Dr Zhengyu Zhu is with the School of Information Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China. since July 2017. received the Ph.D. (Hons.) degree in information engineering from Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China, in 2017. From October 2013 to October 2015, he visited the Wireless Communication Laboratory, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea, to conduct a collaborative research as a Visiting Student. He is currently a Lecturer with Zhengzhou University. His research interests include information theory and signal processing for wireless communications such as 5G, the Internet of Things, machine learning, multiple-input multiple-output wireless networks, physical layer security, wireless cooperative networks, convex optimization techniques, and energy harvesting communication systems. Currently, he has authored/co-authored 50+ journal and conference papers with 600+ citations (h-index of 13 in Google Scholar profile: ), where one journal paper have been classified as ESI Highly Cited Paper. He is Member of IEEE. Dr. Zheng Chu is an Associate Professor at Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China. Prior to this, he held research positions with the Faculty of Science and Technology, Middlesex University, London, UK, from 2016 to 2017, and with the Institute for Communication Systems (Home of 5G & 6G Innovation Centre), University of Surrey, Guildford, UK, from 2017 - 2024, respectively. He earned M.Sc. (with distinction) and Ph.D. degrees in the School of Engineering (former the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering), Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, in 2012 and 2016, respectively. His current research interests include 6G, IoT networks, Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven future networks, space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGIN), smart mobility and transportations. Currently, Dr. Chu has published more than 150 top-tier peer-review journal and flagship conference papers with over 8600 citations (h-index of 52 in Google Scholar profile), where 7 journal papers have been classified as ESI Highly Cited Paper. He received the Exemplary Reviewer for IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS in 2022, and the Best Paper Awards of UCOM (2024 & 2025), IEEE ICCT (2024), and EAI CHINACOM (2024). Dr. Chu has been included in the list of world top 2% research scientists at 2020 - 2025. He is a Member of IEEE, and Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Xingwang Li received the B.Sc. degree from Henan Polytechnic University, in 2007, the M.Sc. degree from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, in 2010, and the Ph.D. degree from the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, in 2015. From 2010 to 2012, he was working with Comba Telecom Ltd., Guangzhou, China, as an Engineer. From 2017 to 2018, he was a Visiting Scholar with Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, U.K. He is currently an Associate Professor with the School of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, China. His research interests include MIMO communication, cooperative communication, hardware constrained communication, non orthogonal multiple access, physical layer security, unmanned aerial vehicles, and the Internet-of-Things. Dr. Li is the senior member of IEEE. He is currently an Editor on the Editorial Board of IEEE ACCESS, Computer Communications, Physical Communication, and KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems. He is also a Lead Guest Editor of the special issue on Recent Advances in Physical Layer Technologies for 5GEnabled Internet of Things of Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing. He has served as many TPC/Co-Chair, such as IEEE GLOBECOM, IEEE/CIC ICCC, IEEE WCNC, IEEE VTC, and IEEE/IET CSNDSP.
