Ph.D. Candidate
Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS)
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

77 Massachusetts Avenue, 32-D674
Cambridge, MA 02139  
Tel: (617) 324-1548 

Email: shenyuan (at) mit (dot) edu

Biography

     I received my B.S. degree (with highest honor) from Tsinghua University, China, in 2005, and S.M. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2008, both in electrical engineering. Since 2005, I have been with the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) at MIT, where I am now a Ph.D. candidate in the Wireless Communications and Network Science Laboratory under supervision of Professor Moe Win.
    I was with the Wireless Communications Laboratory of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (summer 2010), the Hewlett-Packard Labs, CA (winter 2009), the Corporate R&D of Qualcomm Inc., CA (summer 2008), and the Intelligent Transportation Information System Laboratory of Tsinghua University, China (2003–2005). I served as a TPC member for the IEEE ICC 2010, the IEEE WCNC 2009, 2010, 2011, and the IEEE GLOBECOM 2010.
   My research interests include communication theory, information theory, and statistical signal processing. My current research focuses on wideband localization, cooperative networks, wideband security, and ultra-wide bandwidth (UWB) communications.
 

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology                                                                                       Feb. 2008 – Present
  Ph.D. candidate, EECS
  Minor in Mathematics
  Advisor: Professor Moe Z. Win

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology                                                                                   Sep. 2005 – Feb. 2008
  Master of Science, EECS
  Advisor: Professor Moe Z. Win

• Tsinghua University, China                                                                                                     Sep. 2001 – Jul. 2005
  Bachelor of Engineer, Electrical Engineering
  Advisor: Professor Xiqin Wang

Publications

• S. Mazuelas, Y. Shen, and M. Z. Win, “Information coupling in cooperative localization,” IEEE Commun. Lett.. submitted.

• Y. Shen, T. Luo, and M. Z. Win, “Neighboring cell search techniques for LTE systems,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun.. in revision.
  

• Y. Shen, H. Wymeersch, and M. Z. Win, “Fundamental limits of wideband localization – Part II: Cooperative Networks,” IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, vol. 56, no. 10, pp. 4981–5000, Oct. 2010.
  

• Y. Shen and M. Z. Win, “Fundamental Limits of Wideband Localization – Part I: A General Framework,” IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, vol. 56, no. 10, pp. 4956–4980, Oct. 2010.

• Y. Shen and M. Z. Win, “On the Accuracy of Localization Systems Using Wideband Antenna Arrays,” IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 270–280, Jan. 2010.

• W. W.-L. Li, Y. Shen, A. Y.-J. Zhang, and M. Z. Win, “Efficient Anchor Power Allocation for Location-Aware Networks,” IEEE Int. Conf. on Commun., Japan, May 2011. submitted.

• S. Mazuelas, Y. Shen, and M. Z. Win, “Belief Condensation Filter for Navigation in Harsh Environments,” IEEE Int. Conf. on Commun., Japan, May 2011. submitted.

• Y. Shen, T. Luo, and M. Z. Win, “Neighboring Cell Search for the LTE Systems,” in Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Commun., Capetown, South Africa, 2010.

• Y. Shen and M. Z. Win, “On the Use of Multipath Geometry for Wideband Cooperative Localization,” in Proc. of IEEE Globecom, Honolulu, HI, Dec. 2009, pp. 4380–4385.

• Y. Shen, R. Samadani, and M. Trott, “Image Matting from a Physical Perspective,” in Proc. of Asilomar Conf. on Signal, Systems, and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, Nov. 2009, pp. 841–845. Invited Paper.

• M. Z. Win, Y. Shen, and H. Wymeersch, “On the Position Error Bound in Cooperative Networks: A Geometric Approach,” in Proc. of IEEE Int. Symp. on Spread Spectrum Tech. & Appli., Bologna, Italy, Aug. 2008, pp. 637–643. Invited Paper.

• Y. Shen and M. Z. Win, “Energy Efficient Location-Aware Network,” in Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Commun., Beijing, China, May 2008, pp. 2995–3001.

• Y. Shen and M. Z. Win, “Effect of Path-Overlap on Localization Accuracy in Dense Multipath Environments,” in Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Commun., Beijing, China, May 2008, pp. 4197–4202.

• Y. Shen and M. Z. Win, “Localization and Orientation Performance with Wideband Antenna Arrays,” in Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. on Ultra-Wideband, Singapore, Sep. 2007, pp. 288–293. Invited Paper.

• Y. Shen, H. Wymeersch, and M. Z. Win, “Fundamental Limits of Wideband Cooperative Localization via Fisher Information,” in Proc. of IEEE Wireless Commun. and Networking Conf., Hong Kong, Mar. 2007, pp. 3951–3955. Best Paper Award.

• Y. Shen and M. Z. Win, “Fundamental Limits of Wideband Localization Accuracy via Fisher Information,” in Proc. of IEEE Wireless Commun. and Networking Conf., Hong Kong, Mar. 2007, pp. 3046–3051.

Awards

• Marconi Young Scholar Award, The Marconi Society, 2010

• Global Scholarship for Research Excellence, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010

• Roberto Padovani Scholarship (awarded to stellar Corporate R&D interns), Qualcomm Inc., 2008

• Ernst A. Guillemin Thesis Award (first place) for Best S.M. Thesis in Electrical Engineering, MIT, 2008

• Best Paper Award, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, 2007

• Walter A. Rosenblith Presidential Fellowship, MIT, 2005

Theses

• Master's thesis: Fundamental Limits of Wideband Localization, EECS Department, MIT. Advisor: Professor Moe Z. Win. Ernst A. Guillemin Thesis Award (first place).

• Bachelor's thesis: Vehicular Parameter Estimation for Video Traffic-Flow Surveillance Systems, EE Department, Tsinghua University. Advisor: Professor Xiqin Wang. Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award.

Last updated: Oct. 20, 2010