Xiaoyang Li

Xiaoyang Li

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)

About me

Xiaoyang Li (Member, IEEE) received the B.Eng. degree from the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in 2016 and the Ph.D. degree from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 2020. From 2020 to 2022, he was a Presidential Distinguished Research Fellow at SUSTech. He is currently working in The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) as an Adjunct Assistant Professor with College of Science and Technology, and a Research Associate with Shenzhen Research Institute of Big Data. His research interests include network optimization, integrated sensing-communication-computation, edge learning, and wirelessly powered communication.

Research Interests

  • Network optimization
  • Integrated sensing-communication-computation
  • Edge learning
  • Wirelessly powered communications

Working experience

  • 2022.12 to now, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)
    • Adjunct Assistant Professor with College of Science and Technology
    • Research Associate with Shenzhen Research Institute of Big Data
  • 2020.10 to 2022.12, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)
    • Presidential Distinguished Research Fellow

Educations

  • 2016.09 to 2020.12, The University of Hong Kong
    • PhD degree
    • Supervisor: Prof. Kaibin Huang
  • 2019.06 to 2019.07, University of Toronto
    • Visiting scholar
    • Supervisor: Prof. Wei Yu
  • 2012.09 to 2016.07, SUSTech
    • Bachelor degree
    • Supervisor: Prof. Yi Gong

Honors and Awards

  • Young Elite of G20 Entrepreneurs’ Alliance, 2025.
  • Young Elite of China Association for Science and Technology, 2024.
  • Outstanding Research Fellow in Shenzhen, 2024.
  • Incentive Program for Scientific and Technical Papers in the Field of Information and Communication, China Communications Society, 2024.
  • Best Paper Award of IEEE 4th International Symposium on Joint Communications & Sensing, 2024.
  • Journal of Information and Intelligence Exemplary Reviewer, 2023.
  • Winner prize of 1st Huawei Wi-Fi sensing competition (Top 5 in 290+), 2023.
  • Forbes 30 under 30 (Top 30 in China), 2022.
  • IEEE Wireless Communications Letters Exemplary Reviewer, 2022.
  • Top 50 in Great Bay Area High Value Patent Competition (Top 50 in 2000+), 2022.
  • Guangdong Overseas Youth Talent, 2021.
  • Shenzhen Overseas High-caliber Personnel, 2021.
  • Presidential Distinguished Postdoc of SUSTech (15 persons per year), 2020.
  • HKU Postgraduate Scholarship, 2016-2020.
  • First prize at the PhD Forum of Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, 2017.
  • SUSTech Outstanding graduation thesis of Bachelor degree, 2016.
  • SUSTech Outstanding graduate of Bachelor degree, 2016.
  • Shenzhen Universiade International Scholarship, 2015.

Projects

  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), “Technologies of Mobile Crowd Sensing and Communication for Sensor Networks”, Grant No.: 29857528, ¥300k, PI, 2022-2024.
  • Shenzhen Natural Science Foundation General Program, “Research on Technologies of Integrated Sensing, Communication, and Computation for Intelligent Internet of Things”, Grant No.: JCYJ20220530113017039, ¥300k, PI, 2023-2025.
  • Shenzhen Postdoctoral Research Fund, “Research on Wireless Integrated Sensing and Communications”, ¥300k, PI, 2023-2025.
  • China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, “Research on Key Technologies of Wireless Crowd Sensing for Sensor Networks”, Grant No.: 2021M691452, ¥80k, PI, 2020-2022.
  • China Academy of Information and Communication Technology (CAICT) Collaboration Project, “Research on theory and algorithm of multi-modal wireless network location estimation and tracking for 6G”, ¥540k, PI, 2022-2023.
  • Shenzhen Research Institute of Big Data (SRIBD) Project, J00220230004, “Research on Technologies of Integrated Sensing, Communication, and Computation for Intelligent Learning”, ¥100k, PI, 2023-2024.
  • Shenzhen Science and Technology Program Major Project, Z202403019, “Research on Integrated Sensing-Communication-Computation based Novel Network Applications”, ¥20m, Sub-project PI, 2025-2027.
  • Shenzhen Basic Research Specialized Key Projects, J20240234, “Research on Key Issues of Sensing-Communication-Computing Integration for Intelligent Networked Vehicles”, ¥2m, Sub-project PI, 2025-2027.
  • Joint Lab with China Mobile, “Research on Key Technologies for Air-ground Integrated Network Prediction and Intelligent Optimization”, ¥3170.5k, Core Member, 2024-2026.
  • NSFC, “Research on Key Technologies for Wireless Crowd Labelling”, Grant No.: 62071212, ¥550k, Core Member, 2021-2024.
  • SRIBD Project, J00120230001, “Indoor Human Activity Recognition based on WiFi Signals”, ¥660k, Core Member, 2023-2024.

Latest Publications

  • Y. Jiang, X. Li*, G. Zhu, H. Li, J. Deng, K. Han, C. Shen, Q. Shi, and R. Zhang, “Integrated Sensing and Communication for Low Altitude Economy: Opportunities and Challenges”, IEEE Communications Magazine, early access, 2025.
  • D. Wen, Y. Zhou, X. Li, Y. Shi*, K. Huang, K.B. Letaief, “A Survey on Integrated Sensing, Communication, and Computation”, IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, early access, 2024.
  • Z. Zhou, X. Li*, G. Zhu, J. Xu, K. Huang, S. Cui, “Integrating Sensing, Communication, and Power Transfer: Multiuser Beamforming Design”, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 42, no. 9, pp. 2228-2242, Sept. 2024.
  • X. Li, Z. Han, G. Zhu*, Y. Shi, J. Xu, Y. Gong, Q. Zhang, K. Huang, and K.B. Letaief, “Integrating Sensing, Communication, and Power Transfer: From Theory to Practice”, IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 62, no. 9, pp. 122-127, 2024.
  • X. Li, Y. Gong*, K. Huang, and Z. Niu, “Over-the-Air Integrated Sensing, Communication, and Computation in IoT Networks”, IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 32-38, Feb. 2023.
  • X. Li, F. Liu, Z. Zhou, G. Zhu, S. Wang, K. Huang, and Y. Gong*, “Integrated Sensing, communication, and computation Over-the-Air: MIMO Beamforming Design”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 22, no. 8, pp. 5383-5398, Aug. 2023.

Full list of publications.