About Me
I’m Wenqian Zhang, a 1st-year PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering student at Yale University . I'm currently working in Prof. Tara Boroushaki's Lab , where I focus on wireless sensing and communication, especially in NLoS environments, systems and FPGA implementation, and networking. When in UCSD, I was honored to be advised by Prof. Xinyu Zhang , working on metasurfaces and SDRs.
📁 Projects
Research projects
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Jul. 2025 – Feb. 2026 — FlowForm: Scalable Passive Metasurface Networking System
- Designed and implemented a multi-hop passive metasurface network to extend mmWave transmission coverage in NLoS and obstacle-rich environments.
- Integrated SDR platforms and FPGA hardware for real-world validation; achieved 10–15 dB RSS gain in dead zones.
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Apr. 2025 – Present — RayNet: Distributed mmWave SDR Network (FPGA upgrades)
- Designed FPGA modules (Verilog) for CIR estimation and carrier frequency offset (CFO) estimation/compensation.
- Validated antenna patterns via experimental measurement; improved SNR and robustness.
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Apr. 2025 – Jul. 2025 — MetaPolar: Passive mmWave Radar-Readable Metasurface for Sensing
- Designed passive backscattering tags for robust wireless sensing and reflection control.
- Evaluated indoor/outdoor performance; achieved average 17 dB RSS gain in cross-polarized reflections.
🎓 Educations
UCSD
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Sept. 2022 – Jun. 2026, University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering and B.S. in Applied Math; GPA: 3.944/4.000
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Aug. 2026 – Now, Yale University
- Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
📄 Publications
Peer-reviewed + in progress
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Dec. 2024 — Design and Implementation of IIR Filters for Power Line Interference Removal in Intramuscular EMG Signals
- Wenqian Zhang
- SPCT ’24: Proceedings of the 2024 4th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Technology
- DOI: 10.1145/3712464.3712465
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Aug. 2026 — FlowForm: Scalable Passive Metasurface Network for mmWave Coverage Expansion
- Wuqiong Zhao, Baicheng Chen, Kai Zheng, Xingyu Chen, Wenqian Zhang, Xinyu Zhang
- ACM SIGCOMM '26: Proceedings of the 2026 ACM Special Interest Group on Data Communication Conference
🔬 Experiences & Services
research experiences
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Jul. 2026 — Reviewer, IEEE Journal of Selected Areas in Sensors
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Apr. 2025 – Jun. 2026 — Research Assistant, Center for Wireless Communications, Prof. Xinyu Zhang’s Lab
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Sept. 2024 – Jun. 2025 — Research Assistant, Prof. Prasad Gudem’s UCSD RF IC Design Group
🏆 Awards & Fellowships
Honors
- Jun. 2026 — Best Undergraduate Research Award, ECE (UCSD)
- Jun. 2026 — ECE Booker Memorial Honors Award, UCSD
- Sept. 2022 – Present — Provost Honors, UCSD