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Hong Zhang is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and has a significant body of research primarily in the fields of Computer Science and Engineering. Their work encompasses various subfields including Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Aerospace Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main themes of Hong Zhang's research include Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization, Advanced Vision and Imaging, Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms, 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage, Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods, and Advanced Neural Network Applications.

Several recent publications authored or co-authored by Hong Zhang demonstrate their focus on applied robotics, automation, and sensor technologies:

  • Robust UWB Indoor Localization for NLOS Scenes via Learning Spatial-Temporal Features, 2022, IEEE Sensors Journal
  • Faster R-CNN With Classifier Fusion for Automatic Detection of Small Fruits, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
  • A High-Bandwidth End-Effector With Active Force Control for Robotic Polishing, 2020, IEEE Access
  • A multi-robot path-planning algorithm for autonomous navigation using meta-reinforcement learning based on transfer learning, 2021, Applied Soft Computing
  • GraspGPT: Leveraging Semantic Knowledge From a Large Language Model for Task-Oriented Grasping, 2023, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

Hong Zhang collaborates extensively with co-authors including Weinan Chen, Yisheng Guan, Shuhuan Wen, Li He, and Shing Yan Loo.

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, and the 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).

Best Publications

  • Collective robotics: from social insects to robots

    C. Ronald Kube;Hong Zhang

  • M2DP: A novel 3D point cloud descriptor and its application in loop closure detection

    Li He;Xiaolong Wang;Hong Zhang

  • Rice Blast Disease Recognition Using a Deep Convolutional Neural Network

    Wan-jie Liang;Hong Zhang;Gu-feng Zhang;Hong-xin Cao

  • Visual servoing with dynamics: control of an unmanned blimp

    Hong Zhang;J.P. Ostrowski

  • Fast approximate nearest-neighbor search with k-nearest neighbor graph

    Kiana Hajebi;Yasin Abbasi-Yadkori;Hossein Shahbazi;Hong Zhang

  • Person tracking and following with 2D laser scanners

    Angus Leigh;Joelle Pineau;Nicolas Olmedo;Hong Zhang

  • Short communication: An evaluation metric for image segmentation of multiple objects

    Mark Polak;Hong Zhang;Minghong Pi

  • Convolutional neural network-based image representation for visual loop closure detection

    Yi Hou;Hong Zhang;Shilin Zhou

  • A Comparative Study of Real-Time Semantic Segmentation for Autonomous Driving

    Mennatullah Siam;Mostafa Gamal;Moemen Abdel-Razek;Senthil Yogamani

  • Classification-Driven Watershed Segmentation

    I. Levner;Hong Zhang

  • Task modelling in collective robotics

    C. Ronald Kube;Hong Zhang

  • A Modular Biped Wall-Climbing Robot With High Mobility and Manipulating Function

    Yisheng Guan;Haifei Zhu;Wenqiang Wu;Xuefeng Zhou

  • A multistage adaptive thresholding method

    Feixiang Yan;Hong Zhang;C. Ronald Kube

  • The use of perceptual cues in multi-robot box-pushing

    C.R. Kube;Hong Zhang

  • Quick detection of brain tumors and edemas: A bounding box method using symmetry

    Baidya Nath Saha;Nilanjan Ray;Russell Greiner;Albert Murtha

  • Benchmarking of image features for content-based retrieval

    Wei-Ying Ma;Hong Jiang Zhang

  • Computationally efficient kinematics for manipulators with spherical wrists base

    R. P. Paul;H. Zhang

  • Modified GMM background modeling and optical flow for detection of moving objects

    Dongxiang Zhou;Hong Zhang

  • Visual loop closure detection with a compact image descriptor

    Yang Liu;Hong Zhang

  • Blind bulldozing: multiple robot nest construction

    C.A.C. Parker;Hong Zhang;C.R. Kube

Frequent Co-Authors

Xianmin Zhang
Xianmin Zhang South China University of Technology
Max Q.-H. Meng
Max Q.-H. Meng Southern University of Science and Technology
Kezhi Mao
Kezhi Mao Nanyang Technological University
Tianyou Chai
Tianyou Chai Northeastern University
James Ostrowski
James Ostrowski Blue River Technology
Changyin Sun
Changyin Sun Southeast University
Russell Greiner
Russell Greiner University of Alberta
Anup Basu
Anup Basu University of Alberta
Shugen Ma
Shugen Ma Ritsumeikan University
Kazuo Tanie
Kazuo Tanie Tokyo Metropolitan University

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