Duy H. N. Nguyen (Nguyễn Hữu Ngọc Duy) 1-514-993-1482

Electrical Engineering

57 Campus Drive

Saskatoon – SK – S7N 5A9 – Canada. duy.nguyen at usask.ca

Biography

I received the Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) in Telecommunications and Internet Technologies with First Class Honours from Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Vic, Australia in 2005. From May 2007 to May 2009, I was with Communication Theory Research Group (CTRG), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, from which I was awarded the Master of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering. Since June 2009, I have been working toward the Doctor of Philosophy at McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. My current advisor is Prof. Tho Le-Ngoc.

Research

My current research interests are in the areas of communication theory, cross-layer design in wireless networks, game theory, and convex optimization. More specifically, I’m interested in the following topics:

· Cross-layer design in wireless ad hoc and mesh networks.

· Game theory in communication networks.

· Optimization in relay and cooperative communications with the main focus on multiuser multi-relay systems.

My early research interests include MIMO communications (space-time coding, diversity techniques), distributed space-time coding for relay networks (code design, detection, and estimation), beamforming techniques in MIMO and relay systems.

Publications

Journals

· Duy H. N. Nguyen, Ha H. Nguyen, and Hoang D. Tuan, “High-Rate Space-Time Block Coding Schemes”, IEICE Trans. on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications, and Computer Sciences, vol. 11, pp. 3393 – 3397, Nov. 2008.

· Duy H. N. Nguyen, Ha H. Nguyen, and Hoang D. Tuan, “Power Allocation and Error Performance of Distributed Unitary Space-Time Modulation in Wireless Relay Networks”, to appear in IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology.

Conferences

· Duy. H. N. Nguyen and Ha. H. Nguyen, “Diversity and Coding Gains of Space-Time-Frequency Coded MIMO-OFDM”, in Proc. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), Singapore, May 2008, pp. 518-523.*

· Duy H. N. Nguyen, Ha H. Nguyen and Hoang D. Tuan, “On High-Rate Space-Time Block Coding Schemes”, in Proc. International Conference on Communications and Electronics (ICCE), Hoi-An, Vietnam, Jun. 2008, pp. 176-179.

· Duy H. N. Nguyen, Ha H. Nguyen and Hoang D. Tuan, “Distributed Unitary Space-Time Modulation in Partially Coherent and Noncoherent Relay Networks”, in Proc. International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems, Gold Coast, Australia, Dec. 2008.

· Duy H. N. Nguyen, Ha H. Nguyen and Hoang D. Tuan, “Distributed Beamforming in Relay-Assisted Multiuser Communications”, to appear in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC’ 09) – Signal Proc. for Comm. Symposium, Dresden, Germany, Jun. 2009.*

· Duy H. N. Nguyen, Ha H. Nguyen and Hoang D. Tuan, “A Novel Power Allocation Scheme for Distributed Space-Time Coding”, to appear in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC’ 09) – Wireless Comm. Symposium, Dresden, Germany, Jun. 2009.*

· Duy H. N. Nguyen and Ha H. Nguyen, “Channel Estimation and Performance of Mismatched Decoding in Wireless Relay Networks”, to appear in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC’ 09) – Signal Proc. for Comm. Symposium, Dresden, Germany, Jun. 2009.*

· Duy H. N. Nguyen and Ha H. Nguyen, “Power Allocation and Distributed Beamforming in Relay-Assisted Multiuser Communications”, to appear in Proc. International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC’ 09), Leipzig, Germany, Jun. 2009.*

· Duy H. N. Nguyen and Ha H. Nguyen, “SNR Maximization and Distributed Beamforming in Multiuser Multi-relay Networks”, to appear in IEEE Globecom’ 09 – Signal Proc. for Comm. Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, Dec. 2009.*

· Duy H. N. Nguyen, Ha H. Nguyen, and Tung T. Pham, “Distributed Beamforming in Multiuser Multi-relay Networks with Guaranteed QoS”, to appear in IEEE Globecom’09 – Wireless Comm. Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, Dec. 2009.*

· Tung T. Pham, Ha H. Nguyen, Duy H. N. Nguyen, and Hoang D. Tuan, “Power Allocation in MMSE Relaying over Frequency-Selective Rayleigh Fading Channels”, to appear in IEEE Globecom’ 09 – Signal Proc. for Comm. Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, Dec. 2009.*

· Khoa P. Tran, Duy H. N. Nguyen, and Tho Le-Ngoc, “Joint Power Allocation and Relay Selection in Cooperative Networks”, submitted to IEEE Globecom’ 09 – Signal Proc. for Comm. Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, Dec. 2009.*

*: Denote major conferences.

Submitted

· Duy H. N. Nguyen and Ha H. Nguyen, “Channel Estimation and Performance of Mismatched Decoding in Wireless Relay Networks”, submitted to IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications.

· Duy H. N. Nguyen and Ha H. Nguyen, “Resource Allocation in Multiuser Multi-relay Networks”, submitted to IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications.

Awards

· Lorne Trottier Doctoral Fellowship of McGill University, 2009-2012.

· Australian Development Scholarship (ADS), 2002—2005.

· Summer Research Scholarship at the Australian National University (ANU), 2004.

· ECE Graduate Research Award, University of Saskatchewan, 2007—2009.

· Several certificates of merits for being the top student in several undergraduate courses, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (1^st class honours)

Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Vic, Australia

Dec 2005.

Master of Applied Science

University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

May 2009.

Thesis title: Optimization in Multi-relay Wireless Networks

Collaborators

Prof. Ha H. Nguyen, University of Saskatchewan.

Prof. Hoang D. Tuan, University of New South Wales.

Prof. Tho Le-Ngoc, McGill University (advisor).

Khoa (Kevin) T. Phan, California Institute of Technology.

Quoc V. Le, Stanford University.