Hanju Yoo

I am a postdoctoral researcher at Yonsei University in the Intelligence Networking Lab.

My research focuses on AI-native wireless systems, including semantic communications, wireless digital twins, learning-based physical layer design, and real-world wireless prototyping.

I earned my B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the School of Integrated Technology at Yonsei University, graduating with the highest honors for my B.S.

selected publications

Symbol Distributions in Semantic Communications: A Source-Channel Equilibrium Perspective

Hanju Yoo, Dongha Choi, Songkuk Kim, Chan-Byoung Chae, and Robert W. Heath, Jr.

IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2026

Early Access

Bib Details Paper GitHub

@article{yoo2026dist,
  author = {Yoo, Hanju and Choi, Dongha and Kim, Songkuk and Chae, Chan-Byoung and {Heath, Jr.}, Robert W.},
  journal = {IEEE Transactions on Communications},
  note = {Early Access},
  title = {Symbol Distributions in Semantic Communications: A Source-Channel Equilibrium Perspective},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/11644690}
}

Site-Specific Beam Alignment without Explicit Channel Knowledge via Deep Learning

Jongwoo Kwak, Hanju Yoo, Jaeyoung Choi, Soomin Ko, Ian P. Roberts, and Chan-Byoung Chae

To appear in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2026

Bib Details GitHub

@article{kwak2025site,
  author = {Kwak, Jongwoo and Yoo, Hanju and Choi, Jaeyoung and Ko, Soomin and Roberts, Ian P. and Chae, Chan-Byoung},
  journal = {To appear in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications},
  title = {Site-Specific Beam Alignment without Explicit Channel Knowledge via Deep Learning},
  year = {2026},
}

Bridging Neural Networks And Wireless Systems with MIMO-OFDM Semantic Communications

Hanju Yoo, Dongha Choi, Yonghwi Kim, Yoontae Kim, Songkuk Kim, Chan-Byoung Chae, and Robert W. Heath, Jr.

IEEE Wireless Communications, Sep 2025

Bib Details Paper GitHub

@article{yoo2025bridging,
  author = {Yoo, Hanju and Choi, Dongha and Kim, Yonghwi and Kim, Yoontae and Kim, Songkuk and Chae, Chan-Byoung and {Heath, Jr.}, Robert W.},
  journal = {IEEE Wireless Communications},
  title = {Bridging Neural Networks And Wireless Systems with MIMO-OFDM Semantic Communications},
  year = {2025},
  volume = {32},
  number = {5},
  pages = {48-55},
  month = sep,
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1109/MWC.001.2500040},
}

On the Role of ViT and CNN in Semantic Communications: Analysis and Prototype Validation

Hanju Yoo, Linglong Dai, Songkuk Kim, and Chan-Byoung Chae

IEEE Access, Jul 2023

Bib Details Paper GitHub

@article{yoo2023role,
  author = {Yoo, Hanju and Dai, Linglong and Kim, Songkuk and Chae, Chan-Byoung},
  journal = {IEEE Access},
  title = {On the Role of ViT and CNN in Semantic Communications: Analysis and Prototype Validation},
  year = {2023},
  volume = {11},
  month = jul,
  number = {},
  pages = {71528-71541},
  doi = {10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3291405},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3291405},
}