Yongxu Zhu
Southeast University, China
Yongxu Zhu (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from University College London in 2017. From 2017 to 2019, she was a Research Associate at Loughborough University. From 2019 to 2023, she held positions as a Senior Lecturer at London South Bank University and an Assistant Professor at the University of Warwick. She is currently a Professor at Southeast University. Her research interests include B5G/6G, edge mobile intelligent networks, cell-free wireless networks, and non-terrestrial networks. She also serves as an Editor for IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.
This talk focuses on network architectures capable of supporting ultra-dense and highly intelligent terminals in large-scale human–machine–thing integrated environments. With the development of 6G technologies, future wireless networks will connect a wide range of intelligent terminals and physical objects, forming a deeply integrated human–machine–thing connectivity environment. This development trend places higher requirements on network architectures. Network topologies must gradually evolve from relatively fixed and single-layer connectivity structures into dynamic, multi-layer, adaptive architectures designed to support complex intelligent applications. Accordingly, this talk discusses the construction and evolution of dynamic network topologies, the derivation of optimal network topologies, and entropy reduction in complex network environments.