Dr. Changsheng You

Dr. Changsheng You

Assistant Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology

Research Portfolio

Publications

* indicates corresponding author.

Publication Type

Book Chapter

  1. C. You, Y. Mao, J. Zhang, and K. Huang, "Energy-Efficient Offloading for Mobile Edge Computing", in Wiley 5G Ref, 2019.
Research Themes

Journal Articles by Topic

AI

AI and Wireless Communications

4 papers

Learning-enabled wireless communications, generative CSI feedback, and vision-language beam prediction.

  1. J. Li, C. You*, G. Cheng, H. Sun, C. Zhou, L. Dai, "Near-field Beam Training under Multi-path Channels: A Hybrid Learning-and-Optimization Approach", submitted to IEEE for possible publication.
  2. C. Kou, C. You*, M. Wu, D. Wen, Z. Zhang, C. Xing, "BeamVLM for Low-altitude Economy: Generative Beam Prediction via Vision-language Models", submitted to IEEE for possible publication.
  3. L. Yao, C. You*, C. Zhou, Y. Gong, and C. Xing, "Deep Learning-based Generative CSI Feedback: Predict, Encode, and Feedback", submitted to IEEE for possible publication.
  4. S. Xie, D. Wen, C. You, Q. Chen, M. Bennis, K. Huang, "FedLoDrop: Federated LoRA with Dropout for Generalized LLM Fine-tuning", IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun., vol. 44, pp. 3541-3556, 2026.
  5. S. Xie, D. Wen, X. Liu, C. You, T. Ratnarajah, K. Huang, "Federated Dropout: Convergence Analysis and Resource Allocation", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 25, pp. 18669-18684, 2026.
Research Theme

Near-field Communications

Survey & Tutorial

6 papers

Tutorials, surveys, and perspective papers on near-field wireless systems and XL-MIMO.

  1. H. Lu, Y. Zeng, C. You, Y. Han, J. Zhang, Z. Wang, Z. Dong, S. Jin, C. Wang, T. Jiang, X. You, R. Zhang, "A Tutorial on Near-Field XL-MIMO Communications Towards 6G", IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 2213-2257, Fourthquarter, 2024. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, ESI Hot Paper)
  2. C. You, Y. Cai*, Y. Liu, M. D. Renzo, T. M. Duman, A. Yener, A. L. Swindlehurst, "Next Generation Advanced Transceiver Technologies for 6G and beyond", IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun., vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 582-627, Mar. 2025. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, ESI Hot Paper)
  3. C. You*, Y. Zhang, C. Wu, Y. Zeng, B. Zheng, L. Chen, L. Dai, and A. L. Swindlehurst, "Near-Field Beam Management for Extremely Large-Scale Array Communications", submitted to IEEE for possible publication.
  4. J. Cong, C. You*, J. Li, L. Chen, B. Zheng, Y. Liu, W. Wu, Y. Gong, S. Jin, and R. Zhang, "Near-field Integrated Sensing and Communication: Opportunities and Challenges", IEEE Wireless Commun., vol. 31, no. 6, pp. 162-169, Dec. 2024. (Popular article in IEEE WCM)
  5. Q. Dai, Y. Zeng, H. Wang, C. You, et al., "A Tutorial on MIMO-OFDM ISAC: From Far-Field to Near-Field", IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, vol. 28, pp. 4319-4358, 2026.
  6. Z. Ding, J. Zhang, C. You, P. Tang, H. Xing, Z. Yuan, J. Meng, and G. Liu, "Far-Field vs. Near-Field Propagation Channels: Key Differences and Impact on 6G XL-MIMO Performance Evaluation", China Commun., vol. 22, no. 10, pp. 186-198, Oct. 2025.

Beam Training and Channel Estimation

9 papers

Beam training, codebook design, and channel estimation for near-field XL-array systems.

  1. Y. Zhang, X. Wu, and C. You*, "Fast Near-Field Beam Training for Extremely Large-Scale Array", IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 11, no. 12, pp. 2625-2629, Dec. 2022. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, Popular article in IEEE WCL, code)
  2. X. Wu, C. You*, J. Li, and Y. Zhang, "Near-Field Beam Training: Joint Angle and Range Estimation with DFT Codebook", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 23, no. 9, pp. 11890-11903, Sep. 2024.
  3. C. Wu, C. You*, Y. Liu, L. Chen, and S. Shi, "Two-Stage Hierarchical Beam Training for Near-Field Communications", IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 73, no. 2, pp. 2032-2044, Feb. 2024. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, Popular article in IEEE TVT)
  4. T. Wang, C. You*, F. Zhou, and C. Yin*, "Base Station Beamforming Design in Near-field XL-IRS Beam Training", IEEE Commun. Lett., vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 932-936, Apr. 2024.
  5. L. Liu, C. You*, Y. Zhang, and T. Liu, "Side Angle Information Assisted Near-Field Beam Training for XL-Array Communications", IEEE Commun. Lett., vol. 28, no. 9, pp. 2201-2205, Sep. 2024.
  6. L. Yao, C. You*, Z. Huang, C. Zhou, Z. Yang, X. Li, "Codebook Design for Limited Feedback in Near-Field XL-MIMO Systems", IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 74, pp. 6426-6442, 2026.
  7. T. Wang, C. You*, and C. Yin*, "Beam-Steering Aided Hierarchical Codebook for Near-Field Beam Training", IEEE Open J. Commun. Society, vol. 6, pp. 8335-8350, 2025.
  8. X. Shi, J. Wang, X. Wang, C. You, and J. Song, "Double-sided XL-MIMO: Beamfocusing Codeword Selection and Channel Estimation", IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 73, no. 5, pp. 3441-3455, May 2025.
  9. Z. Ding, J. Zhang, Z. Yuan, P. Tang, C. You, L. Tian, K. Chen, and G. Liu, "Low-Dimensional Near-Field Codebook Design for Extremely Large-Scale MIMO Systems with Uniform Circular Arrays", IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 74, no. 10, pp. 16511-16515, Oct. 2025.

Mixed Near- and Far-field Communication and Sensing

8 papers

Mixed-field communication, sensing, localization, security, and interference mitigation.

  1. Y. Zhang, and C. You*, "SWIPT in Mixed Near- and Far-Field Channels: Joint Beam Scheduling and Power Allocation", IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun., vol. 42, no. 6, pp. 1583-1597, June 2024. (Popular article in IEEE JSAC)
  2. Y. Zhang, C. You*, L. Chen, and B. Zheng, "Mixed Near- and Far-Field Communications for Extremely Large-Scale Array: An Interference Perspective", IEEE Commun. Lett., vol. 27, no. 9, pp. 2496-2500, Sep. 2023. (Popular article in IEEE CL)
  3. C. Zhou, C. You*, C. Zhou, H. Cheng, and S. Shi, "Mixed Near-field and Far-field Target Localization for Low-altitude Economy", submitted to IEEE for possible publication.
  4. T. Liu, C. You*, C. Zhou, Y. Zhang, S. Gong, H. Liu, and G. Zhang, "Physical-Layer Security in Mixed Near-Field and Far-Field Communication Systems", IEEE Trans. Cog. Commun. Netw., vol. 12, pp. 4045-4059, 2026.
  5. C. Zhou, C. You*, C. Zhou, H. Lin, and Y. Gong, "MA-enhanced Mixed Near-field and Far-field Covert Communications", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 25, pp. 14037-14052, 2026.
  6. Y. Zhang, C. You*, R. Zhang, B. Zheng, H. C. So, D. Niyato, T. Q. S. Quek, "Rotatable Antenna Enabled Multi-Cell Mixed Near-Field and Far-Field Communications", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 25, pp. 16120-16135, 2026.
  7. T. Liu, C. You*, C. Zhou, M. Wu, M. M. Zhao, Z. Wang, "Mitigating Mixed-field Interference in Near-field and Far-field Communications: An Antenna Selection Approach", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 25,pp. 20086-20101, 2026.
  8. C. Zhou, C. You*, C. Zhou, L. Chen, Y. Gong, and C. Xing, "Low-complexity Design for Beam Coverage in Near-field and Far-field: A Fourier Transform Approach", accepted to IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun.
  9. Y. Yi, G. Zhang, M. Cui, C. You, and Q. Wu, "AN-Aided Secure Beamforming for ELAA-SWIPT in Mixed Near-and Far-Field", accepted to IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 14, no. 11, pp. 3789-3793, Nov. 2025.

Sparse Arrays

4 papers

Sparse arrays, multi-beam training, and super-resolution beam training for near-field communications.

  1. C. Zhou, C. You*, H. Zhang, L. Chen, S. Shi, "Sparse Array Enabled Near-Field Communications: Beam Pattern Analysis and Hybrid Beamforming Design", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 24, no. 12, pp. 10261-10277, Dec. 2025.
  2. C. Zhou, C. You*, Z. Huang*, S. Shi, Y. Gong, C. B. Chae, K. Huang, "Multi-beam Training for Near-field Communications in High-frequency Bands: A Sparse Array Perspective", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 25, pp. 6937-6953, 2026.
  3. C. Zhou, C. Wu*, C. You*, J. Zhou, and S. Shi, "Near-field Beam Training with Sparse DFT Codebook", IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 73, no. 6, pp. 4394-4408, June 2025.
  4. C. Zhou, C. You*, S. Shi*, J. Zhou, and C. Wu, "Super-resolution Wideband Beam Training for Near-field Communications with Ultra-low Overhead", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 12, no. 14, pp. 28793-28808, July 2025.

Beamforming Design and Performance Analysis

6 papers

Beamforming design, performance analysis, and physical-layer security for near-field systems.

  1. G. Li, C. You*, G. Shang, and S. Wu, "Near-field Communications with Extremely Large-Scale Uniform Arc Arrays: Channel Modelling and Performance Analysis", IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 1009-1013, Apr. 2025.
  2. H. Zhang, C. You*, and C. Zhou, "Near-field Beam-focusing Pattern under Discrete Phase Shifters", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 25, pp. 631-646, 2026.
  3. Y. Zhang, Y. Fang, C. You*, Y. A. Zhang, and H. C. So, "Performance Analysis and Low-Complexity Beamforming Design for Near-Field Physical Layer Security", IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 74, pp. 781-796, 2026.
  4. C. Zhou, C. You*, C. Zhou, C. Xing, and J. Zhang, "Near-field Physical Layer Security: Robust Beamforming under Location Uncertainty", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 25, pp. 17384-17398, 2026.
  5. M. Wu, C. You*, and X. Lei, "Beam-focusing Analysis for Modular XL-arrays: Effect of Time Synchronization Errors", IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 15, pp. 3571-3575, 2026.
  6. J. Li, L. Yang, C. You, I. Ahmad, PS. Bithas, M. Di. Renzo, and D. Niyato, "Absorptive RIS-Assisted Near-Field Covert Communication With Fluid Antenna Systems", IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun., vol. 44, pp. 2052-2070, 2026. (ESI Highly Cited Paper)
  7. B. Qin, F. Zhou, W. Zhang, C. You, and B. Zheng, "Fast Distance Sampling for Uniform Circular Array in Near-Field 3D Beam-Focusing", IEEE Signal Proc. Lett., vol. 31, pp. 2210-2214, Aug. 2025.

Localization and Sensing

5 papers

Near-field positioning, attitude sensing, target localization, and hardware impairment analysis.

  1. A. Chen, L. Chen, Y. Chen, N. Zhao, and C. You, "Near-Field Positioning and Attitude Sensing Based on Electromagnetic Propagation Modeling", IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun., vol. 42, no. 9, pp. 2179-2195, Sep. 2024.
  2. A. Chen, L. Chen, Y. Chen, C. You, G. Wei, and F. Yu, "Cramer-Rao Bounds of Near-Field Positioning Based on Electromagnetic Propagation Model", IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 72, no. 11, pp. 13808-13825, Nov. 2023.
  3. H. Cheng, C. You*, C. Zhou, W. Yuan, and N. Wu*, "Near-field Multi-target Localization with Coprime Arrays", IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 73, no. 12, pp. 13563-13577, Dec. 2025.
  4. Z. Liu, B. Zheng, Q. Wu, C. You, W. Mei, K. Chen, J. Tang, "Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Near-Field Localization With Array Spatial Correlation", IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 14, no. 7, pp. 2194-2198, July 2025.
  5. J. Li, C. You*, C. Zhou, Y. Zeng, and Z. Feng, "Near-field Target Localization: Effect of Hardware Impairments", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 25, pp. 18885-18899, 2026.
FAS

Flexible Antenna Systems

11 papers

Movable, rotatable, frequency-switching, and six-dimensional antenna systems for future wireless networks.

  1. C. Zhou, C. You*, C. Zhou, L. Yao, W. Yuan, B. Zheng, and N. Wu, "Rotatable IRS-Assisted 6DMA Communications: A Two-timescale Design", submitted to IEEE for possible publication.
  2. X. Shao, W. Mei, C. You, et al. "A Tutorial on Six-Dimensional Movable Antenna for 6G Networks: Synergizing Positionable and Rotatable Antennas", IEEE Commun. Surveys Tuts., vol. 28, pp. 3666-3709, 2026. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, ESI Hot Paper)
  3. B. Zheng, T. Ma, C. You, J. Tang, R. Schober, and R. Zhang, "Rotatable antenna enabled wireless communication and sensing: Opportunities and challenges", IEEE Wireless Commun., pp. 1-8, 2025. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, ESI Hot Paper)
  4. Y. Zhang, C. You*, and H. C. So, "Movable-Antenna Position Optimization: A New Evolutionary Framework", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 25, pp. 5216-5231, 2026.
  5. C. Zhou, C. You*, B. Zheng, X. Shao, R. Zhang, "Rotatable antennas for integrated sensing and communications", IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 14, no. 9, pp. 2838-2842, Sep. 2025.
  6. C. Zhou, C. You*, S. Shi, and W. Mei, "Frequency-switching Array based Null-steering Beamforming for Physical-Layer Security in Terahertz Bands", SCIENCE CHINA Information Sciences, vol. 68, no. 12, 2025.
  7. L. Yao, C. You*, C. Zhou, B. Zheng, and W. Mei, "Position Optimization for Two-layer Movable Antenna Systems", IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 15, pp. 1270-1274, 2026.
  8. C. Zhou, B. Lyu, C. You, and Z. Liu, "Movable Antenna Enabled Symbiotic Radio Systems: An Opportunity for Mutualism", IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 13, no. 10, pp. 2752-2756, Oct. 2024.
  9. J. Feng, B. Zheng, C. You, P. Chen, X. Xiong, and F. Chen, "6D Deployment Optimization for Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Aided Wireless Communication", IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 1276-1280, May 2025.
  10. L. Dai, B. Zheng, Q. Wu, C. You, R. Schober, and R. Zhang, "Rotatable antenna-enabled secure wireless communication", IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 14, no. 11, pp. 3440-3444, Nov. 2025.
  11. B. Lyu, J. Guan, M. Hua, C. You, T. Mao, and A. Jamalipour, "Secure Transmission for Cell-Free Symbiotic Radio Communications with Movable Antenna: Continuous and Discrete Positioning Designs", IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun., vol. 44, pp. 3878-3893, 2026.
Research Theme

Intelligent Reflecting Surface

Survey & Tutorial

8 papers

Tutorials, surveys, and perspectives on intelligent reflecting surfaces and RIS-empowered wireless networks.

  1. Q. Wu, S. Zhang, B. Zheng, C. You, and R. Zhang, "Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Wireless Communications: A Tutorial", IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 69, no. 5, pp. 3313-3351, May 2021. (EIC Invited paper, ESI Hot Paper, ESI Highly Cited Paper
  2. C. You, B. Zheng, W. Mei, and R. Zhang, "How to deploy intelligent reflecting surfaces in wireless network: BS-side, user-side or both sides?", Journal of Communications and Information Networks, vol. 7, no. 1, Mar. 2022. (Invited Paper)
  3. C. You, Z. Kang, Y. Zeng, and R. Zhang, "Enabling Smart Reflection in Integrated Air-Ground Wireless Network: IRS Meets UAV", IEEE Wireless Commun., vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 138-144, Dec. 2021.
  4. B. Zheng, C. You, W. Mei, and R. Zhang, "A Survey on Channel Estimation and Practical Passive Beamforming Design for Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Wireless Communications", IEEE Commun. Surveys Tuts., vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 1035-1071, 2022. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, ESI Hot Paper)
  5. W. Mei, B. Zheng, C. You, and R. Zhang, "Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Wireless Networks: From Single-Reflection to Multi-Reflection Design and Optimization", Proc. IEEE, vol. 110, no. 9, pp. 1380-1400, 2022. (Invited Paper, ESI Highly Cited Paper)
  6. M. Zeng, W. Hao, Z. Peng, Z. Chu, X. Li, C. You, and C. Pan, "Resource Allocation for RIS-Empowered Wireless Communications: Low-Complexity and Robust Designs", IEEE Wireless Commun., vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 68-75, 2024.
  7. Q. Wu, B. Zheng, C. You, L. Zhu, K. Shen, X. Shao, W. Mei, B. Di, H. Zhang, E. Basar, L. Song, M. D. Renzo, Z. Luo, R. Zhang, "Intelligent Surfaces Empowered Wireless Network: Recent Advances and The Road to 6G", Proc. IEEE, vol. 112, no. 7, pp. 724-763, 2024. (ESI Hot Paper, ESI Highly Cited Paper)
  8. W. Ni, W. Wang, A. Zheng, P. Wang, C. You, Y. C. Eldar, D. Niyato, and R. Schober, "Two birds with one stone: Enhancing communication and sensing via multi-functional RIS", IEEE Wireless Commun., vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 72-80, Aug. 2025.

Active IRS

9 papers

Active, passive, hybrid, and relay-oriented IRS architectures.

  1. Z. Kang, C. You*, and R. Zhang*, "Active-IRS-Aided Wireless Communication: Fundamentals, Designs and Open Issues", IEEE Wireless Commun. Mag., vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 368-374, 2024.
  2. C. You and R. Zhang, "Wireless Communication Aided by Intelligent Reflecting Surface: Active or Passive?", IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 10, no. 12, pp. 2659-2663, Dec. 2021. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, Popular article in IEEE WCL)
  3. Y. Zhang, C. You*, and B. Zheng, "Multi-Active Multi-Passive (MAMP)-IRS Aided Wireless Communication: A Multi-Hop Beam Routing Design", IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun., vol. 41, no. 8, pp. 2497-2513, 2023. (Popular article in IEEE JSAC)
  4. Y. Li, C. You*, Y. J. Chun, "Active-IRS Aided Wireless Network: System Modeling and Performance Analysis", IEEE Commun. Lett., vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 487-491, 2023.
  5. Z. Kang, C. You*, and R. Zhang*, "Active-Passive IRS aided Wireless Communication: New Hybrid Architecture and Elements Allocation Optimization", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 3450-3464, 2024. (ESI Highly Cited Paper)
  6. Z. Kang, C. You*, and R. Zhang*, "Double-Active-IRS Aided Wireless Communication: Deployment Optimization and Capacity Scaling", IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 12, no. 11, pp. 1821-1825, 2023.
  7. X. Li, C. You*, Z. Kang, Y. Zhang, and B. Zheng, "Double-Active-IRS Aided Wireless Communication with Total Amplification Power Constraint", IEEE Commun. Lett., vol. 27, no. 10, pp. 2817-2821, 2023.
  8. C. Zhou, B. Lyu, S. Gong, and C. You, "Active STAR-RIS Assisted Symbiotic Radio Communications Under Hardware Impairments", IEEE Commun. Lett., vol. 27, no. 10, pp. 2797-2801, 2023.
  9. J. Feng, F. Chen, B. Zheng, C. You, J. Tang, and F. Zhou, "Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Aided Wireless Relaying Communication: Active or Passive?", IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 1374-1378, 2024.

Passive IRS, Channel Estimation

9 papers

Passive IRS channel estimation, training, and practical beamforming design.

  1. C. You, B. Zheng, and R. Zhang, "Channel Estimation and Passive Beamforming for Intelligent Reflecting Surface: Discrete Phase Shift and Progressive Refinement", IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun., vol. 38, no. 11, pp. 2604-2620, Nov. 2020. (IEEE ComSoc Best Readings in Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces, ESI Highly Cited Paper)
  2. C. You, B. Zheng, and R. Zhang, "Fast Beam Training for IRS-Assisted Multiuser Communications", IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 9, no. 11, pp. 1845-1849, Nov. 2020.
  3. B. Zheng, C. You*, and R. Zhang, "Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted Multi-User OFDMA: Channel Estimation and Training Design", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 19, no. 12, pp. 8315-8329, Dec. 2020. (ESI Highly Cited Paper)
  4. B. Zheng, C. You*, and R. Zhang, "Fast Channel Estimation for IRS-Assisted OFDM", IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 580-584, 2021.
  5. S. Abeywickrama, C. You*, R. Zhang, and C. Yuen, "Channel Estimation for Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted Backscatter Communication", IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 10, no. 11, pp. 2519-2523, Nov. 2021.
  6. C. Wu, C. You, Y. Liu, X. Gu, and Y. Cai, "Channel Estimation for STAR-RIS-aided Wireless Communication", IEEE Commun. Lett., vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 652-656, Mar. 2022. (ESI Highly Cited Paper)
  7. C. Wu, C. You*, Y. Liu, S. Shi, and M. Di Renzo, "Two-Timescale Design for STAR-RIS Aided NOMA Systems", IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 72, no. 1, pp. 585-600, 2024.
  8. Z. Li, W. Yuan, B. Li, J. Wu, C. You, and F. Meng, "Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Aided OTFS: Transmission Scheme and Channel Estimation", IEEE Internet Things J., vol. 10, no. 22, pp. 19518-19532, Nov. 2023.
  9. Y. Zhu, Y. Liu, Q. Wu, C. You, and Q. Shi, "Channel Estimation By Transmitting Pilots From Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 3328-3343, 2024.

Passive IRS, Deployment and Multi-IRS

6 papers

IRS deployment, double-IRS systems, cooperative passive beamforming, and multiuser communication.

  1. C. You, B. Zheng, and R. Zhang, "Wireless Communication via Double IRS: Channel Estimation and Passive Beamforming Designs", IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 431-435, Feb. 2021.
  2. Z. Kang, C. You*, and R. Zhang, "IRS-Aided Wireless Relaying: Optimal Deployment and Capacity Scaling", IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 215-219, Feb. 2022.
  3. B. Zheng, C. You*, and R. Zhang, "Double-IRS Assisted Multi-User MIMO: Cooperative Passive Beamforming Design", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 20, no. 7, pp. 4513-4526, July 2021. (ESI Highly Cited Paper)
  4. B. Zheng, C. You*, and R. Zhang, "Efficient Channel Estimation for Double-IRS Aided Multi-User MIMO System", IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 69, no. 6, pp. 3818-3832, 2021.
  5. J. Feng, B. Zheng, C. You, F. Chen, W. Che, and Q. Xue, "Joint Passive Beamforming and Deployment Design for Dual Distributed-IRS Aided Communication", IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 72, no. 10, pp. 13758-13763, 2023.
  6. B. Zheng, T. Ma, J. Tang, C. You, S. Lin, and K. K. Wong, "Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Multiuser Communication: Co-design of Transmit Diversity and Active/Passive Precoding", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 23, no. 10, pp. 13394-13407, Oct. 2024.

Communication, Computing and Sensing

4 papers

IRS-aided sensing, mobile edge computing, and OFDM relaying.

  1. X. Shao, C. You*, and R. Zhang*, "Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Wireless Sensing: Applications and Design Issues", IEEE Wireless Commun. Mag., vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 383-389, 2024.
  2. X. Shao, C. You*, W. Ma, X. Chen, and R. Zhang, "Target Sensing with Intelligent Reflecting Surface: Architecture and Performance", IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun., vol. 40, no. 7, pp. 2070-2084, 2022. (ESI Highly Cited Paper)
  3. F. Zhou, C. You*, and R. Zhang, "Delay-Optimal Scheduling for IRS-Aided Mobile Edge Computing", IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 740-744, Apr. 2021. (Available: ArXiv)
  4. T. Zhang, S. Wang, Y. Zhuang, C. You, M. Wen, and Y.-C. Wu, "Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Assisted OFDM Relaying: Subcarrier Matching with Balanced SNR", IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 72, no. 2, pp. 2216-2230, Feb. 2022.

Edge Computing, Edge Learning and Semantic Communications

16 papers

Mobile edge computing, cooperative edge AI, semantic communications, federated learning, and wireless coded computation.

  1. Y. Mao, C. You*, J. Zhang, K. Huang, and K. B. Letaief, "A Survey on Mobile Edge Computing: The Communication Perspective", IEEE Commun. Surveys Tuts., vol. 19, issue 4, pp. 2322-2358, 2017. (ESI Highly Cited Paper)
  2. C. You, K. Huang, H. Chae and B. Kim, "Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation for Mobile-Edge Computation Offloading", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 1397-1411, Mar. 2017. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, ESI Hot Paper, IEEE ComSoc Asia-Pacific Outstanding Paper Award 2019)
  3. C. You, K. Huang and H. Chae, "Energy Efficient Mobile Cloud Computing Powered by Wireless Energy Transfer", IEEE J. Sel. Area Commun., vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 1757-1771, May 2016. (ESI Highly Cited Paper)
  4. C. You and K. Huang, "Exploiting Non-Causal CPU-State Information for Energy-Efficient Mobile Cooperative Computing", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 17, no. 6, pp. 4104-4117, June 2018.
  5. C. You, Y. Zeng, R. Zhang, K. Huang, "Asynchronous Mobile-Edge Computation Offloading: Energy-Efficient Resource Management", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 17, no. 11, pp. 7590-7605, Sep. 2018.
  6. C. You, "Resource Management in Mobile Edge Computing", ZTE Communications / ZTE Technology Journal, 2020. (Invited paper)
  7. G. Zhu, D. Liu, Y. Du, C. You, J. Zhang, and K. Huang, "Towards an Intelligent Edge: Wireless Communication Meets Machine Learning", IEEE Commun. Mag., vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 19-25, Jan. 2020. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, ESI Hot Paper, Best reading in Machine Learning in Communications of IEEE ComSoc research library)
  8. Y. Tao, C. You, P. Zhang, K. Huang, "Stochastic Control of Computation Offloading to a Helper with a Dynamically Loaded CPU", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 1247-1262, Feb. 2019.
  9. X. Li, C. You, S. Andreev, Y. Gong, and K. Huang, "Wirelessly Powered Crowd Sensing: Joint Power Transfer, Sensing, Compression, and Transmission", IEEE J. Sel. Area Commun., vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 391-406, Feb. 2019.
  10. Z. Zhou, X. Li, C. You, K. Huang, Y. Gong, "Joint Sensing and Communication Rates Control for Energy Efficient Mobile Crowd Sensing", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 1314-1327, Feb. 2023.
  11. L. Zeng, D. Wen, G. Zhu, C. You, Q. Chen, and Y. Shi, "Federated Learning with Energy Harvesting Devices", IEEE Trans. Green Commun. Netw., vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 190-204, Mar. 2024.
  12. Q. Fan, L. Chen, C. You, Y. Chen, and H. Yin, "Dependency-Aware Service Migration for Backhaul-Free Vehicular Edge Computing Networks", IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 73, no. 1, pp. 1337-1352, 2024.
  13. B. Fang, L. Chen, Y. Chen, C. You, X. Chen, and W. Wang, "Wireless Coded Computation with Error Detection", IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 72, no. 3, pp. 1273-1289, 2024.
  14. Z. Hu, C. You*, T. Liu, D. Wen, Y. Hu, Y. Cui, Y. Gong, and K. Huang, "Semantic Communication Meets Edge Intelligence: Semantic-Relay-Aided Text Transmissions", IEEE Internet of Things J., vol. 11, no. 24, pp. 39409-39423, Dec. 2024.
  15. Y. Zhou, C. You, and K. Huang, "Communication Efficient Cooperative Edge AI via Event-Triggered Computation Offloading", IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 74, pp. 3190-3205, 2026.
UAV

UAV Communications and Low-altitude Economy

6 papers

UAV-enabled communication, data harvesting, trajectory design, and ISAC systems with fluid antennas.

  1. C. You, R. Zhang, "3D Trajectory Optimization in Rician Fading for UAV-Enabled Data Harvesting", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 3192-3207, Jun. 2019. (ESI Highly Cited Paper)
  2. C. You, R. Zhang, "Hybrid Offline-Online Design for UAV-Enabled Data Harvesting in Probabilistic LoS Channel", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 3753-3768, Mar. 2020.
  3. Z. Kang, C. You*, and R. Zhang, "3D Placement for Multi-UAV Relaying: An Iterative Gibbs-Sampling and Block Coordinate Descent Optimization Approach", IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 2047-2062, 2021.
  4. Y. Guo, C. You*, C. Yin, and R. Zhang, "UAV Trajectory and Communication Co-design: Flexible Path Discretization and Path Compression", IEEE J. Sel. Area Commun., vol. 39, no. 11, pp. 3506-3523, Nov. 2021.
  5. T. Liu, G. Zhang, M. Cui, C. You, Q. Wu, S. Ma, and W. Chen, "Task Completion Time Minimization for UAV-Enabled Data Collection in Rician Fading Channels", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 1134-1148, Jan. 2023.
  6. W. Liu, X. Zhang, J. Ren, W. Yuan, C. You, and S. Li, "UAV-Enabled ISAC Systems with Fluid Antennas", IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 74, pp. 9529-9546, 2026.
  7. C. Deng, X. Fang, M. Wu, M. Shen, and C. You, "Integrated Sensing, Communication, and Computing for Low Altitude Economy: UAV Placement and Resource Allocation", IEEE Trans. Commun. 2026.
  8. Y. Jiang, X. Li, G. Zhu, C. You, D. Wen, B. Zhou, X. Wang, and R. Zhang, "Performance Analysis for Heterogeneous Air- Ground ISAC in Coordinated Multipoint Networks", IEEE J. Sel. Area Commun., 2026
  9. N. Wu, H. Li, R. Jiang, N. Su, Y. Zhnag, W. Yuan, and C. You, "Sense-Then-Serve: A Novel Framework From ISAC Toward Sensing-Enhanced SWIPT", IEEE J. Sel. Area Commun., vol. 44, 5222-5237, 2026
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Others

7 papers

Additional publications and related research directions.

  1. B. Lyu, C. You, Z. Yang, and G. Gui, "The Optimal Control Policy for RF-Powered Backscatter Communication Networks", IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 67, no. 3, pp. 2804-2808, Mar. 2017.
  2. Y. Fang, L. Chen, C. You, and H. Yin, "Rethinking Massive MIMO Detection: A Memristor Approach", IEEE Commun. Lett., vol. 27, no. 12, pp. 3350-3354, Dec. 2023.
  3. G. Li, S. Wu*, C. You*, W. Zhang, G. Shang, and X. Zhou, "Cell-Free Massive MIMO-OFDM: Asynchronous Reception and Performance Analysis", IEEE Internet Things J., vol. 11, no. 7, pp. 11894-11906, 2024.
  4. G. Li, S. Wu, C. You, W. Zhang, and G. Shang, "Asynchronous Cell-Free Massive MIMO-OFDM: Mixed Coherent and Non-Coherent Transmissions", IEEE Commun. Lett., vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 363-367, 2025.
  5. S. Wang, L. Chen, J. Zhou, Y. Chen, K. Han, and C. You, "Unified ISAC Pareto Boundary Based on Mutual Information and Minimum Mean-Square Error Estimation", IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 72, no. 11, pp. 6783-6795, Nov. 2024.
  6. L. Chen, H. Zhang, C. You, and G. Wei, "CoMP ISAC Design Adopting Distinct Symbol Durations and Waveforms", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 2173-2187, 2025.
  7. Y. Fang, L. Chen, Y. Chen, W. Wang, and C. You, "Mixed-Precision Quantization: Make the Best Use of Bits Where They Matter Most", IEEE J. Sel. Topics Signal Process., vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 1218-1233, 2025.