Rui Zhang, 2022

Young Scholar Award recipient

"It is my great honor to receive the young scholar award. I look forward to joining the Marconi Society. I will work with other young scholars and contribute to communication research that makes the world better."
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Rui Zhang, 2022

Research Area

Fiber optical communication, integrated optical and wireless communications

Current Position

Staff Engineer, MediaTek USA

Education

  • Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Peking University, Beijing, China

Young Scholar Research

Develop techniques to address the flexibility, efficiency, and reliability issues in real-world, high-capacity heterogeneous communication systems. The research includes fundamental hardware noise analysis, new signal processing algorithms, system architecture or prototype design, and experimental validation.

Other Honors

  • 2022 Marconi Paul Baran Young Scholar Award
  • Top scored paper in Optical Fiber Communication Conference 2022
  • 2019-2020 Corning STEM Scholarship, Georgia Tech, USA
  • 2018-2019 Corning STEM Scholarship, Georgia Tech, USA
  • Bell Labs Summer Intern Award for Outstanding Innovation (2020)
  • Fall 2017 Oscar P. Cleaver Award, Georgia Tech, USA

Fun Fact

I write fiction, and I hope that one day I can publish a book.