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About Me:

I received the B.Eng. degree in Information and Communication Engineering from Zhejiang University (ZJU), Hangzhou, China, in 2013, and the Ph.D. degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, in 2017. I also participated the 1st IEEE ComSoc Summer School held in Trento, Italy, in July 2015.

I am currently a Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (a new department merged from the EIE and EE Departments), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Before joining PolyU, I was a Senior Researcher at the Theory Lab, 2012 Labs, Huawei Tech. Investment Co. Ltd. (2019-2020) and a Lead Engineer at the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) (2017-2019).

Google Scholar Citation: 10,098 (as of Jul. 11, 2024); ESI Highly Cited Paper: 4

Research Interests:

Wireless Communications and Networking
Mobile Edge Computing and Edge AI
Integrated Sensing, Communication, and Computation
Federated and Distributed Learning
Internet-of-Things and Smart City

Recruitment: I am looking for 1~2 self-finance MPhil students and in-bound visiting postgraduate students working on a related area of Federated Learning, Edge AI, Task-oriented / Semantic Communications, and Machine Learning for Wireless Communications. (Inquiry & Application: yuyi-eie.mao@polyu.edu.hk)

Industrial Collaborations: I am very interested in and open for industrial collaborations on projects and consultancy studies. Please feel free to drop me an email for further discussion (Email: yuyi-eie.mao@polyu.edu.hk).

Call for Paper: MDPI Algorithms (ISSN: 1999-4893, IF: 2.3), Special Issue on "Recent Advances in Federated Learning Algorithms" (Submission Deadline: Feb. 29, 2024. More information: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/algorithms/special_issues/4SI7WZC865)

Email: ymaoac@connect.ust.hk