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Chen, Yan

Chen, Yan

Electrical and Computer Engineering

BACKGROUND

I am currently a Principal Technologist at Origin Wireless Commmunications. I am also affiliated with Signal and Information Group of University of Maryland (UMD), College Park. I received my Ph.D. degree on August 2011 under the supervision of Professor K. J. Ray Liu. Before that, I got my Bachelor degree from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2004 and Master degree from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2007.

ECE Announces 2026 Annual Awards with Ceremony and Reception

The ceremony honored students, staff and faculty.

ECE Names 2025-2026 Distinguished Dissertation Fellows

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