Biography：

Zhen Liang (Jane) is a tenured Associate Professor and specially appointed Researcher in the School of Biomedical Engineering at Shenzhen University. She received her PhD from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, under the supervision of Prof. Dagan Feng and Prof. Zheru Chi. Prior to joining Shenzhen University’s School of Biomedical Engineering in 2019, Dr. Liang worked at NeuroSky (a U.S. brain-computer interface company) and Kyoto University in Japan. With over ten years of experience spanning academia and industry, Dr. Liang specializes in brain-machine intelligence. She has published more than 70 peer-reviewed articles in top journals such as Cell Reports Medicine, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, and NeuroImage. Her awards include the Shenzhen Overseas High-Level Talent Award, the IEEE SMC Winner Award, and the Shenzhen AI Excellence Service Award. Dr. Liang serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering and as a Young Editor for Cyborg and Bionic Systems.

HomePage：

https://sites.google.com/site/janezhenliang/

Research Interests：

• Brain–machine intelligence

• Affective brain-computer interfaces

• Cross-modal neural engineering

• Large-scale models for brain-computer interfaces

• Neuroscience and major neuropsychiatric disorders

Professional Activities：

• Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering（CAS Tier 1）

• Young Editor, Cyborg and Bionic Systems（CAS Tier 1, TOP）

• Forum Chair, PRICAI、China National Computer Congress、China Computer Federation Young Elite Forum、Young Scientists of China Society of Image and Graphics Conference

• Member, Brain-Computer Interface and Rehabilitation Specialty Committee, Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine

• Academic Secretary & Vice-Chair, CCF YOCSEF Shenzhen

• Executive Director & Deputy Secretary-General, Shenzhen Artificial Intelligence Society

• Deputy Secretary-General, Large-Model Special Committee, Shenzhen Computer Society

Grants：

• 2023.01-2026.12 "Cross-corpus weakly-supervised EEG decoding models of emotion dynamics with an application of early identification of abnormal emotional states", the General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, CNY 540,000, grant number: 62276169, PI.

• 2020.01-2022.12 "Unsupervised emotion decoding study and BCI application using electroencephalography signals and visual information", the Youth Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, CNY 270,000, grant number: 61906122, PI.

Selected Publications：

[1]. Rushuang Zhou^(#), Weishan Ye^(#), Zhiguo Zhang^(#), Yanyang Luo, Li Zhang, Linling Li, Gan Huang, Yining Dong, Yuan-Ting Zhang, Zhen Liang^(*), EEGMatch: Learning With Incomplete Labels for Semisupervised EEG-Based Cross-Subject Emotion Recognition, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 2024. (CAS Tier 1, TOP)

[2]. Rushuang Zhou^(#), Zhiguo Zhang^(#), Xin Yang, Hong Fu, Li Zhang, Linling Li, Gan Huang, Yining Dong, Fali Li, and Zhen Liang^(*), A Novel Transfer Learning Framework with Prototypical Representation based Pairwise Learning for Cross-Subject Cross-Session EEG-based Emotion Recognition, IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing,15 (2):657-670, 2023. (CAS Tier 1, TOP; Highly Cited Paper)

[3]. Weishan Ye^(#), Zhiguo Zhang^(#), Fei Teng, Min Zhang, Jianhong Wang, Dong Ni, Fali Li, Peng Xu^(*), and Zhen Liang^(*), Semi-supervised Dual-stream Self-attentive Adversarial Graph Contrastive Learning for Cross-Subject EEG-based Emotion Recognition, IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, 2024. (CAS Tier 1, TOP)

[4]. Yongtao Zhang, Yue Pan, Yulin Zhang, Min Zhang, Linling Li, Li Zhang, Gan Huang, Lei Su, Honghai Liu, Zhen Liang^(*), and Zhiguo Zhang^(*), Unsupervised Time-Aware Sampling Network with Deep Reinforcement Learning for EEG-Based Emotion Recognition, IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, 15 (3):1090-1103, 2023. (CAS Tier 1, TOP)

[5]. Zhen Liang^(#,*), Weishan Ye^(#), Qile Liu, Li Zhang, Gan Huang, and Yongjie Zhou^(*), NSSI-Net: A Multi-Concept GAN for Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Detection Using High-Dimensional EEG in a Semi-Supervised Framework, IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 2025. (CAS Tier 1, TOP)

[6]. Jing Zhang^(#), Chenyan Shi^(#), Zhen Liang^(#), Chenye Jin^(#), Lei Wang, Ying Zhong, and Yongze Li, Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases among Children and Adolescents Aged 10-24 Years in China, 1990-2019: A Population-based Study, Cell Reports Medicine, 4(12):101331, 2023. (CAS Tier 1, TOP)

[7]. Shuyue Xu^(#), Zhiguo Zhang^(#), Linling Li^(#), Yongjie Zhou, Danyi Lin, Min Zhang, Li Zhang, Gan Huang, Xiqin Liu, Benjamin Becker^(*), and Zhen Liang^(*), Functional Connectivity Profiles of the Default Mode and Visual Networks Reflect Temporal Accumulative Effects of Sustained Naturalistic Emotional Experience, NeuroImage, 269:119941, 2023. (CAS Tier 1, TOP)

[8]. Linling Li^(#), Zhen Liang^(#), Guohua Li, Hong Xu, Xing Yang, Xia Liu, Xin Zhang, Jianhong Wang, Zhiguo Zhang^(*), and Yongjie Zhou^(*), Unveiling Convergent and Divergent Intrinsic Brain Network Alternations in Depressed Adolescents Engaged in Non-suicidal Self-injurious Behaviors with and without Suicide Attempts, CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics, 30(5): e14684, 2024. (CAS Tier 1)

[9]. Weishan Ye^(#), Jiyuan Wang, Lin Chen, Lifei Dai, Zhe Sun, Zhen Liang^(*), Adaptive Spatial-Temporal Aware Graph Learning for EEG-Based Emotion Recognition, Cyborg and Bionic Systems, 2024. (CAS Tier 1, TOP)

[10]. Xiaopeng Si^(#), Dong Huang^(#), Zhen Liang^(#), Yulin Sun, He Huang, Qile Liu, Zhuobin Yang, and Dong Ming^(*), Temporal Aware Mixed Attention-based Convolution and Transformer Network for Cross-subject EEG Emotion Recognition, Computers in Biology and Medicine, 181, p. 108973, 2024. (CAS Tier 1)

[11]. Zhen Liang^(#), Rushuang Zhou, Li Zhang, Linling Li, Gan Huang, Zhiguo Zhang^(*), and Shii Ishii, EEGFuseNet: Hybrid Unsupervised Deep Feature Characterization and Fusion for High-Dimensional EEG with an Application to Emotion Recognition, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 29:1913-1925, 2021. (CAS Tier 1)

[12]. Zhen Liang^(#), Fangchao Li, Wanrou Hu, Gan Huang, Shigeyuki Oba, Zhiguo Zhang^(*), and Shin Ishii, A Generalized Encoding System for Alpha Oscillations Through Visual Saliency Analysis, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 28(12), pp. 2731-2743, 2020. (CAS Tier 1)

[13]. Zhen Liang^(#,*), Shigeyuki Oba, and Shin Ishii, An Unsupervised EEG Decoding System for Human Emotion Recognition, Neural Networks, 116, pp. 257-268, 2019. (CAS Tier 1, TOP)

[14]. Zhen Liang^(#,*), Yasuyuki Hamada, Shigeyuki Oba, and Shin Ishii, Characterization of Electroencephalography Signals for Estimating Saliency Features in Videos, Neural Networks, 105, pp. 52-64, 2018. (CAS Tier 1, TOP)

[15]. Zhen Liang^(#), Bingang Xu^(*), Zheru Chi, and Dagan Feng, Relative Saliency Model over Multiple Images with an Application to Yarn Surface Evaluation, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 44(8), pp. 1249-1258, 2014. (CAS Tier 1, TOP)

[16]. Zhen Liang^(#), Bingang Xu^(*), Zheru Chi, and Dagan Feng, Intelligent Characterization and Evaluation of Yarn Surface Appearance Using Saliency Map Analysis, Wavelet Transform and Fuzzy ARTMAP Neural Network, Expert Systems with Applications, 39, pp. 4201-4212, 2012. (CAS Tier 1, TOP)

[17]. Zhen Liang^(#,*), Zheru Chi, H. Fu, and Dagan Feng, Salient Object Detection Using Content-Sensitive Hypergraph Representation and Partitioning, Pattern Recognition, 45(11), pp. 3886-3901, 2012. (CAS Tier 1, TOP)

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