Prof. Zhijun Zhao's Research Page



Contact Information

Friends call me Zak!
Email: zjzhao@mtu.edu
Office: EERC 613
Office Phone: 906-487-2054
Fax: 906-487-2949



Research Interests


1. Communications, Statistical Signal Processing, Algorithms for Communications, Information Theory, Coding

2. Sensor Network, Distributed Sensing and Processing

3. Optical Communications, Adaptive Optical Communications, Optics

Ph.D Dissertation

Two-Dimensional Information Transmission, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006. (Thesis Advisor: Richard E. Blahut)

Most Recent Publications


Journal Publications


[3] Zhijun Zhao, Rui Liao, Stephen D. Lyke, and Michael C. Roggemann, "Reed-Solomon Coding for Optical Communications Through Atmospheric Fading Channel," Applied Optics, 2009 (submitted).

[2] Zhijun Zhao and Richard E. Blahut, "Divergence Detection of One-Dimensional and Two-Dimensional Nonnegative Impulse Response ISI Channels," IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 2009 (submitted).

[1] Zhijun Zhao and Richard E. Blahut, "On the Asymptotic Consistency of Minimum Divergence and Least-Squares Principles," IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, Vol. 53, No. 9, pp. 3283-3287, September 2007.

Conference Publications


[7] Zhijun Zhao, Rui Liao, Stephen D. Lyke, and Michael C. Roggemann, "Reed-Solomon Coding for Free-Space Optical Communications Through Turbulent Atmosphere," 2010 IEEE AeroSpace Conference 2010, March 6-13, 2010, Big Sky, Montana (Accepted).

[6] Zhijun Zhao, Rui Liao, Stephen D. Lyke, and Michael C. Roggemann, "Direct Detection Free-Space Optical Communications Through Atmospheric Turbulence," 2010 IEEE AeroSpace Conference 2010, March 6-13, 2010, Big Sky, Montana (Accepted).

[5] Lufeng Shi, Jindong Tan, and Zhijun Zhao, "Target Tracking in Sensor Networks using Statistical Graphical Models," IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetrics, Bangkok, Thailand, Feburary 21-26, 2009.

[4] Zhijun Zhao, "On Estimation-Based Iterative Detection of One-Dimensional and Two-Dimensional ISI Channels," IEEE 4th International Waveform Diversity and Design Conference, Orlando, FL, Feburary 08-13, 2009.

[3] Zhijun Zhao and Michael C. Roggemann,"Adaptive Optics and Channel Coding for Optical Communication Through Turbulent Atmosphere," ONR/NRL Workshop on Tactical Free Space Lasercomm, Washington, DC, January 30, 2009.

[2] Zhijun Zhao, Stephen D. Lyke, and Michael C. Roggemann, "Adaptive Optical Communication Through Turbulent Atmospheric Channels," IEEE International Conference on Communications, Beijing, May 19-23, 2008.

[1] Lufeng Shi, Zhijun Zhao, and Jindong Tan, "Near Optimal Two-Tier Target Tracking," IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, San Diego, CA, USA, Oct 29 - 2 Nov, 2007.

Recent Publications


[1] Richard E. Blahut and Zhijun Zhao, "Two-dimensional Information Theory," Information Theory and its Applications Inaugural Workshop, UCSD Campus, La Jolla, California, February 6-10, 2006.

[2] Zhijun Zhao and Richard E. Blahut, "On the I-divergence Demodulation of the Nonnegative Impulse Response ISI Channel," IEEE International Conference on Communications, Istanbul, 2006.

[3] Zhijun Zhao and Richard E. Blahut, "Blind and Nonblind Nonnegative Impulse Response ISI Channel Demodulation Using the Richardson-Lucy Algorithm," IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology, Athens, December 2005.

[4] Richard E. Blahut and Zhijun Zhao, "The Richardson-Lucy Algorithm," Integration of Sensing and Processing, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications Annual Program Year Workshop, Minneapolis, December 2005.

[5] Richard E. Blahut and Zhijun Zhao, "The Richardson-Lucy Algorithm Based Demodulation Algorithms for the Two-dimensional Intersymbol Interference Channel," ARO/AMRDEC Workshop on Information-Theoretic Image Processing, Huntsville, Alabama, June 14-15, 2005.

[6] Zhijun Zhao and Richard E. Blahut, "The Richardson-Lucy Algorithm Based Demodulation Algorithms for the Two-dimensional Intersymbol Interference Channel," Conference on Information Sciences and Systems, Baltimore, March 16-18, 2005.

[7] Zhijun Zhao and Richard E. Blahut, "Space Diversity for the Multimode Optical Fiber Channel," IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, June 27 - July 2, Chicago, 2004

Book Chapter


[1] Zhijun Zhao and Richard E. Blahut, "On the Capacity of Multimode Optical Fiber," Codes, Graphs, and Systems, Kluwer, 291-297, 2002.

Invited Talks

[1] Zhijun Zhao, "Detection Algorithms for One-Dimensional and Two-dimensional Information Transmission," Department of Computer Science, Michigan Tech University, September 15, 2006.

[3] Zhijun Zhao and Richard E. Blahut, "The Richardson-Lucy Algorithm Based Demodulation Algorithms for the Two-dimensional Intersymbol Interference Channel," Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, March 23, 2005.

Publications Before Year 1999


[1] Jianmin Huang, Wei Yang, and Z.-J. Zhao, "Interconnect damage by electromigration: experiment and numerical simulation," Acta Materialia, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp.88-99, 1999.

[2] M. D. Thouless, H. H. Yu, Zhijun Zhao, and W. Yang, "Damage Nucleation during Electromigration Along an Isolated Grain Boundary in an Elastic Medium," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 44, No. 3, 1996.

[3] Q.-P. Sun and Zhijun Zhao, "Experimental Study of ZrO2 Localized Plastic Behavior," SCIENCE IN CHINA (Series A), Vol. 24, No. 4, 1994.

[4] Qingping Sun, Zhijun Zhao, Weizhe Chen, Xinglin Qing, Xiaojian Xu, and Fuloon Dai, "Experimental study of stress-induced localized transformation plastic zones in tetragonal zirconia polycrystalline ceramics," Journal of the American Ceramic Society. Vol. 77, no. 5, pp. 1352-1356. 1994

[5] Zhijun Zhao, J. K. Hsia, and D. F. Socie, "High Temperature Failure of Ceramics under Torsional Loading," The First China International Conference on High-Performance Ceramics, Beijing, China, Oct. 31 - Nov 3, 1998

[6] Zhijun Zhao and W. Yang, "Damage of Interconnects by Electromigration Induced Surface Evolution," Tsinghua Science and Technology, Vol. 2, 1997.

[7] W. Yang and Zhijun Zhao, "Material Flow Instability Due to Electromigration," XIXth International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Japan, Aug. 1996.

[8] Zhijun Zhao and Q.-P. Sun, "Displacement of Transformation Zones of Ceramics and Signal Processing," The Seventh National Conference of Experimental Solid Mechanics, Huangshan, China, 992.

[9] X. Qing, Q.-P. Sun, Zhijun Zhao, et. al, "Micro-Marco Experimental Study on Stress Induced Transformation Plasticity in Tetragonal Zirconia Polycrystalline Ceramics," Asia-Pacific Symposium on Advances in Engineering Plasticity and Its Applications, Hong Kong, 1992.

Services


Reviewer for the following Journals:

IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
Journal of the Optical Society of America A
Optical Communications
Journal of the Franklin Institute
Wireless Networks

Reviewer for the following conferences:

IEEE International Conference on Communications
IEEE Globecom
IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference
IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation

Current Graduate Students


Ph.D Students:
Stephen Lyke (Fall 2006), Optics, Coadvising with Dr. Michael C. Roggemann
Lufen Shi (Fall 2006), Sensor Network, Coadvising with Dr. Jindong Tan
Rui Liao (Fall 2007), Communications, Signal Processing, Coding
Jing Chen (Fall 2009), Communications, Signal Processing

Master Students:

Former Graduate Students
Chen-Yu Tang (ME 2008), Project: Computer Simulations of the Avanalche Photodiode Detector.
Jie Wu (Fall 2007), Communications, Signal Processing, Coding
Beini Jiang (Fall 2008), Communications, Signal Processing, Coding

Links to Conferences



Openning Positions


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