September 2026 – present Current
Lancaster University
United KingdomLecturer (Assistant Professor) in Electronics and Communication Engineering
Xuekang Liu
Academic profile
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Lancaster University.
Experience & education.
Research across institutions. A continuing curiosity.
Work experience
June 2025 – September 2026
Imperial College London
United KingdomPostdoctoral Researcher
Line manager: Prof. Bruno Clerckx.
Prof. Bruno Clerckx: IEEE Fellow; Professor of Wireless Communications and Signal Processing.
Design and prototyping of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces and metasurfaces.
June 2024 – May 2025
Lancaster University
United KingdomPostdoctoral Researcher
Line managers: Prof. Claudio Paoloni and Dr. Lei Wang.
Prof. Claudio Paoloni: Cockcroft Chair; IEEE Senior Member; IEEE Electron Devices Society Distinguished Lecturer; Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques.
Dr. Lei Wang: Associate Professor / Senior Lecturer in Electronics (THz technology); IEEE Senior Member.
Multi-beam transmitarrays, dielectric lens antennas and W-band communication systems using CNC machining, PCB fabrication and 3D printing.
2017 – 2018 · Full-time, then part-time
Huaqing Ruida Technology Co. Ltd
ChinaSignal Processing Engineer
RF link simulation and on-site validation for target simulator systems.