE Transactions on Communications, vol. E100.B, no. 8, pp. 1489-1497, 2017. (PDF)
13. L. Dong, Transmission game in MIMO interference channels with radio-frequency energy harvesting, CoRR, arXiv:1703.09670v2, Apr. 2017.
14. Ru. Li, Y. Liu, Y. Shi, L. Dong, and W. Cui, ILMSAF based speech enhancement with DNN and noise classification, Speech Communication, vol. 85, pp. 53-70, Dec. 2016.
15. A. I. N. Alshbatat, L. Dong, and P. J. Vial, Controlling an unmanned quad-rotor aerial vehicle with model parameter uncertainty and actuator failure, International Journal of Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 295–322, 2016. (another website) (PDF)
16. Abdel Ilah N. Alshbatat1a, Liang Dong, and Peter J. Vial, AirServer: a mind-controlled assistive quadrotor drone aided by an intelligent fuzzy PD controller, Jordan Journal of Electrical Engineering, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 181-198, 2016.
17. L. Dong and Y. Liu, Parallel sub-channel transmission for cognitive radios with multiple antennas, Wireless Personal Communications, Springer, vol. 79, no. 3, pp. 2069-2087, Dec. 2014.
18. Y. Liu and L. Dong, Spectrum sharing in MIMO cognitive radio networks based on cooperative game theory, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 13, no. 9, pp. 4807-4820, Sept. 2014.
19. L. Dong, Receiver design for single-carrier block transmission over doubly selective channels, Wireless Personal Communications, Springer, vol. 77, no. 3, pp. 1833-1845, Aug. 2014, DOI 10.1007/s11277-014-1611-8.
20. A. I. Alshbatat, P. J. Vial, and L. Dong, Effect of polytetrafluoroethylene material on dynamic behaviour of an underactuated unmanned aerial vehicle, International Journal of Science and Advanced Technology, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 36-44, June 2014.
21. M. Saleh and L. Dong, Real-time scheduling with security enhancement for packet switched networks, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 271-285, Sept. 2013.
22. L. Dong, Opportunistic media access control and routing for delay-tolerant mobile ad hoc networks, Wireless Networks, Springer, vol. 18, no. 8, pp. 946-965, Nov. 2012, DOI: 10.1007/s11276-012-0444-1.
23. L. Dong, Cooperative localization and tracking of mobile ad hoc networks, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 60, no. 7, pp. 3907-3913, July 2012.
24. J. Wang, L. Dong, and Y. Fu, Modeling of UHF voltage multiplier for radio-triggered wake-up circuits, International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, Wiley, vol. 39, no. 11, pp. 1189-1197, Nov. 2011, DOI 10.1002/cta.692.
25. A. Alshbatat and L. Dong, Low latency routing algorithm for unmanned aerial vehicles ad-hoc networks, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, vol. 5, no. 8, pp. 629-635, Aug 2011.
26. L. Dong, Turbo equalization with prediction and iterative estimation of time-varying frequency-selective channels, Wireless Personal Communications, Springer, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 631-644, Dec. 2010, DOI 10.1007/s11277-009-9824-y.
27. A. Alshbatat and L. Dong, Performance analysis of mobile ad-hoc unmanned aerial vehicle communication networks with directional antennas, International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Hindawi, vol. 2010, Article ID 874586, 14 pages, 2010, DOI 10.1155/2010/874586.
28. K. Ro, J. Oh, and L. Dong, A study on vehicular positioning technologies for smart/green cars, Journal of Korea Institute of Information and Telecommunication Facilities Engineering, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 92-101, Sept 2010.
29. L. Dong, Open-loop beamforming for frequency-division duplex mobile wireless access, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 1845-1849, July 2007.
30. L. Dong, H. Choo, R. W. Heath, and H. Ling, Simulation of MIMO channel capacity with antenna polarization diversity, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 1869-1873, July 2005.
31. L. Dong, G. Xu, and H. Ling, Predictive downlink beamforming for wideband CDMA over Rayleigh fading channels, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 410-421, Mar. 2005.

Patents

1. L. Dong, J. Hu, and Y. Li, Virtual wireless network, Patent No.: US11211998B2, Date of Patent: Dec. 28, 2021.
2. J. Hu, L. Dong, and Y. Li, Modeling wireless signal strength within a defined environment, Patent No.: US10506449B1, Date of Patent: Dec. 10, 2019.

Book Chapters

1. L. J. Brown, L. Dong, and A. G. Cerullo, The evaluation of wireless communication devices: To improve in-flight security on-board commercial aircraft, in Technology Engineering and Management in Aviation: Advancements and Discoveries, IGI Global, July 2011.

Conference Papers

1. W. Kuang, W. Dong, and L. Dong, The effect of training dataset size on SAR automatic target recognition using deep learning, In IEEE 12th International Conference on Electronics Information and Emergency Communication (ICEIEC), Beijing, China, 2022, pp. 13-16, doi: 10.1109/ICEIEC54567.2022.9835077.
2. G. Amigo Galán, L. Dong, and R. Marks, Forecasting pseudo random numbers using deep learning, In 15th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems (ICSPCS), Dec. 2021.
3. Y. Qian, Y. Xing, and L. Dong, Deep learning for a low-data drug design system, In Proc. IEEE International Conference on E-health Networking, Application Services (Healthcom), Hybrid Conference, 12-15 December 2020.
4. Y. Qian, Y. Xing, and L. Dong, Deep learning for radio-frequency energy harvesting with multiple wireless transmitters, In Proc. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2018-Fall), Chicago, USA, 27-30 August 2018.
5. Y. Xing, Y. Qian, and L. Dong, Deep learning for optimized wireless transmission to multiple RF energy harvesters, In Proc. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2018-Fall), Chicago, USA, 27-30 August 2018.
6. Z. Lin and L. Dong, Clarifying trust in social Internet of Things, In Proc. IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE), Paris, France, 16-20 April 2018.
7. Y. Qian, Y. Xing, and L. Dong, Wireless transmission design with neural network for radio-frequency energy harvesting, In Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Barcelona, Spain, 15-18 April 2018.
8. Y. Xing and L. Dong, Passive radio-frequency energy harvesting through wireless information transmission, In Proc. International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems (DCOSS), Ottawa, Canada, June 2017.
9. L. Dong, Spectral- and energy-efficient transmission with joint bandwidth assignment and transmit power allocation, In Proc. IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing (GlobalSIP), Washington D.C., Dec. 2016.
10. L. Dong, Spectral- and energy-efficient transmission over frequency-orthogonal channels, In Proc. IEEE Online Conference on Green Communications (OnlineGreenComm), Nov. 2016.
11. B. Xu, F. Zhang, L. Dong, and Y. Li, Wideband propagation channel measurement in an indoor environment, in Proc. IEEE 2014 Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems (WMCS), Apr. 2014.
12. Y. Liu, L. Dong, and R. J. Marks II, Joint reduction of out-of-band power and peak-to-average power ratio for non-contiguous OFDM systems, in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Dec. 2013.
13. L. Dong, Y. Liu and R. J. Marks II, Reduction of out-of-band power and peak-to-average power ratio in OFDM-based cognitive radio using alternating projections, in Proc. IEEE 2013 Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems (WMCS), Apr. 2013.
14. L. Dong, Single carrier block transmission with cyclic prefix over doubly selective channels, in Proc. IEEE 2013 Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems (WMCS), Apr. 2013.
15. J. Grantner, B. Bazuin, C. Fajardo, R. Hathaway, J. Al-shawawreh, L. Dong, M. Castanier and S. Hussain, Linguistic model for engine power loss, in Proc. IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI), Apr. 2013.
16. Y. Liu and L. Dong, Network utility maximization of MIMO cognitive radio network with total interference-power constraints, in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Apr. 2013.
17. Y. Liu, L. Dong, and R. J. Marks II, Common control channel assignment in cognitive radio networks using potential game theory, in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Apr. 2013.
18. L. Dong, MIMO cognitive radio with channel covariance feedback, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), June 2012.
19. M. Salen and L. Dong, Adaptive security-aware scheduling using multi-agent system, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), June 2012.
20. J. Grantner, B. Bazuin, L. Dong, J. Al-shawawreh, R. Hathaway, C. Fajardo, M. Castanier, and S. Hussain, Linguistic model for axle fatigue, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE), June 2012.
21. M. Saleh and L. Dong, Real-time scheduling with security awareness for packet switched networks, in Proc. IEEE Radio and Wireless Week (RWW), Jan. 2012.
22. S. Xi, M. D. Zoltowski, Y, Zhao, and L. Dong, Single-node MMSE for MMSE cooperative positioning (pdf), in Proc. SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 8061, Apr. 2011.
23. J. Grantner, B. Bazuin, L. Dong, J. Al-shawawreh, R. Hathaway, C. Fajardo, M. P. Castanier, and S. Hussain, Condition based maintenance for light trucks, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), Oct. 2010.
24. A. Alja'afreh and L. Dong, Ground vehicle classification based on hierarchical hidden Markov model and Gaussian mixture model using wireless sensor networks, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology (EIT), May 2010.
25. S. Xi, M. D. Zoltowski, and L. Dong, Iterative MMSE cooperative localization with incomplete pair-wise range measurements (pdf), in Proc. SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 7706, Apr. 2010.
26. A. Alshbatat and L. Dong, Cross layer design for mobile ad-hoc unmanned aerial vehicle communication networks, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC), Apr. 2010.
27. A. Alshbatat and L. Dong, Adaptive MAC protocol for UAV communication networks using directional antennas, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC), Apr. 2010.
28. A. Alja'afreh and L. Dong, Hidden Markov model based classification approach for multiple dynamic vehicles in wireless sensor networks, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC), Apr. 2010.
29. A. Alja'afreh and L. Dong, Cooperative detection of moving targets in wireless sensor network based on fuzzy dynamic weighted majority voting decision fusion, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC), Apr. 2010.
30. A. Alja'afreh and L. Dong, An evaluation of feature extraction methods for vehicle classification based on acoustic signals, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC), Apr. 2010.
31. M. S. Saleh and L. Dong, Comparing FCFS & EDF scheduling algorithms for real-time packet switching networks, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC), Apr. 2010.
32. L. Wu, Y. Fu, and L. Dong, End-to-end throughput optimization in multi-hop wireless ad hoc networks, in Proc. The 15th Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications, Oct. 2009.
33. L. Dong, Turbo equalization with channel prediction and iterative channel estimation, in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Apr. 2009.
34. L. Dong, Cooperative network localization via node velocity estimation, in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Apr. 2009.
35. Y. Zhao, L. Dong, J. Wang, B. Hu, and Y. Fu, Implementing indoor positioning system via ZigBee devices, in Proc. 42nd Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Oct. 2008.
36. L. Dong, Doppler measurements rendering random routing, in Proc. 42nd Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Oct. 2008.
37. S. H. Mousavinezhad and L. Dong, Digital signal processing: theory and practical considerations, in Proc. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2007.
38. N. V. Khambekar, L. Dong, and V. Chaudhary, Utilizing OFDM guard interval for spectrum sensing, in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Mar. 2007.
39. L. Dong and F. L. Severance, Position estimation with moving beacons in wireless sensor networks, in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Mar. 2007.
40. Y. M. Chen, L. Dong, and J.-S. Oh, Real-time video relay for UAV traffic surveillance systems through available communication networks, in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Mar. 2007.
41. K. Ro, J.-S. Oh, and L. Dong, Lessons learned: application of small UAV for urban highway traffic monitoring (pdf), in Proc. 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Jan. 2007.
42. L. Dong and Y. Zhao, Frequency-domain Turbo equalization for single carrier mobile broadband systems, in Proc. IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), Oct. 2006.
43. L. Dong, Robust beamforming for FDD mobile systems over Rayleigh fading channels, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Electro Information Technology (EIT), May 2005.
44. L. Dong and M. Atashbar, An FPGA experience in ASIC design, in Proc. ASEE North Central Section Spring Conference, Apr. 2005.
45. L. Dong, T. Li, and Y.-F. Huang, Opportunistic transmission scheduling for multiuser MIMO systems, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Apr. 2003, vol. 5, pp. 65-68.
46. L. Dong, H. Ling, and R. W. Heath, Multiple-input multiple-output wireless communication systems using antenna pattern diversity, in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Nov. 2002, pp. 997-1001.
47. L. Dong, G. Xu, and H. Ling, Prediction of fast fading mobile radio channels in wideband communication systems, in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Nov. 2001, pp. 3287-3291.
48. L. Dong, G. Xu, and H. Ling, Subspace-based channel estimation for wideband CDMA communication systems, in Proc. IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), Oct. 2001, pp. 1205-1209.
49. L. Dong and G. Xu, Dynamic uplink power control for cellular radio systems over fast fading channel, in Proc. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), May 2001, pp. 2849-2853.

Ph.D. Dissertation

• Adaptive antenna systems for mobile broadband communications, The University of Texas at Austin, August, 2002. abstract, complete copy (133 KB).

Invited Talks and Seminars

1. Actor-critic deep reinforcement learning and its application in wireless communications, Data Science Seminar, Baylor University, April 8, 2022.

2. Deep learning for medical image processing, Physics Colloquium Series, Baylor University, April 2, 2019.
3. Enhancing positron emission tomography (PET) images with deep learning methods, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Dec. 10, 2018.
4. Cyber-physical systems: Enabling technologies and applications, Electrical & Computer-Baylor Engieering & Research Seminars, Feb. 15, 2011.
5. Dedicated short-range communication for intelligent transportation system, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western Michigan University, September 28, 2009.
6. Wireless sensor networks with energy harvesting technology - A green revolution, School of Microelectronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, July 10, 2009.
7. Pervasive communication and computing: Fusing the digital and physical worlds, School of Microelectronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, July 18, 2008.
8. Cognitive radio: Versatile wireless communication systems, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western Michigan University, Oct. 15, 2007.
9. Mobile broadband wireless access from a cross-layer perspective, Department of Computer Science, Wayne State University, Nov. 28, 2006.
10. Software-defined radio: Reconfigurable wireless technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western Michigan University, September 8, 2005.
11. Transmit diversity in mobile broadband communication systems, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western Michigan University, June 17, 2004.
12. Improving link quality and capacity of wireless systems through transmit diversity, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, March 19, 2004.
13. Exploring multiuser diversity for MIMO broadcast channels, Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, August 20, 2003.
14. Space-time processing for wireless communications, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, September 12, 2002.
15. MIMO wireless systems using antenna pattern diversity, Wireless Networking and Communications Seminar, The University of Texas at Austin, April 5, 2002.

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