Abstract:
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have found widespread commercial, civilian, and military applications. Wireless communication has always been one of the core technologies...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have found widespread commercial, civilian, and military applications. Wireless communication has always been one of the core technologies for UAV. However, the communication capacity is becoming a bottleneck for UAV to support more challenging application scenarios. The heavily-occupied sub-6 GHz frequency band is not sufficient to meet the ultra high-data-traffic requirements. The utilization of the millimeter-wave (mmWave) frequency bands is a promising direction for UAV communications, where large antenna arrays can be packed in a small area on the UAV to perform three-dimensional (3D) beamforming. On the other hand, UAVs serving as aerial access points or relays can significantly enhance the coverage and quality of service of the terrestrial mmWave cellular networks. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive survey on mmWave beamforming enabled UAV communications and networking. The technical potential of and challenges for mmWave-UAV communications are presented first. Then, we provide an overview on relevant mmWave antenna structures and channel modeling. Subsequently, the technologies and solutions for UAV-connected mmWave cellular networks and mmWave-UAV ad hoc networks are reviewed, respectively. Finally, we present open issues and promising directions for future research in mmWave beamforming enabled UAV communications and networking.
Published in: IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials ( Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Firstquarter 2022)
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School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
Zhenyu Xiao (Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.E. degree from the Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, in 2006, and the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2011.
From 2011 to 2013, he held a postdoctoral position with the Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University. ...Show More
Zhenyu Xiao (Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.E. degree from the Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, in 2006, and the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2011.
From 2011 to 2013, he held a postdoctoral position with the Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University. ...View more
School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
Lipeng Zhu (Member, IEEE) received the B.S. degree from the Department of Mathematics and System Sciences from Beihang University in 2017, and the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering from Beihang University in 2021. His research interest is millimeter-wave communications, nonorthogonal multiple access, and UAV communications.
Lipeng Zhu (Member, IEEE) received the B.S. degree from the Department of Mathematics and System Sciences from Beihang University in 2017, and the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering from Beihang University in 2021. His research interest is millimeter-wave communications, nonorthogonal multiple access, and UAV communications.View more
School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
Yanming Liu (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received the B.E. degree in electronics and information engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, in 2018. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China. His research interests include network resource allocation, UAV communications, and networking.
Yanming Liu (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received the B.E. degree in electronics and information engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, in 2018. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China. His research interests include network resource allocation, UAV communications, and networking.View more
School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
Pengfei Yi (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received the B.E. degree from the Department of Electronics and Information, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, in 2016, and the M.E. degree from the Department of Information and electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, in 2018. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, Beihang...Show More
Pengfei Yi (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received the B.E. degree from the Department of Electronics and Information, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, in 2016, and the M.E. degree from the Department of Information and electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, in 2018. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, Beihang...View more
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Rui Zhang (Fellow, IEEE) received the B.Eng. (First Class Hons.) and M.Eng. degrees in electrical engineering from the National University of Singapore, Singapore, and the Ph.D. degree from the Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
From 2007 to 2010, he worked with the Institute for Infocomm Research, ASTAR, Singapore. Since 2010, he has been working with the National University of Singapore, where he is currently a Prov...Show More
Rui Zhang (Fellow, IEEE) received the B.Eng. (First Class Hons.) and M.Eng. degrees in electrical engineering from the National University of Singapore, Singapore, and the Ph.D. degree from the Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
From 2007 to 2010, he worked with the Institute for Infocomm Research, ASTAR, Singapore. Since 2010, he has been working with the National University of Singapore, where he is currently a Prov...View more
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
Xiang-Gen Xia (Fellow, IEEE) received the B.S. degree in mathematics from Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China, in 1983, the M.S. degree in mathematics from Nankai University, Tianjin, China, in 1986, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, in 1992. He was a Senior/Research Staff Member with Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, CA, USA, from 1995 to 199...Show More
Xiang-Gen Xia (Fellow, IEEE) received the B.S. degree in mathematics from Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China, in 1983, the M.S. degree in mathematics from Nankai University, Tianjin, China, in 1986, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, in 1992. He was a Senior/Research Staff Member with Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, CA, USA, from 1995 to 199...View more
Institute for Digital Communications, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen--Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Robert Schober (Fellow, IEEE) received the Diplom (Univ.) and the Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (FAU), Germany, in 1997 and 2000, respectively.
From 2002 to 2011, he was a Professor and a Canada Research Chair with the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada. Since January 2012, he has been an Alexander von Humboldt Professor and the Ch...Show More
Robert Schober (Fellow, IEEE) received the Diplom (Univ.) and the Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (FAU), Germany, in 1997 and 2000, respectively.
From 2002 to 2011, he was a Professor and a Canada Research Chair with the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada. Since January 2012, he has been an Alexander von Humboldt Professor and the Ch...View more
Contents School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
Zhenyu Xiao (Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.E. degree from the Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, in 2006, and the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2011.
From 2011 to 2013, he held a postdoctoral position with the Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University. He was with the School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, as a Lecturer from 2013 to 2016, and an Associate Professor from 2016 to 2020, where he is currently a Full Professor. He has visited the University of Delaware from 2012 to 2013, and the Imperial College London from 2015 to 2016. He has authored or coauthored over 70 papers, including IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Communications Letters, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, and IET Communications. He has received the 2017 Best Reviewer Award of IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, the 2019 Exemplary Reviewer Award of IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, and the 4th China Publishing Government Award. He has received the Second Prize of National Technological Invention, the First Prize of Technical Invention of China Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and the Second Prize of Natural Science of China Electronics Society. He is an active Researcher with broad interests on millimeter wave communications and UAV/satellite communications and networking. He was elected as one of the 2020 Highly Cited Chinese Researchers. He is currently an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, China Communications, IET Communications, KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, and Frontiers in Communications and Networks. He has also been a Lead Guest Editor of a special issue named “Antenna Array Enabled Space/Air/Ground Communications and Networking” of IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, one named “Space-Air-Ground Integrated Network with Native Intelligence (NI-SAGIN): Concept, Architecture, Technology, and Radio” of China Communications, and one named “LEO Satellite Constellation Networks” of Frontiers in Communications and Networks. He has been a TPC Member of IEEE GLOBECOM, IEEE WCSP, IEEE ICC, and IEEE ICCC.
Zhenyu Xiao (Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.E. degree from the Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, in 2006, and the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2011.
From 2011 to 2013, he held a postdoctoral position with the Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University. He was with the School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, as a Lecturer from 2013 to 2016, and an Associate Professor from 2016 to 2020, where he is currently a Full Professor. He has visited the University of Delaware from 2012 to 2013, and the Imperial College London from 2015 to 2016. He has authored or coauthored over 70 papers, including IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Communications Letters, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, and IET Communications. He has received the 2017 Best Reviewer Award of IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, the 2019 Exemplary Reviewer Award of IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, and the 4th China Publishing Government Award. He has received the Second Prize of National Technological Invention, the First Prize of Technical Invention of China Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and the Second Prize of Natural Science of China Electronics Society. He is an active Researcher with broad interests on millimeter wave communications and UAV/satellite communications and networking. He was elected as one of the 2020 Highly Cited Chinese Researchers. He is currently an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, China Communications, IET Communications, KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, and Frontiers in Communications and Networks. He has also been a Lead Guest Editor of a special issue named “Antenna Array Enabled Space/Air/Ground Communications and Networking” of IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, one named “Space-Air-Ground Integrated Network with Native Intelligence (NI-SAGIN): Concept, Architecture, Technology, and Radio” of China Communications, and one named “LEO Satellite Constellation Networks” of Frontiers in Communications and Networks. He has been a TPC Member of IEEE GLOBECOM, IEEE WCSP, IEEE ICC, and IEEE ICCC.View more
School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
Lipeng Zhu (Member, IEEE) received the B.S. degree from the Department of Mathematics and System Sciences from Beihang University in 2017, and the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering from Beihang University in 2021. His research interest is millimeter-wave communications, nonorthogonal multiple access, and UAV communications.
Lipeng Zhu (Member, IEEE) received the B.S. degree from the Department of Mathematics and System Sciences from Beihang University in 2017, and the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering from Beihang University in 2021. His research interest is millimeter-wave communications, nonorthogonal multiple access, and UAV communications.View more
School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
Yanming Liu (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received the B.E. degree in electronics and information engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, in 2018. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China. His research interests include network resource allocation, UAV communications, and networking.
Yanming Liu (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received the B.E. degree in electronics and information engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, in 2018. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China. His research interests include network resource allocation, UAV communications, and networking.View more
School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
Pengfei Yi (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received the B.E. degree from the Department of Electronics and Information, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, in 2016, and the M.E. degree from the Department of Information and electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, in 2018. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing. His research interests include UAV communications and networking.
Pengfei Yi (Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received the B.E. degree from the Department of Electronics and Information, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, in 2016, and the M.E. degree from the Department of Information and electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, in 2018. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing. His research interests include UAV communications and networking.View more
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Rui Zhang (Fellow, IEEE) received the B.Eng. (First Class Hons.) and M.Eng. degrees in electrical engineering from the National University of Singapore, Singapore, and the Ph.D. degree from the Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
From 2007 to 2010, he worked with the Institute for Infocomm Research, ASTAR, Singapore. Since 2010, he has been working with the National University of Singapore, where he is currently a Provost’s Chair Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He has published over 250 journal papers and over 190 conference papers. His current research interests include UAV/satellite communications, wireless power transfer, reconfigurable MIMO, and optimization methods.
Dr. Zhang was a recipient of the 6th IEEE Communications Society Asia–Pacific Region Best Young Researcher Award in 2011, the Young Researcher Award of National University of Singapore in 2015, the Wireless Communications Technical Committee Recognition Award in 2020, and the IEEE Signal Processing and Computing for Communications Technical Recognition Award in 2020. He received 11 IEEE Best Paper Awards, including the IEEE Marconi Prize Paper Award in Wireless Communications in 2015 and 2020, the IEEE Signal Processing Society Best Paper Award in 2016, the IEEE Communications Society Heinrich Hertz Prize Paper Award in 2017 and 2020, and the IEEE Communications Society Stephen O. Rice Prize in 2021. He has been listed as a Highly Cited Researcher by Thomson Reuters/Clarivate Analytics since 2015. He served for over 30 international conferences as the TPC co-chair or an organizing committee member. He served as the Vice Chair of the IEEE Communications Society Asia–Pacific Board Technical Affairs Committee from 2014 to 2015. He served as an Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications from 2012 to 2016, the IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications: Green Communications and Networking Series from 2015 to 2016, the IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing from 2013 to 2017, and the IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking from 2016 to 2020. He is currently an Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Communications, and serves as a member of the Steering Committee of the IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. He was an Elected Member of the IEEE Signal Processing Society SPCOM Technical Committee from 2012 to 2017, and SAM Technical Committee from 2013 to 2015. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Engineering Singapore. He was a Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE Signal Processing Society and IEEE Communications Society from 2019 to 2020.
Rui Zhang (Fellow, IEEE) received the B.Eng. (First Class Hons.) and M.Eng. degrees in electrical engineering from the National University of Singapore, Singapore, and the Ph.D. degree from the Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
From 2007 to 2010, he worked with the Institute for Infocomm Research, ASTAR, Singapore. Since 2010, he has been working with the National University of Singapore, where he is currently a Provost’s Chair Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He has published over 250 journal papers and over 190 conference papers. His current research interests include UAV/satellite communications, wireless power transfer, reconfigurable MIMO, and optimization methods.
Dr. Zhang was a recipient of the 6th IEEE Communications Society Asia–Pacific Region Best Young Researcher Award in 2011, the Young Researcher Award of National University of Singapore in 2015, the Wireless Communications Technical Committee Recognition Award in 2020, and the IEEE Signal Processing and Computing for Communications Technical Recognition Award in 2020. He received 11 IEEE Best Paper Awards, including the IEEE Marconi Prize Paper Award in Wireless Communications in 2015 and 2020, the IEEE Signal Processing Society Best Paper Award in 2016, the IEEE Communications Society Heinrich Hertz Prize Paper Award in 2017 and 2020, and the IEEE Communications Society Stephen O. Rice Prize in 2021. He has been listed as a Highly Cited Researcher by Thomson Reuters/Clarivate Analytics since 2015. He served for over 30 international conferences as the TPC co-chair or an organizing committee member. He served as the Vice Chair of the IEEE Communications Society Asia–Pacific Board Technical Affairs Committee from 2014 to 2015. He served as an Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications from 2012 to 2016, the IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications: Green Communications and Networking Series from 2015 to 2016, the IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing from 2013 to 2017, and the IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking from 2016 to 2020. He is currently an Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Communications, and serves as a member of the Steering Committee of the IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. He was an Elected Member of the IEEE Signal Processing Society SPCOM Technical Committee from 2012 to 2017, and SAM Technical Committee from 2013 to 2015. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Engineering Singapore. He was a Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE Signal Processing Society and IEEE Communications Society from 2019 to 2020.View more
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
Xiang-Gen Xia (Fellow, IEEE) received the B.S. degree in mathematics from Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China, in 1983, the M.S. degree in mathematics from Nankai University, Tianjin, China, in 1986, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, in 1992. He was a Senior/Research Staff Member with Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, CA, USA, from 1995 to 1996. In September 1996, he joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA, where he is the Charles Black Evans Professor. He has authored the book Modulated Coding for Intersymbol Interference Channels (Marcel Dekker, 2000). His research interests include space-time coding, MIMO and OFDM systems, digital signal processing, and SAR and ISAR imaging. He was a recipient of the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Award in 1997, the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award in 1998, and the Outstanding Overseas Young Investigator Award from the National Nature Science Foundation of China in 2001. He was a recipient of the 2019 Information Theory Outstanding Overseas Chinese Scientist Award, The Information Theory Society of Chinese Institute of Electronics. He is a Technical Program Chair of the Signal Processing Symposium, IEEE Global Communications Conference 2007 in Washington D.C., and the General Co-Chair of International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, & Signal Processing 2005 in Philadelphia. He has served as an Associate Editor for numerous international journals, including IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, and IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.
Xiang-Gen Xia (Fellow, IEEE) received the B.S. degree in mathematics from Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China, in 1983, the M.S. degree in mathematics from Nankai University, Tianjin, China, in 1986, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, in 1992. He was a Senior/Research Staff Member with Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, CA, USA, from 1995 to 1996. In September 1996, he joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA, where he is the Charles Black Evans Professor. He has authored the book Modulated Coding for Intersymbol Interference Channels (Marcel Dekker, 2000). His research interests include space-time coding, MIMO and OFDM systems, digital signal processing, and SAR and ISAR imaging. He was a recipient of the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Award in 1997, the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award in 1998, and the Outstanding Overseas Young Investigator Award from the National Nature Science Foundation of China in 2001. He was a recipient of the 2019 Information Theory Outstanding Overseas Chinese Scientist Award, The Information Theory Society of Chinese Institute of Electronics. He is a Technical Program Chair of the Signal Processing Symposium, IEEE Global Communications Conference 2007 in Washington D.C., and the General Co-Chair of International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, & Signal Processing 2005 in Philadelphia. He has served as an Associate Editor for numerous international journals, including IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, and IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.View more
Institute for Digital Communications, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen--Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Robert Schober (Fellow, IEEE) received the Diplom (Univ.) and the Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (FAU), Germany, in 1997 and 2000, respectively.
From 2002 to 2011, he was a Professor and a Canada Research Chair with the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada. Since January 2012, he has been an Alexander von Humboldt Professor and the Chair for Digital Communication with FAU. His research interests fall into the broad areas of Communication Theory, Wireless Communications, and Statistical Signal Processing. He received several awards for his work, including the 2002 Heinz Maier Leibnitz Award of the German Science Foundation (DFG), the 2004 Innovations Award of the Vodafone Foundation for Research in Mobile Communications, the 2006 UBC Killam Research Prize, the 2007 Wilhelm Friedrich Bessel Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the 2008 Charles McDowell Award for Excellence in Research from UBC, the 2011 Alexander von Humboldt Professorship, the 2012 NSERC E. W. R. Stacie Fellowship, and the 2017 Wireless Communications Recognition Award by the IEEE Wireless Communications Technical Committee. Since 2017, he has been listed as a Highly Cited Researcher by the Web of Science. From 2012 to 2015, he served as Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Communications. He serves currently as member of the Editorial Board of the Proceedings of the IEEE and as VP Publications for the IEEE Communication Society. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and the Engineering Institute of Canada.
Robert Schober (Fellow, IEEE) received the Diplom (Univ.) and the Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (FAU), Germany, in 1997 and 2000, respectively.
From 2002 to 2011, he was a Professor and a Canada Research Chair with the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada. Since January 2012, he has been an Alexander von Humboldt Professor and the Chair for Digital Communication with FAU. His research interests fall into the broad areas of Communication Theory, Wireless Communications, and Statistical Signal Processing. He received several awards for his work, including the 2002 Heinz Maier Leibnitz Award of the German Science Foundation (DFG), the 2004 Innovations Award of the Vodafone Foundation for Research in Mobile Communications, the 2006 UBC Killam Research Prize, the 2007 Wilhelm Friedrich Bessel Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the 2008 Charles McDowell Award for Excellence in Research from UBC, the 2011 Alexander von Humboldt Professorship, the 2012 NSERC E. W. R. Stacie Fellowship, and the 2017 Wireless Communications Recognition Award by the IEEE Wireless Communications Technical Committee. Since 2017, he has been listed as a Highly Cited Researcher by the Web of Science. From 2012 to 2015, he served as Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Communications. He serves currently as member of the Editorial Board of the Proceedings of the IEEE and as VP Publications for the IEEE Communication Society. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and the Engineering Institute of Canada.View more
