PhD Student

Xinyi LIU received her B.Eng. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in 2020. She is currently pursuing her PhD degree in ECE at HKUST, under the joint PhD training program in partnership with SUSTech. Her research mainly focuses on visible light communication.

PhD Student

Johar ABDEKHODA received his B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees, both in Electronics Engineering and from Urmia University, Urmia, Iran. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Electronics Engineering through the Sharif University of Technology (SUT) and HKUST dual-degree program. His research mainly focuses on high-speed serial links, data converters, RFICs, and phased arrays.

PhD Student (Google Scholar)

Sarah Shuo FENG received her B.Eng. in Microelectronics Science and Engineering from Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in 2023. She is currently pursuing her PhD degree in ECE at HKUST. Her research mainly focuses on high-speed optical communication and wireline integrated circuit design.

PhD Student

Hugo Xionghui ZHOU received his B.Eng. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Macau in 2021 and M.Sc. in Microelectronics from the State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed Signal VLSI (AMSV), University of Macau (UM) in 2024. He is currently pursuing his PhD degree in ECE at HKUST. His research mainly focuses on wireline IC design.

PhD Student

Jennifer Jia FU received her B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees in Electronic Science and Technology from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT) and Microelectronics and Solid State Electronics from Peking University (PKU) in 2020 and 2023, respectively. She is currently pursuing her PhD degree in ECE at HKUST. Her research mainly focuses on high-speed optical communication and wireline integrated circuit design.

PhD Student

Joyce Jingyao DONG received her B.Eng. in Microelectronics Science and Engineering from Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in 2025. She is currently pursuing her PhD degree in ECE at HKUST. Her research mainly focuses on high-speed optical communication and wireline integrated circuit design.

MPhil Student

Juho JEON received his B.Eng. degree in Electronic Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2024. He received the Best Final Year Thesis Award 2024, the first runner-up, for CMOS SAR ADC Design, which led him to pursue a MPhil degree in ECE at HKUST. His research mainly focuses on high-speed ADC design and optical wireline IC design. What's more, he has actively represented and served the ECE department and community as ECE Student Ambassador 2023-24, and ECE Teaching Assistant Coordinator 2025-present. 

PhD Student

Matthew Ruitao MA received his B.Eng. in Electronic Science and Technology from Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) in 2022, followed by his M.Sc. degree in Integrated Circuit Design Engineering from HKUST in 2023. He is currently pursuing his PhD degree in ECE at HKUST. His research mainly focuses on the design of mmWave transmitters for 5G and 6G technologies.

PhD Student

Bruce Hongyu BAO received his B.Eng. degree in Electronic Science and Technology from Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) in 2022, followed by his M.Sc. degree in Integrated Circuit Design through the joint master's degree program between Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Technical University of Munich (TUM) in 2024. He is currently pursuing his PhD degree in ECE at HKUST. His research mainly focuses on mmWave transceiver design.

PhD Student (Google Scholar)

Zhiyu LIU received the B. Eng. degree in Communications Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) in 2018, the M.Sc. degree in IC Design Engineering and M.Phil. degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2021 and 2025 respectively. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree in ECE at HKUST. His research mainly focuses on PLL and frequency synthesizer design.

MPhil Student

Sungjun LEE received his B.Eng. degree in ECE at HKUST in 2024. He is currently pursuing his MPhil degree in ECE at HKUST. His research mainly focuses on mmWave integrated circuit design.

MPhil Student (Google Scholar)

Albert Fangming BAO received his B.Eng degree from HKUST in 2025, majoring in Electronic Engineering. He is currently pursuing his MPhil degree in ECE at HKUST. His research mainly focuses on mmWave integrated circuit design.

PhD Student (Part-time)

Clare Outong GAO received her B.Sc. degree in Electronic Science and Technology from Beijing Technology and Business University in 2020, and her M.Eng. degree in Integrated Circuit Engineering from South China University of Technology in 2023. She is pursuing her PhD degree in ECE under the HKUST * ASTRI part-time PhD program. Her research mainly focuses on mmWave integrated circuit design.

PhD Student (Google Scholar)

Erwin Wenhui OU received his B.Eng. degree from Central South University (CSU) in 2021, followed by his M.Eng. degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) in 2024. He is currently pursuing his PhD degree in ECE at HKUST. His research mainly focuses on 3D Gaussian splatting hardware accelerator.

PhD Student

Andy Dongjun WU received his B.Eng. degree from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) in 2022, followed by his M.Sc. degree from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 2023. He is currently pursuing his PhD degree in ECE at HKUST. His research mainly focuses on 3D reconstruction and generation algorithms.

PhD Student

Wilkins Yijian WU received his B.Eng. degree in Computer Science and M.Sc. degree in Information Technology from HKUST. He is currently pursuing his PhD degree in ECE at HKUST. His research mainly focuses on 2D open-vocabulary object detection.

PhD Student

Thomas Yusen TO received his B.Eng. degree in Electronic Engineering from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2025. He is currently pursuing his PhD degree in ECE at HKUST. His research mainly focuses on 3D computer vision algorithms.

PhD Student (Google Scholar)

Muhammad Javaid ASLAM holds a B.Eng. degree in ECE and an M.Eng. degree in Energy Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. He started his career in 2009 as an Electrical Testing Engineer of energy meters at Creative Electronics Pvt Ltd. Since 2014, he has been serving as a lecturer in the department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan. He is currently pursuing his PhD in ECE at HKUST. His research mainly focuses on artificial intelligence, vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technologies for smart cities, and load forecasting.

MPhil Student (Part-time)

Jacky Yik Chuen LAU received his B.Sc. degree in Information Systems from Staffordshire University. He is currently pursuing his MPhil degree in ECE at HKUST under the dual master's degree program in partnership with University of Strathclyde (UoS). His research mainly focuses on big data analytics and machine learning.

MPhil Student (Part-time)

Welthia Wingyee CHUNG is a communication engineer with extensive experience in designing, implementing, and operating IP data network infrastructure for service providers including PCCW Global, China Mobile International, Telstra International/REACH, and HGC. Over the past four years, she has contributed to major telecommunications projects for leading Hong Kong utilities such as HKE and CLP.
She is currently pursuing a dual master’s degree (MPhil and M.Sc.) through a collaborative program jointly developed by CLP Power Academy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), and the University of Strathclyde. Her research mainly focuses on electric vehicle (EV) load forecasting, leveraging real-world charging data from Hong Kong to enable smarter grid management and energy planning that meets the city’s evolving needs.

MPhil Student (Part-time)

Boris Wong Ka Chun received his B.Sc. degree in Information Technology from Coventry University. He is currently pursuing his MPhil degree in ECE at HKUST and MSc degree in EEE at UoS. His research mainly focuses on spatio-temporal artificial intelligence, indoor positioning, and edge computing.

Intern

Natalie Jing YUE is a student at Chinese International School pursuing the International Baccalaureate Diploma, with a focus on Higher Level Mathematics and Economics. Her research interest lies in the intersection of technology, policy, and society. Currently, she is investigating how the integration of electric vehicles (EVs) and smart grids (V2G) in modern infrastructure is affecting other advancements such as data centers for AI. Her passion for data-driven analysis and dig-deep attitude stems from her experience as a Model United Nations delegate and a Junior Reporter for the South China Morning Post. Beyond academics, Natalie is a dedicated athlete and a proud representative of Hong Kong on the National Wake-surf Team.

PhD Student

Toni LEUNG received his B.Eng. in Electronic and Computer Engineering and M.Sc. degree in Integrated Circuit Design Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He is currently pursuing his PhD degree in ECE at HKUST. His research mainly focuses on the design of mm-wave receivers/transceivers for 5G and 6G technologies.