K. Wendy Tang

Associate Chair and Associate Professor Department of Electrical and Compute Engineering College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Stony Brook University  Associate Provost for Online Education Stony Brook University

Contact

• Address: 407 Administration Building, Stony Brook, NY 11794-1401
• Phone: (631) 632-7012
• Fax: (631) 632-7112
• E-mail: wendy.tang@stonybrook.edu 

Research Interests

• Communication Networks and Graph Theory Applications
• Wireless Sensor Networks

Current PhD Student

• Mahdin Mahboob
• Divith A. Babu

Former PhD Students

• Dongsoo Kim
• Guofeng Hou - Microsoft
• Junghun Ryu - R&D Engineer at KT
• Jaewook Yu - Research Scientist at Intel Labs
• Lei Wang - Microsoft
• Eric Noel - AT&T Labs Research
• Daewon An

Publications

Journal Articles

• Expanded Borel Cayley Graphs: A Novel Communication Topology for Multi-Agent Systems, Dongsoo Kim, Eric Noel, and K. Wendy Tang, Journal of Network and Computer Applications, pp. 47-61, volume 37, 2014.
• Borel Cayley Graph based Topology Control for Consensus Protocol in Wireless Sensor Networks, Junghun Ryu, Jaewook Yu, Eric Noel, and K. Wendy Tang, ISRN Sensor Networks, vol. 2013, Article ID 805635, 2013.
• A Graph Theoretic Approach to Ultrafast Information Distribution: Borel Cayley Graph Resizing Algorithm, Jaewook Yu, Eric Noel, and K. Wendy Tang, Computer Communications, vol. 33(17), Nov. 15, 2010, pp. 2093-2104.
• Topology-Based Routing for Xmesh in Wireless Sensor Networks, L. Wang and K. Wendy Tang, in Wireless Technology, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Springer US , vol. 44, pp. 229-239, Aug 2009. [pdf]
• An Upper Bound for the Bisection Width of a Diagonal Mesh, K. Wendy Tang and Ridha Kamoua, IEEE Transactions on Computers, 56(3), pp. 429-431, March, 2007. [pdf]
• Speech recognition technology for disabilities education, K.W. Tang, R. Kamoua, V. Sutan, O. Farooq, G. Eng, W.C. Chu and G. Hou, Journal of Educational Technology Systems , 33(2), pp 173-184, 2005. [pdf]
• Training Artificial Neural Networks: Backpropagation via Nonlinear Optimization, Jadranka Skorin-Kapov and K. Wendy Tang, Journal OF Computing and Information Technology, pp 1-14, vol 9, 2001. [pdf]
• Performance Modeling of Multihop Network Subject to Uniform and Nonuniform Geometric Traffic, E. Noel and K. W. Tang, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON), 8(6), pp 763-774, 2000. [pdf]
• Neuro-Remodeling Via Backpropagation of Utility, K.W. Tang and G. Pingle, Journal of Mathematical Modeling and Scientific Computing , May, 1996. [pdf]
• Artificial Neural Networks for the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease, K.W. Tang, G. Pingle, and G. Srikant, Journal of Intelligent Systems , Vol. 7, pp 307-338, 1997. [pdf]
• Class-Congruence Property and Two-Phase Routing of Borel Cayley Graphs, K.W. Tang and B.W. Arden, IEEE Transactions on Computers , 44(12), December 1995. [pdf]
• BanyanNet - A Bidirectional Equivalent of ShuffleNet , K.W. Tang, in Journal of Lightwave Technology, 12(11):2023-2031, November 1994. [pdf]
• Diagonal and Toroidal Mesh Networks, K.W. Tang and S. A. Padubidri, IEEE Transactions on Computers, 43(7):815-826, July 1994. [pdf]
• Representations of Borel Cayley Graphs, K.W. Tang and B. W. Arden, SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics, 6(4):655-676, November 1993. [pdf]
• Representations and Routing of Cayley Graphs, B.W. Arden and K.W. Tang, IEEE Transactions on Communications, 39(11):1533-1537, November, 1991. [pdf]
• Mathematical Deficiencies of Numerically Simplified Dynamic Robot Models, K.W. Tang and V.D. Tourassis, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 34(10):1109-1111, October, 1989. [pdf]
• Charge Relaxation in Powder Beds, T.B. Jones and K.W. Tang, Journal of Electrostatics, 19(2):123-136, May, 1987.

Conference Papers

• WSN Communication Topology Construction with Collision Avoidance and Energy Saving, Dongsoo Kim, Eric Noel and K. Wendy Tang, In proc. of the 11th Annual IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC 2014), pp. 398-404, Las Vegas, NV, Jan 10-13, 2014.
• Reliable and Efficient Routing Protocol for Graph Theory Based Communication Topology, Dongsoo Kim, Eric Noel and K. Wendy Tang, In proc. of the International Performance Computing and Communications Conference (IPCCC 2013), San Diego, CA, Dec 6-8, 2013.
• Graph Theoretic Expansion of Borel Cayley Graphs with an Optimal and Distributed Routing Algorithm, Dongsoo Kim, Eric Noel and K. Wendy Tang, In proc. of the International Performance Computing and Communications Conference (IPCCC 2012), pp. 236-245, Austin, TX, Dec. 1-3, 2012.
• Fault-tolerant Routing on Borel Cayley Graph, Junghun Ryu, Eric Noel, and K. Wendy Tang, to appear in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC'12), Ottawa, Canada, Jun. 10-15, 2012.
• ExBCG-TC: Extended Borel Cayley Graph Topology Control for Ad-hoc Sensor Networks, Dongsoo Kim, Jaewook Yu, Eric Noel, and K. Wendy Tang, In Proc. of the IEEE Wireless Telecommunications Symposium (WTS'11), pp. 1-8, New York, NY, Apr. 13-15, 2011.
• Node ID Assignment in Group Theoretic Graphs for WSNs, Junghun Ryu, Jaewook Yu, Eric Noel, and K. Wendy Tang, to appear in Proc. of the IEEE Wireless Telecommunications Symposium (WTS'11), New York, NY, Apr. 13-15, 2011.
• ExBCG-TC: Extended Borel Cayley Graph Topology Control for Ad-hoc Sensor Networks, Dongsoo Kim, Jaewook Yu, Eric Noel, and K. Wendy Tang, to appear in Proc. of the IEEE Wireless Telecommunications Symposium (WTS'11), New York, NY, Apr. 13-15, 2011.
• Degree Constrained Topology Control for Very Dense Wireless Sensor Networks, Jaewook Yu, Eric Noel, and K. Wendy Tang, in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM'10), Miami, FL, Dec. 6-10, 2010, pp. 1-6.
• BCG Random Expansion: Formulation of Scalable Topology for Ultrafast Information Dissemination in Ad Hoc Networks, Jaewook Yu, Dongsoo Kim, Eric Noel, and K. Wendy Tang, in Proc. of the IFIP/IEEE Wireless Days Conference (WD'10), Venice, Italy, Oct. 20-22, 2010.
• Dense and Symmetric Graph Formulation and Generation for Wireless Information Networks, Jaewook Yu, Dongsoo Kim, and K. Wendy Tang, in Proc. of the International Conference on Wireless Networks and Information Systems (WNIS'09), Shanghai, China, Dec. 28-29, 2009, pp. 379-384.
• Pseudo-Random Graphs for Fast Consensus Protocol, Jaewook Yu, Eric Noel, and K. Wendy Tang, in Proc. of the 2009 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'09), Las Vegas, Nevada, Jul. 13-16, 2009.
• The tag duplication problem in an integrated WSN for RFID-based item-level inventory monitoring, in Proc. of the 2008 International Conference on Networked Sensing Systems (INSS'08), W. Chun, E. Noel and K Wendy Tang, pp.59-62, Jun. 17-19, 2008.
• Self-Powered Wireless Sensor Balls for Homeland Security, Jaewook Yu, W. Chun, G. Nejat, E. Noel and K.W. Tang, in Proc. of the 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), IMECE2007-42334, pp. 963-972, Seattle, Washington, Nov. 2007.
• A New Collision Resolution Protocol for Mobile RFID Tags, Jaewook Yu, E. Noel, and W. Tang, in Proc. of the 6th Wireless Telecommunications Symposium (WTS'07), Pomona, California, Apr. 26-28 2007.
• The Cayley Graph implementation in TinyOS for dense wireless sensor networks, L. Wang and W. Tang, in Proc. of the 6th Wireless Telecommunications Symposium (WTS'07), Pomona, California, Apr. 26-28 2007
• Cayley Pseudo-Random (CPR) Protocol: A Novel MAC Protocol for Dense Wireless Sensor Networks, K.W. Tang and R. Kamoua, in Proc. of the Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC'07), pp 361-366, Hong Kong, March 11-15, 2007.
• Entrepreneurship in engineering education, S. Luryi, K. Wendy Tang, N. Lifshitz, G. Wolf, S. Doboli, J. A. Betz, P. Maritato and Y. Shamash, in Proc. of the 2007 Frontiers In Education Conference - Global Engineering: Knowledge Without Borders, Opportunities Without Passports (FIE'07), pp. T2E-10-T2E-15, Oct. 10-13, 2007.
• A Wireless Sensor System for Biopotential Recording in the Treatment of Sleep Apnea Disorder, L. Wang, E. Noel, C. Fong, R. Kamoua and K.W. Tang, in Proc. of the International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC'06), , pp 404-409, 2006. [pdf]
• Novel Sensor MAC Protocol Applied to Cayley and Manhattan Street Networks with CrossBow MICA2, Eric Noel and K. Wendy Tang, in Proc. of the 2006 IEEE International Workshop on Wireless Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks, pp 626-631, Sept. 28, 2006. [pdf]
• Evaluation of LEACH Protocol Subject to Different Traffic Models, G. Hou and K.W. Tang, in Proc. of the Joint International Conference on Optical Internet and Next Generation Network, , pp 281-283, July 9-13, 2006. [pdf]
• Multicasting in Wireless Sensor Networks, W. Chun and Wendy Tang, in The 1st International Conference on Next Generation Network(NGNCON 2006).Page(s):251 - 253, Jeju, Korea, July 9-13, 2006. [pdf]
• A wireless health monitoring system, E. Teaw, G. Hou, M. Gouzman, K.W. Tang, A. Kesluk, M. Kane and J. Farrell, in Proc. of the International Conference on Information Acquisition, , pp 247-252, June 27 - July 3, 2005. [pdf]
• Design study of (2 x 2) core architecture for matrix multiplications via programmable graph architecture, Jun-Hee Mun, Muling Peng, Sangjin Hong, Doboli A., and Tang, K.W, in SOC Conference, 2005. Proceedings. IEEE International, pp 87-88, Dec. 12, 2005, [pdf]
• Performance Analysis of a VoIP Access Architecture, E. Noel and K.W. Tang, in Proc. of the International Conference on Parallel Processing Workshops (ICPPW'04), , pp 282-290, Los Alamitos, CA, 2004. [pdf]
• Matrix Multiplication via Programmable Graph Architectures, M. Peng, K. Wendy Tang and A. Y. Oruc, in Proc. of the 16th IASTED International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems, Cambridge, MA, 2004. [pdf]
• Pseudo principal components analysis for feature extrction and pattern recognition of time-series data, An, D. and Tang, K.W, in Intelligent Signal Processing and Communication Systems, 2004. ISPACS 2004. Proceedings of 2004 International Symposium on, pp 11-16, Nov, 2004. [ pdf]
• Natural Heuristic Dynamic Programming for Dynamic Systems Control, K.W. Tang and J. Rastegar, in Proc. of the 1998 International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time Control, Grand canyon National Park, AZ, October 5-8, 1998. [pdf]
• Reinforcement Control via Heuristic Dynamic Programming, K.W. Tang and G. Srikant, in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks, Houston, Texas, June 9-12, 1997. [pdf]
• Multihop Networks: Performance Modeling under Non-Uniform Traffic Patterns, E. Noel and K.W. Tang, in Proc. of the IEEE International Performance, Computing, and Communications, pp. 561-571, Scottsdale, Arizona, February 5-7, 1997. (Best Paper Award) [pdf]
• Exploring Neuro-Control with Backpropagation of Utility, K.W. Tang and G. Pingle, in Proc. of Ohio Aerospace Institute Neural Network Symposium and Workshop, pp.107-137, Athens, Ohio, August 21-22, 1995.
• Comparing Basic Backpropagation and Backpropagation Through Time Algorithms, K.W. Tang and H-J Chen, in Proc. of the World Congress on Neural Networks, Washington. D.C., July 17-21, 1995.
• BanyanNet: A Multihop WDM-Based Lightwave Network, K.W. Tang, in Proc. of the International Conference on Computer and Communication Networks, pp. 208-212, San Diego, California, June 28-30, 1993.
• CayleyNet: A Multihop WDM-Based Lightwave Network, K.W. Tang, in Proc. of the IEEE INFOCOM, pp. 1260-1267, Toronto, Canada, June 12-14, 1994. [pdf]
• Representations of Borel Cayley Graphs, K.W. Tang and B. W. Arden, in Proc. of the Fourth Symposium on the Frontiers of Massively Parallel Computation, pp.194-201, McLean, Virginia, October 19-21, 1992. [pdf]
• Routing and Diameter Analysis of Diagonal Mesh Networks, K.W. Tang and S. A. Padubidri, in Proc. of the International Conference on Parallel Processing, pp.I-143-150, St. Charles, Illinois, August 17-21, 1992.
• Vertex-Transitivity and Routing for Cayley Graphs in GCR Representations, K.W. Tang and B. W. Arden, in Proc. of the Symposium on Applied Computing, pp.1180-1187, Kansas City, MO, March 1-3, 1992. [pdf]
• Representations and Routing for Borel Cayley Graphs, K.W. Tang and B. W. Arden, in Proc. of the International Conference on Information Technology, pp.27-31, Tokyo, Japan, October 1-5, 1990.
• Routing for Generalized Chordal Rings, B. W. Arden and K.W. Tang, in Proc. of the ACM 18th Annual Computer Science Conference, Washington, D.C., February 20-22, 1990. [pdf]
• Systematic Simplification of Dynamic Robot Models, K.W. Tang and V.D. Tourassis, in Proc. of the 30th Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Syracuse, New York, August 17-18, 1987.
• A Gateway Dynamic Congestion Table Algorithm for Computer Internetworks, C.A. Niznik, S. Semancik and K.W. Tang, in Proc. of the IEEE INFOCOM'85, pp.99-106, Washington, D.C., March 26-28, 1985.

Technical Reports

• Cities of the Future: Employing Wireless Sensor Networks for Efficient Decision Making in Complex Environments, A.Doboli, D.I.Curiac, D.Pescaru, S.Doboli, W.Tang, C.Volosencu, M.Gilberti, O.Banias, and C.Istin, in CEAS Technical Report Nr 831, State Universityof New York, pp.1-26, April 1, 2008. [pdf]
• Exploring Neuro-Control with Backpropagation of Utility, K.W. Tang and G. Pingle,Technical Report CEAS-713, State University of NY at Stony Brook, College of engineering and Applied Science, 1995. [pdf]
• Artificial neural networks for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease, K. Wendy Tang and Girish Pingle, Technical Report #718, State University of New York at Stony Brook, College of Engineering, 1995. [ pdf ]
• Space-Efficient Routing for Cayley Interconnection Networks, K. Wendy Tang and Bruce W. Arden, Technical Report #712 Mar 1995. [pdf]
• An Illustration of Neuro-Control with Backpropagation of Utility, K. Wendy Tang, Technical Report #711, Mar 1995. [pdf ]
• A Comparative Study of Basic Backpropagation and Backpropagation Through Time Algorithms, K.W Tang and Chen, Technical Report TR-700, State University of NY at Stony Brook, College of engineering and Applied Science, Nov, 1994. [pdf]
• BanyanNet, a bi-directional equivalent of shufflenet, K. Wendy Tang, Technical Report #673, State University of New York at Stony Brook, College of Engineering, 1993. [ pdf ]
• BanyanNet: a multihop WDM-based lightwave network, K. Wendy Tang, Technical Report #664, State University of New York at Stony Brook, College of Engineering, 1993. [ pdf ]
• Pseudo-random formulation of Borel Cayley graphs, K. Wendy Tang and Bruce W. Arden, Technical Report #661, State University of New York at Stony Brook, College of Engineering, 1993. [ pdf ]
• Diagonal and toroidal mesh networks, K. Wendy Tang and Sanjay A. Padubidri, Technical Report #625, State University of New York at Stony Brook, College of Engineering, 1992. [ pdf ]