Dr. Yuanwei Liu

Principal Investigator of STAR LAB@QMUL

Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor), Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher

School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, U.K.

Address: PP 1.02, People Palace/IOC Building, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, U.K.

T: +44 (0) 20 7882 3773

E: yuanwei.liu@qmul.ac.uk



Yuanwei Liu is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in  School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) , London, U.K. (Aug. 2021-present), where he started as a Lecturer at Sept. 2017. He was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at King's College London (KCL) , London, U.K. (Sep. 2016- Aug. 2017). He received the Ph.D. degree from QMUL in 2016. He currently serves as a Senior Editor of IEEE Communications Letters, an Editor of IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Communications. He is a IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Distinguished Lecturer and a Senior Member of the IEEE. Dr. Liu is the recipient of the 2020 [IEEE ComSoc Outstanding Young Researcher Award for the Europe, Middle East and Africa Region], the [2020 Early Achievement Award of the IEEE ComSoc - Signal Processing and Computing for Communications (SPCC) Technical Committee], and the recipient of the [2021 IEEE CTTC Early Achievement Awards]. More information can be found in Google Scholar and Linkedin.


  • [STAR-RIS Works] Some of our interesting recent Simultaneous Transmission And Reflection (STAR) works are below [Presentation slides] [WCM-Protocol Design] [TWC--Beamforming Design] [CL--Modelling and Performance Analysis] [CL--Coverage Characterization] [Hardware Modelling and Implementation of STAR]
  • [PhD studentships in EECS] A few PhD studentships of EECS in QMUL is availabe here: [Link].

  • I’m always looking for self-motivated students who want to pursue a Ph.D degree in Electronic Engineering and Computer science [Research Video]. If you are with a solid background in wireless communications/computer science and a strong grounding in mathematical skills, please drop me an email with your CV and draft research proposal. [PhD projects] [Applying for a PhD] [PhD funding opportunities]. Current PhD funding opportunities for Autumn 2023 entry:


  • Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) studentship for PhD in Intelligent Games and Game Intelligence (deadline: 26 January 2023).
  • China Scholarship Council (CSC) studentships for PhD in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (deadline: 31 January 2023)

  • Applicants are encouraged to contact me before submitting their applications.

    I also welcome applications for post-doctoral research. I am happy to support your proposal application and hold your position in EECS of QMUL. Here are some relevant fellowship schemes which you might apply to [Link].