Dr. Xuemin (Sherman) Shen 沈學民 (Wireless Communication and Networking)
Dr. Xuemin (Sherman) Shen 沈學民, Professor at the University of Waterloo, is internationally recognized for his ground-breaking contributions to the field of wireless communication networks. For thirty years, his research has led to innovative networking algorithms and protocols for technology development, and new analytical techniques and mathematical models for the international research community.
In mobile communications, better service quality and higher network resource utilization are conflicting goals in the presence of system dynamics due to multimedia data traffic and user mobility. With an emphasis on improving the understanding of fundamental trade-offs between performance and cost, Dr. Shen brings important insight, significant diligence, and unique perspectives to the field, leading to the development of new techniques and engineering solutions. He has constructed ingenious mathematical models to characterize complex relationships among network control variables and performance measures, and has developed novel network control and service provisioning algorithms and protocols to achieve better trade-offs.
Education Background:
| 1990 | Ph.D. | Electrical Engineering, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA |
| 1987 | MA.Sc. | Electrical Engineering, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA |
| 1982 | BA.Sc. | Electrical Engineering, Dalian Marine University, China |
Honours
- 2017 University Professor
- 2015 Fellow, Royal Society of Canada
- 2012 Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering
- 2011 Fellow, Engineering Institute of Canada
- 2009 Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- 2018-2021 Distinguished Spearker, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society
- 2011-2017 Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society
- 2009-2010 Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Communications Society
- 2007-2016 Visiting Chair Professor, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- 2008-2016 Guest Professor, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- 2003-2004 Guest Professor, Tsukuba University, Japan
Awards
- 2019 R.A. Fessenden Award, IEEE Canada, for highly influential contributions to innovative networking algorithms and protocols for mobile communications
- 2018 Harold Sobol Award for Exemplary Service to Meetings & Conferences, IEEE Communications Society, Abu Dhabi, UAE, for outstanding conference services as technical program chair for IEEE Globecom 2016, 2007, IEEE Infocom 2014, and IEEE ICC 2010 symposia chair
- 2018 James Evans Avant Garde Award, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, Chicago, USA, for contributions to fundamental theories and innovative networking protocols in vehicular communications
- 2018 Honorary Member, North America Association of Chinese Scholars in Computing, for significant contributing to the computing field
- 2017 Education Award, IEEE Communications Society, Singopore, for inspirational graduate student mentoring, research guidance, and teaching in wireless communication networks
- 2016 Innovation Award, TechConnect World Innovation Summit on May 12, 2016, Washington D.C., USA, for networking technology for vehicular communications (team award with students)
- 2015 Joseph LoCicero Award, IEEE Communications Society, San Diego, USA, for exemplary service to publications
- 2013 Technical Recognition Award, IEEE Communications Society Ad Hoc & Sensor Networks Technical Committee, Atlanta, USA, for contributions to resource management and information security in mobile ad hoc communication networks
- 2006 Excellent Graduate Supervision Award, University of Waterloo, for outstanding graduate supervisor who is a mentor, an advisor, a role model, a humanist and a strategist
- 2003 Premier’s Research Excellence Award, Province of Ontario
- 1998 New Opportunity Award, Canada Foundation for Innovation
Best Paper Awards (co-recipient, 45 awards)
- 2019 IEEE Int. Conf. Communications, Shanghai, China
- 2018 IEEE Global Communications Conf., Abu Dhabi, UAE
- 2018 IEEE Int. Conf. Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems, Chengdu, China
- 2018 IEEE Int. Conf. Communication Systems, Chengdu, China
- 2018 IEEE Int. Conf. Communications, Kansas City, MO, USA
- 2018 J. Communications and Information Networks
- 2017 IEEE Communications Society, Green Communications & Computing Technical Committee
- 2017 IEEE Global Communications Conf., Singapore
- 2017 IEEE WCSP 2017, Nanjing, China
- 2017 IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
- 2016 Int. Conf. SecureComm 2016, Guangzhou, China
- 2016 Int. Conf. Wireless Communications and Signal Processing, Yangzhou, China
- 2016 IEEE Int. Conf. Communications, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- 2015 Int. Conf. Wireless Communications and Signal Processing, Nanjing, China
- 2015 Int. Conf. Algorithms, Systems, and Applications of Wireless Networks, Qufu, China
- 2015 IEEE Int. Conf. Communications in China, Shenzhen, China
- 2014 IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
- 2014 J. Tsinghua Science and Technology
- 2014 IEEE Global Communications Conf., Austin, USA (1)
- 2014 IEEE Global Communications Conf., Austin, USA (2)
- 2014 ACM Mobihoc’14, Philadelphia, USA
- 2014 Int. Conf. Wireless Communications and Signal Processing, Hefei, China
- 2014 IEEE Int. Conf. Communications, Sydney, Australia
- 2013 Int. Conf. Wireless Communications and Signal Processing, Hangzhou, China
- 2013 IEEE Int. Conf. Communications in China, Xi’An, China
- 2013 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conf., Shanghai, China
- 2012 Int. Conf. Wireless Communications and Signal Processing, Huangshan, China
- 2012 IEEE Int. Symp. Personal, Indoor & Mobile Radio Communications, Sydney, Australia
- 2012 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conf., Paris, France
- 2011 IEEE Global Communications Conf., Houston, Texas, USA
- 2011 Int. Conf. Wireless Communications and Signal Processing, Nanjing, China
- 2011 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conf., Cancun, Quintana-Roo, Mexico
- 2010 IEEE Global Communications Conf., Miami, Florida USA
- 2010 Int. Conf. Body Area Networks, Corfu Island, Greece
- 2010 IEEE Int. Conf. Communications in China, Beijing, China
- 2009 IEEE Int. Conf. Communications in China, Xi’an, China
- 2009 Int. Conf. Computer Communications and Networks, San Francisco, CA, USA
- 2009 IEEE Int. Conf. Communications, Dresden, Germany
- 2008 IEEE Int. Conf. Wireless & Mobile Computing, Networking, & Commun., Avignon, France
- 2008 IEEE Int. Conf. Communications in China, Hangzhou, China
- 2008 IEEE Int. Conf. Communications, Beijing, China
- 2008 IEEE J. Selected Areas of Communications
- 2007 IEEE Int. Conf. Communications, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- 2006 IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conf., Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- 2006 EURASIP J. Wireless Communications and Networking