Prof. Gan Zheng is a Professor in Connected Systems at the School of Engineering, University of Warwick, and a Visiting Professor at Loughborough University. His research focuses on optimizing wireless communication networks through AI, quantum computing, and edge computing. He holds a PhD from The University of Hong Kong (2008) and has held academic roles at University College London, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and the University of Essex. His research interests include quantum computing for 6G, AI-driven communication protocols, UAV communications, and physical layer security. He has received prestigious awards such as the 2013 IEEE Best Paper Award and was recognized as a Highly-Cited Researcher (2019). Currently, he serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Communications and IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. Prof. Zheng leads the Connected Systems Group and actively contributes to interdisciplinary projects involving space-air-ground integrated networks and adversarial learning in signal classification. His work emphasizes sustainable and secure network design, with applications in industrial IoT and 6G architectures. Awards: IEEE Fellow, IET Fellow, AAIA Fellow Key Projects: RIS-aided anti-jamming systems, UAV-enabled edge computing Grants: Hosts postdoc and PhD scholarships via EPSRC, Royal Academy of Engineering, and others His research group explores cutting-edge topics like digital twin technology, federated learning in D2D networks, and hybrid quantum-classical neural networks.








