Jianlin Zhou (Lynn)

Incoming Assistant Professor· Electrical and Computer Engineering · Rutgers University

Postdoctoral Scholar · Northwestern University

Jianlin Zhou will be joining Rutgers University Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2026 Fall as an assistant professor. He is a postdoctoral scholar at the Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics at Northwestern University, where he works with Prof. John A. Rogers on wireless and flexible bioelectronic systems for physiological monitoring and minimally invasive medical devices. He earned his M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Northeastern University in 2016, where he worked with Prof. Kaushik Chowdhury on wireless brain-machine interface and full-duplex Wi-Fi system, and his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University in 2023 under Prof. Edwin Kan, where he worked on near-field RF sensing methods and wearable RF sensors design. His research focuses on developing next-generation wireless bioelectronics and radio-frequency sensing systems, spanning wearable, implantable, and non-contact platforms.

Research

Near-Field RF Sensing and Electromagnetic Systems for Physiological Monitoring

Developing near-field radio-frequency and microwave sensing platforms for non-contact and minimally invasive monitoring of physiological dynamics. This work integrates electromagnetic modeling, antenna and RF system design, and physics-guided signal processing to capture cardiac, respiratory, and organ-level signatures with high sensitivity and robustness. These efforts establish a foundation for scalable wireless sensing technologies for continuous health monitoring.

RF Sensing Applied Electromagnetics Microwave Systems Signal Processing

Flexible and Batteryless Implantable Bioelectronic Systems

Designing flexible, miniaturized, and wireless implantable systems that combine biointegrated mechanics, low-power electronics, and wireless power transfer. Representative efforts include batteryless pacing platforms integrated with transcatheter cardiovascular implants, where the goal is to enable localized therapy, long-term operation, and mechanically compliant device architectures. This research advances implantable bioelectronics toward safer, less invasive, and more clinically deployable therapeutic systems.

Implantable Bioelectronics Wireless Power Transfer Flexible Electronics Cardiovascular Devices

Soft Biointegrated Systems for Fetal and Pediatric Monitoring

Creating soft, multimodal sensing platforms for challenging clinical environments in fetal and pediatric care. These systems combine compliant materials, biointerface engineering, and wireless sensing modalities to monitor physiological signals such as heart rate, oxygenation, temperature, and hemodynamic parameters. The broader objective is to enable safer and more effective monitoring tools for scenarios where conventional rigid sensors are inadequate.

Fetal Monitoring Soft Bioelectronics Multimodal Sensing Translational Devices

Wearable and Ambient Wireless Platforms for Continuous Health Monitoring

Developing wearable, textile-integrated, and non-contact wireless sensing systems for continuous monitoring in everyday settings. By combining RF hardware, deformable form factors, and data-driven interpretation of complex electromagnetic signatures, this work targets practical monitoring of physiological and biomechanical states beyond traditional clinic-based measurements. These platforms aim to expand health monitoring into more natural, unobtrusive, and longitudinal settings.

Wearable Sensors Textile Electronics Wireless Health Monitoring Non-Contact Sensing

News

Sep 2026 Will join Rutgers University, New Brunswick ECE.
Feb 2026 Co-lead work: 'A filamentary soft robotic probe for multimodal in utero monitoring of fetal health' published in Nature Biomedical Engineering.
May 2023 Joined Rogers group.

Selected Publications

TBA

2026

Manuscript in Preparation

J. Zhou et al.

Details forthcoming
2026

A filamentary soft robotic probe for multimodal in utero monitoring of fetal health

1. H. Bai†, J. Zhou†, etc. and J. A. Rogers,

Nature Biomedical Engineering (†co-first author)

Paper
2026

Forward and Backward Scattering Models in Near-Field Radio-Frequency Sensing

J. Zhou, T. B. Conroy, and E. C. Kan

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Paper
2023

A Backscatter Field Model for Near-field RF Sensing

J. Zhou, M. I. Abdelrahman, T. B. Conroy, F. Monticone, and E. C. Kan

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Paper
2022

Morphology transformation and content selection of near-field RF sensing by complex vector injection

J. Zhou, T. B. Conroy, G. Xu, and E. C. Kan

IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology

Paper
2020

A wireless wearable RF sensor for brumation study of chelonians

J. Zhou, P. Sharma, X. Hui, and E. C. Kan

IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology

Paper

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Experience

Professional Experience

2023 – Present
Postdoctoral Scholar, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Advisor: Prof. John A. Rogers
2018 – 2023
Graduate Research Assistant, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Advisor: Prof. Edwin C. Kan
2016 – 2018
Research Support Associate, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Advisors: Prof. Giovanni Traverso & Prof. Robert Langer
2013 – 2016
Research Assistant, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Advisors: Prof. Kaushik Chowdhury

Student Mentoring

M.Eng. Mentoring

Brian HsuECE Cornell University (2021 - 2022) Now System Engineer at Qualcomm
Tejas AdvaitECE Cornell University (2019 - 2021) Now Software Engineer at DiDi Labs
Kaiyu ZhaoMSE Northwestern University (2023 - 2024) Now Ph.D. student at Caltech
Heyang WangME Northwestern University (2023 - 2025) Now Ph.D. student at UPenn
Yibo ZhouECE Northwestern University (2024 - 2025) Now Ph.D. student at Columbia
Changgen ChenMSE Northwestern University (2025 - 2026)
Hongyeop LeeMSE Northwestern University (2025 - 2026)
Lidan YuBME Northwestern University (2025 - 2026)
Ruiming ZhangECE Northwestern University (2026)

Undergraduate Mentoring

Joyce HuangECE Cornell University (2025 - 2026) Now Software Engineer at Google
Lisa KovacsME Northwestern University (2024 - 2026)
Katelyn MaBME Northwestern University (2024 - 2026)
Jiayi YuBME Northwestern University (2024 summer)
Meadow WalesBME Northwestern University (2024 - 2026)
Chelsea OgbonnaBME Northwestern University (2025 summer)
Nina Gupta BME Northwestern University (2025 - 2026)
Bhuvan MadalaCS Northwestern University (2025 - 2026)
Ravi BhatApplied Mathematics Northwestern University (2026)
Alex HuangMSE Northwestern University (2026)