About Me

I’m Wenqian Zhang, a 4th-year undergraduate Electrical Engineering student at University of California, San Diego . I'm currently working as a research assistant in Prof. Xinyu Zhang's Lab , where I focus on wireless sensing and communication, systems and FPGA implementation, and machine learning.

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Research projects

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.
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.
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.

UCSD

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

Peer-reviewed + in progress

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

UCSD research

Apr. 2025 – Present — Research Assistant, Center for Wireless Communications, Prof. Xinyu Zhang’s Lab
Sept. 2024 – Jun. 2025 — Research Assistant, Prof. Prasad Gudem’s UCSD RF IC Design Group

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