Dr. Shuai Zhang

Assistant Professor Master Supervisor

Email: shuaizhang@cityu.edu.mo
Tel: (853)85902436
Office address:  Room S503, Stanley Ho Building, City University of Macau (Taipa)

Homepage

Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com.hk/citations?user=6AVACdkAAAAJ&hl=zh-CN

Employment

Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Hong Kong, 2021-2024

Education

Ph.D in Marine Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 2020

Joint Ph.D in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, The University of Strathclyde, UK, 2018

Incumbent 

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Data Science, City University of Macau 

Research Interests

- Artificial Intelligence, Embodied artificial intelligence, Swarm intelligence, Multi-agent reinforcement Learning

- Swarm robots/drones, Robotics and autonomous systems, Multi-robot/agent systems

- Game theory, Evolutionary dynamics, Smooth particle hydrodynamics

- Agent based modeling and simulation, Distributed control

- Low altitude economy, Differential privacy

- Bio-inspired optimization

Courses taught

BITMZ028 Artificial Intelligence

Selected Journal Publications (First/corresponding author only)

[1] Zhang, S. Huang, Y., Li, W., & Pan, J. (2025). Swarm robotic flocking with aggregation ability privacy. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE). 22, pp. 10596-10608. DOI:10.1109/TASE.2025.3526141. (IF=6.4 SJR = 2.14 CiteScore=12.5) Q1 #23/321 TOP

[2] Zhang, S. Lei, X., Peng, X. & Pan, J. (2024). Heterogeneous targets trapping with swarm robots by using adaptive density-based interaction. IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO). 40, pp. 2729-2748. DOI: 10.1109/TRO.2024.3392078. (IF=10.5 SJR=3.67 CiteScore=14.9) Q1 #18/321 TOP

[3] Zhang, S. Lei X., Duan M., Peng X., & Pan, J. (2024). A distributed outmost push approach for multirobot herding. IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO). 40, pp. 1706-1723. DOI:10.1109/TRO.2024.3359528. (IF=10.5 SJR=3.67 CiteScore=14.9) Q1 #18/321 TOP

[4] Huang, Y. & Zhang, S*. (2024). Cooperative object transport by two robots connected with a ball-string-ball structure. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L). 9(5), pp. 4313-4320. DOI:10.1109/LRA.2024.3379802. (IF=5.3 SJR= 2.12 CiteScore=9.6) Q1 #6/130 TOP

[5] Lei X., Zhang, S*., Xiang Y., & Duan M. (2023). Self-organized multi-target trapping of swarm robots with density-based interaction. Complex & Intelligent Systems. 1-21. DOI:10.1007/s40747-023-01014-6. (IF=5.0 SJR= 1.32 CiteScore=9.6) Q1 #7/189

[6] Zhang, S. & Pan J. (2022). Collecting a flock with multiple sub-groups by using multi-robot system. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), 7(3), pp. 6974-6981. DOI:10.1109/LRA.2022.3178152. (IF=5.3 SJR= 2.12 CiteScore=9.6) Q1 #6/130 TOP

[7] Zhang, S., Lei X., Zheng Z., & Peng X. (2022). Collective fission behavior in swarming systems with density-based interaction. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications (Physica A), 603,127723. DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2022.127723. (IF=2.8 SJR=0.66 CiteScore=7.2) Q1 #7/62

[8] Zhang, S., Liu M., Lei X., Yang P., Huang, Y., & Clark, R. (2021). Synchronous intercept strategies for a robotic defense-intrusion game with two defenders. Autonomous Robots (AURO), 45,15-30. DOI: 10.1007/s10514-020-09945-6. (IF=3.7 SJR=1.41 CiteScore=7.9) Q1 #85/350

[9] Zhang, S., Clark, R., & Huang, Y. (2020). Frequency-dependent strategy selection in a hunting game with a finite population. Applied Mathematics and Computation (AMC), 382, 125355. DOI: 10.1016/j.amc.2020.125355. (IF=3.5 SJR=1.03 CiteScore=7.9) Q1 #12/189 TOP

[10] Zhang, S., Liu, M. Y., Lei, X., & Huang, Y. K. (2019). Dynamics and motion patterns of a k-capture game with attraction-repulsion interaction. Europhysics Letters (EPL), 128(1), 10003. DOI:10.1209/0295-5075/128/10003. (IF=1.8 SJR=0.5 CiteScore=3.3) Q2 #101/243

[11] Zhang, S., Liu, M., Lei, X., Yang, P., Huang, Y., & Clark, R. (2019). Group chase and escape with prey's anti-attack behavior. Physics Letters A, 383(30), 125871. DOI:10.1016/j.physleta.2019.125871. (IF=2.3 SJR=0.48 CiteScore=5.1) Q2 #69/243

[12] Zhang, S., Liu, M., Lei, X., & Huang, Y. (2019). Stay-eat or run-away: Two alternative escape behaviors. Physics Letters A, 383(7), 593-599. DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2018.12.046. (IF=2.3 SJR=0.48 CiteScore=5.1) Q2 #69/243

[13] Zhang, S., Liu, M., Lei, X., Huang, Y., & Zhang, F. (2018). Multi-target trapping with swarm robots based on pattern formation. Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS), 106, 1-13. DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2018.04.008. (IF=4.3 SJR=1.3 CiteScore=9.0) Q1 #5/39