School of Electronics and Information Leads Interdisciplinary Team to Win Gold at China International College Innovation Competition (2024)

From October 13 to 15,2024, the finals of the China International College Innovation Competition(2024) were held at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. After intense competition,the project Next-Generation Aerial-Ground Shaped Green Base Station Antennafor Wireless Communication, led by doctoral student Zeng Weisen andsupervised by Professor Zhang Xiuyin from the School of Electronics andInformation, won the national gold medal in the industry track!

TeamRepresentatives with Vice President Li Zheng at the Finals

The China International College Innovation Competition(2024) is jointly organized by the Ministry of Education, the United Front WorkDepartment, the Cyberspace Administration of China, the National Developmentand Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, theMinistry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Agricultureand Rural Affairs, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy ofEngineering, the National Intellectual Property Administration, the NationalRural Revitalization Bureau, the Central Committee of the Communist YouthLeague, and the Shanghai Municipal Government. As the highest-level andlargest-scale innovation and entrepreneurship competition for college studentsin China, this year’s event was themed I Dare to Break Through, I CanInnovate. It aimed to achieve goals of being “more Chinese, moreinternational, more educational, more comprehensive, more innovative, and morecollaborative,” attracting participants from 153 countries and regions, 5,406universities, 5.14 million projects, and over 20.83 million students. Thisglobal platform fosters cross-cultural exchange among students of differentnationalities and backgrounds, promoting collaboration, inclusiveness, mutualsupport, and the shared advancement of world peace and development.

Team MemberPreparing Captured by CCTV Cameras

The Bojitian team is aninterdisciplinary team showcasing the strength of cross-disciplinarycollaboration. The core team members come from the School of Electronics andInformation, the Academy of Future Technology, and the School of BusinessAdministration. The project leader is doctoral student Zeng Weisen from theSchool of Electronics and Information, and key members include He Yiju, CaiZimin, Wang Yu, Zhu Zhixuan, and Dai Rongchao. Other members include LiTongtong from the Academy of Future Technology and Bu Xinyue and Meng Zichengfrom the School of Business Administration.

The team was guided by a distinguished facultylineup including Professor Zhang Xiuyin, Professor Xu Zhi (School of BusinessAdministration), Associate Professor Ou Junhui (Academy of Future Technology),Associate Researcher Su Huafeng (Pazhou Laboratory), and PostdoctoralResearcher Deng Guying. Additionally, the team invited esteemed experts fromboth academia and industry, including Professor Xue Quan, as advisoryconsultants.

Low-altitude communication is one of the nation’sstrategically prioritized industries, empowering various sectors throughlow-altitude aerial vehicles. A critical component of low-altitude informationsystems is the base station antenna, which provides wireless signals tolow-altitude aerial vehicles. During early communication trials in low-altitudescenarios by telecom operators, it was found that existing base stationantennas were insufficient to meet the unique demands of low-altitudecommunication, necessitating the development of next-generation antennas.

To seize the forefront of this field, the topicsponsor, Comba Telecom Technology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., proposed the need fora Next-Generation Aerial-Ground Shaped Green Base Station Antenna forWireless Communication. Leveraging their expertise, the team collaboratedwith the company to address industry pain points and successfully developed aproprietary low-altitude communication base station antenna. Moving forward,the team will continue to push the boundaries in this field, delivering a “SCUTsolution” to the nation and the industry.

(Text and Images by Ou Junhui; Initial Review byYan Weiying; Secondary Review by Zeng Shushu; Final Review by Zhang Jian)