EDUCATION
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Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 2001
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 1997
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, 1994
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Associate Professor, University of California, Davis, Electrical & Computer Engineering, 2008-Present
Assistant Professor, University of California, Davis, Electrical & Computer Engineering, 2004-2008
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cornell University, Electrical & Computer Engineering, 2003-2004
Communications System Engineer, Aware, Inc., Bedford, MA, 2001-2002
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AFFILIATION
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Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Group
The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS)
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Statistical signal processing; design and analysis of communication systems and wireless networks; stochastic control and decision theory for scheduling and resource allocation; information theory.
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RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
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Professor Qing Zhao explores the design and analysis of communication networks using theories and tools from detection and estimation, distributed statistical inference, and dynamic optimization and stochastic control. Her research emphasizes a scientific understanding of the inherent structure and behavior of large, complex, and heterogeneous communication networks. Active projects include cognitive algorithms and protocols for dynamic spectrum access, design and analysis of wireless and mobile networks, performance limits of large-scale ad hoc and sensor networks, and resource-constrained signal processing and wireless networking.
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DISTINCTIONS
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Qing Zhao received 2000 Young Author Best Paper Award from IEEE Signal Processing Society and the 2008 Outstanding Junior Faculty Award from the UC Davis College of Engineering. She is also a co-author (with her student) of two student paper awards.
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
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| 1. Y. Chen, Q. Zhao, and A. Swami "Joint Design and Separation Principle for Opportunistic Spectrum Access in the Presence of Sensing Errors" IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 54, no. 5, pp. 2053-2071, May, 2008. Pub Link
2. Q. Zhao, L. Tong, A. Swami, and Y. Chen "Decentralized Cognitive MAC for Opportunistic Spectrum Access in Ad Hoc Networks: A POMDP Framework" IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 589-600, April, 2007. Pub Link
3. Y. Chen and Q. Zhao "An Integrated Approach to Energy-Aware Medium Access for Wireless Sensor Networks" IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 55, no. 7, pp. 3429-3444, July, 2007. Pub Link
4. Y. Chen, Q. Zhao, V. Krishnamurthy, and D. Djonin "Transmission Scheduling for Optimizing Sensor Network Lifetime: A Stochastic Shortest Path Approach" IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing/, vol. 55, no. 5, pp. 2294-2309, May, 2007. Pub Link
5. Q. Zhao, L. Tong, and D. Counsil "Energy-Aware Adaptive Routing for Large-Scale Ad Hoc Networks: Protocol and Performance Analysis" IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 6, no. 9, pp. 1048-1059, September, 2007. Pub Link
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