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Over the years, Broadband Communications Research (BBCR) Lab members have worked diligently to pursue excellence in research, and have made important research contributions for advancing telecommunication technologies. As a result, our faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, visiting scholars and students, and other research associates have received many prestigious international and domestic recognition and awards. 

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According to the latest release by Clarivate, Prof. Xuemin (Sherman) Shen and Prof. Weihua Zhuang have been named Highly Cited Researchers 2025 in the Computer Science and Cross-Field categories, respectively.

The Highly Cited Researchers list recognizes researchers whose publications rank among the top 1% by citations in their field, an honour achieved by one in 1,000 researchers worldwide. This recognition demonstrates the significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research.

Congratulations to Prof. Shen and Prof. Zhuang on these remarkable achievements.

Prof. Xuemin (Sherman) Shen and several BBCR members attended the Seventeenth International Conference on Wireless Communications and Signal Processing (WCSP 2025), held from October 23 to 25, 2025, in Chongqing, China. As the International Advisory Committee Chair, Prof. Shen delivered a speech at the opening session and presented the Best Paper Awards at the banquet.