Nuocheng Yang

1. Ph.D. Student · Information and Communication Engineering

   Sep 2023 – Present

   Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT)

   Advisor: Prof. Changchuan Yin · GPA 3.6/4.0, rank 15/144 · Expected graduation Jun 2027.

2. Visiting Ph.D. Student (Joint Training) · Information Systems Technology and Design

   Jan 2026 – Present

   Singapore 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).

3. Visiting Student (Academic Visit) · Information and Communication Engineering

   Jul 2024

   The University of Electro-Communications (UEC), Tokyo, Japan

   Short-term academic visit, Jul 19–26, 2024.

4. M.Eng. · Information and Communication Engineering

   2021 – 2023

   Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT)

   GPA 3.7/4.0 · rank 13/685.

5. B.Eng. · Information and Communication Engineering

   2017 – 2021

   Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT)

   GPA: 3.3 / 4.0.

1. 2026-07
   HonorOur project “Intelligent Fault Self-Management for 6G Cloud-Edge Collaborative Networks” won Second Prize in the 6G/B6G Wireless AI Track at the 3rd “Jinlingguang Cup” China Internet Innovation Competition (Internet Society of China).
2. 2026-08
   PaperTwo papers accepted by IEEE GLOBECOM 2026: “A Query-Empowered Digital Twins Framework for Autonomous Driving Scenarios” (first author) and “Hyperbolic Graph Attention with Confidence-Gated Agent Reranking for Cloud-Edge Microservice Root Cause Localization” (co-author). Camera-ready versions are available below.
3. 2026-06
   SubmissionTwo 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).
4. 2026-05
   TalkPresented “Collaborative LLM Fine-Tuning over Mobile Networks via Sparse-and-Orthogonal LoRA” and chaired the WS-20 Generative AI Workshop at IEEE ICC 2026, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
5. 2026-05
   SubmissionFirst-author manuscript “Wireless Federated Multi-Task LLM Fine-Tuning via Sparse-and-Orthogonal LoRA” entered major revision at IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.
6. 2026 H1
   ServiceAppointed as a TPC member for IEEE ICC 2026 (SPC Symposium and the WS-20 Generative AI Workshop) and IEEE DySPAN 2026.
7. 2026-03
   SubmissionSubmitted the first-round revision of “A Secure and Private Distributed Bayesian Federated Learning Design” at IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security.
8. 2026-02
   PreprintTwo 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.”
9. 2026-01
   VisitBegan my joint-training (visiting) Ph.D. at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) with Prof. Tony Q. S. Quek.
10. 2026
    JournalOur paper “Joint Optimization of Digital Semantic Communication and Radar Sensing for Enhanced ISAC” appears in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.
11. 2026
    PaperPaper accepted at IEEE ICC 2026 (Glasgow): “Collaborative LLM Fine-Tuning over Mobile Networks via Sparse-and-Orthogonal LoRA.”
12. 2025
    HonorReceived the “Digital Intelligence Pioneer” Award at the Digital China Innovation Competition (AI Track).
13. 2025
    ServiceServed as a Track Chair for the Workshops and Recent Results track at IEEE VTC2025-Fall, Chengdu.
14. 2025
    HonorRecognized again as an IEEE Wireless Communications Letters Exemplary Reviewer (2025) — two consecutive years.
15. 2025
    Journal“Graph Neural Networks for the Optimization of Collaborative Federated Learning Energy Efficiency” published in IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.
16. 2024-07
    VisitShort-term academic visit at The University of Electro-Communications (UEC), Tokyo, Japan (Jul 19–26).
17. 2024-06
    ConferenceAttended and presented at IEEE ICC 2024 in Denver, USA.
18. 2024
    HonorRecognized as an IEEE Wireless Communications Letters Exemplary Reviewer (2024).
19. 2023-12
    TalkPresented research at IEEE GLOBECOM 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

1. Split-Based Federated LLM Fine-Tuning Optimization in Wireless Networks

   2026 – 2027

   State-sponsored joint-PhD training project · Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD, Prof. Tony Q. S. Quek) · funded by the China Scholarship Council (CSC, ~150k RMB)

   Self-proposed and self-led CSC-funded research project: efficient fine-tuning of large language models for privacy-sensitive, resource-constrained wireless devices by combining split learning with federated learning, reducing on-device computation and transmission cost under communication and compute constraints.

2. AI-Driven Network Fault Self-Healing (Anomaly Detection, Root-Cause Localization & Correction)

   Apr 2026 – Dec 2026

   BUPT–China Telecom university-enterprise joint project

   Algorithm engineering validation of a spatio-temporal-graph- and LLM-agent-based fault self-healing pipeline; using key real-world datasets from China Telecom, validated the detection–localization–correction methods, with root-cause Top-1 accuracy up to +19.1 pp and ~51% lower end-to-end diagnosis latency versus baselines.

3. AI + 5G Private-Network Intelligent Solution Platform

   Dec 2024 – Apr 2025

   BUPT–China Mobile university-enterprise joint project

   An LLM-driven platform that automatically generates customized solutions for campus private networks, substantially reducing pre-sales communication and solution-design cost. Recognized with an AI-track competition award (see Honors).

4. Research on Lightweight Multimodal Vision-Language Models for Fast Long-Context Inference on Mobile Devices

   Jul 2026 – Jun 2028

   Beijing 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.

5. 6G Cloud Architecture Design and Key Technologies Based on Open-Source Ecology

   2024 – Present

   National 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.

6. Future Cellular Networks Enabled by Digital Twins

   2023 – Present

   National 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.

7. Intelligent Transmission for Broadband Interactive Services Facing 6G Terminal Devices

   2023 – 2025

   Beijing Natural Science Foundation (No. L223027)

   Researched semantic-communication–based adaptive transmission and lightweight algorithm design for mobile devices in future broadband interactive services.

1. 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

2. 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

• 2025🎖️ National Government Scholarship — full funding for joint-PhD training at SUTD (~150k RMB) · China Scholarship Council (CSC)
• 2024 · 2025🏅 IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (WCL) Exemplary Reviewer — two consecutive years · IEEE Communications Society
• 2026🥈 Second Prize, 6G/B6G Wireless AI Track — 3rd “Jinlingguang Cup” China Internet Innovation Competition, for “Intelligent Fault Self-Management for 6G Cloud-Edge Collaborative Networks” (co-recipient) · Internet Society of China
• 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)

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).