Ruiqi Wang
Ruiqi's research focuses on reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, antenna radiation pattern synthesis, and adaptive wireless hardware for future 5G and 6G systems. Antennas5G/6GRISWireless Communication
Biography
Ruiqi Wang is a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), working in the IMPACT Lab under the supervision of Prof. Atif Shamim. His work has led to multiple publications in leading IEEE journals, including IEEE TAP, IEEE JSAC, IEEE TMTT, and IEEE TWC. His wideband millimeter-wave RIS work was featured on IEEE Xplore and became the most-read paper in IEEE TAP in 2024. His 5G/6G MIMO antenna work was also ranked among the top 10 most-read papers in IEEE TAP in 2025. He received Second Prize in the 2024 IEEE IMS Student Design Competition and the Student Paper Honorable Mention Award at IEEE APS 2023. He has also contributed to KAUST-Ericsson collaborative research on next-generation hardware for intelligent communication systems. He currently serves as the Chair of the KAUST IEEE AP-S Student Branch Chapter.
Professional Profile
Service Contributions
- Service to the Discipline or Profession
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Chair, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) Student Branch Chapter at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), 2026 - present
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Awards and Distinctions
- Second Prize, IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS) Student Design Contest (SDC), 2024
- Student Paper Honorable Mention Award, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) Student Paper Contest, 2023
Education
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
- Electrical Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), China, 2017
