Dr. Miao is currently Professor and Coordinator of Mechatronics Engineering at Middle Tennessee State University. He earned Ph.D. degree from Boston University, Master's and Bachelor's degrees from Northeastern University of China, in 2006, 2001, and 1998, respectively. From 2006 to 2009, he was with Nortel Networks in Billerica, MA and developed ultra-high-speed Ethernet Routing Switches and several IEEE protocols, including IEEE 802.1ah Provider Backbone Bridges. From 2009 to 2011, he was a visiting assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati. From 2011 to 2014, he was a wireless networking and software engineer with NuVo Technologies/Legrand North America. In this role, he designed, optimized, and tested NuVo wireless whole-home audio systems in embedded Linux environment. From 2014 to 2015, he was Assistant Professor at the State University of New York Farmingdale. He joined MTSU in 2015 as an assistant professor and was promoted to Associate Professor and Professor in 2020 and 2024, respectively. He has had over 10 years R&D experience in system control and optimization, wireless networks, information systems, and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). He has had over 30 publications in referred conferences and journals, including IEEE INFOCOM, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, and IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems. 

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Recent Journal Articles     

• L. Miao, D. Jiang, and H. Zhang, “Wireless Secret Sharing Game for Internet of Things”, in Special Issue: Advances in Smart City and Intelligent Transportation Systems, Sustainability, 2023, https://doi.org/10.3390/su15097427
• C. Winfrey, P. Meleby, and L. Miao, “Using Big Data and Machine Learning to Rank Traffic Signals in Tennessee”, Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtte.2023.04.005
• F. Raji and L. Miao, “Optimal Wireless Rate and Power Control in the Presence of Jammers Using Reinforcement Learning”, ITU Journal on Future and Evolving Technologies, Volume 3, Issue 2, Pages 508-522, September, 2022, https://doi.org/10.52953/ANSC4385
• D. Leitner, P. Meleby, L. Miao, “Recent Advances in Traffic Signal Performance Evaluation”, Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Volume 9, Issue 4, Pages 507-531, August 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtte.2022.06.002
• L. Miao and D. Leitner, “Adaptive Traffic Light Control with Quality-of-Service Provisioning for Connected and Automated Vehicles at Isolated Intersections”, IEEE Access, March 2021, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3064310
• L. Huo, D. Jiang, S. Qi, and L. Miao, “A Blockchain-Based Security Traffic Measurement Approach to Software Defined Networking”. Mobile Networks and Applications, Springer, Jan 2020, doi:10.1007/s11036-019-01420-6[11]
• L. Huo, D. Jiang, S. Qi, H. Song, and L. Miao, “An AI-Based Adaptive Cognitive Modeling and Measurement Method of Network Traffic for EIS”, Mobile Networks and Applications, Springer, Dec 2019, doi:10.1007/s11036-019-01419-z
• L. Miao and D. Jiang, "Optimal Secret Sharing for Wireless Information Security in the Era of Internet of Things", Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, Springer, 2019, DOI: 10.1007/s00779-019-01226-z
• L. Miao, L. Xu, and D. Jiang, "Optimal On-Off Control for a Class of Discrete Event Systems with Real-Time Constraints", Discrete Event Dynamic Systems: Theory and Applications, 29(1), 79-90, Springer, 2019, DOI: 10.1007/s10626-019-00277-x
• D. Elliott, W. Keen, and L. Miao, “Recent Advances in Connected and Automated Vehicles”, Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, KeAi, 2019, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtte.2018.09.005
• L. Miao, "On Controlling Prioritized Discrete Event Systems with Real-Time Constraints", Discrete Event Dynamic Systems: Theory and Applications, Springer, April, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10626-018-0269-x
• L. Miao, J. Mao, and C. G. Cassandras, " Optimal Energy-Efficient Downlink Transmission Scheduling for Real-Time Wireless Networks", IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, Vol. 4, Issue 4, Dec 2017, pp. 692-706
• D. Jiang, Y. Han, L. Miao, T. Zhu, and X. Ge, "Dynamic Access Approach to Multiple Channels in Pervasive Wireless Multimedia Communications for Technology Enhanced Learning", Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 2497-2509, 2016
• D. Jiang, Z. Yuan, P. Zang, L. Miao, and T. Zhu, “A Traffic Anomaly Detection Approach in Communication Networks for Applications of Multimedia Medical Devices”, Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer, Volume 75, Issue 22, pp 14281–14305, November 2016
• L. Miao, "Differential Secret Sharing in Wireless Networks", IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, 2015, Pages: 213-216

Recent Conference Papers   

• L. Miao, “Introducing Arduino to mechatronics engineering students via lab activities and a hands-on signature-thinking course project”, ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR, June 2024
• C. Winfrey and L. Miao, “Using Reinforcement Learning to Optimize Isolated Traffic Signals with High Priority Vehicles”, the 7th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Big Data (ICAIBD), Chengdu, China, May 2024
• C. Winfrey and L. Miao, “Utilizing MATLAB in Combination with Lego Mindstorm EV3 Kits for a First-year Engineering Course”, ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore, MD, June 2023
• L. Miao, H. Zhang, and D. Jiang, “Wireless Secret Sharing Game between Two Legitimate Users and an Eavesdropper”, 8th International Conference on Networks and Communications (NWCOM 2022), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 2022
• P. Meleby, C. Winfrey, L. Miao, “Development of a Traffic Signal Performance Ranking Online Database for the State of Tennessee”, ASCE International Conference on Transportation and Development”, Seattle, WA, June 2022
• L. Miao, T. Karim, T. Hussain, and C. Li, “TNT Board: An Interactive Electronic Board Game”, 2021 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Virtual Conference, July 2021
• L. Miao and C. Li, “Engaging Minority and Underrepresented Engineering Students to Fight “Sophomore Slump” through a Summer Research and Enrichment Program (Research)”, 2021 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Virtual Conference, July 2021
• L. Xu, K. Adebo, J. Zhao, L. Miao, “Distributed Drones for Power Line Inspection with Weighted Consensus Control in Dynamic Network Systems”, 2019 IEEE 3rd International Electrical and Energy Conference (CIEEC), Beijing, China, Sept, 2019 (best paper award)
• L. Miao, “Making Smart Parking Decisions: A Driver’s Perspective”, the 4th International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Applications (ICCIA 2019), June 2019, Nanchang, China
• L. Miao, “Optimal City Navigation for Pedestrians using Agent-specific Q-learning”, American Control Conference, June 2018, Milwaukee, WI
• L. Miao, “Structural Properties of Optimal Wireless Transmission Using Harvested Energy”, the 2nd International Conference on Robotics and Automation Sciences, June 2018, Wuhan, China
• Mikaiel and L. Miao, “Using LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Robotic Kit and EV3DEV to Implement a Self-Balancing Robot”, the 2nd International Conference on Software Engineering and Development, June 2018, Chengdu, China (best paper award)
• L. Miao and L. Xu, “Toward Intelligent Traffic Light Control with Quality-of-Service Provisioning”, 2017 International Conference on Information Technology and Intelligent Transportation Systems, June 2017, Xi’an, China [download]
• L. Miao and D. Jiang, “Optimal Secret Sharing for Secure Wireless Communications in the Era of Internet of Things”, the 4th International Conference on Smart and Sustainable City, June 2017, Shanghai, China
• L. Miao, J. Farzidayeri, W. Boles, and A. Nasab, “An indoor Bocce game played by autonomous robots”, the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition 2017, Columbus, OH
• L. Miao, “Optimal On-Off Scheduling for a Class of Discrete Event Systems with Real-Time Constraints”, American Control Conference, May 2017, Seattle, WA [download]
• L. Miao, “Calibration-Free Wireless Indoor Localization (CAFLOC)”, Workshop on IoT Infrastructures and Data Analytics for Smart Cities, March 2017, Paris, France [download]
• L. Miao, ” Receding Horizon Control with Two Planning Horizons for a Class of Discrete Event Systems with Real-Time Constraints”, 55th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Las Vegas, NV, USA 2016
• L. Miao and L. Xu, “Optimal Wake-Up Scheduling for Energy Efficient Fixed-Rate Wireless Transmissions with Real-Time Constraints”, 14th Wireless Telecommunications Symposium, New York City, 2015
• L. Xu, L. Miao, and J. Zhao, ” Impact of DSRC Information Content and Transmission Rate for Highway Vehicle Platoons”, 14th Wireless Telecommunications Symposium, New York City, 2015

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