John Z. Sun
Research Laboratory of Electronics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

About Me Research Academics

 

Research Interests

  • Quantization theory
  • Distributed source coding
  • Inference for sensor networks
  • Joint source-channel coding
  • Compressed sensing


Journal Publications

[4] J. Z. Sun, Grace I. Wang, V. K. Goyal and Lav R. Varshney, “A framework for Bayesian optimality of psychophysical laws,” submitted.

[3] J. Z. Sun, Vinith Misra and V. K. Goyal, “Distributed Functional Scalar Quantization Simplified,” in preparation.

[2] J. Z. Sun and V. K. Goyal, “Optimal Quantization of Measurements for Compressed Sensing,” in preparation.

[1] S. Geirhofer, J. Z. Sun, L. Tong and B. M. Sadler, “Cognitive Frequency Hopping Based on Interference Prediction: Theory and Experimental Results,” Mobile Computing and Communications Review, vol. 13, no. 2, Sep. 2009.


Conference Publications

[9] J. Z. Sun, K. R. Varshney and K. Subbian, “Dynamic Matrix Factorization: A State Space Approach,” in IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, Kyoto, Japan, Mar. 2012. (arXiv link)

[8] J. Z. Sun and V. K. Goyal, “Scalar Quantization for Relative Error,” in Data Compression Conference, Snowbird, UT, Mar. 2011. (Capocelli Prize for Best Student Paper) (link)

[7] S. Jakubczak, J. Z. Sun, D. Katabi and V. K. Goyal, “Performance Regions of Uncoded Linear Communication in AWGN Channels,” in Conference on Information Sciences and Systems, Baltimore, MD, Mar. 2011. (link)

[6] B. Miller, J. Goodman, K. Forsythe, J. Z. Sun and V. K. Goyal, “A Multi-Sensor Compressed Sensing Receiver: Performance Bounds and Simulated Results,” in Proc. Asilomar Conf. Signals, Systems and Computers, Asilomar, CA, Nov. 2009. (link)

[5] J. Z. Sun and V. K. Goyal, “Optimal Quantization of Random Measurements in Compressed Sensing,” in IEEE Int. Symp. Information Theory, Seoul, Korea, June 2009. (link)

[4] J. Z. Sun and V. K. Goyal, “Quantization for Compressed Sensing Reconstruction,” in Proc. 8th Int. Conf. Sampling Theory and Applications, Marseille, France, May 2009. (link)

[3] S. Geirhofer, J. Z. Sun, L. Tong and B. M. Sadler, “Cognitive medium access in WLAN bands: A real-time testbed,” in Proc. Asilomar Conf. Signals, Systems and Computers, Asilomar, CA, Nov. 2007. (link)

[2] S. Geirhofer, J. Z. Sun, L. Tong, and B. M. Sadler, “CMAP: A real-time prototype for cognitive medium access,” in Military Comm. Conf. (MILCOM 2007), Orlando, FL, Oct. 2007. (link)

[1] O. Kosut, A. Turovsky, J. Z. Sun, M. Ezovski, L. Tong, and G. Whipps, “Integrated mobile and static sensing for target tracking,” in Military Comm. Conf. (MILCOM 2007), Orlando, FL, Oct. 2007. (link)


Technical Reports

[2] J. Z. Sun, "Compressive Sensor Networks: Fundamental Limits and Algorithms,” Massachusetts Institute of Technology S.M. thesis, Sep. 2009.

[1] K. Forsythe, J. Goodman, B. Miller, V. K. Goyal, J. Z. Sun and A. Bolstad, “Compressive Sensor Networks,” Mar. 2008.


Posters

[5] J.Z. Sun, “Quantization for Compressed Sensing Reconstruction,” in 2nd Annual North American School of Information Theory, Evanston, Illinois, Aug. 2009.

[4] J. Z. Sun, “Quantization for Compressed Sensing Reconstruction,” in EECS MasterWorks 2009, Cambridge, MA, May 2009.

[3] J.Z. Sun, “Physical modeling of a SENMA sensor network field,” in Cornell Eng. Alumni Assoc. Conf. (CEAA 2006), Ithaca, NY, Apr. 2006.

[2] Y. Sung et al., “Multitone acoustic sensor network with mobile access point: An experimental testbed,” in Inter. Conf. Information Processing in Sensor Networks (IPSN 2005), Los Angeles, CA, Apr 2005.

[1] J.Z. Sun, “Controlling autonomous vehicles: Image extraction for precision guidance,” in Cornell Eng. Alumni Assoc. Conf. (CEAA 2005), Ithaca, NY, Apr. 2005.

     
   

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