Dr. ZHANG Qingpeng (张清鹏博士) BEng (HUST), MS (Arizona), PhD (Arizona)



Associate Professor


Contact Information Office: YEUNG-P6607
Phone: (+852) 3442-4727
Email: qingpeng.zhang (at) cityu (dot) edu (dot) hk
Web: CityU-Scholars Page

Research Interests Healthcare Data Analytics
Medical Informatics
Network Science
Social Computing
Artificial Intelligence



Qingpeng Zhang received the B.S. degree in Automation from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2009, and the M.S. and the Ph.D. degrees in Systems and Industrial Engineering (minor in Management Information Systems) from The University of Arizona, in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Prior to joining CityU, he worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate with The Tetherless World Constellation, Department of Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He also worked at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Chinese Academy of Sciences in the summer of 2011 and 2010, respectively. Currently, he is an Associate Professor with the School of Data Science at CityU. During 2014-2018, he was with the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management. He also holds/held honarary positions with the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy of the University of Hong Kong and the South Carolina Smartstate Center for Health Care Quality of the University of South Carolina.
His research interests include healthcare data analytics, medical informatics, network science, social computing, data mining, machine learning, and semantic web. His work has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Ministry of Science and Technology of China), Health and Medical Research Fund of the Food and Health Bureau of Hong Kong, Innovation and Technology Fund of the Innovation and Technology Commission of Hong Kong, AIDS Trust Fund, Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, Sichuan Provincial Science & Technology, and General Research Fund, Collaborative Research Fund and Theme-based Research Scheme of Research Grants Council of Hong Kong.
He is a senior member of IEEE, and an associate/academic editor for IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, and PLoS ONE. He is also a guest editor for Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical and Engineering Sciences and ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems. He is on the steering committee of the International Society of Digital Health, the scientific committee of Hong Kong Society of Behavior Health, and the committee of the Hospital IoT Branch of China Association of Medical Equipment.


Awards and Achievements 2021 “Outstanding Research Award for Junior Faculty” City University of Hong Kong.
2021 “Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper Award” IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.
2018 “The 2018 Opioid Hackathon” University of California Institute for Prediction Technology.
2013 “Finalist YarcData Graph Analytics Challenge” YarcData, A Cray Company.
2012 “Outstanding Graduate Student Award” The University of Arizona.



Previous Experience Jan 2014 - Jun 2020, Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong. School of Data Science (2018-2020) and Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (2014-2018).
Aug 2012 - Jan 2014, Postdoctoral Scholar, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The Tetherless World Constellation, Department of Computer Science.
May 2011 - Aug 2011, PhD Intern, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The Center for Adaptive Supercomputing Software-Multithreaded Architectures (CASS-MT).
Jun 2010 - Aug 2010, Visiting Scientist, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Institute of Automation.
Aug 2009 - May 2012, Research and Teaching Assistant, The University of Arizona. The Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering and the Department of Management Information Systems.



Publications Show All Publications Show Prominent Publications
Journal Xu, Z. , Zhang, J. , Zhang, Q.*. , Xuan, Q. & Yip, S.F.P. (in press). A Comorbidity Knowledge-Aware Model for Disease Prognostic Prediction. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. doi:10.1109/TCYB.2021.3070227
Luo, T. , Cao, Z. , Zeng, D. & Zhang, Q. (in press). A dissemination model based on psychological theories in complex social networks. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems. doi:10.1109/TCDS.2021.3052824
Fu, C. , Xia, Y. , Yue, X. , Yu, S. , Min, Y. , Zhang, Q. & Leng, Y. (in press). A Novel Spatiotemporal Behavior Enabled Random Walk Strategy on Online Social Platforms. IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems. doi:10.1109/TCSS.2021.3105381
Wang, Y. , Zeng, D.D. , Zhang, Q. , Zhao, P. , Wang, X. , Wang, Q. , Luo, Y. & Cao, Z. (in press). Adaptively temporal graph convolution model for epidemic prediction of multiple age groups. Fundamental Research. doi:10.1016/j.fmre.2021.07.007
Zhou, J. , Lee, S. , Lakhani, I. , Yang, L. , Liu, T. , Zhang, Y. , Xia, Y. , Bao, K.K.H. , Wong, I.C.K. , Tse, G.*. & Zhang, Q.*. (in press). Adverse Cardiovascular Complications Following Prescription of Programmed Cell Death 1 (PD-1) and Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Inhibitors: A Propensity-Score Matched Cohort Study with Competing Risk Analysis. Cardio-Oncology.
Wang, Y. , Lu, C. , Yang, X. & Zhang, Q. (in press). Asymmetric responses to PMI announcements in China’s stock returns. International Journal of Finance and Economics. doi:10.1002/ijfe.2576
Liu, S. , Yin, C. , Chen, D. , Lv, H. & Zhang, Q. (in press). Cascading Failure in Multiple Critical Infrastructure Interdependent Networks of Syncretic Railway System. IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Transactions. doi:10.1109/TITS.2021.3057404
Zhou, J. , Lakhani, I. , Chou, O. , Leung, K.S.K. , Lee, T.T.L. , Wong, M.V. , Li, Z. , Wai, A.K.C. , Chang, C. , Wong, I.C.K. , Zhang, Q. , Tse, G. & Cheung, B.M.Y. (in press). Clinical characteristics, risk factors and outcomes of cancer patients with COVID-19: a population-based study. Cancer Medicine.
Lee, S. , Zhou, J. , Leung, K.S.K. , Wai, A.K.C. , Jeevaratnam, K. , King, E. , Liu, T. , Wong, W.T. , Chang, C. , Wong, I.C.K. , Cheung, B.M.Y. , Tse, G.*. & Zhang, Q.*. (in press). Comparison of sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor on the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation, stroke and mortality in diabetic patients: a propensity score-matched study in Hong Kong. Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy.
Lee, S. , Zhou, J. , Leung, K.S.K. , Wai, A.K.C. , Jeevaratnam, K. , King, E. , Wong, W.T. , Chang, C. , Wong, I.C.K. , Cheung, B.M. , Tse, G.*. & Zhang, Q.*. (in press). Comparison of sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor on the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation, stroke and mortality in diabetic patients: a propensity score-matched study in Hong Kong. Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy. doi:10.1007/s10557-021-07245-4
Li, L. , Zhang, Q. & Zhuang, J. (in press). Delete or Not: A Game Theoretical Model for Rumor Censorship. Risk Analysis. doi:10.1111/risa.13696
Zhang, N. , Wang, Y. , Tse, G. , Korantzopoulos, P. , Letsas, K.P. , Zhang, Q. , Li, G. , Lip, G.Y.H. & Liu, T. (in press). Effect of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors on cardiac remodelling: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwab173
Ye, Y. , Zhang, Q.*. , Wei, X. , Cao, Z. , Yuan, S.H.Y. & Zeng, D.D.*. (in press). Equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines makes a life-saving difference to all countries. Nature Human Behaviour. doi:10.1038/s41562-022-01289-8
Zhou, J. , Lee, S. , Wong, W.T. , Bin Waleed, K. , Leung, K.S.K. , Lee, T.T.L. , Wai, A.K.C. , Liu, T. , Chang, C. , Cheung, B.M. , Zhang, Q.*. & Tse, G. (in press). Gender-specific clinical risk scores incorporating blood pressure variability for predicting incident dementia. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocab173
Zhou, J. , Lee, S. , Liu, X. , Satti, D.I. , Lee, T.T.L. , Chou, O.H.I. , Chang, C. , Roever, L. , Wong, W.T. , Wai, A.K.C. , Liu, T. , Zhang, Q.*. & Tse, G.*. (in press). Hip fractures risks in edoxaban versus warfarin users: a propensity score-matched population-based cohort study with competing risk analyses. Bone.
Ye, Y. , Zhang, Q.*. , Cao, Z. , Chen, F.Y. , Yan, H. , Stanley, H.E. & Zeng, D.D. (in press). Impacts of export restrictions on the global personal protective equipment trade network during COVID-19. Advanced Theory and Simulations. (inner-cover featured)doi:10.1002/adts.202100352
Zhou, J. , Lee, S. , Leung, K.S.K. , Wai, A.K.C. , Liu, T. , Liu, Y. , Chang, D. , Wong, W.T. , Wong, I.C.K. , Cheung, B.M.Y. , Zhang, Q.*. & Tse, G.*. (in press). Incident heart failure and myocardial infarction in sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 versus dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor users. ESC Heart Failure.
Zhou, J. , Zhang, G. , Chang, C. , Chou, O.H.I. , Lee, S. , Leung, K.S.K. , Wong, W.T. , Liu, T. , Wai, A.K.C. , Cheng, S.H. , Zhang, Q.*. & Tse, G.*. (in press). Metformin versus sulphonylureas for new onset atrial fibrillation and stroke in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a population-based study. Acta Diabetologica.
Yang, Y. , Zou, X. , Zhou, W. , Yuan, G. , Hu, D. , Kuang, D. , Shen, Y. , Xie, Q. , Zhang, Q. , Hu, X. & Li, Z. (in press). Multiparametric MRI-Based Radiomic Signature for Preoperative Evaluationof Overall Survival in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma After Partial Hepatectomy. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. doi:10.1002/jmri.28071
He, C. , Wu, J.*. & Zhang, Q.*. (in press). Proximity-aware research leadership recommendation in research collaboration via deep neural networks. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. doi:10.1002/asi.24546
Jing, F. , Zhang, Q.*. , Tang, W. , Wang, Z. , Lau, J.T.F. & Li, X. (in press). Reconstructing the Social Network of HIV Key Populations from Locally Observed Information. AIDS Care. doi:10.1080/09540121.2021.1883514
Luo, T. , Wang, J. , Wang, Q. , Wang, X. , Zhao, P. , Zeng, D.D. , Zhang, Q. & Cao, Z. (in press). Reconstruction of the Transmission Chain of COVID-19 Outbreak in Beijing's Xinfadi Market, China. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2022.01.035
Luo, T. , Cao, Z. , Wang, Y. , Zeng, D.D. & Zhang, Q. (in press). Role of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in viral transmission: Findings from a hierarchical community contact network model. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering.
Young, S.D. , Zhang, Q. , Zeng, D.D. , Cumberland, W.G. & Zhan, Y. (in press). Social Media Images as an Emerging Tool to Monitor Adherence to COVID-19 Public Health Guidelines: A Content Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research.
Guo, M. , Xu, Z. , Zhang, Q.*. , Liao, X. & Liu, J. (Jun 2022). Deciphering Feature Effects on Decision-Making in Ordinal Regression Problems: An Explainable Ordinal Factorization Model. ACM Transactions on Knowledge Discovery from Data. 16/3. 1- 26. doi:10.1145/3487048
Zhang, Q.*. (Jan 2022). Data Science Approach to Infectious Disease Surveillance. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical and Engineering Sciences. 380/2214. 20210115doi:10.1098/rsta.2021.0115
Zhang, Q.*. , Gao, J. , Wu, J.T. , Cao, Z. & Zeng, D.D. (Jan 2022). Data Science Approaches to Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical and Engineering Sciences. 380/2214. 20210127doi:10.1098/rsta.2021.0127
Jing, F. , Zhang, Q. , Ong, J.J. , Xie, Y. , Ni, Y. , Cheng, M. , Huang, S. , Zhou, Y. & Tang, W. (Jan 2022). Optimal Resource Allocation in HIV Self-Testing Secondary Distribution among Chinese MSM: Data-Driven Integer Programming Models. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical and Engineering Sciences. 380/2214. 20210128doi:10.1098/rsta.2021.0128
Zhang, Q.*. (Dec 2021). Benefits of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions on the prevention of other notifiable infectious diseases. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 17. 100303doi:10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100303
Xu, Z. , Yang, J. , Zhang, Q.*. & Yip, S.F.P.*. (Dec 2021). Risk of Suicide after A Self-poisoning Episode: A Self-Controlled Case Series Study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 56. 2155- 2162. doi:10.1007/s00127-021-02074-0
Wang, H. , Zhang, Q.*. , Chen, F.Y. , Leung, E.Y.M. , Wong, E.L.Y. & Yeoh, E.K. (Dec 2021). Tensor Factorization-based Prediction with an Application to Estimate the Risk of Chronic Diseases. IEEE Intelligent Systems. 36/6. 1541- 1672. doi:10.1109/MIS.2021.3071018
Chan, J.S.K. , Zhou, J. , Lee, S. , Li, A. , Tan, M. , Leung, K.S.K. , Jeevaratnam, K. , Liu, T. , Roever, L. , Liu, Y. , Tse, G.*. & Zhang, Q.*. (Nov 2021). Fragmented QRS Is Independently Predictive of Long-Term Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Asian Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Frontiers in in Cardiovascular Medicine. 8. 738417doi:10.3389/fcvm.2021.738417
Mui, J.V. , Zhou, J. , Lee, S. , Leung, K.S.K. , Lee, T.T. , Chou, O.H. , Tsang, S.L. , Wai, A. , Liu, T. , Wong, J. , Chang, C. , Tse, G.*. & Zhang, Q.*. (Oct 2021). Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors versus dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) inhibitors for new onset dementia: a propensity score-matched population-based study with competing risk analysis. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 8. 747620doi:10.3389/fcvm.2021.747620
Yang, J. , Tang, K. , Cao, Z. , Pfeiffer, D.U. , Zhang, Q.*. & Zeng, D.D.*. (Jun 2021). Demand-Driven Spreading Patterns of African Swine Fever in China. Chaos. 31/6. 061102- (fast track). doi:10.1063/5.0053601
Ju, C. , Zhou, J. , Lee, S. , Tan, M.S. , Liu, Y. , Zhang, Y. , Liu, T. , Chan, E.W.Y. , Wong, I.C.K. , Wei, L. , Zhang, Q.*. & Tse, G.*. (Jun 2021). Derivation of electronic frailty index for predicting short-term mortality in heart failure: a machine learning approach. ESC Heart Failure. 8/4. 2837- 2845. doi:10.1002/ehf2.13358
Lee, S. , Zhou, J. , Leung, K.S.K. , Wu, W.K.K. , Wong, W.T. , Liu, T. , Wong, I.C.K. , Jeevaratnam, K. , Zhang, Q.*. & Tse, G.*. (Jun 2021). Development of a predictive risk model for all-cause mortality in diabetic patients in Hong Kong. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care. 9/1. e001950doi:10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001950
Zhou, J. , Lee, S. , Wong, J. , Leung, K.S.K. , Nam, R.H. , Leung, P.S. , Chau, Y.L.A. , Liu, T. , Chang, C. , Cheung, B. , Tse, G.*. & Zhang, Q.*. (May 2021). Gender-and Age-Specific Associations of Visit-To-Visit Blood Pressure Variability with Incident Anxiety. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 8. 650852doi:10.3389/fcvm.2021.650852
Lee, S. , Zhou, J. , Wong, W.K. , Liu, T. , Wu, W.K.K. , Wong, I.C.K. , Zhang, Q.*. & Tse, G.*. (May 2021). Glycemic and lipid variability for predicting complications and mortality in diabetes mellitus using machine learning. BMC Endocrine Disorders. 21. 94doi:10.1186/s12902-021-00751-4
Guo, M. , Zhang, Q.*. , Liao, X. , Chen, F.Y.H. & Zeng, D. (2021). A hybrid machine learning framework for analyzing human decision making through learning preferences. Omega. 101. 102263doi:10.1016/j.omega.2020.102263
Zhou, J. , Lee, S. , Chang, C.L. , Liu, T. , Leung, K.S.K. , Wai, A.K.C. , Cheung, B.M.Y. , Tse, G.*. & Zhang, Q.*. (2021). Anticoagulant or antiplatelet use and severe COVID-19 disease: a propensity score matched territory-wide study. Pharmacological Research. 165. 105473doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2021.105473
Tse, G.*. , Lee, S. , Li, A. , Chang, D. , Li, G. , Zhou, J. , Liu, T.*. & Zhang, Q.*. (2021). Automated electrocardiogram analysis identifies novel predictors of ventricular arrhythmias in Brugada syndrome. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 7. 618254doi:10.3389/fcvm.2020.618254
Li, M. , Sun, X. , Liang, G. , Shen, Y. , Zhang, Q. & Feng, Y. (2021). Bayesian heterogeneous assembly time modeling for robotic performance prediction. Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing. 15/1. JAMDSM0007doi:10.1299/jamdsm.2021jamdsm0007
He, C. , Wu, J.*. & Zhang, Q.*. (2021). Characterizing Research Leadership on Geographically Weighted Collaboration Network. Scientometrics. 126. 4005- 4037. doi:10.1007/s11192-021-03943-w
Wong, E.L.Y. , Ho, K.F. , Dong, D. , Cheung, A.W.L. , Yau, P.S.Y. , Chan, E.Y.Y. , Yeoh, E.K. , Chien, W.T. , Chen, Y.F. , Poon, S. , Zhang, Q. & Wong, S.Y.S. (2021). Compliance with Standard Precautions and Its Relationship with Views on Infection Control and Prevention Policy among Healthcare Workers during COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18/7. 3420doi:10.3390/ijerph18073420
Zhang, C. , Zhang, Q. , Yu, S. , Yu, J.J.Q. & Song, X. (2021). Complicating the Social Networks for Better Storytelling: An Empirical Study of Chinese Historical Text and Novel. IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems. 8/3. 754- 767. doi:10.1109/TCSS.2021.3061702
Zhou, Z. , Xopmg, Z. , Xie, Q. , Xiao, P. , Zhang, Q. , Gu, J. , Li, J. , Hu, D. , Hu, X. , Shen, Y. & Li, Z. (2021). Computed tomography-based multiple body composition parameters predict outcomes in Crohn’s disease. Insights into Imaging. 12. 135doi:10.1186/s13244-021-01083-6
Li, Z. , Wang, X. , Li, J. & Zhang, Q. (2021). Deep attributed network representation learning of complex coupling and interaction. Knowledge-Based Systems. 212. 106618doi:10.1016/j.knosys.2020.106618
Xu, Z. , Xu, Y. , Cheung, F. , Cheng, M. , Lung, D. , Law, Y.W. , Chiang, B. , Zhang, Q.*. & Yip, S.F.P.*. (2021). Detecting Suicide Risk Using Knowledge-Aware Natural Language Processing and Counseling Service Data. Social Science & Medicine. 283. 114176doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114176
Zhou, J. , Lee, S. , Liu, Y. , Liu, T. , Cao, Z. , Zeng, D.D. , Leung, K.S.K. , Wai, A.K.C. , Wong, I.C.K. , Cheung, B.M.Y. , Zhang, Q.*. & Tse, G.*. (2021). Development of a multivariable prediction model for severe COVID-19 disease: a population-based study from Hong Kong. npj Digital Medicine. 4. 66doi:10.1038/s41746-021-00433-4
Yan, V.K.C. , Li, X. , Ye, X. , Ou, M. , Luo, R. , Zhang, Q. , Tang, B. , Cowling, B.J. , Hung, I. , Siu, C.W. , Wong, I.C.K. , Cheng, R.C.K. & Chan, E.W. (2021). Drug Repurposing for the Treatment of COVID-19: A Knowledge Graph Approach. Advanced Therapeutics. 4/7. 2100055doi:10.1002/adtp.202100055
Chen, J. , Zhang, J. , Xu, X. , Fu, C. , Zhang, D. , Zhang, Q. & Xuan, Q. (2021). E-LSTM-D: A Deep Learning Framework for Dynamic Network Link Prediction. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems. 51/6. 3699- 3712. doi:10.1109/TSMC.2019.2932913
Yang, J. , Xu, Z. , Wu, W.K.K. , Chu, Q. & Zhang, Q.*. (2021). GraphSynergy: Network Inspired Deep Learning Model for Anti–Cancer Drug Combination Prediction. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 28/11. 2336- 2345. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocab162
Cheng, C. , Zhou, J. , Yu, H. , Zhang, Q. , Lin, Y. , Li, D. , Yang, Y. , Wang, Y. , Tse, G. & Xia, Y. (2021). Identification of important risk factors for all-cause mortality of acquired long QT syndrome patients using random survival forests and non-negative matrix factorization. Heart Rhythm. 18/3. 426- 433. doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.10.022
Li, L. , Tian, J. , Zhang, Q.*. & Zhou, J. (2021). Influence of content and creator characteristics on sharing disaster-related information on social media. Information & Management. 58/5. 103489doi:10.1016/j.im.2021.103489
Liu, J. , Tse, G. , Lee, S. , Liu, T. , Cao, Z. , Zeng, D.D. , Leung, K.S.K. , Wai, A.K.C. , Wong, I.C.K. , Cheung, B.M.Y.*. & Zhang, Q.*. (2021). Interaction Effects Between Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and Steroid or Anti-viral Therapies in COVID-19: A Population-based Study. Journal of Medical Virology. 93/5. 2635- 2641. doi:10.1002/jmv.26904
Young, S.D. , Zhang, Q. , Zhou, J. & Pacula, R.L. (2021). Internet Search and Medicaid Prescription Drug Data as Predictors of Opioid Emergency Department Visits. npj Digital Medicine. 4. 21doi:10.1038/s41746-021-00392-w
Zhou, J. , Leung, K.S.K. , Kong, D. , Lee, S. , Liu, T. , Wai, A.K.C. , Chang, C. , Zhang, Q.*. & Tse, G.*. (2021). Low rates of liver injury in edoxaban users: evidence from a territory-wide observational cohort study. Clinical Cardiology. 44/7. 886- 889. doi:10.1002/clc.23570
Bazoukis, G. , Stavrakis, S. , Zhou, J. , Bollepalli, S.C. , Tse, G. , Zhang, Q. , Singh, J.P. & Armoundas, A.A. (2021). Machine learning versus conventional clinical methods in guiding management of heart failure patients—a systematic review. Heart Failure Reviews. 26. 23- 34. doi:10.1007/s10741-020-10007-3
Tse, G. , Hao, G. , Lee, S. , Zhou, J. , Zhang, Q. , Du, Y. , Liu, T. , Cheng, S.H. & Wong, W.T. (2021). Measures of repolarization variability predict ventricular arrhythmogenesis in heptanol-treated Langendorff-perfused mouse hearts. Current Research in Physiology. 4. 125- 134. doi:10.1016/j.crphys.2021.04.001
Huang, D. , Wang, X. , Liu, Y. , Huang, Z. , Hu, X. , Hu, W. , Li, Q. , Chan, H. , Zou, Y. , Ho, I. , Wang, Y. , Cheng, A. , Kang, W. , To, K. , Wang, M. , Wong, S. , Yu, J. , Gin, T. , Zhang, Q. , Li, Z. , Shen, J. , Zhang, L. , Chan, M.T.V. , Liu, X. & Wu, W.K.K. (2021). Multi-omic analysis suggests tumor suppressor genes evolved specific promoter features to optimize cancer resistance. Briefings in Bioinformatics. 22/5. bbab040doi:10.1093/bib/bbab040
Ciobanu, A. , Oana, M. , Gheorghe, G.S. , Iliesiu, A.M. , Zhou, J. , Zhang, Q. , Nanea, I.T. & Tse, G. (2021). Mutual information reveals non-linear relationships between electrocardiographic conduction or repolarization indices and mechanical dispersion by speckle-tracking echocardiography in the general population. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. 47/5. 1408- 1420. doi:10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2021.01.027
Ye, Y. , Zhang, Q.*. , Cao, Z. & Zeng, D.D. (2021). Optimal vaccination program for two infectious diseases with cross immunity spreading on a network. EPL (Europhysics Letters). 133/4. 46001- (featured as Editor's Pick). doi:10.1209/0295-5075/133/46001
Lee, S. , Zhou, J. , Jeevaratnam, K. , Wong, W.T. , Wong, I.C.K. , Mak, C. , Mok, N.S. , Liu, T. , Zhang, Q. & Tse, G. (2021). Paediatric/young versus adult patients with long QT syndrome. Open Heart. 8/2. e001671doi:10.1136/openhrt-2021-001671
Lee, S. , Liu, T. , Zhou, J. , Zhang, Q. , Wong, W.T. & Tse, G. (2021). Predictions of diabetes complications and mortality using hba1c variability: a 10-year observational cohort study. Acta Diabetologica. 58. 171- 180. doi:10.1007/s00592-020-01605-6
Lee, S. , Zhou, J. , Guo, C.S. , Wong, W.T. , Liu, T. , Wong, I.C.K. , Jeevaratnam, K. , Zhang, Q.*. & Tse, G.*. (2021). Predictive scores for identifying patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at risk of acute myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death. Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism. 4/3. e00240doi:10.1002/edm2.240
Zheng, X. , Wang, X. , Li, Z. , Jing, R. , Xu, S. , Wang, T. , Li, L. , Zhang, Z. , Zhang, Q. , Jiang, H. , Guo, Z. , Zhang, X. & Wang, F.Y. (2021). Presidency in Cyberspace: A Case Study of Social Perception and Social Influence in Digital Oligarchy Era. IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems. 8/2. 279- 293. doi:10.1109/TCSS.2021.3063167
Zhou, J. , Wang, X. , Lee, S. , Wu, W.K.K. , Cheung, B.M.Y. , Zhang, Q.*. & Tse, G.*. (2021). Proton pump inhibitor or famotidine use and severe COVID-19 disease: a propensity score-matched territory-wide study. Gut. 70/10. 2012- 2013. doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2020-323668
Tse, G. , Zhou, J. , Lee, S. , Wong, W.T. , Li, X. , Liu, T. , Cao, Z. , Zeng, D.D. , Wai, A.K.C. , Wong, I.C.K. , Cheung, B.M.Y.*. & Zhang, Q.*. (2021). Relationship between angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers and COVID-19 incidence or severe disease. Journal of Hypertension. 39/8. 1717- 1724. doi:10.1097/HJH.2866
Chen, D. , Li, Y. , Zhang, Q. & Du, G. (2021). Route Selection of Multimodal Transport Based on China Railway Transportation. Journal of Advanced Transportation. 9984659doi:10.1155/2021/9984659
Zhou, H. , Zhang, Q.*. , Cao, Z. , Huang, H. & Zeng, D.D.*. (2021). Sustainable targeted interventions to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic: A big data-driven modeling study in Hong Kong. Chaos. 31/10. 101104 - (fast track; featured as Editor's Pick)doi:10.1063/5.0066086
Tse, G. , Lee, S. , Zhou, J. , Liu, T. , Wong, I.C.K. , Mak, C. , Mok, N.S. , Mok, N.S. , Jeevaratnam, K. , Zhang, Q. , Cheng, S.H. & Wong, J. (2021). Territory-wide Chinese cohort of congenital long QT syndrome: random survival forest and Cox analyses. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 8. 608592doi:10.3389/fcvm.2021.608592
Lee, S. , Zhou, J. , Li, K. , Leung, K. , Lakhani, I. , Liu, T. , Wong, I.C.K. , Mok, N.S. , Mak, C. , Jeevaratnam, K. , Zhang, Q.*. & Tse, G.*. (2021). Territory-wide cohort study of Brugada syndrome in Hong Kong: predictors of long-term outcomes using random survival forests and non-negative matrix factorization. Open Heart. 8/1. e001505doi:10.1136/openhrt-2020-001505
Zhou, J. , Li, H. , Chang, C. , Wu, W.K.K. , Wang, X. , Liu, T. , Cheung, B.M.Y. , Zhang, Q. , Lee, S. & Tse, G. (2021). The association between blood pressure variability and hip or vertebral fracture risk: A population-based study. Bone. 150. 116015doi:10.1016/j.bone.2021.116015
Wang, Y. , Cao, Z. , Zeng, D.D. , Zhang, Q. & Luo, T. (2021). The collective wisdom in the COVID-19 research: comparison and synthesis of epidemiological parameter estimates in preprints and peer-reviewed articles. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 104. 1- 6. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.12.040
Yang, J. , Zhang, Q.*. , Cao, Z. , Gao, J. , Pfeiffer, D. , Zhong, L. & Zeng, D.D.*. (2021). The impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on the prevention and control of COVID-19 in New York City. Chaos. 31/2. 021101- (fast track; featured as Editor's Pick). doi:10.1063/5.0040560
Xu, Z. , Yang, J. , Lau, K.K. , Yip, S.F.P. , Wong, I.C.K.*. & Zhang, Q.*. (Nov 2020). Understanding the association between antidepressants and the risk of being diagnosed with dementia in older people: a self-controlled case series study. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 78/2. 735- 744. doi:10.3233/JAD-200875
Ye, Y. , Zhang, Q.*. , Ruan, Z. , Cao, Z. , Xuan, Q. & Zeng, D.D. (Oct 2020). Effect of heterogeneous risk perception on information diffusion, behavior change, and disease transmission. Physical Review E. 102. 042314doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.102.042314
Wang, Y. , Zhang, Q.*. & Yang, X. (joint first author)*. (Jun 2020). Evolution of the Chinese Guarantee Network under Financial Crisis and Stimulus Program. Nature Communications. 11. 2693doi:10.1038/s41467-020-16535-8
Tse, G. , Lee, S. , Jiang, X. , Chang, D. , Gu, Y. , Huang, Z. , Li, X. , Wang, Q. , Zeng, S. , Li, G. , Hu, D. , Zhou, J. , Zhang, Q. , Yan, G. , Xia, Y. , Liu, F.Z. & Liu, T. (2020). An Open Invitation to Join the International Brugada Electrocardiographic Indices Registry. Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications. 4/3. 217- 221. doi:10.15212/CVIA.2019.0568
Li, C.K.H. , Xu, Z. , Ho, J. , Lakhani, I. , Liu, Y. , Bazoukis, G. , Liu, T. , Wong, W.T. , Cheng, S.H. , Chan, M.T.V. , Zhang, L. , Gin, T. , Wong, M.C.S. , Wong, I. , Wu, W.K.K. , Zhang, Q.*. & Tse, G.*. (2020). Association of NPAC score with survival after acute myocardial infarction. Atherosclerosis. 301. 30- 36. doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.03.004
Li, L. , Zhang, Q.*. , Wang, X. , Wang, T. , Wang, T. , Guo, T.L. , Duan, W. , Tsoi, K.K.F. & Wang, F.Y. (2020). Characterizing the Propagation of Situational Information in Social Media During COVID-19 Epidemic: A Case Study on Weibo. IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems. 7/2. 556- 562. doi:10.1109/TCSS.2020.2980007
Guo, M. , Liao, X. , Liu, J. & Zhang, Q. (2020). Consumer Preference Analysis: A Data-driven Multiple Criteria Approach Integrating Online Information. Omega. 96. 102074doi:10.1016/j.omega.2019.05.010
Li, L. , Wang, Z. , Zhang, Q. & Wen, H. (2020). Effect of anger, anxiety, and sadness on the propagation scale of social media posts after natural disasters. Information Processing & Management. 53/6. 102313doi:10.1016/j.ipm.2020.102313
Zhou, J. , Zhang, Q.*. & Li, X. (2020). Fuzzy Factorization Machine. Information Sciences. 546. 1135- 1147. doi:10.1016/j.ins.2020.09.067
Tse, G. , Zhou, J. , Li, S. , Liu, T. , Bazoukis, G. , Mililis, P. , Wong, I.C.K. , Chen, C. , Xia, Y. , Kamakura, T. , Aiba, T. , Kusano, K. , Zhang, Q.*. & Letsas, K.P.*. (2020). Incorporating latent features of electrocardiographic depolarization-repolarization indices by nonnegative matrix factorization improves risk stratification in Brugada syndrome. Journal of the American Heart Association. 9. e012714doi:10.1161/JAHA.119.012714
Tse, G. , Zhou, J. , Woo, S.W. , Ko, C.H. , Lai, W.R.C. , Liu, T. , Liu, Y. , Leung, K.S.K. , Li, A. , Li, S. , Li, K.H.C. , Lakhani, I.*. & Zhang, Q.*. (2020). Multi-modality machine-learning approach for risk stratification in heart failure with left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 45%. ESC Heart Failure. 7/6. 3716- 3725. doi:10.1002/ehf2.12929
Tse, G. , Zhou, J. , Lee, S. , Liu, Y. , Leung, K.S.K. , Lai, R.W.C. , Burtman, A. , Wilson, C. , Liu, T. , Li, K.H.C. , Lakhani, I.*. & Zhang, Q.*. (2020). Multi‐parametric system for risk stratification in mitral regurgitation: a multi‐task Gaussian prediction approach. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 50/11. e13321doi:10.1111/eci.13321
Lee, S. , Li, C. , Zhou, J. , Leung, K.S.K. , Lai, R.W. , Li, G. , Liu, T. , Letsas, K. , Mok, N.S. , Zhang, Q.*. & Tse, G.*. (2020). Outcomes in Brugada syndrome patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: insights from the SGLT2 registry. Frontiers in Physiology. 11. 204doi:10.3389/fphys.2020.00204
Luo, H. , Lau, K.K. , Wong, G. , Chan, W.C. , Mak, H.K.F. , Zhang, Q. , Knapp, M. & Wong, I.C.K. (2020). Predicting dementia diagnosis from cognitive footprints in electronic health records: a case–control study protocol. BMJ Open. 10/11. e043487doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043487
Xu, Z. , Zhang, Q.*. & Yip, S.F.P.*. (2020). Predicting Post-discharge Self-harm Incidents using Disease Comorbidity Network: A Retrospective Machine Learning Study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 277. 402- 409. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2020.08.044
Tse, G. , Lakhani, I.R. , Zhou, J.*. , Ka, H.C. , Lee, S. , Liu, Y. , Leung, K.S. , Liu, T. , Baranchuk, A. & Zhang, Q.*. (2020). P-wave area predicts new onset atrial fibrillation in mitral stenosis: A machine learning approach. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 8. 479doi:10.3389/fbioe.2020.00479
He, C. , Wu, J.*. & Zhang, Q.*. (2020). Research Leadership Flow Determinants and the Role of Proximity in Research Collaborations. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 71/11. 1341- 1356. doi:10.1002/asi.24331
Lee, S. , Zhou, J. , Liu, T. , Letsas, K. , Hothi, S. , Vassiliou, V. , Li, G. , Baranchuk, A. , Chang, D. , Zhang, Q.*. & Tse, G.*. (2020). Temporal variability in electrocardiographic indices in subjects with Brugada patterns. Frontiers in Physiology. 11. 953doi:10.3389/fphys.2020.00953
Ruan, Z. , Yu, B. , Shu, X. , Zhang, Q. & Xuan, Q. (2020). The impact of malicious nodes on the spreading of false information. Chaos. 30/8. 083101doi:10.1063/5.0005105
Huang, R. , Luo, G. , Duan, Q. , Zhang, L. , Zhang, Q. , Tang, W. , Smith, M.K. , Li, J. & Zou, H. (2020). Using Baidu search index to monitor and predict newly diagnosed cases of HIV/AIDS, syphilis and gonorrhea in China: estimates from a vector autoregressive (VAR) model. BMJ Open. 10. e036098doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2019-036098
Cao, Z. , Zeng, D. , Zhang, Q. & Wang, Y. (2020). 新冠肺炎疫情的复杂性特征与分析研判. 中国科学基金. 34/6. 675- 682. doi:10.16262/j.cnki.1000-8217.2020.06.004
Chai, Y. , Luo, H. , Zhang, Q.*. , Cheng, Q. , Lui, C.S.M. & Yip, S.F.P.*. (May 2019). Developing an Early Warning System of Suicide Using Google Trends and Media Reporting. Journal of Affective Disorders. 255/1. 41- 49. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2019.05.030
Lin, S. , Zhang, Q. , Chen, F.Y.H. , Luo, L. , Chen, L. & Zhang, W. (Apr 2019). Smooth Bayesian Network Model for the Prediction of Future High-cost Patients with COPD. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 126. 147- 155. doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.03.017
Wong, ZSY. , Zhou, J. & Zhang, Q. (Jan 2019). Artificial Intelligence for infectious disease Big Data Analytics. Infection, Disease & Health. 24. 44- 48. doi:10.1016/j.idh.2018.10.002
Xu, Z. , Zhang, Q.*. , Chen, D. & He, Y. (2019). Characterizing the Connectivity of Railway Networks. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 21/4. 1491- 1502. doi:10.1109/TITS.2019.2909120
Xu, Q. , Wang, X. , Li, J. , Zhang, Q. & Chai, L. (2019). Distributed Subgraph Matching on Big Knowledge Graphs Using Pregel. IEEE Access. 7. 116453- 116464. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2936465
Xu, Z. , Zhang, Q.*. , Li, W. , Li, M. & Yip, S.F.P. (2019). Individualized Prediction of Depressive Disorder in the Elderly: A Multitask Deep Learning Approach. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 132. 103973doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.103973
Wang, P. & Zhang, Q. (2019). Train delay analysis and prediction based on big data fusion. Transportation Safety and Environment. 1/1. 79- 88. doi:10.1093/tse/tdy001
Zhang, Q.*. , Zhong, L. , Gao, S. & Li, X. (Dec 2018). Optimizing HIV Interventions for Multiplex Social Networks Via Partition-Based Random Search. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 48/12. 3411- 3419. doi:10.1109/TCYB.2018.2853611
Zhang, Q.*. , DiFranzo, D. , Gloria, M.J.K. , Makni, B. & Hendler, J.A. (2018). Analyzing the Flow of Trust in the Virtual World with Semantic Web Technologies. IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems. 5/3. 807- 815. doi:10.1109/TCSS.2018.2862897
Li, L. , Zhang, Q.*. , Tian, J. & Wang, H. (2018). Characterizing Information Propagation Patterns in Emergencies: A Case Study with Yiliang Earthquake. International Journal of Information Management. 38/1. 34- 41. doi:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2017.08.008
Li, Y. , Guo, H. , Zhang, Q. , Gu, M. & Yang, J. (2018). Imbalanced text sentiment classification using universal and domain-specific knowledge. Knowledge-Based Systems. 160. 1- 15. doi:10.1016/j.knosys.2018.06.019
Zhou, J. , Zhang, Q.*. , Zeng, D. & Tsui, K.-L. (2018). Influence of Flavors on the Propagation of Electronic Cigarettes Related Information: A Social Media Study. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 4/1. e27doi:10.2196/publichealth.7998
Dong, R. , Li, L. , Zhang, Q.*. & Cai, G. (2018). Information Spread on Social Media During Natural Disasters. IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems. 5/1. 265- 276. doi:10.1109/TCSS.2017.2786545
Zhong, L. , Zhang, Q.*. & Li, X. (2018). Modeling the Intervention of HIV Transmission across Intertwined Key Populations. Scientific Reports. 8. 2432doi:10.1038/s41598-018-20864-6
Wang, H. , Zhang, Q.*. , Ip, M. & Lau, J. T. F. (2018). Social Media-based Conversational Agents for Health Management and Interventions. IEEE Computer. 51/8. 26- 33. doi:10.1109/MC.2018.3191249
Wang, H. , Zhang, Q.*. , So, H.-Y. , Kwok, A. & Wong, S.-Y. (2018). Temporal Prediction of In-Hospital Falls using Tensor Factorization. BMJ Innovations. 4/2. 75- 83. doi:10.1136/bmjinnov-2017-000221
Yang, D. , Chow, T.W.S. , Zhong, L. & Zhang, Q. (2018). The competitive information spreading over multiplex social networks. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 503. 981- 990. doi:10.1016/j.physa.2018.08.096
Yang, D. , Chow, T.W.S. , Zhong, L. , Tian, Z. , Zhang, Q. & Chen, G. (2018). True and fake information spreading over the Facebook. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 505. 984- 994. doi:10.1016/j.physa.2018.04.026
Zhang, Q.*. , Chai, Y. (joint first author). , Li, X. , Young, S. & Zhou, J. (2018). Using internet search data to predict new HIV diagnoses in China: A modelling study. BMJ Open. 8/10. e018335doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018335
Young, S. D. & Zhang, Q. (2018). Using search engine big data for predicting new HIV diagnoses. PLoS ONE. 13/7. e0199527doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0199527
Nakatsuji, M. , Zhang, Q. , Lu, X. , Makni, B. & Hendler, J. (Dec 2017). Semantic Social Network Analysis by Cross-domain Tensor Factorization. IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems. 4/4. 207- 217. doi:10.1109/TCSS.2017.2732685
Li, M. , Meng, H. & Zhang, Q. (2017). A nonparametric Bayesian modeling approach for heterogeneous lifetime data with covariates. Reliability Engineering & System Safety. 167. 95- 104. doi:10.1016/j.ress.2017.05.029
Xu, Q. , Gel, Y. , Ramirez, L. , Nezafati, K. , Zhang, Q. & Tsui, K-L. (2017). Forecasting influenza in Hong Kong with Google search queries and statistical model fusion. PLoS ONE. 12/5. e0176690doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0176690
Wang, H. , Zhang, Q.*. & Yuan, J. (2017). Semantically Enhanced Medical Information Retrieval System: A Tensor Factorization Based Approach. IEEE Access. 5. 7584- 7593. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2017.2698142
Zheng, X. , Chen, W. , Wang, P. , Shen, D. , Chen, S. , Wang, X. , Zhang, Q. & Yang, L. (2016). Big Data for Social Transportation. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 17/3. 620- 630. doi:10.1109/TITS.2015.2480157
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Conference Paper Dong, C. , Zhang, J. , Lin, D. , Zhang, Q. , Yan, Z. , Yu, Y. , Kang, C. & Hu, B. (2021). An Integrated System for Online Pharmacy Drug Product Matching. The IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI 2021). Virtual. IEEE.
Leung, K.S.K., Zhou, J., Lee, S., Lakhani, I., Liu, T., Tse, G. (2021). Associations of triglyceride level and variabilities with lung-related infections, cancer and mortality outcomes: a territory-wide cohort study. British Cardiovascular Society Annual Conference. Manchester. U.K.: .
Lee, S., Zhou, J., Li, K.H.C., Leung, K.S.K., Lakhani, I., Liu, T., Wong, I.C.K., Mok, N.S., Jeevaratnam, K., Zhang, Q., Tse, G. (2021). Brugada syndrome in Hong Kong: long term outcome prediction through machine learning. European Heart Rhythm Association Congress 2021.
Lee, S., Zhou, J., Zhang, Q., Tse, G. (2021). Comparing dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors on new-onset heart failure and myocardial infarction. British Cardiovascular Society Annual Conference. Manchester. U.K.: .
Ju, C., Zhou, J., Lee, S., Tan, M.S., Liu, T., Wu, W.K.K., Jeevaratnam, K., Chan, E.W.Y., Wong, I.C.K., Wei, L., Zhang, Q., Tse, G. (2021). Derivation of electronic frailty index for short-term mortality in heart failure: a machine learning approach. ESC Congress 2021 – The Digital Experience. Virtual Congress.
Kong, D., Zhou, J., Lee, S., Leung, K.S.K., Liu, T., Sawant, A.C., Corbelli, J., Wai, A.K.C., Chang, C., Zhang, Q. (2021). Edoxaban versus warfarin on stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation: a territory-wide cohort study. British Cardiovascular Society Annual Conference. Manchester. U.K.: .
Chen, Y., Zhou, J., Lee, S., Liu, T., Wu, W., Hothi, S., Zhang, Q., Tse, G., Wang, Y. (2021). Electronic frailty index for predicting mortality outcome of patients undergoing transaortic valvular implantation. ESC Acute CardioVascular Care Congress 2021 (published in European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care). 10/1. (pp. zuab020.211doi:10.1093/ehjacc/zuab020.211
Chan, J.S.K., Zhou, J., Lee, S., Li, A., Tan, M., Leung, K.S., Jeevaratnam, K., Liu, T., Zhang, Q., Tse, G. (2021). Fragmented QRS is Independently Predictive of Long-Term Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Asian Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure: A Retrospective Cohort Study. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2021 (Circulation Vol 144, Issue Suppl_1, Abstract 12408).
Lee, S., Zhou, Woo, J.W., Chau, Y.L.A., Kong, D., Wai, A.K.C., Leung, K.S.K., Liu, T., Jeevaratnam, K., Cheung, B.M.Y., Zhang, Q., Tse, G. (2021). Higher Alkaline Phosphatase Mean and Variability Predict Heart Failure and All-cause Mortality. ESC Heart Failure 2021 Congress. Virtual Congress.
Lee, S., Zhou, Jeevaratnam, K., Wong, W.T., Wong, I.C.K., Mak, C., Mok, N.S., Liu, T., Zhang, Q., Tse, G. (2021). Paediatric/young versus adult patients with congenital long QT syndrome or catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. ESC Congress 2021 – The Digital Experience. Virtual Congress.
Lee, S., Zhou, J., Guo, C.L., Wu, W.K.K., Wong, W.T., Liu, T., Wong, I.C.K., Jeevaratnam, K., Zhang, Q., Tse, G. (2021). Risk stratification score for acute myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death in type 2 diabetes mellitus. ESC European Association of Preventive Cardiology Congress 2021.
Yu, S. , Zheng, J. , Chen, J. , Xuan, Q. & Zhang, Q. (Jul 2020). Unsupervised Euclidean Distance Attack on Network Embedding. The 5th IEEE International Conference on Data Science in Cyberspace (IEEE DSC). Hong Kong. China:IEEE.
Lee, S., Liu, T., Zhou, J., Zhang, Q., Wong, W.T., Tse, G. (2020). HbA1c Variability to Predict Diabetic Complications and Mortality: a 10-year Single-Center Cohort Study. Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology 2020/Asian Heart Society Congress 2020 (Awarded First Prize for English Speaking Competition to S. Lee). Beijing. China:.
Lee, S., Zhou, J., Guo, C.L., Wu, K.K.W., Wong, W.T., Liu, T., Wong, I.C.K., Jeevaratnam, K., Zhang, Q., Tse, G. (2020). Risk stratification of cardiac arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in type 2 diabetic patients receiving insulin therapy: a territory-wide observational cohort study. Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society Virtual Congress 2020.
Xu, Z. , Zhang, J. , Zhang, Q. & Yip, S.F.P. (2019). Explainable Learning for Disease Risk Prediction Based on Comorbidity Networks. 2019 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC 2019). Bari. Italy:IEEE.
Tse, G. , LI, K.H.C. , Zhou, J. , Mililis, P. , Asvestas, D. , Leung, K.S.K. , Bazoukis, G. , Chan, C.P. , Chan, Y.S. , Ho, J. , Liu, T. , Zhang, Q. & Letsas, K.P. (2019). Novel electrocardiographic indices of cumulative depolarization-repolarization abnormalities predict inducible ventricular arrhythmias in Brugada syndrome. ESC Asia with APSC & AFC 2019. Singapore.
Li, Z. , Wang, X. , Li, J. & Zhang, Q. (2019). Structural Role Enhanced Attributed Network Embedding. 20th International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering (WISE 2019). Hong Kong. China:ACM.
Li, K.H. , Ho, J. , Xu, Z. , Lakhani,, I. , Bazoukis, G. , Liu, T. , Wong, W.T. , Cheng, S.H. , Chan, M.T.V. , Gin, T. , Wong, M.C.S. , Wong, I. , Wu, W.K.K. , Zhang, Q. & Tse, G. (2019). The NPAC score for predicting survival after incident acute myocardial infarction. ESC Congress 2019 together with World Congress of Cardiology (published in European Heart Journal as supplement). 40/1. (pp. P5014Paris. France:European Society of Cardiology. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehz746.0192
Wang, H. & Zhang, Q. (2017). Semantic Expansion Network based Relevance Analysis for Medical Information Retrieval. International Conference for Smart Health. Hong Kong.
Xu, R. & Zhang, Q. (Jan 2016). Social Dynamics of the Online Health Communities for Mental Health. International Conference of Smart Health. 9545. (pp. 267- 277). Phoenix. USA:doi:10.1007/978-3-319-29175-8_25
Huang, J. , Zhang, Q. , Li, L. , Yang, Y. , Chiaradia, AJF. , Pryor, M.R. & Webster, C.J. (2016). Pleasant Urban Experiences: ReExamining Place-Making Theories Using Social Media Data in High-Density Cities. the 52nd International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) Congress. Durban. South Africa:ISOCARP.
Halcrow, C. & Zhang, Q. (Jun 2015). A values and psychological attribute approach to the analysis of the Scottish Independence Referendum context in Twitter. ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci'15). Oxford. UK:University of Oxford.
Zhang, Q. , Makni, B. & Hendler, J. (Aug 2014). The Twitter Observatory: Exploring Social and Semantic Relationships in Social Media. 8th Chinese Semantic Web & Web Science Conference (CSWS 2014). Wuhan. China:WHU.
Zeng, K. , Wang, X. , Zhang, Q. , Zhang, X. & Wang, F.-Y. (Jul 2014). Behavior Modeling of Internet Water Army in Online Forums. The 19th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC 2014). (pp. 9858- 9863). Cape Town. South Africa:IFAC.
Gloria, M.J.K. , McGuinness, D.L. , Luciano, J.S. & Zhang, Q. (2013). Exploration in Web Science: Instruments for Web Observatories. 1st International Web Observatory Workshop (WOW'13, in conjunction with WWW'13). Rio de Janeiro. Brazil:IW3C2.
Dominic, D. , Zhang, Q. , Gloria, M.J.K. & Hendler, J. (2013). Large Scale Social Network Analyss Using Semantic Web Technologies. Semantics for Big Data (S4BD), AAAI 2013 Fall Symposium. Arlington, VA. USA:AAAI.
Wang, T. , Zhang, Q. , Fu, J. , Wang, X. & Zheng, S. (2013). What is the Difference of Human Flesh Search Dissemination?. Pacific AsiaWorkshop on Intelligence and Security Informatics, (PAISI’13, in conjunction IJCAI’13). Beijing. China:IJCAI.
Gloria, M.J.K. , Bazan, S. & Zhang, Q. (2013). When Freedom Goes Global: Are We All Equally Safe On Social Media?. ACM Web Science 2013 (WebSci’13). Paris. France:ACM.
Zhang, Q. , Feng, Z. , Zeng, D. & Wang, F.-Y. (2010). Modeling Cyber-Enabled Crowd-Powered Search. The Second China National Conference on Social Computing (NCSC'10). Beijing. China:CAA and ACM.


Book Chapter Shu, X. , Yu, B. , Ruan, Z. , Zhang, Q. & Xuan, Q. (2021). Information Source Estimation with Multi-Channel Graph Neural Network. Graph Data Mining: Algorithm, Security and Application. (pp. 1- 27). Singapore. Springer. 978-981-16-2608-1. doi:10.1007/978-981-16-2609-8_1
Yu, S. , Zheng, J. , Wang, Y. , Chen, J. , Xuan, Q. & Zhang, Q. (2021). Network Embedding Attack: An Euclidean Distance Based Method. MDATA: A New Knowledge Representation Model: Theory, Methods and Applications. Springer. 978-3-030-71589-2. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-71590-8_8
Xu, R. , Zhou, J. , Zhang, Q. & Hendler, J. (2017). Research on Online Health Communities, A Systematic Review. Encyclopedia of Social Network Analysis and Mining (2nd edition). Springer.
Zhang, Q. , DiFranzo, D. & Hendler, J. (2017). Social Networking on the World Wide Web (2nd edition). Encyclopedia of Social Network Analysis and Mining (2nd edition).
Cao, J. , Duan, D. , Yang, L. , Zhang, Q. , Wang, S. & Wang, F.-Y. (2016). Social influence analysis in the big data era - A review. Big Data over Networks. Cambridge University Press. 9781107099005. doi:10.1017/CBO9781316162750.012
Ma, ZS. , Zhang, C. , Zhang, Q. , Li, J. , Qi, L. & Yang, X. (2016). A Brief Review on the Ecological Network Analysis with Applications in the Emerging Medical Ecology. Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology Protocols. Springer. doi:10.1007/8623_2016_204
Xu, D. , Meng, C. , Zhang, Q. , Bhardwaj, P. & Son, Y.-J. (2014). A Hybrid Simulation-based Duopoly Game Framework for Analysis of Supply Chain and Marketing Activities. Applications of Multi-Criteria and Game Theory Approaches. (pp. 227- 261). Springer. 978-1-4471-5294-1.
Zhang, Q. , Dominic, D. & Hendler, J. (2014). Social Networking on the World Wide Web. Encyclopedia of Social Network Analysis and Mining. (pp. 1879- 1892). New York. Springer. 978-1-4614-6169-2. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-6170-8_104




Research students and staff (degree/position, year, current position) A list of current PhD students
Dr. Jin Wang (Postdoc 2021, Current: Rutgers Business School, Rutgers University)
Dr. Fengshi Jing (Ph.D. 2018-2021, Current: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital)
Dr. Chaocheng He (Ph.D. Jointly supervised with Prof. Jiang Wu, Wuhan University 2018-2021, Current: Wuhan University)
Dr. Mengzhuo Guo (Ph.D. Jointly supervised with Prof. Xiuwu Liao, Xi'an Jiaotong University 2018-2021, Current: Tencent)
Dr. Jiandong Zhou (Ph.D. 2018-2021, Current: The University of Oxford)
Mr. Xinmiao Qu (M.S. 2020-2021, Current: China Telecom Global)
Mr. Kaichen Tang (M.S. 2019-2020, Current: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston)
Mr. Zhe Yuan (M.S. 2019-2020, Current: Huawei)
Dr. Zhongzhi Xu (Ph.D. 2017-2020, Current: The University of Hong Kong)
Dr. Lu Zhong (Ph.D. 2015-2019, Current: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Mr. Chenhan Zhang (M.S. 2018-2019, Next: Southern University of Science and Technology, Current: University of Technology Sydney)
Dr. Jiaqi Zhou (Ph.D. 2015-2018, Current: Alibaba)
Dr. Haolin Wang (Ph.D. Jointly supervised with Prof. Jiahu Yuan, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2015-2018, Current: Chongqing Medical University)
Dr. Lifang Li (Ph.D. jointly supervised with Prof. Jun Tian, Xi'an Jiaotong University 2015-2018, Current: King's College London and South China University of Technology)
Dr. Yingli Wang (Ph.D. jointly-supervised with Prof. Xiaoguang Yang, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2016-2018, Next: Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Ms. Yi Chai (M.S. 2016-2017, RA 2017-2018, Current: The University of Hong Kong)
Dr. Ronghua Xu (Ph.D. 2014-2017, Current: Zhejiang University of Technology)
Ms. Manqing Dong (M.S. 2015-2016, Next: obtained Ph.D. from The University of New South Wales, Current: eBay)



Media coverage Using AI for accurately predicting synergistic cancer drug combinations, CityU Research Stories, 02/12/2021 (English/Chinese); also featured in EurekAlert!, ScienMag, Bioengineer, MedicalXPress, eCancer, and others.
传染病监测的数据科学方法特刊：大数据怎样应对大流行, 集智, 07/12/2021
《自然科学会报A》客座编辑张清鹏博士访谈, 英国皇家学会 (The Royal Society), 01/12/2021, link to the theme issue ‘Data science approaches to infectious disease surveillance’
Outstanding Research Award recognises distinguished performance, CityU News, 25/11/2021
Targeted Interventions To Contain Pandemics, Minimize Societal Disruption, American Institute of Physics, 19/10/2021; also featured in EurekAlert!, News Medical, Newswise, PhysOrg, Florida News Times, Nerdswire, ScienMag, and others.
集数据科学与医疗知识优势　城大致力栽培新一代展专业优势, 明报 (Ming Pao), 12/05/2021
Why NYC School Closures Might No Longer Be Needed, Gothamist, 16/03/2021.
Data science model emphasises the need for social distancing to combat Covid-19, CityU News, 21/02/2021; also featured in 有线宽频, 商业电台, 信报, 香港经济日报, 大公报, 星岛日报, 香港01, 东方日报, 香港商报, 晴报, 头条日报, 东网, 巴士的报, The Standard, PCHome, Yahoo! News, and others.
Distancing more effective than school closures in reducing COVID-19 deaths, Global News, 10/02/2021.
School closures may not reduce coronavirus deaths as much as expected, American Institute of Physics, 09/02/2021; also featured in EurekAlert!, Science Daily, PhysOrg, Daily Mail, Agencia SINC, Courthouse News, Congation Live, EXPLICA .CO, Tv6 News, and others, 09/02/2021.
Mathematical model verifies a correct understanding of epidemic’s severity facilitates disease control, CityU Research Stories, 10/12/2020 (English/Chinese); also featured in PhysOrg, 27/01/2021 and Asia Research News, 27/01/2021
信贷担保网络於金融危机的演化, 信报 (Hong Kong Economic Journal), 10/08/2020
First quantitative characterisation of the guarantee network’s evolution in a financial crisis, CityU Research Stories, 18/06/2020 (English/Chinese)
大数据监察 新冠病毒疫情期间的情绪变化, 明报 (Ming Pao), 10/05/2020
How the Virus Got Out, The New York Times, 22/03/2020
数据科学看新型冠状病毒, 信报 (Hong Kong Economic Journal), 13/03/2020
医护界应用大数据成新趋势 专才发展空间大, 明报 (Ming Pao), 10/04/2019



Open positions I am looking for highly motivated Ph.D. students and Postdoc to do research on medical informatics and complex networks. Interested candidates please send your CV, transcripts, and publications (if any) to me for consideration.



Last update date : 26 Jan 2022