Dr Xuekang Liu

Lecturer in Electronics and Communication Engineering

Research Interests

  • Reconfigurable surfaces and circuits: Beyond-diagonal reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (BD-RIS), metasurfaces and reconfigurable microwave circuits.

  • Antennas and arrays: Multiband and dual-polarised antennas, MIMO and shared-aperture arrays, filtering antennas and mutual coupling.

  • Millimetre-wave and sub-THz antennas and systems: Transmitarrays, reflectarrays, dielectric lens antennas, and high-capacity wireless communication systems.

European Conference on Antennas and Propagation 2027 (EuCAP 2027) (Event)
Publication peer-review

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (Journal)
Editorial activity

International Journal of Antennas and Propagation (Journal)
Publication peer-review

IEEE Transactions on Multimedia (Journal)
Publication peer-review

BD-RIS and MiLAC: Principles and Prototyping for Wireless Systems
Invited talk

IEEE Communications Magazine (Journal)
Publication peer-review

IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics (Journal)
Publication peer-review

Wireless Networks (Journal)
Publication peer-review

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Electromagnetics, Antennas and Propagation (Journal)
Publication peer-review

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (Journal)
Publication peer-review

ECAP–TICRA Grants – Application Reviewer
Review of Award Applications

European Conference on Antennas and Propagation 2026 (EuCAP 2026) (Event)
Publication peer-review

IEEE Future Networks World Forum (Event)
Publication peer-review

Advanced Electromagnetic Wave Control: Antennas, Transmissive Structures, and BD-RIS
Invited talk

Advanced Electromagnetic Wave Control: Antennas, Transmissive Structures, and BD-RIS
Invited talk

Results in Engineering (Journal)
Publication peer-review

Electronics Letters (Journal)
Publication peer-review

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters (Journal)
Publication peer-review

IEEE Internet of Things Journal (Journal)
Publication peer-review

IEEE Access (Journal)
Publication peer-review

Materials and Design (Journal)
Publication peer-review

19th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2025 (Event)
Publication peer-review

Exploring the Design of Dual-Polarized Filtering Antennas for Base Station Applications
Invited talk

Wireless Personal Communications (Journal)
Publication peer-review

Dual-band dual-polarized filtering antenna – EuCAP 2024
Oral presentation

ETRI Journal (Journal)
Publication peer-review

AEÜ - International Journal of Electronics and Communications (Journal)
Publication peer-review

17th United Conference on Millimetre Waves and Terahertz Technologies (UCMMT2024) (Event)
Publication peer-review

International Conference on AI in Healthcare (Event)
Publication peer-review

Decoupling of Dual-Band Dual-Polarized Base Station Array Antenna
Invited talk

Decoupling of Dual-Band Dual-Polarized Base Station Array Antenna
Invited talk

Scientific Reports (Journal)
Publication peer-review

Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (Journal)
Publication peer-review

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters (Journal)
Publication peer-review

IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation (Journal)
Publication peer-review

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement (Journal)
Publication peer-review

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (Journal)
Publication peer-review

Full PhD Scholarship, University of Kent
Other distinction

URSI Young Scientist Award
Prize (including medals and awards)

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation Top 200 Reviewer 2026
Prize (including medals and awards)

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters Outstanding Reviewer Award 2026
Prize (including medals and awards)

iWAT 2022 Best Student Paper Award – Second Prize
Prize (including medals and awards)

Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award, Xidian University
Prize (including medals and awards)

Best Paper Award – Third Prize, National Key Laboratory of Antenna and Microwave Technology
Prize (including medals and awards)

IEEE TAP Special Article Collection on Emerging 5G/6G Communications
Other distinction

IEEE TAP — 23 Most Read Articles for 2023
Other distinction