ZHANG, Zhuoran
Assistant Professor

Education Background
Ph.D. University of Toronto
B.Eng. Harbin Institute of Technology

Research Field
Medical robotics, Automaton at micro/nano scales, Assisted reproduction technology
Personal Website
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=deJNhn4AAAAJ&hl=en
Email
zhangzhuoran@cuhk.edu.cn
Biography
Dr. Zhang received his B.Eng. degree from Harbin Institute of Technology (2014), and his Ph.D. degree from University of Toronto (2019). He then worked as a postdoctoral fellow in University of Toronto, and joined the Chinese University of Hongkong, Shenzhen as an Assistant Professor in May 2021. Dr. Zhang’s research interests include micro-robotics, medical robotics, and biomedical instrumentation with applications for assisted reproductive medicine. His work is currently under clinical trials in multiple hospitals in Toronto, Nanjing, Shanghai, and Changsha. His research has been recognized by both the robotics society and clinical reproductive medicine society by winning multiple best paper awards, including the Best Paper in Automation Award from the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2019), IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RAL) Honorable Mention Award in 2019, and the First Prize for Technical Achievement Award from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM 2020).

Academic Publications
Selected Journal Papers: (* denotes co-first authorship)
Z. R. Zhang, J. Ge, Z. Gong, J. Chen, C. Wang, and Y. Sun, Evaluation of machine learning-driven automated Kleihauer-Betke test: a method comparison study, International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, DOI:10.1111/ijlh.13380, 2020.
Z. R. Zhang, X. Wang, J. Liu, C. S. Dai, and Y. Sun, Robotic micromanipulation – fundamentals and applications, Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems, vol. 2, pp. 181-203, 2019.
Z. R. Zhang, C. S. Dai, X. Wang, K. Abdalla, S. Jahangiri, C. Librach, K. Jarvi, and Y. Sun, Auto- mated laser ablation of motile cells for immobilization, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 323-329, 2019.
C. S. Dai*, Z. R. Zhang*, J. Huang, X. Wang, C. Ru, H. Pu, S. Xie, J. Zhang, S. Moskovtsev, C. Librach, K. Jarvi, and Y. Sun, Automated non-invasive measurement of single sperm’s motility and morphology, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, vol. 37, no. 10, pp. 2257-2265, 2018.
Z. R. Zhang, C. S. Dai, J. Huang, X. Wang, J. Liu, C. Ru, H. Pu, S. Xie, J. Zhang, S. Moskovtsev, C. Librach, K. Jarvi, and Y. Sun, Robotic immobilization of motile sperm for clinical intracytoplasmic sperm injection, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 66, no. 2, pp. 444-452, 2018.
C. H. Cao*, Z. R. Zhang*, M. Amirmaleki, J. Tam, W. Dou, T. Filleter, and Y. Sun, Local strain mapping of GO nanosheets under in-situ TEM tensile testing, Applied Materials Today, vol. 14, pp. 102-107, 2018.
Z. R. Zhang, J. Liu, X. Wang, Q. Zhao, C. Zhou, M. Tan, H. Pu, S. Xie, and Y. Sun, Robotic pick- and-place of multiple embryos for vitrification, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 570-576, 2017.
J. Liu*, Z. R. Zhang*, X. Wang, H. Liu, Q. Zhao, C. Zhou, M. Tan, H. Pu, S. Xie, and Y. Sun, Au- tomated robotic measurement of 3D cell morphologies, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 499-505, 2017.
Z. R. Zhang, J. Liu, J. Meriano, C. Ru, S. Xie, J. Luo, and Y. Sun, Human sperm rheotaxis: a passive physical process, Scientific Reports, vol. 6, p. 23553, 2016.
C. S. Dai, Z. R. Zhang, G. Q. Shan, L.T. Chu, Z. Huang, S. Moskovtsev, C. Librach, K. Jarvi, and Y. Sun, Advances in Sperm Analysis: Techniques, Discoveries and Applications, Nature Reviews Urology, accepted for publication, 2021.
G. Q. Shan, Z. R. Zhang, C. S. Dai, X. Wang, L.T. Chu, and Y. Sun, Model-Based Robotic Cell Aspiration: Tackling Nonlinear Dynamics and Varying Cell Sizes, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 5, pp. 173-178, 2020 (2019 RAL Honorable Mention).
Selected Conference Publications:
Z. R. Zhang, S. Jahangiri, S. Moskovtsev, C. Librach, K. Jarvi, and Y. Sun, Non-invasive selection of single sperm with high DNA integrity for ICSI, American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) 2020 Scientific Congress, Virtual online meeting, October 17-21, 2020. (First Prize for Technical Achievement Award)
Z. R. Zhang, C. S. Dai, J. Huang, X. Wang, J. Zhang, S. Moskovtsev, C. Librach, K. Jarvi, and Y. Sun, Robotic Immobilization of Motile Sperm, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2018), Brisbane, Australia, May 21-25, 2018.
Z. R. Zhang, J. Liu, J. Meriano, C. Ru, S. Xie, J. Luo, and Y. Sun, An automated system for in- vestigating sperm orientation in fluid flow, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2016), Stockholm, Sweden, May 16-21, 2016.
Z. R. Zhang, J. Liu, D.K. Luu, and Y. Sun, Robotic vitrification of embryos and oocytes, American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) 2016 Scientific Congress, Salt Lake City, United States, October 15-19, 2016.
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