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A Game Theoretic Optimization Framework for Home Demand Management Incorporating Local Energy Resources (2015)
Journal Article
Fan. (2015). A Game Theoretic Optimization Framework for Home Demand Management Incorporating Local Energy Resources. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 353 - 362. https://doi.org/10.1109/TII.2015.2390035

Facilitated by advanced ICT infrastructure and optimization techniques, smart grid has the potential to bring significant benefits to the energy consumption management. This paper presents a game theoretic consumption scheduling framework based on th... Read More about A Game Theoretic Optimization Framework for Home Demand Management Incorporating Local Energy Resources.

Issues and Challenges in Dense WiFi Networks (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhong, Z., Kulkarni, P., Cao, F., Fan, Z., & Armour, S. (2015, January). Issues and Challenges in Dense WiFi Networks. Paper presented at 2015 INTERNATIONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS & MOBILE COMPUTING CONFERENCE (IWCMC

Opportunistic RPL for reliable AMI mesh networks (2014)
Journal Article
Fan. (2014). Opportunistic RPL for reliable AMI mesh networks. Wireless Networks, 2147 -2164. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11276-014-0730-1

Driven by the need to improve energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact, we observe a thrust towards enabling a Smart Grid. It is envisaged that to achieve these goals, the Smart Grid will be equipped with communications infrastructure and me... Read More about Opportunistic RPL for reliable AMI mesh networks.

The Reign of EVs?: An Economic Analysis from Consumer's Perspective (2014)
Journal Article
Fan. (2014). The Reign of EVs?: An Economic Analysis from Consumer's Perspective. IEEE Electrification Magazine, 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1109/mele.2014.2312459

Traditionally, petroleum (oil) has been the main source of energy for the U.S. national economy and transportation sector. In 2010, 83% of all the energy required by the United States was provided by fossil fuel sources. The energy use in the United... Read More about The Reign of EVs?: An Economic Analysis from Consumer's Perspective.

Toward Unified Security and Privacy Protection for Smart Meter Networks (2014)
Journal Article
Fan. (2014). Toward Unified Security and Privacy Protection for Smart Meter Networks. IEEE Systems Journal, 641 - 654. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSYST.2013.2260940

The management of security and privacy protection mechanisms is one fundamental issue of future smart grid and metering networks. Designing effective and economic measures is a non-trivial task due to a) the large number of system requirements and b)... Read More about Toward Unified Security and Privacy Protection for Smart Meter Networks.

Emerging Technologies and Initiatives in R&D on 5G Networks (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chin, W., Fan, Z., & Haines, R. (2014, May). Emerging Technologies and Initiatives in R&D on 5G Networks. Paper presented at Information and Communication Technology Forum. IEICE Information and Communication Technology Forum. IEICE

M2M Communications for E-Health and Smart Grid: An Industry and Standard Perspective (2014)
Journal Article
Fan. (2014). M2M Communications for E-Health and Smart Grid: An Industry and Standard Perspective. IEEE Wireless Communications, 62-69. https://doi.org/10.1109/MWC.2014.6757898

An overview of several standardization activities for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications is presented, analyzing some of the enabling technologies and applications of M2M in industry sectors such as Smart Grid and e-Health. This summary and over... Read More about M2M Communications for E-Health and Smart Grid: An Industry and Standard Perspective.

A residential PHEV load coordination mechanism with renewable sources in smart grids (2014)
Journal Article
Fan. (2014). A residential PHEV load coordination mechanism with renewable sources in smart grids. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 511 -521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2013.10.002

A high penetration of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) can lead to stress and overload in distribution systems when uncoordinated charging is considered. Thus, coordination mechanisms to manage PHEV charging during peak periods are needed. Th... Read More about A residential PHEV load coordination mechanism with renewable sources in smart grids.