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 (Primary Supervisor)

Dr. Chongjun Ouyang

Postdoctoral Researcher, April 2024 – Present

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

Research interests: Multi-antenna technologies and physical layer security

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

E: c.ouyang@qmul.ac.uk


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/


Postdoc Research Fellows (Co-supervisor)

Dr. Xiaoxia Xu

Postdoctoral Researcher (Co-supervised with Prof. Arumugam Nallanathan), March 2024 - Present.

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

Research interests: Next generation multiple access, multiple antenna techniques, AI enabled wireless communications.

E: x.xiaoxia@qmul.ac.uk


Dr. Yanling Hao

Postdoctoral Researcher (Co-supervised with Xingqi Zhang), October 2023 - Present.

College of Engineering & Architecture, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

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

E: yanling.hao@qmul.ac.uk


Ph.D. Candidates

Mr. Hsienchih Ting

Ph.D. Candidate, Sept. 2023 - Present

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

Research interests: AI in near field communication

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

E: h.tin@qmul.ac.uk

Homepage: https://github.com/tinghsienchin


Mr. Hao Jiang

Ph.D. Candidate, Sept. 2023 - Present

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

Research interests: Near-Field Communications, Artificial Intelligence-Aided Communications

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

E: hao.jiang@qmul.ac.uk


Mr. Qian Gao

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: AI for Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC), Machine Learning

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

E: q.gao@qmul.ac.uk


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/


Ph.D. Candidates (Co-supervisor)

  • May 2023 - Present, Mr. Boqun Zhao, University of Alberta. Topic: performance analysis for near field communications. (co-supervised with Xingqi Zhang)

  • 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)

    • Visiting Ph.D. Students

  • Dec. 2023 - Present, Mr. Zhichao Gao, Shandong University.

  • Dec. 2023 - Present, Miss Yunhui Guo, Xidian University.

  • Sept. 2023 - Present, Miss Jiayi Lei, Beijing University and Post and Telecommunications (BUPT).

  • Sept. 2023 - Present, Mr. Huiguo Gao, Zhejiang University

  • Nov. 2022 - Dec. 2023, Mr. Zhaoming Hu, Beijing University of Technology. Topic: STAR-RIS-assisted mobile edge computing.

  • Nov. 2022 - Nov. 2023, 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.

  • (Remote) Mr. Chenyu Wu, 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.

  • (Remote) Mr. Chongjun Ouyang (He is currently Postdoc Researcher in the University College Dublin), 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.

  • (Remote) Mr. Wanli Ni, Beijing University and Post and Telecommunications (BUPT). Topic: Federated Learning for Wireless Networks.

    • Alumni

    Postdoc Research Fellows

  • Nov. 2022 - Oct. 2023, Dr. Xinyu Gao, Queen Mary University of London.

  • June 2020 - Mar. 2023, Dr. Wenqiang Yi (He is currently a Lecturer in University of Essex, [Personal website]), Queen Mary University of London.

    • Visiting Scholar

  • Nov. 2022 – Aug. 2023, Prof. Chao Fang, Beijing University of Technology. Topic: NOMA-assisted mobile edge computing.

  • 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

  • Dec. 2019 – Aug. 2023, Dr. Xinyu Gao. (He is currently Postdoc Researcher in the Queen Mary University of London). Topic: Learning to Empower Surfaces: Machine Intelligence for Reconfigurable Paradigms.

  • Jul. 2019 – Jul. 2023, Dr. Yanling Hao (She is currently Postdoc Researcher in the University College Dublin). Topic: Wireless Sensing for Human Activity Recognition with Deep Learning.

  • Sep. 2019 – June 2023, Dr. Jiaqi Xu (He is currently Postdoc Researcher in the University of California). Topic: Exploiting Simultaneous Transmitting and Reflecting Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (STAR-RISs) in Wireless Communications.

  • Apr. 2019 – June 2023, Dr. Chao Zhang. Topic: Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access for 6G: Performance Analysis with Stochastic Geometry.

  • Sep. 2019 – May. 2023, Dr. Ruikang Zhong (He is currently Postdoc Researcher in the Queen Mary University of London). Topic: Machine Learning Empowered Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces.

  • 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)