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Yao Ma's Publications

 Journal Papers (Published/Accepted)

  1.  A. Nezampour, R. Schober and Y. Ma, "Asymptotic Analysis of Coherent and Differential Space-Time Codes in Non-Gaussian Noise and Interference," IEEE Trans. Commun., accepted for publication, March 2009.

  2. Y. Ma and Dong In Kim, ``Rate-Maximization Scheduling Schemes for Uplink OFDMA," IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., accepted for publication, Jan. 2009.

  3. Y. Ma, D. Zhang, A.Leith, and Z. Wang, ``Error Performance of Transmit Beamforming with Delayed and Limited Feedback," IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun.,   acceptable for publication, Nov. 2008.

  4. Y Ma,  X. Dong and H.-C. Yang, ``Asymptotic Performance of Threshold-Based Generalized Selection Combining", IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., acceptable for publication, Oct. 2008.

  5. Y. Ma, J. Jin and D. Zhang, "Throughput and Channel Access Statistics of Parallel-Access Multiuser Scheduling",
    IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun.,      Vol. 7, No. 8, pp. 2975-2987, Aug.  2008. 

  6. A. Nezampour,  A. Nasri, R. Schober, and Y. Ma, ``Asymptotic BEP and SEP of Quadratic Diversity Combining Receivers in Correlated Ricean Fading, Non-Gaussian Noise, and Interference", IEEE Transactions on Communications, accepted for publication, Oct. 2007.

  7. Amir Nasri, Robert Schober, and Yao Ma, "Unified Asymptotic Analysis of Linearly Modulated Signals in Fading, Non- Gaussian Noise, and Interference", IEEE Transactions on Communications, Vol. 56, No. 6, pp. 980-990, June 2008. 

  8. Y. Ma, "Rate-Maximization for Downlink OFDMA with Proportional Fairness", IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology,   pp. 3267-3274, Sept. 2008.  

  9. Y. Ma, D. Zhang, and R. Schober, "Rate-Maximizing Multiuser Scheduling for Parallel Channel Access", IEEE Signal Processing Letters, Vol. 14, No. 7, pp. 441-444, July 2007.

  10. L. Zhao, W. Mo, Y. Ma and Z. Wang, ``Diversity and Multiplexing Tradeoff in General Fading Channels", IEEE Trans. Information Theory, Vol. 53, No. 4, pp 1549-1557, April 2007. 

  11. Y. Ma and J. Jin, ``Unified Performance Analysis of Hybrid-Selection/Equal-Gain Combining", IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology, Vol. 56, No 4, pp. 1866-1873, July 2007.   

  12. Y. Ma and L. Zhao, ``Achievable Performance of Orthogonal STBC Over Spatially-Correlated Rician Channels", IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology, pp. 1251-1261, June 2007.

  13. Y. Ma and J. Jin, ``Effect of Channel Estimation Errors on M-QAM with MRC and EGC in Nakagami Fading Channels", IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology,  pp.1239-1250, June 2007.

  14. Y. Ma, Z. Wang and S. Pasupathy, ``Asymptotic Performance of Hybrid-Selection/Maximal-Ratio Combining over Fading Channels", IEEE Transactions on Communications, pp. 770-777, May 2006.

  15. Y. Ma, R. Schober  and D. Zhang, ``Exact BER of M-QAM with MRC and Imperfect Channel Estimation in Rician Fading Channels", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, pp. 926-936, March 2007.

  16. Y. Ma, R. Schober S. Pasupathy and T. J. Lim, ``Efficient BER Evaluation of Linear Multiuser Detectors with
    Imperfect Channel Estimation for CDMA Fading Channels    ", IEEE Transactions on Communications,     pp. 242-250, Feb 2006.

  17. Y. Ma, R. Schober,  and S. Pasupathy, ``Effect of Channel Estimation Errors on MRC Diversity in Rician Fading Channels," IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology,  pp. 2137-2142, Nov, 2005.

  18. Y. Ma, R. Schober,  and S. Pasupathy, ``Performance of M-PSK with GSC and EGC with Gaussian weighting errors," IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology, pp. 149 -162,  Jan, 2005.

  19. R. Schober, Y. Ma,  L. Lampe and T. Mathiopoulos, ``Diversity Combining for Coherent and Differential M-PSK in Fading and Class-A Impulsive Noise,"  IEEE Trans. Wireless Communications., accepted for publication,  July,  2004.

  20. Y. Ma; Q. T. Zhang, R. Schober, and S. Pasupathy, ``Diversity reception of DAPSK over generalized fading channels," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 4, No. 4, 1834-1846, July, 2005

  21. Y. Ma and S. Pasupathy, ``Efficient Performance Evaluation for Generalized Selection Combining
    on Generalized Fading Channels    ",  IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications,  pp. 29-34,  Jan, 2004.

  22. R. Schober, L. Lampe, Y. Ma, and S. Pasupathy,  ``DF-DD for Channels with Phase Noise",     IEEE Transactions on Communications, Vol. 51 pp. 890 -893,  June   2003. 

  23. Y. Ma, S. Pasupathy and Teng Joon Lim, `` Analysis of Differentially Coherent Linear Receivers over   Rician-faded CDMA Channels",  IEEE  Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 758-772,  July 2003.

  24. R. Schober, Y. Ma and S. Pasupathy, `` On the Error Probability of Decision-Feedback Differential Detection", IEEE Transactions on  Communications, vol. 51,  pp. 535-538, April    2003.   

  25. Y. Ma, T. J. Lim and S. Pasupathy, ``Error probability for coherent and differential PSK over arbitrary Rician fading channels with multiple cochannel interferers'', IEEE Transactions on Communications.

    26. Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 429-441, March 2002.

  26. Y. Ma and Q. T. Zhang ``Accurate Evaluation for MDPSK with Non-coherent Diversity'',  IEEE Transactions on Communications,Vol. 50, No. 7, pp. 1189-1200, July 2002.

  27. Y. Ma and T. J. Lim, ``Linear and non-linear chip-rate minimum mean squared error multiuser CDMA detection,'' IEEE Transactions
    on Communications,     Vol. 49, No. 3, pp. 530-542, March 2001.

  28. T. J. Lim and Y. Ma, ``The Kalman filter as the optimal linear minimum mean squared error multiuser CDMA detector,'' IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, Vol. 46, No. 17, pp. 2561-2566, November 2000.

  29. Y. Ma and T. J. Lim, ``Bit error probability for MDPSK and NCFSK over arbitrary Rician fading channels,'' IEEE Journal on Selected Area of Communications, Vol. 18, No. 11, pp. 2179-2189, November 2000.

  30. Y. Ma and C. C. Chai, ``Unified error probability analysis for generalized selection combining in Nakagami fading channels,'' IEEE Journal on Selected Area of Communications, Vol. 18, No. 11, pp.2198-2210, November 2000.

  31. Y. Ma, C. C. Chai and T. J. Lim, ``Bit error probabilities for 2- and 4-DPSK in general Nakagami fading channels with correlated Gaussian noise,'' IEE Proceedings on Communications , vol. 147, No. 3, June 2000, pp. 155-162.

  32. Y. Ma, T. J. Lim and C. C. Chai, ``Systematic study on channel non-symmetry for differentially coherent detection in general Rician fading channels'', IEE Electronics Letters, 36(3): 261-262, Feb. 2000.

  33. Y. Ma, P. H. Tan, and T. J. Lim, ``Systematic approach to multistage linear successive interference cancellation for multiuser detection in dynamic asynchronous CDMA systems,'' IEE Electronics Letters, 35(3): 208-209, February 1999.

  34. Y. Ma, C. C. Chai and T. J. Lim, ``Unified analysis of error probability for MRC in correlated fading channels,'' IEE Electronics Letters, 35(16):1314-1315, August 1999.

Selected Conference Papers

  1. Y. Ma, R. Schober, and S. Pasupathy, ``Weighted Sum-Rate Maximization Scheduling for Ad Hoc MIMO Networks", Proc. IEEE ICC2009.

  2.  Y. Ma, A. Leith, and Y. Qian, ``Traffic-Matching Revenue-Rate Maximization Scheduling for Downlink OFDMA," Proc. IEEE ICC2009.

  3. Y. Ma, D.-I. Kim, and A. Leith, "Weighted Sum Rate Optimization of Multicell Cognitive Radio Networks", Proc. IEEE Conf. on Global Communications (GlobeCom), Nov., 2008.

  4. Y. Ma, X. Dong, and H. Yang, "Diversity and Coding Gains of Threshold-Based Generalized Selection Combining",
    Proc. IEEE Conf. on Global Communications (GlobeCom), Nov., 2008.

  5. Y. Ma, "Rate-Maximization Scheduling for Downlink OFDMA with Long Term Rate Proportional Fairness", Proc IEEE ICC, May 2008.

  6. A. Nezampour, R. Schober, and Y. Ma, ``Asymptotic Analysis of Space-Time Codes With Mahalonobis Distance Decoding in Non-Gaussian Noise and Interference", (invited paper), European Wireless Conference (EW), 2008.

  7. Ali Nezampour, Robert Schober, and Yao Ma, ``Asymptotic Analysis of Space-Time Codes in Non-Gaussian Noise and Interference", Proc. IEEE VTC, Spring 2008.

  8. Y. Ma, "Distributed Spectral Access Schemes for Cognitive Radio Networks", Proc. IEEE Conf. on Military Communications (MilCom), Oct. 2007.

  9. Y. Ma, "Constrained Rate-Maximization Scheduling for Uplink OFDMA", Proc. IEEE Conf. on Military Communications (MilCom), Oct. 2007.

  10. Y. Ma and D. Zhang, "Error Rate of Transmit Beamforming with Delayed and Limited Feedback", Proc. IEEE Conf. on Global Communications (GlobeCom), Nov., 2007.

  11. Y. Ma, D. Zhang and R. Schober, "Optimal Power Allocation for Parallel Access Multiuser Scheduling", Proc. IEEE Conf. on Global Communications (GlobeCom), Nov., 2007.

  12. Y. Ma and D. Zhang, "Complex Nakagami Channel Simulator with Accurate Phase and Auto-Correlation Properties", Proc. IEEE Conf. on Global Communications (GlobeCom), Nov., 2007.

  13. Y. Ma and Robert Schober and S. Pasupathy, "Asymptotic Gains of Generalized Selection Combining over Correlated Fading", Proc. IEEE Conf. on Global Communications (GlobeCom), Nov., 2007.

  14. A. Nezampour, A. Nasri, Robert Schober, and Yao Ma, "Asymptotic BEP and SEP of Differential EGC in Correlated Ricean Fading and Non-Gaussian Noise", Proc. IEEE Conf. on Global Communications (GlobeCom), Nov., 2007.

  15. Y. Ma, ``Proportional Fair  Scheduling for Downlink OFDMA", Proc IEEE ICC, June 2007.

  16. Y. Ma and D. Zhang, ``Channel Access Statistics  of   Parallel Multiuser Scheduling", Proc IEEE ICC,  June 2007. 

  17. A. Nasri, R. Schober and Y. Ma, ``Asymptotic SER Analysis of EGC and SC in Fading and Non-Gaussian Noise and Interference", Proc IEEE ICC,  June 2007. 

  18. Y. Ma, J. Jin and L. Zhao, ``Channel Capacity and Fairness of SNR-ranking-based Parallel Multiuser Scheduling",  in Proc. IEEE   Conf. on Global Communications (GlobeCom),  Nov., 2006.

  19. Y. Ma and D. Zhang, ``Performance of Generalized Selection Multiuser Scheduling with Channel Estimation Errors",  in Proc. IEEE   Conf. on Global Communications (GlobeCom),  Nov., 2006.

  20. Y. Ma and J. Jin, ``Hybrid-Selection/Equal-Gain Combining for Non-Constant Modulus Signals",  in Proc. IEEE   Conf. on Global Communications (GlobeCom),  Nov., 2006.

  21. A. Nasri, R. Schober and Y. Ma ``Unified Asymptotic Analysis of Linearly Modulated Signals in Fading and Noise", in Proc. IEEE   Conf. on Global Communications (GlobeCom),  Nov., 2006.

  22. Y. Ma and D. Zhang, ``Performance of Generalized Selection Multiuser Scheduling Over Generalized Fading Channels", Int. Conf. on Wireless Commun. Mobile Comput. (iWCMC), VanCouver, Canada, July, 2006.

  23. Y. Ma and L. Zhao, ``Accurate Performance Analysis of UWB Acquisition Over Multipath Channels", Int. Conf. on Wireless Commun. Mobile Comput. (iWCMC), VanCouver, Canada, July, 2006.

  24. Y. Ma and J. Jin, ``Performance of MRC and EGC M-QAM with Imperfect Channel Estimation", in Proc. IEEE WCNC, April 2006.

  25. Lei Zhao and Y. Ma, ``Asymptotic Performance of Space-Time Block Codes over Correlated Rician MIMO Channels", in Proc. IEEE WCNC, April 2006.

  26. Y. Ma,  R. Schober, and Z. Zhang, ``Exact BERs for M-QAM with MRC and Channel Estimation Errors in Rician Channels",   in Proc. IEEE WCNC,,  March  2005.

  27. Y. Ma,  ``Impact of Correlated Diversity Branches in Rician Fading Channels", in Proc. IEEE ICC,  June 2005.

  28. Y. Ma,  D. Zhang, and R. Schober, ``Effect of Channel Estimation Errors on $M$-QAM with GSC Diversity in Fading Channels",  in Proc. IEEE ICC,  June 2005.

  29. Y. Ma and R. Schober and S. Pasupathy, ``Effect of Imperfect Channel Estimation on MRC Diversity in Fading Channels,"  in Proc. IEEE ICC'04, pp.,  June 2004.

  30. Y. Ma, Z. Wang and S. Pasupathy, ``Asymptotic gains of generalized selection combining,"   (invited paper),    in Proc. IEEE VTC'03,   Oct. 2003.

  31. Y. Ma, R. Schober, T. J. Lim and S. Pasupathy, ``Performance of multiuser detection with pilot-symbol-assisted channel estimation,"     (invited paper),  in Proc. IEEE      VTC'03, Oct. 2003.

  32. Y. Ma,  Z. Wang and S. Pasupathy, ``Asymptotic Performance of Wireless Communications with Generalized Selection Combining",  in Proc. IEEE GlobeCom,03, Dec. 2003.

  33. Y. Ma, R. Schober,  S. Pasupathy and T. J. Lim, ``Performance of Multiuser Detection with Decision-Directed Channel Estimation,"  in Proc. IEEE GlobeCom,03, Dec. 2003.

  34. Y. Ma, Q. T. Zhang, R. Schober, and S. Pasupathy, ``Performance analysis of DAPSK over general fading channels," in Proc. IEEE ICC'03, pp.3580-3584,  May 2003.

  35. Y. Ma and S. Pasupathy, ``Performance of generalized selection combining on generalized fading channels," in Proc. IEEE ICC'03, pp. 3041-3045, May 2003.

  36. Y. Ma, F. Chin, B. Kannan, and S. Pasupathy,  ``Acquisition performance of an ultra wideband communications system over a multiple-access fading channel," in IEEE Conference on Ultra Wideband Systems and Technologies,  pp. 99-103, May 2002.

  37.  B. Kannan, Y. Ma, and F. Chin, ``Optimizing the transmit energy in UWB multiple access communications in multipath fading channels," in IEEE Conference on Ultra Wideband Systems and Technologies, pp. 111-115, May 2002.

  38. Y. Ma, Q. T. Zhang, and S. Pasupathy, ``Accurate evaluation for M-phase signaling over arbitrary correlated fading channels," in Proc. IEEE ICC'02, (New York), pp. 856-860, May 2002.

  39. Y. Ma and T. J. Lim, ``Multistage linear successive interference cancellation for multipath decorrelating detection in fading channels," in Proc. IEEE W'kshop on Signal Proc. Advances in Wireless Comms. (SPAWC), (Annapolis, MD), pp. 186 - 189, May 1999.

  40. Y. Ma and T. J. Lim, ``Successive interference cancellation detection in multipath fading CDMA channels with differential PSK," in Proc. Int'l  Symposium on Pers., Indoor and Mobile Radio Comms. (PIMRC), (Osaka, Japan), Sep. 1999. paper F7-4.

  41. T. J. Lim and Y. Ma, ``The Kalman lter as the optimum MMSE multiuser CDMA detector,"  in Proc. IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW), (Kruger National Park, South Africa),  p. 110, June 1999.

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