Publications [Google Scholar]

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Journal Papers

  1. S. Li, J. Yuan, P. Fitzpatrick, T. Sakurai, and G. Caire, ‘‘Delay-Doppler Domain Tomlinson-Harashima Precoding for OTFS-based Downlink MU-MIMO Transmissions: Linear Complexity Implementation and Scaling Law Analysis,’’ IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 71, no. 4, pp. 2153-2169, Apr. 2023.
  2. S. Li, Z. Wei, W. Yuan, J. Yuan, B. Bai, D. W. K. Ng, and L. Hanzo, ‘‘Faster-than-Nyquist Asynchronous NOMA Outperforms Synchronous NOMA,’’ IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 1128-1145, Apr. 2022.
  3. S. Li, W. Yuan, C. Liu, Z. Wei, J. Yuan, B. Bai, and D. W. K. Ng, “A Novel ISAC Transmission Framework based on Spatially-Spread Orthogonal Time Frequency Space Modulation,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 40, no. 6, pp. 1854-1872, Jun. 2022. [Feature article in IEEE JSAC Blog, Jul., 2022.]
  4. S. Li, W. Yuan, Z. Wei, J. Yuan, B. Bai, D. W. K. Ng, and Y. Xie, “Hybrid MAP and PIC detection for OTFS modulation,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 70, no. 7, pp. 7193-7198, Jul. 2021.
  5. S. Li, J. Yuan, W. Yuan, Z. Wei, B. Bai, and D. W. K. Ng, “Performance Analysis of Coded OTFS Systems over High-Mobility Channels,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 20, no. 9, pp. 6033-6048, Apr. 2021.
  6. S. Li, W. Yuan, J. Yuan, B. Bai, D. W. K. Ng, and L. Hanzo, “Time-Domain vs. Frequency-Domain Equalization for FTN Signaling,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 69, no. 8, pp. 9174-9179, Aug. 2020.
  7. S. Li, J. Yuan, B. Bai, and N. Benvenuto, “Code Based Channel Shortening for Faster-than-Nyquist Signaling: Reduced-Complexity Detection and Code Design,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 68, no. 7, pp. 3996-4011, Jul. 2020.
  8. S. Li, B. Bai, J. Zhou, P. Chen, and Z. Yu, “Reduced-Complexity Equalization for Faster-than-Nyquist Signaling: New methods Based on Ungerboeck Observation Model,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 66, no. 3, pp. 1190-1204, Mar. 2018.
  9. S. Li, W. Yuan, Z. Wei, and J. Yuan, “Cross Domain Iterative Detection for Orthogonal Time Frequency Space Modulation,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 2227-2242, Apr. 2022.
  10. S. Li, B. Bai, J. Zhou, Q. He, and Q. Li, “Superposition Coded Modulation based Faster-than-Nyquist Signaling,” Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, vol. 2018, Article ID 4181626, 10 pages, 2018.
  11. S. Li, W. Yuan, Z. Wei, R. Schober, and G. Caire, “Orthogonal Time Frequency Space Modulation – Part II: Transceiver Designs,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 9-13, Jan. 2023. [Invited Paper]
  12. W. Yuan, S. Li ∗ , Z. Wei, Y. Cui, J. Jiang, H. Zhang, and P. Fan, “New Delay Doppler Communication Paradigm in 6G Era: A Survey of Orthogonal Time Frequency Space (OTFS),” to appear in China Communications, 2023. [Cover Paper]
  13. Z. Wei, S. Li*, W. Yuan, R. Schober, and G. Caire, “Orthogonal Time Frequency Space Modulation – Part I: Fundamentals and Challenges Ahead,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 4-8, Jan. 2023. [Invited Paper]
  14. Z. Wei, W. Yuan, S. Li*, J. Yuan, and D. W. K. Ng, “Off-grid Channel Estimation with Sparse Bayesian Learning for OTFS Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 21, no. 9, pp. 7407-7426, Sept. 2022.
  15. W. Yuan, S. Li*, Z. Wei, J. Yuan, and D. W. K. Ng, “Data-Aided Channel Estimation for OTFS Systems with A Superimposed Pilot and Data Transmission Scheme,” IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 10, no. 9, pp. 1954-1958, Sept. 2021.
  16. B. Liu, S. Li* , Y. Xie, and J. Yuan, “A Novel Sum-Product Detection Algorithm for Faster-than-Nyquist Signaling: A Deep Learning Approach,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 69, no. 9, pp. 5975-5987, Sept. 2021.
  17. R. Chong, S. Li*, J. Yuan, and D. W. K. Ng, “Achievable Rate Upper-Bounds of Uplink Multiuser OTFS Transmissions,” IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 791-795, Apr. 2022.
  18. W. Yuan, S. Li*, L. Xiang, and D. W. K. Ng, “Distributed Estimation Framework for Beyond 5G Intelligent Vehicular Networks,” IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology, vol. 1, pp. 190-214, Nov. 2020.
  19. W. Yuan, Z. Wei, S. Li,R. Schober, and G. Caire, “Orthogonal Time Frequency Space Modulation – Part III: ISAC and Potential Directions,” to appear in IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 14-18, Jan. 2023. [Invited Paper]
  20. T. Xu, S. Li, and J. Yuan, “OFDM-Standard Compatible SC-NOFS Waveforms for Low-Latency and Jitter-Tolerance Industrial IoT Communications,” to appear in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2024.
  21. Q. Li, J. Yuan, Q. Min, S. Li, and Y. Xie, “Low Complexity Turbo SIC-MMSE Detection for Orthogonal Time Frequency Space Modulation,” to appear in IEEE Transactions on Communications, Jan. 2024.
  22. Q. Lu, S. Li, B. Bai, and J. Yuan, “Spatially-Coupled Faster-than-Nyquist Signaling: A Joint Solution to Detection and Code Design,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 71, no. 1, pp. 52-66, Jan. 2023.
  23. J. Shi, Z. Li, J. Hu, Z. Tie, S. Li, W. Liang, and Z. Ding, “OTFS enabled LEO Satellite Communications: A Promising Solution to Severe Doppler Effects,” to appear in IEEE Networks, 2023.
  24. C. Liu, S. Li, W. Yuan, X. Liu, and D. W. K. Ng, “Predictive Precoder Design for OTFS-Enabled URLLC: A Deep Learning Approach,” to appear in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Communications, 2023.
  25. H. Wen, W. Yuan, Z. Liu, and S. Li, “OTFS-SCMA: A Downlink NOMA Scheme for Massive Connectivity in High Mobility Channels,” to appear in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Jan., 2023.
  26. C. Liu, W. Yuan, S. Li, X. Liu, D. W. K. Ng, and Y. Li, “Learning-based Predictive Beamforming for Integrated Sensing and Communication in Vehicular Networks,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 40, no. 8, pp. 2317-2334, Aug., 2022.
  27. Z. Tie, J. Shi, Z. Li, S. Li, and W. Liang, “Security Performance Analysis for An OTFS-based Joint Unicast-Multicast Streaming System,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 70, no. 10, pp. 6764-6777, Oct. 2022.
  28. C. Liu, X. Liu, S. Li, W. Yuan, and D. W. K. Ng, “Deep CLSTM for Predictive Beamforming in Integrated Sensing and Communication-enabled Vehicular Networks,” to appear in Journal of Communications and Information Networks (JCIN), Sept., 2022.
  29. P. Kang, K. Cai, X. He, S. Li, and J. Yuan, “Generalized Mutual Information-Maximizing Quantized Decoding of LDPC Codes with Layered Scheduling,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 71, no. 7, pp. 7258-7273, Jul. 2022.
  30. M. Liu, S. Li, C. Zhang, B. Wang, and B. Bai, “Coded Orthogonal Time Frequency Space Modulation,” ZTE Communications, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 54-62, Dec. 2021.
  31. Y. K. Enku, B. Bai, F. Wan, C. U. Guyo, I. N. Tiba, C. Zhang, and S. Li, “Two-dimensional Convolutional Neural Network based Signal Detection for OTFS Systems,” IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 10, no. 11, pp.2514-2518, Nov. 2021.
  32. W. Yuan, Z. Wei, S. Li, J. Yuan, and D. W. K. Ng, “Integrated Radar Sensing and Communication-assisted Orthogonal Time Frequency Space Transmission for Vehicular Networks,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 1515-1528, Nov. 2021.
  33. Z. Wei, W. Yuan, S. Li, J. Yuan, B. Ganesh, R. Hadani, and L. Hanzo, “Orthogonal Time-Frequency Space Modulation: A Promising Next Generation Waveform,” IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 136-144, Aug. 2021.
  34. Z. Wei, W. Yuan, S. Li, J. Yuan, and D. W. K. Ng, “Transmitter and Receiver Window Designs for Orthogonal Time Frequency Space Modulation,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 69, no. 4, pp. 2207-2223, Apr. 2021.
  35. D. Shi, W. Yuan, S. Li, N. Wu, and D. W. K. Ng, “Cycle-Slip Detection and Correction for Carrier Phase Synchronization in Coded Systems,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 113-116, Jan. 2021.
  36. W. Yuan, C. Liu, F. Liu, S. Li, and D. W. K. Ng, “Learning-based Predictive Beamforming for UAV Communications with Jittering,” IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 9, no. 11, pp. 1970-1974, Nov. 2020.
  37. J. Zhang, B. Bai, S. Li, M. Zhu, and H. Li, “Tail-Biting Globally-Coupled LDPC Codes,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 67, no. 12, pp. 8206-8219, Dec. 2019.
  38. J. Zhang, B. Bai, M. Zhu, S. Li, and H. Li, “Protograph-based Globally-Coupled LDPC Codes over the Gaussian Channel with Burst Erasures,” IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 153853-153868, 2019.

Book Chapters

  1. S. Li, W. Yuan, J. Yuan, and G. Caire, “ISAC Designs using OTFS Waveforms,” book chapter in “Integrated Sensing and Communications,” Eds. Fan Liu, Christos Masouros, and Yonina C. Eldar, 2023.

Conference Papers

  1. S. Li, and G. Caire, “A Novel Cross Domain Iterative Detection based on the Interplay between SPA and LMMSE,” to appear in IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), Athens, Greece, 2024, pp. 1-6.
  2. S. Li, W. Yuan, Z. Wei, J. Yuan, B. Bai, and G. Caire, “On the Pulse Shaping for Delay-Doppler Communications,” to appear in IEEE Global Communications Conference (GlobeCom), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2023, pp. 1-6.
  3. S. Li, J. Yuan, P. Fitzpatrick, T. Sakurai, and G. Caire, “Delay-Doppler Domain Tomlinson-Harashima Precoding for Downlink MU-MIMO OTFS Transmissions,” in IEEE Global Communications Conference (GlobeCom), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2022, pp. 1697-1702.
  4. S. Li, W. Yuan, J. Yuan, and Giuseppe Caire, “On the Potential of Spatially-Spread Orthogonal Time Frequency Space Modulation for ISAC Transmissions,” in IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Singapore, 2022, pp. 8722-8726. [Invited Paper]
  5. S. Li, W. Yuan, Z. Wei, R. He, B. Ai, B. Bai, and J. Yuan, “A Tutorial to Orthogonal Time Frequency Space Modulation for Future Wireless Communications,” in IEEE International Communication Conference in China (ICCC) Workshop, Xiamen, China, 2021. pp. 439-443.
  6. S. Li, J. Yuan, W. Yuan, Z. Wei, B. Bai, and D. W. K. Ng, “On the Performance of Coded OTFS Modulation over High-Mobility Channels,” in IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) Workshop, Montreal, Canada, 2021. pp. 1-6.
  7. S. Li, Z. Wei, W. Yuan, J. Yuan, B. Bai, and D. W. K. Ng, “On the Achievable Rates of Uplink NOMA with Asynchronized Transmission,” in IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Nanjing, China, 2021, pp. 1-7.
  8. S. Li, J. Yuan, and B. Bai, “Code based Channel Shortening for Faster-than-Nyquist Signaling,” in IEEE International Communication Conference (ICC), Dublin, Ireland, 2020, pp. 1-6.
  9. S. Li, J. Zhang, B. Bai, X. Ma, and J. Yuan, “Self-Superposition Transmission: A Novel Method for Enhancing Performance of Convolutional Codes,” in IEEE International Symposium on Turbo Codes & Iterative Information Processing (ISTC), Hong Kong, 2018, pp. 1-5.
  10. S. Li, X. Shen, and D. Huang, “A Method for Shape Retrieval of Flying Objects Using Satellite Communication Signals,” in IEEE International Communication Conference in China (ICCC) Workshop, Dalian, China, 2023, pp. 1-6.
  11. M. Kim, T. Jahani-Nezhad, S. Li, R. Schaefer, and G. Caire \Short-Length Code Designs for Integrated Sensing and Communications using Deep Learning,” in IEEE International Communications Conference (ICC), Denver, USA, 2024, pp. 1-6.
  12. Y. Song, F. Pedraza, S. Li, S. Li, H. Yu, and G. Caire \Compressed Sensing Inspired User Acquisition for Downlink Integrated Sensing and Communication Transmissions,” in IEEE International Communications Conference (ICC), Denver, USA, 2024, pp. 1-6.
  13. F. Pedraza, S. K. Dehkordi, J. C. Hauffen, S. Li, P. Jung, and G. Caire “Extended Target Parameter Estimation and Tracking with an HDA Setup for ISAC Applications,” in IEEE Global Communications Conference (GlobeCom), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2023, pp. 1-6.
  14. W. Wang, T. Yu, S. Li, and B. Bai “A Simple Phase Rotation Based Peak-to-Average Power Ratio Reduction Method for Multicarrier Faster-than-Nyquist Signaling,” in IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC)- Fall, Hongkong, China, 2023, pp. 1-6.
  15. Q. Lu, R. Xu, C. Liu, S. Li, and B. Bai, “An Unequal Error Protection-based Coded Transmission for Federated Learning”, to appear in IEEE International Communication Conference in China (ICCC) Workshop, Dalian, China, 2023, pp. 1-5.
  16. M. Liu, S. Li, B. Bai, and G. Caire, “Reduced-Complexity Cross-Domain Iterative Detection for OTFS Modulation via Delay-Doppler Decoupling,” in IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC), Shanghai, China, 2023, pp. 1-6.
  17. M. Nie, S. Li, and D. Mishra, “Improving Channel Estimation Performance for Uplink OTFS Transmissions: Pilot Design based on A Posteriori Cramer-Rao bound,” in IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) Workshop, Rome, Italy, 2023, pp. 1-6.
  18. M. Liu, S. Li, Z. Wei, and B. Bai, “Near Optimal Hybrid Digital-Analog Beamforming for Point-to-Point MIMO-OTFS Transmission,” in IEEE Wireless Communications and Network Conference (WCNC) Workshop, Glasgow, UK, 2023, pp. 1-6. [Best Paper Award]
  19. Q. Lu, S. Li, B. Bai, and J. Yuan, “Spatially-Coupled Faster-than-Nyquist Signaling”, to appear in IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), virtual, Kyoto, Japan, 2022, pp. 1-6.
  20. X. Wei, L. Zhang, W. Yuan, F. Liu, S. Li, and Z. Wei “SDR System Design and Implementation on Delay-Doppler Communications and Sensing,” in IEEE Wireless Communications and Network Conference (WCNC) Workshop, Glasgow, UK, 2023, pp. 1-6.
  21. C. Si, S. Li, M. Liu, B. Bai, and J. Wang, “An Iterative Receiver for Coded Faster-than-Nyquist Signaling over Rayleigh Fading Channels”, to appear in IEEE International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC) Workshop, Foshan, 2022.
  22. K. Zhang, W. Yuan, S. Li, F. Liu, F. Gao, P. Fan, and Y. Cai, “Radar Sensing via OTFS Signaling: A Delay Doppler Signal Processing Perspective,” in IEEE International Communication Conference (ICC), Rome, Italy, 2023, pp. 1-6. [Best Paper Award]
  23. H. Wen, W. Yuan, and S. Li, “Downlink OTFS Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Receiver Design based on Cross-Domain Detection” to appear in IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) Workshop, Seoul, 2022.
  24. C. Liu, S. Li, W. Yuan, X. Liu, and D. W. K. Ng, “Deep Learning-empowered Predictive Precoder Design for OTFS Transmission in URLLC,” in IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Rome, Italy, 2023, pp. 1-6.
  25. R. Chong, S. Li, W. Yuan, and J. Yuan, “Outage Analysis for OTFS-based Single User and Multi-User Transmissions” to appear in IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) Workshop, Seoul, 2022.
  26. Y. K. Enku, B. Bai, S. Li, M. Liu, and I. N. Tiba, “Deep-Learning Based Signal Detection for MIMO-OTFS Systems” to appear in IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) Workshop, Seoul, 2022.
  27. C. Liu, W. Yuan, S. Li, X. Liu, D. W. K. Ng, and Y. Li, “Predictive Beamforming for Integrated Sensing and Communication in Vehicular Networks: A Deep Learning Approach,” to appear in IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Seoul, 2022.
  28. Z. Wei, W. Yuan, S. Li, J. Yuan, and D. W. K. Ng, “Performance Analysis and Window Design for Channel Estimation of OTFS Modulation,” in IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Montreal, Canada, 2021, pp. 1-5.
  29. Z. Wei, W. Yuan, S. Li, J. Yuan, and D. W. K. Ng, “A New Off-grid Channel Estimation Method with Sparse Bayesian Learning for OTFS Systems,” in IEEE Global Communications Conference (GlobeCom), Madrid, Spain, 2021, pp. 1-7.
  30. W. Yuan, S. Li, Z. Wei, J. Yuan, and D. W. K. Ng, “Bypassing Channel Estimation for OTFS Transmission: An Integrated Sensing and Communication Solution,” in IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) Workshop, Nanjing, China, 2021, pp. 1-6.
  31. B. Liu, S. Li, Y. Xie, and J. Yuan, “Deep Learning Assisted Sum-Product Detection Algorithm for Faster-than-Nyquist Signaling,” in IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW), Visby, Sweden, 2019, pp. 1-5.
  32. M. Liu, S. Li, Q. Li, and B. Bai, “Faster-than-Nyquist Signaling Based Adaptive Modulation and Coding,” in IEEE International Conference on Wireless Communications and Signal Processing (WCSP), Hangzhou, 2018, pp. 1-5.

Chinese Journal Papers

  1. S. Li, B. Bai, and X. Ma, “Faster-than-Nyquist Signaling: Status and Challenges,” ACTA ELECTRONICA SINICA, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 189-197, 2020.
  2. S. Li, L. Ping, B. Bai, and X. Ma, “Faster-than-Nyquist transmission based on multi-layer superposition,” Journal on Communications, vol. 38, no. 9, pp. 86-94, 2017.
  3. W. Yuan, S. Li*, R. Chong, B. Bai, and D. W. K. Ng, “A Distributed Decoding Algorithm for 6G Internet-of-Things Networks,” Journal of Electronics and Information Technology, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 21-27, 2021.
  4. M. Liu, J. Fang, R. Yuan, S. Li, and B. Bai, “Coded Modulation and Waveform Technology for 6G,” Mobile Communications, vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 21-28, 2021.
  5. C. Si, M. Liu, S. Li, and B. Bai, “Faster-than-Nyquist Signaling for Space-Ground Communication,” Radio Communications Technology, vol. 47, no. 5, pp. 618-626, 2021.
  6. X. Tan, S. Li, B. Bai, and Z. Yu, “Performance of the Faster-than-Nyquist Transmission System Based on BMST,” Radio Communications Technology, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 257-262, 2018.