N. Cheng, F. Lyu, W. Quan, C. Zhou, H. He, W. Shi, and X. Shen, “Space/Aerial-assisted computing offloading for iot applications: A learning-based approach,” IEEE JSAC, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 1117–1129, 2019.  [PDF]

N. Cheng, H. Zhou, L. Lei, N. Zhang, Y. Zhou, X. Shen, and F. Bai, “Performance analysis of vehicular device-to-device underlay communication,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 66, no. 6, pp. 5409-5421, 2017. [PDF]

N. Cheng, N. Lu, N. Zhang, X. Zhang, X. Shen, and J.W. Mark, “Opportunistic WiFi Offloading in Vehicular Environment: A Game-Theory Approach,” IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation System, vol. 17, no. 7, pp. 1944-1955, 2016. [PDF]

N. Cheng, N. Lu, N. Zhang, T. Yang, X. Shen, and J.W. Mark, “Vehicle-Assisted Device-to-Device Data Delivery for Smart Grid,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 65, no. 4, pp. 2325-2340, 2016. [PDF]

N. Cheng, N. Zhang, N. Lu, X. Shen, J.W. Mark, and F. Liu, “Opportunistic Spectrum Access for CR-VANETs: A Game Theoretic Approach,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 63, Issue 1, pp. 237-251, 2014. [PDF]

N. Cheng, N. Lu, N. Zhang, X. Shen, and J.W. Mark, “Vehicular WiFi Offloading: Challenges and Solutions,” Vehicular Communications (Elsevier), Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 13-21, 2014. [PDF]

N. Cheng, F. Lyu, J. Chen, W. Xu, H. Zhou, S. Zhang, and X. Shen, “Big Data Driven Vehicular Networks,” IEEE Network, vol. 32, no. 6,  pp. 160-167, 2018. [PDF]

N. Cheng, W. Xu, W. Shi, Y. Zhou, N. Lu, H. Zhou, and X. Shen, “Air-Ground Integrated Mobile Edge Networks: Architecture, Challenges and Opportunities,” IEEE Communication Magazine, vol. 56, no. 8, pp. 26-32, 2018. [PDF]

W. Wang, N. Cheng, K.C. Teh, X. Lin, W. Zhuang, and X. Shen, "On Countermeasures of Pilot Spoofing Attack in Massive MIMO Systems: A Double Channel Training Based Approach", IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology, vol. 68, no. 7, pp. 667-6708, 2019*. [PDF]

F. Lyu, J. Ren, P. Yang, N. Cheng, W. Tang, Y. Zhang, and X. Shen, "Fine-Grained TDMA MAC Design Towards Ultra-Reliable Broadcast for Autonomous Driving", IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, to appear.

M. Zhang, W. Quan, N Cheng, Q Wu, J Zhu, R Zheng, and K. Li, "Distributed Conditional Gradient Online Learning for IoT Optimization", IEEE IoT Journal, accepted.

Z. Li, Y. Zhao, N. Cheng, B. Hao, J. Shi, R. Zhang, and X. Shen, "Multiobjective Optimization based Sensor Selection for TDOA Tracking in Wireless Sensor Network", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, early access, DOI:10.1109/TVT.2019.2949235.

S. Zhu, L. Gui, N. Cheng, F. Sun, and Q. Zhang, "Joint Design of Access Point Selection and Path Planning for UAV-Assisted Cellular Networks", IEEE IoT Journal, early access, DOI:10.1109/JIOT.2019.2947718.

Y. Zhang, N Cheng, and X. Shen, "An Accurate Blockchain-based Time-stamping Scheme for Cloud Storage", IEEE Trans. on Serveice Computing, accepted.

W. Wu, N Cheng, N. Zhang, P. Yang, W. Zhuang, and X. Shen, "Fast mmwave Beam Alignment via Correlated Bandit Learning", IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, early access, DOI: 10.1109/TWC.2019.2940454.

T. Yang, J. Li, H. Feng, N Cheng, and W. Guan, "A Novel Transmission Scheduling Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning in Software-Defined Maritime Communication Networks", IEEE Trans. on Cognitive Communications and Networking, early access, DOI: 10.1109/TCCN.2019.2939813.

Y. Dai, M. Sheng, J. Liu, N. Cheng, X. Shen, Q. Yang, "Joint Mode Selection and Resource Allocation for D2D-Enabled NOMA Cellular Networks", IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology, vol. 68, no. 7, pp. 6721-6733, 2019.

F. Lyu, N. Cheng, X. Shen, et al., "LEAD: Large-Scale Edge Cache Deployment Based on Spatio-Temporal WiFi Traffic Statistics", TMC, submitted.

K. Aldubaikhy, W. Wu, N. Zhang, N. Cheng, X. Shen, “Multi-User Downlink Transmission in mm-WAVE 5G Networks: A Novel MAC Schedule Design,” IEEE Communications Magazine, submitted.

Y. Song, N. Cheng, X. Shen, etc, “Domain Selective Precoding in 3-D Massive MIMO Systems,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, early access, DOI: 10.1109/JSTSP.2019.2930889.

W. Shi, J. Li, N. Cheng, F. Lyu, S. Zhang, H. Zhou, X. Shen, “Multi-Drone 3D Trajectory Planning and Scheduling in Drone Assisted Radio Access Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, early access, DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2019.2925629.*

H. Zhou, N. Cheng, J. Wang, J. Chen, Q Yu, and X. Shen, "Toward Dynamic Link Utilization for Efficient Vehicular Edge Content Distribution", IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology, vo. 68, no. 9, pp. 8301-8313. [PDF]

W. Wu, N. Zhang, N. Cheng, Y. Tang, K. Aldubaikhy, and X. Shen, “Beef up mmWave Dense Cellular Networks with D2D-Assisted Cooperative Edge Caching," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 68, no. 4, pp. 3890-394, April 2019.* [PDF]

W. Xu, H. Zhou, H. Wu, F. Lyu, N. Cheng, and X. Shen, "Intelligent Link Adaptation in 802.11 Vehicular Networks: Challenges and Solutions", IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 12-18, 2019.* [PDF]

A. Yang, J. Weng, N. Cheng, J. Ni, X. Lin, and X. Shen, "DeQoS Attack: Degrading Quality of Service in VANETs and its Mitigation", IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology, vol. 68, no. 5, pp. 4834-4845, May 2019. [PDF]

Y. Song, C. Liu, W. Wang, N. Cheng, M. Wang, W. Zhuang, and X. Shen, "Domain Selective Precoding in 3-D Massive MIMO Systems, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, early access, DOI:10.1109/JSTSP.2019.2930889. [PDF]

Y. Tang, N. Cheng, W. Wu, M. Wang, Y. Dai, and X. Shen, "Delay-Minimization Routing for Heterogeneous VANETs with Machine Learning based Mobility Prediction", IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology, vol. 68, no. 4, pp. 3967-3979, 2019.* [PDF]

N. Lu, Y. Zhou, C. Shi, N. Cheng, L. Cai, and B. Li, "Planning While Flying: A Measurement-Aided Dynamic Planning of Drone Small Cells," IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 2693-2705, April 2019. [PDF]

W. Xu, W. Shi, F. Lyu, H. Zhou, N. Cheng, and X. Shen, "Throughput Analysis of Vehicular Internet Access via Roadside WiFi Hotspot," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 68, no. 4, pp. 3980-3991, April 2019. [PDF]

M. Qin, Q. Yang, N. Cheng, J. Li, W. Wu, RR Rao, and X. Shen, "Learning Aided Multiple Time-Scale SON Function Coordination in Ultra-Dense Small Cell Networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 2080-2092, April 2019*.

G. Liu, W. Quan, N. Cheng, H. Zhang, and S. Yu, "Efficient DDoS attacks mitigation for stateful forwarding in Internet of Things," Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Vol. 130, pp. 1-13, 2019. (ESI highly cited) [PDF]

M. Qin, Q. Yang, N. Cheng, H. Zhou, RR Rao, and X. Shen, "Machine Learning Aided Context-Aware Self-Healing Management for Ultra Dense Networks With QoS Provisions," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 67, no. 12, pp. 12339-12351, 2018. [PDF]

F. Sun, F. Hou, N. Cheng, M. Wang, H. Zhou, L. Gui, and X. Shen, "Cooperative Task Scheduling for Computation Offloading in Vehicular Cloud," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 67, no. 11, pp. 11049-11061, 2018. [PDF]

F. Lyu, N. Cheng, H. Zhou, W. Xu, W. Shi, J. Chen, and M. Li, “DBCC: Leveraging Link Perception for Distributed Beacon Congestion Control in VANETs,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 4237-4249, 2018. [PDF]

R. Sun, Y. Wang, R. Su, N. Cheng, and X. Shen, "A Destination-Aided Wireless Energy Transfer Scheme in Multi-Antenna Relay Sensor Networks," IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 689-692, June 2019. [PDF]

S. Zhang, J. Chen, F. Lyu, N. Cheng, W. Shi, and X. Shen, "Vehicular Communication Networks in the Automated Driving Era," IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 56, no. 9, pp. 26-32, 2018. [PDF]

F. Lyu, N. Cheng, H. Zhu, H. Zhou, W. Xu, M. Li, and X. Shen, "Intelligent Context-Aware Communication Paradigm Design for IoVs based on Data Analysis," IEEE Network, vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 74-82, 2018*. [PDF]

L. Lyu, C. Chen, S. Zhu, N. Cheng, Y. Tang, X. Guan, and X. Shen, "Dynamics-Aware and Beamforming-Assisted Transmission for Control Scheduling in Industrial IoT," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 32, no. 11, pp. 7677-7690, 2018. [PDF]

L. Lyu, C. Chen, S. Zhu, N. Cheng, B. Yang, and X. Shen, "Control Performance Aware Cooperative Transmission in Multiloop Wireless Control Systems for Industrial IoT Applications," IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 3954-3966, Oct. 2018.

J. Li, G. Luo, N. Cheng, Q. Yuan, and Z. Wu, S. Gao, and Z. Liu, "An End-to-End Load Balancer based on Deep Learning for Vehicular Network Traffic Control," IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 953-966, Feb. 2019. [PDF]

W. Xu, H. Zhou, Y. Bi, N. Cheng, X. Shen, L. Thanayankizil, and F. Bai, "Exploiting hotspot-2.0 for traffic offloading in mobile networks,"IEEE Network, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 131-137, 2018. [PDF]

G. Liu, W. Quan, N. Cheng, K. Wang, H. Zhang, and X. Shen, "Accuracy or Delay? A Game in Detecting Interest Flooding Attacks," Internet Technology Letters, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 1-6, 2018. [PDF]

W. Xu, H. Zhou, N. Cheng, F. Lyu, W. Shi, J. Chen, and X. Shen, “Internet of Vehicles in Big Data Era,” IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 19-35, 2018. [PDF]

W. Quan, K. Wang, Y. Liu, N. Cheng, H. Zhang, and X. Shen, "Software-Defined Collaborative Offloading for Heterogeneous Vehicular Networks," Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, vol. 2018, pp. 1-9, 2018. [PDF]

F. Lyu, H. Zhu, H. Zhou, N. Cheng, W. Xu, M. Li, and X. Shen "Characterizing Urban Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications for Reliable Safety Beacons," IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation System, early access, DOI: 10.1109/TITS.2019.2920813. * [PDF]

X. Yuan, C. Li, Q. Ye, K. Zhang, N. Cheng, X. Shen, “Performance Analysis of IEEE 802.15.6-Based Coexisting Mobile WBANs with Prioritized Traffic and Dynamic Interference,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, to vol. 17, no. 8, pp. 5637-5652, 2018. [PDF]

D. Chen, N. Zhang, N. Cheng, K. Zhang, Z. Qin and X. Shen, "Physical Layer based Message Authentication with Secure Channel Codes," IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, early access, DOI: 10.1109/TDSC.2018.2846258, 2018. [PDF]

D. Chen, N. Zhang, R. Lu, N. Cheng, K. Zhang, Z. Qin, "Channel precoding based message authentication in wireless networks: Challenges and solutions," IEEE Network, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 99-105, 2018. (ESI highly cited) [PDF]

W. Quan, N. Cheng, Q. Meng, H. Zhang, HA. Chan, and X. Shen, "Adaptive Transmission Control for Software Defined Vehicular Networks," IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 653-656, 2019.* [PDF]

Y. Zhou, H. Li, C. Shi, N. Lu, N. Cheng, "A Fuzzy-Rule Based Data Delivery Scheme in VANETs with Intelligent Speed Prediction and Relay Selection," Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 2018. [PDF]

C. Lai, H. Zhou, N. Cheng, and X. Shen, “Towards SDN-Enabled Secure Group Communications in 5G-VANETs,” IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 40-49, 2017. [PDF]

Y. Wang, P. Li, L. Jiao, Z. Su, N. Cheng, X. Shen, and P. Zhang, “A Data-Driven Architecture for Personalized QoE Management in 5G Wireless Networks,” IEEE Wireless Communications, Vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 102-110, 2017. [PDF]

H. Omar, K. Abboud, N. Cheng, A. Gamage, W. Zhuang, “A Survey on High Efficiency Wireless Local Area Networks: Next Generation WiFi,” IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, Vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 2315-2344, 2016. [PDF]

C. Lai, K. Zhang, N. Cheng, H. Li, X. Shen, “SIRC: A Secure Incentive Scheme for Reliable Cooperative Downloading in Highway VANETs,” IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation System, Vol. 18, No.6, pp. 1559-1574, 2017. [PDF]

H. Zhou, N. Cheng, Q. Yu, X. Shen, D. Shan, F. Bai, “Towards Multi-Radio Vehicular Data Piping for Dynamic DSRC/TVWS Spectrum Sharing,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Vol. 32, no. 10, pp. 2575-2588, 2016. [PDF]

H. Zhou, N. Cheng, N. Lu, L. Gui, D. Zhang, Q. Yu, F. Bai, X. Shen, “WhiteFi Infostation: Engineering Vehicular Media Streaming with Geolocation Database,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 34, no. 8, pp. 2260-2274, 2016. [PDF]

L. Lei, Y. Kuang, N. Cheng, X. Shen, Z. Zhong, C. Lin, “Delay-Optimal Dynamic Mode Selection and Resource Allocation in Device-to-Device Communications - Part I: Optimal Policy,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 65, no. 5, pp. 3474-3490, 2016. [PDF]

L. Lei, Y. Kuang, N. Cheng, X. Shen, Z. Zhong, C. Lin, “Delay-Optimal Dynamic Mode Selection and Resource Allocation in Device-to-Device Communications - Part II: Practical Algorithm,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 65, no. 5, pp. 3491-3505, 2016. [PDF]

N. Lu, N. Cheng, N. Zhang, X. Shen, J.W. Mark, and Fan Bai, “Wi-Fi Hotspot at Signalized Intersection: Cost-Effectiveness for Vehicular Internet Access,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 65, no. 5, pp. 3506-3518, 2016. [PDF]

Y. Zhou, N. Cheng, N. Lu, and X. Shen, “Multi-UAV-Aided Networks: Aerial-Ground Cooperative Vehicular Networking Architecture”, IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 36-44, 2015. [PDF]

N. Zhang, N. Cheng, A.T. Gamage, K. Zhang, J.W. Mark, and X. Shen, “Cloud assisted HetNets toward 5G wireless networks”, IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 53, no. 6, pp. 59-65, 2015. [PDF]

N. Zhang, H. Zhou, K. Zheng, N. Cheng, J.W. Mark, and X. Shen, “Cooperative heterogeneous framework for spectrum harvesting in cognitive cellular network”, IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 53, no. 5, pp. 60-67, 2015. [PDF]

T. Yang, H. Liang, N. Cheng, R. Deng, and X. Shen, “Efficient Scheduling for Video Transmission in Maritime Wireless Communication Network,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 64, No. 9, pp. 4215-4229, 2015. [PDF]

N. Zhang, N. Cheng, N. Lu, X. Zhang, J.W. Mark, X. Shen, and L. Xie, “Partner Selection and Incentive Mechanism for Physical Layer Security,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 14, No. 8, pp. 4265-4276, 2015. [PDF]

T. Yang, Z. Zheng, H. Liang, R. Deng, N. Cheng, and X. Shen, “Green Energy and Content Aware Data Transmission in Maritime Wireless Communication Network,” IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation System, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 751-762, 2015. [PDF]

N. Lu, N. Cheng, N. Zhang, X. Shen, and J.W. Mark, “Connected Vehicles: Solutions and Challenges,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 289-299, 2014. (ESI highly cited) [PDF]

N. Zhang, H. Liang, N. Cheng, Y. Tang, J.W. Mark, and X. Shen, “Dynamic Spectrum Access in Multi-Channel Cognitive Radio Networks,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Vol. 32, No. 11, pp. 2053-2064, 2014. [PDF]

N. Zhang, N. Cheng, N. Lu, H. Zhou, X. Shen, and J.W. Mark, “Risk-aware Cooperative Spectrum Access for Multi- Channel Cognitive Radio Networks,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Vol, 32, No. 3, pp. 516-527, 2014. [PDF]

N. Lu, N. Zhang, N. Cheng, X. Shen, J.W. Mark, and F. Bai, “Vehicles Meet Infrastructure: Towards Capacity-Cost Tradeoffs for Vehicular Access Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 1266-1277, 2013. [PDF]

N. Zhang, N. Lu, N. Cheng, J.W. Mark, and X. Shen, “Cooperative Spectrum Access Towards Secure Information Transfer for CRNs,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Vol. 31, No. 11, pp. 2453-2464, 2013. [PDF]