Yanxiao Zhao
Virginia Commonwealth University
Current University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Research Areas
Cyber security, wireless networks including vehicular networks, wireless autonomous networks, wireless body area networks, software-defined networks, and device-to-device (D2D) communications, energy harvesting for Internet of things with wearable sensors, power management and communications in smart grid
Background
Zhao is an associate professor in Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She holds an MS and a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering.
Prior to joining VCU, she was a faculty member at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
Zhao has secured more than $1 million in research grants supported by NSF, NASA and Air Force. She has published more than 70 papers in prestigious journals and international conferences. She is an IEEE senior member.
Alma Maters
Old Dominion University
Xi'an Jiaotong University