Xiaoqiang Ma (马小强) Ph.D., Assistant Professor, IEEE/ACM Member School of Electronic Information and Communications
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Location: Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430074
Office: N1 Building W204
Email: maxiaoqiang@hust.edu.cn / mxqhust@gmail.com



Short Bio Xiaoqiang Ma is an Assistant Professor in the School of Electronic Information and Communication at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He received B.Eng. from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, in 2010; he received M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Simon Fraser University, Canada, in 2012 and 2015, respectively (Supervisor Prof. Jiangchuan Liu). His current research interests are in the areas of wireless networks, mobile computing, and edge computing.



PublicationsBook Chapters: X. Ma, X. Fan, and J. Liu. Data Locality and Dependency for MapReduce. In Big Data and Computational Intelligence in Networking, edited by Y. Wu, F. Hu, G. Min, and A. Y. Zomaya, CRC Press, 2017
Journal/Magazine Papers (* indicates corresponding author): C. Xu, X. Ma*, R. Shea, H. Wang, and J. Liu. Enhancing Performance and Energy Efficiency for Hybrid Workloads in Virtualized Cloud Environment. IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, 2018, DOI: 10.1109/TCC.2018.**.
D. Wang, Y. Peng, X. Ma*, W. Ding, H. Jiang, F. Chen, and J. Liu. Adaptive Wireless Video Streaming based on Edge Computing: Opportunities and Approaches. IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, 2018, DOI: 10.1109/TSC.2018.**.
D. Wang, W. Ding, X. Ma*, H. Jiang, F. Wang, and J. Liu. MiFo: A Novel Edge Network Integration Framework for Fog Computing. Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications, 2018, DOI: 10.1007/s12083-018-0663-z.
T. Liu, J. C. S. Lui, X. Ma*, and H. Jiang.Enabling Relay-Assisted D2D Communication for Cellular Networks: Algorithm and Protocols. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2018, 5(4): 3136-3150.
X. Ma, X. Fan, J. Liu, and D. Li. Dependency-Aware Data Locality for MapReduce. IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, 2018, 6(3): 667-679.
H. Wang, T. Li, R. Shea, X. Ma, J. Liu, and K. Xu. Towards Cloud-Based Distributed Interactive Applications: Measurement, Modeling, and Analysis. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 2018, 26(1): 3-16.
H. Jiang, C. Cai, X. Ma*, Y. Yang, and J. Liu. Smart Home Based on WiFi Sensing: A Survey. IEEE Access, 2018, 6: 13317-13325.
P. Zhang, X. Chen, X. Ma, Y. Wu, H. Jiang, D. Fang, Z. Tang, and Y. Ma. SmartMTra: Robust Indoor Trajectory Tracing Using Smartphones. IEEE Sensors Journal, 2017, 17(12): 3613-3624.
R. Shea, S. Fu, A. Sun, C. Cai, X. Ma, X. Fan, W. Gong, and J. Liu. Location-Based Augmented Reality with Pervasive Smartphone Sensors: Inside and Beyond Pokemon Go!. IEEE Access, 2017, 5: 9619-9631.
X. Ma, C. Zhang, J. Liu, R. Shea, and D. Fu. Live Broadcast with Community Interactions: Bottlenecks and Optimizations. IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, 2017, 19(6): 1184-1194.
Y. Yang, T. Liu, X. Ma*, H. Jiang, and J. Liu. FRESH: Push the Limit of D2D Communication Underlaying Cellular Networks. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2017, 16(6): 1630-1643.
Q. He, C. Zhang, X. Ma, and J. Liu. Fog-based Transcoding for Crowdsourced Video Livecast. IEEE Communications Magazine, 2017, 55(4): 28-33.
X. Ma, X. Fan, J. Liu, H. Jiang, and K. Peng. vLocality: Re-visiting Data Locality for MapReduce in Virtualized Clouds. IEEE Network, 2017, 31(1): 28-35.
H. Lin, W. Wei, P. Zhao, X. Ma*, R. Zhang, W. Liu, T. Deng, K. Peng. Energy-Efficient Compressed Data Aggregation in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks. ACM/Springer Wireless Networks, 2016, 22(6): 1985-1997.
X. Ma, J. Liu, and H. Jiang. Resource Allocation for Heterogeneous Applications with Device-to-Device Communication Underlaying Cellular Networks. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 2016, 34(1): 15-26.
Y. Zhao, L. Zhang, X. Ma, J. Liu, and H. Jiang. DualEMC: Energy Efficient Mobile Multimedia Communication with Cloud. Telecommunication Systems, 2015, 60(1): 85-94. X. Ma, H. Wang, H. Li, J. Liu, and H Jiang. Exploring Sharing Patterns for Video Recommendation on YouTube-like Social Media. Springer Multimedia Systems, 2014, 20(6): 675-691.
X. Ma (Corresponding Author), Y. Zhao, L. Zhang, H. Wang, and L. Peng. When Mobile Terminals Meet the Cloud: Computation Offloading as the Bridge. IEEE Network, 2013, 27(5): 28-33.
J. Ye, K. Peng, C. Wang, Y. Wang, L. Zhang, X. Ma, and H. Jiang. Lifetime Optimization by Load-Balanced and Energy Efficient Tree in Wireless Sensor Networks. ACM/Springer Mobile Networks and Applications, 2013, 18(4): 488-499.
X. Ma, J. Liu, and H. Jiang. Energy-Efficient Mobile Data Uploading from High-Speed Trains. ACM/Springer Mobile Networks and Applications, 2012, 17(1): 143-151.
X. Ma, J. Liu, and H. Jiang. On the Design of Algorithms for Mobile Multimedia Systems: A Survey. International Journal of Communication Systems, 2011, 24(10): 1330-1339.
Conference/Workshop Papers: Y. Huang, X. Ma, X. Fan, J. Liu, and W. Gong. When Deep Learning Meets Edge Computing. In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP), 2017. (Poster)
L. Zhang, F. Wang, J. Liu, and X. Ma. On Mobile Instant Video Clip Sharing with Screen Scrolling. In Proceedings of ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Quality of Service (IWQoS), 2016. (Best Paper Candidate)
H. Wang, X. Ma, F. Wang, J. Liu, B. K. Bommana, and X. Liu. Diving into Cloud-based File Synchronization with User Collaboration. In Proceedings of ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Quality of Service (IWQoS), 2016.
C. Xu, X. Ma, R. Shea, H. Wang, and J. Liu. MemNet: Enhancing Throughput and Energy Efficiency for Hybrid Workloads via Para-virtualized Memory Sharing. In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing (CLOUD), 2016.
H. Wang, R. Shea, X. Ma, F. Wang, and J. Liu. On Design and Performance of Cloud-Based Distributed Interactive Applications. In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP), 2014.
X. Fan, X. Ma, J. Liu, and D. Li. Dependency-Aware Data Locality for MapReduce. In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing (CLOUD), 2014.
X. Cheng, M. Fatourechi, X. Ma, C. Zhang, L. Zhang, and J. Liu. Insight Data of YouTube from A Partner's View. In Proceedings of ACM Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV), 2014.
H. Li, X. Ma, F. Wang, J. Liu, and K. Xu. On Popularity Prediction of Videos Shared in Online Social Networks. In Proceedings of ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM), 2013.
X. Ma, H. Wang, H. Li, J. Liu, and H. Jiang. Enhancing Recommended Video Lists for YouTube-like Social Media. In Proceedings of IEEE International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (MMSP), 2012.
Y. Zhao, L. Zhang, X. Ma, J. Liu, and H. Jiang. CAME: Cloud-Assisted Motion Estimation for Mobile Video Compression and Transmission. In Proceedings of ACM Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV), 2012.
S. Wang, A. Vasilakos, H. Jiang, X. Ma, W. Liu, K. Peng, B. Liu, and Y. Dong. Energy Efficient Broadcasting Using Network Coding Aware Protocol in Wireless Ad Hoc Network. In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2011.
X. Ma, J. Liu, and H. Jiang. Energy-Efficient Video Streaming from High-Speed Trains. In Proceedings of ACM Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV), 2011.
J. Cheng, H. Jiang, X. Ma, L. Liu, L. Qian, C. Tian, and W. Liu. Efficient Data Collection with Sampling in WSNs: Making Use of Matrix Completion Techniques. In Proceedings of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2010.
L. Shu, H. Jiang, X. Ma, L. Liu, K. Peng, B. Liu, J. Cheng, and Y. Xu. Efficient Mobile Content Delivery based on Co-Route Prediction in Urban Transport. In Proceedings of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2010.


Professional Activities Editorial Board Member: Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing: Guest Editor for Special Issue on Recent Advances in Wireless Communication Protocols for Internet of Things
Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks (2016-present)
TPC Member for International Conferences: IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science (CloudCom 2017)
International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communication (ICNC 2017)
International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN 2017)
IEEE International Conference on Cloud Engineering (IC2E 2017)
International Conference on Communications and Networking in China (CHINACOM 2014)
Reviewer for International Journals and Conferences: IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine
IEEE Communications Magazine
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC)IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (TWC)
IEEE Transactions on Multimedia (ToMM)
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology (TCSVT)
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT)
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (TITS)
IEEE Communication Letters
Springer Wireless Networks (WINET)
IEEE International Symposium on Quality of Service (IWQoS 2014, 2016)
IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM 2011, 2015, 2016)
International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP 2015)
International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN 2015)
IFIP Networking Conference (Networking 2014)