Shunpu Tang

Shunpu Tang

PhD Student at Zhejiang University

Shunpu Tang (汤舜璞)

Hi! I am currently a Ph.D. candidate in the College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, under the supervision of Prof. Qianqian Yang. I was also a visiting Ph.D. student at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore from October 2024 to October 2025, under the supervision of Prof. Dusit Niyato (President’s Chair Professor, FIEEE), and is a visiting Ph.D. student at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), working with Prof. Jihong Park. Prior to this, I obtained my Bachelor of Engineering degree from the School of Computer Science and Network Engineering at Guangzhou University in 2020, and my Master of Engineering degree from the School of Cyberspace Security at Guangzhou University in 2023, under the supervision of Prof. Lisheng Fan.

My research interests include:

  • Semantic communication and task-oriented communication
  • Generative AI for wireless communication systems
  • Edge Intelligence

If you have any questions or are interested in collaborating with me, please feel free to email me (tangshunpu@zju.edu.cn)!

Highlight

  1. [Dec 2024] I am honored to be awarded the 2024 Doctoral Student Special Program of the Young Talent Support Project from the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) （中国科协青年人才托举工程博士生专项计划).

News

  1. [Sep 2025] One paper titled Toward Agentic AI: Generative Information Retrieval Inspired Intelligent Communications and Networking has been accepted for publication in IEEE COMMAG.
  2. [Jul 2025] One first-author paper titled Enabling Training-Free Semantic Communication Systems with Generative Diffusion Models has been accepted by IEEE GlobeCom.
  3. [Jun 2025] One first-author paper titled Retrieval-augmented Generation for GenAI-enabled Semantic Communications has been accepted for publication in IEEE WCM.
  4. [Apr 2025] One paper titled Covert Prompt Transmission for Secure Large Language Model Services has been submitted to IEEE JSAC.
  5. [Mar 2025] One first-author paper titled Towards Secure Semantic Communications in the Presence of Intelligent Eavesdroppers has been submitted to IEEE TMC.

Academic Services

  • TPC Member: IEEE ICCC 2025, IEEE VTC-Spring 2025, WCNC 2026.
  • Reviewer: IEEE JSAC, COMST, TMC, TCOM, TWC, IOTJ, TCCN, TIFS, TVT, WCL, ICML workshop, npj Wireless Technology, etc.

Selected First-author Papers

For all publications, please refer to my google scholar

  1. Shunpu Tang, Yuanyuan Jia, Qianqian Yang, Ruichen Zhang, Jihong Park, Dusit Niyato “Enabling Training-Free Semantic Communication Systems with Generative Diffusion Models” IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Accepted, 2025.

  2. Shunpu Tang, Yuhao Chen, Qianqian Yang, Ruichen Zhang, Dusit Niyato, Zhiguo Shi. “Towards Secure Semantic Communications in the Presence of Intelligent Eavesdroppers”, Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (CCF A, IF 9.4), 2025.

  3. Shunpu Tang, Ruichen Zhang, Yuxuan Yan, Qianqian Yang, Dusit Niyato, Xianbin Wang, Shiwen Mao. “Retrieval-augmented Generation for GenAI-enabled Semantic Communications”, IEEE Wireless Communications (IF=11.5), Accepted, 2025.

  4. Shunpu Tang, Qianqian Yang, Lisheng Fan, Xianfu Lei, Arumugam Nallanathan, George K. Karagiannidis. “Contrastive Learning Based Semantic Communications”, IEEE Transactions on Communications (IF=8.3), vol. 72, no. 10, pp. 6328–6343, Oct. 2024.

  5. Shunpu Tang, Ke He, Lunyuan Chen, Lisheng Fan, Xianfu Lei, Rose Qingyang Hu. “Collaborative Cache-Aided Relaying Networks: Performance Evaluation and System Optimization”, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (CCF A, IF=17.2), vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 706–719, Jan. 2023.

  6. Shunpu Tang, Lunyuan Chen, Ke He, Junjuan Xia, Lisheng Fan, Arumugam Nallanathan. “Computational Intelligence and Deep Learning for Next-Generation Edge-Enabled Industrial IoT”, IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering (IF 7.9, ESI Highly Cited Paper), vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 2881–2893, Sept.–Oct. 2023.

  7. Shunpu Tang, Junjuan Xia, Lisheng Fan, Xianfu Lei, Wei Xu, Arumugam Nallanathan. “Dilated Convolution Based CSI Feedback Compression for Massive MIMO Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (IF=7.1), vol. 71, no. 10, pp. 11216–11221, Oct. 2022.
  8. Shunpu Tang, Chen Liu, Qianqian Yang, Shibo He, Dusit Niyato. “Secure Semantic Communication for Image Transmission in the Presence of Eavesdroppers”, in IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Accepted, 2024.

  9. Shunpu Tang, Qianqian Yang, Deniz Gündüz, Zhaoyang Zhang. “Evolving Semantic Communication with Generative Modelling”, in IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Accepted, 2024.

  10. Shunpu Tang, Qianqian Yang, Lisheng Fan, Xianfu Lei, Yansha Deng, Arumugam Nallanathan. “Contrastive Learning based Semantic Communication for Wireless Image Transmission”, in IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2023-Fall), Accepted, 2023.

Selected Collaborative Papers

  1. Ruichen Zhang, Yinqiu Liu, Shunpu Tang, Jiacheng Wang, Dusit Niyato, Geng Sun, Yonghui Li, Sumei Sun “Covert Prompt Transmission for Secure Large Language Model Services”, submitted to IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 2025. (CCF A, IF=17.2)

  2. Ruichen Zhang, Shunpu Tang, Yinqiu Liu, Dusit Niyato, Zehui Xiong, Sumei Sun, Shiwen Mao, Zhu Han “Toward Agentic AI: Generative Information Retrieval Inspired Intelligent Communications and Networking”, IEEE Communications Magazine, 2025. (IF: 8.3)

  3. Chen Liu, Zhenyu Shi, Shibo He, Shunpu Tang, Qianqian Yang. “A Decoder-Free Reconstruction Method for Semi-Supervised Surface Defect Detection”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems, Accepted, September 2024.

  4. Weixuan Chen, Shunpu Tang, Qianqian Yang. “Enhancing Image Privacy in Semantic Communication over Wiretap Channels Leveraging Differential Privacy”, in IEEE 34th International Workshop on Machine Learning for Signal Processing (MLSP), Accepted, 2024.

  5. Yuxin Wu, Shunpu Tang, Lianhong Zhang, Lisheng Fan, Xianfu Lei, Xiang Chen.
    “Resilient Machine Learning-Based Semantic-Aware MEC Networks for Sustainable Next-G Consumer Electronics”, IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 2188-2199, Feb. 2024 —–