IoT Thrust Seminar | Near-Field Communications: What Will Be Different?
In this talk, the design dilemma of "What will be different between near-field communications (NFC) and far-field communications (FFC)?" is discussed from four perspectives. (1) From the channel modelling perspective, the differences between near-field and far-field channel models are discussed. (2) From the performance analysis perspective, analytical results for characterizing the degrees of freedom and the power scaling laws in the near-field region are provided. (3) From the beamforming perspective, the features of far-field beamsteering and near-field beamfocusing are compared. A couple of new beamforming structures for NFC are also introduced. (4) From the application perspective, several new designs are discussed in the context of promising next-generation technologies in NFC. Finally, research opportunities and problem are discussed.
Dr. Yuanwei Liu received the PhD degree in electrical engineering from the Queen Mary University of London, U.K., in 2016. He was with the Department of Informatics, King’s College London, from 2016 to 2017, where he was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow. He has been a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) with the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London, since Aug. 2021, where he was a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) from 2017 to 2021. His research interests include non-orthogonal multiple access, reconfigurable intelligent surface, integrated sensing and communications, and machine learning.
Yuanwei Liu is a Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher since 2021, an IEEE Communication Society Distinguished Lecturer, an IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Distinguished Lecturer, the academic Chair for the Next Generation Multiple Access Emerging Technology Initiative, the rapporteur of ETSI Industry Specification Group on Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces on work item of “Multi-functional Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS): Modelling, Optimisation, and Operation”, and the UK representative for the URSI Commission C on “Radio communication Systems and Signal Processing”. He was listed as one of 35 Innovators Under 35 China in 2022 by MIT Technology Review. He received IEEE ComSoc Outstanding Young Researcher Award for EMEA in 2020. He received the 2020 IEEE Signal Processing and Computing for Communications (SPCC) Technical Committee Early Achievement Award, IEEE Communication Theory Technical Committee (CTTC) 2021 Early Achievement Award. He received IEEE ComSoc Outstanding Nominee for Best Young Professionals Award in 2021. He is the co-recipient of the Best Student Paper Award in IEEE VTC2022-Fall, the Best Paper Award in ISWCS 2022, and the 2022 IEEE SPCC-TC Best Paper Award. He serves as the Co-Editor-in-Chief of IEEE ComSoc TC Newsletter, an Area Editor of IEEE Communications Letters, an Editor of IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, and IEEE Transactions on Communications. He serves as the (leading) Guest Editor for Proceedings of the IEEE on Next Generation Multiple Access, IEEE JSAC on Next Generation Multiple Access, IEEE JSTSP on Intelligent Signal Processing and Learning for Next Generation Multiple Access, and IEEE Network on Next Generation Multiple Access for 6G. He serves as the Publicity Co-Chair for IEEE VTC 2019-Fall, the Panel Co-Chair for IEEE WCNC 2024, Symposium Co-Chair for Cognitive Radio \& AI-Enabled Networks for IEEE GLOBECOM 2022 and Communication Theory for IEEE GLOBECOM 2023. He serves as the chair of Special Interest Group (SIG) in SPCC Technical Committee on Signal Processing Techniques for Next Generation Multiple Access, the vice-chair of SIG in SPCC Technical Committee on Near Field Communications for Next Generation Mobile Networks, and the vice-chair of SIG WTC on Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for Smart Radio Environments.