received the B.E. degree from the Beijing Institute of Technology, China, in 2013, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, in 2019. In 2016, he was a Visiting Ph.D. Student with the Institute of Telecommunications, Vienna University of Technology, Austria. He was a Research Assistant with the University of Sydney, a Visiting Associate Fellow with the University of Wollongong, and a Visiting Fellow with the University of Southampton, from 2017 to 2019. From 2019 to 2021, he was a Research Associate with the University of New South Wales. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Communications Letters, an Associate Editor and an Award Committee Member for the EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing. He has led the guest editorial teams for three special issues in IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, and China Communications. He was an Organizer/the Chair of several workshops and special sessions on orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) and integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) in flagship IEEE and ACM conferences, including IEEE ICC, IEEE/CIC ICCC, IEEE SPAWC, IEEE VTC, IEEE WCNC, IEEE ICASSP, and ACM MobiCom. He is the Founding Chair of the IEEE ComSoc Special Interest Group on Orthogonal Time Frequency Space (OTFS-SIG). He has been listed in the World's Top 2% Scientists by

Stanford University for citation impact.He was a recipient of the Best Ph.D. Thesis Award from the Chinese Institute of Electronics, the Best Editor from IEEE CommL, the Exemplary Reviewer from IEEE TCOM/WCL, as well as the Best Paper Award from IEEE ICC 2023 and IEEE/CIC ICCC 2023.

Education Background

2009.09 – 2013.06，B.A. of Information Engineering/Economics ,Beijing Institute of Technology

2013.09 – 2019.06，Ph.D. of Information and Communication Engineering ,Beijing Institute of Technology               

2016.10 – 2016.12，Visiting fellow of Prof. Franz Hlwatsch (IEEE Fellow) ,Technical University of Vienna                                     

2017.08 – 2019.08，Ph.D. in Engineering ,University of Technology Sydney

2019.03– 2019.05 ，Visiting fellow in University of Southampton 

Working Experience

2021-01 - now， Assistant Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology

2019-07 - 2021- 01，Research Associate University of New South Wales 

Research Area

Vehicular Networks

Network Localization and Tracking

Orthogonal Time Frequency Space Modulation

Bayesian Inference

Integrated Sensing and Communication

Publications

W. Yuan, F. Liu, C. Masouros, J. Yuan, D. W. K. Ng, and N. González-Prelcic, ''Bayesian Predictive Beamforming for Vehicular Networks: A Low-overhead Joint Radar-Communication Approach", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.

W. Yuan, Z. Wei, J. Yuan, and D. W. K. Ng, "A Simple Variational Bayes Detector for Orthogonal Time Frequency Space", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.

W. Yuan, N. Wu, Q. Guo, D. W. K. Ng, J. Yuan, and L. Hanzo, "Iterative Joint Channel Estimation, User Activity Tracking and Data Detection for FTN-NOMA Systems Supporting Random Access", IEEE Transactions on Communications.

W. Yuan, N. Wu, A. Zhang, X. Huang, Y. Li, and L. Hanzo, "Iterative Receiver Design for FTN Signaling Aided Sparse Code Multiple Access", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.

W. Yuan, N. Wu, Q. Guo, Y. Li, X. Huang, and L. Hanzo, "TOA Based Passive Localization with Factor Graphs: A Unified Framework", IEEE Transactions on Communications.

W. Yuan, N. Wu, B. Etzlinger, Y. Li, C. Yan, and L. Hanzo, "Expectation Maximization-Based Passive Localization with Asynchronous Receivers: Centralized and Distributed Implementations", IEEE Transactions on Communications.

W. Yuan, N. Wu, C. Yan, Y. Li, X. Huang, and L. Hanzo, "A Low-Complexity Energy Minimization Based SCMA Detector and Its Convergence Analysis", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.

W. Yuan, C. Liu, F. Liu, S. Li, and D. W. K. Ng, "Learning-based Predictive Beamforming for UAV Communications with Jittering", IEEE Wireless Communication Letters.

W. Yuan, S. Li, and D. W. K. Ng, "Distributed Estimation Framework for Beyond 5G Intelligent Vehicular Networks", IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology.

W. Yuan, N. Wu, Q. Guo, Y. Li, C. Xing, and J. Kuang, "Iterative Receivers for Downlink MIMO-SCMA: Convergence-guaranteed Message Passing and Distributed Cooperative Detection", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.

W. Yuan, S. Li, Z. Wei, J. Yuan, and D. W. K. Ng, "Data-Aided Channel Estimation for OTFS Systems with Superimposed Pilot and Data Transmission Scheme," IEEE Wireless Communication Letters.

W. Yuan, N. Wu, B. Etzlinger, H. Wang, and J. Kuang, "Cooperative Joint Localization and Clock Synchronization Based on Gaussian Message Passing in Asynchronous Wireless Networks", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.

W. Yuan, N. Wu, H. Wang, and J. Kuang, "Variational Inference-based Frequency Domain Equalization for Faster-than-Nyquist Signaling in Doubly Selective Channels", IEEE Signal Processing Letters.

W. Yuan, Z. Wei, S. Li, J. Yuan, and D. W. K. Ng, "Integrated Radar Sensing and Communication-assisted Orthogonal Time Frequency Space Transmission for Vehicular Networks," IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing.

Z. Wei, W. Yuan*, S. Li, J. Yuan, G. Bharatula, R. Hadani, and L. Hanzo, "Orthogonal Time-Frequency Space Modulation: A Full-Diversity Next Generation Waveform," IEEE Wireless Communications.

C. Liu, W. Yuan*, Z. Wei, X. Liu, and D. W. K. Ng, "Location-aware Predictive Beamforming for UAV Communications: A Deep Learning Approach", IEEE Wireless Communications Letters.

D. Shi, W. Yuan*, S. Li, N. Wu, and D. W. K. Ng, "Cycle-Slip Detection and Correction for Carrier Phase Synchronization in Coded Systems", IEEE Communication Letters.

Z. Wei, W. Yuan*, S. Li, J. Yuan, and D. W. K. Ng, "Transmitter and Receiver Window Design for Orthogonal Time Frequency Space Modulation", IEEE Transactions on Communications.

S. Li, J. Yuan, W. Yuan*, Z. Wei, B. Bai, and D. W. K. Ng, "Performance Analysis of Coded OTFS Systems over High-Mobility Channels", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.

S. Li, W. Yuan*, Z. Wei, J. Yuan, B. Bai, D. W. K. Ng, and Y. Xie, "Hybrid MAP and PIC Detection for OTFS Modulation," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology,

F. Liu, W. Yuan*, C. Masouros, and J. Yuan, "Radar-Assisted Predictive Beamforming for Vehicular Links: Communication Served by Sensing", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.

S. Li, W. Yuan*, J. Yuan, B. Bai, D. W. K. Ng, and L. Hanzo, "Time-Domain vs. Frequency-Domain Equalization for FTN Signaling", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.

Awards

IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC) Best Paper Award, 2023

1st Prize of Invention Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award, China Association of Inventions, 2023 (Lead Contributor)

IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) Best Paper Award, 2023 (0.6%)

1st Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award, China Institute of Communications, 2022

18th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems Best Paper Award, 2022

World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University for citation impact, 2022

Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program, China Association for Science and Technology, 2022

Best Editor Award, IEEE Communications Letters, 2022

Best Ph.D. Thesis Award of Chinese Institute of Electronics, 2021

Exemplary Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2021

Exemplary Reviewer, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 2021

UTS Post Thesis Publication Award, Faculty of Engneering and Information Technology, UTS, 2019