Dr. Zhang
is an assistant professor in the
Department of
Computer and Information Sciences at
IU South Bend. He received his Ph.D in
Computer Science from
Wayne State University in
August 2005. His research
interests include wireless networks and mobile computing, real-time computing, wireless
sensor networks, and network security.

[Teaching]
[Schedule] [Research]
[Publications] [Services]
[Contact]
Teaching
A106:
Introduction to Computing, Fall 2008
A515: Telecommunications and Computer Networks, Fall 2008
C490: Embedded and Real Time Systems,
Fall 2008
Schedule
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Schedule - Fall 2008 (August 25th - December 11th) |
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8:30am - 9:45am |
A106
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A106
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9:45am - 12:00pm |
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12:00pm - 2:00pm |
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2:00pm - 4:00pm |
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4::00pm - 5:00pm |
C490 |
C490 |
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5:00pm
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A515 |
A515 |
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5:15pm - 6:50pm |
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Research Interests
- Wireless Networks and Mobile Computing
- Quality of Service and Real-time Computing
- Distributed and Embedded Systems
- Wireless Sensor Networks
- Network Security
Recent
Publications
- D. Rajan, C. Poellabauer, X. Hu, L. Zhang, and
K. Otten, "Wireless Channel Access Reservation for Embedded Real-time
Systems," to appear in the Proceedings of the ACM International Conference
on Embedded Software (EMSOFT),
Atlanta, GA, October 2008.
- L. Zhang, Y.
Cheng, X. Zhou, "Rate
Avalanche: The Performance Degradation in Multi-rate 802.11 WLANs,"
Proceedings of the 22nd IEEE/ACM International Parallel & Distributed Processing Symposium
(IPDPS), DPDNS workshop, Miami, FL, April 2008.
- H. Jaffar, X.
Zhou, L. Zhang, "DIBS:
Dual Interval Bandwidth Scheduling for Short-term Differentiation, "
Proceedings of the 22nd IEEE/ACM
International Parallel & Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS),
PMEO-UCNS workshop, Miami, FL, April 2008.
- J. Yi, C.
Poellabauer, X. Hu, D. Rajan, and L. Zhang, "Cooperative Network and Energy
Management for Reservation-based Wireless Real-Time Environments,"
Refereed Work-in-Progress at the 14th IEEE Real-Time and Embedded Technology
and Applications Symposium (RTAS), St. Louis, MO, April 2008.
- L. Zhang, Q.
Cheng, Y. Wang, and S. Zeadally, "A Novel Distributed Sensor Positioning
System Using the Dual of Target Tracking,", IEEE Transactions on
Computers, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 246-260, IEEE Computer Society Press,
February 2008.
- D. Ippoliti, X. Zhou, L. Zhang, "Packet
Scheduling for Fair Bandwidth Sharing and Delay Differentiation," Proceedings of 16th IEEE International Computer Communications
and Networks (ICCCN), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, August 2007.
- L. Zhang, X. Zhou, and Q. Cheng
"Landscape-3D: A Robust Localization Scheme for Sensor Networks over Complex
3D Terrains," Proceedings of 31st
Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN),
Tampa, FL, November 2006.
- L. Zhang and Q. Cheng
"Landscape(T): A Robust and Low-cost Sensor Positioning System Using the
Dual of Target Tracking," Poster Proceedings of IEEE/ACM
International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems (DCOSS),
San Francisco, CA, June 2006.
- L. Zhang and S.
Zeadally, "Enabling End-to-end QoS over Hybrid Wired-Wireless Networks,"
Wireless Personal Communications (WPC) Journal, Vol. 38, No. 2,
pp. 167-185, Springer, 2006.
- L. Zhang, Q. Cheng, Y. Wang,
and S. Zeadally, "Landscape: A High Performance Distributed Positioning
Scheme for Outdoor Sensor Networks," in Proceedings of IEEE
International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and
Communications (WiMob),
Montreal, Canada, August 2005.
- L. Zhang and S.
Zeadally, "HARMONICA: Enhanced QoS Support with Admission Control for
IEEE 802.11 Contention-based Access," Proceedings of 10th IEEE Real-Time
and Embedded Technology and Applications Symposium (RTAS),
Toronto, Canada, May 2004.
- S. Zeadally and L. Zhang,
"Enabling Gigabit Network Access to End Users," Proceedings of the
IEEE, Special Issue on Gigabit Wireless, Vol. 92, No. 2, pp.
340-353, IEEE Press, February 2004.
[Full
List]
Professional Services
Conference Services
Journal Editorship
Journal Reviewer
- Ad Hoc Networks, Elsevier, 2008
- IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, 2008
- Simulation Modeling Practice and Theory, Elsevier, 2008
- IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2008, 2007
- Journal of Systems and
Software, Elsevier, 2008, 2007
- Journal of Computers and
Applications, Acta, 2008
- Computers, Environment and
Urban Systems, Elsevier, 2008
- Computer Communications,
Elsevier, 2008, 2007, 2004
- IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2007
- ACM/Kluwer Journal of Mobile
Networks and Applications (MONET), 2007
- Wireless Communications and
Mobile Computing (WCMC) Journal, Wiley InterScience, 2007, 2005
- Journal of Supercomputing,
Springer, 2006, 2005
- IEEE Transactions on
Computers, 2006
- Future Generation Computer
Systems - The International Journal of Grid Computing: Theory, Methods and
Applications, Elsevier, 2006
- IEEE Network Magazine, 2005
- Journal of
Pervasive Computing and Communications, Troubador, 2005
- IEEE Communications Letters,
2004
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