Modeling, Analysis, and Optimization for Space-Ground Integrated Networks

Min Sheng, (Senior Member, IEEE) received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in communication and information systems from Xidian University, Shaanxi, China, in 2000 and 2004, respectively. She is currently a Full Professor and the Director with the State Key Laboratory of Integrated Service Networks, Xidian University. Her research interests include mobile ad hoc networks, 5G mobile communication systems, and satellite communications networks. She is a fellow of the China Institute of Electronics (CIE) and the China Institute of Communications (CIC). She was awarded as a Distinguished Young Researcher from NSFC and a Changjiang Scholar from the Ministry of Education, China, respectively.Di Zhou, (Member, IEEE) received the B.E. and Ph.D. degrees in communication and information systems from Xidian University, Xi’an, China, in 2013 and 2019, respectively. She was also a Visiting Ph.D. Student with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, from 2017 to 2018. She is currently an Associate Professor with the State Key Laboratory of Integrated Service Networks, Xidian University. Her research interests include dynamic resource allocation, mission planning, and performance evaluation in space-terrestrial integration networks and space information networks.Yan Zhu, received the B.E. degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Xidian University, Xi'an, China, in 2015, where he received the the Ph.D. degree in Communication and Information Systems and joined as a lecturer. He is also a visiting Ph.D. student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Houston, USA. His research interests focus on network modeling, performance analysis, and resource allocation in wireless communication networks.Jiandong Li, (Fellow, IEEE) received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Xidian University in 1985 and 1991, respectively. He has been a Faculty Member with the School of Telecommunications Engineering, Xidian University, since 1985, where he is currently a Professor. He was a Visiting Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, from 2002 to 2003. His research interests include wireless communication theory, cognitive radio, and signal processing. He was a member of Personal Communications Networks (PCN), Specialist Group for China 863 Communication High Technology Program, from January 1993 to October 1994 and from 1999 to 2000. He is also a member of the Specialist Group of the New Generation of Broadband Wireless Mobile Communication Networks for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. He is a fellow of the China Institute of Electronics (CIE) and the China Institute of Communication (CIC). He was awarded as a Distinguished Young Researcher from NSFC and a Changjiang Scholar from the Ministry of Education, China, respectively. He served as the General Vice Chair for the 2009 ChinaCom and the TPC Chair for the 2013 IEEE ICCC. He is the Chair of Broadband Wireless IP Standard Work Group, China.

• Introduction.- Modeling for SGINs.- Performance analysis for SGINs.- SGIN performance optimization.- Prospects for SGINs with mega satellite constellations.