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Research Assistant Professors

Dr. Qunsong Zeng

Research Assistant Professor since 01/2023

Email: qszeng@eee.hku.hk

Degrees: B.S, USTC, China; Ph.D., HKU, China.

Research area: edge intelligence, distributed machine learning, wireless power transfer, MIMO-OFDM baseband processing, and in-memory computing.

Biography

Qunsong Zeng received the B.S. degree in physics from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). He is currently a Research Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Hong Kong. His research interests include edge intelligence, distributed machine learning, wireless power transfer, MIMO-OFDM baseband processing, and in memory computing.

Dr. Chang Cai

Research Assistant Professor since 12/2025

Email: changcai@hku.hk

Degrees: B.E., UESTC, China; Ph.D., CUHK, China.

Research area: generative models; edge intelligence; Bayesian inference; wireless communications

Biography

Chang Cai received the B.Eng. degree from the Yingcai Honors College, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, in 2021, and the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Information Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, in 2025. He is currently a Research Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Hong Kong. His research interests include generative AI, Bayesian inference, and edge LLM inference. He served as the Managing Editor for the IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society from 2022 to 2023.

Dr. Zhanwei Wang

Research Assistant Professor since 03/2026

Email: zhanweiw@eee.hku.hk

Degrees: B.E. & M.E., Xidian University, China; Ph.D., HKU, China.

Research area: key techniques in wireless communication and edge learning.

Biography

Zhanwei Wang received the B.Eng. in Information Engineering and M.Eng. in Information and Communication Engineering from Xidian University (XDU), Xi’an, China in 2021. He is currently a Research Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. His research interests include key techniques in wireless communication and edge learning.

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Jianhao Huang

Postdoctoral researcher since 09/2023

Email: jianhaoh@hku.hk

Degrees: B.S, Hrbeu, China; Ph.D., CUHK (Shenzhen), China.

Research area: edge intelligence, distributed machine learning, wireless power transfer, MIMO-OFDM baseband processing, and in-memory computing.

Biography

Jianhao Huang received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Harbin Engineering University, China, in 2017, and his Ph.D. in computer and information engineering from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), China, in 2023. He is currently a post-doctoral fellow in The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. His current research interests include compress sensing in communication systems, semantic communications, and deep learning.

Dr. Qian Chen

Postdoctoral researcher since 09/2023

Email: qcheneee@hku.hk

Degrees: B.E., HIT, China; Ph.D., HIT, China

Research area: space-air-ground integrated networks, edge intelligence

Biography

Qian Chen received her B.E. degree in Communication Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin, China, in 2018. After that, she received her Ph.D. degree in Information and Communication Engineering from HIT in 2023. She was a visiting student with the Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD), Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Singapore, from 2021 to 2022. Her current research interests include space-air-ground integrated networks and edge intelligence.

PhD Students

Mr. Mingyao Cui

Ph.D. student since 09/2023

Email: mycui@eee.hku.hk

Degrees: B.E. & M.E., Tsinghua, China

Research area: mmWave/THz communications, near-field MIMO communications, and AI-empowered wireless communications

Biography

Mingyao Cui received the B.Eng. and M.Eng. in the Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China in 2020 and 2023, respectively. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. He is a recipient of Hong Kong PhD Fellowship (HKPF). His research interests include mmWave/THz communications, near-field MIMO communications, and AI-empowered wireless communications.

Mr. Jierui Zhang

Ph.D. student since 09/2023

Email: jrzhang@eee.hku.hk

Degrees: B.E. & B.S., UESTC, China

Research area: AI at the network edge, machine learning for wireless communications, and smart grid.

Biography

Jierui Zhang received the B.Eng. in Smart Grid Information Engineering and B.S. in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics from “Internet +” experimental class, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, China in 2023. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. His research interests include AI at the network edge, machine learning for wireless communications, and smart grid.

Ms. Huiling Yang

Ph.D. student since 09/2024

Email: hlyang@eee.hku.hk

Degrees: B.E., BUPT, China

Research area: edge intelligence and wireless communication.

Biography

Huiling Yang received the B.E. degree from the School of Information and Communication Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications(BUPT) in 2024. She is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Her research interests include edge intelligence and machine learning for wireless communications.

Ms. Tingyu Ding

Ph.D. student since 09/2024

Email: tyding@eee.hku.hk

Degrees: B.E., HUST, China

Research area: in-memory computing and wireless communication.

Biography

Tingyu Ding received the B.E. degree from the School of Electronic Information and Communications, Huazhong University of Science and Technology(HUST) in 2024. She is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Her research interests include in-memory computing and wireless communication.

Mr. Haotian Zheng

Ph.D. student since 09/2024

Email: htzheng@eee.hku.hk

Degrees: B.E., Xidian University, China

Research area: LLM at the network edge, AI-empowered wireless communications and edge intelligence.

Biography

Haotian Zheng received the B.Eng. in the School of Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi'an, China in 2020. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. His research interests include LLM at the network edge, AI-empowered wireless communications and edge intelligence.

Ms. Xinwei Chen

Ph.D. student since 09/2025

Email: cxw25@connect.hku.hk

Degrees: B.E. & M.E., Tsinghua, China

Research area: 6G wireless communications, integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) and edge intelligence.

Biography

Xinwei Chen received the B.Eng. and M.Eng. in the Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China in 2022 and 2025, respectively. She is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Her research interests include 6G wireless communications, integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) and edge intelligence.

Mr. Haodong Zhang

Ph.D. student since 09/2025

Email: hdzhang@eee.hku.hk

Degrees: B.E., SUSTech, China

Research area: MIMO communications, Quantum technologies for communications, sensing and computing.

Biography

Haodong Zhang received the B.Eng. degree in communication engineering from Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, China, in 2025. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. His research interests include MIMO communications, Quantum technologies for communications, sensing and computing.

Ms. Lingyun Xu

Ph.D. student

Degrees: B.Eng., UESTC, China; B.Eng. (1st Class Hons.), University of Glasgow, U.K.; M.Eng., UESTC, China.

Research area: edge intelligence, integrated sensing and communication, and embodied AI.

Biography

Lingyun Xu received the B.Eng. degree in communication engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, China, in 2023, and the second B.Eng. degree (1st Class Hons.) in electronics and electrical engineering from the University of Glasgow (UofG), Scotland, U.K., in 2023. She also received the M.Eng. degree in information and communication engineering with UESTC, in 2026. She is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Her research interests include edge intelligence, integrated sensing and communication, and embodied AI.

MPhil Students

Mr. Zhiyuan Xu

MPhil student since 09/2024

Email: zyxu@eee.hku.hk

Degrees: B.S., SYSU, China

Research area: 6G Communication.

Biography

Zhiyuan Xu received his bachelor's degree in physics from Sun Yat-sen University, China in 2023. He is currently an MPhil student with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong. His research interest is the Space-Air-Ground Integrated System under 6G communication.

Alumni

  • Mr. Guanchen Liu (MPhil, 09/2022 – 09/2026)
  • Dr. Jiawei Liu (Ph.D., 09/2020 – 09/2026)
  • Dr. You Zhou (Ph.D., 09/2021 – 08/2026)
  • Dr. Zhiyan Liu (Ph.D., 09/2021 – 08/2025)
  • Dr. Hai Wu (Ph.D., 09/2020 – 08/2024)
  • Dr. Xu Chen (Ph.D., 09/2020 – 08/2024)
  • Dr. Anders E. Kalør (Postdoc., 10/2022 – 10/2023, currently a Project Assistant Professor at Keio University, Japan)
  • Dr. Zhenyi Lin (Ph.D., 09/2019 – 08/2023, currently a Senior Research Engineer at ASTRI, Hong Kong SAR)
  • Dr. Qiao Lan (Ph.D., 09/2019 – 08/2023, currently a Senior Research Engineer at Huawei, China)
  • Dr. Qunsong Zeng (Ph.D., 09/2018 – 08/2022, currently a Research Assistant Professor at HKU, Hong Kong SAR)
  • Dr. Dingzhu Wen (Ph.D., 09/2017 – 08/2021, currently an Assistant Professor at ShanghaiTech University, China)
  • Dr. Zezhong Zhang (Ph.D., 09/2017 – 08/2021, currently a Research Assistant Professor at CUHK Shenzhen, China)
  • Dr. Shanfeng Huang (Ph.D., 09/2016 – 08/2021, currently a Senior Research Engineer at Huawei, China)
  • Dr. Yuqing Du (Ph.D., 09/2016 – 08/2020, currently a Senior Research Engineer at Huawei, China)
  • Dr. Xiaoyang Li (Ph.D., 09/2016 – 08/2020, currently an Assistant Professor at SUSTech, China)
  • Dr. Guangxu Zhu (Ph.D., 09/2015 – 08/2019, currently a Senior Research Scientist and Deputy Director of the Network and Machine Intelligence Center at SRIBD, and an Adjunct Associate Professor at CUHK Shenzhen, China)
  • Dr. Kaifeng Han (Ph.D., 09/2015 – 08/2019, currently a Senior Engineer at CAICT, China)
  • Dr. Dongzhu Liu (Ph.D., 09/2015 – 08/2019, currently a Lecturer/Assistant Professor at The University of Glasgow, United Kingdom)
  • Dr. Seung-Woo Ko (Postdoc., 06/2014 – 02/2019, currently an Associate Professor at Inha University, S. Korea)
  • Dr. ChangSheng You (Ph.D., 09/2014 – 08/2018, currently an Assistant Professor at SUSTech, China)
  • Dr. Li Chen (Postdoc., 10/2016 – 09/2017, currently a Professor at USTC, China)
  • Dr. Juan Wen (Postdoc., 04/2016 – 05/2017, currently a Professor at Xidian University, China)
  • Dr. Yueping Wu (Postdoc., 09/2014 – 09/2015, currently a Lecturer II in the Department of Mathematics at HKUST, Hong Kong SAR)
  • Dr. Ji Hong Park (M.Sc. 2013, Ph.D., Yonsei University, currently an Associate Professor at SUTD, Singapore, and an Honorary Associate Professor at Deakin University, Australia)
  • Dr. Sungyoon Cho (Co-supervised Ph.D. 2013, currently a Principal Researcher at KETI, S. Korea)
  • Mr. Soonsuk Roh (M.Sc 2012, now with Doosan, S. Korea)
  • Mr. Seunghyun Lee (M.Sc. 2012, Ph.D. student at NUS, now with Samsung Electronics, S. Korea)

Previous Visiting Scholars

  • Mr. Yihan Cang (Ph.D. student, Southeast University, China)
    Email: yhcang@seu.edu.cn
    Visit Period: 01/2023 – 01/2024
  • Mr. Xu Shi (Ph.D. student, Tsinghua University, China)
    Email: yhcang@seu.edu.cn
    Visit Period: 10/2023 – 02/2024
  • Mr. Yunzheng Tao (Ph.D. student, BUPT, China)
    Email: taoyunzheng@gmail.com
    Visit Period: 02/2017 – 08/2017
  • Miss. Yae Jee Cho (Ph.D. student, Yonsei University, South Korea)
    Email: yjenncho@yonsei.ac.kr
    Visit period: 07/2017 - 08/2017
  • Dr. Wanchun Liu (Ph.D. student, Austrailian National University, Australia)
    Email: wanchun.liu@anu.edu.au
    Visit period: 02/2016 - 05/2016
  • Mr. Yang Li (Ph.D. student, Xi’an Jiao Tong Unviersity, China)
    Email: liyang.ei@stu.xjtu.edu.cn
    Visit period: 11/2014 - 05/2015
  • Mr. Anjin Guo (Ph.D. student, Notre Dame University, USA)
    Email: aguo@nd.edu
    Visit period: 10/2014 - 1/2015
  • Dr. Xiaoshi Song (Assistant Professor, Northestern University, China)
    Email: songxiaoshi@gmail.com
    Visit period: 07/2014 - 10/2014
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