Howard Hao Yang
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Biography
I am currently an assistant professor with the ZJU-UIUC Institute of Zhejiang University. I graduated with a Ph.D. from the Singapore University of Technology and Design, and continued as a postdoc researcher for another three years. I also had research attachments with Princeton University (2018 - 2019) and UT Austin (2015 - 2016).
I serve on the editorial board of the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications and the Frontiers in Communications and Networks. I have been delivering tutorials at various IEEE venues, including the IEEE ICC, IEEE Globecom, IEEE WCNC, and CIC/IEEE ICCC. I was named an Exemplary Reviewer for the IEEE Wireless Communication Letter in 2014 and the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications in 2018. I received the IEEE SPS Best Paper Award in 2022, the IEEE WCSP 10-Year Anniversary Excellent Paper Award in 2019, and the IEEE WCSP Best Paper Award in 2014.
My research focuses on developing theoretical models for the understanding and optimization of modern wireless networks, with applications spanning the intelligent mobile edge systems, Internet of Things, and next-generation wireless networks.
I like coffee, probability, and Murakami Haruki. Living in a Little Red Dot that merges cultures from both the east and the west for seven years, I have always been enjoying the interactions with people from various backgrounds and exploring the world.
Selected News
[01/2026] Our paper, “Analysis of SINR Coverage in LEO Satellite Networks through Spatial Network Calculus;, is accepted by IEEE ICC 2026.
[01/2026] Our paper, “Age-Aware Partial Gradient Update Strategy for Federated Learning Over the Air;, is accepted by IEEE ICC 2026.
[01/2026] Our paper, “Performance Analysis of Cooperative Service Caching in Integrated Ground-Air-Space Networks;, is accepted by IEEE ICC 2026.
Research Interests
Wireless Communication Networks
Distributed Machine Learning
AI-RAN
Age of information
Stochastic Geometry
Internet of Things
Education
2013 - 2017: Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore
2012 - 2013: M.Sc., Electronic Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
2008 - 2012: B.Eng., Communication Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China