Doctor, Changzhou Institute of Technology, China
Yuanyuan Zhang is a dedicated academic and researcher specializing in wireless communications and sensor networks. Currently a lecturer at Changzhou Institute of Technology, Dr. Zhang has a rich educational background and significant research contributions in the fields of wireless and underwater sensor networks, target detection, and intelligent optimization. She has also participated in several key research projects funded by prominent organizations.
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Education 🎓
Yuanyuan Zhang earned her PhD in Traffic Information Engineering and Control from Shanghai Maritime University in April 2023, under the supervision of Prof. Huafeng Wu. She spent a year as a visiting PhD student at the University of Victoria, focusing on Electrical and Computer Engineering with Prof. T. Aaron Gulliver. She also holds a Master’s degree in the same field from Shanghai Maritime University, and two Bachelor’s degrees from Jiangsu University of Technology in Electronic Information Engineering and Business English.
Experience 💼
Since May 2023, Yuanyuan Zhang has been serving as a lecturer at the Changzhou Institute of Technology. Her professional journey includes various significant roles in research projects related to underwater acoustics, sensor networks, and deep reinforcement learning, contributing to advancements in marine intelligent systems and navigation support technologies.
Research Interests 🔬
Yuanyuan Zhang’s research interests are centered around:
- Wireless Communications
- Wireless and Underwater Sensor Networks
- Target Detection, Localization, and Tracking
- Deep Learning and Intelligent Optimization
Awards 🏆
Yuanyuan Zhang has received numerous accolades throughout her academic career, including the Outstanding Research Award from Shanghai Maritime University in 2022 and 2023 for her groundbreaking papers on localization in Gaussian mixture channels. She has also been a recipient of the National Study Abroad Fund from the China Scholarship Council and various scholarships and prizes for her academic excellence and contributions.
Publications Top Notes📚
An Efficient Estimator for Source Localization in WSNs using RSSD and TDOA Measurements (Pervasive and Mobile Computing, 2024) Read here – Cited by: 15 articles
Real-Time RSS-based Target Localization for UWSNs using an IDE-BP Neural Network (Journal of Supercomputing, 2024) [Accepted] – Cited by: 10 articles
Improved Differential Evolution for RSSD-Based Localization in a Gaussian Mixture Channel (Computer Communications, 2023) Read here – Cited by: 25 articles
Fast Multi-Target Localization of RSSD in Wireless Sensor Networks (Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 2023) Read here – Cited by: 8 articles
Unknown Transmit Power RSSD Based Localization in a Gaussian Mixture Channel (IEEE Sensors Journal, 2022) Read here – Cited by: 30 articles
Two-Phase Robust Target Localization in Ocean Sensor Networks Using Received Signal Strength Measurements (Sensors, 2021) Read here – Cited by: 22 articles