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Current Ph.D. Students

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Jie Lu (Email: lujie2@msu.edu)

MS: Chongqing University
BS: South-Central Minzu University

Bio: Jie Lu is currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University. She received her B.Eng. degree in Electronics and Information Engineering from South-Central Minzu University in 2021 and M.Eng. degree in Microelectronics and Communication Engineering from Chongqing University in 2024. Her research is in wireless communications and machine learning.

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Kunzhe Song (Email: songkunz@msu.edu)
MS: Peking University
BS: Civil Aviation University of China

Bio: Kunzhe Song is currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Information Engineering from Civil Aviation University of China in 2019 and Master’s degree in Communication Engineering from Peking University in 2023. His current research interests focus on deep learning and sensing systems.

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Peihao Yan (Email: phyan@msu.edu)
MS: China University of Petroleum (East China)
BS: China University of Petroleum (East China)

Bio: Peihao Yan is currently a PhD student in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University. She received her B.E. degree in communication engineering in 2020 and her M.S. degree in Computer Science and Technology in 2023 from China University of Petroleum (East China). Her current research interests focus on wireless sensing and communications.

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Maolin Gan (Email: ganmaoli@msu.edu) [Co-advised with Prof. Zhichao Cao]
BS: Tsinghua University

Bio: Maolin Gan is currently a PhD student in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University. She received her B.E. degree in 2019 from the School of Software, Tsinghua University. Her works focus on wireless sensing and AI-based system.

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Qijun Wang (Email: qjwang@msu.edu)
MS: Xiamen University
BS: Civil Aviation University of China

Bio: Qijun Wang is currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University. He received his Bachelor degree in Electronic Information Engineering from Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin, China in 2019 and Master degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the Xiamen University, Xiamen, China in 2022. His current research interests focus on deep learning and wireless sensing.

Visiting Students

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Maxime Zingraff (Email: zingraff@msu.edu)

MS: École normale supérieure of Rennes (France)
BS: University of Strasbourg (France)

Bio: Maxime Zingraff is a visiting scholar and intern in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Systems, and Networks from the University of Strasbourg in 2025, and will begin his Master’s degree in Computer Science at ENS Rennes. His research interests focus on network algorithms and the use of artificial intelligence in wireless networks.

Alumni

Ph.D.

  • Shichen Zhang, CS@MSU, 06/2025
    Dissertation: Wireless Communication and Sensing System Design: A Learning-based Approach
    Initial employment: Assistant Professor, Bellini College of AI, Cybersecurity & Computing, University of South Florida (USF)

  • Pedram Kheirkhah Sangdeh, CS@MSU, 02/2023
    Dissertation: On Efficiency and Intelligence of Next-Generation Wireless Networks
    Initial employment: Staff 5G/6G Engineer at MediaTek, San Diego, CA

  • Hossein Pirayesh, CS@MSU, 01/2023
    Dissertation: Wireless IoT Communications and Networking: Energy Efficiency, Spectral Efficiency, and Security
    Initial employment: System Engineer at Apple, Cupertino, CA

Undergraduate

  • Brendan Bushbaker, CSE@MSU, 05/2023 – 08/2023

  • Yida Yang, ECE@MSU, 05/2022 – 08/2022

  • Nathan Schimpf, ECE@UofL, 8/2019 – 8/2020

Others

  • Adnan Quadri, ECE@UofL, 8/2018 – 8/2020
    Continue Ph.D. study at ECE@UofL

  • Bowei Zhang, 8/2023 – 9/2024