Cutting the Last Wireless for Mobile Communications by Microwave Power Transfer Prof. Kaibin Huang Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering University of Hong Kong Abstract The advancements in microwave power transfer (MPT) over past decades have enabled wireless power transfer over long distances. The latest breakthroughs in wireless communication, namely massive MIMO, small cells and millimeter-wave communication, make wireless networks suitable platforms for implementing MPT. This can lead to the elimination of the “last wires” connecting mobile devices to the grid for recharging, thereby tackling a long-standing ICT grand challenge. Furthermore, the seamless integration between MPT and wireless communication opens a new area called wirelessly powered communications (WPC) where many new research directions arise e.g., simultaneous information-and-power transfer, WPC network architectures, and techniques for safe and efficient WPC. In the first part of this talk, I will provide an introduction to WPC by describing the key features of WPC, shedding light on a set of frequently asked questions, the relevant research in my group. In the second part of the talk, I will introduce opportunities for pursing Ph.D. study in the Information Science Lab at The Unviersity of Hong Kong and applying for the prestigious Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship. Biography Kaibin Huang received the B.Eng. (first-class hons.) and the M.Eng. from the National University of Singapore, and the Ph.D. degree from The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) in 2008, all in electrical engineering. Since Jan. 2014, he has been an assistant professor in the Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) at The University of Hong Kong. He is an adjunct professor in the School of EEE at Yonsei University in S. Korea. He used to be a faculty member in the Dept. of Applied Mathematics (AMA) at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Dept. of EEE at Yonsei University. His research interests focus on wireless power transfer, the analysis and design of wireless networks using stochastic geometry and multi-antenna techniques. He frequently serves on the technical program committees of major IEEE conferences in wireless communications. He has been the technical chair/co-chair for the IEEE CTW 2013, the Comm. Theory Symp. of IEEE GLOBECOM 2014, and the Adv. Topics in Wireless Comm. Symp. of IEEE/CIC ICCC 2014 and has been the track chair/co-chair for IEEE PIMRC 2015, IEE VTC Spring 2013, Asilomar 2011 and IEEE WCNC Currently, he is an editor for IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC) series on Green Communications and Networking, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. He was also a guest editor for the JSAC special issues on communications powered by energy harvesting and an editor for IEEE/KICS Journal of Communication and Networks ( ). He is an elected member of the SPCOM Technical Committee of the IEEE Signal Processing Society. Dr. Huang received the Outstanding Teaching Award from Yonsei, Motorola Partnerships in Research Grant, the University Continuing Fellowship from UT Austin, and a Best Paper Award from IEEE GLOBECOM 2006 and PolyU AMA in June 25, Thursday, 10:30-11:30, 电信学院报告厅 ( 南一楼西南 203) Seminar Announcement