DOE Genesis Mission: STRATOS: Security and Trust Runtime Architecture for Time-critical Operational Science
$750,000 DOE Phase I proposal, Co-PI
Liuwan Zhu
🖖Professional Summary
Curriculum Vitae
I am an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and an IEEE Senior Member. My general research field is intelligent wireless systems, at the intersection of wireless communications, RF sensing, and artificial intelligence. My research specialties include hardware–software–AI co-design, integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), programmable wireless environments, RF/mmWave sensing, software-defined radio systems, and digital twins.
Education
Visiting Scientist, Terahertz Integrated Electronics Group, EECS, 2024
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D. in Computer Science and Applications, 2016
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2011
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
B.S. in Microelectronics, 2007
Fudan University
Interests
Wireless comm., sensing, and security
Biomedical sensors
mmWave/sub-THz radar sensing and integration
Active Grants
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CyberAI Innovation: Securing Artificial Intelligence Agents: A Scenario-Based Educational Platform for Future Cybersecurity Professionals
GE-2623286, ＄250,000, Co-PI
Yingfei Dong
NVIDIA Academic Grant Program: OmniPort: Real-Time Semantic Digital Twins via ISAC and AI-RAN for Smart Ports
in-kind hardware award, Co-PI
Drone-Mounted mmWave Harmonic Radar for Invasive Insect Monitoring
＄60,000, PI
Recent Publications
(2025).
Demo: Disrupting In-Car mmWave Sensing Through IRS Manipulation.
2025 IEEE Security and Privacy Workshops (SPW).
(2025).
Heart Rate Variability Sensing Using Channel State Information of Millimeter-Wave OFDM Communication Signals.
2025 IEEE MTT-S Latin America Microwave Conference (LAMC).
(2025).
Optimized IRS Positioning for Phase-Tuned Wireless Physiological Motion Detection.
2025 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Biomedical Conference (IMBioC).
(2025).
Secure-IRS: Defending Against Adversarial Physical-Layer Sensing in ISAC System.
2025 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC).
(2025).
SideSense: Robust Physiological Motion Detection via mmWave Joint Communication and Sensing Systems With Multiple Beams.
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques.
Projects
Introduction to Computer Engineering with R-Pi Pico W
Hands-on introduction to embedded and wireless systems using the Pico platform. Students design small prototypes integrating sensors, hardware, and software, building skills for …
RASRE: Reflectarray and Applications in Smart Radio Environment
This VIP project aims to investigate the fundamental principles of reflectarray operation, develop novel reflectarray architectures and control algorithms, and explore their …
MONET: Millimeter-wave Communication and Sensing Integration
This VIP project aims to develop mmWave communication systems with integrated radar sensing functionality in cellular networks and Wi-Fi networks for drone detection, physiological …
Courses
ECE260: Introduction to Digital Design
ECE260 is the introductory course on digital circuit synthesis, focusing on the design and implementation of combinational logic, sequential logic, and basic central processor (van …
ECE361: Digital Systems and Computer Design
EE 361 is a undergraduate-level course on processor design, control design, memory organization, system organization. Pre: 205 and 260, or consent.
Recent & Upcoming Events
2025 IEEE Annual Congress on Artificial Intelligence of Things (IEEE AIoT)
Executive Summary At IEEE AIoT, we presented two works advancing AI-native Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) across aerial and human-centric sensing. The first introduces …
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IEEE INFOCOM 2026 Workshop on Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC)
Executive Summary The Workshop on Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) at IEEE INFOCOM 2026 will serve as a premier forum to explore emerging research frontiers at the …
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IEEE IMS 2025: ISAC for Physiological Motion Monitoring
Executive Summary This talk is part of the IMS 2025 Workshop exploring the integration of FR1/mmWave (FR2) OpenAirInterface (OAI) with advanced technologies such as O-RAN, MIMO, …
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USDA-PABARC: FutureG Wireless Communication with Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces and Integrated Sensing
Executive Summary This seminar will explore the realm of future generation (FutureG) wireless communication systems, with a specific emphasis on the revolutionary capabilities of …
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DoD-NSF: RIS-Assisted Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) for Drone Detection and Physiological Monitoring
Executive Summary This invited presentation discusses Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS)-assisted Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) for two critical applications: …
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Facilities
Microelectronic Design, Emulation, Fabrication & Validation
Executive Summary This facility supports an end-to-end microelectronic workflow—from IC/RF front-end design and pre-silicon emulation, through fabrication handoff, to post-silicon …
Artificial Intelligence Radio Access Network (AI-RAN) with Digital Twin
Executive Summary This lab-scale mmWave AI-Based RAN testbed integrates OAIBox, NVIDIA Aerial RAN, NI USRP X410, TMYTEK mmWave beamformers, and a high-fidelity Digital Twin …
Holographic Intelligent Surface (HIS)–Enabled Smart Wireless Environment
Executive Summary This lab-scale Holographic Beamforming Surface–Enabled Smart Wireless Environment testbed enables controlled experimentation on environment-aware and RIS-assisted …
