Bruno Clerckx

Prof. Bruno Clerckx is a Professor of Wireless Communications and Signal Processing at Imperial College London's Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. He leads the Communications and Signal Processing Group and the Wireless Communications and Signal Processing Lab.

Education:

• M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
• Doctor of Science (DSc) from Imperial College London

Research Interests: Focuses on wireless communications and signal processing for next-generation networks, including MIMO systems, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS), rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA), and integrated sensing and communications (ISAC). His work emphasizes 6G technologies, full-duplex systems, and energy-efficient architectures. Key contributions include pioneering research on beyond-diagonal RIS and RSMA prototyping.

Awards:

• 2021 Blondel Medal (France)
• 2021 Adolphe Wetrems Prize (Royal Academy of Belgium)
• Fellowships from IEEE and IET
• IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer (2021-2023)

Labs & Teams: Heads the Wireless Communications and Signal Processing Lab, and is affiliated with the IEEE Special Interest Groups on RSMA and BD-RIS. Collaborates with global institutions including Stanford University, Tsinghua University, and Samsung Electronics.

Industry Experience: Former CTO of Silicon Austria Labs and contributor to 4G/5G standards at Samsung. Holds 80+ patents and authored two books on MIMO systems.