

Faculty
- Dr. Shunqiao Sun, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Students
Yunqiao Hu
Education:
- Ph.D. Student, The University of Alabama, Spring 2023 – Present
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), 2022
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, 2019
Awards/Honors:
- Internship: NXP Semiconductors, Summers 2024, 2025
Ruonan Yang
Education:
- Ph.D. Student, The University of Alabama, Fall 2024 – Present
- M.S. in Instrument Science and Technology, National Institute of Metrology, China, 2024
- B.S. in Detection, Guidance, and Control Technology, Central South University, 2020
Awards/Honors:
- Graduate Council Fellowship, The University of Alabama, Aug. 2024 – May 2025
Zhongxiang Wang
Education:
- Ph.D. Student, The University of Alabama, Summer 2025 – Present
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 2024
- B.S. with Honors in Computer Science, BA in Mathematics, The University of Iowa, 2022
Sourav Kumar Pramanik
Education:
- Ph.D. Student, The University of Alabama, Fall 2025 – Present
- M.S. in Electrical Engineer, University of Dhaka, 2023
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Dhaka, 2021
Yuxuan Ni
Education:
- Ph.D. Student, The University of Alabama, Fall 2025 – Present
- M.S. in Engineering & Technology Innovation Management, Carnegie Mellon University, 2023
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), 2022
Undergraduate Students
- Alexander Barr, B.S. in Electrical Engineering at The University of Alabama, Fall 2024 – Present
- Megan Summit, B.S. in Electrical Engineering at The University of Alabama, Feb. 2025 – Present
- Andrew Salmon, B.S. in Electrical Engineering at The University of Alabama, Feb. 2025 – Present
Capstone Design Projects
- Millimeter Wave Automotive Radar Sensing for Autonomous Driving, Jan. 2021 – Dec. 2021
Anne Caplice, Adam Graff, Dylan Young, David Scharff, Dhari Alotaibi
Alumni
Lifan Xu, Ph.D. of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Aug. 2020 – Dec. 2024)
First employment: Senior Radar Systems Engineer, Aptiv
Education:
- Ph.D., The University of Alabama, Aug. 2020 – Dec. 2024
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering at The Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2019
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering at ShiHeZi University, 2016
Awards/Honors:
- Graduate Council Fellowship, The University of Alabama, Aug. 2020 – May 2021
- Internship: NXP Semiconductors, Summers 2021, 2023 & 2024
- IEEE SPS Student Travel Grant to IEEE SAM Workshop 2024
Ruxin Zheng, Ph.D. of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Jan. 2021 – Dec. 2024)
First employment: Senior Radar Technical Lead, Aptiv
Education:
- Ph.D., The University of Alabama, Jan. 2021 – Dec. 2024
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2020
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering at University of Pittsburgh, 2018
Awards/Honors
- Internship: Mathworks, Summers 2022 & 2023
- Eric Curl, MS of Electrical Engineering (May 2021 – Dec. 2022), First employment: Ford Motor
- Brandon Stevens, MS of Electrical Engineering (Aug. 2020 – May 2022), First employment: Mathworks
- Jordan Olson, MS of Mechanical Engineering (Jan. 2021 – May 2022), First employment: Mathworks
- Garrett Casey, B.S. in Electrical Engineering at The University of Alabama, Fall 2024 – Feb. 2025
- Cloie Dale, B.S. in Computer Science at The University of Alabama, Fall 2022 – May 2023
- Samuel Kwon, B.S. in Computer Science at The University of Alabama, Fall 2022 – May 2023
- Tobias Guo, B.S. in Computer Science at The University of Alabama, Fall 2022 – May 2023
- David Scharff, BS of Electrical Engineering in (Jan. 2021 – Dec. 2021), First employment: AT&T
- Ryan Repka, undergraduate researcher (Feb. 2022 – May 2022)