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Prof Xiong Zehui

School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Prof Xiong Zehui

Prof Xiong Zehui

School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Research Focus

  • Wireless networking
  • Internet of Things
  • Edge intelligence
  • Semantic communications
  • Generative AI
  • Metaverse

Contact info

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  • z.xiong@qub.ac.uk

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the fields of:

  • Edge Generative AI
  • Mobile On-device LLM
  • Semantic Networking and Communications

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Public outreach & key achievements

Recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher, he has published more than 250 peer-reviewed research papers in leading journals, with numerous Best Paper Awards from international flagship conferences.

He serves as an Editor or Guest Editor for many leading journals such as IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering. Featured in Forbes Asia 30U30, he serves as the Chair for numerous international conferences.

His honors include the IEEE Asia Pacific Outstanding Young Researcher Award, IEEE VTS Early Career Award, IEEE Early Career Award for Excellence in Scalable Computing, IEEE Technical Committee on Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies Early Career Award, IEEE Internet Technical Committee Early Achievement Award, IEEE TCSVC Rising Star Award, IEEE TCI Rising Star Award, IEEE TCCLD Rising Star Award, IEEE ComSoc Outstanding Paper Award, IEEE Best Land Transport Paper Award, IEEE Asia Pacific Outstanding Paper Award, IEEE CSIM Technical Committee Best Journal Paper Award, IEEE SPCC Technical Committee Best Paper Award, and IEEE Big Data Best Influential Conference Paper Award.


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  • Faculty of Engineering and Physical Science
  • School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Centre for Intelligent Sustainable Computing
  • https://sites.google.com/view/zehuixiong 

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