Weihua Zhuang, PEng
Biography
Dr. Weihua Zhuang is a University Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. She was previously a Tier I Canada Research Chair in Wireless Communication Networks. Dr. Zhuang has been recognized with fellowships from prestigious organizations including the IEEE, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE), and the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC). In 2021, she was honored by the University of Waterloo with the designation of "University Professor" in recognition of her exceptional scholarly achievements and international pre-eminence.
Dr. Zhuang’s current research involves engineering solutions for future communication networks, for applications in industrial IoT, autonomous driving, and smart communities, to name a few. Her research program encompasses topics such as network virtualization and slicing, service customized topology for virtual network over both wireless and wireline domains, adaptive networking protocols for virtual networks, and multi-dimensional resource allocation for transmission, processing, and caching. The research is empowered by both technical insights from model-based theoretical analysis and machine learning tools, in order to efficiently and effectively accommodate temporal-spatial dynamics and uncertainties of data traffic load due to user mobility and new use cases. Through her research, Professor Zhuang hopes to develop cost effective algorithms and protocols for network automation in future integrated space, air and terrestrial communication systems, to facilitate various new applications and to enhance users’ experience.
Dr. Zhuang’s current research involves engineering solutions for future communication networks, for applications in industrial IoT, autonomous driving, and smart communities, to name a few. Her research program encompasses topics such as network virtualization and slicing, service customized topology for virtual network over both wireless and wireline domains, adaptive networking protocols for virtual networks, and multi-dimensional resource allocation for transmission, processing, and caching. The research is empowered by both technical insights from model-based theoretical analysis and machine learning tools, in order to efficiently and effectively accommodate temporal-spatial dynamics and uncertainties of data traffic load due to user mobility and new use cases. Through her research, Professor Zhuang hopes to develop cost effective algorithms and protocols for network automation in future integrated space, air and terrestrial communication systems, to facilitate various new applications and to enhance users’ experience.
Research Interests
- Wireless communications and networking
- Connectivity and Internet of Things (IOT)
- Connected and autonomous vehicles
- Smart grid
Education
- 1993, Doctorate Electrical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, New Brunswick
Awards
- 2007 The Best Paper Award, Int. Conf
- 2008 Marsland Fellowship, Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo
- 2008 The Best Paper Award, Int. Conf
- 2008 The 2008 Discovery Accelerator Supplements (DAS) Award
- 2008 The Outstanding Performance Award
Teaching*
- ECE 318 - Communication Systems
- Taught in 2022, 2023, 2024
- ECE 414 - Communication Systems 2
- Taught in 2021
- ECE 604 - Stochastic Processes
- Taught in 2020, 2022, 2023
- ECE 614 - Communications Over Fading Dispersive Channels
- Taught in 2020, 2021
* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.
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