Research & Development Projects

1. (500k RMB) Wuhan Industrial Base Innovation Program “Network and Data Security Test and Evaluation Platform”, 2023 - 2025, Co-PI (PI of Wuhan University)

2. (300k RMB) Hubei Province International Science and Technology Collaboration Program “UAV-Enabled Smart Agriculture Monitoring”, 2023 - 2025, Co-PI

3. (500k RMB) Wuhan AI Innovation Program “Secure Networking for Smart Industry Sensor Networks”, 2023 - 2025, Co-PI (PI of Wuhan University)

4. (1000k RMB) Hubei Province Key Research and Development Program “Towards Low-Carbon ICT-Empowered Smart Parking Technology via Digital Twin”, 2023 - 2024, Co-PI (PI of Wuhan University)

5. (2000k RMB) National Key Research and Development Program “Autonomous Positioning, Navigation, and Scheduling in Industry 4.0 Framework for Digital Transformation”, 2023 - 2024, Co-PI

6. (50k RMB) Hubei Province Major Consultancy Program “Research on Development of Connected Vehicles and Smart Cities”, 2023, PI

7. ​(1000k RMB) Guangdong Province Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation “BeiDou-enabled Multiple Robotics Cooperation Technologies”, 2022 - 2025, Co-PI 

8. (300k RMB) Hubei Province International Science and Technology Collaboration Program “R&D on Secure Smart Parking Service Management”, 2022 - 2024, Co-PI

9. (200k RMB) Ministry of Education - Industry University Research Innovation Program “Deep Reinforcement Learning based Taxi Carpool”, 2022 - 2023, PI

10. (1000k RMB) Wuhan Key Research and Development Program “R&D on ICT-Empowered Smart Parking Technology”, 2022 - 2024, Co-PI (PI of Wuhan University)

11. (200k RMB) Wuhan Knowledge Innovation Program “Blockchain based Air-Ground Trust Management and Cooperation Technologies”, 2022 - 2024, PI

12. (500k RMB) Wuhan AI Innovation Program “5G-Cloud Empowered V2X Technology for VANETs”, 2022 - 2024, Co-PI (PI of Wuhan University)

13. (300k RMB) Hubei Province International Science and Technology Collaboration Program “Anomaly Detection Technologies and Simulation System R&D under VANETs”, 2021 - 2023, PI

14. (217k RMB) Industry Project “Evaluation of Security Technologies of 5G enabled SmartGrid”, 2021 - 2022, PI

15. (80k RMB) Suzhou Municipal Key Industrial Technology Innovation Program “ICT-Empowered Long Range Autonomous Valet Parking”, 2021 - 2024, PI

16. (475k RMB) Industry Project “Ubiquitous Data Fusion & Protection for In-Vehicle Networks”, 2021 - 2013, Co-PI

17. (1000k RMB) Hubei Province Key Research and Development Program “Trust Execution Environment and Vulnerability Detection in Blockchain Trading System”, 2021-2023, PI

18. (60k RMB) Subcontract Project “UAV Networks Simulation Platform”, 2021, PI

19. (1200k RMB) Industry Project “Cyber Security for AIoT Charging Station”, 2021 - 2022, Co-PI

20. (20k RMB) LISS Open Fund “Distributed Machine Learning based Communication Security of UAV Networks”, 2021 - 2022, Co-PI (PI of Wuhan University)

21. ​(980k RMB) Chinese Academic Engineering and Technology Strategy Development-Hubei Sector Consultancy Program “Research Development of Connected Vehicles in Hubei Province”, 2020 - 2021, Co-PI

22. ​(100k RMB) Guangdong Province Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation “Towards Heterogeneous Ecosystem via Coordinated Smart Charging and Battery Swap”, 2020 - 2021, PI​

23. (1000k RMB) Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation “The Theory and Method of Roadside Perception and Vehicle Location in Key Sections of Train based on Intelligent Calculation”, 2019 - 2022, Co-PI

24. (82k GBP) Northumbria University RDF17/CIS/CAO “Towards Edge Computing Based Autonomous Valet Parking System”, 2017 - 2020, PI

25. (5M EUR) EU - Interreg North Sea Region “Smart, clean Energy and Electric Vehicles for the City (SEEV4-City)”, 2017 - 2019, Co-PI

26. (982k GBP) EPSRC “Knowledge Centric Networking (KCN)”, 2015 - 2016, Key Researcher

27. (4.2M EUR) EU FP7 “Cyber-Secure DAta and Control Cloud for Power Grids (C-DAX)”, 2013 - 2016, Key Researcher

28. (1.1M GBP) EPSRC “UK-China Science Bridges: R&D on (B)4G Wireless Mobile Communications (UC4G)”, 2009 - 2012, Key Researcher

29. (3.5M EUR) EU FP7 “Mechanisms for Optimization of Hybrid Ad-Hoc Networks and Satellite NETworks (MONET)”, 2010 - 2012, Key Researcher

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International Exchange Projects​

1. (750000 JPY) JSPS Invitational Fellowship (Short-term) “I-GREEN：towards Ict Geared transpoRtation Electrification sErvice optimization under uncertaiNty”, 2024 - 2025, PI

2. (170k RMB) Ministry of Science and Technology - National Foreign Expert Program “Research Innovation and Introduction on Space-Air-Ground Emergency Networking”, 2023 - 2024, PI

3. (34.96k EUR) EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchange “Smart and Proactive Multi-RAT Traffic Steering for V2X”, 2024-2027, Co-PI (PI of Wuhan University)

4. (270k RMB) Ministry of Science and Technology - National Foreign Expert Program “Belt and Road Initiative Research Innovation and Knowledge Exchange on Cyber Secure Connected Vehicles”, 2022 - 2023, PI

5. (5k GBP) GCRF QR Seed Corn Fund “Secure Cloud-based Ambulance-to-everyThing Communications for rescue operation enhancement (SCATCom)”, 2020, PI

6. (1.5k EUR) ENPC LABEX Futurs Urbains - GT “Ville et Numérique” 2019 Invitation Program “ULTRA-AUTO PARK, UnLock the impact of TRaffic uncertAinty for long-range AUTOnomous valet PARKing”, 2019, PI

7. (2k EUR) EU H2020 “European-Pacific Partnership for ICT Collaboration in Research, Development and Innovation (EPIC)”: Expert Visits​, 2018 - 2019, PI

8. (300k JPY) Waseda University, FY2018 grant program for promotion of international joint research “Towards Contact-Aware Proximity (CAP) Service via Opportunistic D2D Relay”, 2018, PI

9. (11k GBP) Royal Academy of Engineering Distinguished Visiting Fellowships and Missions - Turkey “A Safer Workplace by using Smart and Secure Body Area Networks”, 2018, Co-PI

10. (4.8k GBP) Newton Travel Links - Thailand “Cloud-Based Emergency Vehicle to Traffic Light Communication for Responsive Rescue Missions (CEVCom)”, 2018, Co-PI (PI of Northumbria University)

11. (300k JPY) Waseda University FY2017 grant program for promotion of international joint research “Cost-effective Scheduling for Long-Range Autonomous Valet Parking”, 2017 - 2018, PI

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Talent & Fellowship Projects​

1. (50k RMB) Duty Chief Technology Officer Awarded from Department of Province Economy and Information Hubei Province, 2022 - 2024, PI

2. (90k RMB) Zhejiang Lab Academic Visiting Fellowship, 2022, PI

3. (500k RMB) Wuhan Talent, 2021, PI

4. (60k RMB) China Three Gorges University International Fellowship, 2019 - 2020, PI

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Education & Training Projects​

1. (40k RMB) Wuhan University School-Level Teaching Materials Development Project “Advanced Networking”, 2022 - 2023, PI

2. (50k RMB) Wuhan University Teaching Materials Development Project “Advanced Networking”, 2022 - 2024, PI

3. (10k RMB) Wuhan University Education Reformation Project “Innovation and Practice for Cyber Security of VANETs”, 2021 - 2023, PI

4. (20k RMB) Wuhan University MSc Innovation and Training Project “Innovation Hub for Future Transportation Systems”, 2021 - 2023, PI

5. (20k RMB) Ministry of Education - Industry University Education Program “Electric Vehicle Informatics”, 2021 - 2022, PI

6. (3M EUR) EU Erasmus Mundus “Sustainable Green Economies through Learning, Innovation, Networking and Knowledge Exchange (gLINK)”, 2016 - 2018, Co-PI

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Business Startup Projects

1. (3000k RMB) “Data driven Supply Chain System via RFID”, 2021 - 2024, PI

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Capital Projects​

1. (470k RMB) Wuhan University Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, 2023 - 2024, PI

2. (402k RMB) Wuhan University Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, 2022 - 2023, PI

3. (400k RMB) Wuhan University Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, 2021 - 2022, PI

4. (228k RMB) Wuhan University Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, 2020 - 2021, PI

5. (70k RMB) Beihang University Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, 2019 - 2020, PI

6. (3.5k GBP) Lancaster University New Academic Staff Support Fund, 2019 - 2020, PI

7. (500 GBP) Northumbria University Next Generation of Large Award Holders (NGLAH) Programme, 2018-2019, PI

8. (720 GBP) Northumbria University UoA Flexible Fund 2018 - 2019 R2, PI

9. (1.2k GBP) Northumbria University UoA Flexible Fund 2018 - 2019 R1, PI

10. (1.1k GBP) Northumbria University UoA Flexible Fund 2017 - 2018 R3, PI

11. (2.4k GBP) Northumbria University UoA Flexible Fund 2017 - 2018 R2, PI

12. (1.1k GBP) Northumbria University UoA Flexible Fund 2017 - 2018 R1, PI

13. (2k GBP) Northumbria University New Academic Staff Support Fund, 2016 - 2017, PI