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Dr. Yalin Liu (Alin)

Hong Kong Metropolitan University

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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]

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

Research Projects

  • 1/12/2025-30/11/2026, Sole PI, "Blockchain Deployment and Performance Modelling on Satellite Constellations," HK UGC Fund (Pilot work), HK$ 200,000, under Project Reference No.: PFDS/2025/34.
  • 1/1/2025-31/12/2027, Sole 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, Sole 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.

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=4.6 in 2024, JCR Q1), vol. 261, pp. 111126, April 2025 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 (SCI IF=7 in 2024, JCR Q1), vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 2289-2302, August 2025, DOI: 10.1109/TCCN.2024.3504477. [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=17.2 in 2024, 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=7.1 in 2024, JCR Q1), vol. 72, no. 9, pp. 12195-12207, September 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=6.3 in 2024, 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 (SCI IF=1.968 in 2021, JCR Q3), 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=4.3 in 2024, JCR Q2), 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=4.3 in 2024, JCR Q2), vol. 155, pp. 184-196, March 2020, DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2020.03.020 (Google scholar citations: 293). [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

  • Yuhao Fu, Yinghao Zhang, Yalin Liu, Bishenghui Tao, and Junhong Ruan, "Cloud-Fog-Edge Collaborative Computing for Sequential MIoT Workflow: A Two-Tier DDPG-Based Scheduling Framework", (Best paper award), International Conference on Networks, Communications and Intelligent Computing (NCIC) (Ei Compendex and Scopus), Jiaozuo, China, 17-19 October 2025. [PDF]
  • Qi Deng, Yinghao Zhang, Yalin Liu, Bishenghui Tao, "A Confidence-Constrained Cloud-Edge Collaborative Framework for Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis", International Conference on Networks, Communications and Intelligent Computing (NCIC) (EI conference), Jiaozuo, China, 17-19 October 2025. [PDF]
  • 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," The 3rd Annual IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking, and Applications (IEEE MetaCom 2025), Sejong University, Seoul, 27-29 August 2025. [PDF]
  • Yaru Fu, Yue Zhang, Zheng Shi, Yongna Guo and Yalin Liu, "Enhancing Mobile Crowdsensing Efficiency: A Coverage-aware Resource Allocation Approach," IEEE 101st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2025-Spring) (EI conference), Oslo, Norway, 17-20 June 2025. [PDF]
  • Yulei Wang, Yalin Liu, Yaru Fu, Yujie Qin, and Zhontgjie Li, "3D Stochastic Geometry Model for Aerial Vehicle-Relayed Ground-Air-Satellite Connectivity," IEEE 101st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2025-Spring) (EI conference), Oslo, Norway, 17-20 June 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," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) (EI and CCF C conference), Montreal, Canada, 8-12 June 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 concference), 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]

Patents

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

Professional Qualifications and Activities

Editor Activities for International Journals

Reviewing Activities for International Journals

  • 2020 ~ present, Reviewer for other Journals: ICN (Tsinghua University Press), Ad Hoc Netw. (Elsevier), J. Frank. Inst. (Elsevier), Inf. Process. Manage. (Elsevier), IJMLC (Springer).
  • 2018 ~ present, Reviewer for IEEE journals: OJCOMS, TSC, TGCN, TCCN, TNSM, TCOM, TITS, IoTJ, WCL, NL, COMMAG.

Reviewing Activities for International Conferences

  • 2025, Chairing session/workshop for ICC, NCIC, and WOCC
  • 2021 ~ present, TPC member for IEEE VTC, WCNC, and CAMAD
  • 2019 ~ present, Reviewer for IEEE MSN, VTC, WCNC, BESC, and AAAI

Awards and Honors

  • Best paper award, "Cloud-Fog-Edge Collaborative Computing for Sequential MIoT Workflow: A Two-Tier DDPG-Based Scheduling Framework", NCIC 2025
  • The Katie Shu Sui Pui Charitable Trust – Outstanding Research Publication Award in 2025
  • 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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