Title: Lecturer, Master Supervisor

Email: rbzhang@stu.edu.cn

Office: Room 207, New Administrative Center, Sampu Shan Campus

Office Hours: Usually Friday 10:00-11:00 (or contact via email in advance)

[1] Academic Master, Major: Information and Communication Engineering, Direction: Communication and Information Systems

[2] Professional Master, Major: Communication Engineering (Including Broadband Network, Mobile Communication, etc.)

Dr. Rongbin ZHANG, born in Jieyang City, Guangdong Province, China, is a Lecturer and Master Supervisor in the Department of Electronic Engineering, Shantou University. He received his B.Eng. degree in Information Engineering from South China University of Technology (SCUT) in 2012, M.Eng. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from SCUT in 2015, and Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from City University of Hong Kong (CityU HK) in 2020. He was the recipient of the Outstanding Postgraduate Innovation Fund of SCUT (Excellent Professional Practice Postgraduate).

Since November 2020, he has been teaching at the Department of Electronic Engineering, Shantou University. His research focuses on wireless communication resource optimization, signal processing, and performance analysis, including wireless resource allocation, beamforming/precoder design optimization, non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), intelligent reflecting surface (IRS), cooperative communications, and interference management for heterogeneous networks. His research aims to improve resource utilization efficiency and reliability of various wireless communication systems.

His research results have been published in top academic journals and conferences such as IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing (TSP), IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT), IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoTJ), IEEE Communications Letters (CL), IEEE Signal Processing Letters (SPL), and IEEE GLOBECOM. He has presided over 2 projects of the Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation. He serves as a review expert for the Guangdong Provincial Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund and a reviewer for numerous top IEEE journals, including IEEE TSP, IEEE TWC, IEEE TCOMM, IEEE TVT, IEEE TGCN, IEEE CL, IEEE SPL, and IEEE WCL. He was awarded the title of "Excellent Head Teacher" of Shantou University for the 2024-2025 academic year.

He has successfully guided his students to win numerous awards in various discipline competitions, including the 3rd Prize in the National "Huawei Cup" Postgraduate Artificial Intelligence Innovation Competition, the 2nd Prize in the "Datang Cup" National College Student New Generation Information and Communication Technology Competition, and the 1st Prize in the East China Division of the National College Student Internet of Things Design Competition.

[1] Sep. 2008 to Jun. 2012, B.Eng. in Information Engineering, South China University of Technology (SCUT), Guangzhou, China.

[2] Sep. 2012 to Apr. 2015, M.Eng. in Electronics and Communication Engineering, South China University of Technology (SCUT), Guangzhou, China, Supervisor: Prof. Suili FENG.

[3] Sep. 2015 to Oct. 2020, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong (CityU HK), Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, Supervisor: Dr. Shu-Hung LEUNG.

[4] Nov. 2020 to present, Lecturer, Master Supervisor, Department of Electronic Engineering, College of Engineering, Shantou University (STU), Shantou, Guangdong, China.

[1] Rongbin Zhang, Anlu Gui, Peng Cao, Lingfeng Wu, Feng Huang, and Jiahui Li. "A novel Chinese-idiom automatic error correction method based on the hidden Markov model." In Proceedings of the 37th Conference on Computational Linguistics and Speech Processing (ROCLING), Taipei City, Taiwan, Nov. 2025, pp. 1–9.

[2] Yue Zhang, Wenkai Zheng, Pei Liu, Yaru Fu, and Rongbin Zhang. "Coverage-aware sensor clustering for network lifetime maximization in smart cities." In The 4th International Conference on Intelligence of Things (ICIT), Phuket, Thailand, Nov. 2025, pp. 1–12.

[3] Zhen Luo, Jingyu Huang, Wei Dong, Rongbin Zhang, and Menggang Chen. "Rate maximization for RIS-aided system based on deep-unfolding networks." IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Manuscript ID: VT-2025-06341, Revised and Resubmitted, Under 2nd Round of Review, pp. 1–5, Oct. 2025.

[4] Zhen Luo, Fu Xie, Rongbin Zhang, and Hongqing Liu. "Beamforming designs for hybrid relaying in mmWave systems based on deep unfolding." IEEE Signal Processing Letters, vol. 32, pp. 2050–2054, May 2025.

[5] Rongbin Zhang, Xiangfeng Hu, Huajiao Liu, Yue Zhang, Zhen Luo, and Hong Wang. "Performance analysis for MIMO-NOMA systems with transceivers and group-wise SIC." IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 72, no. 12, pp. 16221–16235, Dec. 2023.

[6] Rongbin Zhang, Huajiao Liu, Shu-Hung Leung, Yue Zhang, Weijun Tang, Hong Wang, Zhen Luo, and Sumit Roy. "Precoding design for multi-group MIMO-NOMA scheme with SIC residual analysis." IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. 4733–4750, Apr. 2023.

[7] Weijun Tang, Rongbin Zhang, and Suili Feng. "A spatiotemporal model for hard-deadline multistream traffic in uplink IoT networks." IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 601–615, Jan. 2022.

[8] Rongbin Zhang, Shu-Hung Leung, Hong Wang, Weijun Tang, and Zhen Luo. "Power minimization precoder design for uplink MIMO systems with multi-group NOMA scheme." IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 70, no. 10, pp. 10553–10569, Oct. 2021.

[9] Zhen Luo, Lei Zhao, Li Tonghui, Hongqing Liu, and Rongbin Zhang. "Robust hybrid precoding/combining designs for full-duplex millimeter wave relay systems." IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 70, no. 9, pp. 9577–9582, Jul. 2021.

[10] Rongbin Zhang, Shu-Hung Leung, Zhen Luo, and Hong Wang. "Precoding design for correlated MIMO-AF relay networks with statistical channel state information." IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 66, no. 22, pp. 5902–5916, Nov. 2018.

[11] Hong Wang, Rongbin Zhang, Rongfang Song, and Shu-Hung Leung. "A novel power minimization precoding scheme for MIMO-NOMA uplink systems." IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 22, no. 5, pp. 1106–1109, May 2018.

[12] Weijun Tang, Rongbin Zhang, Yuan Liu, and Suili Feng. "Joint resource allocation for eICIC in heterogeneous networks." In IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Austin, TX, Dec. 2014, pp. 2011–2016.

[1] Jan. 2024 to Dec. 2026, General Project of Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, Research on Spatial Resource Allocation Scheme for Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Communication and Sensing Systems with Multi-point Cooperation, No. 2024A1515011541, Participant.

[2] Jan. 2023 to Dec. 2025, General Project of Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, Key Technology Research on Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Communication Systems Enabled by Intelligent Reflecting Surface, No. 2023A1515011989, Principal Investigator.

[3] Oct. 2021 to Sep. 2024, Youth Fund Project of Guangdong Provincial Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund, Research on Precoding Technology and Its Imperfect SIC Scenario for MIMO-NOMA Multi-user Multi-relay Cooperative Communication Systems, No. 2021A151511105, Principal Investigator.

[4] Apr. 2021 to Mar. 2024, Scientific Research Startup Fund of Shantou University, Research on Precoder Design in MIMO-NOMA Wireless Communication Systems, No. NTF21024, Principal Investigator.

[5] Jan. 2017 to Jun. 2020, Research Grants Council (RGC) of the Hong Kong SAR, Distributed MIMO Coordination for Next Generation Small-cell Networks, No. 9042365, Participant.

[6] Jul. 2013 to Apr. 2015, Horizontal Project, TD-LTE Advanced Multi-point Cooperative Technology Development, Participant.

[7] Nov. 2012 to Sep. 2013, Horizontal Project, Shortwave and Mediumwave Networking Technology Development, Participant.

[8] Sep. 2011 to Jun. 2014, Horizontal Project, TD-LTE Key Technology and Future Technology Development, Participant.

[1] Rongbin Zhang, Xiangfeng Hu, Huajiao Liu, Anlu Gui. "Precoding Optimization Method, Device, Equipment and Medium for Multi-antenna Communication System." China, Patent No.: CN120768411A, Oct. 10, 2025.

[2] Suili Feng, Rongbin Zhang, Yuanzhang Zhang, Weijun Tang, Yuehua Ding, Xin Li. "Method and Device for Adaptive Adjustment of Extended Bias Value in Heterogeneous Networks." China, Patent No.: CN104410987B, Feb. 23, 2018.

[3] Yuehua Ding, Suili Feng, Nanxi Li, Rongbin Zhang. "Sphere Decoding Method for Wireless Communication Based on Signal Characteristics." China, Patent No.: CN104468040B, Apr. 13, 2018.

[4] Jiewei Fu, Shan Deng, Yuanzhang Zhang, Wei'an Chen, Rongbin Zhang, Suili Feng, Yuehua Ding, Xin Li, Yingtang Hu. "Fingerprint Positioning Method and Server." China, Patent No.: CN103442430B, Nov. 30, 2016.

[5] Jiewei Fu, Shan Deng, Yuanzhang Zhang, Rongbin Zhang, Wei'an Chen, Suili Feng, Yuehua Ding, Yingtang Hu. "Wireless Positioning Method and System." China, Patent No.: CN103687006A, Mar. 26, 2014.

[1] Aug. 2025, 12th National College Student Internet of Things Design Competition, 1st Prize in East China Division.

[2] May 2025, 12th "Datang Cup" National College Student New Generation Information and Communication Technology Competition, Information and Communication Engineering Practice Track, 1st Prize, 2nd Prize, and 3rd Prize in Guangdong Division.

[3] Sep. 2024, 6th "Huawei Cup" National Postgraduate Artificial Intelligence Innovation Competition, 3rd Prize in National Finals.

[4] Jul. 2024, 11th "Datang Cup" National College Student New Generation Information and Communication Technology Competition, Information and Communication Engineering Practice Track, 2nd Prize in National Finals.

[5] Apr. 2024, 11th "Datang Cup" National College Student New Generation Information and Communication Technology Competition, Information and Communication Engineering Practice Track, 1st Prize, 2nd Prize, and 3rd Prize in Guangdong Division.

[1] EEG3016A Principles of Communications, Shantou University, Fall Semesters of 2021/2022/2023/2024/2025, Instructor.

[2] EEG3027A Information Theory and Coding, Shantou University, Spring Semesters of 2022/2023, Instructor.

[3] EEG3024B DSP Technology and Its Applications, Shantou University, Spring Semesters of 2021/2022/2023/2024/2025, Instructor.

[4] EE3101 Communication Engineering, CityU HK, Spring 2018, Teaching Assistant.

[5] EE3210 Signals and Systems, CityU HK, Fall 2017, Teaching Assistant.

[6] EE2108 Engineering Analysis, CityU HK, Spring 2017, Teaching Assistant.

[7] EE1003 Fundamentals of Information Technology, CityU HK, Fall 2016, Teaching Assistant.

[8] GE1339 Wireless Connectivity in Modern Society, CityU HK, Spring 2016, Teaching Assistant.

Last updated: Nov. 2025