PROJECTSResearch projects

Research projects

Covers 13 research and applied topics spanning wireless sensor networks, cellular and satellite communications, visual computing, medical and aging studies, and power-equipment inspection.

13 projects6 directions

01 Agro-Forestry & WSN02 5G/6G & Satellite03 ISAC04 Vision & Medical05 Aging & Health06 Power Inspection

RESEARCH DIRECTION

Smart Agro-Forestry & Forest Sensor Networks

Addressing monitoring and data acquisition demands in forest pest and wildfire surveillance, tea-garden disease recognition, and complex under-canopy environments through aerial and near-ground visual sensing alongside low-power wireless sensor networks.

Dense forest canopy scene photograph
[Scene photo] Forest canopy scene. Robert Kerton / CSIRO · Source ↗ · CC BY 3.0 ↗
  • NSFC General Program
  • Led by Team Member

Theoretical Research on QoS Guarantee for Forest Wireless Sensor Networks Toward Multi-Dimensional High-Precision Sensing

Investigates quality-of-service assurance theory for multi-dimensional, high-precision sensing in forest wireless sensor networks.

Crossbow Telos wireless sensor node circuit board with USB connector
[Scene photo] Low-power wireless sensor-node hardware board. Jbasic · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗
  • NSFC Young Scientists Fund
  • 2018–2020
  • Led by Team Member

Theoretical Research on Service QoS Guarantee in Energy-Harvesting Cognitive Sensor Networks

Examines quality-of-service (QoS) assurance theory in energy-harvesting cognitive sensor networks, focusing on resource management and service reliability under energy constraints.

  • Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Youth Program)
  • 2017–2020-08
  • Led by Team Member

Service QoS Guarantee Technologies for Cognitive Sensor Networks Under Dynamic Energy

Studies quality-of-service (QoS) assurance techniques for cognitive sensor networks operating under dynamic energy conditions, addressing how energy fluctuations affect network service capability.

RESEARCH DIRECTION

Ultra-Dense Wireless Networks & Satellite-Terrestrial Multiple Access

Targeting 5G/6G ultra-dense heterogeneous cellular networks and low-Earth-orbit satellite IoT scenarios, this direction studies low-overhead high-dimensional channel acquisition, multi-cell cooperative interference management, and reliable multiple access across dynamic satellite-terrestrial links.

Technical diagram: base station via reconfigurable intelligent surface to receiver
[Technical diagram] Signal path from base station via reconfigurable surface to receivers.
  • NSFC Young Scientists Fund
  • 2022–2024
  • Led by Team Member

Mechanism and Performance of RIS-Assisted Low-Overhead Interference Alignment Transmission

Studies the transmission mechanisms and performance of low-overhead interference alignment assisted by reconfigurable intelligent surfaces for efficient cooperative transmission in ultra-dense heterogeneous networks.

Satellite ground station parabolic antennas in a green valley
[Scene photo] Satellite ground-station antenna facility. VargaA · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
  • NSFC Young Scientists Fund
  • 2019–2021
  • Led by Team Member

Physical-Layer Synchronization Acquisition and Random Access for Space-Based Massive Wireless IoT Systems

Investigates physical-layer synchronization acquisition and random access techniques for space-based massive wireless IoT systems under long propagation delays, large frequency offsets, and concurrent massive terminal access.

Rooftop cellular sector antennas and satellite antennas
[Scene photo] Rooftop cellular and satellite antennas. Atlaslin · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗
  • Huawei Industry-University Collaboration
  • 2020–2022
  • Led by Team Member

Huawei Industry-University Research Collaboration

Covers industry-academia research with Huawei on channel acquisition and modelling, cooperative interference management, and metasurface-assisted communication.

  • Multi-dimensional joint cross-link interference cancellation across time, frequency, space and power
  • ISAC channel measurement and modelling
  • Coordinated macro-cell interference stream control
  • RB-level channel reconstruction in coordinated scenarios
  • High-precision channel acquisition with non-orthogonal pilots
  • Channel characteristic analysis and estimation for metasurface-assisted communications

RESEARCH DIRECTION

Integrated Sensing and Communications

Utilizing radio-frequency signals to simultaneously transmit data and sense environmental and target states, with a focus on WiFi human-action sensing complexity, full-duplex communication security, and energy efficiency in metasurface-assisted wireless systems.

RESEARCH DIRECTION

Visual Representation Learning & Medical Image Analysis

Combining general deep visual network construction theory with targeted medical image analysis, this direction refines feature extraction operators via signal modulation, wavelet analysis, and multi-channel algebraic structures; scattering networks are studied for medical image segmentation, and multimodal fusion for thyroid-cancer lymph-node metastasis prediction.

Method-foundation project

Technical diagram: multi-channel input through complex and quaternion convolution to coupled features
[Structure diagram] Multi-channel input through complex/quaternion convolution to coupled feature representation.
  • NSFC General Program
  • No. 61876037
  • 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31
  • CNY 620,000
  • Completed
  • Participant

Construction Methods and Applications of Complex- and Quaternion-Valued Convolutional Neural Networks

Explores construction methods and applications of convolutional neural networks in complex and quaternion domains as a foundational methodology study in visual representation and machine learning.

Medical imaging projects

Public transverse thyroid ultrasound image
[Scene photo] Public transverse thyroid ultrasound image. Nevit Dilmen · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗
  • NSFC Young Scientists Fund
  • No. 6250010919
  • 2026-01-01 to 2028-12-31
  • CNY 300,000
  • In progress
  • Project lead

Intelligent Prediction and Interpretability of Lymph Node Metastasis in Thyroid Cancer Based on Multimodal Fusion

Focuses on intelligent prediction and interpretability methods for thyroid cancer lymph node metastasis based on multimodal fusion.

RESEARCH DIRECTION

Aging Assessment & Smart Health Management

Addressing geriatric health evaluation and frailty risk identification requirements through algorithmic and applied research centered on physiological function evaluation, multi-organ aging quantification, and personalized health management.

Hand gripping a mechanical dynamometer for strength assessment
[Scene photo] Grip strength assessment with a dynamometer. Ashashyou · Source ↗ · CC0 1.0 ↗
  • Jiangsu Province Hospital Key Project for National Medical Center Construction
  • In progress
  • Participant

AI-Assisted Aging Early Warning and Personalized Anti-Aging Management System

Participates in a key research initiative with Jiangsu Province Hospital for National Medical Center construction, focusing on AI-enabled early aging warning and personalized anti-aging management frameworks.

  • Jiangsu Provincial Frontier Technology R&D Program
  • 2027-01-01 to 2029-12-31
  • Key Technical Member

Key Technologies for Frailty Early Warning and Smart Management Based on Organ-Level Aging Assessment

Scheduled for 2027-01-01 to 2029-12-31, the research focus is on key technologies for early frailty warning and smart health management based on organ-level aging assessment.

RESEARCH DIRECTION

Power Equipment Visual Inspection & Acoustic-Parameter Joint Analysis

Serving field operation and maintenance needs in power distribution and metering scenarios, this direction studies equipment localization and defect review workflows in field imagery alongside joint analysis of transformer operating audio and synchronous monitoring parameters.

Meter-box crack highlighted by a yellow detection box labelled cracked_box with a model score
[Project output] Metering-box crack detection sample; the number is the model score for this inference, not accuracy.
  • Applied Industry R&D

Power Grid Visual Inspection

Studies two-stage equipment localization, defect detection, and manual review mapping for power field imagery, targeting inspection scenarios such as metering boxes, energy meters, data collectors, instrument transformers, enclosure cracks, missing inspection windows, exposed wiring, and work compliance, supported by image-inference demonstration code and Android edge-inference candidate modules.

Technical diagram: audio, parameters, and status records aligned for acoustic–parameter joint analysis
[Technical diagram] Time alignment and joint-analysis workflow for audio, parameters, and status records.
  • Applied Industry R&D

Power Grid Acoustic–Parameter Joint Large Model

Focuses on data preparation and joint analysis methodology for the Power Grid Acoustic-and-Parameter Large Model, combining equipment operating audio recordings with synchronous operational parameters and status records from the same equipment and time window.