PUBLICATIONS

 

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Refereed Journal Publications

 

[J67] W. Jia, Y. Li, R. Qu, T. Baranowski, L. E. Burke, H. Zhang, Y. Bai, J. M. Mancinod, G. Xu, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun. Automatic food detection in egocentric images using artificial intelligence technology. Public Health Nutrition, accepted for publication, 2018.

 

[J66] J. Dudik, J. Coyle, A. El-Jaroudi, Z.-H. Mao, M. Sun, and E. Sejdic. Deep learning for classification of normal swallows in adults. Neurocomputing, accepted for publication, 2018.

 

[J65] W.-H. Wen, G.-Y. Liu, Z.-H. Mao, W.-J. Huang, X. Zhang, H. Hu, J. Yang, and W. Jia. Toward constructing a real-time social anxiety evaluation system: exploring effective heart rate features. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, accepted for publication, 2018.

 

[J64] S. Mao, H. Wang, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun. A polygonal double-layer coil design for high-efficiency wireless power transfer. AIP Advances 8(5), 056631-1−056631-6, May 2018.

 

[J63] S. Mao, H. Wang, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun. A miniature implantable coil that can be wrapped around a tubular organ within the human body. AIP Advances 8(5), 056629-1−056629-5, May 2018.

 

[J62] S. Mao, H. Wang, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun. A double-helix and cross-patterned solenoid used as a wirelessly powered receiver for medical implants. AIP Advances 8(5), 056603-1−056603-6, May 2018.

 

[J61] Q. Fu, J. Zhu, Z.-H. Mao, G. Zhang, and T. Chen. Online condition monitoring of onboard traction transformer core based on core losses calculation model. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 65(4), 3499-3508, April 2018.

 

[J60] P. Vasandani, B. Gattu, Z.-H. Mao, W. Jia, and M. Sun. Using a synchronous switch to enhance output energy of triboelectric nanogenerators. Nano Energy 43, 210-218, January 2018.

 

[J59] P. Vasandani, Z.-H. Mao, W. Jia, and M. Sun. Relationship between triboelectric charge and contact force for two triboelectric layers. Journal of Electrostatics 90, 147-152, December 2017.

 

[J58] S. Mao, H. Wang, C. Zhu, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun. Simultaneous wireless power transfer and data communication using synchronous pulse-controlled load modulation. Measurement 109, 316-325, October 2017.

 

[J57] J. Xie, P. K. Meher, M. Sun, Y. Li, B. Zeng, and Z.-H. Mao. Efficient FPGA implementation of low-complexity systolic Karatsuba multiplier over GF(2m) based on NIST polynomials. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers 64(7), 1815-1825, July 2017.

 

[J56] P. M. Vasandani, B. Gattu, J. Wu, Z.-H. Mao, W. Jia, and M. Sun. Triboelectric nanogenerator using microdome-patterned PDMS as a wearable respiratory energy harvester. Advanced Materials Technologies 2(6), Article No. 1700014, doi: 10.1002/admt.201700014, June 2017.

 

[J55] R. Xia, A. Muthumani, Z.-H. Mao, and D. Powell. Quantification of neural reflex and muscular intrinsic contributions to parkinsonian rigidity. Experimental Brain Research 234(12), 3587-3595, December 2016.

 

[J54] P. M. Vasandani, Z.-H. Mao, W. Jia, and M. Sun. Design of simulation experiments to predict triboelectric generator output using structural parameters. Simulation Modeling Practice and Theory 68, 95-107, November 2016.

 

[J53] R. Khanna, A. Barchowsky, A. A. Amrhein, W. E. Stanchina, G. F. Reed, and Z.-H. Mao. A linear model for characterizing transient behavior in wide bandgap semiconductor-based switching circuits. International Journal of Automation and Power Engineering 5, 1-16, doi: 10.14355/ijape.2016.05.001, 2016.

 

[J52] V. Patel, M. Burns, Z.-H Mao, N. E. Crone, and R. Vinjamuri. Linear and nonlinear synergies in grasping hand. Journal of Bioengineering and Biomedical Science 5(3), Article No. 163, doi: 10.4172/2155-9538.1000163 (8 pages), August 2015.

 

[J51] J. Xie, P. K. Meher, and Z.-H. Mao. High-throughput digit-level systolic multiplier over GF(2m) based on irreducible trinomials. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs 62(5), 481-485, May 2015.

 

[J50] J. Xie, P. K. Meher, and Z.-H. Mao. Low-latency high-throughput systolic multipliers over GF(2m) for NIST recommended pentanomials. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers 62(3), 881-890, March 2015.

 

[J49] M. Sun, L. E. Burke, T. Baranowski, J. D. Fernstrom, H. Zhang, H.-C. Chen, Y. Bai, Y. Li, C. Li, Y. Yue, R. J. Sclabassi, Z.-H. Mao, and W. Jia. An exploratory study on a chest-worn computer for evaluation of diet, physical activity and lifestyle. Journal of Healthcare Engineering 6(1), 1-22, March 2015.

 

[J48] J. Xie, P. K. Meher, and Z.-H. Mao. High-throughput finite field multipliers using redundant basis for FPGA and ASIC implementations. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers 62(1), 110-119, January 2015.

 

[J47] M. F. Lupu, M. Sun, F.-Y. Wang, and Z.-H. Mao. Information-transmission rates in manual control of unstable systems with time delays. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 62(1), 342-351, January 2015.

 

[J46] F. Zhu, S. Chen, Z.-H. Mao, and Q. Miao. Parallel public transportation system and its application in evaluating evacuation plans for large-scale activities. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 15(4), 1728-1733, August 2014.

 

[J45] R. Vinjamuri, V. Patel, M. Powell, Z.-H. Mao, and N. Crone. Candidates for synergies: linear discriminants vs. principal components. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, Volume 2014, Article ID 373957, doi: 10.1155/2014/373957 (10 pages), July 2014.

 

[J44] S. Huang, E. Feron, G. F. Reed, and Z.-H. Mao. Compact configuration of aircraft flows at intersections. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 15(2), 771-783, April 2014.

 

[J43] R. Khanna, Q. Zhang, W. E. Stanchina, G. F. Reed, and Z.-H. Mao. Maximum power point tracking using model reference adaptive control. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 29(3), 1490-1499, March 2014.

 

[J42] Q. Xu, H. Wang, Z. Gao, Z.-H. Mao, J. He, and M. Sun. A novel mat-based system for position-varying wireless power transfer to biomedical implants. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 49(8), 4774-4779, August 2013.

 

[J41] Q. Xu, Z. Gao, H. Wang, J. He, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun. Batteries not included: a mat-based wireless power transfer system for implantable medical devices as a moving target. IEEE Microwave Magazine 14(2), 63-72, March/April 2013.

 

[J40] M. F. Lupu, M. Sun, R. Xia, and Z.-H. Mao. Rate of information transmission in human manual control of an unstable system. IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems 43(2), 259-263, March 2013.

 

[J39] G. F. Reed, B. M. Grainger, A. R. Sparacino, E. Taylor, and Z.-H. Mao. Ship to grid: medium-voltage DC concepts in theory and practice. IEEE Power and Energy Magazine 10(6), 70-79, November/December 2012.

 

[J38] H. Kim, D. S. Har, Z.-H. Mao, M. Sun, and H.-N. Lee. Efficient joint source-channel decoding of multi-state Markov sequences. IET Communications 6(9), 1038-1044, June 2012.

 

[J37] C.-C. Chang, T.-Y. Kuo, Y.-C. Lo, H.-N. Lee, D. Askey, and Z.-H. Mao. User-satisfaction based bandwidth allocation for transmission of multiple sources of human perceptual data. Journal of the Franklin Institute 349(3), 879-890, April 2012.

 

[J36] F. Zhang, J. Liu, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun. Mid-range wireless power transfer and its application to body sensor networks. Open Journal of Applied Sciences 2(1), 35-46, March 2012.

 

[J35] R. Xia and Z.-H. Mao. Progression of motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease. Neuroscience Bulletin 28(1), 39-48, February 2012.

 

[J34] Y. Ma, J. Yang, L. Hui, Y. Li, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun. Novel hand motion tracking system. Journal of Xidian University 39(1), 79-85, 2012. (in Chinese)

 

[J33] M. F. Lupu, E. Feron, and Z.-H. Mao. Influence of aircraft maneuver preference variability on airspace usage. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 12(4), 1446-1461, December 2011.

 

[J32] Y. Sun, P. J. Hawrylak, Z.-H. Mao, and M. H. Mickle. A novel software radio defined passive RFID reading system with real-time collision resolution. International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing 8(4), 261-270, 2011.

 

[J31] R. Vinjamuri, D. J. Weber, Z.-H. Mao, J. L. Collinger, A. D. Degenhart, J. W. Kelly, M. L. Boninger, E. C. Tyler-Kabara, and W. Wang. Towards synergy based brain machine interfaces. IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine 15(5), 726-736, September 2011.

 

[J30] H. Zhang, L. Li, W. Jia, J. D. Fernstrom, R. J. Sclabassi, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun. Physical activity recognition based on motion in images acquired by a wearable camera. Neurocomputing 74(12-13), 2184-2192, June 2011.

 

[J29] F. Zhang, S. A. Hackworth, W. Fu, C. Li, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun. Relay effect of wireless power transfer using strongly coupled magnetic resonances. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 47(5), 1478-1481, May 2011.

 

[J28] Y. Ma, Z.-H. Mao, W. Jia, C. Li, J. Yang, and M. Sun. Magnetic hand tracking for human-computer interface. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 47(5), 970-973, May 2011.

 

[J27] H.-N. Lee, S.-Y. Chung, C. Fragouli, and Z.-H. Mao. Network coding for wireless networks. EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, Volume 2010, Article ID 359475, doi: 10.1155/2010/359475 (2 pages), 2010. (Special Issue Editorial)

 

[J26] L.-J. Zhang, Z. Shan, and Z.-H. Mao. An optimal-control-based decision-making model and consulting methodology for services enterprises. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 57(4), 607-619, November 2010.

 

[25] M. H. Mahmood, C.-C. Chang, D. Jung, Z.-H. Mao, H. Lim, and H.-N. Lee. Throughput behavior of link adaptive 802.11 DCF with MUD capable access node. AEU International Journal of Electronics and Communications 64(11), 1031-1041, November 2010.

 

[J24] C.-C. Chang, Z.-H. Mao, and H.-N. Lee. A fast BER evaluation method for LDGM codes. Journal of the Franklin Institute 347(7), 1368-1373, September 2010.

 

[J23] R. Vinjamuri, M. Sun, C.-C. Chang, H.-N. Lee, R. J. Sclabassi, and Z.-H. Mao. Temporal postural synergies of the hand in rapid grasping tasks. IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine 14(4), 986-994, July 2010.

 

[J22] Y. Ma, W. Jia, C. Li, J. Yang, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun. Magnetic hand motion tracking system for human-machine interaction. Electronics Letters 46(9), 621-623, April 2010.

 

[J21] Y. Sun, P. J. Hawrylak, Z.-H. Mao, and M. H. Mickle. Collision resolution in ISO 18000-6c passive RFID. Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society (ACES) Journal 25(3), 239-262, March 2010.

 

[J20] R. Vinjamuri, M. Sun, C.-C. Chang, H.-N. Lee, R. J. Sclabassi, and Z.-H. Mao. Dimensionality reduction in control and coordination of the human hand. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 57(2), 284-295, February 2010.

 

[J19] C.-C. Chang, Z.-H. Mao, and H.-N. Lee. MB iterative decoding algorithm on systematic LDGM codes: performance evaluation. Signal Processing 90(1), 373-377, January 2010.

 

[J18] J. H. Yang, Z.-H. Mao, L. Tijerina, T. Pilutti, J. Coughlin, and E. Feron. Detection of driver fatigue caused by sleep deprivation. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics-Part A 39(4), 694-705, July 2009. (IEEE SMC Society Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper Award, 2010)

 

[J17] Z.-H. Mao, H.-N. Lee, R. J. Sclabassi, and M. Sun. Information capacity of the thumb and the index finger in communication. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 56(5), 1535-1545, May 2009.

 

[J16] R. Vinjamuri, D. J. Crammond, D. Kondziolka, H.-N. Lee, and Z.-H. Mao. Extraction of sources of tremor in hand movements of patients with movement disorders. IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine 13(1), 49-56, January 2009.

 

[J15] K. Treleaven and Z.-H. Mao. Conflict resolution and traffic complexity of multiple intersecting flows of aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 9(4), 633-643, December 2008.

 

[J14] Z.-H. Mao, D. Dugail, and E. Feron. Space partition for conflict resolution of intersecting flows of mobile agents. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 8(3), 512-527, September 2007.

 

[J13] Z.-H. Mao and S. G. Massaquoi. Dynamics of winner-take-all competition in recurrent neural networks with lateral inhibition. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks 18(1), 55-69, January 2007.

 

[J12] Z.-H. Mao, D. Dugail, E. Feron, and K. Bilimoria. Stability of intersecting aircraft flows using heading change maneuvers for conflict avoidance. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 6(4), 357-369, December 2005.

 

[J11] S. Jo, J. Yin, and Z.-H. Mao. Random neural networks with state-dependent firing neurons. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks 16(4), 980-983, July 2005.

 

[J10] E. Gelenbe, Z.-H. Mao, and Y.-D. Li. Function approximation by random neural networks with a bounded number of layers. Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems 12(1 and 2), 143-170, 2004.

 

[J9] Z.-H. Mao, E. Feron, and K. Bilimoria. Stability and performance of intersecting aircraft flows under decentralized conflict avoidance rules. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 2(2), 101-109, June 2001.

 

[J8] E. Frazzoli, Z.-H. Mao, J.-H. Oh, and E. Feron. Resolution of conflicts involving many aircraft via semidefinite programming. AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics 24(1), 79-86, February 2001.

 

[J7] E. Gelenbe, Z.-H. Mao, and Y.-D. Li. Function approximation by spiked random networks. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks 10(1), 3-9, January 1999.

 

[J6] Z.-H. Mao, Y.-D. Li, and Z. Sun. Comments on "Fuzzy systems approximation by frames (SISO case)". Fuzzy Sets and Systems 100, 373-375, November 1998.

 

[J5] Z.-H. Mao and Y. Lin. Extended random neural network model and its probability structure features. Journal of Tsinghua University 38(3), 100-103, 1998. (in Chinese)

 

[J4] T. Zhang, Z.-H. Mao, and S. Xia. A method to extract numeral string overlapping borders. Chinese Information Journal 12(2), 25-30, 1998. (in Chinese)

 

[J3] Z.-H. Mao, X. Zhang, and Y.-D. Li. On universal approximation capability of fuzzy systems. Science in China (Series E) 41(1), 6-12, February 1998.

 

[J2] Z.-H. Mao, Y.-D. Li, and X. Zhang. Approximation capability of fuzzy systems using translations and dilations of one fixed function as membership functions. IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems 5(3), 468-473, August 1997.

 

[J1] L.-J. Zhang, Z.-H. Mao, and Y.-D. Li. Mathematical analysis of mutation operator in genetic algorithms and its improved strategy. Journal of Electronics 14(2), 154-158, April 1997.

     

Book Chapters

 

[B4] K. Nixon, Y. Chen, Z.-H. Mao, and K. Li. User classification and authentication for MOBILE device based on gesture recognition. In Network Science and Cybersecurity (Editor: R. E. Pino), Springer, 125-135, 2014.

 

[B3] R. Vinjamuri, W. Wang, M. Sun, and Z.-H. Mao. Application of linear and nonlinear dimensionality reduction methods. In Principal Component Analysis (Editor: P. Sanguansat), InTech-Open Access Publisher, Chapter 6, 107-128, 2012.

 

[B2] E. Gelenbe, Z.-H. Mao, and Y.-D. Li. Deterministic computation with random G-networks. In Fundamental Concepts in Computer Science (Editors: E. Gelenbe and J.-P. Kahane), Imperial College Press, Chapter 4, 71-96, 2009.

 

[B1] S. Jo and Z.-H. Mao. Basal ganglionic learning applied to control of an underactuated system. In Neurocomputing Research Developments (Editor: H. A. Svensson), Nova Science Publisher, Chapter 7, 181-200, 2008.

     

Refereed Conference Publications

 

[C62] H. Al Hassan, T. Alharbi, S. A. Morello, Z.-H. Mao, and B. M. Grainger. Linear quadratic integral voltage control of islanded AC microgrid under large load changes. Proceedings of the IEEE 9th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG 2018), Charlotte, NC, USA, accepted for publication, June 2018.

 

[C61] K.-J. Wang, A. Zhang, K. You, F. Chen, Q. Liu, Y. Liu, Z. Li, H.-W. Tung, and Z.-H. Mao. Ergonomic and human-centered design of wearable gaming controller using eye movements and facial expressions. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics-Taiwan (ICCE-TW 2018), Taichung, Taiwan, accepted for publication, May 2018.

 

[C60] B. Cao, B. M. Grainger, X. Wang, Y. Zou, G. R. Reed, and Z.-H. Mao. Direct torque model predictive control of a poly-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor with current harmonic suppression and loss reduction. Proceedings of the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2018), San Antonio, TX, USA, accepted for publication, March 2018.

 

[C59] K.-J. Wang, L. Zhang, B. Luan, H.-W. Tung, Q. Liu, J. Wei, M. Sun, and Z.-H. Mao. Brain-computer interface combining eye saccade two-electrode EEG signals and voice cues to improve the maneuverability of wheelchair. Proceedings of the 15th IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR 2017), London, UK, 1073-1078, July 2017.

 

[C58] A. Barchowsky, J. P. Kozak, M. R. Hontz, W. E. Stanchina, G. F. Reed, Z.-H. Mao, and R. Khanna. Analytical and experimental optimization of external gate resistance for safe rapid turn on of normally off GaN HFETs. Proceedings of the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2017), Tampa, FL, USA, 1958-1963, March 2017.

 

[C57] L. Zhang, H. Chen, K.-J. Wang, and Z.-H. Mao. Internet of brain: decoding human intention and coupling EEG signals with Internet services. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Services Science (ICSS 2016), Chongqing, China, 172-179, October 2016.

 

[C56] K.-J. Wang, M. Sun, and Z.-H. Mao. Human-robot mutual force borrowing and seamless leader-follower role switching by learning and coordination of interactive impedance. Proceedings of the 2016 International Symposium on Wearable Robotics (WeRob 2016), La Granja, Segovia, Spain, published in Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends, Volume 16 of the Series Biosystems and Biorobotics, 427-432, October 2016.

 

[C55] A. H. Dallal, Y. Chen, D. J. Weber, and Z.-H. Mao. Dictionary learning for sparse representation and classification of neural spikes. Proceedings of the 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2016), Orlando, FL, USA, 3486-3489, August 2016.

 

[C54] X. Xie, H. Xu, G. Yang, Z.-H. Mao, W. Jia, and M. Sun. Reuse of WiFi information for indoor monitoring of the elderly. Proceedings of the IEEE 17th International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration (IRI 2016), Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 261-264, July 2016.

 

[C53] B. M. Grainger, Q. Zhang, G. F. Reed, and Z.-H. Mao. Modern controller approaches for stabilizing constant power loads within a DC microgrid while considering system delays. Proceedings of the 7th IEEE International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG 2016), Vancouver, Canada, doi: 10.1109/PEDG.2016.7527001 (6 pages), June 2016.

 

[C52] K.-J. Wang, M. Sun, R. Xia, and Z.-H. Mao. Human-robot symbiosis framework for exoskeleton devices. Proceedings of 2016 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT 2016), Taipei, Taiwan, 1500-1506, March 2016.

 

[C51] K. Nixon, X. Chen, Z.-H. Mao, and Y. Chen. SlowMo--enhancing mobile gesture-based authentication schemes via sampling rate optimization. Proceedings of the 21st Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC 2016), Macau, China, 462-467, January 2016.

 

[C50] W. Jia, Y. Li, Y. Bai, Z.-H. Mao, M. Sun, and Q. Zhao. Estimation of heart rate from a chest-worn inertial measurement unit. Proceedings of 2015 International Symposium on Bioelectronics and Bioinformatics (ISBB 2015), Beijing, China, 148-151, October 2015.

 

[C49] K.-J. Wang, M. Sun, L. Zhang, and Z.-H. Mao. Mastering human-robot interaction control techniques using Chinese Tai Chi Chuan: mutual learning, intention detection, impedance adaptation, and force borrowing. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Development and Learning and on Epigenetic Robotics (ICDL-EpiRob), Providence, RI, USA, 104-105, August 2015.

 

[C48] B. M. Grainger, G. F. Reed, and Z.-H. Mao. Model reference controller design for stabilizing constant power loads in an offshore medium voltage DC microgrid. Proceedings of the 16th IEEE Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL 2015), Vancouver, Canada, doi: 10.1109/COMPEL.2015.7236495 (8 pages), July 2015.

 

[C47] P. Vasandani, H. Wang, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun. Preliminary study on triboelectric generator harvesting energy from breathing motion. Proceedings of the IEEE 41st Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC 2015), Troy, NY, USA, doi: 10.1109/NEBEC.2015.7117132 (2 pages), April 2015.

 

[C46] Y. Li, W. Jia, B. Luan, Z.-H. Mao, H. Zhang, and M. Sun. A FPGA implementation of JPEG baseline encoder for wearable devices. Proceedings of the IEEE 41st Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC 2015), Troy, NY, USA, doi: 10.1109/NEBEC.2015.7117173 (2 pages), April 2015.

 

[C45] Y. Li, W. Jia, T. Yu, B. Luan, Z.-H. Mao, H. Zhang, and M. Sun. A low power, parallel wearable multi-sensor system for human activity evaluation. Proceedings of the IEEE 41st Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC 2015), Troy, NY, USA, doi: 10.1109/NEBEC.2015.7117174 (2 pages), April 2015.

 

[C44] K.-J. Wang, M. Sun, R. Xia, and Z.-H. Mao. Co-adaptive optimal control framework for human-robot physical symbiosis. Proceedings of the 10th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2015) Extended Abstracts, Portland, OR, USA, 241-242, March 2015.

 

[C43] Y. Bai, W. Jia, H. Zhang, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun. Landmark-based indoor positioning for visually impaired individuals. Proceedings of the 12th IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing (ICSP 2014), Hangzhou, China, 668-671, October 2014.

 

[C42] R. Wang, W. Jia, Z.-H. Mao, R. J. Sclabassi, and M. Sun. Cuff-free blood pressure estimation using pulse transit time and heart rate. Proceedings of the 12th IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing (ICSP 2014), Hangzhou, China, 115-118, October 2014.

 

[C41] M. Sun, L. E. Burke, Z.-H. Mao, Y. Chen, H.-C. Chen, Y. Bai, Y. Li, C. Li, and W. Jia. eButton: A wearable computer for health monitoring and personal assistance. Proceedings of the 51th Design Automation Conference (DAC 2014), San Francisco, CA, USA, doi: 10.1145/2593069.2596678 (6 pages), June 2014.

 

[C40] Y. Bai, W. Jia, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun. Automatic eating detection using a proximity sensor. Proceedings of the IEEE 40th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC 2014), Boston, MA, USA, doi: 10.1109/NEBEC.2014.6972716 (2 pages), April 2014.

 

[C39] Y. Bai, L. Krishnamurti, W. Jia, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun. An electronic six-minute walk test platform for clinical applications. Proceedings of the IEEE 40th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC 2014), Boston, MA, USA, doi: 10.1109/NEBEC.2014.6972715 (2 pages), April 2014.

 

[C38] B. M. Grainger, G. F. Reed, T. E. McDermott, Z.-H. Mao, V. Kounev, and D. Tipper. Analysis of an offshore medium voltage DC microgrid environment--Part I: Power sharing controller design. Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL, USA, doi: 10.1109/TDC.2014.6863405 (5 pages), April 2014.

 

[C37] Z. Li, W. Jia, Z.-H. Mao, J. Li, H.-C. Chen, W. Zuo, K. Wang, and M. Sun. Anthropometric body measurements based on multi-view stereo image reconstruction. Proceedings of the 35th International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2013), Osaka, Japan, 366-369, July 2013.

 

[C36] Y. Bai, W. Jia, H. Zhang, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun. Helping the blind to find the floor of destination in multistory buildings using a barometer. Proceedings of the 35nd International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2013), Osaka, Japan, 4738-4741, July 2013.

 

[C35] B. Liu, M. Hu, T. Huang, H. Li, Z.-H. Mao, W. Zhang, and Y. Chen. Digital-assisted noise-eliminating training for memristor crossbar-based analog neuromorphic computing engine. Proceedings of the 50th Design Automation Conference (DAC 2013), Austin, TX, USA, Article No. 7 (6 pages), June 2013.

 

[C34] R. Khanna, A. Amrhein, W. E. Stanchina, G. F. Reed, and Z.-H. Mao. An analytical model for evaluating the influence of device parasitics on Cdv/dt induced false turn-on in SiC MOSFETs. Proceedings of the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2013), Long Beach, CA, USA, 518-525, March 2013. (APEC Technical Presentation Award)

 

[C33] K. Nixon, X. Chen, Z.-H. Mao, K. Li, and Y. Chen. Mobile user classification and authorization based on gesture usage recognition. Proceedings of the 18th Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC 2013), Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan, 384-389, January 2013. (Invited Paper)

 

[C32] G. F. Reed, B. M. Grainger, A. R. Sparacino, E. J. Taylor, M. J. Korytowski, and Z.-H. Mao. Medium voltage DC technology developments, applications, and trends. CIGRE US National Committee (USNC) 2012 Grid of the Future Symposium, Kansas City, MO, USA, October 2012.

 

[C31] S. Huang, E. Feron, and Z.-H. Mao. Optimal configuration for intersecting flows of aircraft. Proceedings of the 15th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC 2012), Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 1447-1452, September 2012.

 

[C30] M. F. Lupu, M. Sun, and Z.-H. Mao. Information rate of human manual control in unstable feedback systems. Proceedings of the 20th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO 2012), Bucharest, Romania, 1811-1815, August 2012.

 

[C29] H. Wang, Z.-H. Mao, Q. Xu, and M. Sun. Relay effect on wireless power transfer using resonant coupling. Proceedings of the IEEE 38th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC 2012), Philadelphia, PA, USA, 428-429, March 2012.

 

[C28] Y. Bai, C. Li, Y. Yue, W. Jia, J. Li, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun. Designing a wearable computer for lifestyle evaluation. Proceedings of the IEEE 38th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC 2012), Philadelphia, PA, USA, 93-94, March 2012.

 

[C27] M. F. Lupu, M. Sun, and Z.-H. Mao. Bandwidth limitations in human control tasks. Proceedings of the 2nd IASTED (International Association of Science and Technology for Development) International Conference on Robotics (Robo 2011), Pittsburgh, PA, USA, doi: 10.2316/P.2011.752-031 (6 pages), November 2011.

 

[C26] L. Li, H. Zhang, W. Jia, Z.-H. Mao, Y. You, and M. Sun. Indirect activity recognition using a target-mounted camera. Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Image and Signal Processing (CISP 2011), Shanghai, China, 487-491, October 2011.

 

[C25] T. Hand, Z.-H. Mao, and E. Feron. Stability of spatially distributed, intersecting aircraft flows under sequential conflict resolution schemes. Proceedings of 2011 American Control Conference (ACC 2011), San Francisco, CA, USA, 2168-2173, June-July 2011.

 

[C24] H. Xu, I. Umez-Eronini, Z.-H. Mao, and A. K. Jones. Towards improving renewable resource utilization with plug-in electric vehicles. Proceedings of 2011 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, Anaheim, CA, USA, doi: 10.1109/ISGT.2011.5759189 (6 pages), January 2011.

 

[C23] M. F. Lupu, E. Feron, and Z.-H. Mao. Traffic complexity of intersecting flows of aircraft under variations of pilot preferences in maneuver choice. Proceedings of the 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC 2010), Atlanta, GA, USA, 1189-1194, December 2010. (Invited Paper)

 

[C22] M. F. Lupu, M. Sun, D. Askey, R. Xia, and Z.-H. Mao. Human strategies in balancing an inverted pendulum with time delay. Proceedings of the 32nd International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2010), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 5246-5249, August/September 2010.

 

[C21] R. O'Connor, G. Reed, Z.-H. Mao, and A. K. Jones. Improving renewable resource utilization through integrated generation management. Proceedings of 2010 IEEE PES General Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, USA, doi: 10.1109/PES.2010.5589530 (6 pages), July 2010.

 

[C20] R. Xia, M. Radovic, A. J. Threlkeld, and Z.-H. Mao. System identification and modeling approach to characterizing rigidity in Parkinson's disease: neural and non-neural contributions. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (iCBBE 2010), Chengdu, China, Paper No. 40046, doi: 10.1109/ICBBE.2010.5514861, June 2010.

 

[C19] Y. Ma, Z.-H. Mao, W. Jia, C. Li, J. Yang, and M. Sun. Magnetic hand tracking for human-computer interface. Proceedings of the 14th Biennial IEEE Conference on Electromagnetic Field Computation (CEFC 2010), Chicago, IL, USA, Paper No. CEFC2010-1745, doi: 10.1109/CEFC.2010.5481499, May 2010.

 

[C18] G. F. Reed, B. M. Grainger, H. Bassi, E. Taylor, Z.-H. Mao, A. K. Jones. Analysis of high capacity power electronic technologies for integration of green energy management. Proceedings of IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, LA, USA, Paper No. 2010TD0379, doi: 10.1109/TDC.2010.5484374 (10 pages), April 2010.

 

[C17] J. Nie, J. D. Fernstrom, R. J. Sclabassi, M. H. Fernstrom, Z. Wei, L. Li, W. Zhang, W. Jia, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun. Automatic detection of dining plates in digital video. Proceedings of the IEEE 36th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC 2010), New York City, NY, USA, Paper No. ABS-095, doi: 10.1109/NEBC.2010.5458190, March 2010.

 

[C16] R. Vinjamuri, M. Sun, D. J. Weber, W. Wang, D. Crammond, and Z.-H. Mao. Quantizing and characterizing the variance of hand postures in a novel transformation task. Proceedings of the 31st International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2009), Minneapolis, MN, USA, 5312-5315, September 2009.

 

[C15] L.-J. Zhang, Z.-H. Mao, and N. Zhou. Design quality analytics of traceability enablement in service-oriented solution design environment. Proceedings of the 7th IEEE International Conference on Web Services (ICWS 2009), Los Angeles, CA, USA, 944-951, July 2009.

 

[C14] R. Vinjamuri, M. Sun, D. Crammond, R. Sclabassi, and Z.-H. Mao. Inherent bimanual postural synergies in hands. Proceedings of the 30th International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2008), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 5093-5096, August 2008.

 

[C13] R. Vinjamuri, Z.-H. Mao, R. Sclabassi, and M. Sun. Time-varying synergies in velocity profiles of finger joints of the hand during reach and grasp. Proceedings of the 29th International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2007), Lyon, France, 4846-4849, August 2007.

 

[C12] R. Vinjamuri, Z.-H. Mao, R. Sclabassi, and M. Sun. Limitations of surface EMG signals of extrinsic muscles in predicting postures of human hand. Proceedings of the 28th International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2006), New York City, NY, USA, 5491-5494, September 2006.

 

[C11] R. Vinjamuri, Z.-H. Mao, R. Sclabassi, and M. Sun. A novel architecture for the design of prosthetic and robotic hands. Proceedings of the IEEE 32nd Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC 2006), Easton, PA, USA, 163-164, April 2006.

 

[C10] E. Gelenbe, Z.-H. Mao, and Y.-D. Li. Function approximation by random neural networks with a bounded number of layers. Proceedings of the 17th European Simulation Multiconference, Nottingham, UK, 5-24, June 2003.

 

[C9] D. Dugail, Z.-H. Mao, and E. Feron. Stability of intersecting aircraft flows under centralized and decentralized conflict avoidance rules. Proceedings of AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Montreal, Canada, Paper No. AIAA-2001-4296 (7 pages), August 2001.

 

[C8] Z.-H. Mao and E. Feron. Stability and performance of intersecting aircraft flows under sequential conflict resolution. Proceedings of 2001 American Control Conference (ACC 2001), Arlington, VA, USA, vol. 2, 722-729, June 2001.

 

[C7] Z.-H. Mao, E. Feron, and K. Bilimoria. Stability of intersecting aircraft flows under decentralized conflict avoidance rules. Proceedings of AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, Denver, CO, USA, Paper No. AIAA-2000-4271 (11 pages), August 2000.

 

[C6] K. Bilimoria, H. Q. Lee, Z.-H. Mao, and E. Feron. Comparison of centralized and decentralized conflict resolution strategies for multiple-aircraft problems. Proceedings of AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Denver, CO, USA, Paper No. AIAA-2000-4268 (10 pages), August 2000.

 

[C5] E. Gelenbe, Z.-H. Mao, and Y.-D. Li. Approximation by random networks with bounded number of layers. Proceedings of IEEE Workshop on Neural Networks for Signal Processing, Madison, WI, USA, 166-175, August 1999.

 

[C4] E. Gelenbe, Z.-H. Mao, and Y.-D. Li. Approximation with spiked random networks. Proceedings of the 37th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC 1998), Tampa, FL, USA, vol. 1, 523-528, December 1998.

 

[C3] L.-J. Zhang, Z.-H. Mao, and Y.-D. Li. Mathematical analysis of crossover operator in genetic algorithm and its improved strategy. Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Evolutionary Computing, Australia, 412-417, November/December 1995.

 

[C2] L.-J. Zhang, Z.-H. Mao, and Y.-D. Li. Mathematical analysis of mutation operator in genetic algorithms and its improved strategy. Proceedings of International Conference on Neural Information Processing, China, vol. 1, 267-270, 1995.

 

[C1] L.-J. Zhang, Z.-H. Mao, and Y.-D. Li. An improved genetic algorithm based on combinatorial theory and fuzzy reasoning and its applications. Proceedings of International Conference on Neural Information Processing, Korea, 180-185, 1994.

     

Other Conference Publications

 

[O22] K.-J. Wang, H.-W. Tung, Z. Huang, P. Thakur, M.-X. You, and Z.-H. Mao. EXGbuds: Universal wearable assistive device for disabled people to interact with the environment seamlessly. The 13th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2018) Student Design Competition, Chicago, IL, USA, March 2018. (Abstract)

 

[C21] K.-J. Wang, K. You, F. Chen, P. Thakur, M. Urich, S. Vhasure, and Z.-H. Mao. Development of seamless telepresence robot control methods to interact with the environment using physiological signals. The 13th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2018) Student Design Competition, Chicago, IL, USA, March 2018. (Abstract)

 

[O20] M. Sun, L. E. Burke, T. Baranowski, Z.-H. Mao, and W. Jia. Lifestyle-logging with the eButton--results from dietary and physical activity assessment studies. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting, Cape Town, South Africa, June 2016. (Abstract)

 

[O19] K.-J. Wang, L. Zhang, M. Sun, and Z.-H. Mao. Awakening the force: decoding human intention through the coupling of EEG signal and saccade movement to control wearable devices. The 11th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2016) Workshop on Intention Recognition in Human-Robot Interaction, Christchurch, New Zealand, March 2016.

 

[O18] R. Xia, A. Muthumani, Z.-H. Mao, and D. Powell. Natural history of rigidity in Parkinson's disease. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, October 2015. (Abstract)

 

[O17] R. Xia, D. Powell, and Z.-H. Mao. Comparison of progression rate between neural and non-neural rigidity components in Parkinson's disease. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, November 2014. (Abstract)

 

[O16] Y. Bai, N. Marco, W. Jia, H. Zhang, Z.-H. Mao, J. Zgibor, L. Burke, S. Albert, A. Newman, and M. Sun. Electronic platform for automatic short performance physical battery (SPPB) test. Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, USA, October 2014. (Abstract)

 

[O15] Z.-H. Mao. Information-transmission rates in neural control of unstable systems. The 5th Annual World Congress of NeuroTalk, Nanjing, China, May 2014. (Abstract)

 

[O14] Z.-H. Mao. Control theoretic methods in computational neuroscience. The 5th Annual World Congress of NeuroTalk, Nanjing, China, May 2014. (Abstract, in Chinese)

 

[O13] K. Nixon, X. Chen, Z.-H. Mao, K. Li, and Y. Chen. The invisible shield: user classification and authentication for mobile device based on gesture recognition. Design Automation Conference (DAC 2013), Austin, TX, USA, June 2013. (Work-in-progress abstract)

 

[O12] C.-C. Chang, H.-N. Lee, D. Askey, and Z.-H. Mao. User-satisfaction based bandwidth allocation for transmission of multiple sources of human perceptual data. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Engineering and Technology Innovation, Kenting, Taiwan, November 2011. (Abstract)

 

[O11] M. F. Lupu, M. Sun, and Z.-H. Mao. Information capacity of human manual control of unstable systems. Proceedings of NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA, January 2011.

 

[O10] R. Vinjamuri, D. Weber, J. Collinger, A. Degenhart, J. Kelly, E. Tyler-Kabara, M. Boninger, Z.-H. Mao, W. Wang. Towards synergy based brain machine interfaces. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA, November 2010. (Abstract)

 

[O9] Y. Ma, W. Jia, C. Li, J. Yang, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun. A magnetic hand motion tracking system for human-machine interaction. Proceedings of the 11th Joint MMM (Magnetism and Magnetic Materials)-Intermag Conference, Washington, DC, USA, January 2010. (Digest)

 

[O8] R. Vinjamuri, M. Sun, and Z.-H. Mao. A framework for extracting kinematic synergies of hand movement. Proceedings of NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Honolulu, HI, USA, June 2009.

 

[O7] R. Vinjamuri, M. Sun, R. Sclabassi, and Z.-H. Mao. Temporal variation of postural synergies of the human hand during grasping. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, July 2008.

 

[O6] R. Vinjamuri, D. Crammond, D. Kondziolka, and Z.-H. Mao. Extraction of neural sources from kinematic profiles of hand movement. Proceedings of NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Knoxville, TN, USA, January 2008.

 

[O5] J. H. Yang, Z.-H. Mao, T. Pilutti, L. Tijerina, and E. Feron. Detection of human drowsiness in simulated driving: experimental design and preliminary results. Proceedings of the 4th Annual STISIM Drive User Group Meeting, Cambridge, MA, USA, October 2006.

 

[O4] T. M. Ngo, Z.-H. Mao, and S. G. Massaquoi. Procedural learning of fourth order sequential dependencies. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA, November 2006. (Abstract)

 

[O3] Z.-H. Mao and S. G. Massaquoi. Dynamics of winner-take-all competition in striatal networks and their role in Parkinsonian rest tremor and rigidity. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, November 2005. (Abstract)

 

[O2] Z.-H. Mao and S. G. Massaquoi. A multi-input multi-output adaptive switching (MIMOAS) model of frontocortical and basal ganglionic interaction in procedural learning. Society for Neural Control of Movement Annual Meeting, Key Biscayne, FL, USA, April 2005. (Abstract)

 

[O1] Z.-H. Mao, E. J. Lim, and S. G. Massaquoi. A model of "lower" cortico-basal ganglia-thalamocortical circuit function and dysfunction. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA, November 2002. (Abstract)

     

Theses

 

Z.-H. Mao, Modeling the Role of the Basal Ganglia in Motor Control and Motor Programming (supervised by S. G. Massaquoi and E. M. Feron), Ph.D. Dissertation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 2005.

 

Z.-H. Mao, Stability and Performance of Intersecting Aircraft Flows Under Decentralized Conflict Resolution (supervised by E. M. Feron), S.M. Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 2000.