Rui Zhang

Rui Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo. Her research focuses on next-generation communication systems, including fiber-wireless integration, statistical signal processing, integrated communication and sensing, and optical wireless networking.

• PhD, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022
• BS in Electrical Engineering and BA in Economics, Peking University, 2017

She has made significant contributions to 6G wireless research and hybrid optical-wireless networks. Her recent publications explore integrated communication-sensing systems, high-capacity data center links, and nonlinear signal equalization. Notably, her work on OFDM reference signal design and self-homodyne coherent systems has received recognition at top conferences.

Rui Zhang has been honored with the prestigious 2022 Marconi Young Scholar Award and received the Top-scored Paper Award at OFC 2022. She actively mentors students, currently advising Zijun Wang, a PhD candidate. Her industry experience includes a Staff Engineer role at MediaTek USA (2022–2023), where she worked on 6G wireless systems.