PhD Student

​Matthew Ruitao Ma​ received his Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Electronic Science and Technology from the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) in 2022. He subsequently earned his Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Integrated Circuit Design Engineering from HKUST in 2023. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering (ECE) at HKUST. His research primarily focuses on the design of mmWave transmitters for 5G and 6G communication technologies. 

As a co-founder of ​High5Semi, the startup led by Prof. Patrick Yue, Matthew contributed to the successful application for the ​RAISe+​​ project. This effort secured approved funding exceeding ​HKD 33 million from ITF.

PhD Student

Bruce Hongyu BAO received his B.Eng. in Electronic Science and Technology from Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) in 2022, and an M.Sc. in Integrated Circuit Design from the joint program between Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Technical University of Munich (TUM) in 2024. He is currently a PhD student in ECE at HKUST, focusing on mmWave integrated circuit design, with an emphasis on Ka-band phased array transceiver front ends for satellite communication. Outside research, he enjoys table tennis, badminton, and basketball.

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. During his undergraduate studies, he received dean's list award for three consecutive semesters from ECE department, HKUST. He also received the country level silver award at the 14th "Challenge Cup" Qin Chuangyuan Chinese College Student Entrepreneurship Plan Competition. 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.