LIU Yalin (CV)

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• Contact
• Professional Profile
• Education
• Working Experience
• Research Projects
• Publications
  • Journal Articles
  • Conference Papers
• Patents
• Professional Qualifications and Activities
  • Editor Activities for International Journals
  • Reviewing Activities for International Journals
  • Reviewing Activities for International Conferences
• Awards and Honors

Contact

Tel: (+852) 31202622
Fax: (+852) 27891170
Email: ylliu@hkmu.edu.hk
Address: D1126, Department of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, School of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Professional Profile

Yalin Liu is currently a senior lecturer at the School of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Metropolitan University. She received her Ph.D degree from Macau University of Science and Technology in 2022. From Jan. 2022 to May 2022, she worked as a research assistant at the Education University of Hong Kong. From June 2022 to Dec. 2024, she worked as a Lecturer at Hong Kong Metropolitan University. Her research interests include Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks, IoT, Blockchain-enabled wireless networks, Web 3.0, Movable Antenna systems, ISAC, and AI solutions for Networks.

Dr. Liu is currently the principal investigator (PI) of two research grants (funded by HKMU R&D and HK RGC FDS). She has published some papers in top-tier journals and conferences including IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JCR Q1, IF: 16.4), IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (JCR Q1, IF: 6.8), IEEE Network (JCR Q1, IF: 9.3), IEEE ICC (EI and CCF C conference), and IEEE GLOBECOM (EI and CCF C conference). One of her papers, “Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Internet of Everything: Opportunities and Challenges,” has received a high citation rate of 272 on Google Scholar as of June 20, 2025.

Dr. Liu has served as a Technical Program Committee (TPC) member for conferences such as IEEE WCNC and IEEE VTC, and as a reviewer for various IEEE journals, including IEEE IoT and IEEE Communication Magazine. She is also serving as a Special Issue Editor for MDPI Electronics and MDPI Network.

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Education

• 09/2019-10/2022: Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST); Ph. D. student in Faculty of Information Technology (Supervisor: Prof. Hong-Ning Dai); Thesis: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-assisted Communications for Internet of Remote Things.

• 09/2017-06/2019: Master of Science in Information Technology, Telecommunication Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China (Supervisor: Prof. Hong-Ning Dai; Thesis: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-enabled Internet of Things (UeIoT)). [PDF]

• 09/2013-06/2017: Bachelor of Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, ChongQing University of Post and Telecommunications, ChongQing, China; Thesis: Research on the Affine Projection-type Adaptive Filtering Algorithms and Applications. [PDF]

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Working Experience

• 01/2025-present: Senior Lecturer, School of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Metropolitan University

• 06/2022-12/2024: Lecturer, School of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Metropolitan University

• 01/2022-05/2022: Research Assistant, the Education University of Hong Kong

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Research Projects

• 1/1/2025-31/12/2027, PI, “Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks: System Modeling and Performance Optimization,” HK FDS Fund, HK$ 776,810, under Project Reference No.: UGC/FDS16/E15/24.

• 1/12/2024-31/11/2027, Co-I, “Multi-layer intelligent medical network system,” In-kind donation to HKMU, HK$ 6,180,000, UGC Research Matching Grant Scheme, HK$ 1,545,000, under Project Reference No.: 2024/3003.

• 12/2023-04/2025, PI, “SAGIN Empowered Web 3.0: Scalable Decentralized Network Design,” HKMU R&D Fund, HK$ 200,000, under Project Reference No.: RD/2023/2.22.

• 10/2023-03/2025, Co-I, “Developing Real-Time Intelligent Video Surveillance Systems: From Algorithm Design to Performance Optimization,” HKMU R&D Fund, HK$ 200, 000, under Project Reference No.: RD/2023/1.8.

• 01/2023-06/2025, Co-I, “Intelligent Data-driven Wireless Networks,” HKMU R&D Fund, HK$ 1,480,566, under Project Reference No.: CP/2022/2.1.

• 01/2022-05/2022, RA, “Facilitate Emotion Classification Based on Non-Intrusive Learner via Deep Neural Networks,” the Education University of Hong Kong, Knowledge Transfer Funds, under Project Reference No.: 2021/22.

• 12/2018-12/2020, participant, “Key Technologies to Enable Ultra Dense Wireless Networks,” Macao Science and Technology Development Fund, under Project Reference No.: 0026/2018/A1.

• 09/2017-11/2017, participant, “Large Scale Wireless Ad Hoc Networks: Performance Analysis and Performance Improvement,” Macao Science and Technology Development Fund, under Project Reference No.: 0096/2013/A3.

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Publications

Journal Articles

• Yulei Wang, Yalin Liu, Yaru Fu, and Zhuguo Ding, “Pinching-Antenna Systems For Indoor Immersive Communications: A 3D-Modeling Based Performance Analysis,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.07771, 2026. [Link]

• Yulei Wang, Li Feng, Yalin Liu, and Zhongjie Li, “Stochastic geometry analysis for information integration and communication in cellular and D2D-based heterogeneous IoT,” Computer Networks (SCI IF=4.4 in 2023, JCR Q1), 2024, DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2025.111126. [Link]

• Jiahui Feng, Yaru Fu, Zheng Shi, Yalin Liu, and Kevin Hung, “Joint Optimization for Mobile Crowdsensing Systems With Reliability Consideration,” IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking (Early Access), pp. 1-1, DOI: 10.1109/TCCN.2024.3504477， 24 November 2024. [Link]

• Yalin Liu, Hong-Ning Dai, Qubeijian Wang, Om Jee Pandey, Yaru Fu, Ning Zhang, Dusit Niyato, and Chi Chung Lee, “Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks: Spherical Stochastic Geometry-Based Uplink Connectivity Analysis,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (SCI IF=16.4 in 2022, JCR Q1), vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 1387-1402, May 2024, DOI: 10.1109/JSAC.2024.3365891. [Link]

• Yalin Liu, Qiu Wang, Hong-Ning Dai, Yaru Fu, Ning Zhang, and Chi Chung Lee, “UAV-Assisted Wireless Backhaul Networks: Connectivity Analysis of Uplink Transmissions,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (SCI IF=6.8 in 2022, JCR Q1), vol. 72, no. 9, pp. 12195-12207, Sept. 2023, DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2023.3268025. [Link]

• Yalin Liu, Hong-Ning Dai, Hao Wang, Muhammad Imran, and Nadra Guizani, “Wireless Powering Internet of Things with UAVs: Challenges and Opportunities,” IEEE Network (SCI IF=9.3 in 2022, JCR Q1), vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 146-152, March/April 2022, DOI: 10.1109/MNET.013.2000385. [Link]

• Aolin Che, Yalin Liu, Hong Xiao, Hao Wang, Ke Zhang, and Hong-Ning Dai, “Augmented data selector to initiate text-based CAPTCHA attack”, Security and Communication Networks, vol. 2021, 2021, DOI: 10.1155/2021/9930608.[Link]

• Yalin Liu, Hong-Ning Dai, Qubeijian Wang, Mahendra K. Shukla, and Muhammad Imran, “Unmanned aerial vehicle for internet of everything: Opportunities and challenges,” Computer communications (SCI IF=6 in 2022, JCR Q1), vol. 155, pp. 66-83, March 2020. [Link]

• Yalin Liu, Hong-Ning Dai, Hao Wang, Muhammad Imran, Xiaofen. Wang, and Muhammad Shoaib, “UAV-enabled data acquisition scheme with directional wireless energy transfer for Internet of Things,” Computer Communications (SCI IF=6 in 2022, JCR Q1), vol. 155, pp. 184-196, March 2020, DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2020.03.020. [Link]

• Yalin Liu, Hong-Ning Dai, and Qubeijian Wang, “Unmanned aerial vehicle enabled communication technologies and applications for Internet of things,” Chinese Journal on Internet of Things (Chinese), vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 48-55, December 2019. [PDF]

Conference Papers

• Yalin Liu, Zhigang Yan, Bingyuan Luo, Xiaochi Xu, Hong-Ning Dai, Yaru Fu, Bishenghui Tao and Siu-Kei Au Yeung, “Hybrid Satellite-Ground Deployments for Web3 DID: System Design and Performance Analysis,” accepted by IEEE MetaCom 2025, 3 July 2025. [PDF]

• Yaru Fu, Yue Zhang, Zheng Shi, Yongna Guo and Yalin Liu, “Enhancing Mobile Crowdsensing Efficiency: A Coverage-aware Resource Allocation Approach,” accepted by IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), 27 March 2025, DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2503.21942 [PDF]

• Yulei Wang, Yalin Liu, Yaru Fu, Yujie Qin, and Zhontgjie Li, “3D Stochastic Geometry Model for Aerial Vehicle-Relayed Ground-Air-Satellite Connectivity,” accepted by IEEE 101st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2025-Spring), 20 March 2025. [PDF]

• Yalin Liu, Yaru Fu, Qubeijian Wang, and Hong-Ning Dai, “Unified Network Modeling for Six Cross-Layer Scenarios in Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks,” accepted by IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) (EI and CCF C conference), 30 April 2025. [PDF]

• Yaru Fu, Yue Zhang, Zheng Shi, Hong Wang, and Yalin Liu, “Subband and Sensing Task Allocation for Next-Generation Mobile Crowdsensing Networks: An Optimal Framework,” IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) (EI and CCF C conference), Conrad, Dubai, 21-24 April 2024.

• Yalin Liu, Hong-Ning Dai, and Ning Zhang, “Connectivity Analysis of UAV-To-Satellite Communications in Non-Terrestrial Networks,” IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom) (EI and CCF C conference), Madrid, Spain, virtual conference, 7-11 December 2021, DOI: 10.1109/GLOBECOM46510.2021.9685811. [PDF]

• Qubeijian Wang, Yalin Liu, Hong-Ning Dai, Muhammad Imran, and Nidal Nasser, “Ear in the Sky: Terrestrial Mobile Jamming to Prevent Aerial Eavesdropping,” IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom) (EI and CCF C conference), Madrid, Spain, virtual conference, 7-11 December 2021, DOI: 10.1109/GLOBE-COM46510.2021.9685471.

• Yalin Liu, Hong-Ning Dai, Muhammad Imran, and Nidal Nasser, “Ground-to-UAV Communication Network: Stochastic Geometry-based Performance Analysis,” IEEE International Conference of Communications (ICC) (EI and CCF C conference), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, virtual conference, June 14-23 2021, DOI: 10.1109/ICC42927.2021.9500746. [PDF]

• Yalin Liu, Hong-Ning Dai, Yuyang Peng, and Hao Wang, “Poster: UAV-enabled Data Acquisition Scheme with Directional Wireless Energy Transfer,” International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks (EWSN), Beijing, China, February 25-27 2019. [PDF]

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Patents

• 2023, “Emotion recognition system and method,” The Education University of Hong Kong, under patent No. HK30074872

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Professional Qualifications and Activities

Editor Activities for International Journals

• 2025 ~ now Special Issue Editor for MDPI Network
• 2023 ~ now Special Issue Editor for MDPI Electronics

Reviewing Activities for International Journals

• 2022 ~ now Reviewer for IEEE Letters: Networking Letters, Wireless Communications Letters
• 2020 ~ now Reviewer for Elsevier Journals: Ad Hoc Networks, The Journal of the Franklin Institute, Information Processing and Management
• 2018 ~ now Reviewer for IEEE Magazines: Communications Magazine
• 2019 ~ now Reviewer for IEEE Journals: Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, Internet of Things Journal, Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Transactions on Communications, Transactions on Network and Service Management, Access

Reviewing Activities for International Conferences

• 2025 Workshop Chair for NCIC
• 2025 Session chair for WOCC 2025
• 2021 ~ now TPC member for Conferences: IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), IEEE 27th International Workshop on Computer-Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD)
• 2019 ~ 2022 Reviewer for Conferences: The 9th International Conference on Behavioural and Social Computing, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-Hoc and Sensor Networks (MSN)

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Awards and Honors

• Gold Medal/Jury’s Choice Award/Special Award, the invention “Facilitating Emotion Classification Based on Non-Intrusive Learner Data via Deep Neural Networks”, iCAN 2022
• Travel Award In Sensors Networks Winner, Sensors, MDPI, 2021
• Full Scholarship Grants for PhD Students, MUST, 09/2019 ~ 06/2022
• Full Scholarship Grants for Master Students, MUST, 09/2017 ~ 06/2019

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