Xiuchao Wu
Post-doc Researcher

Mobile & Internet Systems Laboratory,
Department of Computer Science,
University College Cork


Xiuchao Wu is now working in University College Cork as a post-doc researcher under the guidance of Prof. Cormac J. Sreenan and Dr. Kenneth N. Brown. He received B.E. degree from University of Science and Technology of China in 1999, M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from National University of Singapore in 2004 and 2010, respectively, all in Computer Science. His Ph.D. advisors are Prof. A.L. Ananda and Prof. Mun Choon Chan.

Research Interests: Networking; PON; Wireless Sensor Network; Mobile and Pervasive Computing; Security

Publications

  Refereed Journal/Conference/Workshop
  • Xiuchao Wu, Kenneth N. Brown and Cormac J. Sreenan, "Data Pre-Forwarding for Opportunistic Data Collection in Wireless Sensor Networks", Accepted by ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks.

  • Xiuchao Wu, Kenneth N. Brown, Cormac J. Sreenan, "Analysis of Smartphone User Mobility Traces for Opportunistic Data Collection in Wireless Sensor Networks", Elsevier Journal on Pervasive and Mobile Computing, Vol. 9(6), 2013, pp. 881-891.

  • Xiuchao Wu, Kenneth N. Brown, Cormac J. Sreenan, Pedro Alvarez, Marco Ruffini, Nicola Marchetti, David Payne, and Linda Doyle, "An XG-PON Module for the NS-3 Network Simulator", Workshop on NS-3, 2013

  • Xiuchao Wu, Kenneth N. Brown and Cormac J. Sreenan, "Analysis of Smart Phone User Mobility Traces for Opportunistic Data Collection", Mobile Data Challenge by Nokia Workshop, in conjunction with International Conference on Pervasive Computing 2012

  • Xiuchao Wu, Kenneth N. Brown and Cormac J. Sreenan, "Data Pre-Forwarding for Opportunistic Data Collection in Wireless Sensor Networks, INSS 2012 (invited paper)

  • Xiuchao Wu, Kenneth N. Brown and Cormac J. Sreenan, "Exploiting Rush Hours for Energy-Efficient Contact Probing in Opportunistic Data Collection", The 4th International Workshop on Sensor Networks, in conjunction with IEEE ICDCS 2011

  • Xiuchao Wu, Cormac J. Sreenan and Kenneth N. Brown, "A Shared Opportunistic Infrastructure for Long-lived Wireless Sensor Networks", The 1st International Workshop on Opportunistic Sensing and Processing in Mobile Wireless Sensor and Cellular networks, in conjunction with ICST MobiLight 2011

  • Xiuchao Wu, Kenneth N. Brown and Cormac J. Sreenan, "SNIP: A Sensor Node-Initiated Probing Mechanism for Opportunistic Data Collection in Sparse Wireless Sensor Networks", The 1st International Workshop on Cyber-Physical Networking Systems, in conjunction with IEEE INFOCOM 2011

  • Xiuchao Wu, Mun Choon Chan, A. L. Ananda, and Chetan Ganjihal, "Sync-TCP: A New Approach to High Speed Congestion Control", IEEE ICNP 2009.

  • Xiuchao Wu, Mun Choon Chan and A. L. Ananda, "Improving TCP performance in heterogeneous mobile environments by exploiting the explicit cooperation between server and mobile host", Computer Networks, Vol. 52(16), 2008, pp. 3062-3074.

  • Xiuchao Wu, Mun Choon Chan and A. L. Ananda, "Effects of Applying High-Speed Congestion Control Algorithms in Satellite Network", IEEE ICC 2008.

  • Xiuchao Wu, Mun Choon Chan and A. L. Ananda,  "TCP HandOff: A Practical TCP Enhancement for Heterogeneous Mobile Environments", IEEE ICC 2007

  • Xiuchao Wu, A. L. Ananda, and Mun Choon Chan, "PMC: An Energy Efficient Event Transport Service For Wireless Sensor Network", IEEE ICC 2006.

  •  Xiuchao Wu, Indradeep Biswas, Mun Choon Chan, and A. L. Ananda, "Utilizing Characteristics of Last Link to Improve TCP Performance", IEEE IPCCC 2005.

  • Xiuchao Wu and A. L. Ananda, "Link Characteristics Estimation For IEEE 802.11 DCF Based WLAN", IEEE LCN 2004.

  Ph.D. Thesis
  • Xiuchao Wu, "Improving TCP Performance in the Mobile, High Speed, Heterogeneous and Evolving Internet". Ph.D. thesis, National University of Singapore, 2009.

  Tech. Report
  • Lin Ma, Xiuchao Wu, Wei Tsang Ooi, "TCP Urel, a TCP Option for Unreliable Streaming", Tech. Report, NUS, 2007.

  • Xiuchao Wu, "A simulation-based study of Compound TCP", Tech. Report, NUS, 2007.

  • Xiuchao Wu, "Performance Evaluation of TCP Header Prediction", Tech. Report, NUS, 2007.

  • Xiuchao Wu, "Simulate 802.11b Channel within NS2", Tech. Report, NUS, 2004.

  • Xiuchao Wu, "PKI---The Basis of Secure E-Business", China NetworkWorld, 2002-12-10

Honors and Professional Service

Honors
  • Research Achievement Award, School of Computing, NUS, 2009

  • Research Scholarship, NUS, 2003-2004, 2007-2008

Professional Service
  • PC Member: International Conference on Sensor Networks (SENSORNETS) 2012- now, IEEE ISSNIP 2014

  • Reviewed submissions to INFOCOM, ICNP, EWSN, Wireless Networks, Computer Networks, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, and IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, etc.

  • Volunteer for VTC Spring 2008, Singapore.

  • IEEE Member

Work Experience

2009-12---now Post-doc Researcher  MISL, UCC, Ireland
2009-08---2009-11 Software Engineer Mikoishi, Singapore
  • development of a network library for DarkGround, a massively multi-player online game based on some P2P techniques.

2005---2007 Research Assistant  CIRL, NUS, Singapore
  • research and development on transport layer protocols.

2001---2003 Senior Software Engineer Anyware, Beijing, China
  • development of several information security software products based on PKI, SSL, and SMIME with java.

  • development of one client management system based on Domino/Notes.

1999---2001  Software Engineer GDT, Beijing, China.
  •  development of RNC in W-CDMA, especially the RLC and PDCP layers of its protocol stack, with C under Lynx.

Teaching Experience

  • M.Sc. Student Co-Supervisor and Co-lecturer of CS6311 (Mobile Network Protocols), UCC, Ireland

  • HYP (Honor Year Project) Student Mentor, National University of Singapore, 2005 - 2009. Guided 8 undergraduate students for their year long projects.

  • Teaching Assistant, National University of Singapore, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, CS2105 - Introduction to Computer Networks. This module was lectured by Prof. A. L. Ananda.

  • Lab Assistant, University of Science and Technology of China, Spring 1998, Fall 1998, Introduction to Computer Architecture and Organization.


Hobby

Tennis, Soccer, etc.

Contact

Office: Room 209, Western Gateway Building, Western Road, Cork City

Email: wuxiuchao AT gmail.com