Wei Yu's Publications

Submitted Journal Papers

• Wei Yu and Lei Zhou: “Gaussian Z-Interference Channel with a Relay Link: Achievability Region and Asymptotic Sum Capacity”, submitted to IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, September 2008. (slides)

Journal Publications

• Marko Aleksic, Peyman Razaghi, and Wei Yu: “Capacity of a Class of Modulo-Sum Relay Channels”, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 921-930, March 2009.
• Peyman Razaghi and Wei Yu: “Parity Forwarding for Multiple-Relay Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 158-173, January 2009.

• Behrouz Khoshnevis, Wei Yu and Raviraj Adve, “Grassmannian Beamforming for MIMO Amplify-and-Forward Relaying”, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 26, no. 8, pp. 1397-1407, October 2008.

• Jun Yuan and Wei Yu: “Joint Source Coding, Routing and Power Allocation in Wireless Sensor Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 886-898, June 2008.
• Mohamed Saad, Alberto Leon-Garcia and Wei Yu: “Optimal Network Rate Allocation under End-to-End Quality-of-Service Requirements”, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 40-49, December 2007.

• Vincent M. K. Chan and Wei Yu: “Multiuser Spectrum Optimization for Discrete Multitone Systems with Asynchronous Crosstalk”, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 55, no. 11, pp. 5425-5435, November 2007.

• Peyman Razaghi and Wei Yu: “Bilayer Low-Density Parity-Check Codes for Decode-and-Forward in Relay Channels”, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 53, no. 10, pp. 3723-3739, October 2007.

• Wei Yu, Tian Lan: "Transmitter Optimization for the Multi-Antenna Downlink with Per-Antenna Power Constraints", IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 55, no. 6, Part 1, pp. 2646-2660, June 2007.
• Truman Chiu-Yam Ng and Wei Yu: “Joint Optimization of Relay Strategies and Resource Allocations in a Cooperative Cellular Network”, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 328-339, February 2007.
• Chi-Hang Fred Fung, Wei Yu and Teng Joon Lim, "Precoding for the Multi-Antenna Downlink: Multi-user Gap Approximation and Optimal User Ordering", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 188-197, January 2007. (errata)

• Jun Yuan, Zongpeng Li, Wei Yu and Baochun Li, "A Crosslayer Optimization Framework for Multihop Multicast in Wireless Mesh Networks", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Special Issue on Multihop Wireless Mesh Networks, vol. 24, no. 11, pp. 2092-2103, November 2006.
• Wei Yu, Wonjong Rhee: "Degrees of Freedom in Wireless Multiuser Spatial Multiplex Systems with Multiple Antennas", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 54, no. 10, pp.1747-1753, October 2006.
• Zhi-Quan Luo and Wei Yu, “An Introduction to Convex Optimization for Communications and Signal Processing”, (Tutorial Paper) in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Special Issue on Nonlinear Optimization for Communication Systems, vol. 24, no. 8, pp.1426-1438, August 2006.
• Wei Yu and Raymond Lui: "Dual Methods for Nonconvex Spectrum Optimization of Multicarrier Systems", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 54, no. 7, pp.1310-1322, July 2006. (errata)
• Raphael Cendrillon, Wei Yu, Marc Moonen, Jan Verlinden, Tom Bostoen: "Optimal Multiuser Spectrum Balancing for Digital Subscriber Lines", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 54, no. 5, pp. 922-933, May 2006.
• Wei Yu: "Uplink-Downlink Duality via Minimax Duality", IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 361-374, February 2006.
• Wei Yu: "Sum-Capacity Computation for the Gaussian Vector Broadcast Channel via Dual Decomposition", IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 754-759, February 2006.
• Vincent M. K. Chan and Wei Yu, "Joint Multiuser Detection and Optimal Spectrum Balancing for Digital Subscriber Lines", EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing, Special Issue on Advanced Signal Processing Techniques for Digital Subscriber Lines, Article ID 80941, pp. 1-13, Volume 2006.
• Masoud Ardakani, Frank Kschischang and Wei Yu, "Near Capacity Coding for Digital Multitone Systems with Impulse Noise", EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing, Special Issue on Advanced Signal Processing Techniques for Digital Subscriber Lines, Article ID 98738, pp. 1-10, Volume 2006.
• Wei Yu and John Cioffi: "Constant Power Water-filling: Performance Bound and Low-Complexity Implementation", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 54, no. 1, pp.23-28, January 2006.
• Wei Yu, David Varodayan, John Cioffi: "Trellis and Convolutional Precoding for Transmitter-Based Interference Presubtraction", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol.53, no.7, pp1220-1230, July 2005.
• Wei Yu, and John Cioffi: "Sum Capacity of Gaussian Vector Broadcast Channels", IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 50, no. 9, pp.1875-1892, September 2004. (Talk slides)
• Wei Yu, Wonjong Rhee, Stephen Boyd and John Cioffi: "Iterative Water-filling for Gaussian Vector Multiple Access Channels", IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 50, no. 1, pp.145-151, January 2004.
• Wonjong Rhee, Wei Yu, John Cioffi, "The Optimality of Beam-forming in Uplink Multiuser Wireless Systems", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 3, no. 1, pp.86-96, January 2004.
• Wei Yu, Dimitris Toumpakaris, John M.Cioffi, Daniel Gardan, Frederic Gauthier, "Performance of Asymmetric Digitial Subscriber Lines in an Impulse Noise Environment", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 51, no. 10, pp. 1653-1657, October 2003.
• Wei Yu, George Ginis, John Cioffi: "Distributed Multiuser Power Control for Digital Subscriber Lines", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Special Issue on Twisted Pair Transmission, vol. 20, no.5, pp.1105-1115. June 2002.
• Wei Yu, John Cioffi: "FDMA Capacity of Gaussian Multiple-Access Channels with ISI", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 50, no.1, pp.102-111, January 2002.
• Wei Yu, Bosco Leung: “Noise Analysis for Sampling Mixers Using Stochastic Differential Equations”, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II, vol. 46, no.6, pp.699-704, June 1999.
• Wei Yu, Subhajit Sen, Bosco Leung: "Distortion Analysis of MOS Track-and-Hold Sampling Mixers Using Time-Varying Volterra Series", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II, vol. 46, no.2, pp.101-113, February 1999.

Conference Publications

• Jingping Ji and Wei Yu: “Bandwidth and Routing Optimization in Wireless Cellular Networks with Relays”, The 5th workshop on Resource Allocation, Cooperation and Competition in Wireless Networks (RAWNET/WNC3), June 2009.
• Wei Yu and Lei Zhou: “Gaussian Z-Interference Channel with a Relay Link: Type II Channel and Sum Capacity Bound”, Information Theory and Applications (ITA) Workshop, February 2009.
• Lei Zhou and Wei Yu: “Gaussian Z-Interference Channel with a Relay Link: Achievable Rate Region and Asymptotic Sum Capacity”, International Symposium on Information Theory and Its Applications (ISITA 2008), December 2008.

• Behrouz Khoshnevis, Wei Yu and Raviraj Adve, “Grassmannian Beamforming for MIMO Amplify-and-Forward Relaying”, Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Princeton, NJ, U.S.A., March 19-21, 2008.
• Hayssam Dahrouj and Wei Yu, “Coordinated Beamforming for the Multi-Cell Multi-Antenna Wireless System”, Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Princeton, NJ, U.S.A., March 19-21, 2008.
• Marko Aleksic, Peyman Razaghi, and Wei Yu, “Capacity of a Class of Modulo-Sum Relay Channels”, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, Nice, France, June 24-29, 2007.
• Peyman Razaghi, and Wei Yu, “A Structured Generalization of Decode-and-Forward Strategies for the Multiple-Relay Network”, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, Nice, France, June 24-29, 2007.
• Peyman Razaghi, Marko Aleksic and Wei Yu, “Bit-Interleaved Coded Modulation for the Relay Channel Using Bilayer LDPC Codes”, The 10^th Canadian Workshop on Information Theory, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June 6-8, 2007.
• Wei Yu: “Multiuser Water-filling in the Presence of Crosstalk”, Information Theory and Applications Workshop, San Diego, CA, U.S.A. Jan-Feb., 2007.
• Mohamed Saad, Alberto Leon-Garcia and Wei Yu: “Rate Allocation under Network End-to-End Quality-of-Service Requirements”, IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom), San Francisco, CA, U.S.A., Nov-Dec, 2006.
• Jun Yuan and Wei Yu: “Distributed Cross-layer Optimization of Wireless Sensor Networks: A Game Theoretic Approach”, IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom), San Francisco, CA, U.S.A., Nov-Dec, 2006.
• Peyman Razaghi and Wei Yu, "Parity Forwarding for Multiple Reply Networks", IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), Seattle, U.S.A., July 2006.
• Peyman Razaghi and Wei Yu, "Bilayer LDPC Codes for the Relay Channel", IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Istanbul, Turkey, June 2006.
• Jun Yuan and Wei Yu, “Join Optimization of Source Coding and Power Allocation in Sensor Networks”, 23^rd Biennial Symposium on Communications, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. May 2006.
• Benjamin Smith, Frank R. Kschischang, Wei Yu, “Low-Density Parity-Check Codes for Discretized Min-Sum Decoding”, 23^rd Biennial Symposium on Communications, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. May 2006.
• Truman Chiu-Yam Ng, Wei Yu, Jianzhong (Charlie) Zhang and Anthony Reid, "Joint Optimization of Relay Strategies and Resource Allocations in Cooperative Cellular Networks", 40th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), March 2006. (Invited)
• Andrew Eckford and Wei Yu, “Rateless Slepian-Wolf Codes”, in Proc. Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, 2005. (Invited)
• Masoud Ardakani, Benjamin Smith, Wei Yu and Frank Kschischang, "Complexity-Optimized Low-Density Parity-Check Codes", in 43rd Annaul Allerton Conference on Communication, Control and Computing, September 2005. (Invited)
• Wei Yu, Masoud Ardakani, Frank R. Kschischang and Benjamin Smith, "Complexity-Optimized Low-Density Parity-Check Codes for Gallager Decoding Algorithm B", in IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), pp.1488-1492, Adelaide, Australia. 2005.
• Wei Yu, Marko Aleksic, "Coding for the Blackwell Channel: A Survey Propagation Approach", in IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), pp.1583-1587, Adelaide, Australia, 2005.
• Andrew W. Eckford and Wei Yu, "'Density Evolution for the Simultaneous Decoding of LDPC-based Slepian-Wolf Source Codes", in IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), pp.1401-1405, Adelaide, Australia, 2005.
• Guang-Chong Zhu, Wei Yu and Frank R. Kschischang, "Finite-Geometry Low-Density Parity-Check Codes for Channels with Stuck-at Defects", Canadian Workshop on Information Theory (CWIT), Montreal, Canada. May 2005.
• Wei Yu and Tian Lan, "Downlink Beamforming with Per-Antenna Power Constraints", Sixth IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC), New York City, USA. June 2005. (Invited)
• Jun Yuan, Zongpeng Li, Wei Yu, Baochun Li. "A Cross-Layer Optimization Framework for Multicast in Multi-hop Wireless Networks", Proc. of First International Conference of Wireless Internet (WICON), pp.47-54, Budapest, Hungary, 2005. (Invited)
• Wei Yu and Jun Yuan, "Joint Source Coding, Routing and Resource Allocation for Wireless Sensor Networks", IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Seoul, Korea, 2005.
• Raymond Lui and Wei Yu, "Low Complexity Near Optimal Spectrum Balancing for Digital Subscriber Lines", IEEE International Conference on Communications. (ICC), Seoul, Korea , 2005.
• Masoud Ardakani, Frank R. Kschischang and Wei Yu, "Near Capacity Coding for Discrete Multi-Tone Systems with Impulse Noise", 9th International Symposium on Power-Line Communications and Its Applications (ISPLC), Vancounver, Canada. 2005
• Vincent M. K. Chan and Wei Yu, "Joint Multiuser Detection and Optimal Spectrum Balancing for Digital Subscriber Lines", IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Philadelphia, USA, 2005.
• Wei Yu, Raymond Lui, Raphael Cendrillon, "Dual Optimization Methods for Multiuser Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex Systems", IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom), vol.1, pp.225-229, Dallas, USA, 2004.
• Tian Lan, Wei Yu: "Input Optimization for Multi-Antenna Broadcast Channels with Per-Antenna Power Constraints", IEEE Globecom, vol.1, pp.420 - 424, Dallas, USA, 2004.
• Wei Yu, Tian Lan: "Minimax Duality of Gaussian Vector Broadcast Channels", IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), Chicago, USA . 2004. (talk)
• Frederic Dupuis, Wei Yu, Frans Willems: "Blahut-Arimoto Algorithms for Computing Channel Capacity and Rate-Distortion With Side Information", IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), Chicago, USA . 2004. (talk)
• Raphael Cendrillon, Marc Moonen, Jan Verlinden, Tom Bostoen, Wei Yu: "Optimal Multi-user Spectrum Management for Digital Subscriber Lines", IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), vol.1, pp.1-5, Paris, France, 2004.
• Fred C.-H. Fung, Wei Yu and T. J. Lim, “Multi-antenna downlink precoding with individual rate constraints: power minimization and user ordering,” in the Proceedings of the 9th IEEE S’pore Int’l Conf. Comm. Systems (ICCS), Singapore, September 2004.
• Fred C.-H. Fung, Wei Yu, T.J. Lim, "Non-Linear Multi-User Precoding for Multi-Antenna Downlink Channels Using Independent MSE Constraints", 22nd Biennial Symposium on Communications, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, May 2004.
• Wei Yu: "Duality and the Value of Cooperation in Distributive Source and Channel Coding Problems", Allerton Conference on Communications, Control and Computing, 2003. (talk slides)
• Wei Yu: "The Structure of the Worst-Noise in Gaussian Vector Broadcast Channels", American Mathematical Society (AMS) - Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS) series on Network Information Theory. (Presentation at DIMACS workshop on Network Information Theory: slides March 2003.)
• D. Toumpakaris, Wei Yu, J. M.Cioffi, D. Gardan, M. Ouzzif: "A byte-erasure method for improved impulse immunity in DSL systems using soft information from an inner code", IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC ), vol.4, pp.2431-2435, May 2003.
• D. Toumpakaris, Wei Yu, J. M.Cioffi, D. Gardan, M. Ouzzif: "A simple byte-erasure method for improved impulse immunity in DSL", IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), vol.4, pp.2426 - 2430. May 2003.
• Wei Yu: "Spatial Multiplex in Downlink Multiuser Multiple-Antenna Wireless Environments", IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom), vol.4, pp.1887-1891, 2003.
• Wei Yu: "Uplink-Downlink Duality via Minimax Duality", Canadian Workshop on Information Theory, May 2003.
• Wei Yu: "A Dual Decomposition Approach to the Sum Power Gaussian Vector Multiple Access Channel Sum Capacity Problem", 37th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), March 2003.
• Wei Yu, John Cioffi: "Sum Capacity of Gaussian Vector Broadcast Channels", IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), p.498, 2002.
• Wei Yu, G. Ginis, J. M. Cioffi, "An adaptive multiuser power control algorithm for VDSL", IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom), vol.1, pp.394-398, 2001.
• Wei Yu, John Cioffi: "Trellis Precoding for the Broadcast Channel", IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom), vol.2, pp.1344-1348, 2001.
• Wei Yu, Wonjong Rhee, Stephen Boyd, John Cioffi: "Iterative Water-filling for Vector Multiple Access Channels", IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), p.322, 2001.
• Wei Yu, Arak Sutivong, David Julian, Tom Cover, Mung Chiang: "Writing on Colored Paper", IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), p.302, 2001.
• Wei Yu, Wonjong Rhee, John Cioffi: "Optimal Power Control in Multiple Access Fading Channels with Multiple Antennas", IEEE International Conference on Communications, (ICC), vol.2, pp.575 - 579, 2001. (pdf)
• Wei Yu, John Cioffi: "On Constant-Power Waterfilling", IEEE International Conference on Communications, (ICC), vol.6, pp.1665-1669, 2001.
• Sriram Vishwanath, Wei Yu, Rohit Negi, Andrea Goldsmith: "Space-Time Turbo Codes: Decorrelation Properties and Performance Analysis for Fading Channels", IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom), 2000.
• Wonjong Rhee, Wei Yu, John Cioffi: "Utilizing Multiuser Diversity for Multiple Antennas",IEEE Wireless and Networking Conference, (WCNC), vol.1, pp.420-425, 2000.
• Wei Yu, John Cioffi: "Multiuser Detection in Vector Multiple Access Channels using Generalized Decision Feedback Equalization", 5th International Conference on Signal Processing, World Computer Congress, Beijing, August 2000.
• Wei Yu, John Cioffi: "Competitive Equilibrium in the Gaussian Interference Channel", IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), p.431, June 2000.
• Wei Yu, John Cioffi: "FDMA-capacity of the Gaussian Multiple Access Channel with ISI", IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), vol.3, pp.1365-1369, June 2000.
• Wei Yu, Bosco Leung: "Distortion and Noise Performance of Bottom-Plate Sampling Mixers", IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), May 1998
• Wei Yu, Subhajit Sen, Bosco Leung: "Volterra Series and Its Applications to Distortion Analysis in Sampling Mixers", IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, August, 1997

My Ph.D. Thesis

Competition and Cooperation in Multiuser Communication Environments (Stanford University, 2002)

• Thesis is available as a PDF file, or a Postscript file. 
• Ph.D. defense slides is available in PDF format.

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