Fangning Hu

Fangning Hu is a Senior Lecturer in Electrical Engineering at the School of Computer Science & Engineering at Constructor University Bremen gGmbH, Germany. She holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Jacobs University Bremen (now Constructor University) and has held academic positions at multiple institutions, including Jacobs University, Hangzhou Dianzi University, and roles as a Guest Lecturer at Hochschule Bremen and German University in Cairo.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (2004–2008), Jacobs University Bremen
• M.Sc. in Computer Science (2000–2002), DAAD Scholarship recipient at Duisburg-Essen University
• M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (1999–2000), Zhejiang University (top 5% entry-exam exemption)
• B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (1995–1999), Zhejiang University (full merit scholarships)

Research Interests:

• Belief Propagation Applications in Channel Coding and Sudoku Solvers
• Intelligent System Design, including Hardware Development, Sensor Data Acquisition, and Object Detection
• LDPC Codes, OFDM Systems, and Impulse Noise Correction

Key Contributions: Her work spans over 15 publications on topics like LDPC codes, analog signal processing, and iterative decoding algorithms. Notable projects include leadership on the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC) project on Belief Propagation in Channel Coding (2012–2014) and DFG-funded research on GEO-IDEC (2008–2010).

Awards:

• 2020 Teacher of the Year, Jacobs University Bremen
• IEEE Fellowship (2005–2008)
• DAAD Scholarships (Master's programs in Germany)

Labs and Teaching: Leads labs in Digital Design, Embedded Systems, Robotics, and Sensor Networks. Active in curricula for Advanced Digital Design and Digital Signal Processing courses. Her research teams collaborate on projects involving robotics, intelligent systems, and sustainable data acquisition technologies.