Wireless & human sensing
WiFi-based gesture recognition, 3D pose estimation and physiological sensing — understanding people without cameras or wearables.
MobiCom · IMWUT · THMSWireless sensing · Security · Ambient intelligence
Xiang Zhang章翔
Associate Professor & PhD Supervisor
School of Cyber Security · Tianjin University
Wireless sensing.
Privacy at the core.
I explore how wireless signals can understand human behavior and protect privacy — advancing physics-aware sensing and secure ambient intelligence.
RESEARCH
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IEEE S&PUSENIX SecurityACM MobiComIEEE JSACUbiComp
01 / Research
Signals. People. Trust.
Security in physical spaces
Detecting hidden cameras and studying wireless side channels to protect privacy in everyday environments.
S&P · USENIX Security · JSACRobust ambient intelligence
Physics-aware models and cross-domain learning that help sensing systems adapt beyond a single room or layout.
MobiCom · IMWUT · IoT-J02 / Research impact
Citation activity.
Total citations1,285
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Google Scholar snapshotCitations per year
2026 · year to date2026 · 345 citations · year to date
03 / Selected publications
Selected work.
IEEE JSACRead paper
DiffLoc+: Toward Robust WiFi Hidden Camera Localization Based on Electromagnetic Diffraction
Extends diffraction-based hidden-camera localization toward more robust operation.
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications · 2026
ACM MobiComRead paper
Breaking Coordinate Overfitting: Geometry-Aware WiFi Sensing for Cross-Layout 3D Pose Estimation
Conditions WiFi pose estimation on device geometry to generalize across transceiver layouts.
ACM Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking · 2026
USENIX SecurityRead paper
DiffLoc: WiFi Hidden Camera Localization Based on Electromagnetic Diffraction
Turns controlled diffraction shadows into camera-bearing estimates without pre-collected training data.
34th USENIX Security Symposium · 2025
IEEE S&PRead paper
CamLoPa: A Hidden Wireless Camera Localization Framework via Signal Propagation Path Analysis
Uses signal propagation paths to localize hidden wireless cameras.
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy · 2025
IEEE THMSBest Transactions
Paper AwardAndrew P. Sage · 2024Read paper
Paper AwardAndrew P. Sage · 2024Read paper
WiGRUNT: WiFi-enabled gesture recognition using dual-attention network
Learns WiFi signal features through dual attention for gesture recognition.
IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems · 2022
IEEE ICMEBest Paper Award
NominationIEEE ICME · 2025Read paper
NominationIEEE ICME · 2025Read paper
A Watermark Updating Framework for Multi-stage Image Content Distribution
Designs watermark updates for image content distributed across multiple stages.
IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo · 2025
04 / Academic community
Academic service.
Program committees, conference organization, peer review and editorial service.
USENIX Security · IEEE ICME
USENIX Security 2027 · PC Member
IEEE ICME 2026 · Area Chair
IEEE ISPA 2025
Publication Chair
MobiCom · ACM MM · AAAI
IMWUT · TMC · TAFFC · TMM · TNNLS …
IoT security & network forensics
Lead Guest Editor · Electronics and AI special issues
05 / Background
A research journey.
My work connects wireless sensing, security and ambient intelligence, with a long-term interest in privacy-preserving systems for healthcare, smart homes and aging societies.
Tianjin University
Associate Professor · School of Cyber Security
University of Science and Technology of China
Postdoctoral Fellow
Hefei University of Technology
Master’s & doctoral studies
National Institute of Informatics, Japan
CSC-supported research with Prof. Yusheng Ji
Hefei University of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering
06 / Updates
Recently.
Announced a forthcoming appointment as Professor (tenure-track) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Received the IEEE ICME Outstanding Area Chair Award.
AirKey accepted at ACM Multimedia 2026.
Invited to serve on the USENIX Security 2027 program committee.