Dr De Mi
Senior Research Fellow
BEng, MSc, PhD, FHEA, SMIEEE
About
Biography
De Mi received the B.Eng. degree in information engineering from the Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, in 2011, the M.Sc. degree in communications and signal processing from Imperial College London, U.K., in 2012, and the Ph.D. degree from the 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC), Institute for Communications Systems (ICS), University of Surrey, U.K., in 2017. He is currently a Senior Research Fellow in future wireless communications and Academic Ph.D. Supervisor of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Industrial Cooperative Awards in Science & Technology (CASE) programme at the University of Surrey. He has been the RAN work package leader of 5G-PPP project 5G-Xcast and Project Coordinator of industrial collaborative project SoftRAN in 5GIC/ICS. His current main research interests include air interface design, multiantenna signal processing, broadcast and multicast technologies, and millimetre-wave communications.
Areas of specialism
Air Interface Design; Multi-antenna Signal Processing; Broadcast and Multicast Technology; mmWave Communications
University roles and responsibilities
- Senior Research Fellow – Wireless Communications
My qualifications
2017
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 5G Wireless Communications
PhD Thesis Title: Massive MIMO with Imperfect Channel State Information and Practical Limitations.
PhD Thesis Title: Massive MIMO with Imperfect Channel State Information and Practical Limitations.
University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
2012
Master of Science (MSc) in Communication and Signal Processing
MSc Project: MIMO HSDPA Systems for New Generation Mobile Radio Communications.
MSc Project: MIMO HSDPA Systems for New Generation Mobile Radio Communications.
Imperial College London, London, UK
2011
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Information Engineering
BEng Project: The Design of the Ku-band PLL Frequency Synthesizer.
BEng Project: The Design of the Ku-band PLL Frequency Synthesizer.
Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
Previous roles
Research Fellow – 5G Broadcast and Multicast Communications
University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
Research Fellow - 5G New Air Interface
University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
Research Assistant in MiWaveS Project
University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
Teaching Assistant
University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
Affiliations and memberships
SMIEEE
Senior Member of IEEE
MIET
Member of IET
News
In the media
2017
5G-Xcast is a 5GPPP Phase II project focused on Broadcast and Multicast Communication Enablers For the Fifth Generation of Wireless Systems. http://5g-xcast.eu/
5G-XCast Introduction Video
2018
This video introduces the 5GIC testbed and how it will be used within the 5G-Xcast project. 5G-Xcast is a 5GPPP Phase II project focused on Broadcast and Multicast Communication Enablers For the Fifth Generation of Wireless Systems. http://5g-xcast.eu/
5G-XCast Testbed - 5GIC University of Surrey
ResearchResearch interests
5G physical layer techniques including modulation, coding and interleaving, waveform and MIMO precoding/beamforming;
Radio access network for future broadcast/ multicast 5G transmissions;
Millimeter wave.
Research projects
5G-Xcast is a 5GPPP Phase II project focused on Broadcast and Multicast Communication Enablers For the Fifth Generation of Wireless Systems. MiWaveS is a European collaborative project developing millimeter-wave wireless communication technologies for future 5th Generation heterogeneous cellular mobile networks.
Research interests
5G physical layer techniques including modulation, coding and interleaving, waveform and MIMO precoding/beamforming;
Radio access network for future broadcast/ multicast 5G transmissions;
Millimeter wave.
Research projects
5G-Xcast is a 5GPPP Phase II project focused on Broadcast and Multicast Communication Enablers For the Fifth Generation of Wireless Systems.
MiWaveS is a European collaborative project developing millimeter-wave wireless communication technologies for future 5th Generation heterogeneous cellular mobile networks.
Supervision
Postgraduate research supervision
PhD Supervisor, University of Surrey, 2017-present
PhD student: Mr Hongzhi Chen
Thesis title: New physical-layer techniques for next generation point-to-multipoint communication systems.
Postgraduate research supervision
PhD Academic Supervisor, in EPSRC iCASE programme, University of Surrey, 2020-present
Thesis title: Extending the current research on 5G broadcast to cover industrial requirements.
Industrial Partner: BT
Publications
De Mi, Mehrdad Dianati, Lei Zhang, Sami Muhaidat, Rahim Tafazolli (2017) Massive MIMO performance with imperfect channel reciprocity and channel estimation error
IEEE Transactions on Communications 65 (9), 3734-3749
De Mi (2017) Massive MIMO with Imperfect Channel State Information and Practical Limitations
https://search.proquest.com/docview/1994025176?pq-origsite=gscholar
Zhen Gao, Linglong Dai, De Mi, Zhaocheng Wang, Muhammad Ali Imran, Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir (2017) MmWave massive-MIMO-based wireless backhaul for the 5G ultra-dense network
IEEE Wireless Communications 22 (5), 13-21
David Vargas, De Mi et al. (2017) LTE-Advanced Pro Broadcast Radio Access Network Benchmark
5G-PPP 5G-Xcast Deliverable D3.1
Yue Cao, De Mi, Tong Wang, Lei Zhang (2017) Enabling Geo-centric Communication Technologies in Opportunistic Networks
Book title: From Internet of Things to Smart Cities: Enabling Technologies
Publisher: CRC Press
De Mi, Mehrdad Dianati, Sami Muhaidat, Yan Chen (2015) A novel antenna selection scheme for spatially correlated massive MIMO uplinks with imperfect channel estimation
IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring)
De Mi, Lei Zhang, Mehrdad Dianati, Sami Muhaidat, Pei Xiao, Rahim Tafazolli (2018) Self-Calibration for Massive MIMO with Channel Reciprocity and Channel Estimation Errors
IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM)
Hongzhi Chen, De Mi, Manuel Fuentes, David Vargas, Eduardo Garro, Jose Luis Carcel, Belkacem Mouhouche, Pei Xiao, Rahim Tafazolli (2018) Pioneering studies on LTE eMBMS: Towards 5G Point-to-Multipoint Transmissions
IEEE Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop (SAM)
Zheng Chu, Fuhui Zhou, Pei Xiao, De Mi, Naofal Al-Dhahir, Rahim Tafazolli (2018) Resource Allocation for Secure Wireless Powered Integrated Multicast and Unicast Services with Full Duplex Self-Energy Recycling
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
De Mi, Lei Zhang, Mehrdad Dianati, Sami Muhaidat, Pei Xiao (2018) A Self-Calibration Scheme for TDD Massive MIMO with Imperfect Channel Estimation
IEEE Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop (SAM)
Zheng Chu, Wanming Hao, Pei Xiao, Fuhui Zhou, De Mi, Zhengyu Zhu, Victor Leung (2018) Energy Efficient Hybrid Precoding in Heterogeneous Networks with Limited Wireless Backhaul Capacity
IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM)
Hongzhi Chen, De Mi, Zheng Chu, Pei Xiao, Rahim Tafazolli (2018) Rate-Splitting for Multigroup Multicast Beamforming in Multicarrier Systems
IEEE international workshop on signal processing advances in wireless communications (SPAWC)
Manuel Fuentes, De Mi, Hongzhi Chen, Eduardo Garro, Jose Luis Carcel, David Vargas, Belkacem Mouhouche, David Gomez-Barquero (2018) Physical Layer Performance Evaluation of LTE-Advanced Pro Broadcast and ATSC 3.0 Systems
IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting
Hongzhi Chen, De Mi, Bruno Clerckx, Zheng Chu, Jia Shi, Pei Xiao (2020) Joint Power and Subcarrier Allocation Optimization for Multigroup Multicast Systems With Rate Splitting
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Wanming Hao, Gangcan Sun, Fuhui Zhou, De Mi, Jia Shi, Pei Xiao, Victor CM Leung (2019) Energy-Efficient Hybrid Precoding Design for Integrated Multicast-Unicast Millimeter Wave Communications With SWIPT
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Hongzhi Chen, De Mi, Manuel Fuentes, Eduardo Garro, Jose Luis Carcel, Belkacem Mouhouche, Pei Xiao, Rahim Tafazolli (2018) On the Performance of PDCCH in LTE and 5G New Radio
IEEE Global Communications Conference Workshop (GC WS)
Lixia Xiao, Pei Xiao, Yue Xiao, Chaowu Wu, De Mi, Ibrahim A Hemadeh (2019) Rectangular differential ofdm with index modulation
IEEE 89th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2019-Spring)
Lixia Xiao, Pei Xiao, Chao Xu, Ibrahim A Hemadeh, De Mi, Wanming Hao (2019) Generalized Space Time Block Coded Spatial Modulation Systems
IEEE 30th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC)
Hongzhi Chen, De Mi, Belkacem Mouhouche, Pei Xiao, Rahim Tafazolli (2019) Mobility and Coverage Evaluation of New Radio PDCCH for Point-to-Multipoint Scenario
IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting (BMSB)