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Lin Zhang

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Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: Tongji University (2019–2025); City College of New York (2018); Beijing Institute of Technology (2023–2025); Southwest University (2024); Anhui University (2007); Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (2024); Shenyang University of Technology (2025); Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (2025); Harbin Institute of Technology (2019); Purdue University West Lafayette (2017–2019); China University of Mining and Technology (2025); Dalian University of Technology (2020); Nanjing University of Science and Technology (2009); Anhui Sanlian University (2015); Dalian University (2020); Xi'an Honghui Hospital (2015); Shanghai Electric (China) (2025); Anhui Institute of Architectural Research and Design (2007); Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning and Design Institute (2025); Beijing Vaccum Electronic Research Institute (2017); Conway School of Landscape Design (2021–2023); Geely (China) (2025); University of Cincinnati (2020); Sichuan University of Science and Engineering (2020); Southeast University (2024); Shenyang Jianzhu University (2014–2023); Xi'an Jiaotong University (2015–2021); Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (2023); Northeastern University (2022)

Faculty Researcher

12 h-index 51 pubs 575 cited

  • Equipment Design
  • Transducers
  • Refractometry
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Humans
  • Silicon
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Biosensing Techniques
  • Optical Fibers
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Light
  • Lasers

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Lin Zhang's research focuses on the application of advanced optical techniques and machine learning for sensitive detection and analysis. Her work includes developing surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensors, notably employing laser heterodyne feedback for enhanced sensitivity and speed in detecting biological and chemical targets. Publications detail SPR biosensors for COVID-19 spike antigen detection and fluoroquinolone detection, demonstrating applications in medical diagnostics and environmental monitoring.

Further research extends to optical phased arrays for beam forming and steering, and integrated optical amplifiers for long-haul data transmission, highlighting contributions to photonics and telecommunications. Additionally, Zhang investigates mid-to-long chain dicarboxylic acid production through systems metabolic engineering and explores machine learning applications, including dynamic obstacle avoidance for robotic systems using sim-to-real reinforcement learning. Her scholarship includes 51 publications and an h-index of 12, with 558 total citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 12
  • Publications: 51
  • Citations: 575

Selected Publications

  • Enabling Service Robots to Open Self-Closing Doors using Deep RL and Generative Models (2025)
  • Safe Reinforcement Learning-Based Motion Planning for Functional Mobile Robots Suffering Uncontrollable Mobile Robots (2023)
    IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 27 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Shadow removal of spacecraft images with multi-illumination angles image fusion (2023)
    Aerospace Science and Technology 25 citations DOI OpenAlex

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