CV

Contact

Tenure-track Associate Professor, School of Integrated Circuits (School of Information and Electronic Engineering), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Email: mjh@sjtu.edu.cn
Website: mojianhua01.github.io · Previous website: Google Sites
Profiles: Google Scholar · ORCID · GitHub · Lab GitHub

Research Interests

AI for wireless communications
Millimeter-wave communications and massive MIMO
Integrated sensing and communications (ISAC)

Education

2017 Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Advisor: Prof. Robert W. Heath, Jr.
2013 M.S., Communication and Information Systems, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Advisor: Prof. Meixia Tao
2010 B.Eng., Information Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Professional Experience

Dec. 2024–Present Tenure-track Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Mar. 2023–Nov. 2024 Senior Staff Engineer, Samsung Research America
Mar. 2019–Mar. 2023 Staff Engineer, Samsung Research America
Jan. 2017–Mar. 2019 Senior Engineer, Samsung Research America
May 2015–Aug. 2015 Summer Intern, Samsung Research America
May 2014–Aug. 2014 Summer Intern, Qualcomm

Teaching

Fall 2026 Principles of Communications

Honors and Awards

2020–2025
World’s Top 2% Scientists
2023
Samsung Research America Outstanding Inventor Award
Recognized for receiving the highest number of issued patents as lead inventor in 2023
2021
Samsung Network Global R&D Innovation Award
For contributions to mmWave beam codebook optimization that made a significant impact on Samsung products
2019
IEEE Communications Society Stephen O. Rice Prize
2019
Best Wi-Fi Innovation Award, Wireless Broadband Alliance
Awarded to “Galaxy S10 with Wi-Fi 6 and Intelligent Wi-Fi”
2015
Exemplary Reviewer, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
2014
Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship Finalist
2013
Outstanding Graduate of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2013
IEEE Communications Society Heinrich Hertz Award for Best Communications Letter
2012
Exemplary Reviewer, IEEE Communications Letters

Journal Papers (24)

2026

[J24]

3D extended target sensing in ISAC: Cramér-Rao bound analysis and beamforming design

Yiqiu Wang, Meixia Tao, Shu Sun, Jianhua Mo, and Wei Cao
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Jul. 2026 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv

[J23]

BitSemCom: A Bit-Level Semantic Communication Framework with Learnable Probabilistic Mapping

Haoshuo Zhang, Yufei Bo, Jianhua Mo, and Meixia Tao
IEEE Communications Letters, Jun. 2026 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv

[J22]

Hybrid Near/Far-Field Frequency-Dependent Beamforming via Phase-Time Arrays With Single RF Chain

Yeyue Cai, Meixia Tao, Jianhua Mo, and Shu Sun
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Mar. 2026 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv · Code · Errata · Errata (TXT)

[J21]

SPOT: Single-shot positioning via trainable near-field rainbow beamforming

Yeyue Cai, Jianhua Mo, and Meixia Tao
IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Mar. 2026 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv · Code

2025

[J20]

Joint Phase Time Array: Opportunities, Challenges, and System Design Considerations

Young-Han Nam, Ahmad AlAmmouri, Jianhua Mo, and Jianzhong Charlie Zhang
IEEE Communications Magazine, Nov. 2025 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv

2022

[J19]

Extending Uplink Coverage of mmWave and Terahertz Systems Through Joint Phase-Time Arrays

Ahmad AlAmmouri, Jianhua Mo, Vishnu V. Ratnam, Boon Loong Ng, Robert W. Heath Jr., Juho Lee, and Jianzhong Charlie Zhang
IEEE Access, Aug. 2022 · IEEE Xplore · Errata · Errata (TXT)

[J18]

Learning Site-Specific Probing Beams for Fast mmWave Beam Alignment

Yuqiang Heng, Jianhua Mo, and Jeffrey G. Andrews
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Aug. 2022 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv · Code

[J17]

Joint Phase-Time Arrays: A Paradigm for Frequency-Dependent Analog Beamforming in 6G

Vishnu V. Ratnam, Jianhua Mo, Ahmad AlAmmouri, Boon Loong Ng, Jianzhong Charlie Zhang, and Andreas F. Molisch
IEEE Access, Jul. 2022 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv · Errata · Errata (TXT)

2021

[J16]

Six Key Challenges for Beam Management in 5.5G and 6G Systems

Yuqiang Heng, Jeffrey G. Andrews, Jianhua Mo, Vutha Va, Anum Ali, Boon Loong Ng, and Jianzhong Charlie Zhang
IEEE Communications Magazine, Jul. 2021 · IEEE Xplore

[J15]

Orientation-Assisted Beam Management for Beyond 5G Systems

Anum Ali, Jianhua Mo, Boon Loong Ng, Vutha Va, and Jianzhong Charlie Zhang
IEEE Access, Mar. 2021 · IEEE Xplore

2019

[J14]

Beam Codebook Design for 5G mmWave Terminals

Jianhua Mo, Boon Loong Ng, Sanghyun Chang, Pengda Huang, Mandar N. Kulkarni, Ahmad AlAmmouri, Jianzhong Charlie Zhang, Jeongheum Lee, and Won-Joon Choi
IEEE Access, Jul. 2019 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv

[J13]

Hand Grip Impact on 5G mmWave Mobile Devices

Ahmad AlAmmouri, Jianhua Mo, Boon Loong Ng, Jianzhong Charlie Zhang, and Jeffrey G. Andrews
IEEE Access, May 2019 · IEEE Xplore

2018

[J12]

Limited Feedback in Single and Multi-user MIMO Systems with Finite-Bit ADCs

Jianhua Mo and Robert W. Heath Jr.
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, May 2018 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv

[J11]

Channel Estimation in Broadband Millimeter Wave MIMO Systems with Few-Bit ADCs

Jianhua Mo, Philip Schniter, and Robert W. Heath Jr.
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, Mar. 2018 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv · Code

2017

[J10]

Hybrid Architectures with Few-Bit ADC Receivers: Achievable Rates and Energy-Rate Tradeoffs

Jianhua Mo, Ahmed Alkhateeb, Shadi Abu-Surra, and Robert W. Heath Jr.
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Apr. 2017 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv

2016

[J9]

Near Maximum-Likelihood Detector and Channel Estimator for Uplink Multiuser Massive MIMO Systems with One-Bit ADCs

Junil Choi, Jianhua Mo, and Robert W. Heath Jr.
IEEE Transactions on Communications, May 2016 · 2019 IEEE Communications Society Stephen O. Rice Prize · IEEE Xplore · arXiv

2015

[J8]

Capacity Analysis of One-Bit Quantized MIMO Systems with Transmitter Channel State Information

Jianhua Mo and Robert W. Heath Jr.
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, Oct. 2015 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv · Code · Errata · Errata (TXT)

2014

[J7]

MIMO Precoding and Combining Solutions for Millimeter-Wave Systems

Ahmed Alkhateeb, Jianhua Mo, Nuria González-Prelcic, and Robert W. Heath Jr.
IEEE Communications Magazine, Dec. 2014 · IEEE Xplore

[J6]

Secure Beamforming for MIMO Two-Way Communications With an Untrusted Relay

Jianhua Mo, Meixia Tao, Yuan Liu, and Rui Wang
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, May 2014 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv

2013

[J5]

QoS-Aware Transmission Policies for OFDM Bidirectional Decode-and-Forward Relaying

Yuan Liu, Jianhua Mo, and Meixia Tao
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, May 2013 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv

[J4]

Degrees of Freedom for MIMO Two-Way X Relay Channel

Zhengzheng Xiang, Meixia Tao, Jianhua Mo, and Xiaodong Wang
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, Apr. 2013 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv

2012

[J3]

Relay Placement for Physical Layer Security: A Secure Connection Perspective

Jianhua Mo, Meixia Tao, and Yuan Liu
IEEE Communications Letters, Jun. 2012 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv · Code · Errata · Errata (TXT)

2011

[J2]

Power and Subcarrier Allocation for Physical-Layer Security in OFDMA-Based Broadband Wireless Networks

Xiaowei Wang, Meixia Tao, Jianhua Mo, and Youyun Xu
IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, Sep. 2011 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv

2010

[J1]

Cooperative Secret Communication with Artificial Noise in Symmetric Interference Channel

Jingge Zhu, Jianhua Mo, and Meixia Tao
IEEE Communications Letters, Oct. 2010 · 2013 IEEE Communications Society Heinrich Hertz Award · IEEE Xplore · arXiv

Conference Papers (24)

2026

[C24]

Extended Target Tracking for Contour-Aware Predictive Beamforming in ISAC Systems

Yiqiu Wang, Meixia Tao, and Jianhua Mo
ICC 2026 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, May 2026 · IEEE Xplore

[C23]

Deep Learning-Based Maneuvering UAV Tracking in Multi-User Uplink ISAC Systems

Renjie He, Meixia Tao, and Jianhua Mo
ICC 2026 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, May 2026 · IEEE Xplore

[C22]

AirMIND: Air-Interface Foundation Model in the Delay-Doppler-Angle Domain

Kejia Bian, Leyan Chen, Jianhua Mo, Zhiyong Chen, and Meixia Tao
2026 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops), May 2026 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv

[C21]

MARBLE-Net: Learning to Localize in Multipath Environment with Adaptive Rainbow Beams

Qiushi Liang, Yeyue Cai, Jianhua Mo, and Meixia Tao
2026 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Apr. 2026 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv · Code

2025

[C20]

Deep Learning-Based Beamforming Design Using Target Beam Patterns

Hongpu Zhang, Shu Sun, Hangsong Yan, and Jianhua Mo
2025 IEEE Virtual Conference on Communications (VCC), Nov. 2025 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv

[C19]

Feature-Space Based Joint Source-Channel Coding for Video Wireless Transmission

Yanbing Wu, Haoshuo Zhang, Jianhua Mo, and Meixia Tao
2025 Seventeenth International Conference on Wireless Communications and Signal Processing (WCSP), Oct. 2025 · IEEE Xplore

[C18]

CFARNet: Learning-Based High-Resolution Multi-Target Detection for Rainbow Beam Radar

Qiushi Liang, Yeyue Cai, Jianhua Mo, and Meixia Tao
2025 IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC), Aug. 2025 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv · Code

2024

[C17]

Beamforming with Joint Phase and Time Array: System Design, Prototyping and Performance

Jianhua Mo, Ahmad AlAmmouri, Shenggang Dong, Young-Han Nam, Won-Suk Choi, Gary Xu, and Jianzhong (Charlie) Zhang
58th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Oct. 2024 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv

[C16]

3D Beamforming Through Joint Phase-Time Arrays

Ozlem Yildiz, Ahmad AlAmmouri, Jianhua Mo, Young-Han Nam, Elza Erkip, and Jianzhong (Charlie) Zhang
2024 IEEE 100th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2024-Fall), Oct. 2024 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv

2022

[C15]

Beam Management with Orientation and RSRP using Deep Learning for Beyond 5G Systems

Khuong N. Nguyen, Anum Ali, Jianhua Mo, Boon Loong Ng, Vutha Va, and Jianzhong Charlie Zhang
ICC 2022 Workshop on Synergies of Communication, Localization, and Sensing towards 6G, May 2022 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv

2021

[C14]

Learning Probing Beams for Fast mmWave Beam Alignment

Yuqiang Heng, Jianhua Mo, and Jeffrey G. Andrews
IEEE GLOBECOM, Dec. 2021 · IEEE Xplore

[C13]

Sub-Chain Beam for mmWave Devices: A Trade-off between Power Saving and Beam Correspondence

Jianhua Mo, Daehee Park, Boon Loong Ng, Vutha Va, Anum Ali, Chonghwa Seo, and Jianzhong Charlie Zhang
Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Oct. 2021 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv

2019

[C12]

Grip-Aware Analog mmWave Beam Codebook Adaptation for 5G Mobile Handsets

Ahmad AlAmmouri, Jianhua Mo, Boon Loong Ng, Jianzhong Charlie Zhang, and Jeffrey G. Andrews
IEEE GLOBECOM, Dec. 2019 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv

2018

[C11]

Design and Prototyping of 60 GHz Mesh Networks

Jianhua Mo, Hao Chen, Wenxun Qiu, Prasad Netalkar, Boon Loong Ng, Gary Xu, and Jianzhong Charlie Zhang
11th Global Symposium on Millimeter Waves (GSMM), May 2018 · IEEE Xplore

2016

[C10]

Limited Feedback in MISO Systems with Finite-Bit ADCs

Jianhua Mo and Robert W. Heath Jr.
50th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Nov. 2016 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv

[C9]

Achievable Rates of Hybrid Architectures with Few-Bit ADC Receivers

Jianhua Mo, Ahmed Alkhateeb, Shadi Abu-Surra, and Robert W. Heath Jr.
20th International ITG Workshop on Smart Antennas (WSA), Mar. 2016 · IEEE Xplore

2015

[C8]

Limited Feedback in Multiple-Antenna Systems with One-Bit Quantization

Jianhua Mo and Robert W. Heath Jr.
49th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Nov. 2015 · IEEE Xplore · arXiv

2014

[C7]

Channel Estimation in Millimeter Wave MIMO Systems with One-Bit Quantization

Jianhua Mo, Philip Schniter, Nuria González-Prelcic, and Robert W. Heath Jr.
Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Nov. 2014 · IEEE Xplore · Errata · Errata (TXT)

[C6]

High SNR Capacity of Millimeter Wave MIMO Systems with One-Bit Quantization

Jianhua Mo and Robert W. Heath Jr.
Information Theory and Applications Workshop (ITA), Feb. 2014 · IEEE Xplore

2013

[C5]

Secure Beamforming for MIMO Two-Way Transmission with an Untrusted Relay

Jianhua Mo, Meixia Tao, Yuan Liu, Bin Xia, and Xiaoli Ma
IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Apr. 2013 · IEEE Xplore

2012

[C4]

QoS-Aware Policies for OFDM Bidirectional Transmission with Decode-and-Forward Relaying

Yuan Liu, Jianhua Mo, and Meixia Tao
IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Dec. 2012 · IEEE Xplore

[C3]

Degrees of Freedom of MIMO Two-Way X Relay Channel

Zhengzheng Xiang, Jianhua Mo, and Meixia Tao
IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Dec. 2012 · IEEE Xplore

[C2]

Hash Function Mapping Design Utilizing Probability Distribution for Pre-image Resistance

Jianhua Mo, Xiawen Xiao, Meixia Tao, and Nanrun Zhou
IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Dec. 2012 · IEEE Xplore

2011

[C1]

Power and Subcarrier Allocation for Physical-Layer Security in OFDMA Networks

Xiaowei Wang, Meixia Tao, Jianhua Mo, and Youyun Xu
IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Jun. 2011 · IEEE Xplore

Preprints (4)

2026

M3F-UAV: A Missing-Modality Multimodal Foundation Model for Low-Altitude Wireless Sensing

Pengxuan Gao, Kai Ying, Botao Wu, Jianhua Mo, and Qingsong Wen
arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.13678, Jul. 2026 · arXiv

LAMBDA: A Low-Altitude Multimodal Base Dataset for UAV Sensing and Communication

Lin Zhou, Peichuan Rao, Chenshuo Zhang, Jianhua Mo, Shu Sun, Zhiyong Chen, and Meixia Tao
arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.03826, Jul. 2026 · arXiv

Phase-Time Array Enabled Multistatic Sensing with Multi-Level Fusion for UAV Localization

Ming Gao, Jianhua Mo, and Meixia Tao
arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.04919, May 2026 · arXiv

AirFM-DDA: Air-Interface Foundation Model in the Delay-Doppler-Angle Domain for AI-Native 6G

Kejia Bian, Meixia Tao, Jianhua Mo, Zhiyong Chen, and Leyan Chen
arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.00020, Apr. 2026 · arXiv

Book (1)

2014

Physical Layer Security in OFDMA Networks

Meixia Tao, Jianhua Mo, and Xiaowei Wang
CRC Press, 2014 · DOI

Manuscripts (under review) (2)

2025

SemCSINet: A Semantic-Aware CSI Feedback Network in Massive MIMO Systems

Ruonan Ren, Jianhua Mo, and Meixia Tao
arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.08314, 2025 · arXiv

Fed-PELAD: Communication-Efficient Federated Learning for Massive MIMO CSI Feedback with Personalized Encoders and a LoRA-Adapted Shared Decoder

Yixiang Zhou, Tong Wu, Meixia Tao, and Jianhua Mo
arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.25181, 2025 · arXiv

Last updated: October 2026