Huaming Wu Tel: (518)892-9470(C) Email: huaming@gmail.com URL: http://networks.ecse.rpi.edu/~wuhm/ OBJECTIVE To obtain a professional research and development position in wireless communication systems or wireless networking. EDUCATION Ph.D. Electrical, Computer & Systems Engineering 08/2005 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY GPA: 4.0 Thesis: Supporting multimedia applications in multihop wireless networks M.E. Electronic Engineering 01/2002 Tsinghua University, Beijing, China GPA: 3.7 Thesis: Study on RAKE receiving for WCDMA-TDD system B.E. Electronic Engineering 07/1999 Tsinghua University, Beijing, China GPA: 3.6 Research: Design and implementation of convolution codec for WCDMA-TDD system EXPERIENCE Research Assistant 05/2001 每 08/2005 Department of Electrical, Computer & Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute + Cross-layer designed an error robust transport scheme for multimedia applications in multihop wireless networks. + Developed a distributed image compression scheme in multihop wireless networks which achieves better performance in terms of energy consumption. + Investigated the power consumption of transmitting images in multihop wireless networks. Designed an adaptive image transmission algorithm to minimize the total power dissipation. + Modeled reactive routing protocols in both flat and clustered network architecture. Explored the performance of routing in terms of overhead by theoretical analysis and computer simulation with ns2. + Developed a novel algorithm on bandwidth allocation based on class-unit application model. Implemented it in MATLAB to achieve QoS-based MAX-MIN fairness. Teaching Assistant 01/2002 每 12/2002 and 08/2003 每 05/2004 Department of Electrical, Computer & Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute + Graduate teaching assistant for the following courses: Computer Communication Network, Computer Components and Operations, and Communication Circuits. Responsible for lecture, discussion, office hours and grading. Research Assistant 05/2000 每 12/2001 Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China + Developed an adaptive threshold multipath searching algorithm. Developed a practical and efficient channel estimation algorithm based on multiple timeslot weighted average for WCDMA-TDD systems. Studied the performance of RAKE receiving by simulation in MATLAB and C. Co-op 09/1999 每 04/2001 Fujitsu Research & Develop Center (China), Beijing, China + Studied the BER performance of convolutional code in WCDMA-TDD system with SPW simulation tool. + Improved a multipath combining algorithm for WCDMA-TDD systems, implemented and simulated in C and MATLAB. + Key member of the WCDMA-TDD hardware design team. Responsible for design and implementation of convolutional codec and the multiplexing part according to 3GPP standard. Wrote VHDL code and used FPGAs of Xilinx on Aptix System Explorer MP3C for implementation. Intern 07/1999 每 08/1999 UTStarcom (China), Hangzhou, China + Developed protocol converting software using Visual C++. Responsible for coding, debugging and field testing. COMPUTER SKILLS Program Languages Proficient in MATLAB, C/C++, ns2 network simulator EDA Tools Extensive experience with VHDL, Active-HDL, Xilinx FPGA, and Cadence SPW Protocols/Standards TCP/IP, IEEE 802.11, WCDMA Operating Systems Dos, Windows 9x/2K/XP, LINUX, UNIX HONORS & ACTIVITIES NSF student travel grant award 2004 Technical reviewer for IEEE JSAC, INFOCOM'04, ICC'04, WCNC'05 and Globecom'05 2005 Student Member, IEEE and Communication Society 2004 Excellent Graduate Internship in Tsinghua University, China 2001 Kodak Scholarship for Excellent Student in Tsinghua University, China 2000 President of Class EE51, Tsinghua University, China 1997-1999 PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS H. Wu and A. Abouzeid, "Error Robust Image Transmission in Wireless Sensor Networks," to appear in Elsevier's Computer Networks Journal. H. Wu and A. Abouzeid, "Energy Efficient Distributed Image Compression in Resource Constrained Multihop Wireless Networks," Computer Communications, Vol. 28(14), pp. 1658-1668, Sep. 2005. N. Zhou, H. Wu, and A. A. Abouzeid, "The Impact of Traffic Patterns on the Overhead of Reactive Routing Protocols," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Vol. 23, NO. 3, pp. 547-560, March 2005. H. Wu and A. Abouzeid, "Error Robust Image Transmission in Wireless Sensor Networks," in Proceedings of the 5th workshop on Applications and Services in Wireless Networks (ASWN), Paris, France, 2005. H. Wu and A. Abouzeid, "Energy Efficient Distributed JPEG2000 Image Compression in Multihop Wireless Networks," in Proceedings of the 4th workshop on Applications and Services in Wireless Networks (ASWN), Boston, Massachusetts, 2004. H. Wu and A. Abouzeid, "Power Aware Image Transmission in Energy Constrained Wireless Networks," in Proceedings of the 9th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC), Alexandria, Egypt, 2004. H. Wu and A. Abouzeid, "Cluster-based Routing Overhead in Networks with Unreliable Nodes," in Proceedings of IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Atlanta, Georgia, 2004. N. Zhou, H. Wu, and A. A. Abouzeid, "Reactive Routing Overhead in Networks with Unreliable Nodes," in Proceedings of 9th ACM International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom), San Diego, CA, 2003. H. Wu and A. Abouzeid, "Power-Aware Distributed Image Transmission in Multi-hop Wireless Networks", presented at the 1st IEEE Upstate NY Workshop on Communications and Networking, Rochester, NY, 2004. H. Wu and A. Abouzeid, "Energy Aware Image Compression in Wireless Sensor Networks," presented at the 2nd IEEE Upstate New York workshop on sensor networks, Syracuse, NY, 2003. H. Wu, Y. Wang and J. Wang, "Time Multiplexed Channel Estimation in WCDMA-TDD System," 3Gwireless 2001, San Francisco, CA, 2001. H. Wu, W. Li, Y. Wang and J. Wang, "WCDMA-TDD for Multimedia Mobile Communications," ICCT2000, 16th IFIP World Computer Congress, Beijing, China, 2000. REFERENCES Available upon request.