WANTING Biography
Dr. Wanting Yang is currently a Research Scientist at the SUTD Wireless Innovation Centre (SWIC), serving as a Principal Investigator on the project related to generative semantic communication. Prior to this, she was a Research Fellow with the ISTD and ESD pillars at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). She received her B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Communications Engineering from Jilin University, Changchun, China, in 2018 and 2023, respectively. From October 2021 to November 2022, she was a visiting student at SUTD.
She has served as a Technical Program Committee (TPC) member and reviewer for flagship conferences such as IEEE WCNC, Globecom, ICC, and VTC, as well as for leading journals. Her research interests include semantic communication, deep reinforcement learning, martingale theory, edge computing, edge intelligence, and generative AI.
Work Experience
Research Scientist
SUTD Wireless Innovation Centre (SWIC), Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
2024.12 – Present
–Serving as Principal Investigator on a project related to generative semantic communication.
Research Fellow
ISTD Pillars, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
2023.8 – 2025.4
–Serving as Lead Participant on a project on the synergy between edge intelligence and semantic communication.
Education
Ph.D. in Information and Communications Engineering
Jilin University, Dept. of Communications Engineering
Aug 2018 – Jun 2023
–Comprehensive performance ranking: 6 / 30
Visiting Ph.D. (Semantic Communication)
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD),
Pillar of Information Systems Technology and Design
Oct 2021 – Nov 2022
–Supported by China Scholarship Council (CSC)
Dual Bachelor’s Degrees
Jilin University, Dept. of Communications Engineering
Aug 2014 – Jun 2018
–B.Eng. in Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering
–B.Sc. in Computer Science and Technology
–GPA: 3.48 / 4.0, Ranking: 10 / 89
Tiny wisdom to keep:
- Every step we take shapes who we become. :-)
- Dust will settle as we go along. :D
- Follow intuition in crossroads, reason in routines. :P
- 我太笨了,所以一定要不断学习呀 (≧∇≦)