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According to Research.com, Prof. Xuemin (Sherman) Shen is ranked #18 globally and #1 in Canada in Electronics and Electrical Engineering, and #36 globally and #3 in Canada in Computer Science, highlighting his outstanding contributions to these fields. In recognition of his sustained leadership and transformative impact, Prof. Shen has also received the 2025 Leader Award in Electronics and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in Canada.  Congratulations to Prof. Shen on these distinguished honors and remarkable achievements.

Jianzhe Xue held a pizza lunch on Mar. 28, 2025, and said farewell to all BBCR members.

Prof. Sherman Shen attended the 6G workshop on January 27-28, 2025, in Ottawa, Canada.

Professor Xiufang Shi organized a lunch party on Dec. 17, 2024, and said farewell to all BBCR members.

Our work titled "Digital Twin-Assisted Robust and Adaptive Resource Slicing in LEO Satellite Networks" by Mingcheng He, Huaqing Wu, Conghao Zhou, Shisheng Hu, Zhixuan Tang, and Prof. Weihua Zhuang won the Best Paper Award from IEEE GLOBECOM 2024, Cape Town, South Africa, Dec. 8-12, 2024. 

Xinyu Huang, supervised by Prof. Shen, won the Third Prize in the IEEE ComSoc Four Minute Thesis (4MT) final competition.

Congratulations to all!

Prof. Xuemin (Sherman) Shen and several BBCR members attended the IEEE Global Communications Conference (IEEE Globecom, one of two IEEE ComSoc's flagship conferences), held from December 8 to 12, 2024, in Cape Town, South Africa. As the technical program chair, Prof. Shen delivered a speech during the opening session.

In November 2024, Mingcheng He successfully defended the Ph.D. thesis. Congratulations!

Prof. Weihua Zhuang, Xuemin (Sherman) Shen, and our BBCR members attended the 2024 IEEE 100th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2024-Fall) on October 7, 2024, in Washington DC, USA. As the president of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society,  Prof. Zhuang gave the opening remarks and hosted the award event.

Our work titled “Energy-Efficient UAV-Assisted Mobile Edge Computing: Resource Allocation and Trajectory Optimization” by Mushu Li, Nan Cheng, Jie Gao, Yinlu Wang, Lian Zhao, and Prof. Sherman (Xuemin) Shen received the 2024 IEEE Best Land Transportation Paper Award from the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society. Congratulations!

Prof. Sherman Shen attended the IEEE Hong Kong 6G Wireless Summit, on September 11-12, 2024, in Hong Kong, China, and gave a speech on "Holistic Network Virtualization: AI-native 6G".

The IEEE Hong Kong 6G Wireless Summit attracts participation from prominent academics, leading industry members and practitioners, and government leaders. It offers attendees from research and industry innovative insights from industry leaders and academic pioneers regarding the latest research on 6G and standards activities from leading wireless research centers around the world. The presentations will only include invited talks and panels and are intended to provide critical information on 6G technological advances to help guide current and future decisions on use and implementation of these technologies.

Our work titled "Transmission Protocol Customization for On-demand Tile-based 360° VR Video Streaming" by Yannan Wei, Qiang Ye, Kaige Qu, Weihua Zhuang, and Xuemin (Sherman) Shen won the Best Paper Award from IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC) 2024. 

This paper proposes a customized transmission protocol that accommodates unique characteristics of tile-based 360° VR video streaming and viewing behavior dynamics induced by head movements to achieve a better viewing experience with reduced video downloading time and improved video quality.

IEEE/CIC ICCC is a regional flagship conference being held annually throughout the greater China region under the vision of realistic globalization by extending IEEE ComSoc's reach to the fastest-growing region.

Congratulations to all the authors!