Weijie Yuan

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Weijie Yuan is a leading researcher at the intersection of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems, wireless communications, and integrated sensing. His work focuses on enabling intelligent, autonomous low-altitude wireless networks (LAWNs) through the co-design of sensing, communication, and control systems—a critical foundation for 6G and IoT applications. Yuan’s most cited paper, a comprehensive survey on open-source simulation platforms for multi-copter UAV swarms (2023, 16 citations), has become an essential resource for developers navigating the high costs and regulatory hurdles of UAV testing. His more recent work (2025, 11 citations) breaks new ground by proposing a unified framework that jointly optimizes sensing, communication, and control for LAWNs, addressing the growing need for seamless integration in next-generation aerial networks. These contributions have established Yuan as a key voice in UAV swarm simulation and the future of low-altitude connectivity, with his research directly shaping how autonomous aerial systems are designed, tested, and deployed.

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1. 1
   A Survey on Open-Source Simulation Platforms for Multi-Copter UAV Swarms

   16 citations · 2023
2. 2
   Co-Design of Sensing, Communications, and Control for Low-Altitude Wireless Networks

   11 citations · 2025

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