Students
To Potential Students/Researchers
I am looking for energetic and hardworking students/researchers! If you are interested in mathematical or system research on networking and distributed systems, please come to my office and we can have a chat to see whether we have any common research interest.
Ideal backgound for the research we conduct include, but not limited to,Current PhD Students
Research Topic: Design and Analysis of Network Caching Mechanisms
Research Topic: Scaling Big Stream Data Systems
Research Topic: Design and Implementation of Networked Caching and Storage Systems
Research Topic: Control Plane Design and Implementation for Stream Systems
Graduated PhD Students
Thesis Title: SDN-Assisted Performance-Oriented Bandwidth Allocation Mechanisms
Thesis Title: Cache Management Algorithms: Single and Networked Caches
Thesis Title: Frequency Control via Distributed Demand Response in Smart Grids
Recommended Readings
Internet Economics
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Exploring Network Economics.
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The Public Option: a Non-regulatory Alternative to Network Neutrality.
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On Cooperative Settlement Between Content, Transit and Eyeball Internet Service Providers.
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Internet Economics: The use of Shapley value for ISP settlement.
Internet Ecosystem
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Internet Inter-Domain Traffic.
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On Inferroing Autonomous System Relationships in the Internet.
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Twelve Years in the Evolution of the Internet Ecosystem.
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10 Lessons from 10 Years of Measuring and Modeling the Internet's Autonomous Systems.
Network Optimization
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Optimization Flow Control I: Basic Algorithm and Convergence.
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Charging and Rate Control for Elastic Traffic.
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A Unified Framework for Max-Min and Min-Max Fairness With Applications.
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Rate adaptation, Congestion Control and Fairness: A Tutorial.
Game Theory and Economics
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Microeconomic Theory.
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Internet Pricing With a Game Theoretical Approach: Concepts and Examples.
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Incentive and Service Differentiation in P2P Networks: A Game Theoretic Approach.
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Pricing Communication Networks: Economics, Technology and Modeling.
Recommended Non-CS Courses
Mathematics
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MA3236 Nonlinear Programming
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MA3238 Stochastic Processes I
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MA3252 Linear and Network Optimization
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MA4264 Game Theory
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MA5243 Advanced Mathematical Programming
Decision Science
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BDC6111 Foundations of Optimization
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BDC6112 Stochastic Processes
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BBP6793 Economic Modelling for Management Research
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BDC6211 Convex Optimization
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BDC6221 Stochastic Modelling and Optimization
Faculty of Engineering
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EE5101R Linear Systems
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EE5102 Multivariable Control Systems
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EE5107 Optimal Control Systems
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EE5138R Optimization for Communication Systems
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EE6105 Nonlinear Dynamics and Control