He received his B.E. degree in Communications Engineering from Zhejiang University, China, his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Stony Brook University (SBU) and Ph.D. degree in Systems Engineering from University of Virginia (UVa) in 2005, 2007 and 2011, respectively. His current research is focused on the design and analysis of next generation wireless networks. He is also interested in the theory of modern large-scale optimization and its applications in signal processing, big data analytics and management of smart energy systems.