Xinyu Zhang

Xinyu Zhang is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. His research focuses on wireless networking and mobile computing, with an emphasis on wireless network architectures that achieve significant performance gains over conventional networks and computational sensing mechanisms that reuse wireless signals to sense ambient activities with near-vision precision. His work includes 5G millimeter-wave networking, distributed and multi-user MIMO, mobile video streaming, and visible light sensing. Zhang's research is grounded in experimental validation and end-to-end system implementation. He is also known for designing physical-layer informed protocols to enhance mobile applications and augmenting mobile devices with ambient intelligence for precise location and activity tracking.

Xinyu Zhang is a researcher at the University of California San Diego with expertise in wireless networking, wireless sensing, millimeter-wave communication, software radio, and 5G technologies. His work focuses on improving the performance, coverage, and energy efficiency of wireless systems through innovative measurement studies, signal processing, and network optimization. Zhang's research includes high-precision passive tracking using millimeter-wave radios, energy-efficient idle listening in wireless networks, and robust localization techniques using unmodified light fixtures. He has also explored the coexistence of heterogeneous wireless systems and the deployment of 60 GHz networks through directional antennas and ambient reflectors.