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Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Jiancheng An
Singapore University of Technology and Design
2
Kangda Zhi
Technische Universität Berlin
3
Michele Polese
Northeastern University
4
Xiaowei Pang
Dalian University of Technology
5
Ruoqi Deng
Peking University
6
Fengxian Guo
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
7
Ruizhe Long
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
8
Haiquan Lu
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
9
Mohammed Banafaa
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
10
Christina Chaccour
Ericsson (United States)

Rising Stars Papers

1
A Tutorial on Near-Field XL-MIMO Communications Toward 6G
IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials|2024
250 cit.
2
A Comprehensive Survey on 5G-and-Beyond Networks With UAVs: Applications, Emerging Technologies, Regulatory Aspects, Research Trends and Challenges
IEEE Access|2024
159 cit.
3
Less Data, More Knowledge: Building Next-Generation Semantic Communication Networks
IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials|2024
152 cit.
4
Stacked Intelligent Metasurface-Aided MIMO Transceiver Design
IEEE Wireless Communications|2024
138 cit.
5
Near-Field Communications: Research Advances, Potential, and Challenges
IEEE Wireless Communications|2024
97 cit.
6
Two-Dimensional Direction-of-Arrival Estimation Using Stacked Intelligent Metasurfaces
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications|2024
96 cit.
7
Performance Analysis and Low-Complexity Design for XL-MIMO With Near-Field Spatial Non-Stationarities
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications|2024
71 cit.
8
Colosseum: The Open RAN Digital Twin
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society|2024
44 cit.
9
Flexible Intelligent Metasurfaces for Downlink Multiuser MISO Communications
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications|2025
39 cit.
10
Dynamic ISAC Beamforming Design for UAV-Enabled Vehicular Networks
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications|2024
32 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Madhusanka Liyanage
University College Dublin
2
Kezhi Wang
Brunel University of London
3
Huayan Guo
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
4
Devaki Chandramouli
Nokia (Finland)
5
Junjuan Xia
Guangzhou University
6
Fangchen Hu
Shanghai Zhangjiang Laboratory
7
Chengzhe Piao
University College London
8
Chongwen Huang
Zhejiang Lab
9
Hakan Kaya
Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University
10
Liseng Fan
Guangzhou University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
A Survey on the Convergence of Edge Computing and AI for UAVs: Opportunities and Challenges
IEEE Internet of Things Journal|2022
432 cit.
2
Power Scaling Law Analysis and Phase Shift Optimization of RIS-Aided Massive MIMO Systems With Statistical CSI
IEEE Transactions on Communications|2022
256 cit.
3
Autonomous vehicles in 5G and beyond: A survey
Vehicular Communications|2022
212 cit.
4
3D-Trajectory and Phase-Shift Design for RIS-Assisted UAV Systems Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology|2022
180 cit.
5
Energy Efficient Semantic Communication Over Wireless Networks With Rate Splitting
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications|2023
148 cit.
6
Uplink Cascaded Channel Estimation for Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted Multiuser MISO Systems
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing|2022
146 cit.
7
Federated Learning for the Healthcare Metaverse: Concepts, Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions
IEEE Internet of Things Journal|2023
142 cit.
8
Open RAN security: Challenges and opportunities
Journal of Network and Computer Applications|2023
137 cit.
9
A survey on Zero touch network and Service Management (ZSM) for 5G and beyond networks
Journal of Network and Computer Applications|2022
133 cit.
10
A Survey on Network Slicing Security: Attacks, Challenges, Solutions and Research Directions
IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials|2023
105 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Rui Zhang
National University of Singapore
2
H. Vincent Poor
Princeton University
3
Lajos Hanzo
University of Southampton
4
Mohamed‐Slim Alouini
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
5
Robert Schober
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
6
Mérouane Debbah
Khalifa University of Science and Technology
7
Zhiguo Ding
Nanyang Technological University
8
Chau Yuen
Nanyang Technological University
9
Jianzhong Charlie Zhang
Samsung (United States)
10
Arumugam Nallanathan
Queen Mary University of London

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
What Will 5G Be?
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications|2014
8.2k cit.
2
Intelligent Reflecting Surface Enhanced Wireless Network via Joint Active and Passive Beamforming
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications|2019
4.6k cit.
3
Towards Smart and Reconfigurable Environment: Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Wireless Network
IEEE Communications Magazine|2019
4.3k cit.
4
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for Energy Efficiency in Wireless Communication
arXiv (Cornell University)|2018
3.8k cit.
5
Wireless Communications Through Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces
IEEE Access|2019
3.3k cit.
6
Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Aided Wireless Communications: A Tutorial
IEEE Transactions on Communications|2021
2.9k cit.
7
MIMO Broadcasting for Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications|2013
2.9k cit.
8
An Overview of Massive MIMO: Benefits and Challenges
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing|2014
2.8k cit.
9
A tutorial on UAVs for wireless networks:applications, challenges, and open problems
University of Oulu Repository (University of Oulu)|2019
2.8k cit.
10
Massive MIMO in the UL/DL of Cellular Networks: How Many Antennas Do We Need?
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications|2013
2.5k cit.

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