Personal profile
Biography
I'm a Chair in Machine Learning and Robotics at the University of Portsmouth, Director of Healthcare and Wearable Robotics Research, and Chair of IEEE SMC Portsmouth Chapter. I received a BSc in automatic control and MSc in Intelligent Robotics both from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, and the Ph.D. degree in intelligent robotics at the University of Portsmouth, UK. I held research appointments previously in the Department of Computer Science, University College London (UCL) before joining the University of Portsmouth.
Research Interests
- Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition
- Multimodal Human Motion Analysis
- Humanoid Robot Motion Learning and Planning
- Intelligent Human-Robot/Computer Interaction
- Healthcare and Wearable Robotics
I've been continuously supported by external funds such as Overseas Research Student Awards, EPSRC, HEIF4, JSPS, European FP7, European Interreg, European Horizon, Industry projects, and international funding bodies.
I'm an Associate Editor in
- IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
- IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems
- Neurocomputing
- International Journal of Fuzzy Systems
- Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems
- PeerJ Computer Science
- IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation.
IET Fellow, JSPS Fellow, IEEE Senior Member
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A novel approach to pulse coupling analysis: frank copula transfer entropy for finger-wrist PPG signals
Li, T., Fang, Y., Yu, X., Zhou, D. & Ju, Z., 1 Jan 2026, (Early online) In: IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing the resilience of sEMG classifiers to sensor malfunction and signal saturation
Zhang, C., Zhou, D., Fang, Y., Gao, D. & Ju, Z., 13 Apr 2026, In: Sensors. 26, 8, 17 p., 2386.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fine-grained action recognition using cross-modal attention network for human-robot sign language interaction
Hu, J., Gao, Q., Cheng, X., Li, X. & Ju, Z., 28 Jan 2026, 2025 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Navigating Frontiers: Smart Systems for a Dynamic World, SMC 2025 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 7447-7453 7 p. (Conference Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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SignRobot: Sign Language Recognition for Robot Interaction Based on Dual-Stream Multi-Fusion with Frame Enhancement Network
Hu, J., Gao, Q., Lai, Y., Zhang, Y. & Ju, Z., 28 Jan 2026, 2025 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Navigating Frontiers: Smart Systems for a Dynamic World, SMC 2025 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 7454-7460 7 p. (Conference Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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A hybrid sensor integrating surface electromyography and photoplethysmography for gesture recognition
Gao, Y., Fang, Y., Zhang, C., Zhou, D. & Ju, Z., 9 Sept 2025, (Early online) In: IEEE Sensors Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thesis
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A fuzzy framework for human hand motion recognition
Ju, Z. (Author), Liu, H. (Supervisor), Jun 2010Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Datasets
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Data availability statement for 'A structured multi-feature representation for recognizing human action and interaction'.
Liu, B. (Creator), Ju, Z. (Creator) & Liu, H. (Creator), Elsevier BV, 31 Aug 2018
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Data availability statement for 'Gesture recognition based on binocular vision'.
Jiang, D. (Creator), Zheng, Z. (Creator), Sun, Y. (Creator), Kong, J. (Creator), Jiang, G. (Creator), Xiong, H. (Creator), Tao, B. (Creator), Xu, S. (Creator), Yu, H. (Creator), Liu, H. (Creator), Ju, Z. (Creator) & Li, G. (Creator), Springer Nature, 2 Feb 2018
DOI: 10.1007%2Fs10586-018-1844-5 , https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10586-018-1844-5
Dataset
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Data availability statement for 'An enhanced teaching interface for a robot using DMP and GMR'.
Li, C. (Creator), Yang, C. (Creator), Ju, Z. (Creator) & Annamalai, A. (Creator), Springer Nature, 8 Mar 2018
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Data availability statement for 'Biologically-inspired motion modeling and neural control for robot learning from demonstrations'.
Yang, C. (Creator), Chen, C. (Creator), Wang, N. (Creator), Ju, Z. (Creator), Fu, J. (Creator) & Wang, M. (Creator), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 21 Aug 2018
Dataset
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Embedding AI in wearable sensing device
Zhou, D. (PI), Ju, Z. (CoI) & Liu, H. (CoI)
1/03/24 → 30/10/26
Project: Research
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Learning of Manipulation Skills of Multi-fingered robot hand through human-hand motions
Ju, Z. (PI)
19/11/19 → 2/01/20
Project: Research
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Intelligent Human-Robot Collaboration with Online Learning Ability
Ju, Z. (PI)
20/09/17 → 19/09/20
Project: Research
Activities
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The 42nd Chinese Control Conference
Ju, Z. (Chair)
2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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The 16th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications
Ju, Z. (Chair)
2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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The IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics
Ju, Z. (Chair)
2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems (Journal)
Ju, Z. (Editorial board member)
3 Apr 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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Computational Intelligence (Journal)
Ju, Z. (Guest editor)
Mar 2022 → Dec 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
Prizes
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2020 Springer Nature: China New Development Awards
Yu, H. (Recipient), Liu, J. (Recipient), Liu, L. (Recipient), Ju, Z. (Recipient), Liu, Y. (Recipient) & Zhou, D. (Recipient), 30 Oct 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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