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Email: xingranc@ieee.org
Office: 218B, Research Building B, UESTC, 2006 West Yuan Avenue, High-tech Zone, Chengdu.
Bio: Xingran Chen is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the School of Information and Communication Engineering at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (as of Sep. 2023). He received his B.S. (Statistics, 2015) degree from Central South University, M.A. (Applied Mathematics and Computational Science, 2018) and Ph.D. (Electrical and System Engineering, 2023) degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests are in the intersection of Information Theory, Machine Learning, and Networks, and its applications in next-generation (NextG) networks and the Internet of Things (IoT). He was a recipient of the IEEE Communications Society & Information Theory Society Joint Paper Award in 2023.
为天地立心,为生民立命,为往圣继绝学,为万世开太平。
[English Translation] To ordain conscience for Heaven and Earth. To secure life and fortune for the populace. To continue lost teachings for past sages. To establish peace for all future generations.
Academic Positions
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
   Lecturer (Assistant Professor), School of Information and Communication Engineering, Sep. 2023-
Education
University of Pennsylvania
   Ph.D. in Electrical and Systems Engineering, 2018-2023. [Advisor: Prof. Shirin Saeedi-Bidokhti] [Thesis Committee: Prof. Shirin Saeedi-Bidokhti, Prof. Saswati Sarkar, Prof. Hamed Hassani, Prof. Eytan Modiano, Prof. Aylin Yener] [Slides]
   M.A. in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science, 2016-2018.
Central South University
   M.S. in Operations Research , 2015-2016. [transfer to Upenn]
   B.S. in Statistics, 2011-2015.