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Notes: Dr. Chu welcomes enquiries regarding PhD research. Please drop me your CV, transcript and research proposal to my email or WeChat (if possible).
May 30, 2026, "Hybrid Bit and Semantic Communications for UAV-Enabled Wireless Power Transfer Networks: A Decision-Assisted Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach", has been accepted by IEEE IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications.
May 29, 2026, "Exploiting Integrated Covert Communications and Sensing in Near-Field Region", has been accepted by IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.
May 29, 2026, "From Active to Battery-Free: Rydberg Atomic Quantum Receivers for Self-Sustained SWIPT-MIMO Networks", has been accepted by IEEE IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications.
Brief Bio.
Dr. Zheng Chu is an Associate Professor at Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China (effective from August 1, 2026). Prior to this, he held research positions with the Faculty of Science and Technology, Middlesex University, London, UK, from 2016 to 2017, and with the Institute for Communication Systems (Home of 5G & 6G Innovation Centre), University of Surrey, Guildford, UK, from 2017 - 2024, respectively. He earned M.Sc. (with distinction) and Ph.D. degrees in the School of Engineering (former the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering), Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, in 2012 and 2016, respectively.
Currently, he has authored/co-authored 131 top-tier peer-review journal and 49 conference papers with over 8400 citations (h-index of 52 in Google Scholar profile), where 7 journal papers have been classified as ESI Highly Cited Paper. He has been included in the list of world top 2% research scientists at 2020 - 2025. He is a Member of IEEE, and Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (FHEA) (Recognition reference: PR181775).
Work & Education
2026.08 - present, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China.
2023.07 - 2026.07, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Unversity of Nottingham, Ningbo, China.
2018.01 - 2020.03, Graduate Certificate of Learning and Teaching (GCLT), University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
2017.11 - 2023.06, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Communication Systems (Home of 5G & 6G Innovation Centre), University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
2016.09 - 2017.10, Research Assistant, Middlesex University, London, UK.
2012.09 - 2016.08, Ph. D., Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
2011.09 - 2012.08, M. Sc. (with distinction), Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.