Rong-Rong Chen

Rong-Rong Chen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Utah's College of Engineering, where she has been employed since August 2003, progressing from Assistant Professor (2003-2011) to her current position (2011-present).

Her educational background includes a BS in Applied Mathematics from Tsinghua University (1994), an MS in Mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1996), and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from UIUC (2003).

Dr. Chen's research focuses on wireless communication systems, with particular expertise in underwater acoustic communication, signal processing, information theory, and queueing networks. Her work bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications in modern communication systems.

Her recent publication on OTFS and OFDM channel estimation demonstrates her continued contribution to advancing wireless communication technologies, particularly in comparing next-generation modulation schemes.

• Best Paper Award, IEEE Global Communications Conference (2021)
• NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award (2006)
• University Fellowship for graduate study at UIUC
• M. E. Van Valkenburg Graduate Research Award for excellence in doctoral research at UIUC

Dr. Chen has secured significant research funding including current projects on decentralized intelligent spectrum sharing in UAV networks (SWIFT/DISH-UNET), smart radio environments with reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (REFLECT-MMWAVE), and improving MRI technology through signal processing. She teaches courses including Engineering Probability & Statistics, Information Theory, and thesis research for PhD students.