Yuchen Zhang (张宇宸)
Global Postdoctoral Fellow | KAUST

I received the B.E. degree in communication engineering and the Ph.D. degree in information and communication engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China, in 2018 and 2024, respectively. From 2022 to 2023, I was a visiting Ph.D. student at the Weizmann Institute of Science, working under the guidance of Prof. Yonina C. Eldar.
In 2024, I joined King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, as a Postdoctoral Researcher with Prof. Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri. In 2025, I was elevated to Global Fellow under the KAUST Global Fellowship Program, holding academic visiting positions at the University of Toronto, Canada; the University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg; and Imperial College London, U.K.
My research interests include non-terrestrial networks, particularly low-Earth-orbit satellite systems, and efficient next-generation antenna/array architectures at the interface of wireless communications and electromagnetic/microwave theory for 6G and beyond.
I have served as a Technical Program Committee member for several IEEE flagship conferences, where I have also delivered tutorials and organized special sessions and workshops. I was recognized as an Exemplary Reviewer by IEEE Communications Letters. I currently serve as an Editor for IEEE Transactions on Communications and IEEE Communications Letters.
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serviceScheduled to co-organize the special session “Advanced Sensing Techniques for Future ISAC Systems” at the IEEE Conference on Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC 2026), Lisbon. [event]
2026
publication“Reconfigurable Antennas for Next-Generation Wireless Communications: Technologies, Prototypes, Architectures, and Signal Processing” was accepted for publication in IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine. [preprint]
eventDelivered the talk “Microwave Linear Analog Computers for 6G and Beyond” at Shandong University’s “Qilu Youth Forum” (山东大学“齐鲁青年学者论坛”), Jinan.
publication“Multi-Satellite Multi-Stream Massive MIMO Semantic Communication” was accepted for presentation at the IEEE GLOBECOM 2026 workshop “AI-Driven Integration of Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks.” [event]
publication“Integrated Positioning and Communication via LEO Satellites: A Contemporary Overview” was published online in npj Wireless Technology. [DOI]
publication“Quantization-Aware EE Optimization and SE-EE Tradeoff for MiLAC-Aided MU-MISO Beamforming” was accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing. [DOI]
publication“Secure Broadcast Transmission Based on Fluid and Reconfigurable Antennas” was accepted for publication in SCIENTIA SINICA Informationis. [article]
publication“Multi-LEO Positioning with Clock Bias and CFO” was accepted for presentation at IEEE ISAC 2026. [event]
publication“Decentralized Cooperative Beamforming for Networked LEO Satellites With Statistical CSI” was published online in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. [DOI]
publication“Decentralized Cooperative Beamforming for Networked LEO Satellites With Statistical CSI” was accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. [preprint]
serviceCo-organized two special sessions at IEEE SPAWC 2026: “Advanced Sensing Techniques for Future ISAC Systems” and “Advanced Signal Processing and Learning for Communication, Sensing, and Positioning over LEO Satellite Constellations”; three accepted papers were presented. [event]
publication“Integrated Positioning and Communication via LEO Satellites: A Contemporary Overview” was accepted for publication in npj Wireless Technology. [DOI]
publication“Tri-Hybrid Multi-User Precoding Using Pattern-Reconfigurable Antennas: Fundamental Models and Practical Algorithms” was published online in IEEE Transactions on Communications. [DOI]
publication“6DMA-aided Multiple Access Point Coordination: Two-timescale Decentralized Beamforming and Antenna Movement Optimization” was published online in IEEE ICC Workshops. [DOI]
publication“LEO-Based Positioning Under Orbital Errors” was published online in IEEE ICC. [DOI]
publication“Near-field Localization via Reconfigurable Antennas” was published online in IEEE ICC. [DOI]
publication“Integrated Sensing and Communication with Tri-Hybrid Beamforming Across Electromagnetically Reconfigurable Antennas” was published online in IEEE ICC. [DOI]
publication“Learning-Based Joint Channel Acquisition and Communication Optimization for Movable Antennas” was published online in IEEE ICC. [DOI]
serviceCo-organized the special session “Advanced Signal Processing for Reconfigurable Antenna-enabled Wireless System” at IEEE SAM 2026 in Shenzhen; “User Localization via Active Sensing with Electromagnetically Reconfigurable Antennas” was accepted for presentation. [event]
publication“Tri-Hybrid Multi-User Precoding Based on Electromagnetically Reconfigurable Antennas” was published online in IEEE GLOBECOM Workshops. [DOI]
publication“Joint Localization and Channel Estimation Framework for FA-RIS-Assisted ISAC” was published online in IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking. [DOI]
appointmentAppointed Editor for IEEE Transactions on Communications. [editorial board]
eventDelivered the talk “Microwave Linear Analog Computer (MiLAC) as Efficient Next-Generation Transceiver Toward 6G and Beyond” at Imperial College London.
serviceServed on the Technical Program Committee for IEEE ICC 2026 in Glasgow; four coauthored papers appeared in the conference program. [event]
eventDelivered the seminar “Microwave Linear Analog Computer (MiLAC) as Efficient Next-Generation Transceiver Toward 6G and Beyond” at KAUST. [event]
visitHeld an academic visiting position at Imperial College London with Prof. Bruno Clerckx.
publication“Holographic Intelligence Surface Assisted Integrated Sensing and Communication” was published online in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing. [DOI]
publication“Sum-Rate Maximization for DMA-Based Wideband Near-Field Systems With Lorentzian Responses” was published online in IEEE ICASSP. [DOI]
publication“Redefinition of Principles for Artificial Noise: Insights From Physical Layer Insecurity” was published online in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. [DOI]
publication“A Deep Learning Framework for Joint Channel Acquisition and Communication Optimization in Movable Antenna Systems” was published online in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. [DOI]
publication“Hybrid Codebook Design for Localization Using Electromagnetically Reconfigurable Fluid Antenna System” was published online in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing. [DOI]
publication“A Survey on Reconfigurable and Movable Antennas for Wireless Communications and Sensing” was published online in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. [DOI]
publication“Positioning-Aided Channel Estimation for Multi-LEO Satellite Cooperative Beamforming” was published online in IEEE Transactions on Communications. [DOI]
publication“Distributed Integrated Sensing, Localization, and Communications Over LEO Satellite Constellations” was published online in IEEE Wireless Communications. [DOI]
publication“Precoding Matrix Indicator in the 5G NR Protocol: A Tutorial on 3GPP Beamforming Codebooks” was published online in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. [DOI]
appointmentAppointed Editor for IEEE Communications Letters. [editorial board]
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