Tianyang Chen

Tianyang Chen

tychen [at] UMD [dot] edu

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Tianyang Chen
1305 A.V. Williams, University of Maryland College Park | tychen [at] umd [dot] edu | https://eliotchen8.github.io
Interest: mm-Wave to sub-THz Integrated Sensing and Communication

EDUCATION

University of Maryland College ParkCollege Park, Maryland, USA
Ph.D. Student in Electrical and Computer EngineeringAug. 2025 ∼ Present
  • GPA: 3.85/4.00; Courses: Advanced Digital Signal Processing, Convex Optimization.
Southern University of Science and Technology of ChinaShenzhen, Guangdong, China
Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with Outstanding Graduate AwardAug. 2021 ∼ Jul. 2025
  • GPA: 3.78/4.00; Courses: Microwave Engineering, Microprocessors and Microsystems, Digital Circuits.
Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore
Undergraduate Semester Exchange in Electrical and Electronics EngineeringJan. 2024 ∼ May. 2024
  • GPA: 4.67/5.00; Courses: Computer Networks, Computer Organization, Data Structures and Algorithms.

PUBLICATIONS

  • T. Chen, A.W. Nazar, S. Ulukus, and Z. Shaikhanov, “Demo: MUFASA - Localized Flood Sensing and Alerting via Autonomous Millimeter-wave Wireless,” ACM 27th HotMobile ’26, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2026. DOI: 10.1145/3789514.3796246
  • T. Chen, A.W. Nazar, S. Ulukus, and Z. Shaikhanov, “MUFASA: Localized Flood Sensing and Alerting via Autonomous Millimeter-wave Wireless,” ACM 27th HotMobile ’26, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2026. DOI: 10.1145/3789514.3792045
  • T. Chen, Y. Liu, Z. Li, Y. Jiang, M. Yu, L. Xu, and T.T. Ye, “ID-Yarn: Form-factoring an RFID Tag into a Yarn and How It Can Work Well,” IEEE 14th RFID-TA ’24, Daytona Beach, FL, USA, 2024. DOI: 10.1109/RFID-TA64374.2024.10965149

RESEARCH

Localized Flood Sensing and Alerting via Autonomous mm-Wave RadarUniversity of Maryland College Park
Advisors: Prof. Zhambyl Shaikhanov, Prof. Sennur UlukusSep. 2025 ∼ Present
  • Repurposing ubiquitous automotive radar for flash-flood sensing and last-mile alerting.
  • Enabled downward sensing lobes on forward-only TI AWR radars and implemented sub-mm water surface motion tracking.
Characterization and Modeling of GaN HEMTs for RF System DesignUniversity of Notre Dame
Advisor: Prof. Patrick FayJul. 2024 ∼ Sep. 2024
  • Utilizing Angelov Model for RF device characterization to bridge the gap between fabrication and wireless system design.
  • Characterized emerging GaN HEMTs via mm-wave probe stations and developed Angelov models based on IC-CAP.
Integrating RFID in Yarns as Wearable TagsSouthern University of Science and Technology of China
Advisor: Prof. Terry Tao YeJan. 2024 ∼ May. 2024
  • Seamlessly integrating RFID chips with textiles to enable ubiquitous wireless communication and sensing.
  • Micro-soldered RFID chips onto conductive fibers and optimized the wearable tags in HFSS and COMSOL.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Awards

  • ACM HotMobile Student Travel Grant, International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications. (Feb. 2026).
  • Dean’s Fellowship in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland College Park. (Aug. 2025).
  • Outstanding Student Scholarship, Southern University of Science and Technology of China. (Oct. 2024 & 2023).
  • Texas Instruments Cup National Undergraduate Electronic Design Contest, Guangdong, China. (Aug. 2023).

Reviewer: IEEE INFOCOM ’27, IEEE S&P ’27, IEEE MILCOM Workshop ’26, IEEE MeditCom ’26, WiSense ’26.