Bi Yue, the first dual PhD of SJTU and IP Paris, has completed his doctoral research project under the joint supervision of Prof. Wu Yue from SJTU, Prof. Philippe CIBLAT and Prof. Michèle WIGGER from ESTP and successfully defended his doctoral dissertation on 10th of March 2025, and will soon be awarded the two schools' dual Doctoral Degree.

SJTU and IP Paris signed the agreement on the dual-degree doctoral program in 2020. As the first doctoral student to participate in the program, Bi Yue has conducted in-depth research in the field of wireless distributed systems and information theory, and has made significant progress in a number of cutting-edge topics.

 The defense was held both online and offline, attracting a number of experts and scholars from the two universities and other internationally renowned academic institutions. The defense committee consisted of 6 members : Prof. Wang Xin from Fudan University as the chairman, Prof. Angela Yingjun ZHANG from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prof. Inbar FIJALKOW from CY Cergy Paris University, and Prof. Eduard JORSWIECK from TUBS, Prof. Cunqing HUA from SJTU and Associate Prof. Derya MALAK from Eurecom as members.

During the defense, BI Yue gave a comprehensive and in-depth presentation of his research results and gave detailed answers to the questions raised by the committee, showing that he has a deep theoretical foundation and solid professional skills in this research field. During his five years of doctoral training, he has published his research results in top international academic journals and conferences.

Bi Yue entered the SPEIT in 2013 and majored in information engineering. He continued his master's degree in electronics and information in 2017. During his master's degree, he went to Télécom Paris for a six-month semester exchange; after graduating from his master's degree, he applied for the joint PhD program between SJTU and Institut Polytechnique de Paris.

After successfully completing his defense, Bi Yue expressed his gratitude for being the first joint doctoral student between the two universities. He said that his achievements were not possible without the excellent resources and full support provided by the two universities, but also due to the careful guidance and selfless help from the supervisors of both universities. Although he encountered many challenges during his research, he benefited from the ideas and suggestions provided by different supervisors from different perspectives, which not only broadened his academic horizons, but also improved his problem-solving ability. Looking to the future, Bi Yue hopes to explore more deeply in the academic field and make more useful contributions to the society. At the same time, he also expects that his experience can become a bridge for the cooperation and exchange between the two universities, and promote further cooperation between the two universities in the field of academics and talent cultivation.

The dual doctoral degree program between SJTU and Institut Polytechnique de Paris is aimed at cultivating high-level talents with international vision and excellent scientific research ability. The successful graduation of the first doctoral student not only sets a benchmark for the subsequent joint training students, but also fully demonstrates the great potential of international cooperation in cultivating top talents. This important milestone marks a solid step in the international cooperation between the two universities in the field of Sino-French higher education. In the future, both sides will continue to deepen the cooperation, expand the scale of exchanges, join hands to promote the development of scientific research and technological innovation, and jointly cultivate international research talents who will lead the future.

In order to promote international academic exchanges and cooperation, and to cultivate high-level talents with an international outlook, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Institut Polytechnique de Paris have signed an agreement on the PhD Dual Degree Joint Cultivation Program in 2020. The program, which plans to recruit five outstanding students each year, aims to provide students with an internationalized academic platform and research environment, and train them to become leaders in their respective fields. The students will be co-supervised by two supervisors from SJTU and IP Paris to ensure that the students will have access to the advantageous resources and academic support of both sides; the students will spend at least 1.5 years of study and research in SJTU and IP Paris; the students who have successfully completed the requirements of the two sides and have passed the defense will be awarded the PhD degree by SJTU and IP Paris.