CV

Experience

  • Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science & Technology, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China (Jan 2019 – Present)

  • Full-Time Postdoctoral Fellow, Broadband Communications Research (BBCR) Lab, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, Supervisor: Prof. Weihua Zhuang (IEEE Fellow) (Aug 2018 – Aug 2019)

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Technology, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China (May 2015 – Jan 2019)

  • PhD (with honors) in Computer Science, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, China, Supervisor: Prof. Guangwei Bai and Prof. Zhenmin Tang (Sep 2010 – Jan 2015)

Research Interests

  • Artificial Intelligence for Future Networks
  • Blockchain and Cyberecurity

Professional Activities

  • Editor for Journals
    • Associate Editor, Journal of Information Processing Systems (JIPS) (2024-present)
    • Associate Editor, Frontiers in Blockchain (2024-present)
    • Associate Editor, IEEE Access (2020-present)
    • Academic Editor, Mathematical Problems in Engineering (MPE) (2020-2024)
    • Guest Editor, Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications (PPNA) (2018-2019)
  • Technical Committee Member
    • IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) (2024, 2025)
    • 2021 Annual International Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust (PST)
    • CCF Network and Data Communications (TCCOMM) (2015-present)
    • International Conference on Advanced Cloud and Big Data (CBD) (2015-2021)
    • 2021 International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence
    • Conference on Network and Data Communications in China (NDCC) (2016, 2018)
  • Reviewer for Journals
    • IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON)
    • IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC)
    • IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (TDSC)
    • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (TWC)
    • IEEE Transactions on Communications (TCOM)
    • IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (TITS)
    • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT)
    • IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (TNSM)
    • IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking (TGCN)
    • IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems (TNNLS)
    • IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems (TCSS)
    • IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics (TCE)
    • IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking (TCCN)
    • IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing (TSUSC)
    • IEEE Network Magazine
    • IEEE Systems Journal
    • IEEE Sensors Journal
    • IEEE Communications Letters
    • Wireless Networks (WINE)
    • Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience (CCPE)
    • Cluster Computing
    • Big Data Mining and Analytics (BDMA)
    • Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications (PPNA)
    • Elsevier Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS)
    • Elsevier Measurement
    • Multimedia Tools and Applications (MTAP)
    • Journal of Communications and Information Networks (JCIN)
    • Knowledge-Based Systems (KBS)
    • Telecommunication Systems
    • ETRI Journal
    • Acta Electronica Sinica (电子学报)
    • Journal on Communications (通信学报)
    • Chinese Journal on Internet of Things (物联网学报)
    • Chinese Jouurnal of Network and Information Security (网络与信息安全学报)
  • Reviewer for International Conferences
    • IEEE International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS)
    • IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)
    • IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications (ISPA)
    • IEEE Conference on Vehicular Technology (VTC)
    • IEEE INFOCOM WKSHPS
  • Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2018-present)
  • Member, IEEE Computer Society (CS) (2023-present)
  • Member, IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) (2020-present)
  • Member, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) (2020-present)
  • Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) (2015-present)
  • Executive Committee Member, ACM Nanjing Chapter (2014-present)
  • Member (2011-2020), Senior Member (2020-present), China Computer Federation (CCF)

Publications

A. Journal articles (* indicates the correspondence author)

  1. Hang Shen*, Yibo Tian, Tianjing Wang, and Guangwei Bai. Slicing-Based Task Offloading in Space-Air-Ground Integrated Vehicular Networks, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), 2024, 23(5), pp. 4009-4024. [Download]
  2. Hang Shen*, Qi Liu, Yuanyi Wang, Tianjing Wang, and Guangwei Bai. MT-DyNN: Multi-Teacher Distilled Dynamic Neural Network for Instance-Adaptive Detection in Autonomous Driving, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (TITS), 2025, 26(5), pp. 6116-6129. [Download]
  3. Hang Shen*, Ziyuan Tong, Tianjing Wang, and Guangwei Bai. UAV-Relay-Assisted Live Layered Video Multicast for Cell-Edge Users in NOMA Networks, IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting (TBC), 2024, 70(1), pp. 135-147. [Download]
  4. Hang Shen, Qiang Ye, Weihua Zhuang, Weisen Shi, Guangwei Bai, and Geng Yang. Drone-Small-Cell-Assisted Resource Slicing for 5G Uplink Radio Access Networks, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT), 2021, 70(7), pp. 7071-7086. [Download]
  5. Hang Shen and Guangwei Bai*. QoS-Guaranteed Wireless Broadcast Scheduling with Network Coding and Rate Adaptation, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT), 2018, 67(7), pp. 6492-6503. [Download]
  6. Tianjing Wang, Yu Zhang, Hang Shen*, and Guangwei Bai. Task Partitioning and Scheduling Based on Stochastic Policy Gradient in Mobile Crowdsensing, IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems (TCSS), 2024, 11(5), pp. 6580-6591. [Download]
  7. Hang Shen, Xiang Li, Yan Wang, Tianjing Wang* and Guangwei Bai. Collaborative path penetration in 5G-IoT networks: A multi-agent deep reinforcement learning approach, Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications, 2025, Vol. 18, article number 113, pp. 1-20.
  8. Fang Li, Hang Shen*, Jieai Mai, Tianjing Wang, Yuanfei Dai, Xiaodong Miao. Pre-trained Language Model-Enhanced Conditional Generative Adversarial Networks for Intrusion Detection, Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications (PPNA), 2024, 17, pp. 227–245.
  9. Yu Liu, Hang Shen*, Tianjing Wang, and Guangwei Bai. Vehicle Counting in UAV Images: An Adaptive Approach with Spatial Attention and Multi-Scale Receptive Fields, Wiley ETRI Journal, 2025, 47(1), pp. 7-19. (Featured Article) [Infographic Design] [Article Download]
  10. Hang Shen , Xin Liu, Ning Shi, Tianjing Wang* and Guangwei Bai, Blockchain-Enabled Solution for Secure and Scalable V2V Video Content Dissemination, Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications (PPNA), 2023, 16(3), pp. 554–570. [Download]
  11. Hang Shen, Beining Zhang, Tianjing Wang*, Xin Liu, and Guangwei Bai. Consortium Blockchain-Based Secure Cross-Operator V2V Video Content Distribution, Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications (PPNA), 2024, Vol. 17, pp. 1631–1644. [Download]
  12. Beining Zhang, Hang Shen*, Tianjing Wang, and Guangwei Bai. Invisible Man: Blockchain-enabled peer-to-peer collaborative privacy games in LBSs, Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications, 2024, vol. 17, pp. 2595–2607. [Download]
  13. Hang Shen, Guangwei Bai*, Yujia Hu and Tianjing Wang. P2TA: Privacy-Preserving Task Allocation for Edge Computing Enhanced Mobile Crowdsensing, Elsevier Journal of Systems Architecture (JSA), 97(2019), pp. 130-141.
  14. Yiren Gu, Hang Shen*, Guangwei Bai, Tianjing Wang et al. QoI-Aware Incentive for Multimedia Crowdsensing Enabled Learning System, Multimedia Systems, 2020, 26(1), pp. 3-16.
  15. Hang Shen, Guangwei Bai*, Junyuan Wang and Lu Zhao. WGM: Wavelet-Based Gamma Model for Video Traffic in Wireless Multi-hop Networks, Wireless Personal Communications (WPC), 2019, 107(1), pp. 565–587.
  16. Hang Shen, Guangwei Bai*, Mei Yang and Zhonghui Wang. Protecting trajectory privacy: A user-centric analysis, Elsevier Journal of Network and Computer Applications (JNCA), 82 (2017), pp. 128-139.
  17. Hang Shen, Guangwei Bai*. Routing in wireless multimedia sensor networks: A survey and challenges ahead, Elsevier Journal of Network and Computer Applications (JNCA), 71 (2016), pp. 30-49.
  18. Ziyuan Tong, Hang Shen*, Ning Shi, Tianjing Wang, Guangwei Bai. Joint resource optimization for nonorthogonal multiple access-enhanced scalable video coding multicast in unmanned aerial vehicle-assisted radio-access networks, ETRI Journal, 2023, 45(5), pp. 874-886.[Download]
  19. Hang Shen*, Tianjing Wang, Yilong Heng, Guangwei Bai. Joint Resource Slicing and Vehicle Association for Drone-Assisted Vehicular Networks, Drones, 2023, 7 (8): 534, 23 Pages.
  20. Hang Shen, Guangwei Bai*, Lu Zhao, Jinfeng Ge and Zhenmin Tang. L2OR: Low-Cost Low-Complexity Opportunistic Routing for Wireless Sensor Networks, Wireless Personal Communications (WPC), 2015, 82(1), pp. 401-422.
  21. Hang Shen, Guangwei Bai, Zhenmin Tang and Lu Zhao. QMOR: QoS-Aware Multi-Sink Opportunistic Routing for Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks, *Wireless Personal Communications (WPC), 2014, 75(2), pp. 1307-1330.

B. Conference articles (* indicates the correspondence author)

  1. Hang Shen, Yanjing Zhou, Tianjing Wang*, et al. Blockchain-Assisted Cross-silo Graph Federated Learning for Network Intrusion Detection, IEEE Global Blockchain Conference (GBC), ShangHai, China, 19-21 Jun, 2025, to appear.
  2. Beining Zhang, Hang Shen*, Tianjing Wang, and Guangwei Bai. Monero Covert Communication-Enhanced Collaboration for Privacy-Preserving Queries, IEEE Global Blockchain Conference (GBC), ShangHai, China, 19-21 Jun, 2025, to appear.
  3. Hang Shen, Yilong Hen, Ning Shi, Tianjing Wang and Guangwei Bai*. Drone-Small-Cell-Assisted Spectrum Management for 5G and Beyond Vehicular Networks, in Proc. of the IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC), Rhodes Island, Greece 30th June - 3rd July, 2022. [Download]
  4. Hang Shen, Jiajia Xu, Tianjing Wang and Guangwei Bai*. Detecting Link Correlation Spoofing Attack: A Beacon-Trap Approach, in Proc. of the 53rd IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Regular Paper, Shanghai, China, May 20-24, 2019. [Download]
  5. Yujia Hu, Hang Shen*, Guangwei Bai and Tianjing Wang. Privacy-Preserving Task Allocation for Edge Computing Enhanced Mobile Crowdsensing, in Proc. of International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing (ICA3PP), Full Paper, 2018, pp. 431-446.
  6. Yiren Gu, Hang Shen*, Guangwei Bai, Tianjing Wang, et al. Incentivizing Multimedia Data Acquisition for Machine Learning System, in Proc. of International Conference on Algorithm and Architectures for Parallel Processing (ICA3PP), Full Paper, 2018, pp. 142-158.

C. Book Chapters

  1. Hang Shen. Urban Big Data. In: Xuemin (Sherman) Shen, Xiaodong Lin, Kuan Zhang (eds) Encyclopedia of Wireless Networks, 2019, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-32903-1_312-1, Springer, Cham.
  2. Hang Shen. Privacy Game. In: Xuemin (Sherman) Shen, Xiaodong Lin, Kuan Zhang (eds) Encyclopedia of Wireless Networks. 2019, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-32903-1_99-1, Springer, Cham.

Research Projects

  1. Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province under Grant No. BK20201357, 2020/07–2022/06, Intelligent Slicing for Drone-Small-Cell-Assisted Radio Access Networks, Principal Investigator.
  2. The Six Talent Peaks Project in Jiangsu Province under Grant No. RJFW-020, 2019/07-2022/06, Privacy-Preserving Mechanism in Location-based Big Data Services, Principal Investigator.
  3. State Key Laboratory Program for Novel Software Technology under Grant No. KFKT2017B21, Location Privacy Preservation for Road Networks, 2017/07-2019/06, Principal Investigator.
  4. National Engineering Research Center Program of Communications and Networking under Grant No.GCZX012, Privacy-Preserving Vehicular Communications, 2017/07-2019/06, Principal Investigator.
  5. National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 61502230, Research on Network-Coding-Based Data Distribution in Link-Correlated Wireless Networks, 2016/01–2018/12, Principal Investigator.
  6. Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province under Grant No. BK20150960, 2015/07–2018/06, Efficient Network Coding for Wireless Data Distribution Applications, Principal Investigator.
  7. Program of Computer Science Research Center under Grant No. KJR16078, Event Awareness & Information Exchange on the Internet of Multimedia Things, 2016/04–2017/04, Principal Investigator.
  8. Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China under Grant No. 15KJB520015, 2015/07–2017/06, Principal Investigator.
  9. Research Innovation Program for College Graduates in Jiangsu Province under Grant No. CXLX11 0262, Research on Communication Protocol in Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks, 2011/06–2013/06, Principal Investigator.
  10. Scientific & Technological Support Project of Jiangsu Province under Grant No. BK2010548, Real-Time Media Streaming System for Wireless Mobile Internet, 2011/12–2014/12, Sub-project Leader.
  11. Nanjing Municipal Science and Technology Plan Project under Grant No. 201608009, Medical Image Information Sharing Platform Based on Internet of Things Technology, 2017/01–2019/12, Research Staff.
  12. Project on Future Networks of Jiangsu Future Networks Innovation Institute under Grant No. BY2013095-4-09, Key Technology Research and Verification on Mobile Media Cloud Services of Future Networks, 2013/12–2015/12, Research Staff.
  13. National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 61073197, Cross-Layer Architecture and QoS-Aware Routing in Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks, 2010/12–2013/12, Research Staff.
  14. National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 60673185, Architecture and Protocol Study of Wireless Mobile Multimedia Networks, 2006/12–2009/12, Research Staff.

Teaching

  • Undergraduate Course:
    • Computer Networks (Spring 2016-2018, 2020-2023)
    • Introduction to Internet of Things (Fall 2015-2017, Fall 2019-2023)
    • Linux Programming (Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017)
  • Graduate Course:
    • Advanced Computer Networks (Spring 2023)
    • Wireless Networks & Mobile Computing (Spring 2016, Spring 2017)

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