Yapeng Zhao

Yapeng Zhao

PhD, University of Macau

About

Male, born in Anhui Province, mainland China in 1998.

Assistant Professor, Shenzhen University, College of Electronic and Information Engineering

Yapeng Zhao received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City (SKL-IOTSC), University of Macau, in August 2025, under the supervision of Prof. Shaodan Ma and Prof. Qingqing Wu. He received the B.Eng. degree from Jilin University in 2017 and the M.Eng. degree from Shanghai University in 2020, where he was jointly trained at the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

His current research interests include intelligent reflecting surface (IRS), integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), integrated sensing, communications, and computation (ISCC), multi-modal ISAC, and immersive communication. He has a strong background in wireless communications and mathematical skills, especially the non-convex optimization for wireless communication system. He has published several papers on wireless communication systems inclouding 5 first author journal papers. with total google scholar citations.

🔎 Research

  • Multimodal sensing and communication: task-oriented sensing and communication for multimodal information and AIGC applications.
  • Integrated sensing, communication, and computation (ISCC): joint waveform, beamforming, resource allocation, and task-computation design.
  • Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC): sensing-communication co-design for intelligent wireless environments.
  • Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRS/RIS): passive beamforming, wireless-powered systems, federated learning, and over-the-air computation.
  • Immersive communication: communication and networking technologies for XR and digital-human applications.

🔥 News

  • 2025-09-01 – Now: Shenzhen University, Assistant Professor. College of Electronic and Information Engineering (丁文华院士, 冯大权教授团队).
  • Postdoctoral Position Available: We are continuously recruiting postdoctoral researchers. Please contact Prof. Daquan Feng at fdquan@szu.edu.cn and cc to [ypzhao@szu.edu.cn]. 课题组长期招聘博士后, 欢迎有意向者联系冯大权教授.
  • I have been appointed as a member of the Youth Editorial Board of Journal of Intelligent Computing and Networking (JICN).

  • [CFP]: We are organizing workshops on “Intelligent Surfaces and Analog Computing” at IEEE GLOBECOM 2026 and IEEE/CIC ICCC 2026. We cordially invite submissions from researchers and practitioners working in related areas.

    IEEE GLOBECOM 2026, Macao
    Submission deadline: August 10, 2026
    Submission link: https://globecom2026.ieee-globecom.org/

    IEEE/CIC ICCC 2026, Wuhan
    Submission deadline: June 15, 2026
    Submission link: https://iccc2026.ieee-iccc.org/

Projects/项目

  1. 面向6G的智能体通信场景需求及关键技术研究, 移动信息网络国家科技重大专项, 2025.12–2028.11, 子课题负责人; [EN] Research on intelligent-agent communication scenarios and key technologies for 6G, National Key Research and Development Program of China, 2025.12–2028.11, Sub-I.
  2. 链网融合技术教育工程研究中心, 2025年度开放课题; [EN] Engineering Research Center of Blockchain and Network Convergence Technology, Ministry of Education, 2025 Open Research Project, PI.
  3. 智能感知系统与安全教育部重点实验室, 2026年度开放基金; [EN] Key Laboratory of Intelligent Sensing System and Security (Ministry of Education), 2026 Open Research Fund Project, PI.
  4. 通感算融合网络中跨域协同与智能组网机理研究, 国家自然科学基金青年科学基金项目 (C类), 2027.01–2029.12, 项目负责人; [EN] Research on Mechanisms of Cross-Domain Cooperation and Intelligent Network Planning in Integrated Sensing, Communication, and Computation Networks, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Young Scientists Fund (Category C), 2027.01–2029.12, PI.

招生信息

  1. 基本信息: 招收2-3名硕士生/年, 欢迎计算机 通信 数学等相关背景的同学, 同时非常欢迎有发文章或毕设意向的本科生进组
  2. 指导经验: 近些年指导同门师弟师妹及学生, 均发表于IEEE期刊或会议, 可向我或任意合作者详细了解
  3. 要求: 务必认真细致做事, 多思考, 多交流
  4. 其他: 不打卡，经费充足, 投稿, 中稿均有奖励. 投稿范围：期刊或顶会. 满足毕业指标（学分，论文）后, 支持学生去实习或者交流

个人爱好

  1. 各类球类运动, 羽毛球等
  2. TBD

Research Interests

📝 Publications

Representative Publications (by Topic) | List of Publications (by Topic)

Representative Publications (by Topic)

(† for Equal Contribution; * for Corresponding Authorship.)

  1. Y. Zhao, Q. Wu, W. Chen, C. Wu, and H. V. Poor, “Performance-Oriented Design for Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Assisted Federated Learning,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 71, no. 9, pp. 5228–5243, Sept. 2023.
  2. Y. Zhao, Q. Wu, W. Chen, C. Wu, and O. A. Dobre, “Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted Multi-Cluster AirComp via Dynamic Beamforming,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 27, no. 10, pp. 2827–2831, Oct. 2023.
  3. Y. Zhao, Q. Wu, G. Chen, W. Chen, R. Liu, M.-M. Zhao, Y. Wu, and S. Ma, “Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Multi-Tier Hybrid Computing,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 83–97, Jan. 2024.
  4. Z. Wang, Y. Zhao†, Y. Zhou, Y. Shi, C. Jiang, and K. B. Letaief, “Over-the-Air Computation for 6G: Foundations, Technologies, and Applications,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 11, no. 14, pp. 24634–24658, Jul. 2024.
  5. Y. Zhao, Q. Wu, W. Chen, Y. Zeng, R. Liu, W. Mei, F. Hou, and S. Ma, “Multi-Functional Beamforming Design for Integrated Sensing, Communication, and Computation,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 73, no. 8, pp. 6322–6336, Aug. 2025.