Space Mapping and Surrogate Modeling
Efficient model-based optimization methods that connect fast coarse models, high-fidelity simulations, and engineering design decisions.
Research
Fast modeling and optimization for electromagnetic systems
Microwave CAD and Simulation-Driven Design
Computer-aided design, tuning, and optimization workflows for microwave circuits, components, and RF systems.
Antenna Modeling and Optimization
Multi-objective and data-efficient optimization methods for compact, broadband, array, and MIMO antenna designs.
Electromagnetic System Applications
Applied electromagnetic modeling for wireless sensing, RF systems, and related industrial engineering problems.
Qingsha S. Cheng
Associate Professor, SUSTech
Biography
Qingsha S. Cheng
Qingsha (Shasha) Cheng received the B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees in automation from Chongqing University, China, and the Ph.D. degree from McMaster University, Canada, in 2004. He is currently an associate professor at Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China.
His research focuses on space mapping, surrogate modeling, simulator-based tuning, computer-aided design, and fast modeling and optimization methods for microwave circuits, antennas, and RF systems.
Academic Path
He worked with Peking University in 1998 and joined the Simulation Optimization Systems Research Laboratory at McMaster University in 1999, later serving as a postdoctoral fellow, research associate, research engineer, and sessional lecturer.
SUSTech Appointment
He joined SUSTech in 2014 as an assistant professor and later became a tenured associate professor. He was appointed Adjunct Professor with the University of Regina, Canada, in 2018.
Professional Service
He has served as an associate editor of the International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields, and has reviewed for major microwave and antenna journals.
Conference Activity
He has organized or chaired workshops and sessions for SMSMEO, IEEE IMS, IEEE NEMO, IEEE ICCS, IEEE ACES, IEEE ICCEM, and ACES-China, including electromagnetic modeling and optimization activities for IEEE MTT-S Young Professionals.
One of the original contributors to the Space Mapping algorithm, with more than 25 years of research experience and more than 5800 Google Scholar citations as of April 2026.
B.Eng. and M.Eng., Chongqing University
Ph.D., McMaster University, 2004
Joined SUSTech in 2014
Adjunct Professor, University of Regina, 2018
Associate Editor, International Journal of Numerical Modelling
Publications
Classified Research output
Showing 11-20 of 35 publications
[2014] Q.S. Cheng and J.W. Bandler, "Implementation of space mapping in commercial software," IMS Workshop WFE Recent Advances in Space Mapping Modeling and Optimization , Tampa Bay, FL, June 2014.
[2014] Q.S. Cheng, J.W. Bandler, S. Koziel, and K. Madsen, "Modeling and optimization of microwave and RF circuits exploiting space mapping," Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, Jan. 12, 2014.
[2012] Q.S. Cheng and J.W. Bandler, "Implementation of space mapping optimization and modeling in Agilent ADS," Presentation to Design Engineering Teams , Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Tempe, AZ, Oct. 25, 2012.
[2012] Q.S. Cheng, J.W. Bandler, and S. Koziel "Tuning Space Mapping: The State of the Art," The Third International Workshop on Surrogate Modelling and Space Mapping For Engineering Optimization (SMSMEO 2012) (Reykjavik University, Iceland, Aug. 9-11, 2012).
[2012] J.W. Bandler and Q.S. Cheng, "The Essence of Space Mapping: Less is More," The Third International Workshop on Surrogate Modelling and Space Mapping For Engineering Optimization (SMSMEO 2012) (Reykjavik University, Iceland, Aug. 9-11, 2012).
[2012] J.W. Bandler, Q.S. Cheng, and S. Koziel "Model Generation Using Space Mapping Techniques," IEEE MTT-S Int. Microwave Symp. Workshop on Advanced Techniques For Electromagnetics-based Model Generation (Montreal, QC, Canada, June 18, 2012)
[2012] Q.S. Cheng, J.W. Bandler, and S. Koziel "Tuning Space Mapping: The State of the Art," Session 2P6 Microwave and Millimeter Wave Circuits and Devices, The 31st Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 28 March, 2012).
[2011] Q.S. Cheng, J.W. Bandler, N.K. Nikolova, and S. Koziel, "Simulation-Driven Optimization and Modeling with Adjoint Sensitivities," Int. Workshop on Advances in Simulation-Driven Optimization and Modeling (ASDOM 2011) (Reykjavik University, Iceland, Aug. 13-14, 2011)
[2011] J.W. Bandler, Q.S. Cheng, and S. Koziel, "Exploitation of Simulators and Surrogates in Optimization-driven Design: the Art and the Science," Int. Workshop on Advances in Simulation-Driven Optimization and Modeling (ASDOM 2011) (Reykjavik University, Iceland, Aug. 13-14, 2011).
[2011] J.W. Bandler, Q.S. Cheng, and S. Koziel, "Microwave CAD Using Surrogate Optimization and Space Mapping," IEEE MTT-S Int. Microwave Symp. Workshop on WME: Simulation- and Surrogate-Driven Microwave Design Technology (Baltimore, MD, June 6, 2011).
Research Staff 1
Hongcai Chen
Research Assistant Professor
Postdoctoral Fellows 3
Rusan Kumar Barik
Postdoctoral Fellow
Sounik Kiran Kumar Dash
Postdoctoral Fellow
Asif Khan
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. Students 5
Yuxin Zhang
Ph.D. student (co-supervised with WONG Hang Steve, CityU, Hong Kong)
Takele Yonas Mirete
Ph.D. student
Yiqian Kong
Ph.D. student
Ziyi Fang
Ph.D. student
Ruiqi Xu
Ph.D. student
Master Students 6
Juntao Zhang
Master’s student
Yu Deng
Master’s student
Junjie Tan
Master’s student
Hepeng Li
Master’s student
Ziyao Nian
Master’s student
Runci Huang
Master’s student
Ph.D. Alumni 9
Xiaolin Fan
Ph.D. (co-supervised with Paul Laforge, University of Regina, Canada) (Graduated 2021)
Song (Sam) Li
Ph.D. (co-supervised with Paul Laforge, University of Regina, Canada) (Graduated 2021)
Fan Jiang
Ph.D. (co-supervised with Ross Murch, HKUST, Hong Kong) (Graduated 2021)
Yang Yu
Ph.D. degree (co-supervised with Michael Lancaster and Yi Wang, University of Birmingham, UK and Bo Liu, University of Glasgow, UK) (Graduated 2022)
Zhen Zhang
Ph.D., SUSTech-HIT joint Ph.D. program (Graduated 2022, Guangzhou University)
Jiahua Lv
Ph.D. (co-supervised with Yaping Du, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University) (Graduated 2023)
Yu Kuang
Ph.D. student (co-supervised with Zhining Chen, National University of Singapore)
Tianrui Qiao
Ph.D. student (co-supervised with Ross Murch, HKUST, Hong Kong)
Chuanzhen Jia
Ph.D. student (co-supervised with Yaping Du, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Master Alumni 10
Kaidi Xie
Master’s degree (Graduated 2018)
Yiran Song
Master’s degree (Graduated 2019)
Ying Liu
Master’s degree (Graduated 2019)
Siyuan Li
Master’s degree (Graduated 2020)
Yaxi Jiao
Master’s degree (Graduated 2022)
Jiaxin Liu
Master’s degree (Graduated 2022)
Haorui Guo
Master’s degree (Graduated 2022)
Hongzhen Yi
Master’s degree (Graduated 2024)
Guangying Wang
Master’s degree (Graduated 2024)
Fu Zou
Master’s degree (Graduated 2024)
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