Hello! I’m an Assistant Professor at the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing at the University of South Florida (USF).

I received my Ph.D. from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University, where I worked in the INSS lab, under the supervision of Dr. Huacheng Zeng. Previously, I received my M.Eng. degree from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University.

Reserach Interests

My research lies at the intersection of wireless systems, sensing, and artificial intelligence. I develop intelligent wireless systems that jointly communicate, sense, and understand the physical world, and explore how distributed devices can efficiently collaborate to enable networked intelligence.

My current research focuses on three interconnected areas:

• Wireless Sensing and ISAC: Developing novel RF sensing systems (e.g., mmWave radar and Wi-Fi sensing) and integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) technologies for human-centric and physical-world applications.

• Networked Intelligence: Enabling distributed and multimodal devices to collaboratively perform AI inference through efficient communication, computation, and information sharing.

• Wireless Networking: Designing communication and networking mechanisms for reliable, efficient, and intelligent wireless systems.

Openings

I am actively seeking self-motivated Ph.D. students to join my group in Spring/Fall 2027. A strong background in wireless sensing, wireless networking, and deep learning is highly desirable.

If you are interested, please fill out the Prospective Ph.D. Student Survey and feel free to email me at szhang1 [at] usf.edu with the following materials: your CV, transcripts (B.S. and M.S.), any published papers (if applicable), TOEFL/IELTS scores, and any other supplementary materials that help me learn more about you.

I am also looking for undergraduate and master’s students at USF to work with me on cutting-edge research projects. If you are interested, please send me your CV and transcript.

News

• [06/2026] I will serve as a Web Chair for IEEE INFOCOM 2027.
• [02/2026] I was invited to serve as a TPC member for IEEE INFOCOM 2027.
• [09/2025] Our paper “A Batteryless Wireless Microphone using RF Backscatter” has been accepted by IMWUT’25.

• [06/2025] I am happy to announce that I have successfully defended my dissertation and will be joining the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and Computing at the University of South Florida (USF) as a tenure-track Assistant Professor this fall.

• [01/2025] Paper accepted: “RadEye: Tracking Eye Motion Using FMCW Radar”. Accepted in CHI’25.