Background Information

Kang Zhou received the B.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in electronic engineering from Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NJUST), Nanjing, China. From 2019.07 to 2022.07, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow with Polytechnique Montreal, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada. From 2022.10 to 2023.11, he was an Assistant Professor with Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo, China, where he has been an Associate Professor since 2023.11. From 2024, he has also been a doctoral supervisor with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, as well as University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Chinna. His research interests involve microwave and millimeter-wave multiband/multifunction filtering devices and antennas, terahertz integrated circuits and systems for B5G/6G wireless communication and Radar sensing. He has authored/coauthored 60+ technical articles (including 20 IEEE Transactions) in peer-reviewed international journals and conference proceedings with a total citation of 1400+ and H-index of 20 (Google Scholar). He also holds one U.S. patent. He is a member of IEEE MTT-S/AP-S/CASS/EDS, a senior member of Chinese Institute of Electronics (CIE) and International Union of Radio Science (URSI). He is an affiliate technical committee member of IEEE MTT-S TC-4 Microwave Passive Components and Transmission Line Structures. He received the Excellent Young Scientists Fund from NSFC in 2023. He was a recipient of the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award of NJUST in 2020. He was selected as the 2023 World's Top 2% Scientists released by Stanford University and Elsevier. 

Research Field

RF/Microwave/mmWave/Terahertz Devices and Systems:

• Microwave and mmWave Devices and Antennas: substrate integrated waveguide (SIW)-based multiband and multifunction filtering components

• B5G/6G Wireless Communication and Radar Sensing Systems: in-band full-duplex (IBFD)/frequency division duplex (FDD) systems, multiband multibeam antenna systems

• Terahertz Integrated Circuits and Systems: Si/SiC-based sub-terahertz devices and systems 

Educational Background

2012.09-2019.01: Ph.D. (majoring in Electronic Science and Technology), Nanjing University of Science and Technology

2008.09-2012.06: B.Eng. (majoring in Electronic and Information Engineering), Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Work Experience

2023.11-Present: Associate Professor, Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo

2022.10-2023.11: Assistant Professor, Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo

2019.07-2022.07: Postdoctoral Fellow, Polytechnique Montreal, University of Montreal (Supervisor: Prof. Ke Wu)

Academic Part-time Jobs (Partial)

• Conference Sepcial Session Chair, IEEE IWS2025/2024, IMWS-AMP2025/2024/2023, RFIT2024, APCAP2024

• 2025-Present: Senior Member, Chinese Institute of Electronics (CIE)

• 2023-Present: Affiliate Technical Committee Member, IEEE MTT-S TC-4 Microwave Passive Components and Transmission Line Structures

• 2021-Present: Senior Member, International Union of Radio Science (URSI)

• Regular Reviewer for 50+ international journals (IEEE T-MTT, T-AP, T-IE, T-TST, TCAS-I, TCAS-II, T-CPMT, T-NANO, MWTL, AWPL, EDL, PTL, JMW, Science China, Nature Scientific Reports et al.)

Awards and Honors

2024: Outstanding Reviewer for IEEE T-MTT and IEEE JMW

2024: World's Top 2% Scientists - 2023 Single-year Impact

2023: NSFC Excellent Young Scientist

2023: Ningbo High-Level Young Talent Program

2020: Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award of NJUST

Representative Works

General Information

He has published 60+ peer-reviewed technical papers, including more than 40 SCI papers, 1 invited journal paper, and 20 IEEE Transactions papers. He also holds 1 U.S. patent. His research work has been cited 1400+ times with H-index of 20 (Google Scholar).

Google Scholar:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=I0tFqLEAAAAJ

Web of Sicence:

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/483696

Selected Works (* refers to the corresponding author) 

Patents: 

• 周康，沈书豪. 一种基于双模巴特勒矩阵设计实现的双频多波束天线阵列. 申请号：202411254570.

• K. Zhou, K. Wu. Substrate-integrated waveguide filtering crossover having a dual mode rectangular cavity coupled to eight single mode square cavities. US11509031B2, 2022-11-22.

Papers: 

• Meng Ru Jiao, De Nian Xu, Fang Zhu, Weiliang Yu, Peng Chu, Kang Zhou, Guo Qing Luo. Compact multiband bandpass filters with improved stopband performance using modified folded substrate integrated rectangular cavities. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2025. (early access)

• Zi-Qi Zhang, Liang Zhou, Cheng-Rui Zhang, Kang Zhou. A silicon-based D-band miniaturized diplexer using perturbed dual-mode junction-cavity. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2025. (early access)

• Shuhao Shen, Kang Zhou*, Yunlong Lu, Ke Wu. A dual-band Butler matrix-based millimeter-wave dual-band multibeam antenna array using a simple dual-mode transmission line scheme. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2025, 73(4): xxxx–xxxx.

• Junsen Wang, Chengye Jiang, Renlong Han, Qianqian Zhang, Hao Chang, Kang Zhou, Falin Liu. Input amplitude-based adaptive tuning neural networks for digital predistortion of Doherty power amplifiers. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2025, 73(4): xxxx–xxxx.

• Y. Hu, Y. Lu, K. Zhou, Q. You, J. Huang. Wideband hollow-waveguide dual-polarized antenna with reduced metal layers. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2024, 72(1): 1027–1032.

• W. Lin, K. Zhou*, K. Wu*. Band-reconfigurable tunable bandpass filters based on mode-switching concept. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2023, 71(3): 1125–1135.

• D. Ma, K. Zhou, H. Xie, T. Huang, W. Wu. Compact or wide-stopband SIW diplexers with high intrinsic isolations based on orthogonal dual modes. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, 2023, 70(1): 71–75.

• K. Zhou, K. Wu. Substrate integrated waveguide multiband bandpass filters and multiplexers: current status and future outlook. IEEE Journal of Microwaves, 2023, 3(1): 466–483. (Invited Paper)

• K. Zhou, K. Wu. Multichannel substrate integrated waveguide diplexers based on orthogonal dual modes and split-type multiband responses. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2022, 70(1): 356–366.

• K. Zhou, K. Wu. Miniaturized diplexers with large frequency ratios based on common half-mode dual-mode SIW junction-cavities. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2021, 69(12): 5343–5350.

• K. Zhou, K. Wu. Wide-stopband substrate-integrated waveguide filtering crossovers with flexibly allocated channel frequencies and bandwidths. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2021, 69(7): 3264–3274.

• H.-W. Xie, K. Zhou, C.-X. Zhou, W. Wu. Compact SIW diplexers and dual-band bandpass filter with wide-stopband performances. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, 2020, 67(12): 2933–2937.

• H.-W. Xie, K. Zhou, C.-X. Zhou, W. Wu. Wide-stopband SIW filters using modified multi-spurious modes suppression technique. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, 2020, 67(12): 2883–2887.

• K. Zhou, C.-X. Zhou, H.-W. Xie, W. Wu. Synthesis design of SIW multiband bandpass filters based on dual-mode resonances and split-type dual- and triple-band responses. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2019, 67(1): 151–161.

• K. Zhou, C.-X. Zhou, W. Wu. Dual-mode characteristics of half-mode SIW rectangular cavity and applications to dual-band filters with widely separated passbands. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2018, 66(11): 4820–4829.

• H.-W. Xie, K. Zhou*, C.-X. Zhou*, W. Wu. Substrate-integrated waveguide triple-band bandpass filters using triple-mode cavities. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2018, 66(6): 2967–2977.

• K. Zhou, C.-X. Zhou, W. Wu. Compact SIW diplexer with flexibly allocated bandwidths using common dual-mode cavities. IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, 2018, 28(4): 317–319.

• K. Zhou, J.-Q. Ding, C.-X. Zhou, W. Wu. W-band dual-band quasi-elliptical waveguide filter with flexibly allocated frequency and bandwidth ratios. IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, 2018, 28(3): 206–208.

• K. Zhou, C.-X. Zhou, W. Wu. Substrate-integrated waveguide dual-band filters with closely spaced passbands and flexibly allocated bandwidths. IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, 2018, 8(3): 465–472.

• K. Zhou, C.-X. Zhou, W. Wu. Substrate-integrated waveguide dual-mode dual-band bandpass filters with widely controllable bandwidth ratios. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2017, 65(10): 3801–3812.

• S.-Q. Han, K. Zhou*, J.-D. Zhang, C.-X. Zhou, W. Wu. Novel substrate integrated waveguide filtering crossover using orthogonal degenerate modes. IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, 2017, 27(9): 803–805.

• K. Zhou, C.-X. Zhou, W. Wu. Resonance characteristics of substrate-integrated rectangular cavity and their applications to dual-band and wide-stopband bandpass filters design. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2017, 65(5): 1511–1524.

• J.-Q. Ding, S.-C. Shi, K. Zhou, Y. Zhao, D. Liu, W. Wu. WR-3 band quasi-elliptical waveguide filters using higher order mode resonances. IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, 2017, 7(3): 302–309.