CV
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General Information
| Full Name | Guolin Yin |
| Languages | English, Mandarin |
Work Experience
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May 2025-Present Research Fellow
Queen's University Belfast - Leading research on wireless sensing using Wi-Fi, with a focus on the IEEE 802.11bf protocol and Wi-Fi-based radio frequency fingerprinting (RFFI) for device authentication and physical-layer security.
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July 2024-May 2025 Research Associate
University of Liverpool - Developed innovative wireless security solutions for Wi-Fi devices using advanced machine learning techniques as part of the HASC Future Communications Hub.
- Designed RFFI algorithms achieving over 95% identification accuracy in cross-environment, NLOS, and mobile conditions.
- Developed a noise-robust RFFI system using a diffusion model; published at WCNC 2025 and received the Best Workshop Paper Award.
Education
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Oct 2020-Jul 2024 Ph.D
University of Liverpool - Device-Free Wireless Sensing
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Sep 2018-Dec 2019 M.Sc
University of Manchester - Communication and Signal Processing
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Sep 2016-Jun 2018 B.Eng.
Coventry University - Electronic Engineering
Research Experiences
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Jan 2025-Present Domain Generalisable Wi-Fi-Based RFFI
Queen's University Belfast - Developed a domain generalisable RFFI system capable of identifying Wi-Fi devices in previously unseen environments, addressing cross-environment robustness challenges caused by multipath propagation and channel-induced distortions.
- Demonstrated the system live at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 Barcelona, processing over 52,000 inference packets in real-time and achieving 92% overall accuracy without prior exposure to the exhibition hall environment.
- Built a real-time prototype using USRP N210 SDR and multiple Wi-Fi dongles (9 devices across 3 brands) with deep learning-based device classification.
Teaching Experience
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2025/26 Guest Lecturer
Queen's University Belfast - Delivered two teaching sessions for ECS4002 Wireless Sensor Systems (20-credit module), one in each semester.
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2020-2024 Teaching Assistant
University of Liverpool - Supported teaching over several years during my PhD in machine learning, statistics, electronic circuit design, and communication systems.
Professional Service
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Technical programme committee member
- 2024 — GLOBECOM 2024 Workshop, MLDLWS.
- 2025 — ICNC ’25 AMCN; INFOCOM DeepWireless 2025; GC Wkshps 2025, MLDL WS; WS18 ICC 2025 Workshop, MLDLWiSec.
- 2026 — ICNC ’26 AMCN; ICC 2026 WS-17, MLDL Security; WCNCW 2026, WS13.
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Technical programme committee reviewer
- IEEE WF-IoT 2025, AI/Machine Learning Technologies.
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Journal reviewer
- IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.
- IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.
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Upcoming accepted TPC membership
- GC Wkshps 2026, MLDL WS, December 2026.
Honors and Awards
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2025 - WCNC 2025 Best Workshop Paper Award
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2026 - Live Demo at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 Barcelona
Academic Interests
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Radio frequency fingerprint identification
- Wi-Fi based fingerprint identification
- Radio frequency identification
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Wireless sensing
- Wi-Fi based wireless sensing
Other Interests
- Bodybuilding
- Skydiving
Publications
- JSACA Quantum-Optimized Training Framework for Radio Frequency Fingerprint IdentificationIEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 2026
- ICC WorkshopsTowards Quantum Efficient Training for Radio Frequency Fingerprint IdentificationIn 2026 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops), 2026
- arXivPractical Wi-Fi-Based Motion Recognition Under Variable Traffic PatternsarXiv preprint arXiv:2605.08308, 2026Submitted 8 May 2026
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Noise-Robust Radio Frequency Fingerprint Identification Using Denoise Diffusion ModelIn 2025 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2025