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Postdoc Researchers
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Visiting Students & RAs
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Principle Investigator

Ping WANG, Assistant Professor

Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, HKUST

Ph.D. 2023, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University

B.S. 2017, Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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E-mail: wping@ust.hk

Address: RM 2447, Academic Building, HKUST

Dr. Ping Wang joined the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at HKUST as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in 2025. He received his B.S. degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2017 and his Ph.D. degree from Princeton University in 2023. From 2023 to 2025, he worked in the tech industry, focusing on power architecture for AI computing systems. He is a recipient of the IEEE PELS Ph.D. Thesis Talk Award (2024), two Prize Paper Awards from the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics (2020, 2021), two First-Place Awards in the IEEE ECCE Best Student Project Demo Competition (2019, 2021), the First Place Award from the Innovation Forum of Princeton University (2019), and the Outstanding Presentation Award at the 2022 IEEE APEC. He has also served the professional community as Secretary of the IEEE Magnetics Society Hong Kong Chapter, Young Editorial Board member of the iEnergy journal, committee member of the CPSS Magnetic Technology and Artificial Intelligence Committees, and TPC member, track chair, or session chair for IEEE ECCE, APEC, COMPEL, and CPSS EMC.

Postdoc Researchers

Bowang ZHANG

B.S., Southeast University

M.S., National Taiwan Univ.

Ph.D., HKUST-Guangzhou

Research Interests:

High frequency power electronics, magnetics modeling and measurement

Yichao JI

B.S., Xi'dian University

M.S. & Ph.D., Univ. of Sci. and Tech. of China

Research Interests:

Power architecture for high-performance processors, point-of-load converter

Yinglyu XIONG

B.S., East China Jiaotong Univ.

M.S., HKUST

Ph.D., CUHK

Research Interests:

Fast-transient control, multiphase converter

PhD Students

Chuhan PENG

B.S., Zhejiang University

M.S., ShanghaiTech Univ.

Research Interests:

HVDC-based data center power delivery, active power buffering

Jinshuo XU

B.S., South China Univ. of Tech.

M.S., University of Macau

Research Interests:

Power delivery for high-performance processors, coupled magnetics

Siwen YE

B.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.

M.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.

Research Interests:

Modeling, control, and AI-assisted design of power electronics

Jingyang TAN

B.S., Harbin Institute of Tech.

M.S., Harbin Institute of Tech.

Research Interests:

High performance DC-DC conversion, magnetics design and packaging

Qiuyun ZHANG

B.S., Sichuan University

Research Interests:

AI for magnetics modeling and design

Visiting Students and Research Assistants

Kai ZHANG

B.S., Tsinghua University

Ph.D., Tsinghua University (In Progress)

Research Interests:

Modeling and control of resonant DC-DC converters, AI for magnetics design

Alumni

• Jiwen GONG — Graduate Research Intern, HKUST ’26

• Yang SHEN — Graduate Exchange Student, HKUST ’26

Group Photos

Prof. Wu Chen and Xin Li from Southeast University visited the HKUST and our lab. Warmly welcome them!

Farewell group dinner for Yang!
Jinshuo, Jingyang, Kai, Jiwen, Ping, Chuhan, Yichao, Siwen, Yang!

Prof. Lin Cheng from University of Science and Technology of China visited the APEX Lab. Welcome back to HKUST, Prof. Cheng, as one of our distinguished alumni!

Prof. Yueshi Guan from Harbin Institute of Technology visited the HKUST and our lab. Warmly welcome him!

Prof. Silvia Zhang from Northeastern University visited the APEX Lab. Warmly welcome her!

Group dinner to celebrate the end of the spring semester!
Yang, Ping, Yichao, Chuhan, Bowang, Jinshuo, Siwen

Group Picture @ APEC2026: From Princeton Team to HKUST Team.

Met Prof. Charles Sullivan at APEC, a legend in the field of power magnetics!

Prof. Georgios Konstantinou and Dr. Shan Jiang from UNSW Sydney visited HKUST and the APEX Lab. We were particularly intrigued by Jen-Hsun Huang’s jacket!

Prof. Kai Sun and Prof. Cong Hao visited the APEX Lab on consecutive days. Warmly welcome them!

Dr. Jiayang Wu from City University of Hong Kong visited our lab, and we celebrated the Christmas holiday together!

Princeton Power Group reunited at CPSSC 2025!

Welcome dinner for Dr. Bowang Zhang joining our group!

Prof. Minjie Chen from Princeton University visited Prof. Kevin Chen, Prof. Yan Ji, and me at HKUST. We warmly welcome him!

Met Prof. John Kassakian at APEC, a legend in the field of power electronics!