Hongbing Fan

Reconfigurable network computing platform (2007-present). This project delivers a new computing platform for solving large and complex distributed computing problems. It was supported by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council in early investigation and by Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) for commercialization.

Communication middleware system for smart grid (2012-2015). This project is a joint project with the University of Waterloo and industrial partners. It is to deliver a communication software system which provides reliable, secure and high performance 2-way communications among utility servers, macrohubs, microhubs and smart sensors/controllers for data acquisition, monitoring and control, distributed optimization computing.

Sub-Ghz wireless sensor networks (2013-2014). This project is to deliver a reliable embedded software for wireless sensor network (WSN) based on DASH7 communication protocol. This project involves both hardware and software implementation. 

• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council 2005-2010.
• OCE-POP grants phase I and phase II, 2010-2012.
• CMD-CFI Canada embedded system grant.
• OCE smart grid grant, 2012-2015.
• CommuniTech DATA.BASE grant, 2013-2014.

I have research assistantships opportunities for undergraduate interested in software development for smart grid and cloud computing, as well as hardware design and implementation for networks-on-chip.

• H. Fan, Y.L. Wu, C. C. Cheung. “Design Automation Framework for Reconfigurable Interconnection Networks.” Computer Journal (2013).
• H. Fan, Brian Moore, and Y.L. Wu, "Structured Overlay Network for File Distribution," Discrete Mathematics, Algorithms and Applications. (2012).
• H. Fan, J. Liu, Y.L. Wu, and C.C. Cheung, “The Exact Channel Density Bound and Compound Design for Generic Universal Switch Blocks”, ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems. ( 2007).
• H. Fan, Y. L. Wu and C.C. Cheung, and J. Liu, “Decomposition Design Theory and Methodology for Arbitrary-Shaped Switch Boxes,” IEEE Transactions on Computers. (2006).