Research output per year
Research output per year
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Author IDs
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0786-0671
Scopus Author ID: 7406718367
ResearcherID: K-4320-2015
Impact
Position(s) Available
I am recruiting PhD students and RAs/RFs. Those who are interested can contact with me.
PhD Entrance Requirements:
- English: TOEFL>=550 (paper-based) or >=213 (computer-based) or >=79 (internet-based), IELTS >=6.5, or English Test Band 6 >=490.
- MSc in EE, computer science, control engineering, applied math or any other related subjects. Average MSc Score>=85 (0r 80 for some top universities).
- Good knowledge of at least one main computer language such as Matlab, C and Java.
- Knowledge of evolutionary computation and machine learning is desirable but not necessary.
CityU CS is ranked 37th worldwide according to 2014 Shanghai Ranking. For more details about the CityU PhD program, please visit here, or Hong Kong PhD fellowship scheme from here.
Research Interests/Areas
- Evolutionary Computation
- Multiobjective Optimization
- Computational Intelligence
- Modern Heuristics
- Machine Learning
Services outside CityUHK
- 2009 - Now, Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation.
- 2006 - Now, Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Education/Academic qualification
BSc Shanxi, MSc PhD Xidian
FIEEE
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Research output
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A Bi-Learning Evolutionary Algorithm for Transportation-Constrained and Distributed Energy-Efficient Flexible Scheduling
Pan, Z., Wang, L., Wang, J. & Zhang, Q., Feb 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation. 29, 1, p. 232-246Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
9 Citations (Scopus) -
Adaptive Multi/Many-Objective Transformation for Constrained Optimization
Li, G., Wang, Z., Gao, W., Cui, L. & Zhang, Q., Jan 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems. 55, 1, p. 721-734Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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A Distributed Multi-Objective Detection Method for Multi-Sensor Systems with Unknown Local SNR
Gao, C., Zhang, Q., Varshney, P. K., Lin, X. & Liu, H., 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing. 73, p. 649-663Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
A new parallel cooperative landscape smoothing algorithm and its applications on TSP and UBQP
Wang, W., Shi, J., Sun, J., Liefooghe, A. & Zhang, Q., 5 Mar 2025, In: Expert Systems with Applications. 263, 125611.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
AutoTurb: Using large language models for automatic algebraic turbulence model discovery
Zhang, Y., Zheng, K., Liu, F., Zhang, Q. & Wang, Z., Jan 2025, In: Physics of Fluids. 37, 1, 015211.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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GRF: Model-based Evolutionary Parametric Optimization
ZHANG, Q. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/25 → …
Project: Research
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ITF: Key Technology Research on "Vehicle-Road-Network" Collaboration and Optimization for Smart Urban Transportation System
XU, W. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), MA, K. (Co-Investigator), SONG, L. (Co-Investigator) & ZHANG, Q. (Co-Investigator)
1/07/24 → …
Project: Research
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GRF: Exactness and Component Sharing in Expensive Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization
ZHANG, Q. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/24 → …
Project: Research
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DON_RMG: Multiobjective Optimization - RMGS
ZHANG, Q. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/23 → …
Project: Research
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GRF: Few for Many: A Non-Pareto Approach for Many Objective Optimization
ZHANG, Q. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/23 → …
Project: Research
Prizes
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2024
ZHANG, Q. (Recipient), Sept 2024
Prize: 64B_Prizes and awards
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Highly Cited Researcher in Computer Science, 2024
ZHANG, Q. (Recipient), Nov 2024
Prize: 64B_Prizes and awards
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Highly Cited Researcher in Computer Science, 2023
ZHANG, Q. (Recipient), Nov 2023
Prize: 64B_Prizes and awards
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2023
ZHANG, Q. (Recipient), Oct 2023
Prize: 64B_Prizes and awards
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2022
ZHANG, Q. (Recipient), Nov 2022
Prize: 64B_Prizes and awards
Press/Media
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CityUHK commends 32 Top 1% of global scholars; “Highly Cited Researchers” ratio ranked 1st in Hong Kong for the 9th consecutive year
LU, Y., LOU, D. X. W., ZHANG, H., ZHI, C., TAN, C., ZHANG, Q., CHU, P. K. H., HO, W. C. D., HUANG, Z., LEE, C. S., LIN, F., LIU, H., LUAN, D., MA, K., NG, Y. H., ROGACH, A., WANG, X., YE, R., YIP, H. L., YUAN, Z., ZENG, X., ZENG, Z., ZHANG, Q., ZHANG, W., ZHU, Z., FENG, G. G., WANG, J., HE, J.-H., JEN, A., LIU, B. & LIU, Q.
27/03/25
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Highly Cited Researchers 2019
CHEN, G., CHU, P. K. H., FENG, G. G., JEN, A., LIEW, K. M., ROGACH, A., WANG, J., ZHANG, Q. & ZHI, C.
4/12/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Ten CityU scholars honoured for highly cited papers
CHEN, G., CHU, P. K. H., FENG, G. G., HO, W. C. D., JEN, A., LEUNG, K. H. M., LIEW, K. M., ROGACH, A., WANG, F. & ZHANG, Q.
10/12/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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28 CityU scholars are listed among the world's Highly Cited Researchers; CityU ranked 1st in terms of proportion in Hong Kong
LOU, D. X. W., ZHANG, H., CHU, P. K. H., FAN, Z., HE, J.-H., HO, W. C. D., LEE, C. S., LIANG, G., NG, Y. H., REN, Y., ROGACH, A., TSUI, K. L., ZENG, X., ZENG, Z., ZHU, Z., CHEN, G., FENG, G. G., WANG, J., JEN, A., YIP, H. L., ZHI, C., LIU, B., ZHANG, Q., ZHANG, Q. & LU, Y.
18/12/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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ACM Transactions on Evolutionary Learning and Optimization (Journal)
ZHANG, Q. (Associate Editor)
1 Jan 2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work (RGC: 61) › 61_Journal editor
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Hong Kong Science & Technology Park (External organisation)
ZHANG, Q. (Member)
1 Aug 2020 → 31 Jul 2022Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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MOEA/D and Multitask Learning
ZHANG, Q. (Keynote Speaker)
29 Jun 2020Activity: Talk/lecture or presentation › Presentation
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Introduction to MOEA/D
ZHANG, Q. (Keynote Speaker)
11 Oct 2019 → 13 Oct 2019Activity: Talk/lecture or presentation › Presentation
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On Relationship Between Traditional Optimization and Metaheuristics
ZHANG, Q. (Keynote Speaker)
8 Sept 2019 → 10 Sept 2019Activity: Talk/lecture or presentation › Talk/lecture