Education
Ph.D. Student · Information and Communication Engineering
Sep 2023 – PresentBeijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT)
Advisor: Prof. Changchuan Yin · GPA 3.6/4.0, rank 15/144 · Expected graduation Jun 2027.
Visiting Ph.D. Student (Joint Training) · Information Systems Technology and Design
Jan 2026 – PresentSingapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
Joint Ph.D. training with Prof. Tony Q. S. Quek, funded by the China Scholarship Council (CSC) (since Jan 3, 2026).
Visiting Student (Academic Visit) · Information and Communication Engineering
Jul 2024The University of Electro-Communications (UEC), Tokyo, Japan
Short-term academic visit, Jul 19–26, 2024.
M.Eng. · Information and Communication Engineering
2021 – 2023Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT)
GPA 3.7/4.0 · rank 13/685.
B.Eng. · Information and Communication Engineering
2017 – 2021Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT)
GPA: 3.3 / 4.0.
News & Latest Updates
- 2026-06SubmissionTwo first-author journal manuscripts under review: “A Query-Driven Communication-Efficient Digital Twins Design for Autonomous Driving” (IEEE TMC) and “Priority-Aware Learning-Unlearning Correction for Dynamic Decentralized LoRA Fine-Tuning” (IEEE TNSE).
- 2026-05ConferenceAttended IEEE ICC 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
- 2026-05SubmissionFirst-author manuscript “Wireless Federated Multi-Task LLM Fine-Tuning via Sparse-and-Orthogonal LoRA” entered major revision at IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.
- 2026 H1ServiceAppointed as a TPC member for IEEE ICC 2026 (SPC Symposium and the WS-20 Generative AI Workshop) and IEEE DySPAN 2026.
- 2026-03SubmissionSubmitted the first-round revision of “A Secure and Private Distributed Bayesian Federated Learning Design” at IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security.
- 2026-02PreprintTwo preprints released on arXiv: “Wireless Federated Multi-Task LLM Fine-Tuning via Sparse-and-Orthogonal LoRA” and “A Secure and Private Distributed Bayesian Federated Learning Design.”
- 2026-01VisitBegan my joint-training (visiting) Ph.D. at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) with Prof. Tony Q. S. Quek.
- 2026JournalOur paper “Joint Optimization of Digital Semantic Communication and Radar Sensing for Enhanced ISAC” appears in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.
- 2026PaperPaper accepted at IEEE ICC 2026 (Glasgow): “Collaborative LLM Fine-Tuning over Mobile Networks via Sparse-and-Orthogonal LoRA.”
- 2025HonorReceived the “Digital Intelligence Pioneer” Award at the Digital China Innovation Competition (AI Track).
- 2025ServiceServed as a Track Chair for the Workshops and Recent Results track at IEEE VTC2025-Fall, Chengdu.
- 2025HonorRecognized again as an IEEE Wireless Communications Letters Exemplary Reviewer (2025) — two consecutive years.
- 2025Journal“Graph Neural Networks for the Optimization of Collaborative Federated Learning Energy Efficiency” published in IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.
- 2024-07VisitShort-term academic visit at The University of Electro-Communications (UEC), Tokyo, Japan (Jul 19–26).
- 2024-06ConferenceAttended and presented at IEEE ICC 2024 in Denver, USA.
- 2024HonorRecognized as an IEEE Wireless Communications Letters Exemplary Reviewer (2024).
- 2023-12TalkPresented research at IEEE GLOBECOM 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Research Interests
Distributed LLM Training & Fine-Tuning
Communication-efficient decentralized / federated fine-tuning of large language models — sparse-and-orthogonal LoRA, implicit mixture-of-experts (MoE), and multi-task adaptation.
On-Device Multimodal VLMs & Efficient Inference
Lightweight multimodal vision-language models and fast long-context inference for resource-constrained mobile and heterogeneous hardware.
Federated & Collaborative Learning
Energy-efficient, privacy-preserving, and Byzantine-robust collaborative / Bayesian federated learning.
Learning for Network & Compute Orchestration
Graph neural networks and (multi-agent / model-based) reinforcement learning for resource scheduling in computing-power networks and network–compute integration.
Semantic Communication & ISAC
Efficient image / video semantic communication and digital semantic communication for integrated sensing and communication.
Digital Twins & Wireless Systems
Query-driven digital twins, MIMO beamforming, RIS/IRS, and 5G-TSN scheduling for next-generation networks.
Research Experience
Research on Lightweight Multimodal Vision-Language Models for Fast Long-Context Inference on Mobile Devices
Jul 2026 – Jun 2028Beijing Natural Science Foundation – Xiaomi Innovation Joint Fund (No. 26L030076)
Designing lightweight multimodal vision-language models with efficient long-context inference for resource-constrained mobile devices.
6G Cloud Architecture Design and Key Technologies Based on Open-Source Ecology
2024 – PresentNational Key R&D Program of China (No. 2024YFE0200300)
Studied unified measurement and representation indicators for computing power in computing-power networks; explored large-model–enabled cloud–edge–device collaboration for intelligent orchestration.
Future Cellular Networks Enabled by Digital Twins
2023 – PresentNational Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 62471056)
Investigated channel knowledge maps for wireless channel modeling and self-regulation mechanisms for mission-critical service assurance using communication-assisting UAVs.
Intelligent Transmission for Broadband Interactive Services Facing 6G Terminal Devices
2023 – 2025Beijing Natural Science Foundation (No. L223027)
Researched semantic-communication–based adaptive transmission and lightweight algorithm design for mobile devices in future broadband interactive services.
Publications
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- JournalIEEE TMCUnder Review
A Query-Driven Communication-Efficient Digital Twins Design for Autonomous Driving
N. Yang, L. Zhou, S. Wang, C. Yin, T. Q. S. Quek
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (under review)
- JournalIEEE TNSEUnder Review
Priority-Aware Learning-Unlearning Correction for Dynamic Decentralized LoRA Fine-Tuning
N. Yang, Y. He, S. Wang, M. Chen, Z. Chen, T. Q. S. Quek, C. Yin
IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering (under review)
- ConferenceIEEE ICCAccepted
Collaborative LLM Fine-Tuning over Mobile Networks via Sparse-and-Orthogonal LoRA
N. Yang¹, S. Wang¹, O. Huan¹, M. Chen, C. Yin
ICC 2026 – IEEE International Conference on Communications, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, May 2026 (¹ equal contribution)
- JournalIEEE TMCMajor Revision
Wireless Federated Multi-Task LLM Fine-Tuning via Sparse-and-Orthogonal LoRA
N. Yang, S. Wang, O. Huan, M. Chen, T. Q. S. Quek, C. Yin
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (major revision) · arXiv:2602.20492
- JournalIEEE TIFSMajor Revision
A Secure and Private Distributed Bayesian Federated Learning Design
N. Yang, S. Wang, Z. Yang, M. Chen, C. Yin, K. Huang
IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (major revision) · arXiv:2602.20003
- JournalIEEE TWC
Joint Optimization of Digital Semantic Communication and Radar Sensing for Enhanced ISAC
O. Huan, C. Liu, N. Yang, Z. Zhang, T. Luo, M. Chen
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 25, pp. 16730–16744, 2026
2025
- JournalIEEE TMC
Graph Neural Networks for the Optimization of Collaborative Federated Learning Energy Efficiency
N. Yang, S. Wang, M. Chen, C. Yin, C. G. Brinton
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 24, no. 11, pp. 12049–12060, Nov. 2025
- JournalIEEE TCCN
A Joint Flow Scheduling Scheme for the Uplink of 5G-TSN in Industrial Internet of Things Systems
J. Zhao, T. Wang, H. Tong, N. Yang, C. Yin, D. Niyato
IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, 2025
- ConferenceIEEE GLOBECOM
Digital Semantic Communication in ISAC: A Framework for Enhanced Sensing and Communication
O. Huan, C. Liu, N. Yang, Z. Zhang, T. Luo
GLOBECOM 2025 – IEEE Global Communications Conference, pp. 4891–4896
- ConferenceIEEE/CIC ICCC
Deterministic Flow Scheduling in 5G-TSN for IIoT: A Learning-Based Adaptive MCG-GF-NOMA Approach
J. Zhao, T. Wang, Z. Yang, N. Yang, H. Tong, C. Yin
IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC), Shanghai, China, Aug. 2025
- ConferenceIEEE/CIC ICCC
Task-Oriented Based Computing Power Measurement for Task Scheduling in Computing Power Networks
P. Ding, N. Yang, X. He, S. Wang, C. Yin
IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC), Shanghai, China, Aug. 2025
- ConferenceICCC
Resource Synchronization Mechanism Design in Computing Power Networks: An Adaptive Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Framework
S. Huang, N. Yang, S. Wang, X. He, C. Yin
2025 11th International Conference on Computer and Communications (ICCC), pp. 1892–1897
- ConferenceICCC
IRS Deployment Under Practical Channel Model: Joint Position and Rotation Optimization
D. Xu, T. Wang, N. Yang, X. He, C. Yin, C. You, H. Tong
2025 11th International Conference on Computer and Communications (ICCC), pp. 981–986
2024
- ConferenceIEEE ICC
A Privacy Preserving and Byzantine Robust Collaborative Federated Learning Method Design
N. Yang, S. Wang, M. Chen, C. Yin, C. G. Brinton
ICC 2024 – IEEE International Conference on Communications, Denver, USA, Jun. 2024, pp. 3598–3603
- ConferenceWCSP
Language-Oriented Semantic Communication for Image Transmission with Fine-Tuned Diffusion Model
X. Wei, H. Tong, N. Yang, C. Yin
International Conference on Wireless Communications and Signal Processing (WCSP), Hefei, China, Oct. 2024, pp. 1456–1461
- ConferenceIEEE WCNC
Video Semantic Communication with Major Object Extraction and Contextual Video Encoding
H. Li, H. Tong, S. Wang, N. Yang, Z. Yang, C. Yin
IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Dubai, UAE, Apr. 2024
- ConferenceIEEE WCNC
Attention-Based UNet Enabled Lightweight Image Semantic Communication System over Internet of Things
G. Ma, H. Tong, N. Yang, C. Yin
IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2024
- ConferenceICCC
A Novel Channel Estimation Method for RIS Assisted Wireless Communication Systems
M. Sun, T. Wang, N. Yang, C. Yin
2024 10th International Conference on Computer and Communications (ICCC), pp. 2371–2376
2023
- ConferenceIEEE GLOBECOM
MIMO Beamforming and Signal Modulation Design for Federated Learning Optimization
N. Yang, S. Wang, M. Chen, C. Shen, C. Yin, C. G. Brinton
GLOBECOM 2023 – IEEE Global Communications Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec. 2023, pp. 607–612
- ConferenceIEEE GLOBECOM
Energy Efficient Collaborative Federated Learning Design: A Graph Neural Network Based Approach
N. Yang, S. Wang, M. Chen, C. G. Brinton, C. Yin
GLOBECOM 2023 – IEEE Global Communications Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec. 2023, pp. 164–169
2022
- ConferenceIEEE GLOBECOM
Model-Based Reinforcement Learning for Quantized Federated Learning Performance Optimization
N. Yang, S. Wang, M. Chen, C. G. Brinton, C. Yin, W. Saad, S. Cui
GLOBECOM 2022 – IEEE Global Communications Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 2022, pp. 5063–5068
Patents
- Invention Patent (China)CN117291226BGranted
A Graph Neural Network–Based Collaborative Federated Learning Optimization Method and Related Equipment
N. Yang, S. Wang, H. Tong, Y. Zhu, C. Yin
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
App. No. 202311042052.0 · Filed Aug 17, 2023 · Granted Apr 3, 2026 · Cert. No. 8831757
- Invention Patent (China)Patent PendingUnder Examination
A Query-Driven Active State Synchronization and Cross-Slot Query Scheduling Method for Autonomous-Driving Digital Twins
N. Yang, Q. Guo, S. Wang, C. Yin
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
China invention patent · under substantive examination · first inventor
Honors & Awards
- 2024 · 2025🏅 IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (WCL) Exemplary Reviewer — two consecutive years · IEEE Communications Society
- 2025🏆 “Digital Intelligence Pioneer” Award — Digital China Innovation Competition (AI Track) · DCIC
- 2021 · 2024 · 2025🎓 First-Class Scholarship · BUPT
- 2023🎓 Second-Class Scholarship · BUPT
- 2019🎉 Huawei Special Award — Huawei DIGIX Geeks AI Campus Innovation Competition (AI Hardware Innovation Track) · Huawei
- 2019🥈 First Prize (Beijing) & Second Prize (National) — Mathematical Contest in Modeling · CSIAM
Program Committees & Track Chairs
- ▹Track Chair — IEEE VTC2025-Fall, Chengdu — Workshops and Recent Results Track (2025)
- ▹TPC Member — IEEE ICC 2026 — Signal Processing for Communications (SPC) Symposium (2026)
- ▹TPC Member — IEEE ICC 2026 — Workshop WS-20 on Generative AI (2026)
- ▹TPC Member — IEEE DySPAN 2026 — Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (2026)
Academic Service
- ▹Invited Reviewer · Journals — IEEE Transactions on Communications (TCOM), IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking (TGCN), IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (WCL), IEEE Communications Letters (CL)
- ▹Invited Reviewer · Conferences — IEEE ICC, IEEE GLOBECOM
- ▹Member — Chinese Institute of Electronics (CIE)
Contact
I am always happy to discuss research and potential collaborations. Reach me at yangnuocheng@bupt.edu.cn (or by phone at +86 188 0132 8722).