Yahong Rosa Zheng

Yahong Rosa Zheng is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She holds a Ph.D. from Carleton University (2002), an M.S. from Tsinghua University (1989), and a B.E. from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (1987). Her research focuses on array signal processing, wireless communications, underwater acoustic networks, and cyber-physical systems. She has served as Technical Program Committee member for IEEE conferences like VTC, GlobeCom, and ICC, and held roles such as Tutorials co-chair for Globecom 2016 and ICC 2018. Recognitions include the NSF CAREER Award (2009) and IEEE Fellow (2015).

Her work emphasizes underwater communication technologies, including MIMO systems, acoustic signal processing, and hardware implementations. Recent projects include FPGA-based acceleration for interference cancellation and MAC protocol design for underwater sensor networks. She also contributed to educational initiatives like the F1TENTH autonomous systems competition platform.

Awards include the NSF Early-Career Award for innovative research in underwater networks and the IEEE Fellow distinction for contributions to signal processing and wireless communications.

Her lab explores cutting-edge topics like OTFS modulation for mobile underwater acoustic communication, deep reinforcement learning for network optimization, and low-power magneto-inductive sensor networks.