Yikai Chen
Professional Title:Professor
Supervisor of Doctorate Candidates
Personal Profile
Professor, Yikai Chen, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Education Background:
2006.09 -- 2011.06 PhD, Electromagnetic Fields and Microwave Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
2002.09 -- 2006.06 Bachelor of Engineering, Electronic Information Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Work Experience:
2023.01 -- Present Dean for Teaching, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
2015.07 – Present Professor, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
2011.07 -- 2015.07 Research Scientist, Temasek Laboratories, National University of Singapore
Honors:
Academic and Technical Leader of Sichuan Province
National Youth Talent Program
National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation
Elsevier Highly Cited Chinese Researcher
Sichuan Province Distinguished Expert
Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Supervisor, China Electronic Education Society
Awards for Scientific Research:
2023 Second Prize of National Technological Invention Award (Ranked Second)
2022 Second Prize of Technological Invention Award, China Institute of Electronics
2019 First Prize of Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award
Academic Appointments:
Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
Associate Editor, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
Associate Editor, Chinese Journal of Electronics
Associate Editor, Chinese Journal of Radio Science
Guest Editor for the Special Column "Theory of Characteristic Modes and New Applications in Electromagnetic Problems," Chinese Journal of Electronics (English Edition)
Guest Editor for the Special Column "Theory and Application Technology of Time-Modulated Antenna Arrays," Chinese Journal of Radio Science
Chair of the Organizing Committee, 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Microwave, Antenna, Propagation and EMC (MAPE)
Chair of the Organizing Committee, 2022 China Conference on Electromagnetic Compatibility and Electromagnetic Environmental Effects
Chair of the Organizing Committee, 2026 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation
Conference Chair, 2026 International Conference on Electromagnetic Engineering and Microwave Systems
Vice Chair of the Antenna and Microwave Technology Committee, Sichuan Institute of Electronics
Research Interests:
Antenna Theory and Technology
Electromagnetic Radiation and Scattering
Selected Papers Published as Corresponding Author in the Past Five Years:
1. H. Li; Yikai Chen; S. Yang, Independent Control of Multiple Harmonic Beams in Time-Modulated Arrays With Subarrayed Time-Segmented Pseudorandom Modulation, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2025
2. D. Zhang; Yikai Chen; H. Li; S. Yang, In-Band Scattering Suppression for Compact and Low-Profile Linear Antenna Arrays Using Periodic Characteristic Mode Analysis, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2025
3. H. Li; Yikai Chen; Q. Li; S. Yang, Machine Learning Assisted Synthesis of Large Non-Uniform Antenna Arrays Including Mutual Coupling With an Equivalent Small Array Model, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2025
4. X. Deng; Yikai Chen; S. Yang; J. Hu, Design, Theoretical Modeling, and Experimental Evaluation of Low Frequency Self-Biased Magnetoelectric Mechanical Antennas, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2025
5. S. Zhang; D. Zhang; X. Deng; Yikai Chen; S. Yang, Design of SLF Magnetoelectric Antennas and Communication System Based on a Fully Coupled Multiphysics Modeling Method, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2024
6. Y. Gou; Yikai Chen; S. Yang, A Tightly Coupled Dipole Array with Diverse Element Reflection Phases for RCS Reduction, Chinese Journal of Electronics, 2024
7. Z. Zhu; Yikai Chen; Y. Feng; S. Yang, Fast Pattern Synthesis for Large-Scale Time-Modulated Planar Arrays With a Novel Two-Stage Iterative Convex Optimization Method, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2024
8. D. Zhang; Yikai Chen; S. Yang, Platform Characteristic-Mode-Based Omnidirectional Antenna Design Using Convex Optimization, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2024
9. Y. Feng; Yikai Chen; M. Zhu, A 50:1 Bandwidth Tightly Coupled Dipole Array With Short-Circuit Resonance Suppressing Surface, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, 2024
10. C. Zhao; Yikai Chen; Y. Feng; S. Yang, Efficient Synthesis of Large-Scale Time-Modulated Antenna Arrays Using Artificial Neural Networks and Inverse FFT, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2024
11. Y. Feng; Yikai Chen; L. Cao, A Compact Base Station MIMO Antenna Array With Miniaturized Antenna Elements, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, 2024
12. X. Deng; D. Zhang; Yikai Chen; S. Yang, Characteristic Mode Analysis: Application to Electromagnetic Radiation, Scattering, and Coupling Problems, Chinese Journal of Electronics, 2023
13. S. Zhang; Yikai Chen; S. Yang, An Extremely Wideband Tightly Coupled Dipole Array With Shared-Aperture Configuration, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2023
14. H. Li; Yikai Chen; S. Yang, An Interpolation-Based Time-Modulated Antenna Array for Beam Scanning at Carrier Frequency, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2023
15. T. Zhang; Yikai Chen; Z. Liu; S. Yang, A Low-Scattering Vivaldi Antenna Array With Slits on Nonradiating Edges, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2023
16. H. Li; Yikai Chen; S. Yang, A Time-Modulated Antenna Array With Continuous Sideband Spectrum Distribution, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2023
17. H. Li; Yikai Chen; S. Yang, Chaotic-Enabled Phase Modulation in Time-Modulated Arrays for Secure Transmission, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2022
18. T. Zhang; Yikai Chen; S. Yang, A Wideband Frequency- and Polarization-Reconfigurable Liquid Metal-Based Spiral Antenna, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2022
19. H. Li; Yikai Chen; S. Yang, Directional Modulation in Time-Modulated Array With a Novel Pseudorandom Ascending Phase Time Sequence, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2022
20. Y. Gou; Yikai Chen; S. Yang, Radar Cross Section Reduction of Wideband Vivaldi Antenna Arrays With Array-Level Scattering Cancellation, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2022
21. H. Li; Yikai Chen; U. Jakobus, Synthesis, Control, and Excitation of Characteristic Modes for Platform-Integrated Antenna Designs: A design philosophy, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 2022
22. D. He; Yikai Chen; S. Yang, A Low-Profile Triple-Band Shared-Aperture Antenna Array for 5G Base Station Applications, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2022
23. X. Lu; Yikai Chen; S. Guo; S. Yang, An Electromagnetic-Transparent Cascade Comb Dipole Antenna for Multi-Band Shared-Aperture Base Station Antenna Array, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2022
24. Z. Liu; Yikai Chen; S. Yang, In-Band Scattering Cancellation Techniques for Vivaldi Antenna Array, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2022
25. D. Zhang; Yikai Chen; S. Yang, A Self-Decoupling Method for Antenna Arrays Using High-Order Characteristic Modes, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2022
26. X. Deng; Yikai Chen; S. Yang, Characteristic Mode Formulation for Antennas With Waveguide Port Feeding Structures, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2021
27. Y. Zhu; Yikai Chen; S. Yang, Cross-Band Mutual Coupling Reduction in Dual-Band Base-Station Antennas With a Novel Grid Frequency Selective Surface, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2021
28. Yikai Chen; W. Zhou; S. Yang, Design of a Low-Profile and Low Scattering Wideband Planar Phased Antenna Array, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2021
29. D. He; Q. Yu; Yikai Chen; S. Yang, Dual-Band Shared-Aperture Base Station Antenna Array With Electromagnetic Transparent Antenna Elements, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2021
Book Publications:
1. Yikai Chen, Chao-Fu Wang, Characteristic Modes: Theory and Applications in Antenna Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, 2015.
2. Haotian Li, Yikai Chen, Shiwen Yang, Theory of Spacetime Modulation and Its Applications in Antenna Array Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Press, 2025.
Patents:
• As of December 2025, 24 national invention patents in the field of antennas have been granted as the first inventor.
Teaching:
Undergraduate courses "Electromagnetic Fields and Waves" and "Electromagnetic Field Theory."
As of the end of 2025, Prof. Chen has supervised 39 master's students and 14 doctoral students. Graduates have primarily found employment in Shenzhen, Chengdu, and the Yangtze River Delta region. Employers include companies such as Huawei, TP-Link, and Xiaomi, research institutes like the 29th and 10th Research Institutes of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC), and faculty positions at top-tier ("985") universities. Overall employment quality is high, with many graduates becoming key technical talents.
Lead major project for talent cultivation and teaching reform in Sichuan higher education (2023) and two general teaching reform projects.
Received the First Prize for Undergraduate Teaching Achievements at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
Awarded the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Supervisor Prize by the China Electronic Education Society.
Honors include the Second Prize in the Second Curriculum Ideology and Politics Micro-Lesson Competition, the Second Prize for the Undergraduate New Engineering Education Teaching Team (Tencent Award for Teaching, 2022), and the 11th Technology Teaching Award.
Yikai CHEN
Full-Professor
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
No. 2006, Xiyuan Ave, West Hi-Tech Zone
611731, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
Telephone: 86-28-61830886
E-mail: ykchen@uestc.edu.cn; ykchen@ieee.org