Zhi Zheng

Assistant Professor

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Kate Gleason College of Engineering

zhzbme@rit.edu

585-475-7755

Office Location

INS-3132

Zhi Zheng

Assistant Professor

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Kate Gleason College of Engineering

Bio

Dr. Zhi Zheng received her B.S. (2008) in Biomedical Engineering and her M.S. (2011) in Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Systems from Xidian University. Then she received her M.S. (2013) and Ph.D. (2016) in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University. She joined Michigan Tech as a research assistant professor right after Ph.D. graduation and then moved to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as an assistant professor of Biomedical/Electrical Engineering in 2017. She joined RIT in Aug. 2019. Dr. Zheng's research emphasizes the integration of robotics, virtual reality, computer vision, machine learning, and psychology, with a focus on machine intelligence. The overarching goal of her research is to explore new paradigms of human-machine interaction (HMI) to help people in their daily life and design reliable assistive systems for mental health care. Her research is highly interdisciplinary and transformative, as it crosses the boundaries between engineering, psychology, and cognitive science.

zhzbme@rit.edu

585-475-7755

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Journal Paper

Zheng, Zhi, et al. "A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Intelligent Robotic Response to Joint Attention Intervention System." Journal of autism and developmental disorders 50. no. 8 (2020): 2819-2831. Print.

Choi, Wonchan, et al. "A Systematic Review of Mobile Health Technologies to Support Self-management of Concurrent Diabetes and Hypertension." Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 27. no. 6 (2020): 939-945. Print.

Peer Reviewed/Juried Poster Presentation or Conference Paper

Zheng, Zhi, et al. "Can A Robot Encourage Physical Exercise for Older Adults? A Pilot Robot-Mediated Tai Chi Exercise Study." Proceedings of the American Medical Informatics Association 2020 Annual Symposium. Ed. NA. Chicago, IL: n.p..

Currently Teaching

BIME-489

Special Topics

1 - 3 Credits

Topics and subject areas that are not among the courses listed here are frequently offered under the special topics title. Under the same title also may be found experimental courses that may be offered for the first time. Such courses are offered in a formal format; that is, regularly scheduled class sessions with an instructor. The level of complexity is commensurate with a senior-level undergraduate technical course.

BIME-492

Systems Physiology Control and Dynamics Lab

1 Credits

Laboratory experiments are conducted to explore and reinforce fundamental principles and concepts introduced in BIME-411 (Systems Physiology II) and BIME-460 (Dynamics and Control of Biomedical Systems). The experimental procedures involve measuring results, analyzing and interpreting data and drawing objective conclusions. Emphasis is also placed on proper documentation and effective presentation of findings and results. Laboratory experiments and simulations will be conducted to enable the prediction, observation and characterization common physiological processes and systems.

BIME-499

Co-op

0 Credits

One semester of paid work experience in biomedical engineering.