LIEW Soung Chang

Prof. LIEW Soung-Chang 劉紹強教授

Choh-Ming Li Professor of Information Engineering (FIEEE, FIEE, FHKIE, FHKAES)

Notes to Prospective Students

Honors and Awards

  • Vinton Hayes Communications Fellowship, 1986-87, M.I.T.
  • Fellow of IEEE
  • Fellow of Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Science
  • Fellow of IET
  • Fellow of HKIE
  • Best paper award in the 1st IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems (IEEE MASS 2004)
  • Best paper award in the 4th IEEE International Workshop on Wireless Local Network (IEEE WLN 2004)
  • Google Scholar’s one of 10 classic papers in the field of Computer Networks and Wireless Communication.
  • CUHK Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award, 1999
  • CUHK Research Excellence Award, 2013

Recent Projects

  • Wireless Networks for Industrial Internet of Things
  • AI for Wireless Communications and Networking
  • Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • Network-Coded Multiple Access
  • Physical Layer Network Coding
  • Area of Excellence in Network Coding
  • Area of Excellence in Information Technology of Hong Kong – Theme: Pervasive Multimedia Content Delivery over Heterogeneous Internet

Complete Publications and Citations

Representative Publications

A) Network Coding with focus on Physical-Layer Network Coding 

  • P. Chen, L. Shi, S. C. Liew, Y. Fang, K. Cai, “Channel Decoding and Nonbinary Physical-Layer Network Coding in Two-Way Relay Systems,”  IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 628-640, DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2018.2883509, Jan. 2019.
  • Z. Situ, I. W-H Ho, T. Wang, S. C. Liew, S. C-K Chau, “OFDM Modulated PNC in V2X Communications: An ICI-aware Approach against CFOs and Time-frequency-selective Channels” IEEE Access, vol. 7, no.1, pp. 4880-4897, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2889219, Dec. 2018.
  • Z. Wang, S. C. Liew, L. Lu, “Noncoherent Detection for Physical-Layer Network Coding,” IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, vol. 17, no. 10, pp. 6901-6916, Oct. 2018.
  • H. Pan, S. C. Liew, J. Liang*, Y. Shao, L. Lu, “Network-Coded Multiple Access on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle,” IEEE J. on Selected Areas in Commun., vol. 36, no. 9, pp. 2071-2086, DOI: 10.1109/JSAC.2018.2864414, Sep. 2018.
  • Y. Tan, S. C. Liew, T. Huang, “Mobile Lattice-Coded Physical-Layer Network Coding with Practical Channel Alignment,” IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing, vol. 17, no. 8, pp. 1908-1923, Aug. 2018.
  • H. Pan, L. Lu, S. C. Liew, “Network-Coded Multiple Access with High-Order Modulations,” IEEE Tran. On Vehicular Technology, vol. 66, no. 11, pp. 9776-9792, DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2017.2718522, Nov. 2017.
  • Y. Shao, S. C. Liew, L. Lu, “Asynchronous Physical-layer Network Coding: Symbol Misalignment Estimation and Its Effect on Decoding,” IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 10, pp. 6881-6894, DOI: 10.1109/TWC.2017.2732348, Oct. 2017.
  • L. Long, S. C. Liew, “Complex Linear Physical-layer Network Coding,” IEEE Trans. on Information Theory, vol. 63, no. 8, pp. 4949-4981, Aug. 2017.
  • L. You, S. C. Liew, L. Lu, “Reliable Physical-layer Network Coding Supporting Real Applications,” IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing, vol. 16, no. 8, pp. 2334-2350, Aug. 2017.
  • T. Wang, S. C. Liew, S. Long, “Optimal Rate-Diverse Wireless Network Coding,” IEEE Trans. on Communications, vol. 65, no. 6, pp. 2411-2426, June 2017.
  • L. F. Xie, I. W-H. Ho, S. C. Liew, L. Lu, F. C. M. Lau, “The Feasibility of Mobile Physical-Layer Network Coding with BPSK Modulation,” IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technologies, vol. 66, no. 5, pp. 3976-3990, May 2017.
  • S. S. Ullah, S. C. Liew, L. Lu, “Phase Asynchronous Physical-layer Network Coding: Decoder Design and Experimental Study,” IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 2708-2720, Mar. 2017.
  • Q. Yang, S. C. Liew, L. Lu, Y. Shao, “Symbol Misalignment Estimation in Asynchronous Physical-Layer Network Coding,” IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technologies, vol. 66, no. 3, pp. 2844-2852,  Mar. 2017.
  • A. Thampi, S. C. Liew, S. Armour, Z. Fan, L. You, D. Kaleshi, “Physical-layer Network Coding in Two-Way Heterogeneous Cellular Networks with Power Imbalance,”  vol. 65, no. 11, pp. 9072-9084, IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technologies, Nov. 2016.
  • J. He, S. C. Liew, “ARQ for Physical-layer Network Coding,” IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing, vol. 15, no. 7, pp. 1614-1631, July 2016.
  • L. Shi, S. C. Liew, L. Lu, “On the Subtleties of q-PAM Linear Physical-Layer Network Coding,” IEEE Trans. on Info. Theory, vol. 62, no. 5, pp. 2520-2544, May 2016.
  • H. Xin, X. Yuan, S. C. Liew, “Multi-pair MIMO Two-Way Relaying: A Principal Angle Perspective,” IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing, vol. 64, no. 2, pp. 380-394, Jan. 2016.
  • M. Zhang, L. Lu, S. C. Liew, “An Optimal Decoding Strategy for Physical-layer Network Coding over Multipath Fading Channels,”  IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology, vol. 64, no. 9, pp. 4365-4372, Sep. 2015.
  • L. K. Chen, M. Li, S. C. Liew, “Breakthroughs in Photonics 2014: Optical Physical-Layer Network Coding, Recent Developments, and Challenges,” Invited Paper, IEEE Photonics Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, Jun. 2015.
  • S. Zhang, S. C. Liew, J. Chen, “The Capacity of Known Interference Channel,” IEEE J. on Selected Areas in Commun., vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 1241-1252, Jun. 2015.
  • J. He, S. C. Liew, “Building Blocks of Physical-Layer Network Coding,” IEEE Trans. on Wireless Commun., vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 2711-2728, May 2015.
  • Q. Yang, S. C. Liew, “Asynchronous Convolutional-Coded Physical-Layer Network Coding,” IEEE Trans. on Wireless Commun., vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 1380-1395, Mar. 2015.
  • L. You, S. C. Liew, L. Lu, “Network-Coded Multiple Access II: Toward Realtime Operation with Improved Performance,” IEEE J. on Selected Areas in Commun., vol. 33, 2, pp. 264-280, Feb. 2015.
  • Qing Y., H. Wang, T. Wang, L. You, L. Lu, S. C. Liew, “Powerline-PNC: Boosting Throughput of Powerline Networks with Physical-Layer Network Coding,” IEEE SmartGridComm, Nov. 2015.
  • L. F. Xie, I. W-H. Ho, S. C. Liew, L. Lu, F. C. M. Lau, “Mitigating Doppler Effects on Physical-layer Network Coding in VANET,” IEEE PIMRC 2015, Aug-Sep, 2015.
  • S. Yang, Y. Chen, S. C. Liew, L. You, “Coding for Network-Coded Slotted Aloha,” IEEE ITW 2015, Apr. 2015.
  • L. Lu, L. You, S. C. Liew, “Network-Coded Multiple Access,” IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing, vol. 13, no. 12, pp. 2853-2869, Dec. 2014.
  • Y. Liu, W. Zhang, S. C. Liew, P. C. Ching, “Bounded Delay-Tolerant Space-Time Codes For Distributed Antenna Systems,” IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, vol. 13, no. 8, pp. 4044-4655, Aug. 2014.
  • M. Li, Y. Wu, L. K. Chen, S. C. Liew, “Common-channel Optical Physical-layer Network Coding,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 26, no. 13, pp. 1340-1343, July 2014.
  • T. Wang, S. C. Liew, “Joint Channel Estimation and Channel Decoding in Physical-Layer Network Coding Systems: An EM-BP Factor Graph Framework” IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 2229-2245, April 2014.
  • S. Yang, S. C. Liew, L. You, Y. Chen, “Linearly-Coupled Fountain Codes for Network-Coded Multiple Access,” IEEE ITW 2014, Nov. 2014.
  • Y. Tan, X. Yuan, S. C. Liew, A. Kavcic, “Asymmetric Compute-and-Forward: Going Beyond One Hop,” Allerton 2014, Oct. 2014.
  • I. W-H. Ho, S. C. Liew, L. Lu, “Feasibility Study of Physical-Layer Network Coding in 802.11p VANETs,” IEEE ISIT 2014, June 2014.
  • F. Wang, X. Yuan, S. C. Liew, Y. Li, “Bidirectional Cellular Relay Network with Distributed Relaying,” IEEE J. on Selected Areas in Commun., vol. 31, no. 10, pp. 2082-2098, Oct. 2013
  • F. Wang, X. Yuan, S. C. Liew, D. Guo, “Wireless MIMO Switching: Weighted Sum Mean Square Error and Sum Rate Optimization,” IEEE Trans. on Info. Theory, vol. 59, no. 9, pp. 5297-5312, Sep. 2013.
  • S. Feng, S. C. Liew, “Wireless Broadcast with Physical-Layer Network Coding,” IEEE Globecom 2013, Dec. 2013.
  • Z. Liu, L. Lu, L. You, C. K. Chan, S. C. Liew, “Optical Physical-layer Network Coding over Fiber-Wireless,” The 39th European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication (ECOC 2013), Sept. 2013.
  • L. Lu, L. You, Q. Yang, T. Wang, M. Zhang, S. Zhang, S. Liew, “Real-Time Implementation of Physical-layer Network Coding,” SRIF 2013 (an ACM Sigcomm Workshop), Aug. 2013.
  • T. Wang, S. C. Liew, “An EM Approach for Joint Channel Estimation and Channel Decoding in Systems Employing Physical-Layer Network Coding,” IEEE ICASSP 2013, May 2013.
  • F. Wang, X. Yuan, S. C. Liew, D. Guo, “Wireless MIMO Switching: Sum Rate Optimization,” IEEE WCNC ’13, Apr. 2013.
  • S. C. Liew, S. Zhang, L. Lu, “Physical-layer Network Coding: Tutorial, Survey, and Beyond,” Invited Paper; accepted by Elsevier Phycom, Special Issue of Physical Communication on “Network Coding and Its Applications to Wireless Communications”, invited paper, Elsevier Phycom, Special Issue of Physical Communication on “Network Coding and Its Applications to Wireless Communications”. A 39-page double-column tutorial paper surveying the research landscape of physical-layer network coding, vol. 6, pp. 4-42, Mar. 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phycom.2012.05.002
  • L. Lu, T. Wang, S. C. Liew, S. Zhang, “Implementation of Physical-layer Network Coding,” Elsevier Phycom, Special Issue of Physical Communication on “Network Coding and Its Applications to Wireless Communications”, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phycom.2012.02.008, vol. 6, pp. 74-87, Mar. 2013.
  • F. Wang, S. C. Liew, D. Guo, “Wireless MIMO Switching with Zero Forcing and Network Coding,” IEEE J. on Selected Areas in Commun, vol. 30, no. 8, pp. 1452-1463, Sep. 2012.
  • L. F. Xie, P. H. J. Chong, S. C. Liew, Y. L. Guan, “CEO: Consistency of Encoding and Overhearing in Network Coding-Aware Routing,” IEEE Wireless Comm. Letter, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 187-190, Apr. 2013.
  • S. Zhang, S. C. Liew, H. Wang, “Blind Known Interference Cancellation,” IEEE J. on Selected Areas in Commun., vol. 13, no. 8, pp. 1572-1582, Aug. 2013.
  • F. Wang, S. C. Liew, “Wireless MIMO Switching,” IEEE Globecom ’12, Dec. 2012.
  • Q. Wang, K. H. Tse, L. K. Chen, S. C. Liew, “Physical-layer Network Coding for VPN in TDM-PON,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. , vol. 24, no. 23, Dec. 2012.
  • Z. Liu, M. Li, L. Lu, C. K. Chan, S. C. Liew, L. K. Chen, “Optical Physical-layer Network Coding,” IEEE Photonic Letter, vol. 24, no. 8, 2012.
  • F. Wang, S. C. Liew, D. Guo, “Wireless MIMO Switching with MMSE Relaying,” IEEE ISIT ’12, July 2012.
  • L. Lu, T. Wang, S. C. Liew, S. Zhang, “Implementation of Physical-layer Network Coding,” IEEE ICC ’12, June 2012.
  • L. Lu, S. C. Liew, “Asynchronous Physical-layer Network Coding,” IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 819-831, Feb. 2012.
  • S. Zhang, S. C. Liew, H. Wang, “Synchronization Analysis for Wireless TWRC Operated with Physical-layer Network Coding,” Wireless Personal Communications, Springer, vol. 68, no. 3, pp. 647-653, Feb. 2013, DOI 10.1007/s11277-011-0473-6.
  • F. Wang, S. C. Liew, D. Guo, “Wireless MIMO Switching with Zero-forcing Relaying, ” Allerton 2011, Sep 2011. 
  • L. Lu, S. C. Liew, S. Zhang, “Optimal Decoding Algorithm for Asynchronous Physical-Layer Network Coding,” IEEE ICC, June 2011. 
  • S. Zhang, S. C. Liew, Q. Zhou, L. Lu, H. Wang, “Non-memoryless Analog Network Coding in Two-Way Relay Channel,” IEEE ICC, June 2011. 
  • L. Lu, S. C. Liew, S. Zhang, “Channel-coded Collision Resolution by Exploiting Symbol Misalignment”, IEEE ICC, May 2010.
  • S. Zhang, S. C. Liew, “Physical Layer Network Coding with Multiple Antennas”, IEEE WCNC 2010, Apr 2010.
  • S. Zhang, S. C. Liew, “Applying Physical-layer Network Coding in Wireless Networks,” vol. 2010, Eurasip Journal of Wireless Communications and Networking, 2010. 
  • S. Zhang, S. C. Liew, H. Wang, X. Lin, “Capacity of Two-Way Relay Channel, Access Network”, Springer, vol. 37, Nov 2009.
  • S. Zhang and S. C. Liew, “Channel Coding and Decoding in a Relay System Operated with Physical-Layer Network Coding”, IEEE J. on Selected Areas in Commun. vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 788-796, June 2009.
  • S. Zhang, Y. Zhu, S. C. Liew, “Soft Network Coding in Wireless Two-Way Relay Channels”, Journal of Communication and Networks, Special Issues on Network Coding, vol. 10, no. 4, Dec 2008.
  • S. Zhang, S. C. Liew, and Lu Lu, “Physical Layer Network Coding Schemes over Finite and Infinite Fields”, IEEE Globecom, Nov 2008.
  • S. Zhang, Y. Zhu, S. C. Liew, and K. B. Letaief, .Joint Network Coding and Channel Decoding Design for Wireless Network,. IEEE Wireless Communications and Network Conference (WCNC), Mar 2007.
  • S. Zhang, S. C. Liew, and P. P. Lam, “Physical-Layer Network Coding”, ACM Mobicom 2006, Sept 2006. 

B) Wireless Communications and Networking 

  • T. Ding, X. Yuan, S. C. Liew, “Sparsity Learning Based Multiuser Detection in Grant-Free Massive-Device Multiple Access,” accepted by IEEE Trans. on Wireless Commun., available as early access, DOI: 10.1109/TWC.2019.2915955, May. 2019.
  • Y. Yu, T. Wang, S. C. Liew, “Deep-Reinforcement Learning Multiple Access for Heterogeneous Wireless Networks,” IEEE J. on Selected Areas in Commun., vol. 37, no. 6, pp. 1277-1290, DOI: 10.1109/JSAC.2019.2904329, Jun.  2019.
  • T. Ding, X. Yuan, S. C. Liew, “Algorithmic Beamforming Design for MIMO Multiway Relay Channel with Clustered Full Data Exchange,” IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology, vol. 67, no, 10, pp. 10081-10086, DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2018.2859312, July 2018.
  • T. Wang, Q. Yang*, K. Tan, J. Zhang, S. C. Liew, S. Zhang, “DCAP: Improving the Capacity of WiFi Networks with Distributed Cooperative Access Points,” ,” IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 320-333, Feb. 2018.
  • Y. Fang, S. C. Liew, T. Wang**, “Design of Distributed Protograph LDPC Codes for Multi-Relay Coded-Cooperative Networks,” IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 11, pp. 7235-7251, DOI: 0.1109/TWC.2017.2743699, Nov. 2017.
  • H. Pan, L. Lu, S. C. Liew, “Practical Power-Balanced Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access,” IEEE J. on Selected Areas in Commun., vol. 35, no. 10, pp. 2312-2327, DOI: 10.1109/JSAC.2017.2727198, Oct. 2017.
  • T. Ding, X. Yuan, S. C. Liew, “On the Degrees of Freedom of the Symmetric Multi-Relay MIMO Y Channel,” IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 9, pp. 5673-5688, DOI: 10.1109/TWC.2017.2712770, Sep. 2017.
  • T. Wang, S. C. Liew, “Frequency-Asynchronous Multiuser Joint Channel-Parameter Estimation, CFO Compensation and Channel Decoding,” vol. 65, no. 12, pp. 9732-9746, IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technologies, Dec. 2016.
  • P. Wang, Y. Li, Y. Peng, S. C. Liew, B. Vucetic, “Non-uniform Linear Antenna Array Design and Optimization for Millimeter Wave Communications,” vol. 15, no. 11, pp. 7343-7356,  IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, Nov. 2016.
  • Q. Zhao, S. C. Liew, S. Zhang, Y. Yu, “Distance-based Location Management Utilizing Initial Position for Mobile Communication Networks,” IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 107-120, Jan. 2016.
  • C. H. Kai, S. C. Liew, “Temporal Starvation in CSMA Networks,” IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing, vol. 14, no. 7, pp. 1515-1529, Jul. 2015.
  • I. W-H Ho, P. P. Lam, P. H. J. Chong, S. C. Liew, “Harnessing the High Bandwidth of Multi-radio Multi-channel 802.11n Mesh Networks,” IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 448-456, Feb. 2014.
  • M. Chen, S. C. Liew, Z. Shao, C. Kai, “Markov Approximation for Combinatorial Network Optimization,” IEEE Trans. on Info. Theory, vol. 59, no. 10, pp. 6301-6327, Oct. 2013.
  • X. Li, H. Yao, M. Wang, S. C, Liew, “ADMOT: Compressive Sensing Techniques for Channel Monitoring in Multiple Access Networks,” IEEE ICASSP 2013, May 2013.
  • S. Yoon, L. E. Li, S. C. Liew, R. R. Choudhury, I. Rhee, K. Tan “QuickSense: Fast and Energy-Efficient Channel Sensing for Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks,” IEEE Infocom ’13, Apr. 2013.
  • L. Fu, S. C. Liew, J. Huang, “Effective Carrier Sensing in CSMA Networks under Cumulative Interference”, IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 748-760, Apr. 2013.
  • C. H. Kai, S. C. Liew, “Applications of Belief Propagation in CSMA Networks,” IEEE/ACM Trans. on Networking, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 1276-1289, Aug. 2012.
  • K. K. Lam, C. K. Chau, M. Chen, S. C. Liew, “Mixing Time and Temporal Starvation of General CSMA Networks with Multiple Frequency Agility ,” IEEE ISIT ’12, July 2012.
  • C-K Chau, J. Zhang, M. Chen, S. C. Liew, “Interference-safe CSMA Networks by Local Aggregate Interference Power Measurement,” WiOpt 2012, May 2012.
  • Fu, H. Kim, J. Huang, S. C. Liew, M. Chiang, “Energy Conservation and Interference Mitigation: From Decoupling Property to Win-Win Strategy,” IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, vol. 10, no. 11, pp. 3943-3955, Nov 2011. 
  • I. W-H Ho, P. P. Lam, P H. J. Chong, S. C. Liew, “Real-life Experiments of Multi-radio Multi-channel Wireless Mesh Networks: 802.11n is not any better than 802.11a! ” 8th Int. Conf. Information, Communication, and Signal Processing, Oct 2011.
  • H. Dai, S. C. Liew, L. Fu, “Link Scheduling in Multi-Transmit-Receive Wireless Networks,” IEEE LCN, Oct 2011. 
  • C. Kai, S. C. Liew, “Temporal Starvation in CSMA Wireless Networks,” IEEE ICC, June 2011. 
  • C. K. Chau, M. Chen, S. C. Liew, “Capacity of Large-scale CSMA Wireless Networks”, ACM/IEEE Trans. Networking.
  • W. Chen, Y. Wang, M. Chen, S. C. Liew, “On the Performance of TCP over Throughput-optimal CSMA,” ACM/IEEE IWQoS, June 2011. 
  • S. C. Liew, C. H. Kai, H. C. J. Leung, P. B. Wong, “Back-of-the-Envelope Computation of Throughput Distributions in CSMA Wireless Networks”, IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 1319-1331, Sep 2010. 
  • P. C. Ng, D. J. Edwards, S. C. Liew, “Scaling Capacity by Two Channels in IEEE802.11 Ad Hoc Networks with SIR Comparison Algorithm”, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 2071-2079, IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology, May 2010. 
  • L. Fu, S. C. Liew, J. Huang, “Fast Algorithms for Joint Power Control and Scheduling in Wireless Networks”, IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 1186-1197, Mar 2010. 
  • C. H. Kai, S. C. Liew, “Towards a More Accurate Carrier Sensing Model for CSMA Wireless Networks”, IEEE ICC, May 2010.
  • L. Fu, S. C. Liew, J. Huang, “Effective Carrier Sensing in CSMA Networks under Cumulative Interference”, IEEE Infocom, Mar 2010.
  • M. Chen, S. C. Liew, Z. Shao, C. Kai, “Markov Approximation for Combinatorial Network Optimization”, IEEE Infocom, Mar 2010.
  • P. C. Ng, D. J. Edwards, S. C. Liew, “Assigning Channels by Link-directionality in a MAC Protocol for IEEE 802.11 Ad-hoc Networks”, IET Communications, vol. 3, no. 11, pp. 1736-1746, Nov 2009.
  • C. K. Chau, M Chen, S. C. Liew, “Capacity of Large-Scale CSMA Wireless Networks”, Mobicom 2009, Sept 2009. 
  • S. C. Liew, C. Kai, J. Leung, B. Wong, “Back-of-the-Envelope Computation of Throughput Distributions in CSMA Wireless Networks”, IEEE ICC, June 2009.
  • C. P. Chan, S. C. Liew, A. Chan, “Many-to-One Throughput Capacity of IEEE 802.11 Multi-hop Wireless Networks”, IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 514-527, Apr 2009. 
  • J. Zhang, S. C. Liew, L. Fu, “On Fast Optimal STDMA Scheduling over Fading Wireless Channels”, IEEE Infocom, Apr 2009. 
  • L. B. Jiang and S. C. Liew, “Improving Throughput and Fairness by Reducing Exposed and Hidden Nodes in 802.1 1 Networks”, IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 34-49, Jan 2008.
  • W. H. Ho and S. C. Liew, “Impact of Power Control on Performance of IEEE 802.11 Networks”, IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing, vol. 6, no. 11, pp. 1245-1258, Nov 2007.
  • L. B. Jiang and S. C. Liew, “Hidden-node Removal and Its Application in Cellular WiFi Networks”, IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology, vol. 56, no. 5, pp. 2641-2654, Sep 2007.
  • P. C. Ng and S. C. Liew, “Throughput Analysis of IEEE802.11 Multi-hop Ad-hoc Networks”, IEEE/ACM Trans. on Networking, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 309-322, Apr 2007.
  • A. Chan and S. C. Liew, “Merit of PHY-MAC Cross-Layer Carrier Sensing: A MAC-Address-based Physical Carrier Sensing Scheme for Solving Hidden-Node and Exposed-Node Problems in Large-Scale Wi-Fi Networks”, The 6th IEEE Workshop on Wireless Local Networks, Nov 2006. 
  • W. H. Ho and S. C. Liew, “Distributed Power Control in IEEE 802.11 Wireless Networks”, IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor System (MASS), Oct 2006.
  • Q. Pang, V. C. M. Leung, and S. C. Liew, “A Rate Adaptation Algorithm for IEEE 802.11 WLANs Based on MAC-Layer Loss Differentiation”, BroadNets 2005 Wireless Networking Symposium, Oct 2005.
  • Q. Pang, S. C. Liew, V. C. M. Leung, “Design of an Effective Loss-Distinguishable MAC Protocol for 802.11 WLAN”, vol. 9, no. 9, IEEE Communications Letters, pp. 781-783, Sept 2005. 
  • P. C. Ng and S. C. Liew, “Re-routing Instability in IEEE 802.11 Multi-hop Ad-hoc Networks”, Ad Hoc and Sensor Wireless Networks, August 2005 [Invited Paper. Shorter version appeared in IEEE WLN and won the best-paper award in the workshop]. 
  • L. Jiang and S. C. Liew, “Proportional Fairness in WLANs and Ad Hoc Networks”, IEEE Wireless Communications and Network Conference (WCNC), Mar 2005.
  • Q. Pang, S. C. Liew, J. Y. B. Lee, and V. Leung, “Performance Evaluation of An Adaptive Backoff Scheme for WLAN”, Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, vol. 5, issue 8, Dec, 2004. 
  • P. C. Ng and S. C. Liew, “Re-routing Instability in IEEE 802.11 Multi-hop Ad-hoc Networks”, The 4th IEEE I nternational Workshop on Wireless Local Network, Nov 2004 [Received best paper award]. 
  • P. C. Ng, and S. C. Liew, “Offered Load control in IEEE 802.11 Multi-hop Ad-hoc Networks”, The 1st IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor System, Oct 2004. [Received best paper award] 

C) Multimedia Delivery over Wireless Networks; Transport and Network Layers for Wireless Networks  

  • A. Chan and S. C. Liew, “Performance of VoIP over Multiple Co-located IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs”, IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing, vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 1063-1076, August 2009. 
  • W. Wang, S. C. Liew, and V. O. K. Li, “Solutions to Performance Problems in VoIP over 802.11 Wireless LAN”, IEEE Trans. On Vehicular Technology, Jan 2005. 
  • W. Wang, S. C. Liew, Q. X. Pang, and V. O.K. Li, “A Multiplex-Multicast Scheme that Improves System Capacity of Voice-over-IP on Wireless LAN by 100%”, The Ninth IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications, June 2004. 
  • Q. Pang, S. C. Liew, W. Wang, and V. O.K. Li, “Performance Study of TCP Veno over WLAN and RED Router”, IEEE Globecom 2003, Dec 2003. 
  • C. P. Fu and S. C. Liew, “TCP Veno: TCP Enhancement for Transmission over Wireless Access Networks”, IEEE J. on Selected Areas in Commun, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 216-228, Feb. 2003.
  • C. P. Fu and S. C. Liew, “A Remedy for Performance Degradation of TCP Vegas in Asymmetric Networks”, IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 7, no. 1, Jan 2003.
  • L. C. Chung, C. P. Fu, and S. C. Liew, “Improvements Achieved by SACK Employing TCP Veno Equilibrium-Oriented Mechanism over Lossy Networks”, EUROCON 2001. 

D) Multimedia Delivery over IP Networks; IP Network Protocols  

  • H. P. Sze, S. C. Liew, and J. Y. B. Lee, “A Packet-Loss-Recovery Scheme for Continuous-Media Streaming over Internet”, IEEE Communications Letters, March 2001.
  • H. P. Sze, S. C. Liew, J. Y. B. Lee, and C. Yip, “A Multiplexing Scheme for H.323 Voice-over-IP Applications”, IEEE J. on Selected Areas in Commun., vol. 20, no. 7, pp. 1360- 1368, Sept 2002. 
  • S. C. Liew and P. Wu, “A Streaming-Protocol Retransmission Scheme without Client-Server Clock Synchronization”, IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 3, no. 7, pp.223-225, July 1999. 
  • S. C. Liew and C. Y. Tse, “A Control-Theoretic Framework for Adaptation of VBR Compressed Video for Transport over a CBR Communications Channel”, IEEE Trans. on Networking, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 42-55, Feb 1998. 
  • S. C. Liew and H. H. Chan, “Lossless aggregation: a scheme for transmitting multiple stored VBR video streams over a shared communications channel without loss of image quality”, IEEE J. on Selected Areas in Commun. vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 1181-1189, Aug 1997. 
  • S. C. Liew and C. Y. Tse, “Video Aggregation: Adapting Video Traffic for Transport over Broadband Networks by Integrating Data Compression and Statistical Multiplexing”, IEEE J. on Selected Areas in Commun., vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 1123-1137, Aug 1996. 

E) Packet Switch Designs and Broadband Networking 

  • T. T. Lee, S. C. Liew, and Q. L. Ding, “Parallel Communications for ATM Network Control and Management”, Performance Evaluation, vol. 30, pp. 243-264, 1997. 
  • S. C. Liew, M. H. Ng, and C. Chan, “Blocking and Nonblocking Multirate Clos Switching Networks”, IEEE Trans. on Networking, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 307-318, June 1998. 
  • S. C. Liew, “On the Stability of Shuffle-Exchange and Bidirectional Shuffle-Exchange Deflection Networks”, IEEE Trans. on Networking, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 87-94, Feb 1997. 
  • S. C. Liew, “A General Packet Replication Scheme for Multicasting with Application to Shuffle-Exchange Networks”, IEEE Trans. on Commun., vol. 44, no. 6, pp. 1021-1033, Aug 1996. 
  • S. C. Liew and T. T. Lee, “SKEL: A Fundamental Property of Switching Nodes for Simple Traffic Management: Illustration with Generic Output-Buffered and Input-Buffered Switches”, Performance Evaluation, vol. 25, pp. 247-266, 1996. 
  • C. W. Lai and S. C. Liew, “A Framework for Statistical Multiplexing onto Variable-Bit Rate Output Channel”, IEEE Infocom’95, pp. 447-454, Apr. 1995. 
  • S. C. Liew and T. T. Lee, “N log N Dual Shuffle-Exchange Network with Error Correcting Routing”, IEEE Trans. on Commun., vol. 42, no. 2/3/4, pp. 754-766, Feb/Mar/Apr 1994. 
  • T. T. Lee and S. C. Liew, “Broadband Packet Switches based on Dilated Interconnection Networks”, IEEE Trans. on Commun., vol. 42, no. 2/3/4, pp. 732-744, Feb/Mar/Apr 1994. 
  • S. C. Liew, “Performance of Various Input-Buffered and Output-Buffered ATM Switches under Bursty Traffic: Simulation Study”, IEEE Trans. on Commun., vol. 42, no. 2/3/4., pp. 1371-1379, Feb/Mar/Apr 1994. 
  • S. C. Liew, “Multicast Routing in 3-Stage Clos ATM Switching Networks”, IEEE Trans. on Commun., vol. 42, no. 2/3/4, pp. 1380-1390, Feb/Mar/Apr 1994.
  • S. C. Liew and K. W. Lu, “A Framework for Characterizing Disaster-Based Network Survivability”, IEEE J. on Selected Areas in Commun. , vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 52-58, Jan 1994. 
  • T. T. Lee and S. C. Liew, “Parallel Communications for ATM Network Control and Management”, IEEE Globecom ’93, Nov 1993. 
  • S. C. Liew and T. T. Lee, “A Fundamental Property Governing Traffic Management in ATM Networks”, IEEE Infocom ’93, pp. 1240-1250, Mar 1993. 
  • S. C. Liew and K. W. Lu, “Comparison of Buffering Strategies for Asymmetric Packet Switch Modules”, IEEE J. on Selected Areas in Commun., vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 428-438, Apr 1991. 
  • S. C. Liew and K. W. Lu, “Performance Analysis of Asymmetric Packet Switch Modules with Channel Grouping”, IEEE Infocom ’90, pp. 668-676, June 1990. 
  • S. C. Liew and K. W. Lu, “A 3-Stage Architecture for Very Large Packet Switches”, International J. of Digital and Analog Communications Systems, pp. 303-316, vol. 2, 1989. 
  • S. C. Liew, Comments on “Fundamental Conditions Governing TDM Switching Assignments in Terrestrial and Satellite Networks”, IEEE Trans. on Commun., vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 187-189, Feb 1989. 

F) Optical Networks  

  • S. C. Liew, “A Multiwavelength Optical Switch Based on the Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter”, SPIE OE/Fibers ’90, San Jose, CA 1990. 
  • K. W. Lu and S. C. Liew, “Technologies and Approaches for Diversity in Fiber Loop Networks”, IEEE ICC ’90, pp. 680-684, June 1990. 
  • S. C. Liew, “A Multivendor Multiservice Local Network Based on Wavelength-Division Multiplexing”, IEEE LEOS Summer Topical on Broadband Analog Optoelectronics – Devices and Systems, pp. 13-14, July 1990. 
  • S. C. Liew, “A Broadband Optical Local Network based on Multiple wavelengths and Multiple RF Subcarriers”, IEEE ICC ’89, pp. 162-170, June 1989. 
  • S. C. Liew and K. W. Cheung, “A Broad-Band Optical Local Network Based on Hierarchical Multiplexing of Wavelengths and RF Subcarriers”, IEEE J. of Lightwave Technology, vol. 7, no. 11, pp. 1825-1838, Nov 1989. 
  • K. W. Cheung, S. C. Liew, D. A. Smith, C. N. Lo, J. E. Baran, and J. J. Johnson, “Simultaneous Five-Wavelength Filtering at 2.2 nm Wavelength Separation Using an Integrated-Optic Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter with Subcarrier Detection”, Electronic Letters, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 636-637, May 1989. 
  • K. W. Cheung, S. C. Liew, and C. N. Lo, “Experimental Demonstration of a Multiwavelength Optical Network with Microwave Subcarriers”, Electronic Letters, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 381-382, Mar 1989. 

Books

  • S. C. Liew, L. Lu, and S. Zhang, “A Primer on Physical-Layer Network Coding”, doi:10.2200/S00646ED1V01Y201505CNT016, 218 pages, Morgan & Claypool Publishers, , June 2015.
  • T. T. Lee and S. C. Liew, “Principles of Broadband Switching and Networking”, (Textbook for senior undergraduates and first-year graduates with exercises), Wiley, Feb 2010.
  • L. Fu, H. Kim, J. Huang, S. C. Liew, M. Chiang, “Energy Conservation of Mobile Teminals in Multi-cell TDMA Networks,” Book Chapter in Green Communications: Theoretical Fundamentals, Algorithms, and Applications, CRC Green Communications Book, Sep. 2012.

Patents

  • U.S. Patent 5,291,477, “Method and System for Multicast Routing in an ATM Network”, March 1, 1994.
  • U.S. Patent 5,327,552, “Method and System for Correcting Routing Errors due to Packet Deflections”, July 5, 1994.
  • U.S. Patent 5,734,677, “Method for Compression of Loss-tolerant Data”, March 31, 1998.
  • U.S. Patent 7,313,493, “Location Positioning in Wireless Networks”, December 25, 2007.
  • U.S. Patent 7,428,428, “Systems and Methods for Wireless Network Range Extension”, Sept. 23, 2008.
  • U.S. Patent 7,545,827, “Busy Tone for Wireless Networks”, June 9, 2009.
  • U. S. Patent 7,653,034, “System and Method for Controlling Access to a Wireless Medium”, Jan 26, 2010.
  • U. S. Patent 8,051,145, “Method of Simultaneously Providing Data to Two or More Devices on the Same Network”, Nov 1, 2011.
  • U.S. Patent 8,280,443, “WLAN Access Point with Extended Coverage Area,” U.S. Patent 8,280,443, October 2, 2012.
  • U.S. Patent 8,397,120, “Method of Error Correction for a Multicast Message”, March 12, 2013.
  • U.S. Patent 9,094,994, “Network-Coding Building Blocks and Decomposition Scheduling Based Thereon,”, July 28, 2015.
  • U.S. Patent 9,667,382, “Network-Coded Multiple Access”, May 30, 2017.
  • US Patent 9,917,632 B2, “Network-Coding Building Blocks and Decomposition Scheduling Based Thereon”, March 13, 2018.
  • U.S. Patent 9,941,996 B2, “Message Coding for NCMA-Based Multiple Access Networks”, April 10, 2018.
  • U.S. Patent 10,075,965, “Apparatus and Method for Detecting and Alleviating Unfairness in Wireless Network”, September 11, 2018.