Yang Deng (邓 暘)

I am a PhD candidate supervised by Professor Tao Han at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Prior to NJIT, I was a research assistant at University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC). I received my master’s degree in Control Science and Engineering at Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) and my bachelor’s degree in Automation at South China University of Technology (SCUT).

My research interests include Edge Computing, Blockchain, Distributed Machine Learning, Software Defined Networking, Smart Grids.

Demo Abstract: FLEX: Trading Edge Computing Resources for Federated Learning via Blockchain
Yang Deng, Tao Han, and Ning Zhang
IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM 2021)
FedVision: Federated Video Analytics with Edge Computing
Yang Deng, Tao Han, and N. Ansari
IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society, vol. 1, pp. 62-72, 2020
Poster: Edge Datastore for Distributed Vision Analytics
Yang Deng, Arun Ravindran, and Tao Han
ACM/IEEE Symposium on Edge Computing (SEC 2017)
Software Defined Networking for Active Power Distribution System
Yang Deng, Biswajit Dipan Biswas, Michael Smith, Tao Han, and Sukumar Kamalasadan
(Submitted to IEEE Network Magazine and Under Review)
Learning-Based Optimization Method for Dynamic Network Management in Smart Grids
Yang Deng, Arun Suresh, Tao Han, and Sukumar Kamalasadan
(To be submitted)

ECGR 2181 - Logic Systems Design: reviewed programmable logic devices project and taught recitation in 2018 Fall, 2019 Spring
ECGR 3123 - Data Communications and Networking: taught socket programming project in 2018 Spring, 2021 Spring
ECGR 2161 - Basic Electrical Engineering: instructed labs on analysis of D.C. and A.C. circuits in 2017 Spring
ECGR 4111 - Control Systems Theory: led motion control project in 2016 Fall, 2017 Fall

Reviewer for 2021 International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, 2019 IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2019 PLOS ONE, 2018 ACM Transactions on Cyber-Physical Systems
Supervised UNCC senior design team of real-time networked camera system implementation, 2018
Joined Apple developer program to test application on the M1 transaction kit, 2020
Demonstrated in IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications Demo session, 2017
Participated in NSF Wireless Innovation for a Networked Society Challenges, 2017
Presented poster on ACM/IEEE Symposium on Edge Computing and obtained Student Travel Grant award, 2107
Participated in NSF GENI Regional Workshop at Clemson and obtained Student Travel Grant award, 2016
Being IEEE student member from 2017 and being awarded UNCC Graduate Assistantship from 2016