Publications

Preprints

First Author

  1. Z. Wang, C. Ouyang, K. R. R. Ranasinghe, S. S. A. Yuan, G. T. F. de Abreu, E. Björnson, and Y. Liu, “Electromagnetic Signal and Information Theory: A Continuous-Aperture Array Perspective”, .

Co-Author

  1. C. J. Zhao, Z. Wang, Z. Zhao, and Y. Liu, “Site-Specific Learning for Low-Overhead Multi-User MIMO Beamforming”, .
  2. Y. Tang and Z. Wang, “Generative Site-Specific Beamforming for UPAs via Decoupled Channel Sensing”, .
  3. C. J. Zhao, Z. Wang, Z. Zhao, and Y. Liu, “SiFo: Wireless Foundation Model for Low-Overhead Site-Specific CSI Feedback”, .
  4. C. J. Zhao, Z. Wang, Z. Zhao, and Y. Liu, “Bridging Standardized Codebook and Site-Specific Beamforming: A Unified Limited-Feedback Framework”, .
  5. Z. Zhou, Z. Wang, and Y. Liu, “Fidelity Where it Matters: Site-Specific Nonuniform Refinement for Wireless Digital Twins”, .
  6. Z. Zhou, Z. Wang, and Y. Liu, “Fast Beam-Brainstorm: Few-Step Generative Site-Specific Beamforming with Flexible Probing”, .
  7. C. J. Zhao, Z. Wang, and Y. Liu, “Generative Site-Specific Beamforming via Information-Maximizing Codebook”, .
  8. Z. Zhou, Z. Wang, and Y. Liu, “Beam-Brainstorm: A Generative Site-Specific Beamforming Approach”, .

Journal Articles

First Author

  1. Z. Wang, J. Xu, C. Ouyang, X. Mu, and Y. Liu, “Multiport Network Modeling and Optimization for Reconfigurable Pinching-Antenna Systems”, npj Wireless Technology, vol. 2, Art. no. 62, . [ arXiv ]
  2. Z. Wang, Z. Zhou, C. J. Zhao, and Y. Liu, “Generative Site-Specific Beamforming for Next-Generation Spatial Intelligence”, IEEE Communications Magazine, accepted to appear, .
  3. Z. Wang, K. R. R. Ranasinghe, G. T. F. de Abreu, and Y. Liu, “Mutual Coupling in Continuous Aperture Arrays: Physical Modeling and Beamforming Design”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 25, pp. 20320-20335, . [ arXiv ]
  4. Z. Wang, C. Ouyang, and Y. Liu, “Beamforming Design for Continuous Aperture Array (CAPA)-Based MIMO Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 25, pp. 2167-2182, . [ arXiv] [Code ] Code Available
  5. Z. Wang, C. Ouyang, X. Mu, Y. Liu, and Z. Ding, “Modeling and Beamforming Optimization for Pinching-Antenna Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 73, no. 12, pp. 13904-13919, . [ arXiv ]
  6. Z. Wang, C. Ouyang, Y. Liu, and A. Nallanathan, “Wireless Sensing via Pinching-Antenna Systems”, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 14, no. 11, pp. 3475-3479, . [ arXiv ]
  7. Z. Wang, X. Mu, and Y. Liu, “Performance Analysis of Near-Field Sensing in Wideband MIMO Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 24, no. 10, pp. 8236-8251, . [ arXiv ]
  8. Z. Wang, C. Ouyang, and Y. Liu, “Optimal Beamforming for Multi-User Continuous Aperture Array (CAPA) Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 73, no. 10, pp. 9207-9221, . [ arXiv ]
  9. Z. Wang, C Ouyang, and Y. Liu, “Beamforming Optimization for Continuous Aperture Array (CAPA)-based Communications”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 5099-5113, . [ arXiv] [Code ] Code Available
  10. Z. Wang, P Ramezani, Y Liu, and E Björnson, “Near-Field Localization and Sensing with Large-Aperture Arrays: From Signal Modeling to Processing”, IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 74-87, . [ arXiv ]
  11. Z. Wang, X. Mu, and Y. Liu, “Beamfocusing Optimization for Near-Field Wideband Multi-User Communications”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 73, no. 1, pp. 555-572, . [ arXiv] [Code ] ESI Highly Cited PaperCode Available
  12. Z. Wang, X. Mu, and Y. Liu, “Near-Field Velocity Sensing and Predictive Beamforming”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 1806-1810, . [ arXiv] [Code ] ESI Highly Cited PaperCode Available
  13. Z. Wang, X. Mu, and Y. Liu, “Rethinking Integrated Sensing and Communication: When Near Field Meets Wideband”, IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 62, no. 9, pp. 44-50, . [ arXiv ]
  14. Z. Wang, X. Mu, and Y. Liu, “Bidirectional Integrated Sensing and Communication: Full-Duplex or Half-Duplex?”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 23, no. 8, pp. 8184-8199, . [ arXiv ]
  15. Z. Wang, X. Mu, Y. Liu, and R. Schober, “TTD Configurations for Near-Field Beamforming: Parallel, Serial, or Hybrid?”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 72, no. 6, pp. 3783-3799, . [ arXiv] [Code ] Code Available
  16. Z. Wang, X. Mu, and Y. Liu, “STARS Enabled Integrated Sensing and Communications”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 22, no. 10, pp. 6750-6765, . [ arXiv] [Code ] ESI Highly Cited PaperCode Available
  17. Z. Wang, X. Mu, and Y. Liu, “Near-Field Integrated Sensing and Communications”, IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 27, no. 8, pp. 2048-2052, . [ arXiv] [Code ] ESI Hot PaperESI Highly Cited PaperCode Available
  18. Z. Wang, X. Mu, J. Xu, and Y. Liu, “Simultaneously Transmitting and Reflecting Surface (STARS) for Terahertz communications”, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 861-877, . [ arXiv] [Code ] Code Available
  19. Z. Wang, X. Mu, Y. Liu, X. Xu, and P. Zhang, “NOMA-aided Joint Communication, Sensing, and Multi-tier Computing Systems”, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 574-588, . [ arXiv] [Code ] Code Available
  20. Z. Wang, X. Mu, Y. Liu, and R. Schober, “Coupled Phase-Shift STAR-RISs: A General Optimization Framework”, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 207-211, . [ arXiv] [Code ] Code Available
  21. Z. Wang, Y. Liu, X. Mu, Z. Ding, and O. A. Dobre, “NOMA Empowered Integrated Sensing and Communication”, IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 677-681, . [ arXiv] [Code ] ESI Highly Cited PaperCode Available

Co-Author

  1. H. Si, Z. Wang, X. Guo, J. Zhang, and Y. Liu, “DOA Estimation via Continuous Aperture Arrays: MUSIC and CRLB”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 25, pp. 19291-19306, . [ arXiv ]
  2. X. Gan, Z. Wang, and Y. Liu, “Dual-Scale Antenna Deployment for Pinching-Antenna Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 74, pp. 9772-9786, . [ arXiv ]
  3. J. Ye, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, P. Zhang, L. Huang, and A. Nallanathan, “Optimal Waveform Design for Continuous Aperture Array (CAPA)-Aided ISAC Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 25, pp. 19082-19098, . [ arXiv ]
  4. H. Jiang, C. Ouyang, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, A. Nallanathan, and Z. Ding, “Pinching-Antenna-Assisted Sensing: A Bayesian Cramér-Rao Bound Perspective”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 74, pp. 9075-9092, . [ arXiv ]
  5. H. Jiang, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, H. Shin, A. Nallanathan, and Y. Liu, “Near-Field Sensing Enabled Predictive Beamforming: Fundamentals, Framework, and Opportunities”, IEEE Communications Magazine, early access, . [ arXiv ]
  6. H. Ting, Z. Wang, and Y. Liu, “Personalized Mobile Edge Generation: a Stable Personalized Training Approach via Scaling Connection”, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 6017-6031, .
  7. Z. Zhou, Z. Wang, and Y. Liu, “Spectral and Energy Efficiency Tradeoff for Pinching-Antenna Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 74, pp. 8283-8299, . [ arXiv ]
  8. K. R. R. Ranasinghe, Z. Wang, H. S. Rou, G. T. F. de Abreu, and E. Björnson, “Doubly-Dispersive Continuous MIMO Systems: Channel Modeling and Beamforming Design”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 25, pp. 15441-15458, . [ arXiv ]
  9. H. Jiang, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, A. Nallanathan, and Z. Ding, “Pinching Antenna System (PASS) Enhanced Covert Communications: Against Warden via Sensing”, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 44, pp. 4254-4270, . [ arXiv ]
  10. C. Ouyang, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, and Z. Ding, “Rate Region of ISAC for Pinching-Antenna Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 74, pp. 5849-5866, . [ arXiv ]
  11. Y. Liu, H. Jiang, X. Xu, Z. Wang, J. Guo, C. Ouyang, X. Mu, Z. Ding, A. Nallanathan, G. K. Karagiannidis, and R. Schober, “Pinching-Antenna Systems (PASS): A Tutorial”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 74, pp. 4881-4918, . [ arXiv ]
  12. H. Jiang, Z. Wang, Y. Liu and A. Nallanathan, “Cramér-Rao Bound Optimization for Near-Field Sensing with Continuous-Aperture Arrays”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 25, pp. 7032-7047, . [ arXiv ]
  13. Q. Wang, X. Chen, Q. Qi, Z. Wang, and Y. Liu, “Integration of Navigation and Remote Sensing in LEO Satellite Constellations”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 74, pp. 581-597, .
  14. Y. Liu, Z. Wang, X. Mu, C. Ouyang, X. Xu, and Z. Ding, “Pinching Antenna Systems (PASS): Architecture Designs, Opportunities, and Outlook”, IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 64, no. 1, pp. 190-196, . [ arXiv ] ESI Hot Paper
  15. C. Meng, Z. Wang, Z. Wei, Y. Liu, and Z. Feng, “Near-Field Motion Parameter Estimation: A Variational Bayesian Approach”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 25, pp. 832-847, . [ arXiv ]
  16. M. Sun, C. Ouyang, Z. Wang, S. Wu and Y. Liu, “Secure Beamforming for Continuous Aperture Array (CAPA) Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 25, pp. 8922-8937, . [ arXiv ]
  17. H. Jiang, Z. Wang, and Y. Liu, “Pinching-Antenna System (PASS) Enhanced Covert Communications”, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 44, pp. 1736-1750, 2026, . [ arXiv ]
  18. Z. Zhang, Z. Wang, X. Mu, B. He, J. Chen and Y. Liu, “Integrated Sensing and Communications for Pinching-Antenna Systems (PASS)”, IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 29, no. 12, pp. 2929-2933, . [ arXiv ]
  19. X. Xu, X. Mu, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, and A. Nallanathan, “Pinching-Antenna Systems (PASS): Power Radiation Model and Optimal Beamforming Design”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 74, pp. 2160-2175, . [ arXiv ]
  20. C. Meng, D. Ma, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, Z. Wei, and Z. Feng, “Near-Field Hybrid Beamforming Design for Modular XL-MIMO ISAC Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 73, no. 11, pp. 11840-11854, . [ arXiv ]
  21. H. Jiang, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, A. Nallanathan, and H. Shin, “Beam Alignment for MIMO Fluid Antenna Systems”, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 44, pp. 1193-1208, .
  22. C. Ouyang, Z. Wang, X. Zhang, and Y. Liu, “Diversity and Multiplexing for Continuous Aperture Array (CAPA)-Based Communications”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 24, no. 10, pp. 8662-8680, . [ arXiv ]
  23. R. Zhang, Z. Wang, Z. Wei, Y. Liu, Z. Xiong and Z. Feng, “ISAR Sensing Based on MUSIC Algorithm in Integrated Sensing and Communications”, IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 3292-3305, .
  24. Y. Guo, Y. Zhang, Z. Wang, M. Shang, Y. Chen, and Y. Liu, “Impact of Array Orientations on Degrees of Freedom for Continuous Aperture Arrays”, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 14, no. 8, pp. 2476-2480, .
  25. Y. Liu, C. Ouyang, Z. Wang, J. Xu, X. Mu, and Z. Ding, “CAPA: Continuous-Aperture Arrays for Revolutionizing 6G Wireless Communications”, IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 38-45, . [ arXiv ]
  26. C. Ouyang, Z. Wang, X. Zhang, and Y. Liu, “Linear Receive Beamforming for CAPA Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 25, pp. 1030-1047, . [ arXiv ]
  27. C. Ouyang, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, and Z. Ding, “Array Gain for Pinching-Antenna Systems (PASS)”, IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 1471-1475, . [ arXiv ] ESI Hot PaperESI Highly Cited Paper
  28. Y. Liu, J. Xu, Z. Wang, X. Mu, and L. Hanzo, “Near-Field Communications: What Will Be Different?”, IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 262-270, . [ arXiv ]
  29. H. Jiang Z. Wang, and Y. Liu, “Near-Field Sensing: A Low-Complexity Wavenumber-Domain Positioning Method”, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 994-998, . [ arXiv] [Code ] Code Available
  30. H. Ting, Z. Wang, and Y. Liu, “Adaptive TTD Configurations for Near-Field Communications: An Unsupervised Transformer Approach”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 277-292, . [ arXiv ]
  31. X. Mu, Z. Wang, and Y. Liu, “Simultaneously Transmitting And Reflecting Surfaces (STARS) for Multi-Functional 6G”, IEEE Network, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 47-55, .
  32. Y. Guo, Y. Zhang, Z. Wang, and Y. Liu, “Wideband Beamforming for Near-Field Communications with Circular Arrays”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 23, no. 12, pp. 19065-19082, . [ arXiv ]
  33. H. Jiang, Z. Wang, and Y. Liu, “Sense-Then-Train: An Active-Sensing-Based Beam Training Design for Near-Field MIMO Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 23, no. 10, pp. 15525-15539, . [ arXiv ]
  34. C. Ouyang, Z. Wang, B. Zhao, X. Zhang, and Y. Liu, “On the Impact of Reactive Region on the Near-Field Channel Gain”, IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 28, no. 10, pp. 2417-2421, . [ arXiv ]
  35. Z. Zheng, Y. Liu, Z. Wang, J. Chen, and T. Quek, “Dynamic MIMO architecture design for near-field communications”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 23, no. 10, pp. 14669-14684, . [ arXiv ]
  36. C. Ouyang, Z. Wang, Y. Chen, X. Mu, and P. Zhu, “A Primer on Near-Field Communications for Next-Generation Multiple Access”, Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 112, no. 9, pp. 1527-1565, . [ arXiv ]
  37. X. Mu, J. Xu, Z. Wang, and N. Al-Dhahir, “Simultaneously Transmitting and Reflecting Surfaces for Ubiquitous Next Generation Multiple Access in 6G and Beyond”, Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 112, no. 9, pp. 1346-1371, .
  38. Z. Zhang, Y. Liu, Z. Wang, X. Mu, and J. Chen, “Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer in Near-Field Communications”, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 11, no. 16, pp. 27760-27774, . [ arXiv ]
  39. Z. Zhang, Y. Liu, Z. Wang, X. Mu, and J. Chen, “Physical Layer Security in Near-Field Communications”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 73, no. 7, pp. 10761-10766, . [ arXiv ]
  40. Y. Liu, C. Ouyang, Z. Wang, J. Xu, X. Mu, and A. L. Swindlehurst, “Near-Field Communications: A Comprehensive Survey”, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 1687-1728, . [ arXiv ] ESI Hot PaperESI Highly Cited Paper
  41. X. Mu, Z. Wang, and Y. Liu, “NOMA for Integrating Sensing and Communications towards 6G: A Multiple Access Perspective”, IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 316-323, . [ arXiv ] ESI Highly Cited Paper
  42. Z. Zhang, Y. Liu, Z. Wang, J. Chen, and D. I. Kim, “Near Field Communications for DMA-NOMA Networks”, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 11, no. 17, pp. 28021-28035, . [ arXiv ]
  43. J. Chen, K. Zhai, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, J. Jia, and X. Wang, “CoMP and RIS-assisted Multicast Transmission in a Multi-UAV Communication System”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 72, no. 6, pp. 3602-3617, .
  44. J. Xiao, J. Wang, Z. Wang, W. Xie, Y. Liu, “Multi-Scale Attention Based Channel Estimation for RIS-Aided Massive MIMO Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 5969-5984, . [ Code ] Code Available
  45. Z. Zhang, Y. Liu, Z. Wang, and J. Chen, “STARS-ISAC: How Many Sensors Do We Need?”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 1085-1099, . [ arXiv ]
  46. Y. Liu, J. Xu, Z. Wang, X. Mu, J. Zhang and P. Zhang, “Simultaneously Transmitting And Reflecting (STAR) RISs for 6G: Fundamentals, Recent Advances, and Future Directions”, Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering, vol. 24, pp. 1689-1707, . [ arXiv ]
  47. Y. Liu, Z. Wang, J. Xu, C. Ouyang, X. Mu, and R. Schober, “Near-Field Communications: A Tutorial Review”, IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, vol. 4, pp. 1999-2049, . [ arXiv ]
  48. Z. Zhang, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, B. He, L. Lv, and J. Chen, “Security Enhancement for Coupled Phase-Shift STAR-RIS Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 72, no. 6, pp. 8210-8215, . [ arXiv ]

Conference Papers

  1. C. J. Zhao, Z. Wang, Z. Zhao, and Y. Liu, “Beyond Type-II: Site-Specific Subspace Inference for Efficient CSI Feedback”, The 2nd Workshop of AI4NextG: AI and ML for Next-Generation Wireless at ICML, .