Members

Collin Brady earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He received a Masters degree from the University of Washington in Electrical engineering and is currently pursuing his PhD in Electrical engineering from the University of Washington. His Research interests include Wireless Communications in Public Safety Networks.

Hao Yin is a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Washington, having received his B.S. degree from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology of China in 2019. His research focuses on wireless networks, with a particular interest in networking simulation and the development of Wi-Fi networks for future applications in extended reality (XR) and gaming.

Liu Cao received a B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from Jinan University, Guangzhou, China, in 2017, and an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA, in 2019. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. His research interests include 5G NR, V2X, and machine learning for wireless communications.

Lyutianyang Zhang received his B.E. degree in electronic communication from The Australian National University and Beijing Institute of Technology in 2017. He received an M.S. degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Applied Mathematics at the University of Washington in the Fall of 2019 and 2022. He started his Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering in 2019 and is currently a 5th-year Ph.D. student. His research focuses on resource allocation problems in wireless communications systems aided by optimization theory and machine learning/deep learning: 1) Deep learning-based channel access in Wi-Fi systems emphasizing multi-link operation and access point coordination; 2) resource allocation based on multi-objective optimization theory in mobile edge computing considering powder budge, latency requirement, channel capacity, etc.; 3) Scheduler design in 5G communication system.

Sachin is a promising computer scientist, pursuing doctoral studies on ultra-reliable & low-latency communications for 5G. Before venturing out into the wilderness, Sachin researched, built and evaluated next generation Television systems for 3 years at the Japanese electronics giant- Sony.

Sachin is passionate about leadership, i.e., “driving people towards common goals”. Excited about sports, writing, coding and cooking.

Much earlier in 2016, Sachin completed his B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and won the prestigious Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Prize, given to the best all-round graduating student.

Xiangyu Gao received a B.S. degree in communication engineering from Xidian University, Xi’an, China, in 2018, and an M.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA, in 2020. He is now pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington. His research interests include automotive sensor fusion, statistical signal processing, deep learning, and autonomous driving.