Biography

Dr. Tian Xi joined the Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School at Tsinghua University in 2024, dedicating himself to the development of advanced wireless technologies to address important scientific and biomedical challenges in human health. His research focuses on wireless communication, sensing, and powering of wearable or implantable devices within living systems, further advancing these technologies by integrating them into bioelectronic systems for enhanced applications in medical diagnostics and disease treatment.

To date, he has published 12 papers as the first/corresponding author (including co-authorships) in prestigious journals such as Nature Electronics (3), Nature Communication, Science Advances, and IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., contributing to a total of 26 publications. Two of these papers have been recognized as highly cited papers by ESI.  Additionally, he has filed for six invention patents (2 in the United States, 2 under the PCT, and 2 in China, respectively). His achievements have been widely reported by more than 30 international media outlets and TV stations, including Reuters, The New York Times, The Telegraph, and CGTN.

Education

August, 2017 – June, 2021, National University of Singapore, Electrical Engineering, PhD;

September, 2012 – June, 2016, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Bachelor.

Professional Experience

February, 2024 – present, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Assistant Professor

Aug, 2021- February, 2024，Institute for Health Innovation and Technology, National University of Singapore，Research Fellow

Mar, 2017- Aug, 2017，Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore，Research Assistant

Additional Positions

Reviewer for Nature Communication and lEEE Trans. Antennas Propag.

Research Interests

Dr. Tian Xi joined the Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School at Tsinghua University in 2024, dedicating himself to the development of advanced wireless technologies to address important scientific and biomedical challenges in human health. His research focuses on wireless communication, sensing, and powering of wearable or implantable devices within living systems, further advancing these technologies by integrating them into bioelectronic systems for enhanced applications in medical diagnostics and disease treatment.

To date, he has published 12 papers as the first/corresponding author (including co-authorships) in prestigious journals such as Nature Electronics (3), Nature Communication, Science Advances, and IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., contributing to a total of 26 publications. Two of these papers have been recognized as highly cited papers by ESI.  Additionally, he has filed for six invention patents (2 in the United States, 2 under the PCT, and 2 in China, respectively). His achievements have been widely reported by more than 30 international media outlets and TV stations, including Reuters, The New York Times, The Telegraph, and CGTN.

Selected Publications

[1] Q. Zeng*, X. Tian*#, D. T. Nguyen, C. Li, P. Chia, C. Wu, and J. S Ho#. A digitally embroidered metamaterial biosensor with high reliability in kinetic environments. Nature Electronics, (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-024-01263-4).

[2] S. Ling*, X. Tian*, S. A. Kurt, Q. Zeng, Z. Qin, Y. J. Tan, J. Fuh, Z. Liu, M. Dickey, J. S. Ho#, B. C. K. Tee#. Tension-driven 3D printing of free-standing field's metal structures. Nature Electronics, 7, 671–683 (2024).

[3]X. Tian*, P. M. Lee*, Y. J. Tan, T. L. Y. Wu, H. Yao, M. Zhang, Z. Li, K. A. Ng, B. C. K. Tee, J. S. Ho#. Wireless body sensor networks based on metamaterial textiles. Nature Electronics, 2, 243–251 (2019).

[4]X. Tian*#, Q. Zeng*, S. A. Kurt*, R. R. Li, D. T. Nguyen, Z. Xiong, Z. Li, X. Yang, X. Xiao, D. Nikolayev, C. J. Charles, and J. S. Ho#. Implant-to-implant wireless networking with metamaterial textiles. Nature Communications, 14, 4335 (2023).

[5] D. T. Nguyen*, Q. Zeng*, X. Tian*, P. Chia, C. Wu, Y. Liu and J. S. Ho#. Ambient health sensing on passive surfaces using metamaterials. Science Advances, 10, adj6613 (2024).

[6]X. Tian*#, Q. Zeng*, D. T. Nguyen, and J. S. Ho. Textile-Integrated phased surfaces for wireless networking of bioelectronic devices. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 72, 267-276 (2024).

[7] X. Tian*#, Q. Zeng*, D. Nikolayev, and J. S. Ho#. Conformal propagation and near-omnidirectional radiation with surface plasmonic clothing. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 68, 7309-7319 (2020).

Awards and Honors

2024  NSFC Early-Career Award (国家级重点人才计划，青年项目)

2024  IEEE Smart IOT Best Paper Runner-Up

2023  IEEE IMS 2023, Top 50 Papers

2022  IEEE IMBioC 2022, Best Student Paper Award

2021  Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad

2020  Featured Students of NUS Graduate School

2016  Excellent Graduate of Sichuan Province

2016  Outstanding Student of UESTC (成电杰出学生，the highest honour given to 10 undergraduates out of 5000)

2015  National Scholarship （国家奖学金）