Dr Zehong (Jimmy) Cao

Enterprise Fellow UniSA STEM

Mawson Lakes Campus (W2-10)

email Jimmy.Cao@unisa.edu.au

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Research Degree Supervisor

About me

Artificial Intelligence
Human-Centred Computing

I am a research-intensive academic in STEM (Information Technology) as an Enterprise Fellow, ARC DECRA Fellow and Senior Lecturer.

I am leading human-agent interaction and learning research, and my research innovations build the bridge between human cognition and AI agent and their applications to support decision-making, including brain-computer interface, deep reinforcement learning, human-in-the-loop reasoning, multi-agent systems, and relevant applications (e.g., clinical/healthcare, ground transportation and space). For recent updates and detailed information, please visit my personal website: https://czh513.github.io

I am open to self-motivated, outstanding PhD applicants and also interested in working with UniSA... Read more

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In the media

Date	Title
05/07/2022	Enterprise Fellows, https://youtu.be/vS8c6wVa41k

Research

Research focus

Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Information and Computing Sciences
Cognitive Sciences
Engineering

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2024	Chen, B, Cao, Z & Bai, Q 2024, 'SATF: A scalable attentive transfer framework for efficient multiagent reinforcement learning', IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, online, pp. 1-15. 1 1
2023	Cao, Z & Lin, C-T 2023, 'Reinforcement learning from hierarchical critics', IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 1066-1073. Open access 7 7 1
2023	Huang, Y, Xiao, F, Cao, Z & Lin, C-T 2023, 'Higher order fractal belief Rényi divergence with its applications in pattern classification', IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, vol. 45, no. 12, pp. 14709-14726. 35 28
2021	Cao, Z, Wong, K & Lin, C-T 2021, 'Weak human preference supervision for deep reinforcement learning', IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, vol. 32, no. 12, pp. 5369-5378. Open access 40 29 2
2021	Gu, X, Cao, Z, Jolfaei, A, Xu, P, Wu, D, Jung, T-P & Lin, C-T 2021, 'EEG-based brain-computer interfaces (BCIs): a survey of recent studies on signal sensing technologies and computational intelligence approaches and their applications', IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 1645-1666. Open access 248 193 22

Books

Year	Output
2024	Cao, Z, Jung, T-P & Xu, P 2024, BCIMM '24: Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) for Multimedia Understanding, ACM, US.
2022	Cao, ZJ, Higashi, H & Liang, JZ 2022, Affective computing and regulation in brain computer interface, Frontiers, Switzerland. Open access

Chapters

Year	Output
2020	Gu, X & Cao, Z 2020, 'An EEG majority vote based BCI classification system for discrimination of hand motor attempts in stroke patients', International Conference on Neural Information Processing: CONIP 2020: Neural Information Processing, Springer, US, pp. 46-53. Open access
2020	Zheng, X, Cao, Z & Bai, Q 2020, 'An evoked potential-guided deep learning brain representation for visual classification', International Conference on Neural Information Processing: CONIP 2020: Neural Information Processing, Springer, Switzerland, pp. 54-61. Open access 7
2019	Li, Q, Zhong, J, Li, Q, Cao, Z & Wang, C 2019, 'Enhancing network embedding with implicit clustering', International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced ApplicationsDASFAA 2019: Database Systems for Advanced Applications, Springer, Switzerland, pp. 452-467. 7 2
2019	Park, M, Yang, W, Cao, Z, Kang, B, Connor, D & Lea, M-A 2019, 'Marine vertebrate predator detection and recognition in underwater videos by region convolutional neural network', Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Springer, Switzerland. 5

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2025	Chen, B, Cao, Z, Mayer, W, Stumptner, M & Kowalczyk, R 2025, 'HCPI-HRL: Human Causal Perception and Inference-driven Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning', Neural Networks. Open access
2025	Ding, W, Zhang, Z, Martínez, L, Huang, Y, Cao, Z, Liu, J & Banerjee, A 2025, 'New trends of adversarial machine learning for data fusion and intelligent system', Information Fusion, vol. 114, article no. 102683, pp. 1-3.
2025	Li, C, Zhang, S, Mu, Y, Yang, L, Peng, Y, Li, F, Zhang, Y, Liang, Z, Cao, Z, Wan, F, Yao, D, Li, P & Xu, P 2025, 'Emotion recognition by learning the manifold of fused multiscale information of EEG signals', IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, online, pp. 1-17.
2024	Chen, B, Cao, Z & Bai, Q 2024, 'SATF: A scalable attentive transfer framework for efficient multiagent reinforcement learning', IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, online, pp. 1-15. 1 1
2024	Huang, Y, Xiao, F, Cao, Z & Lin, CT 2024, 'Fractal belief rényi divergence with Its applications in pattern classification', IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, vol. 36, no. 12, pp. 8297-8312. 20 16
2024	LI, M, Li, Z & Cao, Z 2024, 'Enhancing car-following performance in traffic oscillations using expert demonstration reinforcement learning', IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 25, no. 7, pp. 7751-7766. 5 4
2024	Li, C, LI, P, Chen, Z, Yang, L, Li, F, Wan, F, Cao, Z, Yao, D, Lu, B-L & Xu, P 2024, 'Brain network manifold learned by cognition-inspired graph embedding model for emotion recognition', IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans, vol. 54, no. 12, pp. 7794-7808. 2
2024	Li, C, Tang, T, Pan, Y, Lei, Y, Zhang, S, Chen, Z, Li, P, Gao, D, Chen, H, Li, F, Yao, D, Cao, Z & Xu, P 2024, 'An efficient graph learning system for emotion recognition inspired by the cognitive prior graph of EEG brain network', IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, online, pp. 1-15. 5 9
2024	Li, C, Zhang, Y, Li, N, Si, Y, Cao, Z, Chen, H, Chen, B, Yao, D & Xu, P 2024, 'Effective emotion recognition by learning discriminative graph topologies in EEG brain networks', IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, vol. 35, no. 8, pp. 10258-10272. 42 41
2024	Li, M, Cao, Z & Li, Z 2024, 'Augmented mixed vehicular platoon control with dense communication reinforcement learning for traffic oscillation alleviation', IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 11, no 22, pp. 35989-36001. 3 1
2024	Li, P, Gao, X, Li, C, Yi, C, Huang, W, Si, Y, Li, F, Cao, Z, Tian, Y & Xu, P 2024, 'Granger causal inference based on dual Laplacian distribution and its application to MI-BCI classification', IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, vol. 35, no. 11, pp. 16181-16195. 11 10
2024	Paeedeh, N, Pratama, M, Masum, MA, Mayer, W, Cao, Z & Kowalczyk, R 2024, 'Cross-domain few-shot learning via adaptive transformer networks', Knowledge-Based Systems, vol. 288, article no. 111458, pp. 1-9. Open access 5 4
2024	Paeedeh, N, Pratama, M, Wibirama, S, Mayer, W, Cao, Z & Kowalczyk, R 2024, 'Few-shot class incremental learning via robust transformer approach', Information Sciences, vol. 675, article no. 120751, 1-21. Open access 2
2024	Yi, C, Zhang, J, Weng, Z, Chen, W, Yao, D, Li, F, Cao, Z, Li, P & Xu, P 2024, 'Nonparametric dynamic Granger causality based on multi-space spectrum fusion for time-varying directed brain network construction', IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, in press, pp. 1-10. 1
2024	Zhang, S, Yin, M, Xiao, F, Cao, Z & Pelusi, D 2024, 'A complex gaussian fuzzy numbers-based multisource information fusion for pattern classification', IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 3247-3259. Open access 6 3
2023	Cao, Z & Lin, C-T 2023, 'Reinforcement learning from hierarchical critics', IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 1066-1073. Open access 7 7 1
2023	Chen, S, Zhang, P, Xie, G-S, Peng, Q, Cao, Z, Yuan, W & You, X 2023, 'Kernelized similarity learning and embedding for dynamic texture synthesis', IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 824-827. Open access
2023	Huang, J, Song, X, Xiao, F, Cao, Z & Lin, CT 2023, 'Belief f-divergence for EEG complexity evaluation', Information Sciences, vol. 643, article no. 119189, pp. 1-15. Open access 12 12
2023	Huang, Y, Xiao, F, Cao, Z & Lin, C-T 2023, 'Higher order fractal belief Rényi divergence with its applications in pattern classification', IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, vol. 45, no. 12, pp. 14709-14726. 35 28
2023	Jiang, L, Li, F, Chen, Z, Zhu, B, Yi, C, Li, Y, Zhang, T, Peng, Y, Si, Y, Cao, Z, Chen, A, Yao, D, Chen, X & Xu, P 2023, 'Information transmission velocity-based dynamic hierarchical brain networks', NeuroImage, vol. 270, article no. 119997, pp. 1-31. Open access 6 6
2023	Li, X, Liu, Q, Wu, S, Cao, Z & Bai, Q 2023, 'Game theory based compatible incentive mechanism design for non-cryptocurrency blockchain systems', Journal of Industrial Information Integration, vol. 31, article no. 100426, pp. 1-12. 17 11
2023	Liu, Z, Xiao, F, Lin, C-T & Cao, Z 2023, 'A robust evidential multisource data fusion approach based on cooperative game theory and its application in EEG', IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 729-740. 4 5
2023	Wang, G, Wu, N, Tao, Y, Lee, WH, Cao, Z, Yan, X & Wang, G 2023, 'The diagnosis of major depressive disorder through wearable fNIRS by using wavelet transform and parallel-CNN feature fusion', IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 72, article no. 4011311, pp. 1-11. 12 26
2023	Xiao, F, Cao, Z & Lin, C-T 2023, 'A complex weighted discounting multisource information fusion with Its application in pattern classification', IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, vol. 35, no. 8, pp. 7609-7623, pp. 1-16. Open access 63 71
2023	Zhang, L, Xiao, F & Cao, Z 2023, 'Multi-channel EEG signals classification via CNN and multi-head self-attention on evidence theory', Information Sciences, vol. 642, article no. 119107, pp. 1-14. Open access 16 12
2022	Ding, W, Ming, Y, Cao, Z & Lin, C-T 2022, 'A generalized deep neural network approach for digital watermarking analysis', IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 613-627. Open access 38 27
2022	John, AR, Cao, Z, Chen, HT, Martens, KE, Georgiades, M, Gilat, M, Nguyen, HT, Lewis, SJ & Lin, CT 2022, 'Predicting the onset of freezing of gait using EEG dynamics', Applied Sciences (Switzerland), vol. 13, no. 1 article no. 302, pp. 1-9. Open access 6 6 1
2022	Li, P, Li, C, Bore, JC, Si, Y, Li, F, Cao, Z, Zhang, Y, Wang, G, Zhang, Z, Yao, D & Xu, P 2022, 'L1-norm based time-varying brain neural network and its application to dynamic analysis for motor imagery', Journal of Neural Engineering, vol. 19, no. 2, article no. 026019. Open access 9 7
2022	Pei, C, Qiu, Y, Li, F, Huang, X, Si, Y, Li, Y, Zhang, X, Chen, C, Liu, Q, Cao, Z, Ding, N, Gao, S, Alho, K, Yao, D & Xu, P 2022, 'The different brain areas occupied for integrating information of hierarchical linguistic units: a study based on EEG and TMS', Cerebral Cortex, vol. 33, no. 8, pp. 4740-4751. Open access 5 4 1
2022	Shi, Y, Zhang, L, Cao, Z, Tanveer, M & Lin, C-T 2022, 'Distributed semi-supervised fuzzy regression with interpolation consistency regularization', IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, vol. 30, no. 8, pp. 3125-3137. Open access 7 6 2
2022	Wang, Q, Zhou, Y, Cao, Z & Zhang, W 2022, 'M²SPL: Generative multiview features with adaptive meta-self-paced sampling for class-imbalance learning', Expert Systems with Applications, vol. 189, article no. 115999, pp. 1-9. 9 7 1
2022	Wang, Z, Xiao, F & Cao, Z 2022, 'Uncertainty measurements for pythagorean fuzzy set and their applications in multiple-criteria decision making', Soft Computing, vol. 26, pp. 9937-9952. Open access 48 42
2022	Zhu, C, Xiao, F & Cao, Z 2022, 'A generalized Rényi divergence for multi-source information fusion with its application in EEG data analysis', Information Sciences, vol. 605, pp. 225-243. Open access 62 58 1
2021	Akella, A, Singh, AK, Leong, D, Lal, S, Newton, P, Clifton-Bligh, R, McLachlan, CS, Gustin, SM, Maharaj, S, Lees, T, Cao, Z & Lin, C-T 2021, 'Classifying multi-level stress responses from brain cortical eeg in nurses and non-health professionals using machine learning auto encoder', IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, vol. 9, article no. 9424034, pp. 1-9. Open access 23 11
2021	Bore, JC, Li, P, Jiang, L, Ayedh, WM, Chen, C, Harmah, DJ, Yao, D, Cao, Z & Xu, P 2021, 'A long short-term memory network for sparse spatiotemporal EEG source imaging', IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, vol. 40, no. 12, pp. 3787-3800. 35 24 1
2021	Cao, Z, John, AR, Chen, HT, Martens, KE, Georgiades, M, Gilat, M, Nguyen, HT, Lewis, SJ & Lin, CT 2021, 'Identification of EEG dynamics during freezing of gait and voluntary stopping in patients with Parkinson's Disease', IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 29, article no. 9521191, pp. 1774-1783. Open access 25 13 5
2021	Cao, Z, Lin, C-T, Deng, Y & Weber, G-W 2021, 'Guest Editorial: Fuzzy systems toward human-explainable artificial intelligence and their applications', IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, vol. 29, pp. 3577-3578. Open access 5 5
2021	Cao, Z, Wong, K & Lin, C-T 2021, 'Weak human preference supervision for deep reinforcement learning', IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, vol. 32, no. 12, pp. 5369-5378. Open access 40 29 2
2021	Chang, Y-C, Shi, Y, Dostovalova, A, Cao, Z, Kim, J, Gibbons, D & Lin, C-T 2021, 'Interpretable fuzzy logic control for multi-robot coordination in a cluttered environment', IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, vol. 29, no. 12, article no. 21339238, pp. 3676-3685. Open access 19 14
2021	Chen, S, Wang, W, Xia, B, You, X, Peng, Q, Cao, Z & Ding, W 2021, 'CDE-GAN: cooperative dual evolution-based generative adversarial network', IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 986-1000. Open access 34 29
2021	Ding, W, Pedrycz, W, Triguero, I, Cao, Z & Lin, C-T 2021, 'Multigranulation supertrust model for attribute reduction', IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, vol. 29, no. 6, article no. 21009467, pp. 1395-1408. 58 52
2021	Fang, L, Li, Y, Liu, Z, Yin, C, Li, M & Cao, ZJ 2021, 'A practical model based on anomaly detection for protecting medical IoTcontrol services against external attacks', IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 17, no. 6, article no. 9146676, pp. 4260-4269. 42 34
2021	Fang, L, Yin, C, Zhu, J, Ge, C, Tanveer, M, Jolfaei, A & Cao, Z 2021, 'Privacy protection for medical data sharing in smart healthcare', ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications, vol. 16, no. 3s, article no. 100, pp. 1-18. 43 34
2021	Gu, X, Cao, Z, Jolfaei, A, Xu, P, Wu, D, Jung, T-P & Lin, C-T 2021, 'EEG-based brain-computer interfaces (BCIs): a survey of recent studies on signal sensing technologies and computational intelligence approaches and their applications', IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 1645-1666. Open access 248 193 22
2021	Ke, Z, Li, Z, Cao, Z & Liu, P 2021, 'Enhancing transferability of deep reinforcement learning-based variable speed limit control using transfer learning', IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 22, no. 7, article no. 21049800, pp. 4684-4695. 45 37
2021	Li, F, Jiang, L, Liao, Y, Si, Y, Yi, C, Zhang, Y, Zhu, X, Yang, Z, Yao, D, Cao, Z & Xu, P 2021, 'Brain variability in dynamic resting-state networks identified by fuzzy entropy: a scalp EEG study', Journal of Neural Engineering, vol. 18, no. 4, article no. 046097, pp. 1-17. Open access 31 26
2021	Li, F, Li, Y, Zheng, H, Jiang, L, Gao, D, Li, C, Peng, Y, Cao, Z, Zhang, Y, Yao, D, Xu, T, Yuan, TF & Xu, P 2021, 'Identification of the general anesthesia induced loss of consciousness by cross fuzzy entropy-based brain network', IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 29, pp. 2281-2291. Open access 8 8
2021	Li, F, Yi, C, Liao, Y, Jiang, Y, Si, Y, Song, L, Zhang, T, Yao, D, Zhang, Y, Cao, Z & Xu, P 2021, 'Reconfiguration of brain network between resting state and P300 task', IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems, vol. 13, no. 2, article no. 21010730, pp. 383-390. 17 13 3
2021	Li, M, Cao, Z & Li, Z 2021, 'A reinforcement learning-based vehicle platoon control strategy for reducing energy consumption in traffic oscillations', IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, vol. 32, no. 12, pp. 5309-5322. 84 70
2021	Li, Y, Shi, W, Liu, Z, Li, J, Wang, Q, Yan, X, Cao, Z & Wang, G 2021, 'Effective brain state estimation during propofol-induced sedation using advanced EEG microstate spectral analysis', IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 978-987. 23 22
2021	Lin, C-T, King, J-T, John, AR, Huang, K-C, Cao, Z & Wang, Y-K 2021, 'The impact of vigorous cycling exercise on visual attention: a study with the BR8 wireless dry EEG system', Frontiers in Neuroscience, vol. 15, article no. 621365, pp. 1-10. Open access 10 8 11
2021	Liu, Z, Xiao, F, Lin, C-T, Kang, BH & Cao, Z 2021, 'A generalized golden rule representative value for multiple-criteria decision analysis', IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans, vol. 51, no. 5, article no. 20966669, pp. 3193-3204. Open access 17 16
2021	Wang, C, Huang, Y, Ding, W & Cao, Z 2021, 'Attribute reduction with fuzzy rough self-information measures', Information Sciences, vol. 549, pp. 68-86. 143 130
2021	Wang, S, Li, Z, Cao, Z, Jolfaei, A & Cao, Q 2021, 'Jam-absorption driving strategy for improving safety near oscillations in connected vehicle environment considering secondary jam', IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 41-52. 15 12
2021	Xiao, F, Cao, Z & Jolfaei, A 2021, 'A novel conflict measurement in decision-making and its application in fault diagnosis', IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems. 137 85
2021	Yang, Z, Garg, H, Li, J, Srivastava, G & Cao, Z 2021, 'Investigation of multiple heterogeneous relationships using a q-rung orthopair fuzzy multi-criteria decision algorithm', Neural Computing and Applications, vol. 33, no. 17, pp. 10771-10786. 50 50
2021	Yue, Z, Ding, S, Zhao, L, Zhang, Y, Cao, Z, Tanveer, M, Jolfaei, A & Zheng, X 2021, 'Privacy-preserving time-series medical images analysis using a hybrid deep learning framework', ACM Transactions on Internet Technology, vol. 21, no. 3, article no. 57, pp. 1-21. 27 21
2021	Zhang, K, Shi, W, Wang, C, Li, Y, Liu, Z, Liu, T, Li, J, Yan, X, Wang, Q, Cao, Z & Wang, G 2021, 'Reliability of EEG microstate analysis at different electrode densities during propofol-induced transitions of brain states', NeuroImage, vol. 231, article no. 117861, pp. 1-11. Open access 52 43 2
2021	Zhu, C, Qin, B, Xiao, F, Cao, Z & Pandey, HM 2021, 'A fuzzy preference-based Dempster-Shafer evidence theory for decision fusion', Information Sciences, vol. 570, pp. 306-322. Open access 56 49
2020	Cao, Z, Ding, W, Wang, Y-K, Hussain, FK, Al-Jumaily, A & Lin, C-T 2020, 'Effects of repetitive SSVEPs on EEG complexity using multiscale inherent fuzzy entropy', Neurocomputing, vol. 389, pp. 198-206. Open access 74 77 3
2020	Cao, Z, Lin, C-T, Lai, K-L, Ko, L-W, King, J-T, Liao, K-K, Fuh, J-L & Wang, S-J 2020, 'Extraction of SSVEPs-based inherent fuzzy entropy using a wearable headband EEG in migraine patients', IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, vol. 28, no. 1, article no. 8668710, pp. 14-27. 92 87 1
2020	Cheng, C, Cao, Z & Xiao, F 2020, 'A generalized belief interval-valued soft set with applications in decision making', Soft Computing, vol. 24, no. 13, pp. 9339-9350. 13 13
2020	Fang, L, Li, Y, Yun, X, Wen, Z, Ji, S, Meng, W, Cao, Z & Tanveer, M 2020, 'THP: a novel authentication scheme to prevent multiple attacks in SDN-based IoT network', IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 7, no. 7, 7, article no. 19851682, pp. 5745-5759. 46 44
2020	Fang, L, Zhu, H, Lv, B, Liu, Z, Meng, W, Yu, Y, Ji, S & Cao, Z 2020, 'Handitext: handwriting recognition based on dynamic characteristics with incremental LSTM', ACM / IMS Transactions on Data Science, vol. 1, no. 4, article no. 25, pp. 1-18. 2
2020	Han, Y, Deng, Y, Cao, Z & Lin, C-T 2020, 'An interval-valued Pythagorean prioritized operator-based game theoretical framework with its applications in multicriteria group decision making', Neural Computing and Applications, vol. 32, no. 12, pp. 7641-7659. Open access 60 77
2020	Hussain, T, Muhammad, K, Ullah, A, Cao, Z, Baik, SW & de Albuquerque, VHC 2020, 'Cloud-assisted multiview video summarization using CNN and bidirectional LSTM', IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 16, no. 1, article no. 19348323, pp. 77-86. Open access 118 101
2020	Li, Q, Cao, Z, Ding, W & Li, Q 2020, 'A multi-objective adaptive evolutionary algorithm to extract communities in networks', Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, vol. 52, article no. 100629, pp. 1-12. 34 32
2020	Li, Q, Cao, Z, Tanveer, M, Pandey, HM & Wang, C 2020, 'A semantic collaboration method based on uniform knowledge graph', IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 7, no. 5, article no. 19611264, pp. 4473-4484. Open access 14 8
2020	Li, Q, Cao, Z, Tanveer, M, Pandey, HM & Wang, C 2020, 'An effective reliability evaluation method for power communication network based on community structure', IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 4489-4500. Open access 8 6
2020	Li, Q, Zhong, J, Cao, Z & Li, X 2020, 'Optimizing streaming graph partitioning via a heuristic greedy method and caching strategy', Optimization Methods and Software, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 1144-1159. 3 3
2020	Liu, G, Xiao, F, Lin, C-T & Cao, Z 2020, 'A fuzzy interval time-series energy and financial forecasting model using network-based multiple time-frequency spaces and the induced-ordered weighted averaging aggregation operation', IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, vol. 28, no. 11, article no. 20130816, pp. 2677-2690. 54 48
2020	Si, Y, Li, F, Duan, K, Tao, Q, Li, C, Cao, Z, Zhang, Y, Biswal, B, Li, P, Yao, D & Xu, P 2020, 'Predicting individual decision-making responses based on single-trial EEG', NeuroImage, vol. 206, article no. 116333, pp. 1-10. Open access 57 52
2020	Wang, G, Wang, D, Du, C, Li, K, Zhang, J, Liu, Z, Tao, Y, Wang, M, Cao, Z & Yan, X 2020, 'Seizure prediction using directed transfer function and convolution neural network on intracranial EEG', IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 28, no. 12, article no. 9248064, pp. 2711-2720. 85 64
2020	Wang, Q, Zhou, Y, Ding, W, Zhang, Z, Muhammad, K & Cao, Z 2020, 'Random forest with self-paced bootstrap learning in lung cancer prognosis', ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications, vol. 16, no. 1s, article no. 34, pp. 1-12. Open access 37 25
2019	Brown, P, Zhou, Y, Li, J, Lim, R, You, Y, Li, Y, Le, TD, Cao, Z & Duijf, PH 2 explicit authors and 1 consortia; internal authors (nos.3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9) are listed as part of the RELISH Consortium 2019, 'Large expert-curated database for benchmarking document similarity detection in biomedical literature search', Database : The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation, article no. baz085, pp. 1-66. Open access 23 70 25
2019	Cao, Z, Chuang, C-H, King, J-K & Lin, C-T 2019, 'Multi-channel EEG recordings during a sustained-attention driving task', Scientific Data, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 1-8. Open access 224 193 4
2019	Cao, Z, Lin, C-T, Ding, W, Chen, M-H, Li, C-T & Su, T-P 2019, 'Identifying ketamine responses in treatment-resistant depression using a wearable forehead EEG', IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 66, no. 6, pp. 1668-1679. Open access 64 60 14
2019	Chen, S, Wang, Y, Lin, C-T, Ding, W & Cao, Z 2019, 'Semi-supervised feature learning for improving writer identification', Information Sciences, vol. 482, pp. 156-170. Open access 44 31 5
2019	Cheng, C, Xiao, F & Cao, Z 2019, 'A new distance for intuitionistic fuzzy sets based on similarity matrix', IEEE Access, vol. 7, article no. 18732099, pp. 70436-70446. Open access 22 20
2019	Ding, W, Lin, C-T & Cao, Z 2019, 'Deep neuro-cognitive co-evolution for fuzzy attribute reduction by quantum leaping PSO with nearest-neighbor memeplexes', IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, vol. 49, no. 7, article no. 18630390, pp. 2744-2757. 85 86
2019	Ding, W, Lin, C-T & Cao, Z 2019, 'Shared nearest-neighbor quantum game-based attribute reduction with hierarchical coevolutionary spark and its application in consistent segmentation of neonatal cerebral cortical surfaces', IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, vol. 30, no. 7, article no. 18757952, pp. 2013-2027. Open access 38 38 1
2019	Li, Q, Cao, Z, Zhong, J & Li, Q 2019, 'Graph representation learning with encoding edges', Neurocomputing, vol. 361, pp. 29-39. 20 21
2019	Li, Q, Zhong, J, Li, Q, Wang, C & Cao, Z 2019, 'A community merger of optimization algorithm to extract overlapping communities in networks', IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 3994-4005. Open access 8 7
2019	Ma, W, Cai, L, He, T, Chen, L, Cao, Z & Li, R 2019, 'Local expansion and optimization for higher-order graph clustering', IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 6, no. 5, article no. 19044357, pp. 8702-8713. Open access 14 11
2019	Xia, L-Y, Wang, Q-Y, Cao, Z & Liang, Y 2019, 'Descriptor selection improvements for quantitative structure-activity relationships', International Journal of Neural Systems, vol. 29, no. 9, article no. 1950016, pp. 1-16. 16 13
2019	Yang, Z, Li, X, Cao, Z & Li, J 2019, 'Q-rung orthopair normal fuzzy aggregation operators and their application in multi-attribute decision-making', Mathematics, vol. 7, no. 12, article no. 1142. Open access 22 20
2019	Yang, Z, Xiong, G, Cao, Z, Li, Y & Huang, L 2019, 'A decision method for online purchases considering dynamic information preference based on sentiment orientation classification and discrete DIFWA operators', IEEE Access, vol. 7, article no. 18769877, pp. 77008-77026. Open access 24 19
2018	Cao, Z & Lin, C-T 2018, 'Inherent fuzzy entropy for the improvement of EEG complexity evaluation', IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 1032-035. 186 171
2018	Cao, Z, Lai, K-L, Lin, C-T, Chuang, C-H, Chou, C-C & Wang, S-J 2018, 'Exploring resting-state EEG complexity before migraine attacks', Cephalalgia: An International Journal of Headache, vol. 38, no. 7, pp. 1296-1306. 46 42 1
2018	Chuang, C-H, Cao, Z, King, J-T, Wu, B-S, Wang, Y-K & Lin, C-T 2018, 'Brain electrodynamic and hemodynamic signatures against fatigue during driving', Frontiers in Neuroscience, vol. 12, article no. 181, pp. 1-12. Open access 57 48 2
2018	Deng, Z, He, T, Ding, W & Cao, Z 2018, 'A multimodel fusion engine for filtering webpages', IEEE Access, vol. 6, pp. 66062-66071. Open access 3 2
2018	Ding, W, Lin, C-T, Prasad, M, Cao, Z & Wang, J 2018, 'A layered-coevolution-based attribute-boosted reduction using adaptive quantum-behavior PSO and its consistent segmentation for neonates brain tissue', IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, vol. 26, no. 3, article no. 17801719, pp. 1177-1191. Open access 56 48
2018	He, T, Cai, L, Meng, T, Chen, L, Deng, Z & Cao, Z 2018, 'Parallel community detection based on distance dynamics for large-scale network', IEEE Access, vol. 6, article o. 18017175, pp. 4277-42789. Open access 18 16
2018	Meng, T, Cai, L, He, T, Cen, L, Deng, Z, Ding, W & Cao, Z 2018, 'A modified distance dynamic model for improvement of community detection', IEEE Access, vol. 6, article no. 18495548, pp. 63934-63947. Open access 4 4
2017	Lin, C-T, Chuang, C-H, Cao, Z, Singh, AK, Hung, C-S, Yu, Y-H, Nascimben, M, Liu, Y-T, King, J-T, Su, T-P & Wang, S-J 2017, 'Forehead EEG in support of future feasible personal healthcare solutions: sleep management, headache prevention, and depression treatment', IEEE Access, vol. 5, article no. 16950338, pp. 10612-10621. Open access 62 54 4
2017	Lin, C-T, Liu, Y-T, Wu, S-L, Cao, Z, Wang, Y-K, Huang, C-S, King, J-T, Chen, S-A, Lu, S-W & Chuang, C-H 2017, 'EEG-based brain-computer interfaces a novel neurotechnology and computational intelligence method', IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Magazine, vol. 3, no. 4, article no. 17376955, pp. 16-26. Open access 27
2016	Cao, Z, Lin, C-T, Chuang, C-H, Lai, K-L, Yang, AC, Fuh, J-L & Wang, S-J 2016, 'Resting-state EEG power and coherence vary between migraine phases', Journal of Headache and Pain, vol. 17, no. 1, article no. 102, pp. 1-9. Open access 64 59 11

Conferences

Year	Output
2024	Chen, B & Cao, Z 2024, 'HLG: bridging human heuristic knowledge and deep reinforcement learning for optimal agent performance', The 23rd International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2024), ACM, pp. 2189-2191.
2024	Liu, X & Cao, Z 2024, 'Enhance reading comprehension from EEG-based brain-computer interface', Australasian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence: AI 2023: AI 2023: Advances in Artificial Intelligence, Springer, Singapore, pp. 545-555. 1 1
2024	Masoumzadeh, S, Yu, R, Gu, N, Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, I, Cao, J & Zhang, F 2024, 'Designing in different realities: how virtual environment fidelity influences design thinking-Insights from pilot studies', in F Zhang et al. (eds), 57th International Conference of the The Architectural Science Association, The Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), pp. 180-187. Open access
2024	Yun, J & Cao, Z 2024, 'Autonomous driving agents for safe road junctions through deep reinforcement learning', in (eds), 2024 IEEE International Conference on Agents (ICA), IEEE, pp. 39-44.
2024	Zhang, K, Cao, Z, Zheng, X & Billinghurst, M 2024, 'Identifying hand-based input preference based on wearable EEG', The Augmented Humans International Conference, ACM, pp. 102-118.
2023	Gao, L, Yin, M, Xiao, F & Cao, Z 2023, 'A complex belief Jensen-Shannon divergence in complex evidence theory for decision-making', 2023 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, IEEE, pp. 299-304.
2021	Cao, Z & Yun, J 2021, 'An online human-agent interaction system: a brain-controlled agent playing games in unity', 20th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS 2021, International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (IFAAMAS), vol. 3, pp. 1758-1760. 1
2021	Li, X, Cao, Z & Bai, Q 2021, 'A novel mountain driving unity simulated environment for autonomous vehicles', 35th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence / 33rd Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence / 11th Symposium on Educational Advances in Artificial Intelligence, Association Advancement Artificial Intelligence, vol. 35, no. 18, pp. 16075-16077. Open access
2020	Cao, Z, Wong, K, Bai, Q & Lin, C-T 2020, 'Hierarchical and non-hierarchical multi-agent interactions based on unity reinforcement learning', 19th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS 2020, International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (IFAAMAS)., vol. 2020 May, pp. 2095-2097. 11
2020	Lin, C-T, Huang, K-c, Pal, NR, Cao, Z, Liu, Y-T, Fang, C-N, Hsieh, T-Y, Lin, Y-Y & Wu, S-L 2020, 'Adaptive subspace sampling for class imbalance processing-some clarifications, algorithm, and further investigation including applications to brain computer interface', International Conference on Fuzzy Theory and Its Applications, iFUZZY 2020, IEEE, article no. 9297814, pp. 1-8. Open access
2020	Weng, J, Xiao, F & Cao, Z 2020, 'Uncertainty modelling in multi-agent information fusion systems', 19th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS 2020, International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (IFAAMAS), vol. 2020-May, pp. 1494-1502. 7
2019	Cao, Z, Chang, Y-C, Prasad, M, Tanveer, M & Lin, C-T 2019, 'Tensor decomposition for EEG signals retrieval', IEEE, vol. 2019-October, pp. 2423-2427. Open access 1
2017	Cao, Z, Prasad, M & Lin, C-T 2017, 'Estimation of SSVEP-based EEG complexity using inherent fuzzy entropy', IEEE, article no. 8015730, pp. 1-5. 12
2015	Cao, Z, Ko, L-W, Lai, K-L, Huang, S-B, Wang, S-J & Lin, C-T 2015, 'Classification of migraine stages based on resting-state EEG power', International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, IJCNN 2015, IEEE, article no. 7280582. 20 3

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Army Medical University	PAKISTAN
Australia Defence Science & Technology (DST) Group	AUSTRALIA
Beijing University of Technology	CHINA
Bohai University	CHINA
Brandon University	CANADA
Changsha Commerce and Tourism College	CHINA
Chengdu University of Information Technology	CHINA
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences	CHINA
Chongqing University	CHINA
Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications	CHINA
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research organisation)	AUSTRALIA
Deemed University	INDIA
Edge Hill University	UNITED KINGDOM
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University	CHINA
Griffith University	AUSTRALIA
Guizhou University	CHINA
Harbin Engineering University	CHINA
Harbin Institute of Technology	CHINA
Heifei University of Technology	CHINA
Huazhong University of Science and Technology	CHINA
Hunan University	CHINA
Hunan University of Science and Technology	CHINA
Indian Institute of Technology	INDIA
Indian Institute Of Technology Indore	INDIA
Indian Statistical Institute	INDIA
Ku Leuven	BELGIUM
Kyoto University	JAPAN
Kyung-hee University	KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH)
Macau University of Science and Technology	MACAU (SAR OF CHINA)
Macquarie University	AUSTRALIA
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	CHINA
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology	CHINA
Nantong University	CHINA
Nanyang Technological University	SINGAPORE
National Chiao Tung University	TAIWAN
National Taiwan Ocean University	TAIWAN
National University of Defense Technology	CHINA
National Yang Ming University	TAIWAN
Newcastle University, United Kingdom	UNITED KINGDOM
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater	UNITED STATES
Peking University	CHINA
Pennsylvania State University	UNITED STATES
Poznan University of Technology	POLAND
Sejong University	KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	CHINA
Shanghaitech University	CHINA
Shaoxing University	CHINA
Shenzhen University	CHINA
Sichuan Normal University	CHINA
Singular Wings Medical	TAIWAN
South China University of Technology	CHINA
Southeast University	CHINA
Southwest University	CHINA
Southwest University Of Science And Technology	CHINA
Swinburne University of Technology	AUSTRALIA
Taipei Veterans General Hospital	TAIWAN
Technical University of Denmark	DENMARK
Torrens University Australia	AUSTRALIA
Ulster University	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Alberta	CANADA
University of British Columbia	CANADA
University of California	UNITED STATES
University of California San Diego	UNITED STATES
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	CHINA
University of Fortaleza	BRAZIL
University of Gadjah Mada	INDONESIA
University of Helsinki	FINLAND
University of Jaen	SPAIN
University of Macau	MACAU (SAR OF CHINA)
University of New South Wales	AUSTRALIA
University of Nottingham	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Oxford	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Pennsylvania	UNITED STATES
University of Pittsburgh	UNITED STATES
University of Queensland	AUSTRALIA
University of Science and Technology	SUDAN
University of Science and Technology of China	CHINA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Tasmania	AUSTRALIA
University of Technology	IRAQ
University of Technology Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Technology, Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Teramo	ITALY
University of Waterloo	CANADA
Wild Ocean Tasmania	AUSTRALIA
Xian Jiao Tong University	CHINA
Xi'an Jiaotong University	CHINA
Xihua University	CHINA
Xinxiang Medical University	CHINA
Zhejiang University	CHINA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
ACMÂ¿s Distinguished Speaker Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	2024
Area Chair The 32nd ACM International Conference on Multimedia (ACM MM)	2024
Associate Editor IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems	2024
Associate Editor IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems	2024
Associate Editor Neural Networks	2024
Committee Member IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Young Professionals (CIS-YP)	2024
Publicity Chair The 21st Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (PRICAI)	2024
Session Chair International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) 2024	2024
ACMÂ¿s Distinguished Speaker Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	2023
Associate Editor IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems	2023
Associate Editor IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems	2023
Guest Editor Information Fusion	2023
IEEE TNNLS Outstanding Associate Editor Award IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS)	2023
JSPS Invitation Fellow Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)	2023
Top 2% Global Scientist Stanford University and Elsevier	2023
ACMÂ¿s Distinguished Speaker Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	2022
Associate Editor IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems	2022
Associate Editor IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems	2022
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Australian Research Council Discovery	2022
Global Top Chinese Young Scholar in AI Baidu	2022
IEEE CIS Student and Early Career Mentoring Program IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI) 2022	2022
Program Chair The 6th IEEE International Conference on Agents (ICA)	2022
Session Chair The 21st International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS)	2022
Top 2% Global Scientist Stanford University and Elsevier	2022
Workshop Chair The 19th Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (PRICAI)	2022
Young Researcher of 9th Heidelberg Laureate Forum Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation	2022
Associate Editor Neurocomputing	2021
Associate Editor Scientific Data	2021
Editorial board member Frontiers in Neuroscience	2021
General Chair The 5th IEEE International Conference on Agents (ICA)	2021
ACS Certified Professional (CP) Award Australian Computer Society	2020
Associate Editor Scientific Data	2020
Associate Editor Neurocomputing	2020
Leading Guest Editor IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems	2020
Leading Guest Editor IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics	2020
Session Chair IEEE-FUZZY: IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems,	2020
Session Chair ICONIP: The 27th International Conference on Neural Information Processing,	2020
Associate Editor Neurocomputing	2019
Associate Editor Scientific Data	2019

Other

Program Committee (PC) / Senior PC Member of Conferences (e.g., AAMAS, AAAI, IJCAI, NeurIPS, IEEE-Fuzzy, ICONIP, PRICAI, AJCAI)
Reviewer of Journals (e.g., IEEE T-NNLS, T-FS, T-CYB, T-SMCS, T-KDE, T-PAMI, T-II, T-NSRE, J-BHI).

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
110459 - Advancing machine learning for human-machine partnership in decision making	Current
A hybrid intrinsic knowledge representation and reasoning in deep reinforcement learning	Current
An autonomous real-time satellite tasking and dynamic resource allocation based on distributed, multi-agent deep reinforcement learning	Current
Dynamic optimization of heterogeneous constellation resources	Current
Handling Dynamic Environments with Extremely Few Examples	Current
Multimodal deep learning for decoding visual and neural representation	Current
Onboard Dynamic Optimization of Heterogeneous Satellite Constellation Resources	Current
The influence of virtual realism on cognitive and neurocognitive aspects of design thinking	Current
Towards efficient deep reinforcement learning in complex and dynamic tasks	Completed

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