Selected Publications

(A full list of publications is available here.)

Book/Chapter

  1. G. Iosifidis, Lin Gao, J. Huang, and L. Tassiuals, "Incentive Schemes for User-Provided Fog Infrastructure," chapter in Fog and Fogonomics: Challenges and Practices of Fog Computing, Communication, Networking, Strategy, and Economics (Editor-in-Chief: Yang Yang), Wiley, 2020
  2. Lin Gao, L. Duan, S. Gong, and Q. Zhang, "Matching for Cooperative Spectrum Sharing," chapter in Encyclopedia of Wireless Networks (Editor-in-Chief: Sherman Shen), Springer, 2018
  3. Lin Gao, X. Wang, Y. Xu, and Q. Zhang, "Contract-Based Secondary Spectrum Trading," chapter in Handbook of Cognitive Radio: Cognitive Radio Resource Management (Editor-in-Chief: Wei Zhang, Section Editors: Jianwei Huang and Xu Chen), Springer, 2017
  4. Y. Luo, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, Economics of Database-Assisted Spectrum Sharing, Springer Briefs (Series Editor: Sherman Shen), Springer, 2016 (ISBN: 9783319432304, Page Number: 100)
  5. J. Huang and Lin Gao, Wireless Network Pricing, Synthesis Lectures on Communication Networks (Series Editor Jean Walrand), Morgan & Claypool Publishers, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA, July 2013 (ISBN: 9781608459759, Page Number: 176) [ Slides: Ch1, Ch2, Ch3, Ch4, Ch5, Ch6, Ch7, Ch8, More...]
  6. Y. Xu, D. Li, W. Zhong, and Lin Gao, Resource Management of Cognitive Radio Networks: Game Theoretic Modeling and Performance Analysis (in Chinese), Publishing House of Electronics Industry, Beijing, China, October 2013 (ISBN: 9787121212420, Page Number: 256)

Journal

(A full list of journal publications is available here.)
  1. [TMC] N. Ding, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, "Incentive Mechanism Design for Federated Learning with Dynamic Network Pricing," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), Early Access, 2025 (IF:5.577, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  2. [TON] Q. Ma, Y. Qin, C. Zhu, Lin Gao, and X. Chen, "Joint Resource Trading and Task Scheduling in Edge-Cloud Computing Networks," IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON), Early Access, 2024 (IF:3.7, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  3. [TMC] C. Jiang, Lin Gao(*), F. Hou, and J. Li, "Economic Analysis of Edge Caching Enabled Mobile Internet Ecosystem," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), vol.23, no.11, pp.10647-10664, Nov 2024 (IF:5.577, JCR Q1, CCF A) (Corresponding Author)
  4. [TMC] Z. Chen, Q. Ma, Lin Gao, and X. Chen, "Price Competition in Multi-Server Edge Computing Networks under SAA and SIQ Models," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), vol.23, no.1, pp.754-768, Jan 2024 (IF:5.577, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  5. [TMC] N. Ding, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, "Optimal Pricing Design for Coordinated and Uncoordinated IoT Networks," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), vol.22, no.12, pp.7121-7137, December 2023 (IF:5.577, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  6. [TMC] Z. Wang, Lin Gao(*), T. Wang, and J. Luo, "Monetizing Edge Service in Mobile Internet Ecosystem," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), vol.21, no.5, pp.1751-1765, May 2022 (IF:5.577, JCR Q1, CCF A) (Corresponding Author)
  7. [TMC] Z. Wang, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, "Location-Flexible Mobile Data Service in Overseas Market," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), vol.21, no.2, pp.629-643, February 2022 (IF:5.577, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  8. [TMC] Z. Wang, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, "Multi-Cap Optimization for Wireless Data Plans with Time Flexibility," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), vol.19, no.9, pp.2145-2159, September 2020 (IF:5.577, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  9. [TMC] Z. Wang, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, "Duopoly Competition for Mobile Data Plans with Time Flexibility," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), vol.19, no.6, pp.1286-1298, June 2020 (IF:5.577, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  10. [TMC] Z. Wang, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, "Exploring Time Flexibility in Wireless Data Plans," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), vol.18, no.9, pp.2048-2061, September 2019 (IF:5.577, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  11. [TON] M. Zhang, Lin Gao, J. Huang, and M. Honig, "Hybrid Pricing for Mobile Collaborative Internet," IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON), vol.27, no.3, pp.986-999, June 2019 (IF:3.56, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  12. [TMC] Y. Wei, J. Yu, T. M. Lok, and Lin Gao(*), "A Novel Mobile Data Contract Design with Time Flexibility," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), vol.18, no.5, pp.986-999, May 2019 (IF:5.577, JCR Q1, CCF A) (Corresponding Author)
  13. [TMC] Lin Gao, M. Tang, H. Pang, J. Huang, and L. Sun, "Multi-User Cooperative Mobile Video Streaming: Performance Analysis and Online Mechanism Design," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), vol.18, no.2, pp.376-389, February 2019 (IF:5.577, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  14. [TMM] L. Sun, H. Pang, and Lin Gao, "Joint Sponsor Scheduling in Cellular and Edge Caching Networks for Mobile Video Delivery," IEEE Transactions on Multimedia (TMM), vol.20, no.12, pp.3414-3427, December 2018 (IF:6.513, JCR Q1)
  15. [JSAC] M. Tang, Lin Gao(*), and J. Huang, "Enabling Edge Cooperation in Tactile Internet via 3C Resource Sharing," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), vol.36, no.11, pp.2444-2454, November 2018 (IF:9.144, JCR Q1, CCF A) (Corresponding Author)
  16. [TON] M. Tang, H. Pang, S. Wang, Lin Gao, J. Huang, and L. Sun, "Multi-Dimensional Auction Mechanisms for Crowdsourced Mobile Video Streaming," IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON), vol.26, no.5, pp.2062-2075, October 2018 (IF:3.56, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  17. [TON] Q. Ma, Lin Gao(*), Y.F. Liu, and J. Huang, "Incentivizing Wi-Fi Network Crowdsourcing: A Contract Theoretic Approach," IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON), vol.26, no.3, pp.1035-1048, June 2018 (IF:3.56, JCR Q1, CCF A) (Corresponding Author)
  18. [TMC] C. Jiang, Lin Gao, L. Duan, and J. Huang, "Data-Centric Mobile Crowdsensing," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), vol.17, no.6, pp.1275-1288, June 2018 (IF:5.577, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  19. [TMC] C. Jiang, Lin Gao, L. Duan, and J. Huang, "Scalable Mobile Crowdsensing via Peer-to-Peer Data Sharing," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), vol.17, no.4, pp.898-912, April 2018 (IF:5.577, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  20. [TON] H. Yu, M.H. Cheung, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, "Public Wi-Fi Monetization via Advertising," IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON), vol.25, no.4, pp.2110-2121, August 2017 (IF:3.56, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  21. [TMC] Q. Ma, Lin Gao(*), Y.F. Liu, and J. Huang, "Economic Analysis of Crowdsourced Wireless Community Networks," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), vol.16, no.7, pp.1856-1869, July 2017 (IF:5.577, JCR Q1, CCF A) (Corresponding Author)
  22. [TON] G. Iosifidis, Lin Gao, J. Huang, and L. Tassiulas, "Efficient and Fair Collaborative Mobile Internet Access," IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON), vol.25, no.3, pp.1386-1400, June 2017 (IF:3.56, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  23. [TMC] Lin Gao, L. Duan, and J. Huang, "Two-Sided Matching Based Cooperative Spectrum Sharing," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), vol.16, no.2, pp.538-551, February 2017 (IF:5.577, JCR Q1, CCF A) (ESI Highly Cited Paper)
  24. [OR] Lin Gao, B. Shou, Y. Chen, and J. Huang, "Combining Spot and Futures Markets: A Hybrid Market Approach to Dynamic Spectrum Access," Operations Research, vol.64, no.4, pp.794-821, July 2016 (IF:3.31, JCR Q2) (A+ Journal in OR & MS)
  25. [JSAC] Y. Luo, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, "An Integrated Spectrum and Information Market for Green Cognitive Communications," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), vol.34, no.12, pp.3326-3338, December 2016 (IF:9.144, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  26. [JSAC] Y. Luo, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, "MINE GOLD to Deliver Green Cognitive Communications," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), vol.33, no.12, pp.2749-2760, December 2015 (IF:9.144, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  27. [JSAC] Y. Luo, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, "Price and Inventory Competition in Oligopoly TV White Space Markets," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), vol.33, no.5, pp.1002-1013, October 2014 (IF:9.144, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  28. [JSAC] Lin Gao, G. Iosifidis, J. Huang, L. Tassiulas, and D. Li, "Bargaining-based Mobile Data Offloading," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), vol.32, no.6, pp.1114-1125, June 2014 (IF:9.144, JCR Q1, CCF A) [ arXiv] [ Slides]
  29. [TON] G. Iosifidis, Lin Gao, J. Huang, and L. Tassiulas, "A Double Auction Mechanism for Mobile Data Offloading Markets," IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON), vol.23, no.5, pp.1634-1647, September 2014 (IF:3.56, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  30. [TMC] L. Duan, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, "Cooperative Spectrum Sharing: A Contract-based Approach," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), vol.13, no.1, pp.174-187, January 2014 (IF:5.577, JCR Q1, CCF A) (ESI Highly Cited Paper)
  31. [JSAC] Lin Gao, J. Huang, Y. Chen, and B. Shou, "An Integrated Contract and Auction Design for Secondary Spectrum Trading," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), vol.31, no.3, pp.581-592, March 2013 (IF:9.144, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  32. [JSAC] Lin Gao, X. Wang, Y. Xu, and Q. Zhang, "Spectrum Trading in Cognitive Radio Networks: A Contract-Theoretic Modeling Approach," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), vol.29, no.4, pp.843-855, April 2011 (IF:9.144, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  33. [TMC] Lin Gao, Y. Xu, and X. Wang, "MAP: Multi-Auctioneer Progressive Auction for Dynamic Spectrum Access," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), vol.10, no.8, pp.1144-1161, November 2011 (IF:5.577, JCR Q1, CCF A)
  34. [TMC] Lin Gao, X. Wang, and Y. Xu, "Multiradio Channel Allocation in Multihop Wireless Networks," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), vol.8, no.11, pp.1454-1468, May 2009 (IF:5.577, JCR Q1, CCF A)

Conference

(A full list of conference publications is available here.)
  1. X. Zhuang, H. Wu, T. Zhang, and Lin Gao(*), "Joint Optimization of Model Inferencing and Task Offloading for MEC-Empowered Large Vision Model Services," IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), London, United Kingdom, May 2025 (CCF A) (Corresponding Author)
  2. C. Jiang, J. Chen, Lin Gao(*), and J. Li, "FedPartial: Enabling Model-Heterogeneous Federated Learning via Partial Model Transmission and Aggregation," IEEE International Conference on Web Services (ICWS), Shenzhen, China, July 2024 (CCF B) (Corresponding Author)
  3. N. Ding, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, "Joint Participation Incentive and Network Pricing Design for Federated Learning," IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), New York, USA, May 2023 (CCF A)
  4. Z. Wang, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, "Socially-Optimal Mechanism Design for Incentivized Online Learning," IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), Online, May 2022 (CCF A)
  5. N. Ding, Lin Gao, J. Huang, X. Li, and X. Chen, "Optimal Pricing Under Vertical and Horizontal Interaction Structures for IoT Networks," IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), Online, May 2022 (CCF A)
  6. Z. Wang, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, "Taming Time-Varying Information Asymmetry in Fresh Status Acquisition," IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), Online, May 2021 (CCF A)
  7. Z. Wang, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, "Travel with Your Mobile Data Plan: A Location-Flexible Data Service," IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), Toronto, Canada, July 2020 (CCF A)
  8. Z. Wang, Lin Gao, J. Huang, and B. Shou, "Economic Viability of Data Trading with Rollover," IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), Paris, France, May 2019 (CCF A)
  9. W. Chen, W. Liu, Lin Gao, S. Gong, C. Li, and K. Zhu, "Backscatter-Aided Relay Communications in Wireless Powered Hybrid Radio Networks," IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Marrakech, Morocco, April 2019 (Best Paper Award)
  10. Z. Wang, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, "Multi-Dimensional Contract Design for Mobile Data Plan with Time Flexibility," ACM International Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing (MOBIHOC), Los Angeles, USA, June 2018 (CCF B)
  11. Z. Wang, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, "A Contract-Theoretic Design of Mobile Data Plan with Time Flexibility," ACM Workshop on the Economics of Networks, Systems and Computation (NetEcon) (in conjunction with ACM EC), MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA, June 2017
  12. M. Zhang, Lin Gao, J. Huang, and M. Honig, "Cooperative and Competitive Operator Pricing for Mobile Crowdsourced Internet Access," IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), Atlanta, GA, USA, May 2017 (CCF A)
  13. M. Tang, S. Wang, Lin Gao, J. Huang, and L. Sun, "MOMD: A Multi-Object Multi-Dimensional Auction for Crowdsourced Mobile Video Streaming," IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), Atlanta, GA, USA, May 2017 (CCF A)
  14. H. Yu, M. Cheung, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, "Economics of Public Wi-Fi Monetization and Advertising," IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), San Francisco, USA, April 2016 (CCF A) (Best Paper Award Finalist, Ranking top 5 among all 300 accepted papers in INFOCOM 2016)
  15. Q. Ma, Lin Gao, Y.F. Liu, and J. Huang, "A Game-Theoretic Analysis of User Behaviors in Crowdsourced Wireless Community Networks," International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc and Wireless Networks (WiOpt), Mumbai, Indian, May 2015 (Best Student Paper Award)
  16. Lin Gao, F. Hou, and J. Huang, "Providing Long-Term Participation Incentive in Participatory Sensing," IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), Hong Kong, April 2015 (CCF A) [ Slides]
  17. Y. Luo, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, "HySIM: A Hybrid Spectrum and Information Market for TV White Space Networks," IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), Hong Kong, April 2015 (CCF A)
  18. Lin Gao, G. Iosifidis, J. Huang, and L. Tassiulas, "Hybrid Data Pricing for Network-Assisted User-Provided Connectivity," IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), Toronto, Canada, April 2014 (CCF A) [ Slides]
  19. G. Iosifidis, Lin Gao, J. Huang, and L. Tassiulas, "Enabling Crowd-Sourced Mobile Internet Access," IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), Toronto, Canada, April 2014 (CCF A) [ Slides]
  20. Y. Luo, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, "Trade Information, Not Spectrum: A Novel TV White Space Information Market Model," International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc and Wireless Networks (WiOpt), Hammamet, Tunisia, May 2014 (Best Paper Award) [ Slides]
  21. G. Iosifidis, Lin Gao, J. Huang, and L. Tassiulas, "An Iterative Double Auction for Mobile Data Offloading," International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc and Wireless Networks (WiOpt), Tsukuba Science City, Japan, May 2013 (Best Paper Award) [ Slides]
  22. Lin Gao, X. Wang, G. Sun, and Y. Xu, "A Game Approach for Cell Selection and Resource Allocation in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks," IEEE Communications Society Conference on Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON), Utah, USA, June 2011 (CCF B)
  23. L. Duan, Lin Gao, and J. Huang, "Contract-Based Cooperative Spectrum Sharing," IEEE Symposium on New Frontiers in Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN), Aachen, Germany, May 2011
  24. Lin Gao, and X. Wang, "A Game Approach for Multi-Channel Allocation in Multi-Hop Wireless Networks," ACM International Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing (MOBIHOC), Hong Kong, May 2008 (CCF B)

Presentations/Talks

  • "Economics of TV White Space Networks," Tutorial in IEEE ICCC 2015 (together with Prof. Jianwei Huang and Dr. Yuan Luo) [ Slides]
  • "The Long Tail: Theory and Applications," NCEL Workshop Fall 2015, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, November 2015 [ Slides]
  • "Population Game: Theory, Examples, and Applications," NCEL Workshop Spring 2015, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, April 2015 [ Slides]
  • "TV White Space Based Super Wi-Fi: Opportunity for Hong Kong?" Hong Kong Legislative Council, January 2015 [ Slides]
  • "Bargaining Theory and Solutions," Guest Lecture in Department of Information Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, March 2014 [ Slides]
  • "Online Mechanism Design Part II: Online Auction," NCEL Workshop Spring 2013, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, February 2013 [ Slides]
  • "Online Mechanism Design Part I: Basics," NCEL Workshop Fall 2012, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, November 2012 [ Slides]
  • "Nash Bargaining Solution and Application," Guest Lecture in Department of Information Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, November 2012 [ Slides]
  • "Nash Bargaining Solutions: Groupon or Standalong?" NCEL Workshop Spring 2012, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, February 2012 [ Slides]
  • "Dynamic Auction: Mechanisms and Applications," Guest Lecture at Department of Information Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, April 2011 [ Slides]
  • "Contracts and Auctions: Complementary or Competitive?" NCEL Workshop Fall 2010, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, September 2010 [ Slides]
  • PhD Defense , "Dynamic Spectrum Allocation in Cognitive Radio Networks: A Game Theoretical Approach," Shanghai Jiao Tong University, July 2010 [ Slides]