Dr. Nan Yang

Professor

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Biography

Nan Yang received a B.S. degree in Electronics from China Agricultural University in 2005, an M.S. degree in Electronic Engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology in 2007, and a Ph.D. degree in Electronic Engineering from the same institution in 2011. He joined the Australian National University (ANU) in July 2014, where he serves as a Professor and leads the Information Signal Processing Cluster in the School of Engineering. His research areas include communications theory and signal processing, with specific interests in terahertz communications, ultra-reliable low-latency communications, and intelligent communications. He has served as an editor for several esteemed journals and has received various awards for his research contributions, including the IEEE ComSoc Asia-Pacific Outstanding Young Researcher Award in 2014 and the Exemplary Editor Award from IEEE Communications Letters in 2023. Professor Yang has also been involved in organizing major IEEE conferences and workshops in his field. He actively supervises research students and contributes to numerous ongoing projects related to next-generation wireless systems.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2014-07-01 — Present

Australian National University • Canberra, Australia

Leads the Information Signal Processing Cluster and heads the Emerging Communications Laboratory.

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

2010-10-01 — 2012-09-30

Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation • Australia

Conducted advanced research in communications technology.

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

2012-10-01 — 2014-06-30

University of New South Wales • Sydney, Australia

Worked on research projects in electronic engineering.

Awards

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IEEE ComSoc Asia-Pacific Outstanding Young Researcher Award

2014-01-01
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Exemplary Editor Award

2023-01-01

Requirements for Australian National University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:18
Reading
Required:18
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:80
PTE
Listening
Required:55
Reading
Required:55
Writing
Required:55
Speaking
Required:55
Overall
Required:64
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree or international equivalent Cognate discipline for some specializations
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across most Master of Science and Arts programs within the College of Science and College of Arts & Social Sciences.