Xihua Zou is currently a Full Professor in the Center for Information Photonics & Communications, Southwest Jiaotong University, China. His current interests include microwave photonics, microwave/millimeter-wave over fiber communication for 5G/B5G, integrated photonics. He has authored or coauthored over 80 academic papers in high-impact refereed journals, and over 10 granted Chinese patents.
Dr. Zou was a recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, Excellent Young Scholar of NSFC, National Outstanding Expert in Science & Technology of China, the Nomination Award for the National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of China, the Science & Technology Award for Young Scientist of Sichuan Province, China, and the Outstanding Reviewer of OSA.
He currently serves as the Associate Editor of IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics (2016-2021), and ISC (International Steering Committee) member of IEEE Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP, 2020-now). He once served as the Guest Editor for a Special Issue on Microwave Photonics in IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology (2018), and the leading Guest Editor for a Special Section on Microwave Photonics in SPIE Optical Engineering (2016).