About Rongxin ZHU

Rongxin ZHU

Dr. Rongxin Zhu received his Ph.D. in Cyberspace Security in 2024. He is currently a lecturer at Hainan University, and also an adjunct research fellow at Paradise Lab, University of Ottawa. Dr. Zhu was a visiting scholar at the University of Ottawa for one year. His research interests focus on the security of underwater sensor networks and the development of intelligent algorithms.

Education

  • Hainan University, Ph.D. in Cyberspace Security (2021.09 - 2024.06)

    • School of Software: Cyberspace Security

  • Nanjing University, M.E. in Software Engineering (2015.09 - 2017.06)

    • Institute of Software: Software Engineering

  • Nanjing Institute of Technology, B.S. in Computer Science (2011.09 - 2015.06)

    • School of Computer Science: Computer Science

Publications

Journal Papers

  • Chen, Y., Zhu, R.*, Boukerche, A., & Yang, Q. (2025). AUV-Assisted data collection using hybrid clustering and reinforcement learning in underwater acoustic sensor networks. Ad Hoc Networks, 103877. (IF = 4.8)
  • Zhu, R., et al. (2025). An Interference-aware and Collision-free MAC Protocol for Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks. ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, 21(3), 1-26. (IF = 3.9)
  • Zhu, R., Boukerche, A., Long, L., and Yang, Q. (2024). “Design Guidelines on Trust Management for Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks,” in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 2547-2576. (IF = 35.6)
  • Zhu, R., Boukerche, A., Chen, Y., and Yang, Q. (2024). A reliable cluster-based opportunistic routing protocol for underwater wireless sensor networks. Computer Networks, 251, 110622. (IF = 5.6)
  • Zhu, R., Boukerche, A., and Yang, Q. (2024). An Efficient Secure and Adaptive Routing Protocol Based on GMM-HMM-LSTM for Internet of Underwater Things. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 11, no. 9, pp. 16491-16504. (IF = 10.6)
  • Zhu, R., Boukerche, A., Li, D., and Yang, Q. (2024). Delay-aware and reliable medium access control protocols for UWSNs: Features, protocols, and classification. Computer Networks, 110631. (IF = 5.6)
  • Zhu, R., Boukerche, A., Huang, X., and Yang, Q. (2023). DESLR: Energy-efficient and secure layered routing based on channel-aware trust model for UASNs. Computer Networks, 109939. (IF = 5.6)
  • Zhu, R., Boukerche, A., Feng, L., and Yang, Q. (2023). A trust management-based secure routing protocol with AUV-aided path repairing for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks. Ad Hoc Networks, 103212. (IF = 4.8)
  • Zhu, R., et al. (2024). DC-MAC: A Delay-aware and Collision-free MAC Protocol Based on Game Theory for Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks. IEEE Sensors Journal, 24(5), 6930-6941. (IF = 4.3)
  • Zhu, R., Jiang, Q., Huang, X., Li, D., and Yang, Q. (2022). A reinforcement-learning-based opportunistic routing protocol for energy-efficient and Void-Avoided UASNs. IEEE Sensors Journal, 22(13), 13589-13601. (IF = 4.3)
  • Zhu, R., Huang, X., Huang, X., Li, D., and Yang, Q. (2022). An On-Site-Based Opportunistic Routing Protocol for Scalable and Energy-Efficient Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks. Applied Sciences, 12(23), 12482. (IF = 2.7)
  • Zhu, R., et al. Value Iteration Solving Algorithm for POMDP Based on Optimizing Environmental State Distribution. Application Research of Computers, 2022, 39(02):374-378. (Chinese Journal)
  • Chen, Y., Li, Z., and Zhu, R.*. (2024). “A Blockchain-Based Edge Computing Group Signature Authentication Model for Underwater Clustered Networks,” Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 27. (IF = 2.8)
  • Xue, L., Lei, H.*, and Zhu, R.*. (2025). “A collision avoidance MAC protocol with power control for adaptive clustering underwater sensor networks,” Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 76. (IF = 2.8)

Conference Papers

  • Zhu, R., et al. (2024, December). Enhancing Source Location Privacy in UASNs: A Multi-Armed Bandit and Pseudopacket Scheduling Approach. In GLOBECOM 2024-2024 IEEE Global Communications Conference (pp. 1053-1058). IEEE.
  • Zhu, R., Boukerche, A., Li, P., and Yang, Q. (2024, June). A Traffic-Aware Trust Model Based on Edge Computing for Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks. In ICC 2024-IEEE International Conference on Communications (pp. 2390-2395). IEEE. (Best Paper)
  • Zhu, R., Boukerche, A., Huang, X., and Yang, Q. (2023). GHL-SAR: Secure and Adaptive Routing Based on GMM-HMM-LSTM for UASNs. IEEE Globecom 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 4540-4545.
  • Jiang, Q., Zhu, R., Boukerche, A., & Yang, Q. (2024, April). An AUV-Assisted Data Collection Approach for UASNs Based on Hybrid Clustering and Matrix Completion. In 2024 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
  • Zhu, R., Boukerche, A., and Yang, Q. (2023). Towards a Trusted Channel Energy-Aware Routing Algorithm for Underwater Sensor Networks. Q2SWinet’23, New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, Oct. 2023, pp. 1–6. doi: 10.1145/3616391.3622777.
  • Boukerche, A., Zhu, R., and Yang, Q. (2023). T-SAPR: An Efficient Q-Learning Trust-based Secure Routing Protocol for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks. Q2SWinet’23, New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, Oct. 2023, pp. 1–6. doi: 10.1145/3616391.3622776.

Course

  • Python Programming
  • Data Structure and Programming
  • Research Methodology(Graduate)

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  • Exploration, since April 2025

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  • Infocom 2024-Present
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal,2023 – Present
  • IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2022 – Present
  • IEEE Sensors Journal, 2022 – Present
  • Computer Networks, 2022 – 2023
  • Artificial Intelligence Review, 2023 – 2024
  • Cluster Computing, 2024 – Present
  • IEEE Network, 2024 – Present
  • Wireless Personal Communications, 2024 – Present