Cooperation and cognition in wireless communication systems for spectrum efficiency enhancement
Yang Han · 2011
Without a doubt, what I have learnt and experienced in the past four years at NTU is one of the most precious treasures in my life.I owe my Ph.D. to many wonderful people around me who gave me much encouragement, support, and guidance to achieve this goal, and the least I can do is to thank them.I considered myself blessed to be a student of Professor Ting See Ho.His depth of knowledge, dedication to work, and passion in research never cease to amaze me.Along all the way of my Ph.D., he has always been my source of inspiration and support.He read and advised on every draft of this dissertation at every stage with thoroughness, and it was his judicious guidance that made this work possible.I learned from Professor Ting not only professional knowledge but also positive attitudes towards life.When I was having difficult moments, he has never lost faith in me but instead always led me back on the right track with his patient help and inspiring encouragement.I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Professor Ting for everything he has done for me.Thank you!I am deeply indebted to Dr. Ashish Pandharipande, my supervisor in Philips Research-Eindhoven where I spent nine months for my overseas research attachment.During the period in Philips, I have been working under the close supervision of Dr. Pandharipande and we have together came up several initial ideas for the work presented in Chapter 3-5 of this dissertation.His guidance to me does not end after I came back to Singapore, and I would like to thank him for all the constructive advice and valuable discussions.I am also grateful to his hospitality which made me feel at home in Eindhoven.I will always remember the dinners and table tennis games that we enjoyed together.I would also like to