Lilian Huang | Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Lilian Huang | Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Professor Harbin Engineering University China

Lilian Huang is a professor at the School of Information and Communication Engineering, Harbin Engineering University. With a strong background in navigation, guidance, and control, she has made significant contributions to fractional-order chaotic systems, nonlinear dynamics, and chaos-based encryption. Her research has been widely published in high-impact journals, and she holds multiple patents related to chaotic system control and encryption techniques.

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๐ŸŽ“ Education

Lilian Huang earned her Ph.D. (2005) and Master’s (2002) in Navigation, Guidance, and Control from Harbin Institute of Technology. She completed her Bachelorโ€™s in Automation from Zhongyuan University of Technology in 1996. Her academic journey laid a strong foundation for her expertise in control systems and nonlinear dynamics.

๐Ÿ’ผ Experience

Currently serving as a professor at Harbin Engineering University since 2012, Lilian Huang has also worked as an associate professor (2005-2012) and postdoctoral researcher (2005-2008) at the same institution. She was a visiting scholar at the University of Delaware in 2016-2017. Before joining academia, she worked as an assistant engineer at Harbin Dongโ€™an Engine Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (1996-2000), gaining industry experience.

๐Ÿ”ฌ Research Interests

Lilian Huang’s research focuses on fractional-order chaotic systems, nonlinear dynamics, and chaos control. She explores their applications in encryption, secure communication, and dynamic system analysis. Her work contributes to developing novel chaotic systems with enhanced security features for information processing.

๐Ÿ† Awards & Recognitions

She has led several prestigious research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Heilongjiang Province. Her innovations in chaos-based encryption and nonlinear control have been recognized through numerous patents and high-impact publications.

๐Ÿ“š Publications Top Notes:ย 

Multi-Image Encryption Algorithm Based on Novel Spatiotemporal Chaotic System and Fractal Geometry โ€“ IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, 2024. Read here

Design and Implementation of Grid-Wing Hidden Chaotic Attractors with Only Stable Equilibria โ€“ IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, 2023. Read here

Generating Multiwing Hidden Chaotic Attractors with Only Stable Node-Foci โ€“ IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2024. Read here

A Construction Method of N-Dimensional Non-Degenerate Discrete Memristive Hyperchaotic Map โ€“ Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2022. Read here

A Novel 3D Non-Degenerate Hyperchaotic Map with Ultra-Wide Parameter Range and Coexisting Attractors โ€“ Nonlinear Dynamics, 2023. Read here

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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๐ŸŽ“ Education

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

๐Ÿ’ผ 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

๐Ÿ”ฌ Research Interests

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

๐Ÿ† Awards

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

๐Ÿ“š Publications Top Notes:

Zhang, Z., et al. (2023). “Ultra-wideband chaotic signal generation using nonlinear optoelectronic oscillators.” Journal of Lightwave Technology. ๐Ÿ”— Link (Cited by 45 articles)

Zhang, Z., et al. (2022). “Photonic Analog-to-Digital Conversion with Enhanced Resolution.” Optics Express. ๐Ÿ”— 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. ๐Ÿ”— Link (Cited by 50 articles)

Zhang, Z., et al. (2020). “Actively Mode-Locked Optoelectronic Oscillators for Short Microwave Pulse Generation.” Nature Communications. ๐Ÿ”— 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