Dr. Feng Qian

Associate Professor

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Biography

Feng Qian is an associate professor in the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Southern California. His research interests encompass a wide array of areas within intelligent mobile systems, including fifth-generation (5G) technologies, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) systems. He specializes in cross-layer system design and analysis, application and transport layer protocols, real-world system measurement, and system security. Dr. Qian obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and holds a Bachelor's degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where he was part of the ACM Honors Class.

Research Interests

Intelligent Mobile Systems 5G Virtual Reality Augmented Reality Mixed Reality Cross-Layer System Design Application Layer Protocols Transport Layer Protocols System Measurement System Security

Awards

#2023

Okawa Research Grant

#2022

AI 2000 Top-100 Scholar Networking

#2022

Google Research Scholar Award

#2021

ACM MobiCom Community Contribution

#2021

Cisco Research Award

#2019

ACM SIGCOMM Student Paper Award

#2018

DASH-IF Excellence Award

#2018

ACM CoNEXT Paper Award

#2018

NSF CAREER Award

#2018

Trustees Teaching Award

#2017

AT&T VURI Award

#2016

NSF CRII Award

#2016

Google Faculty Award

#2016

ACM CoNEXT Paper Award

#2013

AT&T Key Contributor Award (KCA)

Requirements for University of Southern California

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
GRE General
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Math, or Hard Science
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Personal Statement
  • Resume/CV
  • Letters of Recommendation (not required for MS CS, but allowed)
Specialization Notes

GRE is NOT required for Master's applicants for 2025-2026.