Associate Professor

Deputy Director of IS Discipline

NIT, Zhejiang University

· Brief Bio

Hao Lan Zhang received a Ph.D from Victoria University, Australia (awarded with a full postgraduate research scholarship). Dr. Zhang is currently an Associate Professor and Deputy Director of IS discipline at NIT, Zhejiang University. He was with RMIT University as a research fellow from 2008 – 2010. Prior to that, he worked as a research assistant/tutor at Victoria University. His research interests include: multi-agent systems, knowledge-based systems, intelligent information systems, e-health systems, database, etc. He has published over 30 research papers in various journals, conferences and workshops. Dr. Zhang received an outstanding student award from the Chinese Ministry of Education.

· Recent Publication

Journal Articles:

1. Zhang, H.L., Zeng, W., Van der Velden, C. (2011) “A Reusable Agent Design Pattern with Flexibility and Extensibility”, Computer Science and Information Systems, In press. (SCI & EI Indexed, IF: 0.324)

2. Zhang, H.L., Leung, C.H.C. and Raikundalia, G.K. (2008) “Topological analysis of AOCD-based agent networks and experimental results”, Journal of Computer and System Sciences, Vol. 74, No. 2, pp. 255 – 278, Elsevier Publication. (Ranked A+ by ERA, SCI & EI Indexed, IF: 1.304)

3. Zhang, H.L., Leung, C.H.C. and Raikundalia, G.K. (2006) “Matrix-Agent Framework: A Virtual Platform for Multi-agents”, Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 436 – 456, Springer-Verlag Press. (Ranked C by ERA, JSSSE is SCI-E & EI Indexed, IF: 0.364)

4. Zhang, H.L., Raikundalia, G.K., Zhang, Y., and Yu, X. (2009) “Application of Multi-agent Technology to Information Systems: An Agent-based Design Architecture for Decision Support Systems”, Australasian Journal of Information Systems, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 91 – 107, AAIS/ACS Publication. (Ranked B by ERA)

5. Raikundalia, G.K. and Zhang, H.L. (2006) “Document-related Awareness Elements in Synchronous Collaborative Authoring”, Australian Journal of Intelligent Information Processing Systems, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 41 – 48, AJIIP Publication. (Ranked B by ERA)

Conference and Workshop Papers:

6. Zhang, H.L., Leung, C.H.C., Tang, X. (2011) “Discovering and Matching Service Providers among Heterogeneous Agents”, Proc. of IJCAI Workshops, pp. 27 – 32, IJCAI Workshop Publication. (IJCAI Ranked A by ERA)

7. Zhang, H.L., Leung, C.H.C., Raikundalia, G.K. and He, J. (2010) “A Novel Ranking Algorithm for Service Matching Based on Agent Association Graphs”,Proc. of IEEE ICDM Workshops, pp. 1273 – 1280, IEEE Press. (ICDM Ranked A by ERA, EI Indexed)

8. Zhang, H.L., Leung, C.H.C., Yu, X. and He, J. (2010) “An Optimised Design for Agent Capability Reuse”, Proc. of IEEE/WIC/ACM WI-IAT Workshops, Vol.3, pp.231-234, IEEE Press. (WI Ranked C by ERA, EI Indexed)

9. Zhang, H.L., Van der Velden, C., Yu, X., Jones, T., Fieldhouse, I., and Bil, C. (2009) “Developing A Rule Engine for Automated Feature Recognition from CAD Models”, Proc. of IEEE IECON, pp. 3925 – 3930, IEEE Press. (EI Indexed)

10. Van der Velden, C., Zhang, H.L., Yu, X., Jones, T. and Fieldhouse, I. (2009) “Structuring Rules in an Automated Feature Extraction System”, Proc. of 2009 Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology, Gifu, Japan.

11. Zhang, H.L., Leung, C.H.C. and Raikundalia, G.K. (2007) “Performance Evaluation of Agent Network Topologies Based on the AOCD Architecture”, Proc. of IEEE AINA Workshops, pp. 605–610, IEEE CS Press. (Ranked B by ERA, EI Indexed)

12. Zhang, H.L., Leung, C.H.C. and Raikundalia, G.K. (2006) “Classification of Intelligent Agent Network Topologies and A New Topological Description Language for Agent Networks”, Proc. of IFIP IIP, pp. 21 – 31, Springer-Verlag Press. (CPCI)

13. Zhang, H.L., Leung, C.H.C. and Raikundalia, G. K. (2006) “Performance Analysis of Network Topology in Agent-based Open Connectivity Architecture for DSS”, Proc. of IEEE AINA, Vol.2, pp. 257-261, IEEE CS Press. (Ranked B by ERA, EI Indexed)

14. Raikundalia, G. K. and Zhang, H.L. (2005) “Newly-discovered Group Awareness Mechanisms for Supporting Real-time Collaborative Authoring”, Proc. of Sixth Australasian User Interface Conference, Newcastle, pp. 127 – 136.

15. Zhang, H.L., Leung, C.H.C. and Raikundalia, G. K. (2005) “AOCD: A Multi-agent Based Open Architecture for Decision Support Systems”, Proc. of IEEE CIMCA, Vol. 2, pp. 295-300, IEEE CS Press. (Ranked C by ERA, EI Indexed)

Technical Reports:

16. Zhang, H.L., Van der Velden, C., Yu, X., Jones, T., Fieldhouse, I. (2009) “System Software Platform Specification”, AutoCRC Technical Report C4-08 M009 - Project Milestone Reports.

17. Zhang, H.L., Van der Velden, C., Yu, X., Jones, T., Fieldhouse, I. (2008) “Knowledge Acquisition and Representation”, AutoCRC Technical Report C4-08 M004 - Project Milestone Reports.

18. Van der Velden, C., Zhang, H.L., Yu, X., Jones, T., Fieldhouse, I. (2008) “Interface Control Document”, AutoCRC Technical Report C4-08 M005/024.

19. Van der Velden, C., Zhang, H.L., Yu, X., Jones, T., Fieldhouse, I. (2008) “Review, Planning & System Design”, AutoCRC Technical Report C4-08 M024

· Research Grants:

1. Zhejiang Province Social Science Grant (2011 - 2013), ¥15, 000, Chief-Investigator.

2. Starting Fund of NIT, Zhejiang University (2011), Ongoing, Chief-Investigator.

3. Jiangsu Talented Expert Project (2009 – 2011), ¥500,000, Chief-Investigator.

4. AutoCRC Project Grants (2008 – 2010), $372,500AUD, Participated core member.

· Research Services:

1. President of The Chinese Students and Scholars Association at VU.

2. Publicity Chair of APWeb2012.

3. Reviewer of IEEE Transaction on SMC-B, The Computer Journal, Journal of AAMAS, Issues in Information Systems (IACIS).

4. Program Committee Member of Australian AI Conference and various conferences.

5. Invited talk in the Agent Lab at The University of Melbourne.