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Dr. Yuanjian Li (李元健) has been serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communications and Networking, School of Advanced Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), Suzhou, China, since March 2025. He received his PhD degree from King's College London (KCL), UK. Prior to joining XJTLU, Dr. Li held research positions at several institutions worldwide, including Research Fellow at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), Research Associate at Heriot-Watt University (UK), and Research Assistant at the University of Warwick (UK).
As a core research team member, Dr. Li actively contributed to securing and executing four large-scale research projects with a total funding exceeding CNY 50 million. These projects, supported by notable funding bodies such as the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Singapore, Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) of Singapore, and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) of the UK, focus on next-generation wireless communication technologies, specifically deep reinforcement learning-enabled wireless resource management, drone-assisted Internet of Things (IoT), and space-air-ground integrated networks.
Dr. Li has published over 20 papers in prestigious journals and leading international conferences at the intersection of wireless communications, signal processing, machine learning, and quantum computing. As the first author, he has contributed 12 papers to top-tier venues, including IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (3 papers), IEEE Transactions on Communications (2 papers), IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (1 paper), IEEE Global Communications Conference (3 papers), IEEE International Conference on Communications (2 papers), and IEEE Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (1 paper). Among these, he is the corresponding author for 5 journal publications. Additionally, Dr. Li is actively involved in peer-reviewing activities for leading journals and conferences within his research scope.
Dr. Li has authored 9 patents in the fields of wireless communications and signal processing. He has also taken active roles in professional activities, serving as a session chair for IEEE ICC 2022 (Seoul, South Korea) in the Selected Areas in Communications: Machine Learning for Communications Track - Networks, and IEEE GLOBECOM 2024 (Cape Town, South Africa) in Machine Learning for UAVs. Furthermore, he has contributed as a Technical Program Committee (TPC) member for the International Conference on Internet of Things (ICIoT) 2024.
My interdisciplinary research focuses on AI for Next-Generation Wireless Systems.
My long-term goal is to build an Ecosystem of Wireless, AI, and Quantum Computing.
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Broadly speaking, my research expertise and interests include
Senior Reviewer for IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, since 2025
Session Chair for IEEE GLOBECOM’2024-SAC-AC-S01 : Machine learning for UAVs
Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member for International Conference on Internet of Things 2024 (ICIoT 2024)
Session Chair for IEEE ICC’2022-SAC-05 Machine Learning for Communications Track-Networks
Prospective PhD applicants are welcomed to contact me for informal discussion!
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
PhD, On UAVs for Wireless Networks: Resource Management, Performance Analysis and Trajectory Optimization, King's College London
Oct 2019 → Dec 2022
Award Date: 1 Dec 2022
Master, On Enhancing Secrecy Performance for Wireless Communications via Artificial Noise, Huaqiao University
Sept 2016 → Jun 2019
Award Date: 19 Jun 2019
Bachelor, Nanjing Tech University
Sept 2011 → Jun 2015
Award Date: 24 Jun 2015
Research Fellow, Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Jul 2023 → Mar 2025
Research Associate, Heriot-Watt University
Mar 2023 → Jun 2023
Research Assistant, University of Warwick
Jan 2023 → Feb 2023
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
Yuanjian Li (Invited speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Yuanjian Li (Invited speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Yuanjian Li (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
Yuanjian Li (Invited speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Yuanjian Li (Invited speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk