About Me
I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Princeton University, working with Prof. Sergio Verdú. I graduated from Department of Electronic Engineering at Tsinghua University in 2006.
Research
My research interests include information theory, estimation theory, optimization and distributed algorithms.
Publications
- Yihong Wu and Sergio Verdú, "MMSE Dimension", preprint.
- Yihong Wu and Sergio Verdú, "Rényi Information Dimension: Fundamental Limits of Almost Lossless Analog Compression", submitted to IEEE Transactions on Information Theory.
- Yihong Wu and Sergio Verdú, "Fundamental Limits of Almost Lossless Analog Compression", accepted in IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, 2009. (Slides)
- Yihong Wu, Kai Yang, Jianwei Huang, Xiaodong Wang and Mung Chiang, "Distributed Robust Optimization (DRO) Part II: Wireless Power Control", submitted to IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control.
- Kai Yang, Jianwei Huang, Yihong Wu, Xiaodong Wang and Mung Chiang, "Distributed Robust Optimization (DRO) Part I: Framework and Example", submitted to IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control.
- Kai Yang, Yihong Wu, Jianwei Huang, Xiaodong Wang and Sergio Verdú, "Distributed Robust Optimization for Communication Networks", Proc. IEEE INFOCOM, Phoenix, AZ, April 2008. (Slides)
- Yiqun Wu, Lin Zhang, Yihong Wu and Zhisheng Niu, "Motion Indicated Interest Dissemination with Directional Antennas for Wireless Sensor Networks with Mobile Sinks", IEEE Transactions of Vehicular Technology, Vol. 58, No.2, pp. 977 -- 989, February 2009.
- Yihong Wu, Xiaobo Chen, Lin Zhang, Zhisheng Niu, "Interest Dissemination with Directional Antenna for Wireless Sensor Networks with Mobile Sinks", Proc. ACM SenSys, Boulder, CO, October, 2006.
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- Education
- Sep 2006 -- present, Ph.D., Dept. of Electrical Engineering,
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.
M.A. in Electrical Engineering, Sep 2008
Research advisor: Prof. Sergio Verdú.
- Sep 2002 -- Jul 2006, B.E., Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua
University, Bejiing, P. R. China. GPA: overall 93.0/100, major
94.6/100. Ranking: overall 3/160, major 2/160.
Thesis advisor: Prof. Zhisheng Niu.
- Experience
- Sep 2008 -- Jan 2009, Assistant Instructor, Dept. of Electrical
Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. ELE525: Random Processes in
Information Systems, Fall 2008 (Instructor: Prof. Sergio Verdú).
- Feb 2008 -- Jun 2008, Assistant Instructor, Dept. of Electrical
Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. ELE486: Digital Communications
and Networks, Spring 2008 (Instructor: Prof. Sergio Verdú).
- Sep 2007 -- Jan 2008, Assistant Instructor, Dept. of Electrical
Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. ELE382: Distributed Algorithms
and Optimization Methods for Engineering Applications, Fall 2007
(Instructor: Dr. Matthew
Andrews).
- Sep 2005 -- Jul 2006, Research Assistant, Network Theory Laboratory,
Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Bejiing, P. R.
China.
- Sep 2004 -- Aug 2005, Research Assistant, State Key Laboratory on
Microwave and Digital Communications, Dept. of Electronic Engineering,
Tsinghua University, Bejiing, P. R. China.
- Mar 2004 -- Sep 2004, Student Research Task, Research Institute of
Image and Graphics, Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua
University, Bejiing, P. R. China.
- Dec 2001 -- Mar 2002, IPhO Preselected, Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China.
- Awards and Honors
- Sep 2006 -- Jun 2007, Fellow in Science and Engineering, Princeton University.
- Dec 2002, Excellent Graduate Award, Tsinghua University.
- Oct 2005 -- Dec 2003, Tsinghua University’s Scholarship for Comprehensive Excellence.
- Dec 2002, Tsinghua University’s Scholarship for Excellent Freshmen.
- Oct 2001, First Prize Winner in National Olympiad Physics Competition.
- Presentations
- Yihong Wu, "Rényi’s Information Dimension and Applications to Shannon Theory", First Annual School of Information Theory, Penn State University, PA, Jun. 5, 2008.
- Yihong Wu, "Distributive Robust Optimization in Communication Networks", IEEE INFOCOM, Phoenix, AZ, Apr. 17, 2008.
- Yihong Wu, "Distributive Robust Wireless Power Control", CommNet group presentation, Sep. 23, 2007.
- Xiaobo Chen, Zhi Zhou, Yihong Wu, Yiqun Wu, Lin Zhang, Zhisheng Niu, "Cluster-based Human Information and Localization System (CHILS)", presented at the 4th Tsinghua-Hitachi Ubiquitous IT Forum, Bejiing, Nov.4, 2005.
Coursework
Fall 2009
- ORF524: Statistical Theory and Methods, Prof. Philippe Rigollet
- MAT327: Introduction to Differential Geometry, Dr. Bing Wang
Spring 2009
- ORF554: Markov Processes, Prof. Erhan Çinlar
- ELE539B: Modern Coding Theory, Dr. Tom Richardson
- ORF570: Convex Analysis for Finance and Economics, Prof. Andreas Heinrich Hamel
Fall 2008
- MAT451: Advanced Topics in Analysis, Prof. Elliot Lieb
Spring 2008
- ORF527: Stochastic Calculus and Finance, Prof. Patrick Cheridito
Fall 2007
- ELE528: Information Theory, Prof. Sergio Verdú
- ORF551: Probability Theory, Prof. Erhan Çinlar
Spring 2007
- ELE486: Digital Communications and Networks, Prof. Sergio Verdú
- ELE530: Theory of Detection and Estimation, Prof. Peter Ramadge
- ELE539B: Algebraic Coding Theory, Prof. Robert Calderbank
- ELE539A: Optimization of Communication Systems, Prof. Mung Chiang
Fall 2006
- ELE521: Linear System Theory, Prof. Peter Ramadge
- MAT314: Introduction to Real Analysis, Prof. Michael Usher
- ELE525: Random Processes in Information Systems, Prof. Hisashi Kobayashi
- ELE465: Switching and Sequential Systems, Prof. Sun-Yuan Kung
Links
TeX
Music
Fun
- xkcd
- the Moth
- bit-player
- Which GTM would you be? (I am GTM 133, Joe Harris's Algebraic Geometry: A First Course..)
Math
Other
Friends
Contact
Department of Electrical Engineering
Princeton Univesity
Princeton, NJ 08544
USA
