ZHANG, Zhuoran

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Education Background

Ph.D. (University of Toronto)

B.Eng. (Harbin Institute of Technology)

Research Field
Medical robotics, Automaton at micro/nano scales, Computer vision, Machine learning, Assisted reproductive technology
Personal Website
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=deJNhn4AAAAJ&hl=en
Biography

ZHANG, Zhuoran is currently an assistant professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shenzhen. He received his PhD degree from University of Toronto (2019), then worked as a postdoctoral fellow in University of Toronto (2019-2021). Prof. Zhang focuses on medical robotics research, especially cell surgery robots with applications in human assisted reproductive technology. His research interests include robotic micro-manipulation, computer vision, machine learning, cell characterization, robot-assisted decision making. He has been collaborating with several hospitals worldwide and focuses on clinical validation and translation of the developed techniques.

Prof. Zhang published over 50 papers within the past five years, among which 15 are as first or corresponding authors, including robotics journals T-RO, T-MECH, RA-L; biomedical engineering journals T-MI, T-BME; and clinical reproductive medicine journal F&S (journal rank 2/38). Prof. Zhang was awarded with Award for Technical Achievement by American Society for Reproductive Medicine for three subsequent years (2020, 2021, 2022, one awardee per year worldwide); a RA-L best paper award finalist (2019); and an ICRA Best Paper in Automation Award. His F&S paper was selected as an editor’s highlight. He was invited by Annual Review to publish a review article on robotic micromanipulation (highly cited article of the year). Prof. Zhang also serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, and Frontiers in Robotics and AI.

 

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Academic Publications

Selected Journal Papers:

  1. H. Liu#, Z. Zhang#, Y. Gu#, C. Dai, G. Shan, H. Song, D. Li, W. Chen, G. Lin, and Y. Sun, “Development and evaluation of a live birth prediction model for evaluating human blastocysts: a retrospective study”, eLife, doi: 10.7554/eLife.83662, 2023. [IF=7.7, JCR Q1](#co-first)
  2. M. Wang, T. Wu, R. Liu, Z. Zhang*, and J. Liu*, “Selective and Independent Control of Individual Microrobots in a Magnetic Field: A Review”, Engineering, doi: 10.1016/j.eng.2023.02.011, 2023. [IF=12.8, JCR Q1](*corresponding)
  3. G. Shan, C. Dai, H. Liu, X. Wang, W. Dou, C. Ru, Z. Zhang*, and Y. Sun*, “Robotic Blastocyst Biopsy”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 28, no.3, pp. 1372-1383, 2023. [IF=6.4, JCR Q1] (*corresponding)
  4. S. Zhuang, C. Dai, G. Shan, C. Ru, Z. Zhang*, and Y. Sun*, “Robotic Rotational Positioning of End-Effectors for Micromanipulation”, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 2251 – 2261, 2022. [IF=7.8, JCR Q1] (*corresponding)
  5. C. Dai, S. Zhuang, G. Shan, C. Ru, Z. Zhang*, and Y. Sun*, “Automated End-Effector Alignment in Robotic Micromanipulation”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 3932-3941, 2022. [IF=6.4, JCR Q1] (*corresponding)
  6. Z. Zhang, C. Dai, G. Shan, X. Chen, H. Liu, K. Abdalla, I. Kuznyetsova, S. Moskovtsev, X. Huang, C. Librach, K. Jarvi, and Y. Sun, “Quantitative selection of single human sperm with high DNA integrity for intracytoplasmic sperm injection”, Fertility and Sterility, vol 116, no. 5, pp.1308-1318, 2021. [IF=6.7, JCR Q1] (Editor’s Highlight)
  7. Z. Zhang, J. Ge, Z. Gong, J. Chen, C. Wang, and Y. Sun, “Evaluation of machine learning-driven automated Kleihauer-Betke test: a method comparison study”, International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 372-377, 2020. [IF=3.0, JCR Q3] (Editor’s Highlight)
  8. Z. Zhang, X. Wang, J. Liu, C.S. Dai, and Y. Sun, “Robotic micromanipulation – fundamentals and applications”, Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems, vol. 2, pp. 181-203, 2019. [IF=13.4, JCR Q1] (Highly cited of the year)
  9. Z. Zhang, C. Dai, X. Wang, K. Abdalla, S. Jahangiri, C. Librach, K. Jarvi, and Y. Sun, “Automated laser ablation of motile cells for immobilization”, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 323-329, 2019. [IF=5.2, JCR Q2]
  10. Z. Zhang, C. Dai, J. Huang, X. Wang, J. Liu, C. Ru, H. Pu, S. Xie, J. Zhang, S. Moskovtsev, C. Librach, K. Jarvi, and Y. Sun “Robotic immobilization of motile sperm for clinical intracytoplasmic sperm injection”, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 66, no. 2, pp. 444-452, 2018. [IF=4.6, JCR Q2]
  11. C. Dai#, Z. Zhang#, J. Huang, X. Wang, C. Ru, H. Pu, S. Xie, J. Zhang, S. Moskovtsev, C. Librach, K. Jarvi, and Y. Sun, “Automated non-invasive measurement of single sperm’s motility and morphology”, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, vol. 37, no. 10, pp. 2257-2265, 2018. [IF=10.6, JCR Q1] (#co-first)
  12. C. Cao#, Z. Zhang#, M. Amirmaleki, J. Tam, W. Dou, T. Filleter, and Y. Sun, “Local strain mapping of GO nanosheets under in-situ TEM tensile testing”, Applied Materials Today, vol. 14, pp. 102-107, 2018. [IF=8.3, JCR Q1] (#co-first)
  13. Z. Zhang, J. Liu, X. Wang, Q. Zhao, C. Zhou, M. Tan, H. Pu, S. Xie, and Y. Sun, “Robotic pick-and-place of multiple embryos for vitrification”, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 570-576, 2017. [IF=5.2, JCR Q2]
  14. J. Liu#, Z. Zhang#, X. Wang, H. Liu, Q. Zhao, C. Zhou, M. Tan, H. Pu, S. Xie, and Y. Sun, “Automated robotic measurement of 3D cell morphologies”, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 499-505, 2017. [IF=5.2, JCR Q2] (#co-first)
  15. Z. Zhang, J. Liu, J. Meriano, C. Ru, S. Xie, J. Luo, and Y. Sun, “Human sperm rheotaxis: a passive physical process”, Scientific Reports, vol. 6, p. 23553, 2016. [IF=4.6, JCR Q2]

 

Selected Conference Publications:

  1. Z. R. Zhang, S. Jahangiri, S. Moskovtsev, C. Librach, K. Jarvi, and Y. Sun, Non-invasive selection of single sperm with high DNA integrity for ICSI, American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) 2020 Scientific Congress, Virtual online meeting, October 17-21, 2020. (First Prize for Technical Achievement Award)
  2. Z. R. Zhang, C. S. Dai, J. Huang, X. Wang, J. Zhang, S. Moskovtsev, C. Librach, K. Jarvi, and Y. Sun, Robotic Immobilization of Motile Sperm, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2018), Brisbane, Australia, May 21-25, 2018.
  3. Z. R. Zhang, J. Liu, J. Meriano, C. Ru, S. Xie, J. Luo, and Y. Sun, An automated system for in- vestigating sperm orientation in fluid flow, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2016), Stockholm, Sweden, May 16-21, 2016.
  4. Z. R. Zhang, J. Liu, D.K. Luu, and Y. Sun, Robotic vitrification of embryos and oocytes, American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) 2016 Scientific Congress, Salt Lake City, United States, October 15-19, 2016.