Principle Investigator
Sensen Li, Ph.D.
Sensen Li received the B.Eng. (Hons.) from Zhejiang University and the Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, where he directs the UT-Austin Circuits and Electromagnetics (UT-ACE) Lab. Previously, he was with Samsung Research, working on next-generation wireless systems. His research focuses on analog, RF, and mm-wave integrated circuits and systems for wireless communication and sensing, as well as AI-enabled RFIC design automation.
Dr. Li’s research group received the 2025 ISSCC Jack Kilby Award for Outstanding Student Paper and the 2025 IEEE Microwave Prize, along with multiple other recognitions, including IEEE IMS Best Paper Finalist, and First and Second Place in the Texas Wireless Symposium Student Research Competition. He is also a recipient of the 2018 IEEE RFIC Best Paper Award, with additional best paper recognitions at IEEE RFIC, IMS, and CICC. Dr. Li serves on the Technical Program Committees of IEEE IMS, CICC, and RFIC, and is an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques (T-MTT).
Postdoc Scholars
Hokeun Lee
- Ph.D., KAIST, Daejeon, Korea, 2026
- M.S., KAIST, Daejeon, Korea, 2023
- B.S., Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 2021
Ph.D. Students
Hao Yu
- M.S., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2023
- B.E., Xidian University, Xi’An, China, 2020
- The Jack Kilby Award for Best Student Paper at ISSCC 2026
- Student Research Competition Award (1st Place) at IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems, 2025
- Graduate Fellowship, 2023
- National Scholarship, 2019
Lianbo Liu
- M.S., Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, 2023
- B.E., Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’An, China, 2020
- Co-Recipient of the Jack Kilby Award for Best Student Paper at ISSCC 2026
- Graduate Fellowship, 2023
Yidong Fang
- M.S., Columbia University, New York, 2023
- B.E., The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China, 2022
- Graduate Fellowship, 2024
Zhaojing Fu
- M.S., University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
- B.E., Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 2023
- UT Graduate Continuing Fellowship, 2025
M.S. Students
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Undergrad Students
Muyang Chen
- Class of 2028, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Muyang Chen
- Class of 2027, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
- Member, Texas Aerial Robotics
Jenny Xiong
- Class of 2026, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
- Intern, Sandia National Laboratories
Alumni
Hyunsu Chae, UT PhD (with Prof. David Pan) –> Cadence
Song Hang Chai, NTU B.E. –> UT MS
Yongjin Eun, UT MS –> TSMC
Nishant Gupta, UT MS –> AMD
Yen-Wei Chang, UT MS –> Apple