Scholar
Jian J Zhang
Google Scholar ID: VSeDxyYAAAAJ
Professor, Bournemouth University
Citations & Impact
Citations
81,008
H-index
89
i10-index
243
Publications
20
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0
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Published over 350 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications and has given over 30 invited/keynote talks around the world. Awarded the 'CGI Outstanding Career Award' by Computer Graphics International and Computer Graphics Society in 2021. Recent research projects include: AssetMask (a Mask R-CNN-based approach for asset detection in railroad track health monitoring), unsupervised salient object detection with pseudo-labels refinement, AI-ACT (AI Augmented Clinical Training with Natural Language Dialogue), towards immersive video game experiences through naturalistic and emotive dialogue agent, photorealistic 3D head reconstruction via 2D Gaussians, etc.
Research Experience
- As Principal Investigator, Prof Zhang has brought in 10 million pounds (GBP) of research grants to the NCCA from EPSRC, AHRC, EU FP7, EU H2020, and Horizon Europe as well as other funding organizations. He has chaired over 40 international conferences and symposia, and serves on a number of editorial boards.
Education
- Has worked at various universities including Bristol University, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Chongqing University, Queens University of Belfast, and Brunel University.
Background
- Professor of Computer Graphics at the National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA), Bournemouth University, where he leads the National Research Centre. His research focuses on 3D computer animation, immersive technology (virtual and augmented reality), virtual human modelling and simulation, digital twins, and AI-powered graphical applications, including graphical scene understanding, medical visualization and simulation, and conversational AI.
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