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(2016) Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Pittsburgh.

(2015 - 2019) William Kepler Whiteford Faculty Fellowship (renewed), Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh.

(2013) Outstanding Service Award as Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems.

(2012 - 2015) William Kepler Whiteford Faculty Fellowship, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh.

(2010) Faculty Early Career Development Award, National Science Foundation.

(2010) Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper Award, IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society.

(2009) Outstanding Educator Award, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh.

(2007) Faculty Honor Roll Award for Outstanding Teaching in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

(2003) Medical Engineering and Medical Physics Fellowship, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology.

(2001 - 2002) Zakhartchenko Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

(2000 - 2009) The Most Productive Author in the Area of Aircraft Traffic in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems.

(2000) David and Beatrice Yamron Fellowship, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology.

PhD, Electrical and Medical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999 - 2005

SM, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998 - 2000

MEng, Intelligent Control and Pattern Recognition, Tsinghua University, 1995 - 1998

BS, Applied Mathematics, Tsinghua University, 1991 - 1995

BEng, Automatic Control, Tsinghua University, 1990 - 1995

Jia, W., Li, B., Xu, Q., Chen, G., Mao, Z.H., McCrory, M.A., Baranowski, T., Burke, L.E., Lo, B., Anderson, A.K., Frost, G., Sazonov, E., & Sun, M. (2024). Image-based volume estimation for food in a bowl. JOURNAL OF FOOD ENGINEERING, 372, 111943.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2024.111943.

Liu, C., Yu, H., Fu, Q., Chen, X., Akhtar, N., & Mao, Z.H. (2024). IMPS: Informative Map Point Selection for Visual-Inertial SLAM. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, PP(99), 1-10.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/tiv.2024.3354951.

Yang, Z., Yu, H., He, Y., Sun, W., Mao, Z.H., & Mian, A. (2024). Fully Convolutional Network-Based Self-Supervised Learning for Semantic Segmentation. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL NETWORKS AND LEARNING SYSTEMS, 35(1), 132-142.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TNNLS.2022.3172423.

Bogdanovic, V., & Mao, Z.H. (2023). Conflict resolution in the case of convective weather cell circumvention. Journal of Big Data, 10(1), 78.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1186/s40537-023-00759-8.

Jia, W., Li, B., Zheng, Y., Mao, Z.H., & Sun, M. (2023). Estimating Amount of Food in a Circular Dining Bowl from a Single Image. Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Multimedia Assisted Dietary Management, 2023, 1-9.Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi: 10.1145/3607828.3617789.

Al Hassan, H.A., Alharbi, T., Mao, Z.H., & Grainger, B.M. (2022). Reduced Order AC Microgrid Model for Secondary Controller Design Using dq Reference Frame. ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS RESEARCH, 206, 107781.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.epsr.2022.107781.

Jia, W., Ren, Y., Li, B., Beatrice, B., Que, J., Cao, S., Wu, Z., Mao, Z.H., Lo, B., Anderson, A.K., Frost, G., McCrory, M.A., Sazonov, E., Steiner-Asiedu, M., Baranowski, T., Burke, L.E., & Sun, M. (2022). A Novel Approach to Dining Bowl Reconstruction for Image-Based Food Volume Estimation. Sensors, 22(4), 1493.MDPI. doi: 10.3390/s22041493.

Sun, M., Jia, W., Chen, G., Hou, M., Chen, J., & Mao, Z.H. (2022). Improved Wearable Devices for Dietary Assessment Using a New Camera System. SENSORS, 22(20), 8006.MDPI. doi: 10.3390/s22208006.

Wang, Q., Zhao, K., Badar, M., Yi, X., Lu, P., Buric, M., Mao, Z.H., & Chen, K.P. (2022). Improving OFDR Distributed Fiber Sensing by Fibers With Enhanced Rayleigh Backscattering and Image Processing. IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL, 22(19), 18471-18478.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2022.3197730.

Cao, B., Grainger, B.M., Wang, X., Zou, Y., Reed, G.F., & Mao, Z.H. (2021). Direct Torque Model Predictive Control of a Five-Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS, 36(2), 2346-2360.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2020.3011312.

Chen, G., Jia, W., Zhao, Y., Mao, Z.H., Lo, B., Anderson, A.K., Frost, G., Jobarteh, M.L., McCrory, M.A., Sazonov, E., Steiner-Asiedu, M., Ansong, R.S., Baranowski, T., Burke, L., & Sun, M. (2021). Food/Non-Food Classification of Real-Life Egocentric Images in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Based on Image Tagging Features. FRONTIERS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, 4, 644712.Frontiers. doi: 10.3389/frai.2021.644712.

Jia, W., Wu, Z., Ren, Y., Cao, S., Mao, Z.H., & Sun, M. (2021). Estimating Dining Plate Size From an Egocentric Image Sequence Without a Fiducial Marker. Frontiers in Nutrition, 7, 519444.Frontiers. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2020.519444.

Jian, J., Zeng, B., & Mao, Z.H. (2021). Multi-Objective Optimization Approach to Pure Strategy Equilibria in Games With Imperfect Information. IEEE CONTROL SYSTEMS LETTERS, 5(6), 2162-2167.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/LCSYS.2020.3046674.

Wang, T., Xu, Q., Jia, W., Mao, Z.H., Tang, H., & Sun, M. (2021). Dual-Functional Wireless Power Transfer and Data Communication Design for Micromedical Implants. IEEE JOURNAL OF EMERGING AND SELECTED TOPICS IN POWER ELECTRONICS, 9(5), 6259-6271.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/JESTPE.2021.3049787.

Wu, Z., Zaghloul, M.A.S., Carpenter, D., Li, M.J., Daw, J., Mao, Z.H., Hnatovsky, C., Mihailov, S.J., & Chen, K.P. (2021). Mitigation of Radiation-Induced Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) Sensor Drifts in Intense Radiation Environments Based on Long-Short-Term Memory (LSTM) Network. IEEE ACCESS, 9, 148296-148301.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3124860.

Xu, J., & Mao, Z.H. (2021). Multilabel Feature Extraction Algorithm via Maximizing Approximated and Symmetrized Normalized Cross-Covariance Operator. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CYBERNETICS, 51(7), 3510-3523.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TCYB.2019.2909779.

Xu, Q., Hu, Q., Wang, H., Mao, Z.H., & Sun, M. (2021). Optimal Design of Planar Spiral Coil for Uniform Magnetic Field to Wirelessly Power Position-Free Targets. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, 57(2), 1-9.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TMAG.2020.3042131.

Yang, Z., Yu, H., Cao, S., Xu, Q., Yuan, D., Zhang, H., Jia, W., Mao, Z.H., & Sun, M. (2021). Human-Mimetic Estimation of Food Volume from a Single-View RGB Image Using an AI System. ELECTRONICS, 10(13), 1556.MDPI. doi: 10.3390/electronics10131556.

Yang, Z., Yu, H., Fu, Q., Sun, W., Jia, W., Sun, M., & Mao, Z.H. (2021). NDNet: Narrow While Deep Network for Real-Time Semantic Segmentation. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, 22(9), 5508-5519.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TITS.2020.2987816.

Yuan, D., Hu, X., Zhang, H., Jia, W., Mao, Z.H., & Sun, M. (2021). An automatic electronic instrument for accurate measurements of food volume and density. PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION, 24(6), 1248-1255.Cambridge University Press (CUP). doi: 10.1017/S136898002000275X.

Kozak, J.P., Barchowsky, A., Hontz, M.R., Koganti, N.B., Stanchina, W.E., Reed, G.E., Mao, Z.H., & Khanna, R. (2020). An Analytical Model for Predicting Turn-ON Overshoot in Normally-OFF GaN HEMTs. IEEE JOURNAL OF EMERGING AND SELECTED TOPICS IN POWER ELECTRONICS, 8(1), 99-110.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/JESTPE.2019.2947152.

Peng, Z., Jian, J., Wen, H., Gribok, A., Wang, M., Liu, H., Huang, S., Mao, Z.H., & Chen, K.P. (2020). Distributed fiber sensor and machine learning data analytics for pipeline protection against extrinsic intrusions and intrinsic corrosions. OPTICS EXPRESS, 28(19), 27277-27292.Optica Publishing Group. doi: 10.1364/OE.397509.

Peng, Z., Wen, H., Jian, J., Gribok, A., Wang, M., Huang, S., Liu, H., Mao, Z.H., & Chen, K.P. (2020). Identifications and classifications of human locomotion using Rayleigh-enhanced distributed fiber acoustic sensors with deep neural networks. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 10(1), 21014.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-77147-2.

Wen, W., Liu, G., Mao, Z.H., Huang, W., Zhang, X., Hu, H., Yang, J., & Jia, W. (2020). Toward Constructing a Real-time Social Anxiety Evaluation System: Exploring Effective Heart Rate Features. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AFFECTIVE COMPUTING, 11(1), 100-110.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TAFFC.2018.2792000.

Wu, X., Chen, C.Y., Chen, T.F., Cheng, S., Mao, Z.H., Yu, T.J., & Li, K. (2020). A Fast and Robust Diagnostic Method for Multiple Open-Circuit Faults of Voltage-Source Inverters Through Line Voltage Magnitudes Analysis. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS, 35(5), 5205-5220.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2019.2941480.

Yang, Z., Yu, H., Feng, M., Sun, W., Lin, X., Sun, M., Mao, Z.H., & Mian, A. (2020). Small Object Augmentation of Urban Scenes for Real-Time Semantic Segmentation. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON IMAGE PROCESSING, 29, 5175-5190.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TIP.2020.2976856.

Bao, X., Mao, Z.H., Munro, P., Sun, Z., & Sharma, N. (2019). Sub-optimally solving actuator redundancy in a hybrid neuroprosthetic system with a multi-layer neural network structure. International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications, 3(3), 298-313.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s41315-019-00100-8.

Jia, W., Li, Y., Qu, R., Baranowski, T., Burke, L.E., Zhang, H., Bai, Y., Mancino, J.M., Xu, G., Mao, Z.H., & Sun, M. (2019). Automatic food detection in egocentric images using artificial intelligence technology. PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION, 22(7), 1168-1179.Cambridge University Press (CUP). doi: 10.1017/S1368980018000538.

Pan, C., Xie, M., Han, S., Mao, Z.H., & Hu, J. (2019). Modeling and Optimization for Self-powered Non-volatile IoT Edge Devices with Ultra-low Harvesting Power. ACM Transactions on Cyber-Physical Systems, 3(3), 1-26.Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi: 10.1145/3324609.

Xie, J., Lee, C.Y., Meher, P.K., & Mao, Z.H. (2019). Novel Bit-Parallel and Digit-Serial Systolic Finite Field Multipliers Over GF(2m) Based on Reordered Normal Basis. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION (VLSI) SYSTEMS, 27(9), 2119-2130.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TVLSI.2019.2918836.

Yang, Z., Yu, H., Sun, W., Mao, Z., & Sun, M. (2019). Locally Shared Features: An Efficient Alternative to Conditional Random Field for Semantic Segmentation. IEEE ACCESS, 7, 2263-2272.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2886524.

Al Hassan, H.A., Reiman, A., Reed, G.F., Mao, Z.H., & Grainger, B.M. (2018). Model-Based Fault Detection of Inverter-Based Microgrids and a Mathematical Framework to Analyze and Avoid Nuisance Tripping and Blinding Scenarios. ENERGIES, 11(8), 2152.MDPI. doi: 10.3390/en11082152.

Dudik, J.M., Coyle, J.L., El-Jaroudi, A., Mao, Z.H., Sun, M., & Sejdic, E. (2018). Deep learning for classification of normal swallows in adults. NEUROCOMPUTING, 285, 1-9.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.neucom.2017.12.059.

Fu, Q., Zhu, J., Mao, Z.H., Zhang, G., & Chen, T. (2018). Online Condition Monitoring of Onboard Traction Transformer Core Based on Core-Loss Calculation Model. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS, 65(4), 3499-3508.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TIE.2017.2758721.

Mao, S., Wang, H., Mao, Z.H., & Sun, M. (2018). A double-helix and cross-patterned solenoid used as a wirelessly powered receiver for medical implants. AIP ADVANCES, 8(5), 056603.AIP Publishing. doi: 10.1063/1.5007236.

Mao, S., Wang, H., Mao, Z.H., & Sun, M. (2018). A miniature implantable coil that can be wrapped around a tubular organ within the human body. AIP ADVANCES, 8(5), 056629.AIP Publishing. doi: 10.1063/1.5007258.

Mao, S., Wang, H., Mao, Z.H., & Sun, M. (2018). A polygonal double-layer coil design for high-efficiency wireless power transfer. AIP ADVANCES, 8(5), 056631.AIP Publishing. doi: 10.1063/1.5007259.

Vasandani, P., Gattu, B., Mao, Z.H., Jia, W., & Sun, M. (2018). Using a synchronous switch to enhance output performance of triboelectric nanogenerators. NANO ENERGY, 43, 210-218.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2017.11.027.

Xiao, J., Mao, Z.H., Suzumura, T., & Zhang, L.J. (2018). Preface. 10971 LNCS.

Mao, S., Wang, H., Zhu, C., Mao, Z.H., & Sun, M. (2017). Simultaneous wireless power transfer and data communication using synchronous pulse-controlled load modulation. MEASUREMENT, 109, 316-325.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.measurement.2017.05.068.

Vasandani, P., Gattu, B., Wu, J., Mao, Z.H., Jia, W., & Sun, M. (2017). Triboelectric Nanogenerator Using Microdome-Patterned PDMS as a Wearable Respiratory Energy Harvester. ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES, 2(6).Wiley. doi: 10.1002/admt.201700014.

Vasandani, P., Mao, Z.H., Jia, W., & Sun, M. (2017). Relationship between triboelectric charge and contact force for two triboelectric layers. Journal of Electrostatics, 90, 147-152.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.elstat.2017.11.001.

Wang, K.J., Sun, M., & Mao, Z.H. (2017). Human-Robot Mutual Force Borrowing and Seamless Leader-Follower Role Switching by Learning and Coordination of Interactive Impedance. In Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends. 16, (pp. 427-432).Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-46532-6_70.

Xie, J., Meher, P.K., Sun, M., Li, Y., Zeng, B., & Mao, Z.H. (2017). Efficient FPGA Implementation of Low-Complexity Systolic Karatsuba Multiplier Over G F (2m) Based on NIST Polynomials. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS I-REGULAR PAPERS, 64(7), 1815-1825.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TCSI.2017.2677962.

Vasandani, P., Mao, Z.H., Jia, W., & Sun, M. (2016). Design of simulation experiments to predict triboelectric generator output using structural parameters. Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 68, 95-107.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.simpat.2016.08.002.

Xia, R., Muthumani, A., Mao, Z.H., & Powell, D.W. (2016). Quantification of neural reflex and muscular intrinsic contributions to parkinsonian rigidity. Experimental Brain Research, 234(12), 3587-3595.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00221-016-4755-9.

Li, Y., Jia, W., Luan, B., Mao, Z.H., Zhang, H., & Sun, M. (2015). A FPGA Implementation of JPEG Baseline Encoder for Wearable Devices. 2011 IEEE 37th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2015, 1-2.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/nebec.2015.7117173.

Lm, Y., Jia, W., Yu, T., Luarr, B., Mao, Z.H., Zhang, H., & Sun, M. (2015). A Low Power, Parallel Wearable Multi-Sensor System for Human Activity Evaluation. 2011 IEEE 37th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2015, 1-2.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/nebec.2015.7117174.

Lupu, M.F., Sun, M., Wang, F.Y., & Mao, Z.H. (2015). Information-Transmission Rates in Manual Control of Unstable Systems With Time Delays. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 62(1), 342-351.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/tbme.2014.2352173.

Sun, M., Burke, L.E., Baranowski, T., Fernstrom, J.D., Zhang, H., Chen, H.C., Bai, Y., Li, Y., Li, C., Yue, Y., Li, Z., Nie, J., Sclabassi, R.J., Mao, Z.H., & Jia, W. (2015). An Exploratory Study on a Chest-Worn Computer for Evaluation of Diet, Physical Activity and Lifestyle. JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING, 6(1), 1-22.Wiley. doi: 10.1260/2040-2295.6.1.1.

Xie, J., Meher, P.K., & Mao, Z.H. (2015). Low-Latency High-Throughput Systolic Multipliers Over $GF(2^{m})$ for NIST Recommended Pentanomials. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers, 62(3), 881-890.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/tcsi.2014.2386782.

Xie, J., Meher, P.K., & Mao, Z.H. (2015). 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.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/tcsi.2014.2349577.

Xie, J., Meher, P.K., & Mao, Z.H. (2015). High-Throughput Digit-Level Systolic Multiplier Over $\mbox{GF}(2^{m})$ Based on Irreducible Trinomials. IEEE Transactions on Circuits & Systems II Express Briefs, 62(5), 481-485.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/tcsii.2014.2386260.

Bai, Y., Jia, W., Zhang, H., Mao, Z.H., & Sun, M. (2014). Landmark-Based Indoor Positioning for Visually Impaired Individuals. 2014 12th International Conference on Signal Processing (ICSP), 2014(October), 668-671.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/icosp.2014.7015087.

Huang, S., Feron, E., Reed, G., & Mao, Z.H. (2014). Compact Configuration of Aircraft Flows at Intersections. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 15(2), 771-783.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/tits.2013.2287205.

Khanna, R., Zhang, Q., Stanchina, W.E., Reed, G.F., & Mao, Z.H. (2014). Maximum Power Point Tracking Using Model Reference Adaptive Control. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS, 29(3), 1490-1499.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2013.2263154.

Nixon, K.W., Chen, Y., Mao, Z.H., & Li, K. (2014). User Classification and Authentication for Mobile Device Based on Gesture Recognition. In Network Science and Cybersecurity. 55, (pp. 125-135).Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7597-2_8.

Vinjamuri, R., Patel, V., Powell, M., Mao, Z.H., & Crone, N. (2014). Candidates for Synergies: Linear Discriminants versus Principal Components. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, 2014(1), 373957.Hindawi. doi: 10.1155/2014/373957.

Wang, R., Jia, W., Mao, Z.H., Sclabassi, R.J., & Sun, M. (2014). Cuff-free blood pressure estimation using pulse transit time and heart rate. IEEE 10th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SIGNAL PROCESSING PROCEEDINGS, 2014(October), 115-118.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/icosp.2014.7014980.

Zhu, F., Chen, S., Mao, Z.H., & Miao, Q. (2014). 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.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/tits.2014.2302809.

Lupu, M.F., Sun, M., Xia, R., & Mao, Z.H. (2013). Rate of Information Transmission in Human Manual Control of an Unstable System. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON HUMAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS, 43(2), 259-263.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TSMC.2012.2235429.

Xu, Q., Gao, Z., Wang, H., He, J., Mao, Z.H., & Sun, M. (2013). Batteries Not Included. IEEE MICROWAVE MAGAZINE, 14(2), 63-72.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/MMM.2012.2234640.

Xu, Q., Wang, H., Gao, Z., Mao, Z.H., He, J., & Sun, M. (2013). A Novel Mat-Based System for Position-Varying Wireless Power Transfer to Biomedical Implants. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, 49(8), 4774-4779.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TMAG.2013.2245335.

Chang, C.C., Kuo, T.Y., Lo, Y.C., Lee, H.N., Askey, D., & Mao, Z.H. (2012). User-satisfaction based bandwidth allocation for transmission of multiple sources of human perceptual data. JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE-ENGINEERING AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS, 349(3), 879-890.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jfranklin.2011.11.015.

Kim, H., Har, D., Mao, Z.H., Sun, M., & Lee, H.N. (2012). Efficient joint source-channel decoding of multi-state Markov sequences. IET COMMUNICATIONS, 6(9), 1038-1044.Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). doi: 10.1049/iet-com.2011.0840.

Ma, Y., Yang, J., Hui, L., Li, Y., Mao, Z., & Sun, M. (2012). Novel hand motion tracking system. Xi'an Dianzi Keji Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Xidian University, 39(1), 79-85. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-2400.2012.01.015.

Reed, G.F., Grainger, B.M., Sparacino, A.R., & Mao, Z.H. (2012). Ship to Grid. IEEE POWER & ENERGY MAGAZINE, 10(6), 70-79.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/MPE.2012.2212613.

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

Xia, R., & Mao, Z.H. (2012). Progression of motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease. NEUROSCIENCE BULLETIN, 28(1), 39-48.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s12264-012-1050-z.

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

Lupu, M.F., Feron, E., & Mao, Z.H. (2011). Influence of Aircraft Maneuver Preference Variability on Airspace Usage. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, 12(4), 1446-1461.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TITS.2011.2159267.

Ma, Y., Mao, Z.H., Jia, W., Li, C., Yang, J., & Sun, M. (2011). Magnetic Hand Tracking for Human-Computer Interface. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, 47(5), 970-973.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TMAG.2010.2076401.

Sun, Y., Hawrylak, P.J., Mao, Z.H., & Mickle, M.H. (2011). 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.Inderscience Publishers. doi: 10.1504/IJAHUC.2011.043586.

Vinjamuri, R., Weber, D.J., Mao, Z.H., Collinger, J.L., Degenhart, A.D., Kelly, J.W., Boninger, M.L., Tyler-Kabara, E.C., & Wang, W. (2011). Toward Synergy-Based Brain-Machine Interfaces. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BIOMEDICINE, 15(5), 726-736.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TITB.2011.2160272.

Vinjamuri, R., Weber, D.J., Mao, Z.H., Collinger, J.L., Degenhart, A.D., Kelly, J.W., Boninger, M.L., Tyler-Kabara, E.C., & Wang, W. (2011). Toward synergy-based brain-machine interfaces. IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, 15(5), 726-36.

Zhang, F., Hackworth, S.A., Fu, W., Li, C., Mao, Z., & Sun, M. (2011). Relay Effect of Wireless Power Transfer Using Strongly Coupled Magnetic Resonances. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, 47(5), 1478-1481.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TMAG.2010.2087010.

Zhang, H., Li, L., Jia, W., Fernstrom, J.D., Sclabassi, R.J., Mao, Z.H., & Sun, M. (2011). Physical activity recognition based on motion in images acquired by a wearable camera. NEUROCOMPUTING, 74(12-13), 2184-2192.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.neucom.2011.02.014.

Chang, C.C., Mao, Z.H., & Lee, H.N. (2010). A fast BER evaluation method for LDGM codes. JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE-ENGINEERING AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS, 347(7), 1368-1373.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jfranklin.2010.04.011.

Chang, C.C., Mao, Z.H., & Lee, H.N. (2010). MB iterative decoding algorithm on systematic LDGM codes: Performance evaluation. SIGNAL PROCESSING, 90(1), 373-377.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.sigpro.2009.05.019.

Lee, H.N., Chung, S.Y., Fragouli, C., & Mao, Z.H. (2010). Network Coding for Wireless Networks. EURASIP JOURNAL ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING, 2010(1), 359475.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1155/2010/359475.

Ma, Y., Jia, W., Li, C., Yang, J., Mao, Z.H., & Sun, M. (2010). Magnetic hand motion tracking system for human-machine interaction. ELECTRONICS LETTERS, 46(9), 621-U37.Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). doi: 10.1049/el.2010.0220.

Mahmood, M.H., Chang, C.C., Jung, D., Mao, Z.H., Lim, H., & Lee, H.N. (2010). Throughput behavior of link adaptive 802.11 DCF with MUD capable access node. AEU-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS, 64(11), 1031-1041.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.aeue.2009.10.007.

Sun, Y., Hawrylak, P.J., Mao, Z.H., & Mickle, M.H. (2010). Collision Resolution in ISO 18000-6c Passive RFID. APPLIED COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS SOCIETY JOURNAL, 25(3), 239-262.

Vinjamuri, R., Sun, M., Chang, C.C., Lee, H.N., Sclabassi, R.J., & Mao, Z.H. (2010). Temporal Postural Synergies of the Hand in Rapid Grasping Tasks. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BIOMEDICINE, 14(4), 986-994.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TITB.2009.2038907.

Vinjamuri, R., Sun, M., Chang, C.C., Lee, H.N., Sclabassi, R.J., & Mao, Z.H. (2010). Dimensionality Reduction in Control and Coordination of the Human Hand. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 57(2), 284-295.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TBME.2009.2032532.

Zhang, L.J., Shan, Z., & Mao, Z.H. (2010). An Optimal-Control-Based Decision-Making Model and Consulting Methodology for Service Enterprises. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT, 57(4), 607-619.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TEM.2009.2034270.

GELENBE, E., MAO, Z.H., & LI, Y. (2009). DETERMINISTIC COMPUTATION WITH RANDOM G-NETWORKS. In Fundamental Concepts in Computer Science. 3, (pp. 71-96).World Scientific Publishing. doi: 10.1142/9781848162914_0004.

Mao, Z.H., Lee, H.N., Sclabassi, R.J., & Sun, M. (2009). Information Capacity of the Thumb and the Index Finger in Communication. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 56(5), 1535-1545.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TBME.2008.2011817.

Vinjamuri, R., Crammond, D.J., Kondziolka, D., Lee, H.N., & Mao, Z.H. (2009). Extraction of Sources of Tremor in Hand Movements of Patients With Movement Disorders. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BIOMEDICINE, 13(1), 49-56.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TITB.2008.2006403.

Vinjamuri, R., Sun, M., Weber, D., Wang, W., Crammond, D., & Mao, Z.H. (2009). Quantizing and Characterizing the Variance of Hand Postures in a Novel Transformation Task. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2009, 5312-5315.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/iembs.2009.5333074.

Yang, J.H., Mao, Z.H., Tijerina, L., Pilutti, T., Coughlin, J.F., & Feron, E. (2009). Detection of Driver Fatigue Caused by Sleep Deprivation. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS MAN AND CYBERNETICS PART A-SYSTEMS AND HUMANS, 39(4), 694-705.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TSMCA.2009.2018634.

Treleaven, K., & Mao, Z.H. (2008). Conflict Resolution and Traffic Complexity of Multiple Intersecting Flows of Aircraft. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, 9(4), 633-643.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TITS.2008.2006771.

Mao, Z.H., & Massaquoi, S.G. (2007). Dynamics of winner-take-all competition in recurrent neural networks with lateral inhibition. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL NETWORKS, 18(1), 55-69.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TNN.2006.883724.

Mao, Z.H., Dugail, D., & Feron, E. (2007). Space partition for conflict resolution of intersecting flows of mobile agents. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, 8(3), 512-527.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TITS.2007.902646.

Jo, S.H., Yin, H.J., & Mao, Z.H. (2005). Random neural networks with state-dependent firing neurons. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL NETWORKS, 16(4), 980-983.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TNN.2005.849829.

Mao, Z.H., Dugail, D., Feron, E., & Bilimoria, K. (2005). Stability of intersecting aircraft flows using heading-change maneuvers for conflict avoidance. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, 6(4), 357-369.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TITS.2005.858789.

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

Frazzoli, E., Mao, Z.H., Oh, J.H., & Feron, E. (2001). Resolution of conflicts involving many aircraft via semidefinite programming. JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE CONTROL AND DYNAMICS, 24(1), 79-86.American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). doi: 10.2514/2.4678.

Mao, Z.H., Feron, E., & Bilimoria, K. (2001). Stability and performance of intersecting aircraft flows under decentralized conflict avoidance rules. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, 2(2), 101-109.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/6979.928721.

Gelenbe, E., Mao, Z.H., & Li, Y.D. (1999). Function approximation with spiked random networks. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL NETWORKS, 10(1), 3-9.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/72.737488.

Mao, Z., & Lin, Y. (1998). Extended random neural network model and its probability structure features. Qinghua Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Tsinghua University, 38(3), 100-103.

Mao, Z.H., Li, Y.D., & Sun, Z. (1998). Fuzzy systems approximation by frames (SISO case). Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 100, 373-375.

Mao, Z.H., Li, Y.D., & Sun, Z.R. (1998). Comments on “fuzzy systems approximation by frames — SISO case”. Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 100(1-3), 373-375.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0165-0114(98)00064-5.

Mao, Z.H., Zhang, X.F., & Li, Y.D. (1998). On universal approximation capability of fuzzy systems. SCIENCE IN CHINA SERIES E-TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 41(1), 6-12.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/BF02916866.

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

Mao, Z.H., Li, Y.D., & Zhang, X.F. (1997). 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.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/91.618281.

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

Guo, Y., Mao, H.X., Yin, J., & Mao, Z.H. Gaussian transformation enhanced semi-supervised learning for sleep stage classification. Journal of Big Data, 10(1), 79.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1186/s40537-023-00758-9.

Jian, J., Zeng, B., & Mao, Z.H. (2021). Multi-Objective Optimization Approach to Pure Strategy Equilibria in Games with Imperfect Information**This work was not supported by any organization. In 2021 American Control Conference (ACC), 00, (pp. 724-729).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.23919/acc50511.2021.9482793.

Sun, M., Xu, Q., Wang, T., Mao, S., Justin, G.A., Jia, W., & Mao, Z.H. (2021). Wireless Power Transfer And Data Communication For Low-Power Micro Electronic Devices Deeply Implanted Within The Human Body. In 2021 IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED), (p. 1).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/islped52811.2021.9502502.

Mian, S., Hill, J., & Mao, Z.H. (2020). Optimal Control Techniques for Heterogeneous UAV Swarms. In 2020 AIAA/IEEE 39th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), 00, (pp. 1-10).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/dasc50938.2020.9256688.

Wang, M., Huang, S., Wu, J., Zhao, K., Mao, Z.H., & Chen, K.P. (2020). Determination of Femtosecond Laser Direct Written Waveguide Refractive Index Using Machine Learning. In Conference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS, 2020-May, (p. jw2b.15).Optica Publishing Group. doi: 10.1364/cleo_at.2020.jw2b.15.

Wang, M., Huang, S., Wu, J., Zhao, K., Mao, Z.H., & Chen, K.P. (2020). Determination of Femtosecond Laser Direct Written Waveguide Refractive Index Using Machine Learning. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Part F181-CLEO-AT 2020, (p. JW2B.15).Optica Publishing Group. doi: 10.1364/cleo_at.2020.jw2b.15.

Peng, D.T., Dong, J., Peng, Q., Zeng, B., & Mao, Z.H. (2019). FDIA-Identified Overloaded Power Lines. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 11933, (pp. 262-277).Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-34637-9_20.

Peng, Z., Jian, J., Wang, M., Wang, Q., Boyer, T., Wen, H., Liu, H., Mao, Z.H., & Chen, K.P. (2019). Big Data Analytics on Fiber-Optical Distributed Acoustic Sensing with Rayleigh Enhancements. In 2019 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), 00, (pp. 1-3).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/ipcon.2019.8908496.

Peng, Z., Jian, J., Wen, H., Wang, M., Liu, H., Jiang, D., Mao, Z., & Chen, K.P. (2019). Fiber-optical distributed acoustic sensing signal enhancements using ultrafast laser and artificial intelligence for human movement detection and pipeline monitoring. In Kitayama, K.I., & Jalali, B. (Eds.). In Optical Data Science II, 10937, (p. 109370j).SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. doi: 10.1117/12.2509875.

Wang, K.J., Zheng, C.Y., & Mao, Z.H. (2019). Human-Centered, Ergonomic Wearable Device with Computer Vision Augmented Intelligence for VR Multimodal Human-Smart Home Object Interaction. In 2019 14th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), 00, (pp. 767-768).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/hri.2019.8673156.

Wieserman, L.M., Graziani, S.F., McDermott, T.E., Dugan, R.C., & Mao, Z.H. (2019). Test-Based Modeling of Photovoltaic Inverter Impact on Distribution Systems. In 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 00, (pp. 2977-2983).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/pvsc40753.2019.8980968.

Bai, Y., Marco, N.R., Jia, W., Zgibor, J., Burke, L.E., Albert, S.M., Newman, A.B., Mao, Z.H., Sun, M., Zhang, H., & Yuan, D. (2018). Electronic Platform for Automatic Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) Test. In 2018 15th International Symposium on Pervasive Systems, Algorithms and Networks (I-SPAN), 00, (pp. 311-317).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/i-span.2018.00060.

Cao, B., Grainger, B.M., Wang, X., Zou, Y., & Mao, Z.H. (2018). Direct Torque Model Predictive Control of a Poly-Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor with Current Harmonic Suppression and Loss Reduction. In 2018 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2018-March, (pp. 2460-2464).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).San Antonio. doi: 10.1109/apec.2018.8341362.

Peng, D., Dong, J., Jian, J., Peng, Q., Zeng, B., & Mao, Z.H. (2018). Economic-Driven FDI Attack in Electricity Market. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 11287, (pp. 216-224).Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-03026-1_17.

Wang, K.J., Liu, Q., Zhao, Y., Zheng, C.Y., Vhasure, S., Liu, Q., Thakur, P., Sun, M., & Mao, Z.H. (2018). Intelligent Wearable Virtual Reality (VR) Gaming Controller for People with Motor Disabilities. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality (AIVR), (pp. 161-164).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/aivr.2018.00034.

Wang, K.J., Tung, H.W., Huang, Z., Thakur, P., Mao, Z.H., & You, M.X. (2018). EXGbuds. In Companion of the 2018 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, (pp. 369-370).Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi: 10.1145/3173386.3177836.

Wang, K.J., You, K., Chen, F., Thakur, P., Urich, M., Vhasure, S., & Mao, Z.H. (2018). Development of Seamless Telepresence Robot Control Methods to Interact with the Environment Using Physiological Signals. In Companion of the 2018 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, (p. 44).Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi: 10.1145/3173386.3177843.

Wang, K.J., Zhang, A., You, K., Chen, F., Liu, Q., Liu, Y., Li, Z., Tung, H.W., & Mao, Z.H. (2018). Ergonomic and Human-Centered Design of Wearable Gaming Controller Using Eye Movements and Facial Expressions. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics-Taiwan (ICCE-TW), 00, (pp. 1-5).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/icce-china.2018.8448632.

Wen, H., Peng, Z., Jian, J., Wang, M., Liu, H., Mao, Z.H., Ohodnicki, P., & Chen, K.P. (2018). Artificial Intelligent Pattern Recognition for Optical Fiber Distributed Acoustic Sensing Systems Based on Phase-OTDR. In 2018 Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP), 00, (pp. 1-4).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/acp.2018.8595809.

Zhang, A., Wang, K., & Mao, Z. (2018). Design and Realization of Alzheimer's Artificial Intelligence Technologies (AAIT) System. In 2018 IEEE 6th International Conference on Future Internet of Things and Cloud (FiCloud), (pp. 141-148).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/ficloud.2018.00028.

Barchowsky, A., Kozak, J.P., Hontz, M.R., Stanchina, W.E., Reed, G.F., Mao, Z.H., & Khanna, R. (2017). Analytical and Experimental Optimization of External Gate Resistance for Safe Rapid Turn on of Normally off GaN HFETs. In 2017 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), (pp. 1958-1963).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/apec.2017.7930966.

Tata, S., & Mao, Z.H. (2017). Message from the Program Chairs. In 2017 IEEE International Conference on AI & Mobile Services (AIMS), (p. x).IEEE. doi: 10.1109/aims.2017.6.

Wang, K.J., & Mao, Z.H. (2017). Learning and Control of Cooperative Behaviors of Wearable Robot Using Inverse Differential Game. In 2017 International Symposium on Wearable Robotics and Rehabilitation (WeRob), (pp. 1-3).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/werob.2017.8383841.

Wang, K.J., You, K., Chen, F., Huang, Z., & Mao, Z.H. (2017). Human-Machine Interface Using Eye Saccade and Facial Expression Physiological Signals to Improve the Maneuverability of Wearable Robots. In 2017 International Symposium on Wearable Robotics and Rehabilitation (WeRob), (pp. 1-2).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/werob.2017.8383845.

Wang, K.J., Zhang, L., Luan, B., Tung, H.W., Liu, Q., Wei, J., Sun, M., & Mao, Z.H. (2017). Brain-Computer Interface Combining Eye Saccade Two-Electrode EEG Signals and Voice Cues to Improve the Maneuverability of Wheelchair. In 2011 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, 2017, (pp. 1073-1078).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).United States. doi: 10.1109/icorr.2017.8009392.

Dallal, A.H., Chen, Y., Weber, D., & Mao, Z.H. (2016). Dictionary Learning for Sparse Representation and Classification of Neural Spikes. In Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2016, (pp. 3486-3489).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).United States. doi: 10.1109/embc.2016.7591479.

Grainger, B.M., Zhang, Q., Reed, G.F., & Mao, Z.H. (2016). Modern Controller Approaches for Stabilizing Constant Power Loads within a DC Microgrid While Considering System Delays. In 2016 IEEE 7th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG), (pp. 1-6).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/pedg.2016.7527001.

Nixon, K.W., Chen, X., Mao, Z.H., & Chen, Y. (2016). SlowMo - Enhancing Mobile Gesture-Based Authentication Schemes via Sampling Rate Optimization. In 2016 21st Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC), 25-28-January-2016, (pp. 462-467).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/aspdac.2016.7428055.

Wang, K.J., Sun, M., Xia, R., & Mao, Z.H. (2016). Human-Robot Symbiosis Framework on Exoskeleton Devices. In 2016 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), 2016-May, (pp. 1500-1506).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/icit.2016.7474982.

Xie, X., Xu, H., Yang, G., Mao, Z.H., Jia, W., & Sun, M. (2016). Reuse of WiFi Information for Indoor Monitoring of the Elderly. In 2016 IEEE 17th International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration (IRI), (pp. 261-264).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/iri.2016.41.

Zhang, L., Wang, K.J., Chen, H., & Mao, Z.H. (2016). Internet of Brain: Decoding Human Intention and Coupling EEG Signals with Internet Services. In 2016 9th International Conference on Service Science (ICSS), 0, (pp. 172-179).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/icss.2016.32.

Grainger, B.M., Reed, G.F., & Mao, Z.H. (2015). Model Reference Controller Design for Stabilizing Constant Power Loads in an Offshore Medium Voltage DC Microgrid. In 2015 IEEE 16th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL), (pp. 1-8).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/compel.2015.7236495.

Jia, W., Li, Y., Bai, Y., Mao, Z.H., Sun, M., & Zhao, Q. (2015). Estimation of Heart Rate from a Chest-Worn Inertial Measurement Unit*. In 2015 International Symposium on Bioelectronics and Bioinformatics (ISBB), (pp. 148-151).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/isbb.2015.7344945.

Vasandani, P., Wang, H., Mao, Z.H., & Sun, M. (2015). Preliminary Study on Triboelectric Generator Harvesting Energy from Breathing Motion. In 2015 41st Annual Northeast Biomedical Engineering Conference (NEBEC), (pp. 1-2).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/nebec.2015.7117132.

Wang, K.J., Sun, M., Zhang, L., & Mao, Z.H. (2015). Mastering Human-Robot Interaction Control Techniques Using Chinese Tai Chi Chuan: Mutual Learning, Intention Detection, Impedance Adaptation, and Force Borrowing. In 2015 Joint IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning and Epigenetic Robotics (ICDL-EpiRob), (pp. 104-105).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/devlrn.2015.7346123.

Bai, Y., Jia, W., Mao, Z.H., & Sun, M. (2014). Automatic Eating Detection Using a Proximity Sensor. In 2014 40th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2014-December, (pp. 1-2).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/nebec.2014.6972716.

Bai, Y., Krishnamurti, L., Jia, W., Mao, Z.H., & Sun, M. (2014). An Electronic Six-Minute Walk Test Platform for Clinical Applications. In 2014 40th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2014-December, (pp. 1-2).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/nebec.2014.6972715.

Grainger, B.M., Reed, G.F., McDermott, T.E., Mao, Z.H., Kounev, V., & Tipper, D. (2014). Analysis of an offshore medium voltage DC Microgrid environment - Part I: Power sharing controller design. In Proceedings of the IEEE Power Engineering Society Transmission and Distribution Conference.Chicago, IL.

Sun, M., Burke, L.E., Mao, Z.H., Chen, Y., Chen, H.C., Bai, Y., Li, Y., Li, C., & Jia, W. (2014). eButton. In Proceedings of the 51st Annual Design Automation Conference, 2014, (pp. 1-6).Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).United States. doi: 10.1145/2593069.2596678.

Bai, Y., Jia, W., Zhang, H., Mao, Z.H., & Sun, M. (2013). Helping the Blind to Find the Floor of Destination in Multistory Buildings Using a Barometer. In Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013, (pp. 4738-4741).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).United States. doi: 10.1109/embc.2013.6610606.

Khanna, R., Amrhein, A., Stanchina, W., Reed, G., & Mao, Z.H. (2013). An Analytical Model for Evaluating the Influence of Device Parasitics on Cdv/dt Induced False Turn-on in SiC MOSFETs. In 2013 Twenty-Eighth Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), (pp. 518-525).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/apec.2013.6520259.

Li, Z., Jia, W., Mao, Z.H., Li, J., Chen, H.C., Zuo, W., Wang, K., & Sun, M. (2013). Anthropometric Body Measurements Based on Multi-View Stereo Image Reconstruction. In Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013, (pp. 366-369).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).United States. doi: 10.1109/embc.2013.6609513.

Liu, B., Hu, M., Li, H., Mao, Z.H., Chen, Y., Huang, T., & Zhang, W. (2013). Digital-assisted noise-eliminating training for memristor crossbar-based analog neuromorphic computing engine. In Proceedings of the 50th Annual Design Automation Conference, (pp. 1-6).Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi: 10.1145/2463209.2488741.

Nixon, K.W., Chen, X., Mao, Z.H., Chen, Y., & Li, K. (2013). Mobile User Classification and Authorization Based on Gesture Usage Recognition. In 2013 18th Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC), (pp. 384-389).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/aspdac.2013.6509626.

Bai, Y., Li, C., Yue, Y., Jia, W., Li, J., Mao, Z.H., & Sun, M. (2012). Designing a Wearable Computer for Lifestyle Evaluation. In 2011 IEEE 37th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2012, (pp. 93-94).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).United States. doi: 10.1109/nebc.2012.6206978.

Huang, S., Feron, E., & Mao, Z.H. (2012). Optimal configuration for intersecting flows of aircraft. In 17th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), (pp. 1447-1452).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/itsc.2012.6338890.

Lupu, M.F., Sun, M., & Mao, Z.H. (2012). Information rate of human manual control of unstable systems. In European Signal Processing Conference, (pp. 1811-1815).

Wang, H., Mao, Z.H., Xu, Q., & Sun, M. (2012). Relay Effect on Wireless Power Transfer Using Resonant Coupling. In 2012 38th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), (pp. 428-429).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/nebc.2012.6206924.

Hand, T., Mao, Z.H., & Feron, E. (2011). Stability of spatially distributed, intersecting aircraft flows under sequential conflict resolution schemes. In Proceedings of the 2010 American Control Conference, (pp. 2168-2173).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/acc.2011.5991516.

Li, L., Zhang, H., Jia, W., Mao, Z.H., You, Y., & Sun, M. (2011). Indirect Activity Recognition Using a Target-Mounted Camera. In 2011 4th International Congress on Image and Signal Processing, 1, (pp. 487-491).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/cisp.2011.6099965.

Lupu, M.F., Sun, M., & Mao, Z.H. (2011). Bandwidth Limitations in Human Control Tasks. In Biomechanics / 752: Robotics, (pp. 248-253).ACTA Press. doi: 10.2316/p.2011.752-031.

Xu, H., Eronini, I.U., Mao, Z.H., & Jones, A.K. (2011). Towards Improving Renewable Resource Utilization with Plug-in Electric Vehicles. In ISGT 2011, 1, (pp. 1-6).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/isgt.2011.5759189.

Lupu, M., Feron, E., & Mao, Z.H. (2010). Traffic Complexity of Intersecting Flows of Aircraft Under Variations of Pilot Preferences in Maneuver Choice. In 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), (pp. 1189-1194).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/cdc.2010.5717044.

Lupu, M., Sun, M., Askey, D., Xia, R., & Mao, Z.H. (2010). Human strategies in balancing an inverted pendulum with time delay. In Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2010, (pp. 5246-5249).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).United States. doi: 10.1109/iembs.2010.5626298.

Ma, Y., Mao, Z.H., Jia, W., Li, C., Yang, J., & Sun, M. (2010). Magnetic hand tracking for human-computer interface. In Digests of the 2010 14th Biennial IEEE Conference on Electromagnetic Field Computation, (p. 1).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/cefc.2010.5481499.

Nie, J., Fernstrom, J.D., Sclabassi, R.J., Fernstrom, M.H., Wei, Z., Li, L., Zhang, W., Jia, W., Mao, Z.H., & Sun, M. (2010). Automatic Detection of Dining Plates in Digital Video. In Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE 36th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), (pp. 1-2).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/nebc.2010.5458190.

O'Connor, R., Reed, G., Mao, Z.H., & Jones, A.K. (2010). Improving Renewable Resource Utilization through Integrated Generation Management. In IEEE PES General Meeting, (pp. 1-6).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/pes.2010.5589530.

Reed, G.F., Grainger, B.M., Bassi, H., Taylor, E., Mao, Z.H., & Jones, A.K. (2010). Analysis of High Capacity Power Electronic Technologies for Integration of Green Energy Management. In IEEE PES T&D 2010, (pp. 1-10).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/tdc.2010.5484374.

Xia, R., Radovic, M., Threlkeld, A.J., & Mao, Z.H. (2010). System Identification and Modeling Approach to Characterizing Rigidity in Parkinson's Disease: Neural and Non-Neural Contributions. In 2010 4th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, (pp. 1-4).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/icbbe.2010.5514861.

Vinjamuri, R., Sun, M., Weber, D., Wang, W., Crammond, D., & Mao, Z.H. (2009). Quantizing and characterizing the variance of hand postures in a novel transformation task. In Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009, (pp. 5312-5315). doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5333074.

Zhang, L.J., Mao, Z.H., & Zhou, N. (2009). Design Quality Analytics of Traceability Enablement in Service-Oriented Solution Design Environment. In 2009 IEEE International Conference on Web Services, (pp. 944-951).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/icws.2009.145.

Vinjamuri, R., Sun, M., Crammond, D., Sclabassi, R., & Mao, Z.H. (2008). Inherent Bimanual Postural Synergies in Hands. In Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2008, (pp. 5093-5096).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).United States. doi: 10.1109/iembs.2008.4650359.

Vinjamuri, R., Sun, M., Crammond, D., Sclabassi, R., & Mao, Z.H. (2008). Inherent bimanual postural synergies in hands. In Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08 - "Personalized Healthcare through Technology", (pp. 5093-5096). doi: 10.1109/iembs.2008.4650359.

Vinjamuri, R., Mao, Z.H., Sclabassi, R., & Sun, M. (2007). Time-Varying Synergies in Velocity Profiles of Finger Joints of the Hand during Reach and Grasp. In Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2007, (pp. 4846-4849).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).United States. doi: 10.1109/iembs.2007.4353425.

Vinjamuri, R., Mao, Z.H., Sclabassi, R., & Sun, M. (2006). Limitations of Surface EMG Signals of Extrinsic Muscles in Predicting Postures of Human Hand. In Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2006, (pp. 5491-5494).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).United States. doi: 10.1109/iembs.2006.260329.

Vinjamuri, R., Mao, Z.H., Sclabassi, R., & Sun, M. (2006). A novel architecture for the design of prosthetic and robotic hands. In Proceedings of the IEEE Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, NEBEC, 2006, (pp. 163-164).

Mao, Z.H., & Feron, E. (2001). Stability and performance of intersecting aircraft flows under sequential conflict resolution. In Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2, (pp. 722-729).

Bilimoria, K., Lee, H., Mao, Z.H., & Feron, E. (2000). Comparison of centralized and decentralized conflict resolution strategies for multiple-aircraft problems. In 18th Applied Aerodynamics Conference, (p. 10 pages).American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). doi: 10.2514/6.2000-4268.

Bilimoria, K., Lee, H., Mao, Z.H., & Feron, E. (2000). Comparison of centralized and decentralized conflict resolution strategies for multiple-aircraft problems. In 18th Applied Aerodynamics Conference.American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2000-4268.

Mao, Z.H., Feron, E., & Bilimoria, K. (2000). Stability of intersecting aircraft flows under decentralized conflict avoidance rules. In AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit, (p. 7 pages).American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). doi: 10.2514/6.2000-4271.

Mao, Z.H., Feron, E., & Bilimoria, K. (2000). Stability of intersecting aircraft flows under decentralized conflict avoidance rules. In 18th Applied Aerodynamics Conference.American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2000-4271.

Gelenbe, E., Mao, Z.H., & Li, Y.D. (1999). Approximation by random networks with bounded number of layers. In Neural Networks for Signal Processing - Proceedings of the IEEE Workshop, (pp. 166-175).

Gelenbe, E., Mao, Z.H., & Li, Y.D. (1998). Approximation with spiked random networks. In Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 1, (pp. 523-528).

Research interests

Control of networked and...
Human-in-the-loop control systems
Networked control in neural systems...