Publications

Journal Papers

[S1] X. Zhao and L. Dai, “Throughput-Optimal Random Access: A Queueing-Theoretical Analysis for Learning-Based Access Design,” submitted for publication. [Preprint]

[J2] X. Zhao and L. Dai, “To Sense or Not To Sense: A Delay Perspective,” in IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 73, no. 6, pp. 3863-3879, June 2025.

[J1] X. Zhao and L. Dai, “Connection-Based Aloha: Modeling, Optimization, and Effects of Connection Establishment,” in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 1008-1023, Feb. 2024.

Conference Papers

[C1] X. Zhao and L. Dai, “To Sense or Not To Sense: A Delay Perspective,” IEEE International Conference on Communications, Denver, CO, USA, 2024, pp. 2318-2323.