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



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/



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



  • 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)


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


  • 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.

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


  • 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.

  • 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)

  • 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.

  • 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)