Tong Zhou

Dr. Tong Zhou is a Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. She currently serves as the Director of Georgia Tech-Shenzhen and holds the title of Associate Vice Provost for Academic Affairs. Her research focuses on statistical signal processing, communications signal processing, and nonlinear system analysis. She has been instrumental in establishing Georgia Tech's academic presence in China.

• Education: B.Sc. from Tianjin University (1989), M.Sc. in Biophysics and Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia (1992–1995), Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (1995) with postgraduate research at the Tokyo Institute of Technology.
• Professional Roles: Editorships in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing and leadership in IEEE Signal Processing Society committees (2000–2007).

Her research interests emphasize crest factor reduction, power amplifier linearization, and OFDM systems, with applications in visible light communication (VLC) and radio interferometric positioning. Notable contributions include PAPR reduction techniques and hardware implementations for VLC systems.

Awardee of prestigious honors including IEEE Fellow, NSF CAREER Award, and Steven A. Denning Award for global engagement.

Her advising and grants focus on signal processing innovations. She leads the Center for Signal and Image Processing (CSIP) at Georgia Tech and oversees academic initiatives in Shenzhen.