Education and Work Experience

Qualification

• PhD in Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Work Experience

Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor)

• Oct. 2022 to present
• Institution: Advanced Networks Research Group (ANRG), Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, UK

Lecturer (Assistant Professor)

• June 2020 to Sept 2022
• Institution: Advanced Networks Research Group (ANRG), Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, UK

Tenure Track Fellow (Assistant Professor)

• Feb. 2018 to May 2020
• Institution: Advanced Networks Research Group (ANRG), Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, UK

Research Fellow

• Feb. 2016 to Jan. 2018
• Institution: School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering And Computer Science, Queen’s University Belfast, UK

Education Background

Doctor of Philosophy in Electronics and Electrical Engineering

• Oct., 2012 to Jan. 2016
• Thesis Title: Key Generation and Physical Layer Encryption for Secure Wireless Communications
• Institution: Center for Wireless Innovation, The Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT), Queen’s University Belfast, UK
• Supervisors
  • Prof. Roger Woods (Principal Supervisor)
  • Dr. Trung Q. Duong (Secondary Supervisor)
  • Prof. Alan Marshall (External Supervisor, University of Liverpool)
• Funding Body: Funded via a prestigious full University International Studentship as part of an international project (WiPhyLoc8) involving Rice University, USA and University College Dublin, Ireland.

Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering

• Sept., 2009 to Jan. 2012
• Institution: Tianjin University, China
• Supervisor: Prof. Chao Wang

Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering

• Sept., 2005 to Jul. 2009
• Institution: Tianjin University, China