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