Zhiyao Zhang | Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Zhiyao Zhang | Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Professor University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Zhiyao Zhang is a Professor at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), specializing in microwave photonics and high-speed optoelectronic devices. He earned his Ph.D. in Optical Engineering from UESTC in 2010. Currently, he serves in the School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering and the Research Center for Microwave Photonics (RC-MWP). He was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Ottawa in 2017. His research contributions include opto-electronic oscillators, photonic analog-to-digital converters, and microwave photonic radars, with over 150 peer-reviewed journal papers published.

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🎓 Education

  • Ph.D. in Optical Engineering – University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), 2010
  • Visiting Scholar – Microwave Photonics Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, 2017

💼 Experience

  • Professor, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, UESTC
  • Researcher, Research Center for Microwave Photonics (RC-MWP), UESTC
  • Visiting Scholar, Microwave Photonics Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa (2017)
  • Industry Collaboration, Partnered with Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd to develop next-generation broadband wireless base stations using Radio-over-Fiber (RoF) technology

🔬 Research Interests

  • Microwave Photonics
  • High-speed Optoelectronic Devices
  • Opto-electronic Oscillators (OEOs)
  • Photonic Analog-to-Digital Converters
  • Microwave Photonic Radars

🏆 Awards

  • Award Nomination: Best Researcher Award
  • Research Impact: Over 960 citations
  • Patents: 20 patents (published/under process)
  • Professional Membership: Chinese Society of Optical Engineering

📚 Publications Top Notes:

Zhang, Z., et al. (2023). “Ultra-wideband chaotic signal generation using nonlinear optoelectronic oscillators.” Journal of Lightwave Technology. 🔗 Link (Cited by 45 articles)

Zhang, Z., et al. (2022). “Photonic Analog-to-Digital Conversion with Enhanced Resolution.” Optics Express. 🔗 Link (Cited by 38 articles)

Zhang, Z., et al. (2021). “Externally-triggered ultra-wideband pulse generation in broadband nonlinear OEOs.” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 🔗 Link (Cited by 50 articles)

Zhang, Z., et al. (2020). “Actively Mode-Locked Optoelectronic Oscillators for Short Microwave Pulse Generation.” Nature Communications. 🔗 Link (Cited by 72 articles)

Frequency Response Enhancement of Photonic Sampling Based on Cavity-Less Ultra-Short Optical Pulse Source

Self-referenced electro-optic response measurement of dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulators employing single-tone level control and low-frequency bias swing

Self-calibrated characterization of high-speed photodetectors based on slowly-varying-envelope photonic sampling

Linearization in the digital domain for photonic sampling analog-to-digital conversion

Externally-excited Short Pulse Train Generation in a Broadband Nonlinear Optoelectronic Oscillator

Optical Frequency Comb Generation Based on Single-chip Integrated LNOI Intensity and Phase Modulators

 

Guangze Pan | Engineering | Best Paper Award

Mr. Guangze Pan | Engineering | Best Paper Award

Senior Engineer China Electronic Product Reliability and Environmental Testing Research Institute China

Guangze Pan is a Senior Engineer at the China Electronic Product Reliability and Environmental Testing Research Institute. He earned his master’s degree from Beihang University and has accumulated over ten years of experience in reliability engineering. Throughout his career, he has contributed to over 20 major research projects, many of which were funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the National Key Research and Development Program. Guangze has published more than 20 high-level papers and holds 17 invention patents. His work is highly regarded in the field of reliability testing and evaluation. 🛠️📑

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Education 🎓

Guangze Pan completed his master’s degree at Beihang University, a leading institution in China. This foundation has equipped him with extensive knowledge and expertise in reliability engineering, which he has built upon throughout his career.

Experience 💼

With over a decade of experience, Guangze has worked on numerous high-profile projects, contributing significantly to the development of advanced reliability testing technologies. He has been instrumental in the research and application of parallel reliability testing techniques, improving testing efficiency by 83%. This has positively impacted industries such as industrial robotics, where his innovations have significantly enhanced reliability, increasing the mean time between failures from 6,000 hours to 80,000 hours.

Research Interests 🔬

Guangze’s primary research interest lies in reliability testing and evaluation, particularly in multi-component, multi-stress, and multi-profile systems. He focuses on rapid reliability testing of complex systems, aiming to improve efficiency and precision. His work has been vital in elevating the reliability of industrial robots and other critical systems.

Awards 🏆

Guangze Pan’s contributions have been recognized through prestigious awards, including the second prize of the Science and Technology Award from the China Instrument Society. His research has also been appraised by the Guangdong Society of Mechanical Engineering, where it was acknowledged for reaching international leading levels.

Publications Top Notes: 📚

Guangze has published over 20 research papers in high-impact journals, with significant contributions in reliability engineering. He has an h-index of 27, and his work has influenced the development of cutting-edge technologies. For more information on his publications, visit his ResearchGate profile.

A novel machine learning-based imputation strategy for missing data in step-stress accelerated degradation test

Study on Simulation Analysis of Secondary Board Card with Multi-Physical Field Coupling

A reliability evaluation method of complex electromechanical products based on the multi-stress coupling acceleration model

A reliability analysis method based on the mixed correlated competition model considering multi-performance degradation and sudden failures

A Novel Machine Learning-Based Imputation Strategies for Missing Data in Step-Stress Accelerated Degradation Test

Fault-tolerant Scheduling Method Based on Imprecise Calculation for Real-time System of Aviation Equipment

A Reliability Evaluation Method for Multi-performance Degradation Products Based on Accelerated Degradation Testing

Jingyang Mao | Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Jingyang Mao | Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Lecturer Shanghai Institute of Technology China

🧑‍🏫 Dr. Jingyang Mao is a dedicated lecturer at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Intelligence Technology, Shanghai Institute of Technology. With a Ph.D. in Control Science and Engineering from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (2022), he specializes in cutting-edge research on networked control systems and cyber-physical systems. His academic journey also includes a visiting scholar tenure at Louisiana State University, USA (2019–2021). Dr. Mao’s work bridges theoretical innovations with practical applications in modern engineering systems.

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Education

🎓 Ph.D. in Control Science and Engineering (2022)

  • University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

✈️ Visiting Scholar (2019–2021)

  • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Louisiana State University, USA

Experience

👨‍💻 Lecturer (2022–Present)

  • School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology
  • Focus: Cyber-physical systems, networked control, and adaptive filtering

Research Interests

🔍 Dr. Mao’s research interests lie in the fields of:

  • Cyber-physical systems 🌐
  • Multi-rate systems ⏱️
  • Joint recursive filtering 🔄
  • Unknown input estimation
  • Adaptive event-triggered mechanisms ⚙️

Awards

🏆 Award Nomination: Best Researcher Award
Recognized for groundbreaking contributions to the theory and application of cyber-physical systems.

Publications Top Notes:

📄 “Recursive filtering of multi-rate cyber-physical systems with unknown inputs under adaptive event-triggered mechanisms”

Event‐based reduced‐order H∞$H_{\infty }$ estimation for switched complex networks based on T‐S fuzzy model

Recursive filtering of multi-rate cyber-physical systems with unknown inputs under adaptive event-triggered mechanisms

Event-Based Distributed Adaptive Kalman Filtering With Unknown Covariance of Process Noises