Professor Jie Zhang
PhD, MEng
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Chair in Wireless Systems
Communications Research Group


+44 114 222 5380
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School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Profile
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I have held the Chair in Wireless Systems at the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield since Jan. 2011.
Prior to joining Sheffield, I had studied/worked with Imperial College London, Oxford СŷÊÓƵ and СŷÊÓƵ of Bedfordshire, becoming a Lecturer, Reader and Professor in 2002, 2005 and 2006 respectively.
I received MEng and PhD in Industrial Automation from East China СŷÊÓƵ of Science and Technology in 1992 and 1995.
Along with my students/colleagues, I have pioneered research in femto/small cell and HetNets and published some of the earliest and most cited papers/book in these topics, e.g., "OFDMA femtocells: A roadmap on interference avoidance", "Enhanced inter-cell interference coordination challenges in heterogeneous networks", and "Femtocells: technologies and deployment".
As of 01 June 2018, my Google scholar citations were over 5700, with an H-Index of 30.
I am a co-founder and Board Director of RANPLAN , which is listed on NASDAQ First North stock exchange and produces a suite of world leading in-building DAS, indoor-outdoor small cell/HetNet network design and optimisation tools including Ranplan Professional, Tablet and Manager that have been used by the largest telecom equipment manufacturers and mobile operators across the globe.
I am also the founder of Cambridge AI+ Ltd.
Since 2005, I have been awarded over 20 grants by the EPSRC, Innovate UK, Eurostars, and the EC FP6/FP7/H2020, including some of world’s earliest research projects on femtocell/HetNets. My share in these grants is over £10M.
My current research interests include the application of AI and machine learning in virtualised 5G RAN, data-driven proactive network optimisation, millimetre wave small cell communications in the built environments, and modelling and design of smart environments.
I welcome talented researchers to join my team to work on some exciting research projects that will change the world.
- Qualifications
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- PhD, East China СŷÊÓƵ of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
- MEng, East China СŷÊÓƵ of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
- Research interests
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- 5G radio access technologies
- Data analytics for social and mobile networks
- Modelling, analysis and optimisation of small cell and heterogeneous networks (HetNets)
- Millimetre wave communications in the built environments
- Modelling and design of smart environments
- Publications
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Books
Journal articles
Chapters
Conference proceedings papers
Presentations
Preprints
- Teaching activities
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- EEE6432 Wireless Packet Data Networks and Protocol
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Professor (Chair) of Wireless Systems
- Founder and Director of Centre for Wireless Network Design
- Co-founder,
- Board of Director, Ranplan Holdings Ltd
- Research students
Student Degree Status Primary/Secondary Davenport C J PhD Graduated Primary Lan T PhD Graduated Primary Liu Y PhD Graduated Primary Tu X MPhil Graduated Primary Long L PhD Graduated Secondary zhu F PhD Graduated Secondary