Phone 0114 225 6893
Email H.Zhang@shu.ac.uk
BEng, MSc, PhD, CEng, MIET
Dr Hongwei Zhang joined Sheffield Hallam University in 2007. Currently he is a Principal Lecturer in Control Systems and the Subject Group Leader of the Automation and Operations Group. Before joining Sheffield Hallam, Hongwei worked as a Research Associate at The University of Manchester (2001-2003) and then a Lecturer in Control Engineering at North East Wales Institute, University of Wales (2003-2006).
Research interests
In addition to carrying out his teaching and managing duties, Hongwei is a keen researcher in the field of advanced control and condition monitoring of chemical and biological processes, multivariate statistic process control, model predictive control and artificial intelligence.
Hongwei has over 30 refereed papers published and has contributed to one book, and has been serving as a referee for many international journals and publishers. His research has benefited from significant input from industry and has attracted funding and support from government and companies in the UK and China for several projects.
Recent publications
All of Hongwei's papers can be accessed at SHURA
Zhang H, Zhang Z andLan L.H., Evolutionary optimization of a fed-batch penicillin fermentation process, 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Computer, Communication, Control and Automation, Tainan, Taiwan, May 2010.
Lan, L. H. and Zhang H. Frequency domain criteria for lp-robust stability of systems with fuzzy parameters, 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Computer, Communication, Control and Automation, Tainan, Taiwan, May 2010
Zhang H. Chapter of ‘Software sensors and its applications in bioprocesses’ in ‘Computational Intelligent Techniques for Bioprocess Modelling, Supervision and Control’, Springer-Verlag, 2009.
Zhang, H., Optimal control of a fed-batch yeast fermentation process based on Least Square Support Vector Machine, Int. J. Engineering Systems Modelling and Simulation, 2008, 1(1), 63–68.
Zhang H, Intelligent Software Sensors for Fed-Batch Fermentation Processes, UKACC Control 2008 Conference, Manchester, September, 2008
Zhang, H., Klaveness, B. and Vagapov Y., Least square support vector machine based soft-sensing for fed-batch yeast fermentation - A comparative study, World Journal of Engineering, 2007, 3 (4), 1-8.
Zhang H and Vagapov Y, LS-SVM Based Software Sensor for Fed-batch Yeast Fermentation and Comparative Studies, IEEE Electro/Information Technology Conference 2006, Michigan, May, 2006
Belloc C, Zhang H, Vagapov Y and Moreno P, A Step Voltage Response Method for Identification of Induction Motor Parameters at Stand Still, IEEE Electro/Information Technology Conference 2006, Michigan, May, 2006
Katawaluwa M, Zhang H, Vagapov Y and Evans J, Simulation of Wind Heat Generator, IEEE Electro/Information Technology Conference 2006, Michigan, May, 2006
Liang Z, Yang K, Sun Y, Yuan J, Zhang H and Zhang Z, Decision support for choice optimal power generation projects: Fuzzy comprehensive evaluation model based on the electricity market, Energy Policy, 2006, 34 (17), 3359-3364