Lian Zhao (born 1969)[1] is a Chinese and Canadian electrical engineer whose research interests include wireless communication and resource management for mobile edge computing. She is a professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering at Toronto Metropolitan University.[2]

Education and career

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After a 1990 bachelor's degree from the Civil Aviation University of China and a 1993 master's degree from Wuhan University, Zhao worked as an engineer in civil aviation for five years before changing to an academic career track.[2]

She received a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Waterloo in 2002,[3] with the dissertation Error and Power Control Techniques for DS-CDMA Systems with Applications supervised by Jon W. Mark.[4] She joined Toronto Metropolitan University (then named Ryerson University) in 2003. She was tenured as an associate professor in 2006, and became a full professor in 2014.[3]

Recognition

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Zhao has been a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Communication Society and of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society.[5] She was elected as an IEEE Fellow in the 2024 class of fellows, "for contributions to modeling, performance analysis, and resource management of wireless networks".[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Zhao, Lian, 1969-", LC Name Authority File (LCNAF), Library of Congress, retrieved 2024-11-10
  2. ^ a b "Dr. Lian Zhao", Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering people, Toronto Metropolitan University, retrieved 2024-11-10
  3. ^ a b Lian Zhao, IEEE Communication Society, retrieved 2024-11-10
  4. ^ "PhD students face last hurdle", Daily Bulletin, University of Waterloo, 7 August 2002, retrieved 2024-11-10
  5. ^ Lian Zhao, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, retrieved 2024-11-10
  6. ^ IEEE Fellows directory, IEEE, retrieved 2024-11-10
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