microwave remote sensing, integrated sensing and communication, wireless technology, energy harvesting, machine learning, UAV, signal processing

Associate editor: IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems,  IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Guest editor: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine、Remote Sensing、IET Communications、Frontiers in Signal Processing、IEEE Internet of Things Magazine

Editor: Sustainability、Remote Sensing

TPC/Session chair: IEEE Globecom, VTC, WCNC, IGARSS, APMC, and MobiApps

University of Bristol, UK. BEng. Communication and Electronic Engineering, First Class Honors

University of Bristol, UK. PhD in Wireless Communication Engineering

After graduation, she worked as a researcher at both the University of Bristol and Toshiba's European Research Laboratory. Afterwards, she worked at the UK’s Office of Communications (Ofcom), where she was responsible for spectrum regulation. During her time in the UK, she acted as the main researcher for several major strategic projects under the UK's Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and Ofcom. Additionally, she contributed to the drafting of 10 government consultations, as well as standards for the EU and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Several international standards, including ETSI EN 300 220, IEEE 802.22, IEEE 802.11af, and ETSI EN 301 598, have adopted her work. 

Toshiba Europe Ltd, postgraduate student

University of Bristol, research assistant

Ofcom, spectrum regulator

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, research fellow

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, professor

Congzheng has served as the principal investigator for numerous projects funded by national and provincial Natural Science Foundations, CAS, the State Grid Corporation of China, municipal science and technology bureaus, and various companies. She was selected as a distinguished technical talent by CAS and received support from the K. C. Wong Education Fund. She has published over 100 international journal and conference papers, applied for 25 Chinese invention patents, 13 of which have been granted. 

   

1.  M. Wang, C. Han, K. Liu, F. Zhang, H. Chen, J. Huo, W. He, Y. Bi, Q. Feng, Z. Wang, X. Liu, “AI-Enhanced Rainfall Retrieval Using Commercial Microwave Links in 6G-IoT Networks: Advances, Challenges and Opportunities,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2025.  

2. C. Han, B. Ji, G. Zhang, J. Huo, Y. Bi, W. Nan, Q. Feng, Z. Guo, S. Zheng, P. Li, Y. Sun, “Opportunistic ISAC for rain microphysical parameters estimation using LOS-MIMO systems,” IEEE Internet o f Things Journal, 2025.

3. C. Han, G. Zhang, B. Ji, J. Huo, H. Messer, “On the potential of using emerging microwave links for cities weather monitoring,” IEEE Communications Magazine, 61(11), pp. 174 - 18, 2023.

4. X. Li, J. Zhang, C. Han, W. Hao, M. Zeng, Z. Zhu, H. Wang, “Reliability and security of CR-STAR-RIS-NOMA-Assisted IoT Networks,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 11(17), 27969-27980, 2024. (Highly cited paper)

5. X. Sheng, X. Li, G. Chen, G. Huang, C. Han, Z. Ding, “Performance analysis of STAR-RIS assisted secure cognitive NOMA-HARQ networks,” IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 13(3), 696-700, 2023.

6. Li Y., Sun J., Bi Y., Wang Q., Zhao X., Lei L., Du A., Li Z., Wang Zi., Pan X., Han C., Sun Y., New Insights into Scavenging Effect of Aerosol Species During Summer Rainfall Process in Beijing. JGR Atmospheres, 128(15), 2023.

7. Ji B., Zhang M., Huang J., Wang Y., Xing L., Li T., Han C., Mumtaz S., 2023: Research on offloading strategy of twin UAVs edge computing tasks for emergency communication. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 21(1), 684-696, 2024.

8. B. Ji, J. Huang, K. Song, C. Li, C. Han, H. Wen, Multi-relay Cognitive Network for Intelligent Transportation System under Aggregated Interference, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2023.

9. X. Li, M. Zhang, H. Chen, C. Han, L. Li, D-T. Do, S. Mumtaz, A. Nallanathan, “UAV-enabled Multi-pair Massive MIMO-NOMA Relay Systems with Low-Resolution ADCs/DACs,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 73(2), 2171-2186, 2024. (Highly cited paper)

10. X. Li, J. Jiang, H. Wang, C. Han, G. Chen, J. Du, C. Hu, S. Mumtaz, Physical layer security for wireless-powered ambient backscatter cooperative communication networks, IEEE transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, 2023.

11. Gao X., Li X., Han C., Zeng M., Liu H., Mumtaz S., Nallanathan A., “Rate-splitting multiple access-based cognitive radio network with ipSIC and CEEs,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 73(1), 1430-1434, 2024

12. B. Ji. M. Zhang, L. Xing, X. Li, C. Li, C. Han, H. Wen, “Research on optimal intelligent routing algorithm for IoV with machine learning and smart contract,” Digital Communications and Networks, 9(1), 47-44, 2023.

13. Y. Tian, F. Jiang, Q. Zeng, M. PourhosseiniAsl, C. Han, R. Kailiang, “Biocompatible Piezoelectric Polymer Poly (lactic acid)-based Stethoscope for Wearable Health Monitoring Devices,” IEEE Sensors Journal, 23(6), 6264-6271, 2023..

14. B. Ji, Z. Chen, S. Mumtaz, C. Han, C. Li, H. Wen, D. Wang, “A vision o IoV in 5G HetNets: architecture, key technologies, applications, challenges, and trends,” IEEE Network, 2023.

15. S. Zheng, J. Huo, W. Cai, Y. Zhang, P. Li, G. Zhang, B. Ji, J. Zhou, C. Han, “Water Vapor Estimation based on One-year Data of E-band Millimeter-wave Link in the Northeast of China,” Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 1675-1687, 2022.3.22

16. B. Ji, X. Zhang, S. Mumtaz, C. Han, C. Li, W. Hong, D. Wang, “Survey on internet of vehicles: network architectures and applications,” IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 34-41, 2020. (Highly cited paper)

17. J. Huo, C. Han, M. Duan, X. Wu, Y. Bi, Yu. Fang,“Particle reflectivity and movements in cirrus clouds over Beijing from four years of Ka radar measurements,”Atmospheric Research, vol. 248 (2021)，2020. 

18. J. Huo, Y. Tian, X. Wu, C. Han, B. Liu, Y. Bi, S. Duan, D. Lu, “Properties of ice cloud over Beijing from surface Ka-band radar observations during 2014–2017,” Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20, pp. 14377–14392, 2020.

19. B. Ji, Y. Li, S. Chen, C. Han, C. Li, W. Hong, “Secrecy outage analysis of UAV assisted relay and antenna selection for cognitive network under nakagami-m channel,” IEEE Transaction on Cognitive Communications and Networking, 2020. 

20. C. Han, Y. Bi, S. Duan, G. Lu, “Rain Rate Retrieval Test from 25 GHz, 28 GHz, and 38 GHz Millimeter-wave Link Measurement in Beijing,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, vol. 12, no. 8, pp. 2835-2847, 2019.

21. C. Han, T. Harrold, S. Armour, I. Krikidis, S. Videv, P. M. Grant, H. Haas, J. S. Thompson, I. Ku, C-X Wang, T. A. Le, M. R. Nakhai, J. Zhang, L. Hanzo, “Green Radio: Radio Techniques to Enable Energy Efficient Wireless Networks,” IEEE Communication Magazine, vol. 49, no. 6, pp. 46-52, June 2011. (Highly cited paper)

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​Congzheng is a Senior Member of the IEEE, IET, and URSI. She was awarded the Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Scholarship by the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK). She also received the University of Bristol Overseas Scholarship for outstanding academic progress, the Outstanding Postgraduate Prize from the HMGCC (Her Majesty’s Government Communication Centre), and was recognized as a Top Early-Stage Research Engineer by the UK Parliamentary and Scientific Committee.