Welcome! I’m Jikang Deng (邓纪康), a PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) under the supervision of Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini. I obtained the Master of Science (MSc) degree in electrical and computer engineering from KAUST in 2025. I received the Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree in network engineering from School of Information and Communication Engineering (SICE), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) in 2023.
My research interests include wireless communication, non-terrestrial network (NTN), AI for communications, and near-field communication. My research aims to bridge the digital divide and connect the unconnected. Please feel free to connect—I’m always open to new ideas and collaborations!
🔬 Research Interest
- Wireless Communication
- Non-terrestrial Network (NTN)
- AI for communications
- Near-field Communication
🔔 News
- 2025.06: 🎉 I continued my research at KAUST as a PhD student in the CTL.
- 2025.06.04: 🎉 My 1st first-authored full journal paper “Orthogonality Analysis in LoRa Uplink Satellite Communications Affected by Doppler Effect” got accepted by IEEE TAES.
- 2025.06.01: I graduated from KAUST with the Master of Science (MSc) degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
- 2025.04.29: I successfully defended my master’s thesis “Hierarchical Distributed Coordination for Heterogeneous Non-terrestrial Network” in KAUST.
- 2024.11: I presented my poster “Orthogonality Analysis in LoRa Uplink Satellite Communications Affected by Doppler Effect” in 2024 6G Summit, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
- 2023.08: I joined Communication Theory Lab (CTL) in KAUST as a Master student in Saudi Arabia.
📝 Research Experience
Publications
Orthogonality Analysis in LoRa Uplink Satellite Communications Affected by Doppler Effect [IEEE TAES] [arXiv]
Jikang Deng, Fatma Benkhelifa, Mohamed-Slim Alouini | IEEE TAES, Jun. 2025.
- Key Words: LoRa, Orthogonality, Satellite Communication, Doppler Effect
- Main Contribution: This paper provides an comprehensive analysis of LoRa’s orthogonality in uplink satellite communication scenario under either high Doppler shift or high Doppler rate.
Distributed Coordination for Heterogeneous Non-Terrestrial Networks [arXiv]
Jikang Deng, Hui Zhou, Mohamed-Slim Alouini | arXiv, Feb. 2025.
- Key Words: Distributed Coordination, Distributed Learning, Heterogeneous Network, Non-terrestrial Network(NTN)
- Main Contribution: This paper summarizes the unique characteristics of each NTN platform, identifes the communication challenges, and proposes the potential coordinated solution based on multi-agent deep reinforcement learning (MADRL) in heterogeneous NTN.
Native-AI Empowered Scalable Architectures and Solutions for Future Non-Terrestrial Networks: An Overview [arXiv]
Jikang Deng, Fizza Hassan, Hui Zhou, Saad Al-Ahmadi, Mohamed-Slim Alouini, Daniel B. Da Costa | arXiv, Jul. 2025.
- Key Words: 6G, AI, End-to-End Orchestration, NTN, Open RAN (ORAN)
- Main Contribution: This paper reviews ORAN research for NTNs, highlights DevOps challenges, proposes an ORAN-based NTN framework with key features, components, and architectures, and also explores the future research directions and potential use cases.
Academic Service
- Reviewer for IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (WCL)
- Reviewer for IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (OJ-COMS)
- Reviewer for IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)
📖 Educations
- 2025.06 - Present: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
- Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- 2023.08 - 2025.05: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
- Master of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- 2019.09 - 2023.06: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC)
- Bachelor of Engineering, Network Engineering
- Chengdu, China
🎖 Honors and Awards
- 2022: SICE Person of the Year in College (荣耀信通年度人物), UESTC
- 2022: Meritorious Winner, Mathematical Contest in Modeling (Held by COMAP, USA)
- 2022: Xiaomi Scholarship, UESTC
- 2021: Suzhou Yucai Scholarship, UESTC
- 2020 - 2022: Outstanding Students First-Level Scholarships (Three Times), UESTC