Lizhao You (游理钊) Assistant Professor, PhD Advisor (助理教授, 博导) Department of Information and Communication Engineering School of Informatics, Xiamen University Email: lizhaoyou [AT] xmu.edu.cn Mail Address: Room 103, Building 6, Western District, Xiamen University (Xiangan Campus), No. 4221 Xiangan South Road, Xiamen 361102, China. (通信地址: 厦门市翔安区翔安南路4221号厦门大学翔安校区西部片区6号楼103室，361102) Misc: [GitHub] [GoogleScholar] [ORCID] [DBLP]

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About Me

I am an Assistant Professor with School of Informatics, Xiamen University, China, starting from Jan. 2021. Before that, I was a research engineer at Huawei 2012 Labs (from Nov. 2016 to Dec. 2020). I received my PhD degree in Information Engineering at The Chinsese University of Hong Kong in 2016, supervised by Prof. Soung Chang Liew. Previously, I received my BSc and ME degrees in Computer Science both from Nanjing University, supervised by Prof. Guihai Chen.

My research interests span wireless, networking, security, and edge AI. I am particularly motivated by challenging problems in real-world systems, with a focus on developing practical solutions.

I am a member of Future Networking Lab led by Prof. Liqun Fu. I also work closely with Prof. Qiao Xiang.

Recent Publications (full_list)

Note: * Corresponding Author, ^ Co-First Author

L3+: Network Verification and Network Security

• Peng Peng, Xun Sun, Zhengtao Shen, Feiyang Ding, Jiawei Chen, Lizhao You*, Weirong Jiang, Yongping Tang, and Feng Luo, “HeTu: High-Performance Centralized Parallel Data-Plane Verification for Hyper-Scale DCNs,” in IEEE ICNP 2025, pp. 1-11. [data][code]

• Rulang Yang, Gao Han, Hanyang Shao, Xiaoqiang Zheng, Xing Fang, Ziyi Wang, Lizhao You*, Ruiting Zhou, Linghe Kong, Ennan Zhai, Qiao Xiang*, and Jiwu Shu, “Diagnosing and Repairing Distributed Routing Configurations Using Selective Symbolic Simulation,” accepted by USENIX NSDI 2026. [Extended version of ACM APNet 2023]

• Mingjun Fang^, Yuntao Zhao^, Qiuyue Qin, Xing Fang, Huisan Xu, Lizhao You*, Qiao Xiang*, and Jiwu Shu, “IVeri: A Scalable Privacy-Preserving Interdomain Configuration Verification Tool via Secure Multi-Party Computation,” in IEEE/ACM IWQoS 2025, pp. 1-10.

• Xing Fang, Feiyan Ding, Mingyuan Song, Yuntao Zhao, Lizhao You*, Qiao Xiang*, Linghe Kong, Jiwu Shu, and Xue Liu, “LEOPARD: Accelerating Cloud-based Access Control Policy Verification Using Logical Encoding Optimization,” in IEEE/ACM IWQoS 2025, pp. 1-10.

• Xing Fang, Feiyang Ding, Bang Huang, Ziyi Wang, Gao Han, Rulan Yang, Lizhao You*, Qiao Xiang*, Linghe Kong, Yutong Liu, and Jiwu Shu, “Network Can Help Check Itself: Accelerating SMT-based Network Configuration Verification Using Network Domain Knowledge,” in IEEE INFOCOM 2024, pp. 2119-2128.

• Hao Chen^, Yili Jin^, Weipeng Wang, Lizhao You*, Liqun Fu, and Qiao Xiang, “When Configuration Verification Meets Machine Learning: A DRL Approach for Finding Minimum k-Link Failures,” in IEEE APNOMS 2023, pp. 83-88.

• Lizhao You*, Jiahua Zhang, Yili Jin, Hao Tang, and Xiao Li, “Fast Configuration Change Impact Analysis for Network Overlay Data Center Networks,” in IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 423-436, Feb. 2022. [data]

L2: 5G/WiFi Resource Allocation

• Yanxin Qian, Yan Zhong, Lizhao You*, Songtao Liu, Nanqing Zhou, and Liqun Fu, “A Practical Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based QoS-Aware Scheduler for 5G Cellular Networks,” in Springer WASA 2025, pp. 317-328.

• Guanglong Pang, Lizhao You*, and Liqun Fu, “An Efficient DRL-based Link Adaptation for Cellular Networks with Low Overhead,” in IEEE WCNC 2024, pp. 1-6.

• Hao Chen, Peng Liu, Lizhao You*, Ziyang Guo, Jiajun Luo, Xinghua Sun, Taotao Wang, and Liqun Fu, “Deep Reinforcement Learning based Dynamic Channel Bonding for Wi-Fi Networks,” in IEEE ISPA 2023, pp. 153-160.

• Yan Zhong, Hao Chen, Lizhao You*, Wei Liu, Taotao Wang, and Liqun Fu, “Deep Reinforcement Learning based Channel Allocation for Channel Bonding Wi-Fi Networks,” in IEEE MSN 2023, pp. 113-119.

L1: B5G/6G Massive IoTs (Over-the-Air Computation, LPWAN, Underwater)

• Enqi Zhang, Lei Liang, Lizhao You*, Zhaorui Wang, Deqing Wang, and Liqun Fu, “High-Rate Uncoordinated Concurrent Random Access in Underwater Acoustic Networks,” accepted by IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2025. [Extended version of IEEE GLOBECOM 2025]

• Lizhao You, Yizhe Wang, Shuoling Liu, Yihua Tan, Zhaorui Wang*, and Soung Chang Liew, “Improving Cooperative Wi-Fi Broadcast with Fine-Grained Channel Estimation,” accepted by IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2025. [Extended version of IEEE IWQoS 2024][data][code][demo]

• Lizhao You, Xinbo Zhao, Rui Cao, Yulin Shao, and Liqun Fu*, “Broadband Digital Over-the-Air Computation for Wireless Federated Edge Learning,” in IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 5212-5228, May 2024. [Extended version of IEEE ICC 2022]

• Lizhao You, Zhirong Tang, Pengbo Wang, Zhaorui Wang, Haipeng Dai, and Liqun Fu*, “Quick and Reliable LoRa Data Aggregation through Multi-Packet Reception,” in IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 1616-1630, April 2024. [Extended version of IEEE SECON 2022]

• Yizhe Wang, Lei Liang, Lizhao You, and Liqun Fu*, “Practical Sparse Channel Estimation for OTFS Underwater Acoustic Communications,” in IEEE ICC 2025, pp. 6498-6503.

• Minhao Zhu^, Yifei Sun^, Lizhao You, Zhaorui Wang*, Ya-Feng Liu, and Shuguang Cui, “Rethinking Grant-Free Protocol in mMTC,” in IEEE GLOBECOM 2024, pp. 1845-1850.

• Wenjun Xie, Enqi Zhang, Lizhao You*, Deqing Wang, Zhaorui Wang, and Liqun Fu, “Combating Multi-path Interference to Improve Chirp-based Underwater Acoustic Communication,” in IEEE ICC 2024, pp. 5377-5382.

Representive Funded Projects

• 深圳市面上项目, “面向大规模广域物联网的高效接入关键技术研究”, 2025.11-2028.10, 30万, 主持, 在研

• 国家自然科学基金青年项目（62302409）, “大规模广域物联网物理层数据聚合技术研究”, 2024.01-2026.12, 30万, 主持, 在研

• 广东省深圳市区域联合基金青年项目（2022A1515110054）, “面向边缘联邦学习的实用空中函数计算技术研究”, 2022.10-2025.09, 10万, 主持, 结题

• 福建省自然科学基金青年创新项目（2021J05003）, “基于信道预编码的高性能与高可靠数字空中函数计算技术研究”, 2021.11-2024.10, 4万, 主持, 结题

• 国网总部科技项目, “新形势下电力监控系统网络安全防护关键技术研究与装备研发”, 2024.11-2026.05, 150万元, 主持, 在研

• 南京南瑞信息通信科技有限公司, “海量安全日志的自适应检索与分析方法研究服务”, 2024.11-2025.12, 36万, 主持, 在研

• 北京字跳网络技术有限公司, “面向超大规模数据中心网络的分布式配置验证技术研究”, 2024.01-2025.01, 40万, 主持, 结题

• 华为技术有限公司, “灵衢网络仿真技术合作项目”, 2025.09-2026.09, 108万, 参与, 在研

• 华为云计算技术有限公司, “DCN BGP仿真验证技术合作项目”, 2024.07-2025.06, 103万, 参与, 结题

• 爱瑞通信系统（厦门）有限公司, “厦门大学信息学院-爱瑞通信系统智能无线网络联合实验室”, 2023.10-2026.09, 240万, 参与, 在研

• 华为技术有限公司, “网络诊断与配置修复技术”, 2022.11-2023.10, 129万, 参与, 结题

Teaching

• Hands-on Wireless Systems (Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025)

• Wireless Communication (Spring 2023, Fall 2024)

• Scientific Paper Writing (Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024)

Services

• Organizer: IEEE ICCC 2021 (Demo Chair)

• PC Member: IEEE WASA 2021/2022/2024/2025, IEEE ICA3PP 2024, IEEE MSN 2025

• Journal Reviewer: [Publons]

Students

Current

• 2023: Lei Liang, Peng Peng (项目需求，字节网络团队实习), Yanxin Qian

• 2024: Enqi Zhang

• 2025: Xun Sun (项目需求，华为中央软件院实习), Xiyu Jiang, Duo Chen, Guoliang Weng, Shitao Xiao (Co-supervised with Prof. Fu), Tingting Wang (Co-supervised with Prof. Fu)

Alumni

• 2022: Jinchang You -> 国家管网福建公司, Wenjun Xie, Shuoling Liu -> 深圳移动, Yan Zhong -> 华为质量与流程IT

• 2021: Hao Chen (项目需求，华为中央研究院访问) -> 兴业银行, Rui Cao -> 苏州移动, Xiaoying Ye -> 深圳初创公司, Zhuyu Hong -> 安徽电信

• 2020: Xinbo Zhao (Co-supervised with Prof. Fu) -> 上海审计局, Zhirong Tang (华为中央软件院实习) -> 锐捷网络

注：上述实习/访问经历均为本人推荐，大部分在研二暑假之前，学生研二暑假自行寻找的实习经历未列出

Misc

• Hobbies: Trail Running (Photos), Hiking (Maps, Summary, Photos), Football (Photos), Swimming

• Some interesting courses:

  • NJU Course: Randomized Algorithms (Spring 2010) by Prof. Yitong Yin

  • NJU Course: Combinatorics (Fall 2010) by Prof. Yitong Yin

  • CUHK Course: Channel Coding and Modulation (Spring 2015) by Prof. Pascal O. Vontobel

• An excellent tutorial on Physical-layer Network Coding by my PhD advisor Prof. Soung Chang Liew