CV

Research Interests

Fields I have tried:
Wireless Communication (Near-Field Communication, XL-MIMO, OAM), Signal Processing (Digital phase-locked loop, Specific emitter identification)

Fields I hope to explore in the future:
Radio Astronomy, Robotics, Bioelectronics, Medical Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Information Theory, Physics, and any other intriguing fields.

Education

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC)
Bachelor of Engineering, Communication Engineering
September 2019 - July 2023, Chengdu, China
GPA: 3.93

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Master of Science with Thesis, Electrical and Computer Engineering
August 2023 - Present, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
GPA: 4.00

Academic Experience

Research on specific emitter identification via IQ imbalance

• Intern at UESTC, September 2021 - April 2022
• Supervised by Prof. Wenhui Xiong

Performance analysis of OAM under misalignment

• Intern at the Communication Theory Laboratory (CTL) at KAUST, April 2022 - July 2023
• Supervised by Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Near-field performance analysis for XL-MIMO

• Master’s research at CTL, KAUST, August 2023 - September 2024
• Supervised by Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Application of the beam squint effect on sensing in near-field

• Ongoing Master’s research at CTL, KAUST, since August 2024
• Supervised by Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Publications

• Published:
  X. Cui, K.-H. Park, and M.-S. Alouini, “Effect of Random Misalignment in the Capacity of Millimeter-Wave OAM,” IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, vol. 5, pp. 1141-1154, 2024.

• Nearing submission:
  X. Cui, K.-H. Park, and M.-S. Alouini, “Near-Field Analysis of Extremely Large-Scale MIMO: Power, Correlation, and User Selection,” near submission, 2024.

• In progress:
  X. Cui, K.-H. Park, and M.-S. Alouini, “Application of the beam squint effect on sensing in the near-field,” work in progress, 2024.

Conferences

4th KAUST 6G Summit, 27 Nov 2023 - 29 Nov 2023 Thuwal, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia

5th KAUST 6G Summit, 4 Nov 2024 - 5 Nov 2024 Thuwal, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia

Abu Dhabi 6G Summit, 14 Nov 2024 - 15 Nov 2024 Abu Dhabi, UAE

Main Awards

• National Scholarship of China (Twice): December 2020, November 2021
• Excellent Student Scholarship of UESTC (Twice): December 2020, November 2021
• Electronic Design Contest of UESTC: First prize, November 2019
• National Electronic Design Contest, Sichuan Province: Third prize, October 2020
• National College Students 5G Technology Contest, Sichuan Province: First prize, May 2020
• National College Students 5G Technology Contest: Excellent prize, July 2020

Skills

• Main Programming Languages: C, Matlab, Python, LaTeX
• Software: Matlab, Keil5, PyCharm, TexStudio, Photoshop
• Languages: Mandarin and English (currently learning French)

Interests

Photography, Singing, Reading, Cooking, Traveling