Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Electronic & Computer Engineering - Marine robotics and autonomous systems
Electronic & Computer Engineering - Mobile sensor and actuator networks
Electronic & Computer Engineering - Bio-inspired distributed active perception
Electronic & Computer Engineering - Human-autonomy interaction and integration
Electronic & Computer Engineering - Mobile sensor and actuator networks
Electronic & Computer Engineering - Bio-inspired distributed active perception
Electronic & Computer Engineering - Human-autonomy interaction and integration
Position Held
Director of HKUST-Wuxi Joint Laboratory for Robotic Embodied Dexterity and Intelligence
Director of HKUST-JD.com Joint Laboratory
Director of HKUST-Bright Dream Robotics Joint Research Institute
Associate Director of Low Altitude Economy Research Center
Director of HKUST-JD.com Joint Laboratory
Director of HKUST-Bright Dream Robotics Joint Research Institute
Associate Director of Low Altitude Economy Research Center
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
PhD in Electrical Engineering, PhD, The University of Maryland
2004
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Projects
- 6 Active
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STEM Education in Cultivating Hong Kong Robotic Talents through Intelligent Robot Design and Build
ZHANG, F. (PI)
1/06/25 → 31/05/26
Project: Research
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OrthoAI: Mobile Tools for Early Orthodontic Management & Education in Children with Multi-view Multi-modality Language-Vision Foundation Models
ZHANG, F. (CoPI), LI, X. (PI), MA, X. (CoPI), CHENG, K.-T. T. (CoPI), WONG, H. M. (CoPI) & YANG, Y. (CoPI)
1/03/25 → 28/02/30
Project: Research
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Cognitive Mobile Sensing Network for Coastal Bay Coral Reef Environment
LIU, C. (Team member), CHEN, D. (Team member), WU, J. (Team member), ZHANG, F. (PI), TONG, F. (PI) & WYATT, A. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Frontier and Human-Centric AI and Robotics Technology for Geriatric Care
CHIU, P. K. C. (Team member), WOO, J. (CoPI), CHEN, Q. (CoPI), SHI, B. E. (PI), ZHANG, F. (CoPI), LI, X. (CoPI), CHEN, H. (CoPI), HSIAO, J.H.-W. (CoPI), YANG, C. (CoPI), MA, X. (CoPI), GIETEL-BASTEN, S. A. (CoPI), CHENG, K.-T. T. (CoPI), YU, T. (CoPI) & SONG, Y. (CoPI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/29
Project: Research
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Scour protection for offshore wind turbine by structuralized cementing technology
WANG, W. (Team member), ZHANG, F. (CoPI), WANG, G. (PI), JIN, F. (Team member) & DENG, X. (CoPI)
30/06/24 → 29/06/27
Project: Research
Research output
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Bio-inspired Multifunctional Soft Robotic Arm for Object Manipulation and Self-Locomotion
Hong, L., Wang, J., Zhang, G., Sheng, Y., Zhang, F. & Guo, L., 2026, Intelligent Robotics and Applications - 18th International Conference, ICIRA 2025, Proceedings. Matsuno, T., Liu, L., Yin, Z., Zhu, X., Ren, W., Wang, Z., Sheng, Y. & Liu, H. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 239-251 13 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 16074 LNCS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference Proceeding/Report › Conference Paper published in a book › peer-review
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64-QAM Underwater Acoustic Short Video Communication System for Quasi-Real Time Marine Observation
Zheng, H., Zhao, Y., Chen, D., Tong, F., Jiang, W. & Zhang, F., 1 Nov 2025, In: IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 12, 21, p. 45929-45932 4 p., 11112685.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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A Data-Driven Velocity Estimator for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Experiencing Unmeasurable Flow and Wave Disturbance
CAI, J., MAYBERRY, S., YIN, H. & ZHANG, F., 2 Sept 2025, 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2025. Ott, C., Admoni, H., Behnke, S., Bogdan, S., Bolopion, A., Choi, Y., Ficuciello, F., Gans, N., Gosselin, C., Harada, K., Kayacan, E., Kim, H. J., Leutenegger, S., Liu, Z., Maiolino, P., Marques, L., Matsubara, T., Mavromatti, A., Minor, M., O'Kane, J., Park, H. W., Park, H.-W., Rekleitis, I., Renda, F., Ricci, E., Riek, L. D., Sabattini, L., Shen, S., Sun, Y., Wieber, P.-B., Yamane, K. & Yu, J. (eds.). Piscataway, NJ: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 4138-4144 7 p. (Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference Proceeding/Report › Conference Paper published in a book › peer-review
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A generalized Kuramoto model for opinion dynamics on the unit sphere
Zhang, Z., Al-Abri, S. & Zhang, F., Jan 2025, In: Automatica. 171, 111957.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
A Minimalistic and Decentralised Approach to Formation Control for Crowded UUV Swarms Inspired by Fish Schooling
Wu, X., Deng, X., Wen, B., Yue, S., Shao, S., Zhang, F., Wang, F. & Lin, Y., Sept 2025, In: Journal of Bionic Engineering. 22, 5, p. 2646-2659 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
Activities
- 4 Editorial work
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Unmanned Systems (Journal)
ZHANG, F. (Associate Editor)
1 Jan 2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications (Journal)
ZHANG, F. (Editor)
1 Jan 2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (Journal)
ZHANG, F. (Associate Editor)
1 Jan 2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering (Journal)
ZHANG, F. (Associate Editor)
1 Jan 2015 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
Awards
Press/Media
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13 HKUST Research Projects Secure Top Funding from RGC Collaborative Research Fund and Research Impact Fund
WANG, D., WANG, S., CHEN, S., TSANG, C. W., ZHAI, Y., ZHANG, F., LI, M., MENG, Z., WANG, G., YANG, Y., LU, H., LI, X. & CHENG, K.-T. T.
7/01/26
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Press/Media