Prof. Xianghao Yu received his B.Eng. degree in information engineering from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 2014, and his Ph.D. degree in electronic and computer engineering from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, China, in 2018.
From 2018 to 2020, he was an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow with the Institute for Digital Communications, Friedrich-AlexanderUniversity Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong (CityU), Hong Kong. Before joining CityU, he was a Research Assistant Professor with the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, HKUST. His research interests include intelligent reflecting surface-assisted communications, integrated sensing and communications, near-field communications, and wireless artificial intelligence.
Prof. Yu has co-authored the book Stochastic Geometry Analysis of Multi-Antenna Wireless Networks (Springer, 2019). He was listed as the World's Top 2% Scientist by Stanford University from 2020 to 2023. Prof. Yu received the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) 2017 Best Paper Award, the 2018 IEEE Signal Processing Society Young Author Best Paper Award, the IEEE GLOBECOM 2019 Best Paper Award, the 2023 IEEE Communications Society Leonard G. Abraham Prize, and the 2024 IEEE ComSoc Asia-Pacific Outstanding Young Researcher Award. He was also recognized as an Exemplary Reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications in 2017 and 2018, and an Exemplary Reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Communications in 2021 and 2022. He serves as the Secretary of the IEEE Wireless Communications Technical Committee (WTC). He is an Editor of IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, and IEEE Communications Letters.
Awards and Achievements
- 2017 “IEEE GLOBECOM Best Paper Award” IEEE ComSoc.
- 2018 “IEEE Signal Processing Society Young Author Best Paper Award” IEEE SPS.
- 2019 “SENG PhD Research Excellence Award at HKUST ” HKUST.
- 2019 “IEEE GLOBECOM Best Paper Award ” IEEE ComSoc.
- 2023 “IEEE Communications Society Leonard G. Abraham Prize” IEEE ComSoc.
- 2024 “2024 IEEE ComSoc Asia-Pacific Outstanding Young Researcher Award” IEEE ComSoc.
Research Grants
- Collaborative Sensing and Communications for Perceptive Millimeter-Wave Wireless Networks, RGC, Xianghao Yu (PI).
- Communication Theory and Key Techniques for Near-Field Terahertz Ultra-Massive MIMO, NSFC, Xianghao Yu (PI).
- Near-Field Communications for Millimeter-Wave Ultra-Massive MIMO Wireless Networks, RGC, Xianghao Yu (PI).
- Networked Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces for Communications, Sensing, and Learning in 6G Wireless Systems, RGC, Xianghao Yu (PI).
Journal
- (Dec 2022). Robust and secure resource allocation for ISAC systems: A novel optimization framework for variable-length snapshots. IEEE Trans. Commun. vol. 70, no. 12. 8196 - 8214.
- (Jun 2022). Channel estimation for IRS-assisted millimeter-wave MIMO systems: Sparsity-inspired approaches. IEEE Trans. Commun. vol. 70, no. 6. 4078 - 4092.
- (Dec 2021). Cell-free massive MIMO for 6G wireless communication networks. J. Commun. Inf. Netw. vol. 6, no. 4. 321 - 335.
- (Dec 2021). Smart and reconfigurable wireless communications: From IRS modeling to algorithm design. IEEE Wireless Commun. vol. 28, no. 6. 118 - 125.
- (Jun 2021). IRS-assisted green communication systems: Provable convergence and robust optimization. IEEE Trans. Commun. vol. 69, no.9. 6313 - 6329.
- (Dec 2020). Resource allocation for IRS-assisted full-duplex cognitive radio systems. IEEE Trans. Commun. vol. 68, no. 12. 7376 - 7394.
- (Nov 2020). Robust and secure wireless communications via intelligent reflecting surfaces. IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun. vol. 38, no. 11. 2637 - 2652.
- (Dec 2019). Hybrid beamforming for 5G and beyond millimeter-wave systems: A holistic view. IEEE Open J. Commun. Soc. 1. 77 - 91.
- (May 2018). A hardware-efficient analog network structure for hybrid precoding in millimeter wave systems. IEEE J. Sel. Topics Signal Process. vol. 12, no. 2. 282 - 297.
- (Jul 2017). Coverage analysis for millimeter wave networks: The impact of directional antenna arrays. IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun. vol. 35, no. 7. 1498 - 1512.
- (Apr 2016). Alternating minimization algorithms for hybrid precoding in millimeter wave MIMO systems. IEEE J. Sel. Topics Signal Process. vol. 10, no.3. 485 - 500.
Conference Paper
- (May 2020). Optimal beamforming for MISO communications via intelligent reflecting surfaces. IEEE Int. Workshop Signal Process. Adv. Wireless Commun. (SPAWC). (pp. 1 - 5). Atlanta. GA, USA: .
- (Dec 2019). Enabling secure wireless communications via intelligent reflecting surfaces. IEEE Global Commun. Conf. (GLOBECOM). (pp. 1 - 6). Waikoloa. HI, USA: .
- (Dec 2019). Resource allocation for secure IRS-assisted multiuser MISO systems. IEEE Global Commun. Conf. Wkshps. (GLOBECOM Wkshps). (pp. 1 - 6). Waikoloa. HI, USA: .
- (Aug 2019). MISO wireless communication systems via intelligent reflecting surfaces. IEEE/CIC Int. Conf. Commun. China (ICCC). (pp. 735 - 740). Changchun. China: .
- (Dec 2017). Hybrid precoding in millimeter wave systems: How many phase shifters are needed?. IEEE Global Commun. Conf. (GLOBECOM). (pp. 1 - 6). Singapore.
Book
- YU, Xianghao. , LI, Chang. , ZHANG, Jun. & BEN LETAIEF, Khaled. (2019). Stochastic Geometry Analysis of Multi-Antenna Wireless Networks. Springer.
External Services
Public Service
- 2025 - Now, Secretary, IEEE Wireless Communications Technical Committee (WTC).
- 2024 - Now, Editor, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.
- 2024 - Now, Editor, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.
- 2023 - Now, Editor, IEEE Communications Letters.
Service in CityUHK
Teaching Service
- Jan 2023 - Now, EE3008, Principles of Communications.
Last update date :
25 Feb 2025
