Hao Zhang

Postdoctoral Fellow

Digital Future Institute (DFI) · Khalifa University · Abu Dhabi, UAE

P.O. Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, UAE

I develop intelligent methods for understanding electromagnetic signals, with a focus on spectrum intelligence, wireless communications, and foundation models.

I am currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Digital Future Institute (DFI), Khalifa University, working with Prof. Mérouane Debbah.

I received my Ph.D. degree from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in June 2025. In 2024, I was a visiting Ph.D. student at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, under the supervision of Prof. Chau Yuen (IEEE Fellow). Before that, I received my M.Eng. and B.S. degrees from Nanchang University in 2020 and 2017.

My research centers on the theory and methods of intelligent electromagnetic signal processing. I have published more than 30 papers in leading journals and conferences, including IEEE COMST, IEEE JSAC, IEEE TIFS, IEEE TCOM, and IEEE TCCN. According to Google Scholar, Google Scholar citations Google Scholar citations Google Scholar H-index Google Scholar H-index My publications include two ESI Highly Cited Papers and one cover story. I have also filed or been granted four invention patents and contributed to one international standard.

I received the 2025 Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award of the China Education Society of Electronics (CESE) and was selected for NUAA’s Top-notch Postgraduate Innovative Talents Training “Yinhang Project.” I regularly review for IEEE JSAC, IEEE TWC, IEEE TCOM, IEEE WCM, IEEE TNNLS, IEEE JSTARS, IEEE GRSM, IEEE CIM, ACM MM, and other venues, and have served as a TPC member for IEEE ICC, IEEE CITIC, and other international conferences.

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Research Interests

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Spectrum Intelligence

Machine learning for signal classification, spectrum sensing, signal identification, and cognitive radio.

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Foundation Models

General-purpose models for wireless communications, electromagnetic cognition, and geoscience.

Education

  1. Emblem of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

    2021.04–2025.06

    Ph.D. in Information and Communication Engineering

    Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing, China

  2. Crest of Nanyang Technological University

    2024.01–2024.12

    Visiting Ph.D. Student

    Nanyang Technological University Singapore

  3. Emblem of Nanchang University

    2017.09–2020.06

    M.Eng. in Information and Communication Engineering

    Nanchang University Nanchang, China

  4. Emblem of Nanchang University

    2013.09–2017.06

    B.S. in Communication Engineering

    Nanchang University Nanchang, China

news

May 30, 2026 🎉🎉🎉 Our paper “Revolution of Wireless Signal Recognition for 6G: Recent Advances, Challenges and Future Directions” has been listed as an ESI Highly Cited Paper.
Mar 04, 2026 🎉🎉🎉 Our paper “Drying induces Mars intermediate-sized cracks: New evidence and insight from geometrical quantification” has been accepted by Icarus.
Jan 07, 2026 🎉🎉🎉 My homepage has been rebuilt to support both English and Chinese.
Dec 31, 2025 🎉🎉🎉 I was awarded “Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award of China Electronics Education Society (CESE)” for my dissertation “Intelligent Wireless Signal Recognition Method in Complex Electromagnetic Environment”.
Dec 05, 2025 🎉🎉🎉 Our paper “SpectrumFM: A Foundation Model for Intelligent Spectrum Management” is accepted by IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications.

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