》  Research Fields

Blockchain, Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network, Open RAN, O-RAN, Distributed Consensus, 6G

》  Courses

Modern Coding Theory (Spring)

Computer Organizations (Autumn)

》  Projects

1. EP/S035362/1、PETRAS 2 National Centre of Excellence for IoT Systems Cybersecurity

2. EP/S02476X/1 Resource Orchestration for Diverse Radio Systems (REORDER)

3. BeepTrace, Contract Research, USD 200,000

》  Publications

• Paper

[1] H. Xu, Y. Sun, X. Zhang, E. Liu, and C. I, “When Web 3.0 Meets Reality: A Hyperdimensional Fractal Polytope P2P Ecosystems,” IEEE Netw., pp. 1–7, Aug. 2023, [Online]. Available: http://arxiv.org/abs/2308.06829

[2] H. Xu, Y. Sun, Z. Li, Y. Sun, X. Zhang, and L. Zhang, “deController: A Web3 Native Cyberspace Infrastructure Perspective,” IEEE Commun. Mag., 2023.

[3] L. Zhang, H. Xu, O. Onireti, M. A. Imran, and B. Cao, “How Much Communication Resource is Needed to Run a Wireless Blockchain Network?,” IEEE Netw., no. April, pp. 1–8, Jan. 2021, doi: 10.1109/MNET.101.2100208.

[4] B. Zhang, R. Wang, H. Xu, X. Zhang, and L. Zhang, “DISTERNING: Distance Estimation Using Machine Learning Approach for COVID-19 Contact Tracing and Beyond,” IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun., vol. 40, no. 11, pp. 3207–3223, Nov. 2022, doi: 10.1109/JSAC.2022.3214277.

[5] H. Xu, L. Zhang, Y. Liu, and B. Cao, “RAFT Based Wireless Blockchain Networks in the Presence of Malicious Jamming,” IEEE Wirel. Commun. Lett., vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 817–821, Jun. 2020, doi: 10.1109/LWC.2020.2971469.

[6] H. Xu, L. Zhang, O. Onireti, Y. Fang, W. J. Buchanan, and M. A. Imran, “BeepTrace: Blockchain-Enabled Privacy-Preserving Contact Tracing for COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond,” IEEE Internet Things J., vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 3915–3929, Mar. 2021, doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2020.3025953.

[7] P. V. Klaine, L. Zhang, B. Zhou, Y. Sun, H. Xu, and M. Imran, “Privacy-Preserving Contact Tracing and Public Risk Assessment Using Blockchain for COVID-19 Pandemic,” IEEE Internet Things Mag., vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 58–63, Sep. 2020, doi: 10.1109/iotm.0001.2000078.

[8] H. Xu, Y. Fan, W. Li, and L. Zhang, “Wireless Distributed Consensus for Connected Autonomous Systems,” IEEE Internet Things J., vol. 10, no. 9, pp. 7786–7799, May 2023, doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2022.3229746.

[9] W. Li, C. Feng, L. Zhang, H. Xu, B. Cao, and M. A. Imran, “A Scalable Multi-Layer PBFT Consensus for Blockchain,” IEEE Trans. Parallel Distrib. Syst., vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 1146–1160, May 2021, doi: 10.1109/TPDS.2020.3042392.

[10] H. Xu, P. V. Klaine, O. Onireti, B. Cao, M. Imran, and L. Zhang, “Blockchain-enabled resource management and sharing for 6G communications,” Digit. Commun. Networks, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 261–269, Aug. 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.dcan.2020.06.002.

[11] D. Yu, W. Li, H. Xu, and L. Zhang, “Low Reliable and Low Latency Communications for Mission Critical Distributed Industrial Internet of Things,” IEEE Commun. Lett., vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 313–317, Jan. 2021, doi: 10.1109/LCOMM.2020.3021367.

[12] H. Xu, Z. Li, Z. Li, X. Zhang, Y. Sun, and L. Zhang, “Metaverse Native Communication : A Blockchain and Spectrum Prospective,” in 2022 International Conference on Communications, 2022.

• Monograph

[1] Z. Li, H. Xu, Y. Fang, B. Zhao, and L. Zhang, “The Implications from Distributed Ledger Technology: A Legal and economical aspect,” in Handbook of Blockchain Analytics, Springer, 2022.

[2] H. Kang, Z. Zhang, H. Xu, and P. Klaine, “Blockchain-enabled COVID-19 Contact Tracing Solutions,” in Wireless Blockchain: Principles, Technologies and Applications, 2021.

[3] H. Xu, P. V. Klaine, O. Oniretia, L. Zhang, and C.-L. I, “6G Resource Management and Sharing: Blockchain and O-RAN,” in Blockchains: Empowering Technologies and Industrial Applications, Wiley, 2021.

• Patent

1. 202211666613.X A Blockchain-assisted Network Device Authentication Mechanism Using Encrypted Identifiers PCT/CN2023/137279

2. 202211595972.0 A Method for Distributed Spectrum Sharing PCT/CN2023/136693

3. 202310371895.9 A Unified Authentication Method for Network and Application Layers PCT pending

4. 202310301886.2 A Distributed Mobility Management Method

5. 202310592117.2 A Method for Semantic Communication Collaboration and Division of Labor
   

6. 202310682442.8 A Resource Management Architecture for Semantic Communication Collaboration
   

7. 202310478426.7 (2nd) A Communication Method Based on a Semantic Library
   

8. Chinese Patent Application "Service Integration Architecture" filed 2023
   

9. Chinese Patent Application "Integrated Sensing and Communications in Radio Access Network" filed 2023
   

10. UK Patent Application, 2106817.6, "INFORMATION CONSENSUS IN DISTRIBUTED CRITICAL SYSTEMS," filed 2021