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Derrick Wing Kwan Ng is a Scientia Associate Professor in the School of Engineering, specializing in Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). He holds editorial positions with prestigious IEEE journals including IEEE Transactions on Communications and IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, and serves as an area editor for the IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society.
Dr. Ng received his Bachelor of Engineering degree with First Class Honors in Electronic Engineering from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2006, followed by a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) from the same institution in 2008 under Prof. Vincent K. N. Lau. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 2012 under Prof. Robert Schober. He has held research positions including Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Digital Communications at Friedrich-Alexander-University, Germany, and ARC DECRA Research Fellow from 2017 to 2019.
Dr. Ng's research focuses on cutting-edge wireless communication technologies, particularly in the areas of Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC), Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS), and 5G/6G wireless systems. His work addresses critical challenges in wireless networks including physical layer security, energy-efficient resource allocation, and advanced signal processing techniques for next-generation wireless systems. His research has significant implications for improving wireless network performance, security, and reliability in diverse applications from terrestrial to satellite communications.
Dr. Ng has been recognized as an IEEE Fellow (Class 2021) and has been a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics since 2018. His research has garnered over 17,900 citations with an h-index of 64 (as of February 2022). He has received numerous prestigious awards including the IEEE TCGCC Best Journal Paper Award in 2018, IEEE ICC Best Paper Awards in 2018 and 2021, IEEE Globecom Best Paper Awards in 2011 and 2021, and several other conference best paper awards.
As an educator and research leader, Dr. Ng has supervised numerous graduate students and secured significant research funding for his projects. His editorial service spanning over a decade, including serving as editorial assistant to the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Communications from 2012 to 2019, demonstrates his commitment to advancing the field. His research group at UNSW focuses on developing innovative solutions for next-generation wireless communication systems, particularly in the areas of intelligent surfaces, integrated sensing and communication, and secure wireless transmission.
