Work Experience

  1. June 2026 – present

    Reader (Associate Professor)

    University of Liverpool, UK

    Trustworthy Computing, School of Computer Science and Informatics

  2. October 2022 – May 2026

    Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor)

    University of Liverpool, UK

    October 2022 – August 2025: Advanced Networks Research Group (ANRG), Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics.

    September 2025 – May 2026: Trustworthy Computing, School of Computer Science and Informatics.

  3. June 2020 – September 2022

    Lecturer (Assistant Professor)

    University of Liverpool, UK

    Advanced Networks Research Group (ANRG), Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

  4. February 2018 – May 2020

    Tenure Track Fellow (Assistant Professor)

    University of Liverpool, UK

    Advanced Networks Research Group (ANRG), Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

  5. February 2016 – January 2018

    Research Fellow

    Queen’s University Belfast, UK

    School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Education

October 2012 – January 2016

Doctor of Philosophy in Electronics and Electrical Engineering

Queen’s University Belfast, UK

Centre for Wireless Innovation, Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT)

Thesis: Key Generation and Physical Layer Encryption for Secure Wireless Communications

Supervisors: Prof Roger Woods (Principal Supervisor); Dr Trung Q. Duong (Secondary Supervisor); Prof Alan Marshall (External Supervisor, University of Liverpool).

Funding: A prestigious full University International Studentship as part of the international WiPhyLoc8 project involving Rice University, USA, and University College Dublin, Ireland.

September 2009 – January 2012

Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering

Tianjin University, China

Supervisor: Prof Chao Wang

September 2005 – July 2009

Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering

Tianjin University, China

Professional Recognition

IEEE Senior Member

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)