Zhipeng Wu

Zhipeng Wu serves as Professor in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Manchester, where he has held academic positions since joining UMIST in 1992. Appointed Professor in 2005, he served as Head of the Microwave and Communication Systems Group (2009-2012) and maintains active research leadership through the Royal Society Industrial Fellow College membership.

Educational background:

• BSc in Radio Technology, Northeast University, China (1983)
• PhD in Antennas and Propagation, University of Birmingham (1988)
• DEng, University of Birmingham (2003)

His research spans Antennas and Propagation, Microwave Sensors, and Imaging Systems with emphasis on dielectric resonator antennas, microwave tomography for industrial applications, and IoT-integrated wireless systems. Current work focuses on AI-assisted RFID sensors for food quality monitoring and 3D-printed antennas for 5G, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals through the university's Digital Futures research beacon.

Recent publications reveal a strategic shift toward industrial IoT applications, particularly in food safety systems using multisensing fusion, while maintaining core expertise in antenna design for RFID and 5G communications.

Scientific recognition:

• Royal Society Industry Fellow (2012-2015)
• Fellow of EMAcademy, IET, IEEE, and Institute of Mathematics
• Editor-in-Chief, Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control (2016-2018)
• Associate Editor, Wireless Engineering and Technology (2017-2018)

Professor Wu has supervised 9 research students and secured significant industry engagement through Royal Society fellowships. His editorial leadership demonstrates substantial influence in measurement and control engineering communities. The Microwave and Communication Systems Research Group he leads develops cutting-edge solutions for industrial microwave sensing and next-generation wireless networks.