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 an adjunct research fellow at the Paradise Lab, University of Ottawa. His research interests include protocol design, data collection, and security in underwater sensor networks, as well as the application of machine learning in intelligent network systems.

Education & Academic Qualifications

  • Hainan University, Ph.D. in Cyberspace Security
    School of Cyberspace Security
    Sep. 2021 – Jun. 2024

  • University of Ottawa, Visiting Scholar
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)
    Dec. 2022 – Dec. 2023

  • Nanjing University, M.Eng. in Software Engineering
    Institute of Software Engineering
    Sep. 2015 – Jun. 2017

  • Nanjing Institute of Technology, B.S. in Computer Science and Technology
    School of Computer Science and Technology
    Sep. 2011 – Jun. 2015

Publications

Partial List of 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)

Partial List of 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)

ACADEMIC SERVICES

GUEST EDITOR

Youth AE

  • Exploration, since April 2025

Journal Reviewer

  • 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