Awards
IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer, 2022-2023.
2021 IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things Best Paper Award (1st place), 2021
CES 2021 Best of Innovation Award for Origin Health - Remote Patient Monitoring, 2021 (CES is the world’s most influential technology event)
CES 2021 Innovation Award for HEX Home by Origin Wireless, 2021
2020 IEEE Internet of Things Journal Best Paper Award, 2020
CES 2020 Innovation Award for the Linksys Aware product enabled by wireless AI from Origin Wireless, 2020
CEATEC Grand Prix Award and Innovation Award, 2017 (CEATEC is the Japanese equivalent of Consumer Electronics Show and the largest IT and electronics exhibitions and conference.)
IEEE Signal Processing Society Overview Paper Award, 2015
The Jimmy H.C. Lin Award for Invention, University of Maryland, 2013
University of Maryland Invention of the Year 2012 Award, University of Maryland, 2013
QuarStar Award, Qualcomm Inc., 2012 (twice)
Dean’s Doctoral Research Award, 2009
NSF Student Travel Grant for attending IEEE DySPAN’07, Apr. 2007
University of Maryland Future Faculty Fellowship, Jan. 2007 - May 2009 (20 selected among graduate students in the A. James Clark School of Engineering)
University of Maryland Jacob K. Goldhaber Award, Nov. 2006
University of Maryland Graduate School Fellowship, Aug. 2004 – May 2006
Guo Moruo Scholarship, 2003 (Highest honor at USTC, awarded to the top 1 student among all graduates)
Microsoft Scholarship, 2001 (award to the top 1 student in the EE Dept. at USTC)
First-Class Excellent Student Scholarship, USTC, 2000 and 2003
Guanghua Education Scholarship, USTC, 2002