Professor Kin K. Leung Kin's Google Scholar Page |
- Reinforcement Learning for Communication Systems (new for MSc C&SP students)
- Topics in Engineering: Signals and Communications (2019-now)
- Introduction to Signals and Communications (2011-2018)
- Computer Systems (2008-now)
- Communications II (2009-2010)
- Probability and Stochastic Processes (2005-2006)
- Architectures for Communications and Signal Processing: IEEE 802.11 and 802.16 (2006)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Computing Departments, Imperial College
Tanaka Chair Professor (2004-now)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Dept., Imperial College
Head of Communications & Signal Processing Group (2009-2024)
Deputy Director, University Research Defence Centre (Phase 1) (2009-2013)
- Wireless Technology Research Dept, Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies
Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (2002-2004)
- Broadband Wireless Systems Research Dept, AT&T Labs
Technology Consultant (1997-2002)
Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (1996)
- Teletraffic Theory & System Performance Dept, AT&T Bell Labs
Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (1994-96)
Member of Technical Staff (1986-94)
- Ph.D. in computer science, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, 1985
- M.S. in computer science, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, 1982
- B.S. in electronics, The Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1980
- Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, 2022
- Member of Academia Europaea, 2012
- IET Fellow, 2021
- Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award, 2004-2009
- Bell Labs Distinguished Member of Technical Staff Award, 1994
- IEEE Communications Society Leonard G. Abraham Prize, 2021
- IEEE Communication Society Best Survey Paper Award, 2022
- U.S.–UK Science and Technology Stocktake Award for the DAIS ITA Team, 2021
- Lanchester Prize Honorable Mention Award, 1997
- IEEE Fellow Evaluation Committee for Communications Society: Member 2009-2011, Chairman 2012-2015
- Z. Zhang, L. Ma, K. Poularaki, K.K. Leung and L. Wu, "DQ Scheduler: Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Controller Synchronization in Distributed SDN," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Shanghai, China, May 2019
- L. Ma, T. He, K.K. Leung, D. Towsley and A. Swami, "Efficient Identification of Additive Link Metrics via Network Tomography," IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS), Philadelphia, U.S.A., July 2013
- G. Tychogiorgos, A. Gkelias and K.K. Leung, "Utility-Proportional Fairness in Wireless Networks," IEEE PIMRC, Sydney, Australia, September 2012
- Z. Ding, K.K. Leung and M. Peng, "On the Application of Network Coding with Diversity to Opportunistic Scheduling," IET Communications Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Computing, Shanghai, China, December 2009
- ACM Computing Survey (2009-now)
- Journal of Sensor Networks (2005-now)
- IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing, Steering Committee Chairman (2020-2022) and Member (2014-2016)
- IEEE Trans. on Communications (1997-2011)
- IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications (2001-2009)
- IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications: Wireless Series (1999-2001)
- Guest editor: IEEE Wireless Communications, 2007
- Guest editor: Journal of Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 2005
- Guest editor: Journal on Special Topics in Mobile Networking and Application (MONET), 2003
- Guest editor: IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 1997
- Machine learning, distributed optimization, stochastic modeling and queueing theory.
- Wireless communications: resource allocation, power control, spread spectrum, MIMO/beamforming antennas, cross-layer designs, link adaptation, MAC, wireless TCP/IP, QoS, network protocols, and sensor, vehicular, ad-hoc and mesh networks.
- Wireless technologies: 3G, 4G and 5G cellular networks, and IEEE 802.11, 802.16 and 802.15 networks.
- Communication networks: TCP/IP, mobility management, real-time applications, network control protocols, traffic modeling.
Ongoing Projects
- DCIT: Centre for Defence Communications & Information Technology
- DQC & App (2022-2026): Develop novel technologies for distributed quantum computing and its applications. Funded by EPSRC. Collaboration between Imperial College and University College London (UCL).
- DAIS-ITA: Study theoretical foundation of distributed communication and computing infrastructure. Funded by UK MoD and U.S. Army. Collaboration with Univ. of Massachusetts, IBM Research, Yale University, and U.S. Army Research Lab.
Completed Projects
- UDRC: University Defence Research Collaboration in Signal Processing (Electromagnetic Environment), sponsored by Dstl.
- RCSD Localization – Phase 2: Advanced signal processing techniques for underwater object detection and localization, sponsored by UK MoD.
- IBM/ITA (2006-2016): Study theoretical foundation of designs and protocols for wireless ad-hoc and sensor networks. Funded by U.S. Army and U.K. MoD. Collaboration with Univ. of Massachusetts, IBM Research, and U.S. Army Research Lab.
- UDRC: University Defence Research Centre in Signal Processing (Phase 1 Follow-On Work), sponsored by Dstl.
- Dstl Ph.D. Scheme: Study of stochastic models and cross-layer protocol optimization for vehicular ad-hoc networks, sponsored by UK Defence Science and Technology Lab (Dstl).
- SmartEN: Use of wireless sensor networks for sustained environments such as monitoring of bridges, transport systems, climate, and heritage structures. Collaboration with Civil Engineering at Imperial College and Cyprus Univ of Technology.
- MESSAGE: Use wireless sensors mounted on vehicles to sense pollution. Collaboration with Civil Engineering at Imperial College
- WINES: Wireless sensor networks for monitoring of tunnels, bridges and water systems. Collaboration with Civil Engineering at Imperial College and Cambridge University.
- M-VCE: Mobile VCE is a collaborative partnership engaged in industrially-led, long-term research in Mobile and Personal Communications.
- MEMBRANE: Multi-hop wireless backhaul networks using advanced MIMO and networking techniques.
- PULSERS: Cross-layer protocol optimization for wireless ad-hoc networks using ultra-wide band (UWB) technique.
- Wireless Mesh Networks: Architectures, Protocols, Services, and Applications, E. Hossain and K. K. Leung (Eds.), Springer, MA (2007)
- Multiaccess, Mobility and Teletraffic for Wireless Communications: Volume 3, K.K. Leung and B. Vojcic (Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston (1999)
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