主要研究领域为电磁场数值计算、电磁场逆问题分析与光电子器件设计。共发表SCI/EI检索学术论文70余篇，获国家发明专利授权40余项，主持国家重点研发计划课题、国家自然科学基金、工信部重点项目课题、装备发展部及国防科工局国防项目10余项，作为骨干人员参与国家重点研发计划、军委科技委创新特区等项目十余项，主持华为技术有限公司、海信宽带多媒体有限公司、清华大学、上海交通大学等企事业单位横向课题10余项。获中电集团科技进步特等奖、技术发明一等奖各1项，中国电子学会科技进步一等奖1项，中国光学工程学会科技进步二等奖1项，2017年获中电集团青年拔尖人才称号，2019年入选山东大学青年学者未来计划，2024年入选山东省泰山学者青年专家计划。

代表性论文：

[1]S. Ji, S. HuYan, C. Chen, Y. Li, L. Du*, X. Xu, and J. Zhao, “Postprocessing Adjoint-Based Topology Optimization Method for the Inverse Design of Microwave Components,” IEEE Trans. Microw. THEORY Tech., May 2025, doi: 10.1109/TMTT.2025.3568487.

[2] S. Ji, S. HuYan, L. Du*, X. Xu, and J. Zhao, “Efficient Adjoint-Based Shape Optimization Method for the Inverse Design of Microwave Components,” IEEE Trans. Microw. THEORY Tech., Jul. 2024, doi: 10.1109/TMTT.2024.3421558.

[3] S. HuYan, Z. Zhang, S. Ji, W. Chen, J. Zhao, X. Xu, and L. Du*, “Improved Extrapolation Method With Prior Aperture Phase Distribution,” IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas., vol. 74, 2025, doi: 10.1109/TIM.2025.3552814.

[4] H. You, L. Du*, X. Xu, and J. Zhao, “Automated Design of Photonic Circuits Utilizing Deep Learning,” J. Light. Technol., vol. 43, no. 12, pp. 5747–5755, Jun. 2025, doi: 10.1109/JLT.2025.3555301.

[5] S. Huyan, Z. Zhang, S. Ji, J. Zhao, X. Xu, and L. Du*, “Accurate Gain Determination in Near-Field Limited Sampling Area Using the Field Extension Method,” IEEE ANTENNAS Wirel. Propag. Lett., vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 1055–1059, May 2025, doi: 10.1109/LAWP.2024.3525415.

[6] Y. Fan, Y. Zhou, Y. Liu, H. Liu, X. Xu, L. Du*, and J. Zhao, “Accurate Sparse Conformal Mesh Generation Method for Reducing Spatial Redundancy in Conformal FDTD,” IEEE ANTENNAS Wirel. Propag. Lett., vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 1134–1138, May 2025, doi: 10.1109/LAWP.2025.3527451.

[7] H. You, L. Du*, X. Xu, C. Sun, and J. Zhao, “Deep learning based on the loss metric for inverse design of photonic resonators,” Opt. EXPRESS, vol. 32, no. 18, pp. 31193–31204, Aug. 2024, doi: 10.1364/OE.523652.

[8] S. Huyan, S. Tong, W. Chen, J. Zhao, X. Xu, and L. Du*, “Determination of the Offset Distance for F-MARS: An Equivalent Source Model Perspective,” IEEE ANTENNAS Wirel. Propag. Lett., vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 1628–1632, May 2024, doi: 10.1109/LAWP.2024.3364355.

[9] J. Niu, L. Du*, F. Gao, and J. Zhao, “Modal analysis of transverse Anderson localization based on the imaginary distance BPM,” Opt. EXPRESS, vol. 30, no. 24, pp. 43900–43909, Nov. 2022, doi: 10.1364/OE.472944.

[10]S. Ji, L. Du*, and J. Zhao, “Arbitrary polygon shape optimization applied to multiband frequency selective surface inverse design,” AEU-Int. J. Electron. Commun., vol. 159, Feb. 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.aeue.2022.154476.