Events | Yao Zheng@UHM

2025 IEEE Annual Congress on Artificial Intelligence of Things (IEEE AIoT)

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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 ROISD, which combines RIS-assisted sensing with O-RAN–enabled intelligence to enhance UAV detection through network-native control and scalable deployment. The second demonstrates an AI-assisted composite ISAC waveform for accurate mmWave respiration pattern recognition while preserving communication performance. Together, these presentations showcase a unified ISAC vision leveraging mmWave, RIS, and O-RAN for next-generation intelligent IoT systems.

📅 Date: Dec 03, 2025
📍 Location: Osaka, Japan (In-Person)
🌐 Website:

ROISD: RIS and O-RAN Assisted Intelligent Sensing for UAV Detection

Authors: Xiaochan Xue, Shucheng Yu, Saurabh Parkar, and Yao Zheng

Key Points

RIS-assisted sensing to enhance reflections/coverage for UAV detection
O-RAN architecture integration for intelligent sensing workflows
Detection pipeline considerations: sensing, fusion, and control/optimization

AI-Assisted Composite ISAC for mmWave Respiration Pattern Recognition

Authors: Xiaochan Xue, Saurabh Parkar, Shucheng Yu, and Yao Zheng

Key Points

Composite ISAC waveform design for simultaneous sensing + communication
mmWave respiration signal extraction and feature representation
AI/ML pipeline for respiration pattern classification and robustness

IEEE INFOCOM 2026 Workshop on Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC)

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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 intersection of wireless communication, radar sensing, and networked intelligence.
This workshop aims to bring together leading researchers from academia, industry, and government to discuss joint waveform design, AI-driven sensing, monostatic and multistatic radar systems, beamforming, and hardware-software co-design for integrated wireless systems.

📅 Date: May 18, 2026
📍 Location: Tokyo, Japan (In-Person)
🌐 Workshop Website:

Topics of Interest

Joint communication and sensing waveform design
Beamforming and MIMO signal processing for ISAC
Machine learning and AI-assisted sensing
Monostatic, bistatic, and multistatic sensing systems
Physical-layer security and privacy in ISAC
Spectrum sharing and resource allocation
RIS-assisted and holographic ISAC architectures
Hardware design and testbed experimentation
ISAC standardization and practical implementations

Organizing Committee

General Co-Chairs

Yao Zheng, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, USA
Kai Zeng, George Mason University, USA

TPC Co-Chairs

Shucheng Yu, University of Houston, USA
Huacheng Zeng, Michigan State University, USA

Steering Committee

Husheng Li, Purdue University, USA
Loukas Lazos, University of Arizona, USA
Ming Li, University of Arizona, USA

Important Dates

Event	Date
Paper submission deadline	December 29, 2025
Notification of acceptance	February 2, 2026
Camera-ready deadline	February 16, 2026
Workshop date	May 18, 2026

All accepted papers will be included in IEEE Xplore and indexed in major databases.

Contact

For questions, please contact the organizers at:
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Call for Papers:

Hosted in conjunction with , Tokyo, Japan.

IEEE IMS 2025: ISAC for Physiological Motion Monitoring

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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, and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS).
Dr. Zheng’s presentation focuses on the Integration of Sensing and Communication (ISAC) for physiological motion monitoring using FR2 systems.

The session will introduce the use of TMYTEK frequency converters and beamformers with FR2 OAIBOX to demonstrate vital-sign detection and non-contact sensing applications in healthcare, smart building monitoring, and energy efficiency.
By combining sensing and communication functions within the same mmWave infrastructure, this work illustrates a pathway toward multi-purpose, intelligent 6G systems.

📅 Date: Sunday, June 15 2025
🕗 Time: 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM (Local) / 11:00 AM – 2:50 PM EDT
🏛️ Venue: Room 206, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA.
🔗 Workshop Page: 📧 Organizer Contact:

Workshop Overview

Title: FR2 OAI, ORAN, and Dynamic RIS for High-Frequency Networks
Key Themes:

FR2 OAI with RIS for network enhancement
MIMO for high-capacity networks
Beam management & resource allocation
Global and inclusive research perspectives (academia, industry, government)

Agenda Highlights

Speaker	Topic	Duration
Ethan Lin (TMYTEK)	Integrating FR2 OAI & Dynamic RIS for Network Optimization	40 min
Neel Pandeya (Emerson/NI)	5G SA FR2 Testbed Implementation with USRP	40 min
Yao Zheng (UHM)	ISAC for Physiological Motion Monitoring	40 min
Panel & Live Demo	Expert Discussion + Q&A	50 min

Important Dates

Dr. Yao Zheng
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

USDA-PABARC: FutureG Wireless Communication with Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces and Integrated Sensing

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Executive Summary

This seminar will explore the realm of future generation (FutureG) wireless communication systems, with a specific emphasis on the revolutionary capabilities of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) and Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC).
To illustrate the practical applications of these research areas, two significant projects from Yao’s laboratory will be highlighted:

Liquid Metal RIS for Energy-Efficient Coverage — Developing tunable, energy-efficient liquid metal RIS to enhance signal coverage and multi-user support in FR2 (28 GHz) small-cell networks.
Integrated Sensing and Communication for Vital Monitoring — Prototyping an ISAC system for non-contact vital sign monitoring and patient triage in biomedical and emergency scenarios.

Important Dates

🗓️ Date: June 6, 2025
🏛️ Venue: USDA ARS Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center (PBARC), Hilo, HI
🎙️ Host: Dr. Matthew Siderhurst
📧 Contact:

DoD-NSF: RIS-Assisted Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) for Drone Detection and Physiological Monitoring

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Executive Summary

This invited presentation discusses Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS)-assisted Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) for two critical applications:

Detection of low-flying drones around critical infrastructure, and
Remote physiological motion monitoring for healthcare and triage.

The first segment introduces liquid-metal-based RIS as a reconfigurable medium to improve spatial diversity and range resolution in low-altitude radar sensing. The approach enhances coverage and detection in monostatic and bistatic configurations while leveraging existing communication antennas and waveforms for dual-use radar functionality.
The second part focuses on ISAC-enabled vital sign detection, demonstrating non-contact cardiopulmonary sensing using FR2 (28 GHz) OFDM systems and Channel State Information (CSI) analysis. These methods enable through-barrier physiological sensing and UAV-based remote triage, representing key DoD and biomedical applications of next-generation radar-communication integration.

Important Dates

📅 Date: April 10, 2025
🏛️ Venue: George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
🎙️ Host: Sarah Campbell ( )
🧭 Session: Applied ISAC: Drones, Defense, and Health Applications
📧 Presenter Contact:

Key Themes

RIS-assisted radar for low-flying UAV detection
Integrated communication and sensing for triage and vital sign monitoring
FR2 (28 GHz) OFDM sensing via CSI analysis
Trade-offs between communication and sensing waveforms
Dual-use opportunities for defense and biomedical systems

Context

This presentation is part of the NSF–DoD Workshop on Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) organized by George Mason University to inform R&D roadmaps for DoD initiatives.
Topics align with emerging NextG spectrum-sharing, sensing-capable wireless infrastructure, and dual-use system design.