Professional Experience

• Associate Professor, August 2010 - Present
  Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western Michigan University

• Assistant Professor, August 2004 - July 2010
  Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western Michigan University

• Visiting Professor, 2007 - 2009
  School of Microelectronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
  

• Research Associate, October 2002 - July 2004
  Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame.
  Research: multiuser MIMO systems, space-time coding, software-defined radio
  Project: design and implementation of a baseband transceiver

• Research Assistant, January 2002 - September 2002
  Wireless Systems Innovations Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin.
  Research: array signal processing for communications, capacity of MIMO wireless channels, MIMO wireless systems using antenna polarization diversity

• Research Assistant, June 1999 - September 2002
  Telecommunications Research Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin.
  Research: mobile broadband communications, adaptive beamforming, channel estimation and modeling
  Project: acquisition module of a wideband smart antenna communications test bed

• Consultant, May 2000 - August 2000
  Navini Networks, Inc., Richardson, Texas
  Project: physical layer of a wireless local-area data network

• Engineer, June 1998 - May 1999
  Cwill Telecommunications, Inc., Austin, TX.
  Projects: DSP programming for a wireless local loop

• Research Assistant, August 1996 - May 1998
  Telecommunications Research Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin.
  Research: cellular/mobile communications, array signal processing, blind channel equalization, mobile transmit power control
  Project: DSP programming for the handset modem and vocoder of a smart antenna communications test bed

• Engineer, July 1995 - August 1995
  IBM, Inc., Shanghai, China.
  

Courses Taught

• ECE 1000: Fundamentals of Circuits and Electronics
• ECE 2210: Electronics I (Course Coordinator)
• ECE 3200: Electronics II (Course Coordinator)
• ECE 3510: Engineering for Real-Time Systems
• ECE 3570: Computer Architecture
• ECE 4550: Digital Signal Processing
• ECE 5150: Real-Time Computing
• ECE 5510: Application-Specific Integrated Circuits Design
• ECE 5550: Advanced Digital Signal Processing
• ECE 7250: Doctoral Research Seminar

Awards and Grants

• Support for Faculty Scholars Award, Western Michigan University, 2011
• DENSO North America Foundation Grant, 2009 - 2010
• The US Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) Grant, 2008 - 2010
• Michigan Space Grant Consortium Grant, 2008 - 2009
• Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award, Western Michigan University, 2008
• Research Development Award, Western Michigan University, 2008
• International Education Faculty Development Fund, Western Michigan University, 2008
• Chun-Hui Ji-Hua Award, Ministry of Education of China, 2007
• Michigan Department of Transportation Grant, 2005 - 2006
• Graduate Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 1999-2000
• Hua-Xin Scholarship, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1994
• President List of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1993
• Four-year recipient of Tang Jun-Yuan Award of Shanghai on scholastic excellence, 1992-1996

Professional Activities

• Professional Memberships
• Senior Member of IEEE Communications Society
• Faculty Advisor of IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN) Kappa Omega Chapter
• Member of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
• Member of Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, and Tau Beta Pi


• Served as Referee:
• IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing (2007-present)
• IEEE Journal of Selected Areas in Communications (2007-present)
• IET Communications (2006-present)
• IEEE Transactions on Communications (2005-present)
• IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (2005-present)
• IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (2003-present)
• IEEE Communications Letters (2005-present)
• Wiley: Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (2003-present)
• International Journal of Modelling and Simulation (2004-present)
• IEEE Int. Conf. on Communications (2006, 2007, 2008)
• IEEE Wireless Communications & Networking Conf. (2006, 2007, 2008)
• IEEE Vehicular Technology Conf. (2005, 2007)
• IEEE Global Telecommunications Conf. (2002, 2004, 2007)
• IEEE Int. Conf. on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (2003)


• Served as Executive Board Member:
• IEEE West Michigan Section (Fall 2006 - Present)
• ASEE North Central Section (Summer 2007 - Spring 2008)


• Served as Committee Member:
• ECE Department Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (Fall 2004 - Present)
• ECE Department Assessment Committee (Spring 2005 - Spring 2007)
• ECE Department Scholarship Committee (Fall 2007 - Present)
• ECE Department Lab/Safety and Security Committee (Fall 2007 - Present)
• ECE Department Doctoral Qualifying Exam Sub-Committee (Fall 2007, Fall 2008)
• Engineering College Assessment Committee (Spring 2006)
• ECE Graduate Advisor (2008 - Present)

Publications

Book Chapter

1. L. J. Brown, L. Dong, and A. G. Cerullo, "The evaluation of wireless communication devices: To improve in-flight security on-board commercial aircraft," in Technology Engineering and Management in Aviation: Advancements and Discoveries, IGI Global, 2010.

1. L. Dong, Mobility-aware opportunistic media access control and routing for mobile ad hoc networks, International Journal of Communication Systems, Wiley.
2. A. Alshbatat and L. Dong, Performance analysis of mobile ad-hoc unmanned aerial vehicle communication networks with directional antennas, International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Hindawi, vol. 2010, Article ID 874586, 14 pages, 2010, DOI 10.1155/2010/874586.
3. K. Ro, J. Oh, and L. Dong, A study on vehicular positioning technologies for smart/green cars, Journal of Korea Institute of Information and Telecommunication Facilities Engineering, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 92-101, Sept 2010.
4. J. Wang, L. Dong, and Y. Fu, Modeling of UHF voltage multiplier for radio-triggered wake-up circuits, International Journal of Circuits Theory and Applications, Wiley, 1 July 2010, DOI 10.1002/cta.692.
5. L. Dong, Turbo equalization with prediction and iterative estimation of time-varying frequency-selective channels, Wireless Personal Communications, Springer, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 631-644, Dec 2010, DOI 10.1007/s11277-009-9824-y.
6. L. Dong, Open-loop beamforming for frequency-division duplex mobile wireless access, IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 1845-1849, July 2007.
7. L. Dong, H. Choo, R. W. Heath, and H. Ling, Simulation of MIMO channel capacity with antenna polarization diversity, IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 1869-1873, July 2005.
8. L. Dong, G. Xu, and H. Ling, Predictive downlink beamforming for wideband CDMA over Rayleigh fading channels, IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 410-421, Mar 2005.

Conference Papers

1. J. Grantner, B. Bazuin, L. Dong, J. Al-shawawreh, R. Hathaway, C. Fajardo, M. P. Castanier, and S. Hussain, Condition based maintenance for light trucks, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Oct 2010.
2. A. Alja'afreh and L. Dong, Ground vehicle classification based on hierarchical hidden Markov model and Gaussian mixture model using wireless sensor networks, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology (EIT), May 2010.
3. S. Xi, M. D. Zoltowski, and L. Dong, Iterative MMSE cooperative localization with incomplete pair-wise range measurements, in Proc. SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, April 2010.
4. A. Alshbatat and L. Dong, Cross layer design for mobile ad-hoc unmanned aerial vehicle communication networks, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC), Apr. 2010.
5. A. Alshbatat and L. Dong, Adaptive MAC protocol for UAV communication networks using directional antennas, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC), Apr. 2010.
6. A. Alja'afreh and L. Dong, Hidden Markov model based classification approach for multiple dynamic vehicles in wireless sensor networks, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC), Apr. 2010.
7. A. Alja'afreh and L. Dong, Cooperative detection of moving targets in wireless sensor network based on fuzzy dynamic weighted majority voting decision fusion, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC), Apr. 2010.
8. A. Alja'afreh and L. Dong, An evaluation of feature extraction methods for vehicle classification based on acoustic signals, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC), Apr. 2010.
9. M. S. Saleh and L. Dong, Comparing FCFS & EDF scheduling algorithms for real-time packet switching networks, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC), Apr. 2010.
10. Y. Yang, Y. Fu, and L. Dong, Adaptive IEEE 802.11 MAC protocol based on moving average of effective backoff, in Proc. The 15th Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications, Oct. 2009.
11. L. Wu, Y. Fu, and L. Dong, End-to-end throughput optimization in multi-hop wireless ad hoc networks, in Proc. The 15th Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications, Oct. 2009.
12. L. Dong, Turbo equalization with channel prediction and iterative channel estimation, in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Apr. 2009.
13. L. Dong, Cooperative network localization via velocity estimation, in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Apr. 2009.
14. Y. Zhao, L. Dong, J. Wang, B. Hu, and Y. Fu, Implementing indoor positioning system via ZigBee devices, in Proc. 42nd Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Oct. 2008.
15. L. Dong, Doppler measurements rendering random routing, in Proc. 42nd Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Oct. 2008.
16. S. H. Mousavinezhad and L. Dong, Digital signal processing: theory and practical considerations, in Proc. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2007.
17. N. V. Khambekar, L. Dong, and V. Chaudhary, Utilizing OFDM guard interval for spectrum sensing, in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Mar. 2007.
18. L. Dong and F. L. Severance, Position estimation with moving beacons in wireless sensor networks, in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Mar. 2007.
19. Y. M. Chen, L. Dong, and J.-S. Oh, Real-time video relay for UAV traffic surveillance systems through available communication networks, in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Mar. 2007.
20. K. Ro, J.-S. Oh, and L. Dong, Lessons learned: application of small UAV for urban highway traffic monitoring, in Proc. 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Jan. 2007.
21. L. Dong and Y. Zhao, Frequency-domain Turbo equalization for single carrier mobile broadband systems, in Proc. IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), Oct. 2006.
22. L. Dong, Robust beamforming for FDD mobile systems over Rayleigh fading channels, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Electro Information Technology (EIT), May 2005.
23. L. Dong and M. Atashbar, An FPGA experience in ASIC design, in Proc. ASEE North Central Section Spring Conference, Apr. 2005.
24. L. Dong, T. Li, and Y.-F. Huang, Opportunistic transmission scheduling for multiuser MIMO systems, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Apr. 2003, vol. 5, pp. 65-68.
25. L. Dong, H. Ling, and R. W. Heath, Multiple-input multiple-output wireless communication systems using antenna pattern diversity, in Proc. IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM), Nov. 2002, pp. 997-1001.
26. L. Dong, G. Xu, and H. Ling, Prediction of fast fading mobile radio channels in wideband communication systems, in Proc. IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM), Nov. 2001, pp. 3287-3291.
27. L. Dong, G. Xu, and H. Ling, Subspace-based channel estimation for wideband CDMA communication systems, in Proc. IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), Oct. 2001, pp. 1205-1209.
28. L. Dong and G. Xu, Dynamic uplink power control for cellular radio systems over fast fading channel, in Proc. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), May 2001, pp. 2849-2853.

Ph.D. Dissertation

• Adaptive antenna systems for mobile broadband communications, The University of Texas at Austin, August, 2002. abstract, complete copy (133 KB).

Invited Talks and Seminars

• Dedicated short-range communication for intelligent transportation system, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western Michigan University, September 28, 2009.
• Wireless sensor networks with energy harvesting technology - A green revolution, School of Microelectronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, July 10, 2009.
• Pervasive communication and computing: Fusing the digital and physical worlds, School of Microelectronics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, July 18, 2008.
• Cognitive radio: Versatile wireless communication systems, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western Michigan University, Oct. 15, 2007.
• Mobile broadband wireless access from a cross-layer perspective, Department of Computer Science, Wayne State University, Nov. 28, 2006.
• Software-defined radio: Reconfigurable wireless technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western Michigan University, September 8, 2005.
• Transmit diversity in mobile broadband communication systems, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western Michigan University, June 17, 2004.
• Improving link quality and capacity of wireless systems through transmit diversity, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, March 19, 2004.
• Exploring multiuser diversity for MIMO broadcast channels, Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, August 20, 2003.
• Space-time processing for wireless communications, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, September 12, 2002.
• MIMO wireless systems using antenna pattern diversity, Wireless Networking and Communications Seminar, The University of Texas at Austin, April 5, 2002.