Ph.D. Students
* 2021.09 – Present Zihao Teng
- Z. Teng, J. An, C. Masouros, H. Li, L. Gan and D. W. K. Ng, “Dynamic precoding for near-field secure communications: Implementation and performance analysis,” IEEE Internet Things J., 2025, Early Access.
[arXiv] - Z. Teng, J. An, X. Lu, Z. Xu and L. Gan, “A dynamic precoding scheme for near-field secure communications,” Proc. IEEE Global Commun. Conf. (GLOBECOM), Cape Town, South Africa, 2024, pp. 4095-4100.
[arXiv] - Z. Teng, H. Zhang, J. An, L. Gan, H. Li and C. Yuen, “Low-complexity frequency invariant beamformer design based on SRV-constrained array response control,” Proc. IEEE Veh. Technol. Conf. (VTC2024-Spring), Singapore, Singapore, 2024, pp. 1-5.
[arXiv] [video-EN]
* 2021.09 – Present Hao Liu
- H. Liu, J. An, G. C. Alexandropoulos, D. W. K. Ng, C. Yuen and L. Gan, “Multi-user MISO with stacked intelligent metasurfaces: A DRL-based sum-rate optimization approach,” IEEE Trans. Cogn. Commun. Netw., 2025, Early Access.
[arXiv] - H. Liu, J. An, W. Xu, X. Jia, L. Gan and C. Yuen, “K-means based constellation optimization for index modulated reconfigurable intelligent surfaces,” IEEE Commun. Lett., vol. 27, no. 8, pp. 2152-2156, Aug. 2023.
[arXiv] [code] [slides] [post-EN] [post-CN] [video-EN] [video-CN] - H. Liu, J. An, D. W. K. Ng, G. C. Alexandropoulos and L. Gan, “DRL-based orchestration of multi-user MISO systems with stacked intelligent metasurfaces,” Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Commun. (ICC), Denver, CO, USA, 2024, pp. 4991-4996.
[arXiv]
* 2021.09 – Present Xing Jia
- X. Jia, J. An, H. Liu, H. Liao, L. Gan and C. Yuen, “Environment-aware codebook for reconfigurable intelligent surface-aided MISO communications,” IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 12, no. 7, pp. 1174-1178, Jul. 2023.
[arXiv] [code] [slides] [post-EN] [post-CN] [video-EN] [video-CN] - X. Jia, J. An, X. Lu, Z. Xu, L. Gan and C. Yuen, “Dynamic codebook for reconfigurable intelligent surface-aided multiuser MISO communications,” Proc. IEEE Global Commun. Conf. (GLOBECOM), Cape Town, South Africa, 2024, pp. 5138-5143.
[arXiv] - X. Jia, J. An, H. Liu, L. Gan, M. Di Renzo, M. Debbah and C. Yuen, “Stacked intelligent metasurface enabled near-field multiuser beamfocusing in the wave domain,” Proc. IEEE Veh. Technol. Conf. (VTC2024-Spring), Singapore, Singapore, 2024, pp. 1-5.
[arXiv] [video-EN]
* 2019.09 – 2023.06 Wangyang Xu (Graduated)
- W. Xu, J. An, H. Li, L. Gan and C. Yuen, “Algorithm-unrolling-based distributed optimization for RIS-assisted cell-free networks,” IEEE Internet Things J., vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 944-957, Jan. 2024. (WoS Highly Cited Paper)
[arXiv] - W. Xu, J. An, Y. Xu, C. Huang, L. Gan and C. Yuen, “Time-varying channel prediction for RIS-assisted MU-MISO networks via deep learning,” IEEE Trans. Cogn. Commun. Netw., vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 1802-1815, Dec. 2022.
[arXiv] - W. Xu, J. An, C. Huang, L. Gan and C. Yuen, “Deep reinforcement learning based on location-aware imitation environment for RIS-aided mmWave MIMO systems,” IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 11, no. 7, pp. 1493-1497, Jul. 2022.
[arXiv] - W. Xu, J. An, L. Gan and H. Liao, “A practical design based on deep reinforcement learning for RIS-assisted mmWave MIMO systems,” Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Comput. Commun. (ICCC), Chengdu, China, 2022, pp. 1599-1602.
[arXiv]
M.S. Students
* 2024.09 – Present Haoxian Niu
- H. Niu, J. An, A. Papazafeiropoulos, L. Gan, S. Chatzinotas and M. Debbah, “Stacked intelligent metasurfaces for integrated sensing and communications,” IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 13, no. 10, pp. 2807-2811, Oct. 2024.
[arXiv] [code] [slides] [post-EN] [post-CN] [video-EN] [video-CN]
* 2022.09 – 2025.06 Shining Lin (Graduated)
- S. Lin, J. An, L. Gan, M. Debbah and C. Yuen, “Stacked intelligent metasurface enabled LEO satellite communications relying on statistical CSI,” IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 1295-1299, May 2024.
[arXiv] [code] [slides] [post-EN] [post-CN] [video-EN] [video-CN] - S. Lin, J. An, L. Gan and M. Debbah, “UAV-mounted SIM: A hybrid optical-electronic neural network for DoA estimation,” Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Acoust., Speech Signal Process. (ICASSP), Hyderabad, India, 2025, pp. 1-5.
[arXiv] [video-EN]
* 2022.09 – 2025.06 Guojun Huang (Graduated)
- G. Huang, J. An, Z. Yang, L. Gan, M. Bennis and M. Debbah, “Stacked intelligent metasurfaces for task-oriented semantic communications,” IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 310-314, Feb. 2025.
[arXiv] [code] [slides] [post-EN] [post-CN] [video-EN] [video-CN]
* 2022.09 – 2025.06 Xianghao Yao (Graduated)
- X. Yao, J. An, L. Gan, M. Di Renzo and C. Yuen, “Channel estimation for stacked intelligent metasurface-assisted wireless networks,” IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 1349-1353, May 2024.
[arXiv] [code] [slides] [post-EN] [post-CN] [video-EN] [video-CN] - X. Yao, J. An, G. Huang, H. Liu, L. Gan and C. Yuen, “Sparse channel estimation for stacked intelligent metasurface-assisted mmWave communications,” Proc. IEEE VTS Asia Pacific Wireless Commun. Symp. (APWCS), Singapore, Singapore, 2024, pp. 1-5.
[arXiv]
* 2022.09 – 2025.06 Zhiheng Yu (Graduated)
- Z. Yu, J. An, E. Basar, L. Gan and C. Yuen, “Environment-aware codebook design for RIS-assisted MU-MISO communications: Implementation and performance analysis,” IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 72, no. 12, pp. 7466-7479, Dec. 2024.
[arXiv] [code] [slides] [post-EN] [post-CN] [video-EN] [video-CN] - Z. Yu, J. An, L. Gan, H. Li and S. Chatzinotas, “Weighted codebook scheme for RIS-assisted point-to-point MIMO communications,” IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 1571-1575, May 2025.
[arXiv] - Z. Yu, J. An, L. Gan and C. Yuen, “Environment-aware codebook for RIS-assisted MU-MISO communications: Implementation and performance analysis,” Proc. IEEE Veh. Technol. Conf. (VTC2024-Spring), Singapore, Singapore, 2024, pp. 1-5.
[arXiv] [video-EN]
