About me

I am now a Professor with the South China University of Technology (SCUT). I obtained my B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China, in 2013 and 2018, respectively. I was a Research Fellow with the National University of Singapore from 2019 to 2022, and a Visiting Student Research Collaborator with Columbia University from 2015 to 2016.

My research interests include:

• 5G/6G Wireless Communications

• Satellite Communication & Maritime Communication

• Signal Processing and Optimization Methods

• Massive MIMO and Millimeter Wave (mmWave) Communication

• Intelligent Reflecting Surface (IRS)/Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS)

Opening

I am looking for students who are self-motivated and have a strong background in mathematics and wireless communications. I also provide some positions for postdoctoral researchers and visiting scholars/students. Please drop me an e-mail with your CV and transcript/publication attached if you are interested in joining my research group. 

News

Jan. 2026: I was promoted to full Professor.

Nov. 2025: I am honored to be listed as a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher in 2025.

Oct. 2025: I am honored to receive the IEEE ComSoc Asia-Pacific Best Yong Research Award for contributions to Intelligent Reflecting Surface (IRS) and Rotatable Antenna (RA) Empowered Wireless Communication, 2025. 

Jul. 2025: I am honored to serve as the Lead Guest Editor for IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC) Special Issue.

Spet. 2024: I am honored to serve as an Editor for IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (TWC).

Dec. 2023: I am honored to be selected for the National Overseas Young Talent Program by MOE.

Apr. 2023: I am honored to receive the IEEE Communications Society Best Tutorial Paper Award for the paper “Intelligent reflecting surface-aided wireless communications: A tutorial”, IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 69, no. 5, pp. 3313-3351, May 2021. (The IEEE Communications Society Best Tutorial Paper Award, ESI Hot Paper & Highly Cited Paper) 

Jan 2023: I am honored to receive the Guangdong Provincial Electronic Information Science and Technology Award (First Prize of Natural Science Award).

Aug. 2022: Our paper "Simultaneous transmit diversity and passive beamforming with large-scale intelligent reflecting surface" has been accepted by IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (IF: 10.4)

Apr. 2022: I am honored to receive the IEEE Communications Society Heinrich Hertz Award for Best Communications Letter for the paper “Intelligent reflecting surface-enhanced OFDM: Channel estimation and reflection optimization”, IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 518-522, Apr. 2020. (IEEE Heinrich Hertz Award for Best Communications Letter, ESI Hot Paper & Highly Cited Paper) 

Apr. 2022: Our paper "Intelligent reflecting surface aided wireless networks: From single-reflection to multi-reflection design and optimization" has been accepted by Proceedings of the IEEE (IF: 14.91)

Feb. 2022: Our paper "A Survey on channel estimation and practical passive beamforming design for intelligent reflecting surface aided wireless communications" has been accepted by IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials  (IF: 35.6).

Feb. 2022: Our paper "Intelligent reflecting surface-aided LEO satellite communication: Cooperative passive beamforming and distributed channel estimation" has been accepted by IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications  (IF: 16.4).

Dec. 2021: Our paper "Transforming fading channel from fast to slow: Intelligent refracting surface aided high-mobility communication" has been accepted by IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications  (IF: 10.4).

• Oct. 2021: I am honored to receive the World’s Top 2% Scientist by Stanford University.