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教育经历：

本科：   国防科技大学

博士研究生：   加拿大阿尔伯塔大学

开设课程：

本科生课程：   随机信号分析

研究生：   深空感知与雷达探测

科研成果：

[1] B. Guo, Z. Zhang, Y. Wang, and M. Di Renzo, "Lightweight semantic communication-compliant shortest path selection in large-scale LEO satellite networks," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 25, no. 9, pp. 13880-13897, Sep. 2026.

[2] B. Guo, W. Yang, Z. Xiong, Z. Zhang, B. Li, Z. Han, R. Tafazolli, and T. Q. S. Quek, "Enhancing mega-satellite networks with generative semantic communication: A networking perspective," IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 226-234, Apr. 2026.

[3] Y. Wang, Z. Zhang, S. Atapattu, and M. Di Renzo, "Overhead-aware adaptive RIS subarray grouping for uplink random access in cellular networks," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 6764-6781, 2026.

[4] Z. Zhang, Y. Wang, S. Atapattu, and S. Sun, "Joint probing and scheduling for cache-aided hybrid satellite-terrestrial networks," in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Taipei, Taiwan, Dec. 2025, pp. 5856-5861.

[5]Y. Wang, Z. Zhang, S. Atapattu, and M. Di Renzo, "Opportunistic subarray grouping for RIS-aided massive random access in cellular connectivity," in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Montreal, QC, Canada, Jun. 2025, pp. 6832-6837.

[6] B. Guo, Z. Xiong, Z. Zhang, B. Li, D. Niyato, C. Yuen, and Z. Han, "Resilience of mega-satellite constellations: How node failures impact inter-satellite networking over time?," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 73, no. 12, pp. 15705-15721, Dec. 2025.

[7] Z. Zhang, S. Atapattu, Y. Wang, and M. Di Renzo, "Distributed MAC for RIS-assisted multiuser networks: CSMA/CA protocol design and statistical optimization," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 4698-4715, 2025.

[8] Z. Zhang, S. Atapattu, Y. Wang, S. Sun, and K. Sithamparanathan, "Optimal cooperative MAC strategies for wireless VANETs with multiple roadside units," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 877-893, 2025.

[9] Z. Zhang, S. Atapattu, B. Ren, Y. Wang, and M. Di Renzo, "Optimizing energy-efficient cooperative MAC strategies for data collection in IoT networks with terrestrial and nonterrestrial relays," IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 12, no. 17, pp. 35556-35576, 2025.

[10] Z. Xu, Z. Zhang, S. Wang, X. Hu, Y. Jia, and B. Ren, "Energy-constrained distributed MAC in CR-IoT networks: A budgeted multi-player multi-armed bandit approach," IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 2512-2526, 2025.

[11] Z. Zhang, S. Atapattu, Y. Wang, and M. Di Renzo, "Throughput optimization in cache-aided networks: An opportunistic probing and scheduling approach," in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Cape Town, South Africa, Dec. 2024, pp. 3551-3556.

[12] Z. Zhang, S. Atapattu, Y. Wang, S. Sun, and K. Sithamparanathan, "Dynamic cooperative MAC optimization in RSU-enhanced VANETs: A distributed approach," in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Denver, CO, USA, Jun. 2024, pp. 4305-4310.

[13] Z. Zhang, S. Atapattu, Y. Wang, and M. Di Renzo, "Distributed CSMA/CA MAC protocol for RIS-assisted networks," in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec. 2023, pp. 2402-2407.

[14] J. Xie, Z. Zhang, S. Atapattu, Y. Ye, and H. Zhang, "Optimal secure channel access in distributed cooperative networks with untrusted relay," IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 1091-1095, Jun. 2023.

[15] B. Guo, Z. Zhang, Y. Yan, and H. Li, "Optimal job scheduling and bandwidth augmentation in hybrid data center networks," in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 2022, pp. 1-6.

[16] Z. Zhang, H. Jiang, P. Tan, and J. Slevinsky, "Channel exploration and exploitation with imperfect spectrum sensing in cognitive radio networks," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 429-441.

[17] Z. Zhang and H. Jiang, "Distributed opportunistic channel access in wireless relay networks," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 30, no. 9, pp. 1675-1683.