General Information

Full Name Dian Zhang (张滇)
Position Associate Professor, Ph.D Supervisor
Affiliation Lingnan University
Email zhangdian@ln.edu.hk
Phone (852) 2616 7510
Research Interests Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Smart Healthcare, Data Analytics, IoT, Mobile Computing

Education

  • PhD in Computer Science & Engineering
    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
    • Supervisor: Lionel M. Ni
  • MPhil in Computer Science & Engineering
    HKUST, Hong Kong
  • B.E. in Computer Science
    Wuhan University of Technology (WHUT)
    • Graduated at the age of 19

Academic Experience

  • Now
    Associate Professor
    School of Data Science, Lingnan University
    • Honorary Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, Hong Kong University (since 2024)
    • Adjunct Associate Professor, HKUST (Guangzhou) (since 2023)
  • before 2026
    Professor
    College of Computer Science & Software Engineering, Shenzhen University

Industrial Experience

  • 2019 - Now
    Chief Scientist
    China Pacific Insurance Company
    • Provide industrial solution for the driver risk detection and pricing model design. Received research achievement award in 2019.

Selected Grants

  • 2024 - 2026
    Principal Investigator
    Machine Learning Curriculum Development for AI Talent Cultivation (￥200k)
  • 2023 - 2025
    Principal Investigator
    Remote Medical Interaction based on Wearable Devices, Shenzhen Sci & Tech Foundation (￥600k)
  • 2020 - 2021
    Principal Investigator
    Human Behavior Modeling and Prediction for Location-based Service in Smart City, Lingnan University ($80k)
  • 2019 - 2022
    Principal Investigator
    Next Generation Wireless Localization and Behavior Recognition, NSFC No.61872247 (￥580k)
  • 2015 - 2018
    Principal Investigator
    Next Generation Security Monitoring System, Shenzhen Peacock Program (￥2.7M)
  • 2013 - 2015
    Principal Investigator
    RF-based technologies to track transceiver-free objects, NSFC No.61202377 (￥260k)
  • 2012 - 2014
    Principal Investigator
    Intruder detection and localization in wireless networks, Shenzhen Sci & Tech Foundation (￥100k)
  • 2012 - 2014
    Principal Investigator
    Transceiver-free objects tracking in heterogeneous wireless networks, Guangdong NSF (￥30k)
  • 2012 - 2013
    Principal Investigator
    Coverage model to localize intruder objects, Shenzhen University (￥60k)
    • Click to expand Co-Investigator (CI) Projects
      • 2024 - 2026 | Deep Learning-Based Recommendation for Acupuncture Treatment (￥60k)
      • 2024 - 2026 | Multimodal Fusion for Electroacupuncture Therapy in Post-Chemotherapy Peripheral Neuropathy (￥60k)
      • 2022 - 2025 | Multimodal Sensor Fusion for Cancer Pain Prediction, Shenzhen Sci & Tech Foundation (￥300k)
      • 2017 - 2020 | Theoretical Model and Key Technologies of Mobile Payment Security, NSFC No.61672358 (￥630k)
      • 2016 - 2018 | Pilot Extraction Technique to Improve the Performance of Next Generation Wireless Networks, NSFC No.61502313 (￥210k)
      • 2015 - 2018 | Wireless Network Localization Techniques Based on Physical Layer Info, NSFC No.61472259 (￥820k)
      • 2014 - 2017 | High Performance Cloud Computing for Big Data, NSFC-Guangdong Province Joint Fund No.U1301252 (￥2.7M)
      • 2013 - 2016 | Relay Node Deployment Problem in Wireless Sensor Networks, NSFC No.61272445 (￥260k)
      • 2012 - 2016 | Key Technologies of IoT-Oriented Service Middleware, NSFC No.61170077 (￥600k)

Honors & Awards

  • 2024
    • Research Award, IADR Southeast Asia Division
    • First Class Prize, Annual Conference of Chinese Stomatological Association (Best Paper)
    • Outstanding Contribution Award for Undergraduate Admission, SZU
  • 2022
    • 1st Class Prize, Shenzhen Natural Science Award (深圳市自然科学一等奖)
    • Best Practice Award, The 5th National Smart Healthcare Competition
  • 2019
    • 2nd Class Prize, Academic Research Outstanding Award in Nature Science, Ministry of Education (教育部自然科学二等奖)
    • Research Achievement Award, China Pacific Insurance Company
  • 2016
    • Best Supervisor, the Third National College Competition on Internet of Things
  • 2015
    • Shenzhen Peacock Talent Award

Professional Activities

  • Committee member of ACM SIGBED China
  • Senior Member of China Computer Federation (CCF)
  • Program Chair: 6th International Conference on Edge Computing and IoT
  • TPC Chair: 1st ACM Workshop on Mobile and Wireless Sensing for Smart Healthcare (Mobicom 2022)
  • Editorial Board: Computer and Education: X Reality (Elsevier)
  • Publicity Chair: Edge Computing and IoT (2021), IEEE ICPADS (2017)

Patents

  • One time imaging method of indoor objects by using RF technology (ZL 2018 1 0204470.8)
  • Device-free object sensing and localization method based on sparse networks (ZL 2018 1 0059223.3)
  • Risk behavior prediction method for drivers to drive vehicles (ZL 2018 1 1496492.2)
  • Using multi-channels and SVM to track multiple transceiver-free objects in wireless networks (ZL 2009 1 0192132.8)
  • Multi-Scale Convolutional-Based Dental Orthodontic Analysis Method and Device (Application No: 2024113707419)
  • Contrastive Learning-Driven Multi-View Dental Crown Restoration Algorithm (Application No: 2025104009179)
  • Automated Tooth Alignment effect with Smiling Face (Application No: 202410154285.8)
  • Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Motion Analysis Using Wireless Signals (Application No: 2025100778285)
  • 3D Dental Model Construction Method and System (Application No: 202510443654.X)