Dr. Yuanwei Liu

Principal Investigator of STAR LAB@QMUL

Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor), IEEE Fellow, 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 the Co-Editor-in-Chief of IEEE ComSoc TC NewsLetter, an Area Editor of IEEE Communications Letters, an Editor of IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Communications, and IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, a Fellow of AAIA, a Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher, an IEEE Communication Society Distinguished Lecturer, and an IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Distinguished Lecturer. 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 2024 entry:


  • China Scholarship Council (CSC) studentships for PhD in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (deadline: 31 January 2024)

  • 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].