Curriculum Vitae

I am an Associate Professor at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, a senior member of IEEE, and a honorary graduate of Starfleet Academy.

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Interests
  • Wireless comm., sensing, and security
  • Biomedical sensors
  • mmWave/sub-THz radar sensing and integration
Education

  • Visiting Scientist, Terahertz Integrated Electronics Group, EECS, 2024

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science and Applications, 2016

    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  • M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2011

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  • B.S. in Microelectronics, 2007

    Fudan University

Active Grants
CyberTraining: Pilot: O-RAN-Based Cyberinfrastructure Training for Future-Generation Wireless Communication and Sensing
5G/B5G Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces for Assured Aircraft Mission Readiness
Recent Publications
Md Sakib Galib Sourav, Ehsan Yavari, Xiaomeng Gao, James Maskrey, Yao Zheng, Victor Lubecke, Olga Borić-Lubecke (2024). Occupancy Estimation from Blurred Video: A Multifaceted Approach with Privacy Consideration. MDPI Sensors.
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Khaldoon Ishmael, Euodia Lan, Richard Ordonez, Yao Zheng, Victor Lubecke, Olga Borić-Lubecke (2024). Heart Signal Sensing Using Millimeter-wave OFDM Waveform in FutureG Communications Systems. 2024 21st European Radar Conference (EuRAD).
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Shekh Md Mahmudul Islam, Yao Zheng, Yanjun Pan, Marionne Millan, Willy Chang, Ming Li, Olga Borić-Lubecke, Victor Lubecke, Wenhai Sun (2023). Cross-Modality Continuous User Authentication and Device Pairing With Respiratory Patterns. IEEE Internet of Things Journal.
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Saige Dacuycuy, Zachary Dela Cruz, Yanjun Pan, Yao Zheng, Aaron Ohta, Wayne a Shiroma (2023). Critical Element First: Enhance C-V2X Signal Coverage Using Power-Efficient Liquid Metal-based Intelligent Reflective Surfaces. IEEE INFOCOM 2023 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS).
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Denny Landika, Saige Dacuycuy, Yao Zheng (2023). Poster Abstract: Obstruction-free Physiological Motion Sensing in NextG Networks with Intelligent Reflective Surfaces. Proceedings of the 8th ACM/IEEE Conference on Internet of Things Design and Implementation.
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Projects
RASRE: Reflectarray and Applications in Smart Radio Environment
Monet: Millimeter-wave Communication and Sensing Integration
Courses
ECE602: Algorithm I
ECE260: Introduction to Digital Design
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