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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.

Dr. Shisheng Hu, Dr. Xinyu Huang, and Dr. Yannan Wei attended the convocation on Oct. 25, 2025.

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.

Prof. Xuemin (Sherman) Shen, Weihua Zhuang, and our BBCR members attended the 2025 IEEE 102nd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2025-Fall), held in Chengdu, China, from October 19 to 22, 2025. At the conference’s Awards Luncheon, two of our papers were presented with prestigious awards.

Our work titled “AI-Assisted Network-Slicing Based Next-Generation Wireless Networks” by Xuemin (Sherman) Shen, Jie Gao, Wen Wu, Kangjia Lyu, Mushu Li, Weihua Zhuang, Xu Li, and Jaya Rao, published on the IEEE Open Journal on Vehicular Technology in January 2020, received the 2025 IEEE Vehicular Technology Society OJVT Best Paper Award. 

In addition, our work titled “Model-Assisted Learning for Environment-Aware Content Delivery in Mobile AR” by Shisheng Hu, Xue Qin, Conghao Zhou, Yingying Pei, Xiaodan Shao, Xinyu Huang, and Xuemin (Sherman) Shen, received the Best Student Paper Award from VTC2025-Fall.

Congratulations to all award recipients!

Shisheng Hu and Yannan Wei held a pizza lunch on October 7, 2025, and expressed their gratitude to Prof. Shen, Prof. Zhuang, and all BBCR members.

Shisheng Hu successfully defended the Ph.D. thesis on August 20, 2025. Congratulations!

On August 10, 2025, Prof. Xuemin (Sherman) Shen and Prof. Weihua Zhuang attended the IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC 2025) in Shanghai, China. During the conference, Prof. Shen presented the IEEE Fellow Award to the newly elevated IEEE Fellows, hosted a keynote session, and delivered a welcome speech at the banquet.

Xinyu Huang held a pizza lunch on Jul. 15, 2025, and expressed his gratitude to all BBCR members.

Yannan Wei successfully defended the Ph.D. thesis on July 14, 2025. Congratulations!

Xinyu Huang successfully defended the Ph.D. thesis on June 26, 2025. Congratulations!