Yonghong Zeng, an IEEE Fellow, received his BSc from Peking University and his MSc and PhD from the National University of Defense Technology, China. He held academic and research positions at the National University of Defense Technology, Nanyang Technological University, and the University of Hong Kong. He later served as a Senior Principal Scientist and technical advisor at A*STAR’s Institute for Infocomm Research until his retirement in 2025. His research focused on integrated sensing and communication, B5G/6G communications, ultra-reliable low-latency communication, vehicular radar and communication, and real time localisation systems.
He received the Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES) Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award in 2007 and 2009 and four Ministry-Level Scientific and Technological Development Awards in China. His honours also include the IEEE Communications Society’s Award for Advances in Communication in 2022, its inaugural Asia–Pacific Best Paper Award in 2012 and several other best paper awards. In 2011, he received a Certificate of Appreciation for his outstanding contributions to the IEEE 802.22 standard.
