Yansong YANG
Assistant Professor
Electronic and Computer Engineering
About
Before joining HKUST, Yansong Yang was a postdoc research associate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he received his M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering in 2017 and 2019. He received his Bachelor degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST). He won 2nd Place in the Best Paper Competition at the 2018 IEEE International Microwave Symposium and the Best Paper award at the 2019 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium. He was also a finalist for the Advanced Practices Paper Competition Award at the 2020 IEEE International Microwave Symposium and the Best Paper Award at the 2018 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium. He is also a recipient of the 2019 P. D. Coleman Graduate Research Award from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UIUC. He also received the 2022 Microwave Prize from the IEEE Microwave Theory & Technology Society. He is awarded the 2023 Early Career Award from the IEEE Electron Devices Society.
Research Interests
RF microsystemsMicro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical systemsRF front-end signal processingPhotonic integrated circuitsCompound semiconductor materials and devices
Last updated: 4/10/2026