Zhenyu ZHAO received the B.Eng. degree in electrical engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, in 2015, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 2021. He is currently a Lecturer with the ECE Department at NUS. He also serves as the Principal Investigator for multiple research projects funded by government agencies and industry partners. His research interests include electromagnetic-based non-contact online impedance measurement; electromagnetic compatibility of power electronics and transportation systems; non-invasive electromagnetic/ultrasonic monitoring of batteries; electromagnetic information leakage assessment and protection; and physics-informed, data-efficient AI methodologies for condition monitoring, testing, and diagnosis in complex systems, with applications to transportation systems, semiconductor devices, and human health. In these areas, he has authored one book and published more than 70 papers in leading international journals, including 11 ESI Highly Cited and Hot Papers.
Dr. Zhao is a Senior Member of IEEE. He has received the Best Student Paper Award at the Joint IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility and Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility (Joint IEEE EMC & APEMC) in 2018, the Young Scientist Award and Best Paper Award at APEMC in 2022, the Young Scientist Award from the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) in 2023, the Emerging Leader Award from Measurement Science and Technology in 2024, etc. He was recognized as a Young Professional Ambassador of the IEEE EMC Society in 2025 and has been listed in the Stanford–Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List since 2025. He has served as the Technical Program Committee (TPC) Chair of IEEE APEMC 2026, TPC Co-Chair of ACES-China 2026 and EENES 2025, Publicity Chair of IEEE WiPDA-Asia 2025 and SWA 2024 and 2025, Tutorial Instructor of IEEE I2MTC in 2023 and 2026. He is currently an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, and Measurement, etc. Since 2024, he has served as Chair and Vice Chair of the IEEE EMC Society Singapore Chapter.