Dr Zhijun Yang


NameDr Zhijun Yang
Job titleSenior Lecturer in Design Engineering
Research institute
Primary appointmentDesign Engineering & Mathematics
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2615-4297
Contact categoryAcademic staff (past)

Research outputs

Neuromorphic building blocks for locomotion pattern generation

Yang, Z. and Gandhi, V. 2022. Neuromorphic building blocks for locomotion pattern generation. 2022 International Conference on Machine Learning, Control, and Robotics (MLCR). Suzhou, China 29 - 31 Oct 2022 IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/MLCR57210.2022.00010

Robot Operating System (ROS) controlled anthropomorphic robot hand

Krawczyk, M., Gandhi, V. and Yang, Z. 2022. Robot Operating System (ROS) controlled anthropomorphic robot hand. Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research. 81 (9), pp. 901-910. https://doi.org/10.56042/jsir.v81i09.45313

A credit risk model with small sample data based on G-XGBoost

Li, J., Liu, H., Yang, Z. and Han, L. 2021. A credit risk model with small sample data based on G-XGBoost. Applied Artificial Intelligence. 35 (15), pp. 1550-1566. https://doi.org/10.1080/08839514.2021.1987707

Evaluating the biomechanical interaction between the medical compression stocking and human calf using a highly anatomical fidelity three-dimensional finite element model

Lu, Y., Zhang, D., Cheng, L., Yang, Z. and Li, J. 2021. Evaluating the biomechanical interaction between the medical compression stocking and human calf using a highly anatomical fidelity three-dimensional finite element model. Textile Research Journal. 91 (11-12), pp. 1326-1340. https://doi.org/10.1177/0040517520979743

Relationship between the morphological, mechanical and permeability properties of porous bone scaffolds and the underlying microstructure

Lu, Y., Cheng, L., Yang, Z., Li, J. and Zhu, H. 2020. Relationship between the morphological, mechanical and permeability properties of porous bone scaffolds and the underlying microstructure. PLoS ONE. 15 (9), pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238471

Wrist movement detector for ROS based control of the robotic hand

Krawczyk, M., Yang, Z., Gandhi, V., Karamanoglu, M., Franca, F., Priscila, L., Xiaochen, W. and Geng, T. 2018. Wrist movement detector for ROS based control of the robotic hand. Advances in Robotics & Automation. 7 (1). https://doi.org/10.4172/2168-9695.1000182

Development of an EMG-controlled mobile robot

Bisi, S., De Luca, L., Shrestha, B., Yang, Z. and Gandhi, V. 2018. Development of an EMG-controlled mobile robot. Robotics. 7 (3), pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics7030036

Using robot operating system (ROS) and single board computer to control bioloid robot motion

Kalyani, G., Yang, Z., Gandhi, V. and Geng, T. 2017. Using robot operating system (ROS) and single board computer to control bioloid robot motion. 18th Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS) Conference. Guildford, Surrey, UK 19 - 21 Jul 2017 Springer. pp. 41-50 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64107-2_4

Project-based cooperative learning to enhance competence while teaching engineering modules

Gandhi, V., Yang, Z. and Aiash, M. 2017. Project-based cooperative learning to enhance competence while teaching engineering modules. International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning. 27 (3), pp. 198-208. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCEELL.2017.10003462

ROS based autonomous control of a humanoid robot

Kalyani, G., Gandhi, V., Yang, Z. and Geng, T. 2016. ROS based autonomous control of a humanoid robot. 25th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (ICANN). Barcelona, Spain 06 - 09 Sep 2016 Springer. pp. 550-551 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44778-0

Prescription of rhythmic patterns for legged locomotion

Yang, Z., Zhang, D., Rocha, M., Lima, P., Karamanoglu, M. and Franca, F. 2017. Prescription of rhythmic patterns for legged locomotion. Neural Computing and Applications. 28 (11), pp. 3587-3601. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-016-2237-4

EMG based elbow joint powered exoskeleton for biceps brachii strength augmentation

Krasin, V., Gandhi, V., Yang, Z. and Karamanoglu, M. 2015. EMG based elbow joint powered exoskeleton for biceps brachii strength augmentation. International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2015). Killarney, Republic of Ireland 12 - 17 Jul 2015 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). pp. 1-6 https://doi.org/10.1109/IJCNN.2015.7280643

Characterising information correlation in a stochastic Izhikevich neuron

Yang, Z., Gandhi, V., Karamanoglu, M. and Graham, B. 2015. Characterising information correlation in a stochastic Izhikevich neuron. International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2015). Killarney, Republic of Ireland 12 - 17 Jul 2015 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). pp. 1-5

Advances on biological rhythmic pattern generation: Experiments, algorithms and applications

Yang, Z., Karamanoglu, M. and Franca, F. 2015. Advances on biological rhythmic pattern generation: Experiments, algorithms and applications. Neurocomputing. 170 (1-2), pp. 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2015.05.111

A legged central pattern generation model for autonomous gait transition

Yang, Z., Rocha, M., Lima, P., Karamanoglu, M. and Franca, F. 2014. A legged central pattern generation model for autonomous gait transition. 2014 IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN). Beijing, China 06 - 11 Jul 2014 IEEE. pp. 1992-1995 https://doi.org/10.1109/IJCNN.2014.6889779

Implementing gait pattern control and transition for legged locomotion

Yang, Z., Rocha, M., Lima, P., Karamanoglu, M. and Franca, F. 2014. Implementing gait pattern control and transition for legged locomotion. 27th International Conference on CADCAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future 2014. London, United Kingdom 22 - 24 Jul 2014 IOP Publishing. pp. 1-7 https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/65/1/012008

Adaptive controller design for mobile robots

Lu, C., Yi-Che, H., Cheng-Jun, L. and Yang, Z. 2014. Adaptive controller design for mobile robots. Electronics Letters. 50 (10), pp. 743-745. https://doi.org/10.1049/el.2014.0801

Optimising data placement and traffic routing for energy saving in backbone networks

Fang, W., Wang, Z., LIoret, J., Zhang, D. and Yang, Z. 2014. Optimising data placement and traffic routing for energy saving in backbone networks. Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies. 25 (9), pp. 914-925. https://doi.org/10.1002/ett.2774

An energy-efficient routing protocol using movement trends in vehicular ad hoc networks

Zhang, D., Yang, Z., Raychoudhury, V., Chen, Z., LIoret, J., Tongji University, Middlesex University, Indian Institute of Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Polytechnic University of Valencia 2013. An energy-efficient routing protocol using movement trends in vehicular ad hoc networks. The Computer Journal. 56 (8), pp. 938-946. https://doi.org/10.1093/comjnl/bxt028

Analysis of synaptic weight distribution in an Izhikevich network

Guo, L., Yang, Z. and Zhu, Q. 2013. Analysis of synaptic weight distribution in an Izhikevich network. European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning. Bruges, Belgium 24 - 26 Apr 2013

Characterisation of information flow in an izhikevich network

Guo, L., Yang, Z., Graham, B. and Zhang, D. 2012. Characterisation of information flow in an izhikevich network. Huang, T. (ed.) ICONIP'12 Proceedings of the 19th international conference on Neural Information Processing - Volume Part I. Doha, Qatar 12 - 16 Nov 2012 Berlin Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34475-6_47

Measuring information transmission in Izhikevich neuron

Yang, Z., Guo, L. and Zhu, Q. 2012. Measuring information transmission in Izhikevich neuron. Lei, J., Wang, F., Deng, H. and Miao, D. (ed.) 2012 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Computational Intelligence. Chengdu, China 24 - 27 Oct 2012 Springer. pp. 580-587 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33478-8_72

A mixture model classifier and its application on the biomedical time series

Yang, Z., Yang, Z., Eftestol, T., Steen, P., Lu, W. and Harrison, R. 2012. A mixture model classifier and its application on the biomedical time series. Applied Artificial Intelligence. 26 (6), pp. 588-597. https://doi.org/10.1080/08839514.2012.687665

Decentralized checking context inconsistency in ubiquitous mobile computing environments

Zhang, D., Yang, Z., Huang, H. and Zou, Q. 2012. Decentralized checking context inconsistency in ubiquitous mobile computing environments. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2012.03.146

Neuromorphic control of stepping pattern generation: a dynamic model with analog circuit implementation

Yang, Z., Cameron, K., Lewinger, W., Webb, B. and Murray, A. 2012. Neuromorphic control of stepping pattern generation: a dynamic model with analog circuit implementation. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems. 23 (3), pp. 373-384. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNNLS.2011.2177859

A quickly convergent continuous ant colony optimization algorithm with scout ants

Zhu, Q., Yang, Z. and Ma, W. 2011. A quickly convergent continuous ant colony optimization algorithm with scout ants. Applied Mathematics and Computation. 218 (5), pp. 1805-1819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amc.2011.06.065

A quadrupedal locomotion central pattern generator based on oscillatory building block networks

Yang, Z. and Zhu, Q. 2011. A quadrupedal locomotion central pattern generator based on oscillatory building block networks. International Conference on Internet Computing & Information Services (ICICIS 2011). Hong Kong 17 - 18 Sep 2011 pp. 74-77

Dynamic control of walking leg joints: a building block model perspective

Yang, Z. 2011. Dynamic control of walking leg joints: a building block model perspective. in: Seventh International Conference on Natural Computation (ICNC), 2011 IEEE.

Neuromorphic circuit implementation of isotropic sequence order learning

Yang, Z. and Murray, A. 2010. Neuromorphic circuit implementation of isotropic sequence order learning. International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Computational Intelligence (AICI 2010). Sanya, China 23 - 24 Oct 2010 IEEE. pp. 286-289 https://doi.org/10.1109/AICI.2010.182

Spike timing dependent plasticity: a route to robustness in hardware and algorithms

Cameron, K., Yang, Z. and Murray, A. 2010. Spike timing dependent plasticity: a route to robustness in hardware and algorithms. in: Chabot, E. and D'Arras, H. (ed.) Neural Computation and Particle Accelerators: Research, Technology and Applications New York Nova Publisher.

Bio-inspired real time sensory map realignment in a robotic barn owl

Huo, J., Yang, Z. and Murray, A. 2009. Bio-inspired real time sensory map realignment in a robotic barn owl. Koller, D., Schuurmans, D., Bengio, Y. and Bottou, L. (ed.) NIPS 2008 - 2008 Neural Information Processing Systems. Vancouver, Canada 05 - 09 Dec 2008 Curran Associates, Inc..

Sensor-driven neuromorphic walking leg control

Yang, Z., Huo, J., Monteiro, H. and Murray, A. 2009. Sensor-driven neuromorphic walking leg control. IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS 2009). Taipei, Taiwan 24 - 27 May 2009 IEEE. pp. 2137-2140 https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCAS.2009.5118218

Wide-band information transmission at the calyx of Held

Yang, Z., Hennig, M., Postlethwaite, M., Forsythe, I. and Graham, B. 2009. Wide-band information transmission at the calyx of Held. Neural Computation. 21 (4), pp. 991-1017. https://doi.org/10.1162/neco.2008.02-08-714

Modeling visual and auditory integration of barn owl superior colliculus with STDP

Huo, J., Yang, Z. and Murray, A. 2008. Modeling visual and auditory integration of barn owl superior colliculus with STDP. IEEE Conference on Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems. Chengdu, China 21 - 24 Sep 2008 https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCIS.2008.4670861

Deterministic coincidence detection and adaptation via delayed inputs

Yang, Z., Murray, A. and Huo, J. 2008. Deterministic coincidence detection and adaptation via delayed inputs. Kůrková, V., Neruda, R. and Koutník, J. (ed.) 18th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (ICANN 2008). Prague, Czech Republic 03 - 06 Sep 2008 Springer. pp. 453-461 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87559-8_47

A general rhythmic pattern generation architecture for legged locomotion

Yang, Z. and Franca, F. 2008. A general rhythmic pattern generation architecture for legged locomotion. in: Pazos, A., Sierra, A. and Buceta, W. (ed.) Advancing Artificial Intelligence through Biological Process Applications New York IGI Global Publisher.

Adaptation of barn owl localization system with spike timing dependent plasticity

Huo, J., Murray, A., Smith, L. and Yang, Z. 2008. Adaptation of barn owl localization system with spike timing dependent plasticity. IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2008). IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence. Hong Kong 01 - 08 Jun 2008 IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ijcnn.2008.4633782

Self-organisation of gait pattern transition - an efficient approach to implementing animal gaits and gait transitions

Yang, Z., Huo, J. and Murray, A. 2008. Self-organisation of gait pattern transition - an efficient approach to implementing animal gaits and gait transitions. Fifth International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics: Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization (ICINCO 2008). Funchal, Madeira - Portugal 11 - 15 May 2008

Implementing an artificial centipede CPG: integrating appendicular and axial movements of the scolopendromorph centipede

Braga, R., Yang, Z. and Franca, F. 2008. Implementing an artificial centipede CPG: integrating appendicular and axial movements of the scolopendromorph centipede. International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing. Funchal, Madeira, Portugal 28 - 31 Jan 2008 SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications. https://doi.org/10.5220/0001069800580062

An artificial early visual model adopting spike-timing-dependent plasticity

Yang, Z. and Murray, A. 2006. An artificial early visual model adopting spike-timing-dependent plasticity. Neurocomputing. 69 (16-18), pp. 1904-1911. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2005.11.017

An adaptive visual neuronal model implementing competitive, temporally asymmetric Hebbian learning

Yang, Z., Cameron, K., Murray, A. and Boonsobhak, V. 2006. An adaptive visual neuronal model implementing competitive, temporally asymmetric Hebbian learning. International Journal of Neural Systems. 16 (3), pp. 151-162. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0129065706000573

A neuromorphic depth-from-motion vision model with STDP adaptation

Yang, Z., Murray, A., Worgotter, F., Cameron, K. and Boonsobhak, V. 2006. A neuromorphic depth-from-motion vision model with STDP adaptation. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks. 17 (2), pp. 482-495. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNN.2006.871711

A probabilistic neural network as the predictive classifier of out-of-hospital defibrillation outcomes

Yang, Z., Yang, Z., Lu, W., Harrison, R., Eftestol, T. and Steen, P. 2005. A probabilistic neural network as the predictive classifier of out-of-hospital defibrillation outcomes. Resuscitation. 64 (1), pp. 31-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2004.07.002

Vision coincidence detection with STDP adaptation for Object recognition and depth analysis

Yang, Z. and Murray, A. 2004. Vision coincidence detection with STDP adaptation for Object recognition and depth analysis. Smith, L., Hussain, A. and Aleksander, I. (ed.) 3 International Conference on Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems. Stirling, UK Jul 2004 University of Stirling Department of Computing Science and Mathematics.

A biologically plausible neuromorphic system for object recognition and depth analysis

Yang, Z. and Murray, A. 2004. A biologically plausible neuromorphic system for object recognition and depth analysis. in: ESANN'2004 proceedings - 12th European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks d-side publi. pp. 157-162

An ant colony optimization algorithm based on mutation and dynamic pheromone updating

Zhu, Q. and Yang, Z. 2004. An ant colony optimization algorithm based on mutation and dynamic pheromone updating. Journal of Software. 15 (2), pp. 185-192.

A generalized locomotion CPG architecture based on oscillatory building blocks

Yang, Z. and Franca, F. 2003. A generalized locomotion CPG architecture based on oscillatory building blocks. Biological Cybernetics. 89 (1), pp. 34-42. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00422-003-0409-7

Building artificial CPGs with asymmetric Hopfield networks

Franca, F. and Yang, Z. 2000. Building artificial CPGs with asymmetric Hopfield networks. The IEEE-INNS-ENNS International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2000). Como, Italy 24 - 27 Jul 2000

Generating arbitrary rhythmic patterns with purely inhibitory neural networks

Yang, Z. and Franca, F. 1998. Generating arbitrary rhythmic patterns with purely inhibitory neural networks. in: Verleysen, M. (ed.) ESANN'1998 proceedings - 6th European symposium on artificial neural networks (Bruges, 22-23-24 April 1998) D facto. pp. 53-58
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