Education
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, June 2016.
Advisor: Prof. Syed Ali Jafar
Dissertation: Fundamentals of treating interference as noise
M.S., Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, July 2010
Advisor: Prof. Ning Ge
B.E., Communication Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, July 2007
Research Experience
Senior Staff Engineer, MediaTek, May 2020 - Present
Conduct research on cellular systems
Physical layer algorithm design (5G sub-6GHz/mmWave, RedCap, and LTE)
Modem implementation (hardware/firmware)
Research Scientist, Bell Labs, July 2016- March 2020
Conducted research on localization and navigation
Deep learning for CSI localization
Bayesian machine learning for ToA/AoA localization
Hybrid localization with cellular network and GNSS
Multi-sensor data fusion for robot localization
Research Assistant, University of California, Irvine, September 2011 - June 2016
Conducted research on network information theory and wireless communications:
Fundamental limits of treating interference as noise
Fundamental limits of zero-forcing for MIMO channels
Power control and link scheduling
Physical layer security
Interference alignment and topological interference management
Summer Research Intern, Interdigital Communication, June 2015 - September 2015
Conducted research on next generation WLAN:
Link level simulation for IEEE 802.11ax
Transceiver design for multiple resource unit (RU) allocation in OFDMA WLAN
Research Assistant, Tsinghua University, July 2007 - July 2011
Conducted research on UWB:
Link level simulation
RLT design and FPGA implementation
Prototype verification
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant, University of California, Irvine, EECS 150 - Continuous Time Signals & Systems, 2016 Winter