Cong Wang (Vincent)

Tagline:Associate Professor at Jilin University

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About Me

I am a computer scientist with 10+ years of experience in artificial intelligence techniques and networked systems (e.g., smart grids, vehicular networks, Internet of things). My research interests lie at the intersection of mathematical theories and industrial applications, aiming to turn the dry and hard symbols into solid supports of practical meanings.

After a long journey from Tsinghua University and Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), to my current position at Jilin Univeristy, I have witnessed the rises and falls of various technologies. Personally, I would not suggest chasing after these tides, as the true research always originates from independent thinking, unique perspectives of observations, and a deep love for nature. (Whenever you feel anxious about modern life, just spend some time traveling through the mountains and seas, getting your hands dirty with earth, communicating with plants and animals, enjoying the breeze and lights.)

On this webpage, I provide some of my research highlights, together with some miscellaneous stuff. If any of them sounds fascinating to/for you, please feel free to let me know (wangcong2020@jlu.edu.cn or wangcongqh@163.com). Discussions, collaborations, and potential employers are always welcome.

Education

  • Ph.D. - Computer and Communication Sciences

    from: 2014, until: 2019

    Field of study: School:Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)Location:Switzerland

  • B.Sc. - Electronic Information Science and Technology

    from: 2009, until: 2013

    Field of study: School:Tsinghua UniversityLocation:China

Research Interests

  • Theory: Signal Processing, Machine Learning, Control & Optimization
  • Application: Smart Grids, Vehicular Networks, Tactile & Seismic Systems

Selected Publications

  • Byzantine-Robust Federated Learning for Unreliable Environments by Random-Matching Verification and Credibility Table

    Book ChapterPublisher:Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications EngineeringDate:2025
    Authors:
    Yanjun LiXiaomeng LiHui WanCong Wang
    DOI

  • A Bi-Level Scheme for Mixed-Motive and Energy-Efficient Task Offloading in Vehicular Edge Computing Systems

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Transactions on Network and Service ManagementDate:2025
    Authors:
    Chi GuoCong WangQiuzhan ZhouJuan Li
    DOI

  • Demand Response for Radial Residential Microgrid: Mixed-Term Framework and Data-Driven Method

    Conference PaperPublisher:2025 IEEE Kiel PowerTechDate:2025
    Authors:
    Hui WanCong WangNan FengLiheng LvYanjun Li
    DOI

  • Federated Closed-Loop Learning for Cross-Modal Generation of Tactile Friction in Tactile Internet

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Internet of Things JournalDate:2025
    Authors:
    Liping ZhangHaoming WangLijing YangGuohong LiuCong WangLiheng Lv
    DOI

  • Enhancing Byzantine robustness of federated learning via tripartite adaptive authentication

    Journal ArticlePublisher:Journal of Big DataDate:2025
    Authors:
    Xiaomeng LiYanjun LiHui WanCong Wang
    DOI

  • A deep reinforcement learning framework for optimized dummy pad placement in PCB electroplating

    Journal ArticlePublisher:Expert Systems with ApplicationsDate:2025
    Authors:
    Qiuzhan ZhouYinggang LiCong WangJingsong Wang
    DOI

  • FL-CrossTransNILM: Multi-Load Disaggregation Via Federated Learning and Sparse Communication

    Conference PaperPublisher:2025 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia (ISGT Asia)Date:2025
    Authors:
    Jing RongQiuzhan ZhouCong WangHuinan Wu
    DOI

  • Enhancing non-intrusive load monitoring through transfer learning with transformer models

    Journal ArticlePublisher:Energy and BuildingsDate:2025
    Authors:
    Jing RongCong WangQiuzhan ZhouYunxue HeHuinan Wu
    DOI

  • Byzantine robustness and performance improvement in federated cross-modal generation of tactile data

    Journal ArticlePublisher:Knowledge-Based SystemsDate:2025
    Authors:
    Guohong LiuLijing YangCong WangHaoming WangYang Ou
    DOI

  • Attention-Enhanced Actor–Critic Learning for Household Nonintrusive Load Monitoring

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Transactions on Industrial InformaticsDate:2024
    Authors:
    Guohong LiuLiheng LvCong WangHaoming WangHui WanLijing Yang
    DOI

  • A Distributed Lyapunov-Learning Scheme for Computation Offloading in Vehicular Networks

    Conference PaperPublisher:2024 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops)Date:2024
    Authors:
    Chi GuoCong WangJuan Li
    DOI

  • Federated Double Deep Q-Networks for Unbalanced Material Classification in Tactile Internet

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Transactions on Industrial InformaticsDate:2024
    Authors:
    Guohong LiuHaoming WangCong WangLijing YangLiheng LvYanjun Li
    DOI

  • Task Scheduling and Power Allocation in Multiuser Multiserver Vehicular Networks by NOMA and Deep Reinforcement Learning

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Internet of Things JournalDate:2024
    Authors:
    Yuliang CongMaiou LiuCong WangShuxian SunFengye HuZhan LiuChaoying Wang
    DOI

  • Online Compression and Reconstruction for Communication of Force-Tactile Signals

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Communications LettersDate:2023
    Authors:
    Guohong LiuXiaomeng LiCong WangShuai Lv
    DOI

  • Latency-Energy Joint Optimization for Task Offloading and Resource Allocation in MEC-Assisted Vehicular Networks

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Transactions on Vehicular TechnologyDate:2023
    Authors:
    Yuliang CongKe XueCong WangWenxi SunShuxian SunFengye Hu
    DOI

  • Surface Material Classification Based on Unbalanced Visual and Haptic Data: A Double-DQN Method

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and MeasurementDate:2023
    Authors:
    Guohong LiuShuai LvCong WangXiaomeng LiWeizhi Nai
    DOI

  • Radio Resource Management for C-V2X: From a Hybrid Centralized-Distributed Scheme to a Distributed Scheme

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in CommunicationsDate:2023
    Authors:
    Chi GuoCong WangLin CuiQiuzhan ZhouJuan Li
    DOI

  • Collaborative Edge Computing for Vehicular Applications Modeled by General Task Graphs

    Conference PaperPublisher:2023 4th Information Communication Technologies Conference (ICTC)Date:2023
    Authors:
    Lin CuiChi GuoCong Wang
    DOI

  • Closed-Loop Learning for Accuracy Improvement of Nonintrusive Load Monitoring in Smart Homes

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and MeasurementDate:2023
    Authors:
    Guohong LiuLiheng LvCong WangXiaomeng LiHui WanYanjun LiZhe Chen
    DOI

  • Adaptive Moving Ground-Target Detection Method Based on Seismic Signal

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing LettersDate:2022
    Authors:
    Qiuzhan ZhouXinyi YaoCong WangJikang HuPingping LiuJun Lin
    DOI

  • Radio Resource Management for C-V2X Using Graph Matching and Actor–Critic Learning

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Wireless Communications LettersDate:2022
    Authors:
    Qiuzhan ZhouChi GuoCong WangLin Cui
    DOI

  • Hessian Locally Linear Embedding of PMU Data for Efficient Fault Detection in Power Systems

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and MeasurementDate:2022
    Authors:
    Guohong LiuXiaomeng LiCong WangZhe ChenRuonan ChenRobert C. Qiu
    DOI

  • Online Battery Storage Management via Lyapunov Optimization in Active Distribution Grids

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Transactions on Control Systems TechnologyDate:2021
    Authors:
    Eleni StaiCong WangJean-Yves Le Boudec
    DOI

  • On the Solution of the Optimal Power Flow for Three-Phase Radial Distribution Networks With Energy Storage

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Transactions on Control of Network SystemsDate:2021
    Authors:
    Eleni StaiCong WangJean-Yves Le Boudec
    DOI

  • Admissibility of Uncertain Injections in Quadratic Algebraic Systems

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Transactions on Control of Network SystemsDate:2021
    Authors:
    Cong WangEleni StaiJean-Yves Le Boudec
    DOI

  • An adaptive seismic signal denoising method based on variational mode decomposition

    Journal ArticlePublisher:MeasurementDate:2021
    Authors:
    Xinyi YaoQiuzhan ZhouCong WangJikang HuPingping Liu
    DOI

  • Real-Time Control of an Electric Vehicle Charging Station While Tracking an Aggregated Power Setpoint

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Transactions on Industry ApplicationsDate:2020
    Authors:
    Roman RudnikCong WangLorenzo Reyes-ChamorroJagdish AcharaJean-Yves Le BoudecMario Paolone
    DOI

  • Controlling the Electrical State via Uncertain Power Injections in Three-Phase Distribution Networks

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Transactions on Smart GridDate:2019
    Authors:
    Cong WangJean-Yves Le BoudecMario Paolone
    DOI

  • Explicit Conditions on Existence and Uniqueness of Load-Flow Solutions in Distribution Networks

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Transactions on Smart GridDate:2018
    Authors:
    Cong WangAndrey BernsteinJean-Yves Le BoudecMario Paolone
    DOI

  • Multiphase Optimal and Non-Singular Power Flow by Successive Linear Approximations

    Conference PaperPublisher:2018 Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC)Date:2018
    Authors:
    Andrey BernsteinCong WangJean-Yves Le Boudec
    DOI

  • Load Flow in Multiphase Distribution Networks: Existence, Uniqueness, Non-Singularity and Linear Models

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Transactions on Power SystemsDate:2018
    Authors:
    Andrey BernsteinCong WangEmiliano Dall'AneseJean-Yves Le BoudecChanghong Zhao
    DOI

  • Existence and Uniqueness of Load-Flow Solutions in Three-Phase Distribution Networks

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Transactions on Power SystemsDate:2017
    Authors:
    Cong WangAndrey BernsteinJean-Yves Le BoudecMario Paolone
    DOI

Teachings

  • Principles of Communications

    From: 2021, Until: 2025

    Organization:Jilin UniversityField:(Instructor)

  • Algorithms and Data Structures

    From: 2021, Until: 2025

    Organization:Jilin UniversityField:(Instructor)

  • Seminars on Essentials of Machine Learning

    From: 2021, Until: 2025

    Organization:Jilin UniversityField:(Main Educator)

  • Labs of Communication Systems

    From: 2020, Until: 2025

    Organization:Jilin UniversityField:(Instructor)

  • Smart Grids Technologies

    From: 2016, Until: 2018

    Organization:Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)Field:(Teaching Assistant)

  • TCP/IP Networking

    From: 2015, Until: 2018

    Organization:Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)Field:(Teaching Assistant)

Lab Alumni

Yanjun Li (XCMG)

Haoming Wang (iFLYTEK)

Xiao Chen (CRRC)

Liheng Lv (Missouri University of Science and Technology)

Chi Guo (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

Xiaomeng Li (University of Nebraska)

Shuai Lv (Clemson University)

Huinan Wu (Jilin University)

Zeyu Ji (State Grid Corporation of China)

Ke Xue (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Xinyi Yao (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Lin Cui (FAW Group)