Ke Xiong | Internet | Outstanding Scientist Award

Prof. Ke Xiong | Internet | Outstanding Scientist Award

Beijing Jiaotong University | China

Ke Xiong received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU), Beijing, China, in 2004 and 2010, respectively. He worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Electronics Engineering at Tsinghua University from April 2010 to February 2013, and since March 2013 he has served BJTU as a Lecturer, Associate Professor, and currently as a Full Professor and Vice Dean of the School of Computer and Information Technology. From September 2015 to September 2016, he was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Maryland, College Park, USA. He has published more than 200 academic papers in refereed journals and conferences, and his research interests span wireless cooperative networks, wireless powered networks, and network information theory. Prof. Xiong holds numerous key academic and industry leadership roles, including Council Member of the China Software Industry Association; Executive Secretary-General of the National Smart Transportation and Intelligent Connected Vehicles Industry-Education Integration Community; Director and Chief Expert of the Industrial Internet Association Think Tank under the China Mobile Communications Association; Director of the IoT Work Committee Think Tank under the Internet Society of China; and membership in several major national technical committees. He is a Distinguished Expert at both the ZTE–Beijing Jiaotong University 5G Joint Laboratory and the Peking University–Hebei Handan Research Institute, a member of the China Computer Federation (CCF), and a senior member of the Chinese Institute of Electronics (CIE) and the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence (CAAI).

Profiles: Orcid | Google Scholar

Featured Publications

"Age of Information Minimization in Vehicular Edge Computing Networks: A Mask-Assisted Hybrid PPO-Based Method", X Qin, Z Zhang, C Meng, R Dong, K Xiong, P Fan, Network 5 (2), 2025.

"Joint Aggregation Node Selection and Power Adjustment for Federated Learning in IoV", Z Sang, C Meng, W Yan, B Gao, K Xiong, P Fan, 2025 5th International Conference on Computer, 2025.

"Maximizing Harvested Energy in Green Energy Powered Multi-user MISO RF-based WPT", X Zhang, K Xiong, Q Wang, W Chen, P Fan, B Ai, KB Letaief, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2025.

"SDVformer: A Resource Prediction Method for Cloud Computing Systems", S Liu, K Xiong, Y Li, Z Zhang, Y Zhang, P Fan, Computers, Materials & Continua 84 (3), 2025.

"Toward Sustainable Low-Carbon IoT for 6G: Green Energy-Charged WPCN", X Zhang, K Xiong, J Yang, W Chen, P Fan, DWK Ng, KB Letaief IEEE Network, 2025.

Martha Jimenez Martinez | Graph Theory | Best Research Article Award

Dr. Martha Jimenez Martinez | Graph Theory | Best Research Article Award

Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia | Colombia

Dr. Martha Jimenez Martinez is a distinguished clinical psychologist and academic with extensive experience in research, teaching, and program development. She began her professional career at the Foundation for Family and Community Strengthening as a Clinical Psychologist from 1998 to 2000. Since 2001, she has served as a Full Professor at the Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia in the School of Psychology, specializing in Clinical Psychology and Basic Psychological Processes. Her leadership roles include Director of the Research Center (2009–2010), Director of the School of Psychology (2010–2012), and designer and coordinator of the Diploma in Training of Early Childhood Educational Agents (2011). She also formulated and coordinated the Comprehensive Early Childhood Care Program in collaboration with the Colombian Ministry of National Education (2010–2012) and leads the research group Psychological Measurement and Evaluation in Basic and Applied Contexts. A Senior Researcher in the latest Colciencias 2024 classification, she is an active member of the International Sex Survey Consortium since 2020. Dr. Martinez holds a Psychology degree from the Catholic University of Colombia, a Master’s in Behavior Therapy from UNED, Madrid, an IT and Multimedia specialization from Los Libertadores University Foundation, and a PhD in Applied Cognitive Neuroscience from Maimonides University, Argentina. She is currently pursuing postdoctoral studies in Social Sciences, Childhood, and Youth, and has completed international training, including a scholarship from Israel on “Children at Risk in Early Childhood” and an English immersion course at the University of Saint Thomas, USA. She is also the recipient of the prestigious Orchids Women in Science Scholarship 2024–2025 from the Colombian Ministry of Science and Technology.

Profiles: Scopus

Featured Publications

"Cross-cultural Validation of the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) in 42 Countries and 26 Languages", Martha Jimenez Martinez, Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 2025.

"Evaluating the factor structure and measurement invariance of the 20-item short version of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale across multiple countries, languages, and gender identities", Martha Jimenez Martinez, Assessment, 2025