Chun-Hung Liu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
e-mail: chliu at ece dot msstate dot edu
Phone (O): (662) 325-2063

Brief Biography
Dr. Liu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi State University (MSU). Prior to joining MSU, he was with University of Michigan and National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu Taiwan. He received a B.S. degree from National Taiwan University, an M.S. degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He was a recipient of the Best Paper Award from IEEE Globecom Conference in 2008 and 2014, a recipient of the Excellent Young Scholar Grant Award from the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan in 2015, and a recipient of the Outstanding Advisor Award from the Taiwan Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 2016. He is a senior member of IEEE.
Research Interests
  • Wireless Communication and Networking
  • Machine Learning and Its Applications
  • Control, Optimization, and Security for Cyber-Physical Systems
  • Signal Processing and Image Processing
  • Data Science
My Google scholar profile is here.
Recent News
  • 03/2021: Our paper entitled "Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications Using Proactive Multi-cell Association" was accepted to IEEE Trans. on Communications.
  • 01/2021: There are a couple of Ph.D. research openings in my group starting from Fall 2021. Interested students who have good background in wireless communication, machine learning, and probability and statistics feel free to send your resume to me. I will reply you if you are a good fit for the openings.
  • 01/2021: Our paper entitled "A 3D Tractable Model for UAV-Enabled Cellular Networks with Multiple Antennas" was accepted to IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications.
  • 11/2020: Our paper entitled "Sparse Subspace Clustering via Two-Step Reweighted L1-Minimization: Algorithm and Provable Neighbor Recovery Rates" was accepted to IEEE Trans. on Information Theory.
  • 10/2020: Our paper entitled "Wireless Networked Multi-Robot Systems in Smart Factories" was accepted to Proceedings of the IEEE.
  • 10/2020: Contributed a chapter on Deep Learning and Federated Learning Toward 6G Mobile Communications to the new book entitled "Flexible and Cognitive Radio Access Technologies for 5G and Beyond", the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Oct. 2020. (ISBN-10 : 1839530790)
Selected Publications

Recent Book Chapters

  • Deep Learning and Federated Learning Toward 6G Mobile Communications in the new book entitled "Flexible and Cognitive Radio Access Technologies for 5G and Beyond", the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Oct. 2020. (ISBN-10 : 1839530790)

Journal Articles

Learning Theory and Data Science

Working Drafts

  • C.-H. Liu et al., "Federated Learning with Intermittent Updates", 2021.

Conference Papers

  1. C.-H. Liu, D.-C. Liang, and R.-H. Gau, "A 3D Modeling Approach to Tractable Analysis in UAV-Enabled Cellular Networks", in Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Commun., Jun. 2021.
  2. J.-Y. Wu, W.-H. Li, L.-C. Huang, Y.-P. Lin, C.-H. Liu, and R.-H. Gau, "Deterministic Coherence-Based Performance Guarantee for Noisy Sparse Subspace Clustering using Greedy Neighbor Selection", in Proc. of IEEE Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop, Jun. 2020.
  3. J.-Y. Wu, L.-C. Huang, W.-H. Li, H.-H. Chan, C.-H. Liu, and R.-H. Gau, "Sparse Subspace Clustering with Linear Subspace-Neighborhood-Preserving Data Embedding", in Proc. of IEEE Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop, Jun. 2020. (Invited)
  4. C.-H. Liu, "Energy Efficiency Optimization of Heterogeneous Networks with SWIPT: A Cell-Load Perspective", in Proc. of IEEE VTC Fall, 2019.
  5. C.-H. Liu, D.-C. Liang, and R.-H. Gau, "On Achieving High PHY-Layer Security in D2D-Enabled Heterogeneous Networks", in Proc. of IEEE VTC Fall, 2019.
  6. J.-Y. Wu, L.-C. Huang, M.-H. Yang, L.-H. Chang, and C.-H. Liu, "Sparse Subspace Clustering With Sequentially Ordered and Weighted L1-Minimization", in Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. Image Processing, 2019.
  7. J.-Y. Wu, L.-C. Huang, M.-S. Yang, L.-H. Chang, and C.-H. Liu, "Enhanced Noisy Sparse Subspace Clustering via Reweighted L1-Minimization", in the Proc. of IEEE Workshop on Machine Learning for Signal Processing, Sep. 2018.
  8. C.-H. Liu, "A Model-Free Framework for Coverage Evaluation in Device-to-Device Heterogeneous Networks", in the Proc. of IEEE WiOpt, May 2018.
  9. C.-H. Liu and H.-M. Hu, "Throughput Regions and Opportunistic Scheduling for Full-Duplex HetNets with Decoupled User Association", in the Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Commun. (ICC), May 2018.
  10. H.-M. Hu and C.-H. Liu, "Decoupled Rate-Optimal User Association for Full-Duplex Heterogeneous Networks", in the Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Commun. (ICC), May 2018.
  11. C.-H. Liu and D.-C. Liang, "Towards Accurate Throughput Analysis for Dense Heterogeneous Networks with Cooperative NOMA", in the Proc. of IEEE Globecom, Dec. 2017.
  12. C.-H. Liu and H.-C. Tsai, "Decentralized Traffic Management for Heterogeneous Networks with Opportunistic Unlicensed Spectrum Sharing", in the Proc. of IEEE WiOpt, May 2017.
  13. C.-H. Liu, D.-C. Liang, P.-C. Chen, and J.-R. Yang, "Coverage Analysis for Dense Heterogeneous Networks with Cooperative NOMA", in the Proc. of IEEE VTC, Spring 2017. (invited)
  14. C.-H. Liu, D.-C. Liang, J.-R. Yang, and J. Chen, "A Generalized Analytical Framework for Coverage Evaluation in mmWave Heterogeneous Cellular Networks in Urban Areas", in the Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Commun. (ICC), May 2017.
  15. C.-H. Liu and P.-C. Chen, "Load-Aware Coordinated Multipoint Joint Transmission in Dense Heterogeneous Networks: Downlink Coverage and Throughput Limits", in the Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Commun. (ICC), May 2017.
  16. H.-M. Hu, C.-H. Liu, and K.-C. Chang, "Full-Duplex Heterogeneous Networks: Ergodic Rate Analysis with Realistic Interference Modeling", in the Proc. of IEEE WCNC, Mar. 2017.
  17. C.-H. Liu, "On the Energy Efficiency Limit of Dense Heterogeneous Cellular Networks", in the Proc. of IEEE Globecom, Dec. 2016.
  18. H.-C. Tsai, C.-H. Liu, and L.-C. Wang, "An Analytical Approach to Coexisting Evaluation in Multi-RAT Heterogeneous Networks with Opportunistic CSMA/CA", in the Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Commun. (ICC), May 2016.
  19. C.-H. Liu and L.-C. Wang, "Modeling and Analysis of Coexisting Multiple Radio Access Technologies in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks", in the Proc. of IEEE ICNC, Feb. 2016. (Invited)
  20. C.-H. Liu and L.-C. Wang, "On the Optimality of Green Cell Load and Throughput in Small Cell Networks with Weighted Channel-Aware Cell Association", in the Proc. of IEEE Globecom, Dec. 2015.
  21. K. L. Fong, C.-H. Liu et al. "Energy-Efficient Cell Association and Load Analysis in Heterogeneous Cellular Networks", in the Proc. of IEEE Globecom (HetNet Workshop) 2015.
  22. C.-H. Liu and L.-C. Wang, "Random Cell Association and Void Probability in Poisson-distributed Cellular Networks", in the Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Commun. (ICC), Jun. 2015.
  23. C.-T. Peng, L.-C. Wang, and C.-H. Liu, "Optimal Base Station Deployment for Small Cell Networks with Energy-Efficient Power Control", in the Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Commun. (ICC), Jun. 2015.
  24. M. G. Khoshkholgh et al. "On the Impact of Delay Constraint on the Multicast Outage in Wireless Fading Environment", in the Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Commun. (ICC), Jun. 2015.
  25. C.-H. Liu, "Adaptive Downlink CoMP in Heterogeneous Cellular Networks with Imperfect Overhead Messaging", in the Proc. of IEEE Globecom, Dec. 2014. (Best Paper Award)
  26. J. Chen, L.-C. Wang, and C.-H. Liu, "Coverage Probability of Small Cell Networks with Composite Fading and Shadowing", in the Proc. of IEEE PIMRC, Sept. 2014.
  27. C.-H. Liu and Y.-C. Tsai, "Distributed Dynamic Scheduling in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks with Spatial Randomness", in the Proc. of IEEE Globecom, Dec. 2013.
  28. C.-H. Liu, "Distributed Interfer-Channel Aware Scheduling in Large-Scale Wireless Ad Hoc Networks", in the Proc. of IEEE Globecom, Dec. 2013.
  29. B. Rong, C.-H. Liu, and S. Cui, "Discrete Location-Dependent Power Control in Wireless Clustered Ad Hoc Networks", in the Proc. of IEEE Globecom, Dec. 2013.
  30. C.-H. Liu and J. G. Andrews, "Ergodic Spatial Throughput in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks with Markovian Fading Channels", in the Proc. of IEEE WiOpt, May 2011.
  31. H.-F. Huang, Y.-F. Chang, and C.-H. Liu, "Enhancement of two-factor user authentication in wireless sensor networks", in the Proc. of the Sixth Int. Conf. on Intell. Info. Hiding and Multimedia Sign. Proc., Oct. 2010.
  32. C.-H. Liu and J. G. Andrews, "Multicast Capacity Scaling of Wireless Networks with Multicast Outage", in the Proc. of IEEE Int. Symp. on Info. Theory (ISIT), Jun. 2010.
  33. C.-H. Liu and J. G. Andrews, "Diversity-Multiplexing Analysis of Multihop Network Coding with Bidirectional Relaying", in the Proc. of the 47th Allerton Conference on Communication, Control and Computing, Sep. 2009.
  34. C.-H. Liu and A. Arapostathis, "Joint Network Coding and Superposition Coding for Multi-user Information Exchange in Wireless Relaying Networks", in the Proc. of IEEE Globecom, Dec. 2008. (Best Paper Award)
  35. C.-H. Liu, O. Au, P. Wong, and M. C. Kung, "Image characteristic oriented tone mapping for high dynamic range images", in the Proc. of Multimedia and Expo, pp. 1133-1136, Jun. 2008.
  36. Y. Kim, C. Yang, and C.-H. Liu, "Throughput Analysis of Randomized Sleep Scheduling with Constrained Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks", in the Proc. of IEEE Globecom, Dec. 2008.
  37. C.-H. Liu, O. Au etal, "Bit-depth expansion by adaptive filter, in the Proc. of IEEE Int. Symp. on Circ. and Sysm., May 2008.
  38. C.-H. Liu and F. Xue, "Network Coding for Two-Way Relaying: Rate Region, Sum Rate and Opportunistic Scheduling", in the Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Commun. (ICC), May 2008.
  39. C.-H. Liu, O. C. Au etal., "Bit-depth expansion by adaptive filter", in the Proc. of IEEE Int. Symp. on Circ. and Sysm., May 2008.
  40. F. Xue, C.-H. Liu, and S. Sandhu, "MAC-Layer and PHY-Layer Network Coding for Two-Way Relaying: Achievable Rate Regions and Opportunistic Scheduling", the 45th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control and Computing, Sep. 2007.
  41. C.-H. Liu, "Energy-Optimized Low Complexity Control of Power and Rate in Clustered CDMA Sensor Networks with Multirate Constraints", in the Proc. of IEEE Veh. Tech. Conf. (VTC), Fall 2007.
  42. C.-H. Liu and A. Arapostathis, "Distributed Stochastic Power and Rate Allocation for Energy Minimization in Wireless Sensor Networks", in the Proc. of IEEE Veh. Tech. Conf. (VTC), Sep. 2006.
  43. C.-H. Liu, "Low-Complexity Performance Optimization for MIMO CDMA Systems", in the Proc. of IEEE Wireless Commun. and Netw. Conf. (WCNC), Vol. 1, pp. 280-285, 2005.
  44. C.-H. Liu and H. H. Asada, "A Source Coding and Modulation Method for Power Saving and Interference Reduction in Wireless Sensor Network Systems", American Control Conf., Vol. 4, pp. 3003-3008, 2002.
  45. C.-H. Liu, E. Wade, and H. H. Asada, "Reduced cable smart motors using DC power line communications", in the Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Vol. 4, pp. 3831-3838, 2001.