Prof Zhigang Ji currently holds the position as the professor in Nanoelectronics in Shanghai Jiaotong University (STJU) where he established and directed the Nanoelectronic Device Lab (NDL). Before joining STJU, he was the Reader in Liverpool John Moors University (LJMU). He received the B. Eng. degree in Electrical Engineering from Tsinghua University in 2003, the M. Eng degree in Microelectronics from Peking University in 2006 and the Ph.D. degree in Microelectronics from Liverpool John Moores University in 2010.

He has authored or co-authored over 100 journal and conference papers including 14 IEDM and VLSI. He also has delivered over 10 invited talks to the industrial boards and academic conferences. He is also the reviewer for mainstream journals such as APL, JAP, TED and EDL. In addition, he also serves in various functions for many conferences including IPFA and SSDM.

His research covers the degradation physics of SiON, high-k, 2D materials and multiple-gate devices and characterization of Ge/III-V, MIM devices and emerging memories. In recent year, his research interest also expanded to the circuit/device interaction and new paradigm computing, which is motivated by both evolutionary and revolutionary advances in nanoelectronics. His research has attracted over 1.5M pounds from UK government agencies including EPSRC, InnovateUK and Newton etc. In addition, his research is also supported by leading industry players including imec, ARM, MIMOS and Tektronix. His research is selected as the impact case study for REF directed by the UK government and has been considered as ‘considerable impact’. He and his research has been shortlisted for the Newton Prize in 2017 for the potential considerable impact on the electronic devices.