Room CRL-101A           Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering           McMaster University           1280 Main Street West           Hamilton, Ontario  L8S 4L7, Canada           Tel: (905)-525-9140, ext 27265; Fax: (905)-521-2922           Email: luozq@mcmaster.ca           On Research Leave 2003-2004

• Background (more details here)

   

  • B.Sc. degree in applied mathematics from Peking University, China, 1980 - 1984

  • Selected by a joint AMS-SIAM committee for graduate study in the U.S. (S.S. Chern program), 1984

  • Intensive training in English/Mathematics, Nankai Institute of Mathematics, China, 1984 - 1985

  • Ph.D. from EECS department of M.I.T., 1985 - 1989

  • Faculty member, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McMaster University, 1989 - present

• Teaching

I have taught a number of undergraduate and graduate courses, mostly in the areas of analog/digital communication, data structures in C, engineering optimization, information theory and coding. I have also taught a tutorial course on wireless data communication for industry.

• Research interests 

My research interests lie in the union of large-scale optimization, information theory and coding, data communication and signal processing. I am a member of the Advanced Signal Processing for Communications group consisting of many active researchers/students/visitors. Click here to view a list of my current research topics/projects.

• Professional activities 

I am a member of IEEE, SIAM and MPS. Presently I am serving as an associate editor for Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications,  SIAM Journal on Optimization, Mathematics of Computation, Mathematics of Operations Research, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, and Optimization and Engineering.

• Research funding

My research has been funded by various government agencies and industrial partners including NSERC, CITO, CFI, ORDCF, DREO, DREV, Canada Research Chair program and Nortel Networks. I also have international collaborative funding from Japan.

• How to become my student/postdoc/visiting scholar

If you are interested in working with me, you should first read this page where I have complied answers to a list of frequently asked questions. Please do not call or email unless you have read this page and you believe you are qualified.

• Directions 

Here is a map with instructions of how to reach McMaster University. My office location can be found from this campus map.

• Selected recent publications (full publication list is here)

   

  • Vorobyov, S., Gershman, A. and Luo, Z.-Q., "Robust Adaptive Beamforming Using Worst-Case Performance Optimization," Accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing.

  • Ding, Y.-W., Davidson, T.N., Luo, Z.-Q.\ and Wong, K.M.,  "Minimum BER Block Precoders for Zero-forcing Equalization," Accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing.

  • Maricic, B., Luo, Z.-Q. and Davidson, T.N., "Blind Constant Modulus Equalization via Convex Optimization," Accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing.

  • Davidson, T.N., Luo, Z.-Q.\ and Sturm, J., "Linear Matrix Inequality Formulation of Spectral Mask Constraints," Accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing.

  • Ma, W.-K., Davidson, T.N., Wong, K.M., Luo, Z.-Q. and Ching, P.-C., "Quasi-maximum-likelihood multiuser detection using semi-definite relaxation," Accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing.

  • Luo, Z.-Q., Meng, M.,  Wong, K.M. and Zhang, J.-K., "A Fractionally Spaced Blind equalizer Based on Linear Programming,'' Accepted for publication in IEEE Transaction on Signal Processing.

  • Mirjalily, G., Luo, Z.-Q., Davidson, T.  and Bosse, E., "Adaptive Decision Fusion for Distributed Detection", Accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems.  

  • Fukushima, M., Luo, Z.-Q. and Tseng, P., "Smoothing Functions for Second-Order-Cone Complementarity Problems," Accepted for publication in SIAM Journal on Optimization.

  • Li, L., Luo, Z.-Q., Wong, K.M. and Boss'e, E., "Semidefinite Programming Solutions to the Robust State Estimation Problem'', Accepted for publication in SIAM Journal on Optimization.