Recently, Dr. Cao Xueyan’s research team from the School of Electronic Information Engineering and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Key Laboratory of Intelligent Communication Sensing and Signal Processing achieved an important academic breakthrough. Their paper, titled “Self-Sustainable Multi-Functional RIS-Enabled Integrated Sensing and Communication Systems,” was published in the prestigious journal IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (Impact Factor: 9.2, Top Tier, CCF Class A, CAS Q1).
Research Highlights
This study proposes a novel framework for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS)-enabled integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems, emphasizing:
Self-sustainability through energy harvesting,
Multi-functionality supporting simultaneous wireless sensing and data transmission,
Joint optimization of beamforming, resource allocation, and sensing accuracy.
The work provides a theoretical foundation and practical design for future intelligent wireless networks that integrate energy-efficient communication and real-time sensing.
About the Author
Dr. Cao Xueyan is a research fellow at the School of Electronic Information Engineering, Inner Mongolia University. She is:
A B2-level scholar under the university’s prestigious “Junma Talent Program”,
A Category-V Talent under the “Yingcai Xingmeng” Talent Program of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
She received her Ph.D. in Information and Communication Engineering from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 2023.
Her research focuses on:
Wireless access networks,
Edge computing,
UAV communications,
Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces (IRS),
Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC),
covering areas such as transmission theory, ad-hoc networking, performance evaluation, beamforming, and resource allocation.
Academic Contributions
In the past five years, Dr. Cao has:
Led 2 National Natural Science Foundation (NSFC) projects and 1 Inner Mongolia NSFC project,
Received top-level funding for high-level talent in public institutions in the region,
Published 30+ papers in top-tier journals and conferences including IEEE TMC, IoT J, TCOM, TVT, TGCN, CHINA COMM, FITEE, IEEE ICC, VTC, and WCNC,
Served as reviewer for several major journals and conferences,
Held 4 authorized national invention patents.
Institutional Contributions
The School of Electronic Information Engineering and the Key Laboratory of Intelligent Communication Sensing and Signal Processing of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are the first affiliated institutions of the publication.
Dr. Cao Xueyan is the sole first author and corresponding author of the paper.
Funding Acknowledgment
This work was supported by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Project),
Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (Youth Project),
Inner Mongolia University “Junma Talent Program” High-Level Talent Research Start-Up Project,
“Yingcai Xingmeng” Talent Research Support Project of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
🔗 Article Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11129939
