Publications

Book Chapter

  • Yanjie Dong, Haijun Zhang, Julian Cheng, Md. Jahangir Hossain and Victor C. M. Leung ``Ultra Dense Cloud Radio Access Network Architecture,'' in Ultra Dense Networks: Principles and Technologies. Editors: Haijun Zhang, Jemin Lee, Tony Q. S. Quek, Chih-Lin I. Cambridge University Press, Dec. 2019.

Submitted Manuscripts

  1. Y. Dong, G. B. Giannakis, T. Chen, J. Cheng, M. J. Hossain, and V. C. M. Leung, ``Communication-efficient robust federated learning over heterogeneous datasets,'' submitted to IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, Aug. 2020.
  2. Y. Dong, G. Wang, J. Cheng, M. J. Hossain, G. B. Giannakis, and V. C. M. Leung, ``A finite-sample analysis of decentralized Q-learning with linear function approximation,'' submitted to IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, Sept. 2020.

Journals

  1. Q. Wu, Y. Dong, X. Fan, X. Hu, B. Hu, and V. C. M. Leung, ``A carbon-neutralized CoMP with energy-sharing: A learn-and-adapt Approach,'' IEEE Internet of Things Journal, accepted for publication, July 2025, doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2025.3590601.
  2. W. Han, C. Huang, Y. Dong, Y. Zhang, Y. Yue, and W. Teng, ``A novel information-theoretical framework for quantifying coding performance in scalable mobile video streaming,'' IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, accepted for publication, July 2025, doi: 10.1109/TMC.2025.3586587.
  3. Y. Dong, H. Zhang, G. Chen, X. Fan, V. C. M. Leung, and X. Hu, ``Model Splitting Enhanced Communication-Efficient Federated Learning for CSI Feedback,'' IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, accepted for publication, July 2025, doi: 10.1109/TVT.2025.3587821.
  4. J. Huang et al., ``Foundation models and intelligent decision-making: Progress, challenges, and perspectives," The Innovation, vol. 6, no. 6, May 2025, doi: 10.1016/j.xinn.2025.100948 (综合性学术期刊全球第三, IF 33.2, 通信作者).
  5. Z. Shangguan, Y. Dong, S. Guo, V. C. M. Leung, M. J. Deen, and X. Hu, ``Facial Expression Analysis and Its Potentials in IoT Systems: A Contemporary Survey,'' ACM Computing Survey, accepted for publication, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.1145/3737456.
  6. 李福临、王靖超、董延杰、王威、马骁,``面向卫星物联网的柔性波束调度与资源分配策略研究,'' 物联网学报,vol. 9, no. 1, Mar. 2025。
  7. X. Deng, L. Zhou, Y. Dong, X. Hu, Z. Ning, and J. Wei, ``Semantic Information Extraction and Multi-Agent Communication Optimization Based on Generative Pretrained Transformer," IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 725-737, April 2025.
  8. P. Wu, K. Li, T. Wang, Y. Dong, V. C. M. Leung, and F. Wang, ``FedFMSL: Federated Learning of Foundations Models with Sparsely Activated LoRA," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 23, no. 12, pp. 15167--15181, Dec. 2024.
  9. P. Wu, Q. Liu, Y. Dong, Z. Wang, and F. Wang, ``LMaaS: Exploring Pricing Strategy of Large Model as a Service for Communication," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 23, no. 12, pp. 12748-12760, Dec. 2024.
  10. Y. Dong et al., ``Accelerating Wireless Federated Learning via Nesterov's Momentum and Distributed Principal Component Analysis,'' IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 5938--5952, June 2024.
  11. C. Su, J. Guo, Y. Dong, Z. Chen, V. C. M. Leung, and Z. Han, ``Strategy-Proof Computational Resource Reservation Based on Dynamic Matching for Vehicular Edge Computing," IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 11, no. 9, pp. 15602--15615, May 2024.
  12. Y. Chi, Y. Dong, Z. J. Wang, F. R. Yu, and V. C. M. Leung, ``Knowledge-based fault diagnosis in industrial internet of things: A survey,'' IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 9, no. 15, pp. 12886--12900, 1 Aug. 2022.
  13. V. C. M. Leung, Y. Dong, and H. Pan, ``Editorial recent techniques of green information and communications technologies,'' IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 1649--1652, Dec. 2021.
  14. Y. Dong, M. J. Hossain, J. Cheng, and V. C. M. Leung, ``Cross-layer scheduling and beamforming in smart-grid powered cellular networks with heterogeneous energy coordination,'' IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 69, no. 5, pp. 2711--2725, May 2020.
  15. Y. Dong, J. Cheng, M. J. Hossain, and V. C. M. Leung, ``Secure distributed on-device learning networks with Byzantine adversaries,'' IEEE Network, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 180--187, Nov.--Dec. 2019.
  16. Y. Dong, M. J. Hossain, J. Cheng, and V. C. M. Leung, ``Robust energy efficient beamforming in MISOME-SWIPT systems with proportional secrecy rate,'' IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 202--215, Jan. 2019.
  17. Y. Dong, A. E. Shafie, M. J. Hossain, J. Cheng, N. Al-Dhahir, and V. C. M. Leung, ``Secure beamforming in full-duplex MISO-SWIPT systems with multiple eavesdroppers,'' IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 17, no. 10, pp. 6559--6574, Oct. 2018.
  18. Y. Dong, M. Z. Hassan, J. Cheng, M. J. Hossain and V. C. M. Leung, ``An edge computing empowered radio access network with UAV-mounted FSO fronthaul and backhaul: Key challenges and approaches,'' IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 154--160, June 2018.
  19. Y. Dong, M. J. Hossain, J. Cheng and V. C. M. Leung, ``Dynamic cross-layer beamforming in hybrid powered communication systems with harvest-use-trade strategy,'' IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 12, pp. 8011--8025, Dec. 2017.
  20. Y. Dong, X. Ge, M. J. Hossain, J. Cheng, and V. C. M. Leung, ``Proportional fairness based beamforming and signal splitting for MISO-SWIPT systems," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 21, no. 5, pp.1135--1138, May 2017.
  21. H. Zhang, Y. Dong, J. Cheng, M. J. Hossain and V. C. M. Leung, ``Fronthauling for 5G LTE-U ultra dense cloud small cell networks,'' IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 48--53, Dec. 2016. [Web of Science Highly Cited Paper]
  22. Y. Dong, M. J. Hossain and J. Cheng, ``Performance of wireless powered amplify and forward relaying over Nakagami-m fading channels with nonlinear energy harvester,'' IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 672--675, Apr. 2016.
  23. Y. Dong, M. J. Hossain and J. Cheng, ``Joint power control and time switching for SWIPT systems with heterogeneous QoS requirements,'' IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 328--331, Feb. 2016.

Conferences

  1. Runhao Zeng, Jiaqi Mao, Minghao Lai, Minh Hieu Phan, Yanjie Dong, Wei Wang, Qi Chen, Xiping Hu, ``OVG-HQ: Online Video Grounding with Hybrid-modal Queries," in Proc. International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV), accepted for publication, 2025.
  2. K. Xing, Y. Dong, X. Hu, V. C. M. Leung, M. J. Deen, and S. Guo, ``Privacy-aware Federated Fine-Tuning of Large Pre-Trained Models with Just Forward Propagation,'' in Proc. IEEE ICASSP, Hyderabad, India, Apr. 2025, pp. 1-5.
  3. K. Yang, T. Luo, Y. Dong and A. Li, "A Seesaw Model Attack Algorithm for Distributed Learning," in Proc. IEEE SmartIoT, Shenzhen, China, 2024, pp. 108-114.
  4. A. Li, K. Xing and Y. Dong, "Defending Byzantine Failures for Federated Learning," in Proc. IEEE SmartIoT, Shenzhen, China, Nov. 2024, pp. 181-188.
  5. L. Wang, Y. Dong, L. Zhang, X. Hu, L. Cui, and V. C. M. Leung, "Wireless Model Splitting for Communication-Efficient Personalized Federated Learning with Pipeline Parallelism," in Proc. IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC), Shanghai, China, 2023, pp. 421--425.
  6. K. Xing, X. Ma, Y. Dong, "Wireless Parallel Reinforcement Learning: An Actor-Critic Approach," in Proc. EAI Qshine, Shenzhen, China, Aug. 2024.
  7. Z. Shangguan, X. Li, Y. Dong, X. Yuan, "Automatic Depression Detection Using Attention-Based Deep Multiple Instance Learning," in Proc. EAI Qshine, Shenzhen, China, Aug. 2024. (Best Paper Award)
  8. Y. Dong et al., ``A Momentum-based wireless federated learning acceleration with distributed principal decomposition,'' in IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing Workshops (ICASSPW), Rhodes Island, Greece, pp. 1--5, 2023.
  9. L. Zhang, H. Guo, Y. Dong, F. Wang, L. Cui and V. C. M. Leung, ``Collaborative Streaming and Super Resolution Adaptation for Mobile Immersive Videos,'' in Proc. IEEE INFOCOM, New York City, NY, USA, 2023, pp. 1--10.
  10. Y. Dong, H. Zhang, J. Li, F. R. Yu, S. Guo, V. C. M. Leung, ``An online throughput maximization algorithm for green coordinated multi-point systems,'' in Proc. IEEE ICASSP, to be published, 2022 (CCF-B).
  11. L. Wang, V. Y. Dong, Y. He, J. Li, V. C. M. Leung, ``Dirty paper coding based weighted throughout maximization for UAV-mounted wireless systems,'' in Proc. IEEE ICICN, pp. 166--169, Nov. 2021 (Best Oral Presentation for Yanjie Dong).
  12. Y. Dong, M. J. Hossain, J. Cheng, and V. C. M. Leung, ``Joint precoding and power control in small-cell networks with proportional-rate MISO-BC backhaul,'' in Proc. IEEE Globecom, Waikoloa, HI, USA, pp. 1--6, Dec. 2019.
  13. Y. Dong, M. J. Hossain, J. Cheng, and V. C. M. Leung, ``Cross-layer scheduling and beamforming in smart grid powered small-cell networks,'' in Proc. IEEE ICC, Shanghai, China, pp. 1--6, June 2019.
  14. Y. Dong, M. J. Hossain, J. Cheng, and V. C. M. Leung, ``Robust secrecy energy efficient beamforming in MISOME-SWIPT systems with proportional fairness,'' in Proc. IEEE Globecom, Abu Dhabi, UAE, pp. 1--6, Dec. 2018.
  15. Y. Dong, J. Cheng, M. J. Hossain, and V. C. M. Leung, ``Extracting the most weighted throughput in UAV empowered wireless systems with nonlinear energy harvester,'' in Proc. Biennial Symposium on Communications (BSC) 2018, Toronto, Canada.
  16. Y. Dong, A. E. Shafie, M. J. Hossain, J. Cheng, N. Al-Dhahir, and V. C. M. Leung,``Secure beamforming in full-duplex SWIPT systems with loopback self-interference cancellation,'' in Proc. IEEE ICC, Kansas City, MO, USA, pp. 1--6, June 2018.
  17. Y. Dong, M. J. Hossain, J. Cheng, and V. C. M. Leung, ``Fronthaul-aware group sparse precoding and signal splitting in SWIPT C-RAN,'' in Proc. IEEE Globecom, Singapore, pp. 1--6, Dec. 2017.
  18. Y. Dong, M. J. Hossain, J. Cheng, and V. C. M. Leung, ``Joint RRH selection and beamforming in distributed antenna systems with energy harvesting,'' in Proc. IEEE ICNC, Silicon Valley, CA, USA, pp. 1--6, Jan. 2017.
  19. Y. Dong, M. J. Hossain, and J. Cheng, ``Joint power control and subchannel allocation for D2D communication underlaying cellular networks: A coalitional game perspective,'' in Proc. GameNets 2016, Kelowna, BC, CA, pp. 1--14, May 2016.
  20. Y. Dong, H. Zhang, M. J. Hossain, J. Cheng, and V. C. M. Leung, ``Energy efficient resource allocation for OFDMA full duplex distributed antenna systems with energy recycling,'' in Proc. IEEE Globecom, San Diego, CA, USA, pp. 1--6, Dec. 2015.
  21. Y. Dong, M. Sheng, S. Zhang and C. Yang, ``Coalition based interference mitigation in femtocell networks with multi-resource allocation,'' Proc. IEEE ICC, Sydney, NSW, pp. 2695--2700, June 2014.

Doctoral Thesis

  • Y. Dong, ``Energy management in wireless communications: From optimization to machine learning,'' The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CA.

Master's Thesis