UIT NewsUIT Welcomes Associate Professor Chung-Tse Michael Wu: Strengthening Academic Collaboration with National Taiwan University
University of Information Technology (UIT), Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), is pleased to welcome Associate Professor Chung-Tse Michael Wu from the Department of Electrical Engineering at National Taiwan University (NTU), Taiwan, for a series of academic activities, including a distinguished seminar, research discussions, and meetings with UIT research groups. The visit reflects UIT's continued commitment to internationalization by expanding global research partnerships and fostering academic excellence through collaboration with leading scholars worldwide. As Taiwan's top-ranked university and one of Asia's premier research institutions, National Taiwan University (NTU) maintains an outstanding reputation for academic excellence and innovation. Hosting internationally recognized scholars such as Associate Professor Chung-Tse Michael Wu represents an important step in UIT's strategy to strengthen research collaboration, promote academic exchange, and provide faculty members, researchers, graduate students, and students with access to cutting-edge scientific developments and emerging technologies. Associate Professor Chung-Tse Michael Wu is an internationally recognized expert in applied electromagnetics, antennas, microwave and millimeter-wave components, monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), RF systems, and electromagnetic metamaterials. He received his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University in 2006 before earning both his Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA. Prior to joining National Taiwan University in 2024, Professor Wu served on the faculties of Wayne State University and Rutgers University in the United States, where he was promoted to Tenured Associate Professor in 2022. Throughout his academic career, he has established an outstanding record of research, teaching, and international collaboration in advanced electromagnetic technologies. Beyond his extensive research contributions, Professor Wu actively serves the international engineering community. He is a member of the IEEE MTT-28 and IEEE MTT-4 Technical Committees, Vice Chair of the IEEE Princeton Central Jersey AP/ED/MTT Chapter, and an Associate Editor for several IEEE international journals. His distinguished achievements have been recognized through numerous prestigious honors, including the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, the DARPA Young Faculty Award, the DARPA Director's Fellowship Award, and the Board of Trustees Research Fellowship for Scholarly Excellence. As part of his visit to UIT, Professor Wu will deliver a seminar entitled:"Sensing, Tracking, and Secured Communication with Artificial Electromagnetic Materials" The seminar will present the latest advances in electromagnetic metamaterials and their applications in intelligent sensing, motion tracking, vital sign monitoring, microwave imaging, real-time beamforming, and secure wireless communications. These rapidly evolving research areas are attracting significant international attention and hold tremendous potential for next-generation sensing, telecommunications, and intelligent wireless systems. In addition to the seminar, Professor Wu will engage in in-depth discussions with researchers from UIT's TTLab, sharing insights into building high-impact research groups, exploring emerging research directions, and identifying opportunities for future collaborative projects. He will also visit several of UIT's research facilities, including Laboratory B5.08, where he will learn about the ORB Mini system and ongoing research initiatives conducted by the University. Through international academic exchanges and strategic global partnerships, UIT continues to strengthen its research ecosystem and deepen collaboration with leading universities and scientific institutions worldwide. These initiatives play a vital role in enhancing educational quality, advancing innovation, and creating greater opportunities for faculty members, researchers, graduate students, and students to participate in international research projects, access frontier technologies, and thrive in an increasingly interconnected global academic environment. Event InformationTime: 08:45 – 09:45, 3/8/2026Venue: Room C110, University of Information Technology (UIT), Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) University of Information Technology cordially invites faculty members, researchers, graduate students, and students to attend the seminar, engage in academic discussions, explore the latest technological advances, and connect with an internationally distinguished scholar.
01/08/2026