Assoc. Prof. Chuanting Zhang

Shandong University, China

Biography: Chuanting Zhang is an associate professor at Shandong University, Jinan, China. He previously worked as a senior postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bristol and a postdoctoral researcher at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). His research interests encompass spatiotemporal data mining and intelligent networks. He has led several projects, including those funded by national talent programs, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and the Shandong Province Excellent Youth Science Fund Project. He has proposed a series of wireless traffic prediction algorithms, with publications in top-tier journals and conferences, including IEEE JSAC and IEEE INFOCOM. His research achievements have been recognized with awards such as the IEEE ICCT Young Scientist Award, the Shandong Province Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award, the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award of the Shandong Artificial Intelligence Society, and the Best Paper Award at IEEE SmartData. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, a Member of ACM, and a committee member of the CCF Technical Committee on Network and Data Communications.
Personal Website: https://faculty.sdu.edu.cn/ctzhang

 

Associate Researcher Shuai Ma

Peng Cheng Laboratory, China

Biography: Shuai Ma received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in communication and information systems from Xidian University, Xi'an, China, in 2009 and 2016, respectively. From 2014 to 2015, he was a Visiting Scholar with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA. From 2016 to 2019, he has been an associate Professor with the School of Information and Control Engineering, at the China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China. From 2019 to 2022, he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow with Telecom Paris, France. Since 2023, he has been an Associate Researcher at Peng Cheng Laboratory, Shenzhen, China. His research interests include semantic communications, visible light communications, and network information theory.

 

Assoc. Prof. Mingjie Shao

Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Biography: Mingjie Shao received a bachelor’s degree from Xidian University, China, in 2015, as part of the “Excellent Engineer Education Program.” In 2020, he earned a Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, supported by the “Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS)” under the supervision of Prof. Wing‑Kin Ma (IEEE Fellow). From 2020 to 2023, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Electronic Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was then a Professor, awarded “Qilu Young Scholar”, in the School of Information Science and Engineering at Shandong University during 2023‑2024. Currently, he is an Associate Professor in the State Key Laboratory of Mathematical Sciences, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science (AMSS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and has been awarded the “Chen Jingrun Future Star.”

His main research interests include: 1) Signal processing for wireless communication; 2) Optimization and statistical methods in signal processing and machine learning; 3) Cross‑disciplinary research in deep learning and signal processing. In recent years, he has published over 40 SCI/EI papers in top journals and conferences such as IEEE TSP、IEEE JSTSP、IEEE TIFS and IEEE ICASSP. Several of his papers have been recognized multiple times in the “Top 50 Popular Articles” list of IEEE journals.

 

Assoc. Prof. Qiang He

Northeastern University, China

Biography: Qiang He received the Ph.D. degree in computer application technology from the Northeastern University, Shenyang, China in 2020. He also worked with School of Computer Science and Technology, Nanyang Technical University, Singapore as a visiting PhD researcher from 2018 to 2019. He is currently an Associated Professor at the College of Medicine and Biological Information Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China. His research interests include machine learning, social network analytic, data mining, health care, infectious diseases informatics, etc. He has published more than 70 journal articles and conference papers, including IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems.

Qiang He is with the School of Medicine and Biological Information Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110169, China, e-mail: heqiang@bmie.neu.edu.cn

 

Assoc. Prof. Xiangping Zhai

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China

Biography: Dr. Xiangping Bryce Zhai is currently an Associate Professor at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China. He received his PhD from City University of Hong Kong in 2013. His research interests include the Internet of Intelligent Things, edge computing, resource optimization, communication networks, and smart cooperation. He has published over 60 relevant papers in international journals such as JSAC, TON, TMC, TCOM, and TWC. He has received several awards, including the Second Prize for Young Science and Technology from the Jiangsu Association for Information Technology Applications, the China’s Top 100 Most Influential International Academic Papers Award, and Outstanding Teacher Award for Computer Science Majors in Colleges and Universities by the Ministry of Education. Meanwhile, he has participated in many national and Jiangsu provincial key R&D plans, National Natural Science Foundation, Civil Aviation Administration of China, and other projects.

 

Assoc. Prof. Wei Yang

Shenzhen Technology University, China

Biography: Wei Yang, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Engineering, IEEE Member. He received the Ph.D. degree in information and communication engineering from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), Beijing, China. He was also a Research Fellow with the State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching Technology, BUPT, China. He has served as the TPC of IEEE ICCT (2021-2024), the Session Chair of IEEE WCCCT 2025, and also served as a reviewer for multiple well-known international academic journals and conferences. His research interests include intelligent wireless communication, cyber-physical system, information security and fusion.

 

Assoc. Prof. Liwei Yang

China Agricultural University, China

Biography: Dr. Liwei Yang, professor of China Agricultural University. She received the B.E. degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China, and the Ph.D. degree in Information and Communications Engineering from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China. From 2009 to 2011, she was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China. In 2015, she joined the faculty of the College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University. Her research interests include optical networks, optical wireless communications and visible light communication. She participated in a number of national projects and published more than 100 papers. She served as a TPC member of several international academic conferences and a reviewer for several international journals.

 

Assoc. Prof. Danyang Zheng

Southwest Jiaotong University, China

Biography: Dr. Danyang Zheng is an Assistant Professor at Southwest Jiaotong University. He serves as a Young Editorial Board Member for the journal Big Data Mining and Analytics (Impact Factor: 7.7, SCI Q1 Top). He earned his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Technology from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in 2016. As a China Scholarship Council awardee, he pursued his PhD at Georgia State University under the supervision of Professor Yi Pan and Professor Xiaojun Cao. He received his doctorate in May 2021, graduating as Outstanding PhD Graduate (top-ranked among 400+ candidates). In August 2021, he joined Soochow University as a University Distinguished Young Scholar. Since January 2023, he has held his current position at Southwest Jiaotong University. He has published over 60 high-impact SCI/EI papers in leading venues including IEEE/ACM ToN, IEEE TDSC, IEEE TCoM, IEEE TNSM, IEEE TCE, IEEE TNSE, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Computer Networks，IEEE INFOCOM，IEEE ICC，IEEE GLOBECOM, IEEE ICCCN, WCCCT, ICCC. He also serves as the software testing skill competition manager for WorldSkill 2026 Shanghai.

 

Assoc. Prof. Chengzong Peng

Chengdu University of Information Technology, China

Biography: Chengzong Peng, Ph.D., Associate professor, IEEE member, CCF member. His research focuses on network reliability, cyberspace security, artificial intelligence. He has published over 30 SCI/EI papers, including IEEE INFOCOM, IEEE TNSM, IEEE IoTJ, and Computer Networks. He is currently leading/working on multiple national and provincial-level scientific research projects. He is serving as the TPC of ICNC 2025, and has served as the Session Chair of WCCCT 2024, WCCCT 2025, and the Talk Chair of ACM TURC 2024. He has also served as a reviewer for multiple well-known international academic journals and conferences, such as Big Data Mining and Analytics, Expert System with Applications, and Computer Network.

 

Assoc. Prof. Dongyang Li

China University of Petroleum (Huadong), China

Biography: Dongyang Li is currently an Associate Professor with the College of Oceanography and Space Informatics, China University of Petroleum (Huadong). He received the Ph.D. degrees in information and communication engineering from the School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, China, in 2023. He is also with the Shandong Key Laboratory of intelligent Communication and Sensing-Computing Integration, China. He has served as TPC members of ICC'25, ICCC'25. His research interests include AI-enhanced wireless communications, edge computing/caching and UAV Communications.

 

Assoc. Prof. Azhar Imran

Beijing University of Technology, China

Biography: Dr. Azhar Imran is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Beijing University of Technology (BJUT), China, and a Senior Member of IEEE. He has over 13 years of academic and research experience in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Machine Learning, with a strong focus on AI-driven healthcare and cybersecurity applications. Dr. Imran has published over 85 research articles in reputed international journals and conferences and has delivered keynote speeches at prestigious AI and biomedical events. He has received several awards, including the Outstanding Graduate Award, Best Researcher Award, and the Embassy Honored Award from the Pakistan Embassy in Beijing. His current research explores explainable AI, multimodal medical imaging, and computational intelligence frameworks for disease prediction and early diagnosis. More about his work can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/azharimran.

 

Lecturer Ruihong Jiang
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Biography: Ruihong Jiang received the Ph.D. degree from the School of Computer and Information Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU), Beijing, China, in 2021. She has been a lecturer at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications since 2022. Her current research interests include satellite/UAV communications, AI-assisted communication, reflection communication, and wireless power transfer communication. She leads a National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Young Scientists Fund project and has participated in multiple national key projects. She has published over 30 papers and received Best Paper Awards at IEEE PACRIM 2024, IEEE ICC 2021, and CIEIT 2018. She is the author of one academic monograph and holds two granted patents. She serves as Guest Editor for the journal Electronics, Chair of IEEE ICCC ws 2024, and TPC member for IEEE PACRIM 2024 and ICCC 2024, and regularly reviews for leading IEEE journals, including IEEE TWC, IEEE TCOM, and IEEE JSAC, as well as flagship conferences such as IEEE Globecom and IEEE ICC.

 

Asst. Prof. Pan Yi
Shenzhen Technology University, China

Biography: Dr. Pan Yi is an Assistant Professor at Shenzhen Technology University, with a doctoral degree in Engineering and postdoctoral research experience at Tsinghua University.
His research focuses on IoT systems, image and positioning perception processing algorithms, and lightweight deployment and optimization of edge AI models. He has published over 10 academic papers in domestic and international journals and conferences, and delivered oral presentations at multiple international conferences. He has presided over and completed projects including an edge AI box for smart logistics canteen supervision, a multi-modal fusion safe driving vehicle-mounted system, WiFi/UWB-based positioning algorithms, and the eNDOS collaborative IoT operating system. The achievements of these projects have achieved industrial transformation with a scale of over 10 million yuan.

 

Dr. Yanqing Xu

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China

Biography: Yanqing Xu received the Ph.D. degree in communication and information system from the State Key Laboratory of Rail Traffic Control and Safety, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, in 2019. He was a senior engineer with Huawei Technologies Company Ltd., from July 2019 to July 2020. From September 2020 to August 2022, he was a PostDoc researcher with The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, where he is currently working as a research assistant professor. He is also with the Shenzhen Research Institute of Big Data. Dr. Xu’s current research interest lies in distributed signal processing algorithm designs for large-scale antenna systems. Dr. Xu served as a special session co-organizer and chair in IEEE SPAWC 2024. He was a recipient of the Shenzhen Overseas High-Caliber Personnel, and the Top 3% Paper Recognition of the IEEE ICASSP 2023. Several of his research outcomes have been successfully deployed in Huawei’s base stations, for which he has received the Huawei Technical Cooperation Achievement Transformation Award (1st Prize) in 2024, the Huawei Wireless Product Line Outstanding Technical Cooperation Project Award in 2024, and the Huawei Technical Cooperation Achievement Transformation Award (2nd Prize) in 2022. He is currently serving on the Editorial Board of EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking.

 

Dr. Kaikai Liu

Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Biography: Kaikai Liu is a Doctoral Supervisor and Senior Engineer at Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications (CQUPT), China. He obtained his doctoral degree from CQUPT.
With long-term dedication to the field of mobile communications, he has solid industry-academia-research integration experience. He previously held positions at Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co., Ltd. and China Mobile Group Design Institute Co., Ltd. Chongqing Branch. His current research interests focus on wireless sensing, integrated communication and sensing, and the Internet of Things (IoT).
He has led a series of research projects, including one General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, one Key Program of the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing, and multiple horizontal projects. He has published over 40 papers indexed by SCI/EI, been granted multiple invention patents, and participated in the formulation of 2 group standards.

 

Dr. Feng Wang
Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore

Speech Title: Non-Terrestrial Networking: Evolution, Opportunities, and Future Directions

Abstract: From 5G onward, Non-Terrestrial Networks have emerged as a foundational element of future global networking infrastructures. Powered by large-scale Low Earth Orbit satellite constellations, NTNs are transforming satellites from isolated communication platforms into a fully connected space Internet, enabling seamless coverage across land, sea, air, and remote regions. However, building such a highly dynamic, large-scale satellite network introduces profound networking challenges. The rapid movement of LEO satellites, frequent topology changes, and heterogeneous service demands fundamentally reshape how NTN connectivity should be designed. In this speech, I will discuss NTN evolution from a networking perspective, highlighting key mechanisms in radio resource management, mobility-aware networking, and dynamic network slicing for 6G systems. Finally, I will outline open research challenges and future directions toward scalable, resilient, and intelligent NTN architectures.

Biography: Feng Wang received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) in 2016 and 2022, respectively. He is currently a Research Fellow with Information Systems Technology and Design Pillar at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Singapore. His research interests include non-terrestrial networking (NTN), satellite mobility management, and NTN service orchestration. He was a keynote speaker at SIMUtools 2020 and a tutorial speaker at ICCT 2024, 2025. He received the Best Paper Award at SIMUtools 2019. He has orgnized multiple NTN-related symposia and workshops at international conferences. He served as a Guest Editor of Electronics and is currently a member of Youth Editorial Board of Journal of Information and Intelligence (JII).

 

Dr. Xiangyi Chen
Southwest Jiaotong University, China

Biography: Her research interests include multi-access edge computing, edge intelligence, and deep reinforcement learning. She has published numerous SCI-indexed journal and conference papers in high-impact venues such as IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), IEEE Transactions on Computers (TC), IEEE Transactions on Services Computing (TSC), IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering (TNSE), IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoTJ), IEEE Systems Journal (SJ), and IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM).
She has led several research projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, the Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province, and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities. She also participates in major national-level programs such as the National Key R&D Program of China and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).
She serves as a TPC member for the 23rd IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Communications (IUCC 2024 Workshop) and acts as a reviewer for leading international journals, including IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (TWC), IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering (TNSE), IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT), and IEEE Network.

 

Asst. Prof. Xiaoyi Wang
Sichuan University of Media and Communications, China

Biography: Xiaoyi Wang is an Assistant Professor at the School of Communication, Economics & Management, Sichuan University of Media and Communications. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Financial Management from Sichuan Normal University in 2017, followed by a Master's in Agricultural Management from Sichuan Agricultural University in 2022, and a Ph.D. in Management from Angeles University Foundation in 2024. Her research focuses on applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to risk prediction and financial investment, including related areas like AI tool implementation and prompt chain design. Dr. Wang has led and participated in multiple research projects at the provincial and municipal levels in Sichuan, and has contributed to several textbook compilations. Additionally, she serves as a reviewer for international academic journals.