About Me

Hello, everyone. I am Zhiyuan Yu, an M.S. student in Information Science and Technology at Southeast University. My research interests include Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC), Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS), and MIMO signal detection.

I received my B.S. degree in Information Science and Technology from Southeast University in 2023, with a GPA of 3.83/4.0, and was exempted from taking the entrance examination for graduate studies. I am currently advised by Prof. Hong Ren and Prof. Cunhua Pan.

I was born in Anhui Hefei, where tradition meets progress. After living in Hefei for 18 years, I moved to the “true provincial capital” in the hearts of many Anhui residents, Jiangsu Nanjing, for my studies.

Next, I will join the Algorithms Department at ZTE under the Blue Sword Program, working on wireless standards.

Feel free to contact me at 1550287211yzy@gmail.com. You can find my WeChat by searching 18156053320. My phone number is 15651882925.

The Origin of My Name

My given name Zhiyuan (致远) is inspired by the phrase "淡泊以明志，宁静以致远": be indifferent to fame and wealth to clarify one's aspirations, and stay calm to achieve far-reaching goals. My grandfather was named Mingzhi (明志), so I was named Zhiyuan (致远).

Education

School of Information Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Sep. 2023 - Jun. 2026 (Expected)

M.S. in Information Science and Technology. Advisors: Hong Ren and Cunhua Pan.

School of Information Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Sep. 2019 - Jun. 2023

B.S. in Information Science and Technology. GPA: 3.83/4.0. Exempted from taking the entrance examination for graduate studies.

Selected Research

Active RIS Aided ISAC Systems

Z. Yu, H. Ren, C. Pan, G. Zhou, B. Wang, M. Dong, and J. Wang, “Active RIS-aided ISAC systems: Beamforming design and performance analysis,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 72, no. 3, pp. 1578-1595, Mar. 2024.

This paper has been listed as an ESI Hot Paper, a Top 5 popular paper in IEEE TCOM since Mar. 2024, and a Top 1 popular paper in IEEE TCOM since Mar. 2025. In this work, we employ an active RIS to mitigate the four-hop multiplicative fading effect in the sensing link of ISAC systems, and study the scaling order of radar SNR and active RIS deployment strategy.

Simulation Code

Uplink ISAC Receiver Designs

Z. Yu, H. Ren, C. Pan, G. Zhou, R. Wang, M. Liu, and J. Wang, “Addressing the mutual interference in uplink ISAC receivers: A projection method,” IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 13, no. 11, pp. 3109-3113, Nov. 2024.

Z. Yu, H. Ren, C. Pan, G. Zhou, and J. Wang, “Enhanced Projection-Type Receivers in Uplink ISAC Systems,” ICC 2025 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, Montreal, QC, Canada. IEEE SPCC Best Paper Award.

Z. Yu, H. Ren, C. Pan, G. Zhou, D. Wang, and J. Wang, “A Framework for Uplink ISAC Receiver Designs: Performance Analysis and Algorithm Development,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2026.

Simulation Code

The uplink ISAC receiver must support both communication signal detection and target parameter estimation from radar echoes. My work explores projection-type receiver designs and homotopy-based optimization methods for low-complexity and robust uplink ISAC receiver algorithms.

Project Participation and Working Experience

• Simulation platform for cooperative ISAC, cooperation with China Mobile, Feb. 2024 - Dec. 2024.
  • Responsible for interference analysis and management between multiple BSs.
  • Assisted in designing practical algorithms for target parameter estimation with multi-BS cooperation.
• Receiver algorithm design for ISAC systems, cooperation with Huawei, Nov. 2024 - Present.
  • Project leader responsible for receiver designs of uplink ISAC systems.
• AI-empowered super-resolution DoA estimation, Huawei Shanghai internship, Jun. 2025 - Aug. 2025.
  • Responsible for AI-based solutions for extended target sensing scenarios.

Services

I have served as a reviewer for IEEE journals including IEEE TWC, TCOM, TMC, TCCN, JSTSP, and TVT. I have also served as a Technical Program Committee (TPC) member for IEEE conferences including ICC 2025/2026, WCNC 2024/2025/2026, and PIMRC 2024/2025.

Selected Awards

• President’s Scholarship at Southeast University, 2024. Only ten master’s students out of over 20,000 receive this honor.
• National Scholarship, 2024.
• Southeast University First Class Academic Scholarship, 2024.
• Xiaomi Scholarship, 2025.
• Huawei Scholarship, 2023.

Selected Competition Awards

• Second Prize at the National Level in the National Graduate Mathematical Modeling Competition, 2023.
• Second Prize at the Provincial Level in the National College Student Mathematical Modeling Competition, 2022.
• Third Prize in the National College Student Mathematics Competition, 2021.
• First Prize in the Jiangsu Provincial College Student Mathematics Competition, 2020.

Special Thanks

Thanks to my friend Yuxuan for teaching me how to configure my own webpage. More information about configuring academicpages can be found in the guide. The guides for the Minimal Mistakes theme may also be helpful.