Zehui Xiong is a Professor in Queen's University Belfast, UK. He obtained the B.E. degree with the highest honors in Telecommunications Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), China. He received the Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He was a visiting scholar with Department of Electrical Engineering at Princeton University and a visiting scholar with Broadband Communications Research (BBCR) Lab in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Waterloo. His research interests include wireless networks, Internet of Things, edge intelligence, semantic communications, generative AI, and Metaverse.

Recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher, he has published more than 250 peer-reviewed research papers in leading journals, with numerous Best Paper Awards from international flagship conferences. He serves as an Editor or Guest Editor for many leading journals such as IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering. Featured in Forbes Asia 30U30, he serves as the Chair for numerous international conferences. His honors include the IEEE Asia Pacific Outstanding Young Researcher Award, IEEE Early Career Award for Excellence in Scalable Computing, IEEE Technical Committee on Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies Early Career Award, IEEE Internet Technical Committee Early Achievement Award, IEEE TCSVC Rising Star Award, IEEE TCI Rising Star Award, IEEE TCCLD Rising Star Award, IEEE ComSoc Outstanding Paper Award, IEEE Best Land Transport Paper Award, IEEE Asia Pacific Outstanding Paper Award, IEEE CSIM Technical Committee Best Journal Paper Award, IEEE SPCC Technical Committee Best Paper Award, IEEE Big Data Best Influential Conference Paper Award, and IEEE VTS Singapore Best Paper Award.