I received my B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electronic Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2010 and 2013, respectively, and an M.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2013. From 2013 to 2017, I conducted my doctoral research with Prof. Robert W. Heath Jr. on millimeter-wave communications at The University of Texas at Austin. After earning my Ph.D. in 2017, I joined Samsung Research America, where I worked on 5G and 6G research and development. I joined Shanghai Jiao Tong University as an Associate Professor in December 2024.
2020-2024 World’s Top 2% Scientists, Stanford University
2023 Samsung Research America Outstanding Inventor Award as he got the most issued patents as the lead author in 2023
2021 Samsung Network Global R&D innovation award for his contribution to the mmWave beam codebook optimization which has made a significant impact on Samsung products
2019 The IEEE Communications Society Stephen O. Rice Prize
2019 “Galaxy S10 with Wi-Fi 6 and Intelligent Wi-Fi” won the "Best Wi-Fi Innovation Award" by Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA)
2015 Exemplary Reviewer of IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (2015)
2014 Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship Finalist
2013 Outstanding graduate of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2013 The IEEE Communications Society Heinrich Hertz Award for Best Communications Letter
2012 Exemplary Reviewer of IEEE Communications Letters (2012)
2012 Graduate National Scholarship Award (Top scholarship for graduate students in China)
2011 First prize of Kwang-Hua Scholarship by Kwang-Hua Education Foundation
2009 Second prize of Shanghai Division in China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling
2009 National Scholarship Award (Top scholarship in China)
2009 Excellent Academic Scholarship (second-class) of SJTU
2008 Excellent Academic Scholarship (third-class) of SJTU
2007 National Scholarship Award (Top scholarship in China)
Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, dblp, WebofScience, GitHub, ORCID: 0000-0003-1877-2730
From 2009 to 2013, my research interest was physical layer security in wireless communication (Supervisor: Prof. Meixia Tao). From 2013 to 2017, I worked with Prof. Robert W. Heath, Jr. on millimeter-wave communications, focusing on few-bit ADC. I am now a staff engineer with Samsung Research America. My work is around 5G standards and commercialization, including wireless self-backhaul, and UE/BS beam codebook design.
[C18] Qiushi Liang, Yeyue Cai, Jianhua Mo, and Meixia Tao, "CFARNet: Learning-Based High-Resolution Multi-Target Detection for Rainbow Beam Radar,” in 2025 IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC), Aug. 2025, pp. 1–6. [Codes]
[C17] Jianhua Mo, Ahmad AlAmmouri, Shenggang Dong, Younghan Nam, Won-Suk Choi, Gary Xu, and Jianzhong (Charlie) Zhang, "Beamforming with Joint Phase and Time Array: System Design, Prototyping and Performance", in Proc. of 58th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, USA, Oct. 2024.
[C16] Ozlem Yildiz, Ahmad AlAmmour, Jianhua Mo, Younghan Nam, Elza Erkip, and Jianzhong (Charlie) Zhang, "3D Beamforming Through Joint Phase-Time Arrays", in 2024 IEEE 100th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2024-Fall), Oct. 2024
[J19] Ahmad Alammouri, Jianhua Mo, Vishnu V. Ratnam, Boon Loong Ng, Robert W. Heath Jr., Juho Lee, Jianzhong Charlie Zhang, "Extending Uplink Coverage of mmWave and Terahertz Systems Through Joint Phase-Time Arrays," in IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 88872-88884, 2022 [Errata]
[J18] Vishnu V Ratnam, Jianhua Mo, Ahmad Alammouri, Boon Loong Ng, Jianzhong Charlie Zhang, Andreas F Molisch, "Joint Phase-Time Arrays: A Paradigm for Frequency-Dependent Analog Beamforming in 6G," in IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 73364-73377, 2022
[C15] Khuong N. Nguyen, Anum Ali, Jianhua Mo, Boon Loong Ng, Vutha Va, and Jianzhong Charlie Zhang, "Beam Management with Orientation and RSRP using Deep Learning for Beyond 5G systems" ICC 2022-Workshop on Synergies of Communication, Localization, and Sensing towards 6G, Seoul, South Korea, May 2022
[J17] Yuqiang Heng, Jianhua Mo, Jeffrey G Andrews, "Learning Site-Specific Probing Beams for Fast mmWave Beam Alignment". in IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, Aug 2022 [Codes] [Video by Yuqiang] [Video by Prof. Andrews]
[C14] Jianhua Mo, Daehee Park, Boon Loong Ng, Vutha Va, Anum Ali, Chonghwa Seo, and Jianzhong Charlie Zhang, "Sub-Chain Beam for mmWave Devices: A Trade-off between Power Saving and Beam Correspondence", Asilomar 2021. [Slides] [Poster] [Video]
[C13] Yuqiang Heng, Jianhua Mo, Jeffrey G Andrews, "Learning Probing Beams for Fast mmWave Beam Alignment" GLOBECOM 2021. [Codes] [Video]
[J16] Yuqiang Heng, Jeffrey G Andrews, Jianhua Mo, Vutha Va, Anum Ali, Boon Loong Ng, and Jianzhong Charlie Zhang, "Six Key Challenges for Beam Management in 5.5G and 6G Systems," in IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 59, no. 7, pp. 74-79, July 2021
[J15] Anum Ali, Jianhua Mo, Boon Loong Ng, Vutha Va, and Jianzhong Charlie Zhang, "Orientation-Assisted Beam Management for Beyond 5G Systems," in IEEE Access, March 2021
[C12] Ahmad AlAmmouri, Jianhua Mo, Boon Loong Ng, Jianzhong Charlie Zhang, and Jeffrey G. Andrews, “Grip-Aware Analog mmWave Beam Codebook Adaptation for 5G Mobile Handsets ”, IEEE GLOBECOM, December 2019.
[J14] Jianhua Mo, Boon Loong Ng, Sanghyun Chang, Pengda Huang, Mandar N. Kulkarni, Ahmad AlAmmouri, Jianzhong Charlie Zhang, Jeongheum Lee, and Won-Joon Choi, “Beam Codebook Design for 5G mmWave Terminals”, IEEE Access, July 2019.
[J13] Ahmad AlAmmouri, Jianhua Mo, Boon Loong Ng, Jianzhong Charlie Zhang, and Jeffrey G. Andrews, “Hand Grip Impact on 5G mmWave Mobile Devices”, IEEE Access, May 2019.
[C11] Jianhua Mo, Hao Chen, Wenxun Qiu, Prasad Netalkar, Boon Loong Ng, Gary Xu, and Jianzhong Charlie Zhang, "Design and Prototyping of 60 GHz Mesh Networks", 2018 11th Global Symposium on Millimeter Waves (GSMM), May 2018.
[J12] Jianhua Mo and Robert W. Heath Jr., "Limited Feedback in Single and Multi-user MIMO Systems with Finite-Bit ADCs", in IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 3284-3297, May 2018. [Codes]
[J11] Jianhua Mo, Philip Schniter, and Robert W. Heath Jr., "Channel Estimation in Broadband Millimeter Wave MIMO Systems with Few-Bit ADCs", in IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing, vol. 66, no. 5, pp. 1141-1154, March 2018. [Codes]
[J10] Jianhua Mo, Ahmed Alkhateeb, Shadi Abu-Surra, and Robert W. Heath Jr., "Hybrid Architectures with Few-Bit ADC Receivers: Achievable Rates and Energy-Rate Tradeoffs", in IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, March 2017.
[C10] Jianhua Mo, and Robert W. Heath Jr., "Limited Feedback in MISO Systems with Finite-Bit ADCs", in Proc. of 50th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, USA, Nov. 2016. [Codes]
[J9] Junil Choi, Jianhua Mo, and Robert W. Heath Jr., "Near Maximum-Likelihood Detector and Channel Estimator for Uplink Multiuser Massive MIMO Systems with One-Bit ADCs", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 64, no. 5, pp. 2005-2018, May 2016. (Received Stephen O. Rice Prize)
[C9] Jianhua Mo, Ahmed Alkhateeb, Shadi Abu-Surra, and Robert W. Heath Jr., " Achievable Rates of Hybrid Architectures with Few-Bit ADC Receivers", in Proc. of the 20th International ITG Workshop on Smart Antennas, Munich, Germany, March 2016.
[C8] Jianhua Mo, and Robert W. Heath Jr., "Limited Feedback in Multiple-Antenna Systems with One-Bit Quantization", in Proc. of 49th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, USA, Nov. 2015.
[J8] Jianhua Mo, and Robert W. Heath Jr., " Capacity Analysis of One-Bit Quantized MIMO Systems with Transmitter Channel State Information", in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 63, no.20, pp. 5498-5512, Oct. 2015. [Codes] [Errata]
[C7] Jianhua Mo, Phil Schniter, Nuria González Prelcic, and Robert W. Heath Jr., "Channel Estimation in Millimeter Wave MIMO Systems with One-Bit Quantization", in Proc. of 48th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, USA, Nov. 2014. [Errata]
[J7] Ahmed Alkhateeb, Jianhua Mo, Nuria González Prelcic and Robert W. Heath Jr., "MIMO Precoding and Combining Solutions for Millimeter-Wave Systems", in IEEE Communications Magazine, Dec. 2014.
[C6] Jianhua Mo, and Robert W. Heath Jr., "High SNR Capacity of Millimeter Wave MIMO Systems with One-Bit Quantization", in Proc. of Information Theory and Applications (ITA) Workshop, San Diego, USA, Feb. 2014.
[J6] Jianhua Mo, Meixia Tao, Yuan Liu and Rui Wang "Secure Beamforming for MIMO Two-Way Communications with an Untrusted Relay" IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing, vol. 62, no. 9, pp. 2185-2199, May 2014.
[B1] Meixia Tao, Jianhua Mo, and Xiaowei Wang, " Physical layer security in OFDMA networks", Physical Layer Security in Wireless Communications, CRC Press.
[J5] Yuan Liu, Jianhua Mo, and Meixia Tao, "QoS-Aware Transmission Policies for OFDM Bidirectional Decode-and-Forward Relaying", IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, vol.12, no.5, pp.2206-2216, May 2013.
[C5] Jianhua Mo, Meixia Tao, Yuan Liu, Bin Xia and Xiaoli Ma, " Secure Beamforming for MIMO Two-Way Transmission with an Untrusted Relay", IEEE WCNC'13, Shanghai, China, 7-10 April 2013.
[J4] Zhengzheng Xiang, Meixia Tao, Jianhua Mo, and Xiaodong Wang, "Degrees of Freedom of MIMO Two-Way X Relay Channel" IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing, vol.61, no.7, pp.1711,1720, April 2013.
[C4] Yuan Liu, Jianhua Mo, and Meixia Tao, "QoS-Aware Policies for OFDM Bidirectional Transmission with Decode-and-Forward Relaying", IEEE GLOBECOM'12, California, USA, 3-7 Dec. 2012.
[C3] Zhengzheng Xiang, Jianhua Mo, and Meixia Tao, "Degrees of Freedom of MIMO Two-Way X Relay Channel", IEEE GLOBECOM'12, California, USA, 3-7 Dec. 2012.
[C2] Jianhua Mo, Xiawen Xiao, Meixia Tao, and Nanrun Zhou, "Hash Function Mapping Design Utilizing Probability Distribution for Pre-image Resistance", IEEE GLOBECOM'12, California, USA, 3-7 Dec. 2012.
[J3] Jianhua Mo, Meixia Tao, and Yuan Liu, "Relay Placement for Physical Layer Security: A Secure Connection Perspective", IEEE Communications Letters, vol.16, no.6, pp. 878-881, Jun. 2012. [Codes] [Errata]
[J2] Xiaowei Wang, Meixia Tao, Jianhua Mo and Youyun Xu, "Power and subcarrier allocation for physical-layer security in OFDMA-based broadband wireless networks", IEEE Trans. on Information Forensics and Security, vol.6, no. 3, pp693-702, Sep. 2011.
[C1] Xiaowei Wang, Meixia Tao, Jianhua Mo, and Youyun Xu, "Power and subcarrier allocation for physical-layer security in OFDMA networks", IEEE ICC'11. Kyoto, Japan, June 5-9, 2011.
[J1] Jingge Zhu, Jianhua Mo, and Meixia Tao, "Cooperative Secret Communication with Artificial Noise in Symmetric Interference Channel", IEEE Comm. Letters, vol. 14, no. 10, pp. 885-887, Oct. 2010. (Received Heinrich Hertz Award for Best Communications Letter)
Teaching Assistant (TA) for Wireless Communications Lab in Fall 2016.
Reviewer of IEEE Communications Letters (Exemplary Reviewer (2012), represents less than 3% of all the reviewers)
Reviewer of IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (Exemplary Reviewer (2015), represents less than 3% of all the reviewers)
Reviewer of IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Communications, IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, etc.