Principal Investigator

Dr. Yuanwei Liu

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: 1.02, Engineering 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


Current Team Members

Postdoc Research Fellows

Dr. Xidong Mu

Postdoctoral Researcher, August 2022 - Present

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

Research interests: NGMA/NOMA, (STAR)-RIS, Integrated Sensing and Communications

Address: CS335, Peter Landin Building, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, U.K

E: xidong.mu@qmul.ac.uk

Homepage: https://xidongmu.github.io/


Ph.D. Candidates (Primary Supervisor)

Mr. Meng Zhang

Ph.D. Candidate, Sept. 2022 - Present

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

Research interests: Next Generation Multiple Access, Machine Learning

Address: CS335, Peter Landin Building, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, U.K

E: meng.zhang@qmul.ac.uk


Mr. Zhaolin Wang

Ph.D. Candidate, Sept. 2021 - Present

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

Research interests: Next Generation Multiple Access, Integrated Sensing and Communication

Address: CS335, Peter Landin Building, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, U.K

E: zhaolin.wang@qmul.ac.uk

Homepage: https://zhaolin820.github.io/


Mr. Xinyu Gao

Ph.D. Candidate, Dec. 2019 - Present

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

Research interests: Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS), Non-orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA), Machine Learning

Address: CS332, Peter Landin Building, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, U.K

E: x.gao@qmul.ac.uk


Mr. Jiaqi Xu

Ph.D. Candidate, Sep. 2019 - Present

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

Research interests: Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs), Non-orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA)

Address: CS335, Peter Landin Building, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, U.K

E: jiaqi.xu@qmul.ac.uk

Homepage: https://jazielxu.github.io/


Miss Yanling Hao

Ph.D. Candidate, July 2019 - Present

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

Research interests: Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC), Deep Learning, Human Action Recognition

Address: CS335, Peter Landin Building, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, U.K

E: yanling.hao@qmul.ac.uk


Mr. Chao Zhang

Ph.D. Candidate, Apr. 2019 - Present

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

Research interests: Non-orthogonal Multiple Access techniques (NOMA), Stochastic Geometry, Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS)

Address: CS332, Peter Landin Building, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, U.K

E: chao.zhang@qmul.ac.uk


Ph.D. Candidates (Co-supervisor)

  • Sept. 2022 – Present, Mr Qian Gao, working on Human Action Recognition. (co-supervised with Dr. Gareth Tyson)

  • Oct. 2021 – Present, Miss Na Xue, working on interplay between NOMA and ISAC. (co-supervised with Prof. Yue Chen)

  • Oct. 2021 – Present, Miss Yuqin Liu, working on Machine Learning for NGMA. (co-supervised with Dr. Mona Jaber)

  • Sept. 2019 – Present, Mr. Ruikang Zhong, working on STAR-RIS. (co-supervised with Prof. Yue Chen)

    • Visiting Scholar

  • Nov. 2022 - Present, Prof. Chao Fang, Beijing University of Technology. Topic: NOMA-assisted mobile edge computing.

    • Visiting Ph.D. Students

  • Nov. 2022 - Present, Mr. Zhaoming Hu, Beijing University of Technology. Topic: STAR-RIS-assisted mobile edge computing.

  • Nov. 2022 - Present, Ms. Yimeng Zhang, Beijing University and Post and Telecommunications (BUPT). Topic: semantic communications.

  • Oct. 2022 - Present, Mr. Haochen Li, Southeast University.Topic: Beamforming for STAR-RIS Networks.

  • Sept. 2022 - Present, Mr. Zheng Zhang, Xidian University. Topic: STAR-RIS Enabled Integrating Sensing and Communications.

  • Sept. 2021 - Present, Mr. Chenyu Wu (remotely started), Harbin Institute of Technology. Topic: Resource Allocation for STAR-RIS Networks.

  • Sept. 2021 - Sept. 2022, Miss. Xiaoxia Xu, Wuhan University. Topic: Next Generation Multiple Access (NGMA).

  • Sept. 2021 - March 2022, Miss. Nannan Zhang, Zhejiang University. Topic: Design and Optimization for STAR-RIS-NOMA.

  • March 2021 - Present, Mr. Chongjun Ouyang (remotely started), Beijing University and Post and Telecommunications (BUPT). Topic: Performance Analysis for RIS-NOMA.

  • May 2021 - May 2022, Mr. Xidong Mu, Beijing University and Post and Telecommunications (BUPT). Topic: Interplay Between NOMA and RIS Networks.

  • Sept. 2020 - Present, Mr. Wanli Ni (remotely started), Beijing University and Post and Telecommunications (BUPT). Topic: Federated Learning for Wireless Networks.

    • Past Team Members

    Postdoc Research Fellows

  • June 2020 - Mar. 2023, Dr. Wenqiang Yi, Queen Mary University of London.

    • Visiting Scholar

  • Jan. 2020 - Mar. 2021, Mr. Zhiqing Tang, Zhengzhou University. Topic: Physical Layer security for NOMA-RIS Systems.

  • Sept. 2019 - Sept. 2020, Dr. Jiakuo Zuo, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications. Topic: Joint Beamforming and Resource Allocation in Multi-Antenna Aided NOMA-IRS Systems.

    • Ph.D. Graduates

  • Aug. 2019 - Sept. 2022, Dr. Yixuan Zou (She is currently a Lecturer in Queen Mary University of London). Topic: AI for NOMA Networks.

  • Dec. 2019 - April 2020, Dr. Yanyu Cheng, Nanyang Technological University (He is currently an Postdoc Researcher in Nanyang Technological University). Topic: Performance Analysis for NOMA-RIS Systems.

  • Dec. 2018 - 2022, Dr. Waleed Ahsan (He is currently a Postdoc Researcher in the University of Edinburgh). Topic: AI in Adaptive NOMA Networks.

  • 2018 - Oct. 2021, Dr. Jiadong Yu (She is currently a PDRA in Hongkong University of Science and Technology, Guangzhou). Topic: 3D Channel Tracking in Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks.

  • Oct. 2018 - Oct. 2020, Dr. Tianwei Hou, Beijing Jiaotong University (He is currently an Associate Professor in Beijing Jiaotong University). Topic: Stochastic Geometry in NOMA enabled UAV Communications.

  • Sep. 2018- Aug. 2019, Dr. Yu Wang, Harbin Egnineering University. Topic: Compressive Sensing for NOMA in IoT Networks. (co-supervised with Prof. A. Nallanathan)

  • Nov. 2017 - Mar. 2021, Dr. Xiao Liu. Topic: AI in Unmanned Aerial/Ground Vehicle Communications. (co-supervised with Prof. Yue Chen)

  • Nov. 2017 - Sept. 2021, Dr. Zhong Yang, Nanjing University of Science and Technology (He is currently a Lecturer in Nanjing University of Science and Technology). Topic: AI in NOMA Enabled Mobile Edge Computing. (co-supervised with Prof. Yue Chen)

  • Sept. 2017 - Jan. 2020, Dr. Xiaolan Liu (She is currently a Lecturer in Loughborough University London, [Personal website]). Topic: Machine Learning for Intelligent IoT Networks with Edge Computing.

  • Sep. 2016- Sept. 2018, Dr. Dian Fan, Beijing Jiaotong University. Topic: Channel Estimation for NOMA-mmWave Networks. (co-supervised with Prof. A. Nallanathan)

  • Dec. 2015 - Sept. 2017, Dr. Jingjing Zhao, Queen Mary Univeristy of London. (She is currently an Associate Professor in Beihang University) Topic: Invoking Matching Theory in NOMA Networks. (co-supervised with Dr. Michael Chai)

  • July 2015 - July 2018, Dr. Xinwei Yue, Beihang University (He is currently an Associate Professor in Beijing Information Science & Technology University). Topic: Cooperative NOMA Communications. (co-supervised with Prof. Rongke Liu)

    • Master Students

  • Sep. 2019 - Sep. 2020, Mr. Ruizhou Liu. Topic: Machine learning for NOMA-UAV Networks.

  • Sep. 2019 - Sep. 2020, Mr. Xi Guo. Topic: Machine learning for NOMA-MEC Networks.

  • Sep. 2018 - Sep. 2019, Mr. Huanlong Shen. Topic: NOMA in mmWave Networks.

    • Undergraduates

  • Nov. 2017 - June 2019, Mr. Yunze Qi, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT). Topic: AI in Mobile Egde Networks. (One Globecom paper accepted)

  • Nov. 2017 - June 2019, Mr. Peize Zhao, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT). Topic: AI in UAV Networks. (One ICC paper accepted)