Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Network Fundamentals for Mobile Communications

Lixia Xiao is currently a Professor in the School of Cyber Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P. R. China. She received the B.E., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees from the UESTC in 2010, 2013, and 2017, Respectively. From 2016 to 2017, she was a visiting student with the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton. From 2018 to 2020, she has been a research fellow with the Department of Electrical Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey. Her research interests mainly focus on physical layer transmission techniques for integrated satellite-terrestrial communications, including waveform design, multi-antenna technique design, multiple access design etc. She has authored or co-authored more than 100 technical papers. She is served as associate editor of some technical journals in communications, including IEEE Network, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Digital Communications and Networks, China Communications, etc.

Pei Xiao is a Professor in Wireless Communications in the Institute for Communication Systems (ICS) at the University of Surrey. He is currently the technical manager of 5GIC/6GIC, and leads the research team in the new physical layer work area, and coordinates/supervises research activities across all the work areas. His main research interests and expertise span a wide range of areas in communications theory and signal processing for wireless communications. His recent research has extensively explored non-terrestrial networks (NTN) and satellite communications, which are crucial for integrating satellite systems into 5G and future 6G networks. His work has addressed significant challenges in energy-efficient communication, security, and waveform optimization for NTN, contributing to the development of robust and efficient satellite communication systems.