Ning Kang
Principal Engineer |
AI Accelerator Power
Building intelligent hardware from concept to human-validated prototypes
Award Highlight
Young Professional Paper Competition — Final Awardee
First-author paper: “Analysis, Design and Validation of a Portable Power-Bank-Powered Thermoelectric Cooling System for Clinical Rehabilitation”
The IEEE EMBS jury selected this first-author paper as one of just three final awardees of the Young Professional Paper Competition at EMBC 2026 — the 48th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, the world's leading forum for biomedical engineering. Out of roughly 5,000 papers submitted from 80+ countries, only three earned this award: competition entries were first narrowed to a top-10 shortlist by peer-review scores, then judged on novelty, synergy between research areas, and potential for near-term translation into industry.
The Work
A battery-powered therapeutic cooling device reaching clinical-grade performance on a consumer power bank — 89W drawn from a 100W-rated USB-C PD supply, 11.9°C therapeutic skin temperature, 50+ minutes per charge — validated through human trials. Invited to the finalist presentation session; the final ranking is revealed at the EMBC 2026 Opening Ceremony in Toronto.
FluxFlow: 3D Magnetic Field Projection
Programmed 10,000+ lines of code for STM32 and FPGA before LLMs existed. Pioneered magnetic field projection with real-time 6-DoF receiver detection, enabling wireless power to devices in any position and orientation.
3D Magnetic Field Shaping
World's first omnidirectional wireless charging system using a planar transmitter. Analyzed and implemented 3D magnetic field shaping via a 2D planar transmitting coil array.
Portable Smart Cryotherapy
Led team from concept to clinical-ready prototype: battery-powered therapeutic cooling device achieving power bank operation while commercial systems require 200W+ wall power.
Wireless-Powered Neuromuscular Implant
Battery-free implant smaller than a coin (<0.3 cm³, <0.9 g) that receives wireless power and delivers programmable electrical stimulation to restore muscle function. Led the wireless power transfer design — from EM field simulation to power circuits, control algorithms, and firmware.
MHz Drone Wireless Charging
Developed a lightweight and robust MHz wireless power transfer system for drone applications with novel coil design and impedance matching techniques.
Wireless Capsule Robot Power
Designed wireless power systems for capsule robots enabling wide locomotion range with random orientation. Transmitted high-resolution images in ex vivo digestive system via Wi-Fi.
Synchronous Resonant Rectifier
Universal optimal drain-source voltage tracking scheme for synchronous resonant rectifiers in MHz wireless power transfer systems.
Modular WPT Architecture
Vertically modularized reconfigurable wireless power transfer system with architecture modeling and design optimization.
Demo Videos
Watch breakthrough wireless charging technology in action
FluxFlow: Omnidirectional Wireless Charging Demo
One-take demonstration of breakthrough 3D magnetic field control technology enabling wireless charging in any orientation.
FluxFrame: High-Speed Control Visualization
Closed-loop detection and control process captured using Photron SA3 high-speed camera at 2000fps.
About Me
Hardware systems Ph.D. with 10+ years designing embedded systems from concept to human-validated prototypes — now a Principal Engineer at a global publicly listed company, powering the world's leading AI accelerators and generative-AI data centers.
Delivered a portable MedTech cryotherapy device achieving clinical-grade performance on consumer power banks within 6 months — selected as one of three final awardees of the Young Professional Paper Competition at IEEE EMBC 2026; invented a world-first planar omnidirectional wireless charging system featured on IEEE TPEL cover.
Expert in system-level design, power electronics, thermal management, and embedded control algorithms, with deep firmware experience across STM32 and FPGA platforms.
Combines solid traditional programming skills with AI tool mastery, accelerating development cycles using Claude Code, Cursor, and Gemini integrated into daily workflow.
Technical Skills
Experience
Principal Engineer
Global Publicly Listed Tech Company • 2026 - Present
Power systems that feed the world's leading GPUs and AI accelerators across hyperscale accelerated-computing infrastructure.
Research Fellow
Nanyang Technological University • 2023 - 2026
Led hardware development for MedTech and wireless power projects. Designed portable cryotherapy system from concept to human trials; first-author paper selected as a Young Professional Paper Competition awardee at IEEE EMBC 2026.
PhD Researcher
Shanghai Jiao Tong University • 2017 - 2022
Pioneered 3D magnetic field shaping technology for omnidirectional wireless charging. Published multiple IEEE papers including TPEL cover feature.
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