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Resume of Career:
Dr. Y.T. Zhang received his Ph.D. from the University of New Brunswick, Canada, in 1990. He was a Research Associate and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary between 1989 and 1994. He joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) as a Lecturer in 1994, became an Associate Professor in 1996, and a Professor in 2002. He serves as Director of Joint Research Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Head of Division of Biomedical Engineering. At CUHK, he has developed and teaches courses including biomedical modelling, medical instruments and sensors, and telemedicine techniques and applications. His research activities have focused on the development of bio-models and bio-signal processing techniques to improve the performance of medical devices and biosensors, particularly for telemedicine. His work has been published in several books, over 20 scholarly journals, and numerous international conference proceedings.
Dr. Zhang held various positions in professional organizations. He served the Technical Program Chair of the 20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS). He was the Chairman of Biomedical Division of Hong Kong Institution of Engineers in 1996/97 and 2000/01. He was elected and served as an AdCom member of IEEE-EMBS in 1999 and the Vice-President of the IEEE-EMBS in 2000 and 2001. He serves currently as an Associate Editor of IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering, an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, and an Editorial Board member for the Book Series of Biomedical Engineering, published by Wiley and IEEE Press. He is the General Conference Chair of the 27th Annual International Conference of IEEE-EMBS to be held in 2005.
Current Research Interests:
Wearable medical devices and biosensors for mobile health, biological signal processing and modelling, telemedicine, and neural engineering.Selected Publications:
Y.T. Zhang, R.M. Rangayyan, C.B. Frank, and G.D. Bell, 'Adaptive cancellation of muscle contraction interference in vibroarthrographic signals', IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Engineering, Vol.41, No.2, pp. 181-191, 1994
Y.T. Zhang, R.M. Rangayyan, C.B. Frank and G.D. Bell, 'Vibroarthrographic (VAG) signal analysis for noninvasive diagnosis of joint disorders', (Invited paper) J. Medical and Life Sciences Engineering, a special issue on Biomedical Signal Processing, Vol.13, No.1, pp. 146-160, Jan. 1994
W. Herzog, A.C.S. Guimaraes and Y.T. Zhang, 'Electromyography (EMG)', (book chapter) in Biomechanics of Musculo-skeletal System by B.M. Nigg and W. Herzog, UK, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 308-336, 1994
Y.T. Zhang, P.A. Parker, W. Herzog, and A. Guimaraes, 'Distributed random electrical neuromuscular stimulation: Effects of the inter-stimulus interval statistics on the EMG spectrum and frequency parameters', (invited paper), J. of Rehabilitation Research and Development, Vol.31, No.4, pp. 303-316, 1994
A. Guimaraes, W. Herzog, T. Allinger and Y.T. Zhang, 'EMG-force relation of the cat soleus muscle and its association with contractile conditions during locomotion', The J. of Experimental Biology, Vol.198, pp. 975-987, 1995
Y.T. Zhang, C.B. Frank, R.M. Rangayyan, G.D. Bell, 'The relationships of the vibromyogram to the surface electromyogram of the human quadriceps muscle,' J. of Rehabilitation Research and Development, Vol. 33, No.4, pp. 395-403, Oct., 1996
M.A. Vaz, W. Herzog, Y.T. Zhang, T.R. Leonard, H. Nguyen, 'Mechanism of electrically elicited muscle vibrations in the in-situ cat soleus muscle,' Muscle & Nerve, Vol. 19, pp. 774-776, June, 1996
Y.P. Shen, R.M. Rangayyan, G.D. Bell, C.B. Frank, Y.T. Zhang, and K.O. Ladly, 'Localization of knee joint cartilage pathology by multichannel vibroarthrography' Medical Engineering & Physics (Butterworth / Heinemann), Vol. 17, No. 8, pp. 583-594, 1995
Z.K. Moussavi, R.M. Rangayyan, C.B. Frank, G.D. Bell, K.O. Ladly, and Y.T. Zhang, 'Adaptive Segmentation and pattern analysis of VAG signals via Least Squares modeling,' IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 15-23, 1996
M.A. Vaz, Y.T. Zhang, W. Herzog, and A.C.S. Guimaraes, 'The behavior of rectus femoris and vastus lateralis during fatigue and recovery : an electromyographic and vibromyographic study,' Electromyography and Clinical Electrophysiology, June 1996
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