Academic Title: Young Researcher, Master’s Supervisor

Affiliated Institute: Institute of Computer Application Technology

Office Address: Room 416, Feiyun Building, Chengguan Campus

Position: None

Educational Background (Starting from Bachelor’s Degree)

1. Sep. 2008 – Jun. 2012 School of Information Science and Engineering, Shenyang University | Bachelor of Science in Electronic Information Science and Technology
2. Sep. 2012 – Dec. 2018 School of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University | Doctor of Engineering in Computer Application Technology
3. Sep. 2016 – Sep. 2017 Center for Cognitive Science, University of Colorado Boulder | Jointly Cultivated PhD Candidate

Work Experience

1. Mar. 2019 – Jun. 2021 Postdoctoral Fellow, College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University
2. Jul. 2021 – Present Young Researcher, School of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University

Research Interests

1. Brain Network Modeling: Exploring the early developmental trajectory of the human brain and the brain abnormality mechanisms caused by neurological disorders through complex network models.
2. Neuroimaging and Artificial Intelligence: Developing novel intelligent auxiliary diagnosis technologies for brain diseases based on machine learning/deep learning models.

Majors for Student Recruitment

Computer-related majors

Research Projects

Completed Projects (Hosted/Participated)

1. General Program of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation: Research on Individualized Segmentation Method of Hippocampal Subfields and Its Application in Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease (Project No.: 2020M671727)
2. Excellent Postdoctoral Research Project of Zhejiang Province: Research and Application of Brain Microstructural Image Representation Technology for Intelligent Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)
3. National Key Basic Research Program of China (973 Program): Research on Early Warning Theory of Potential Depression Risk and Key Biosensor Technologies Based on Multimodal Biological and Psychological Information (Project No.: 2014CB744600)

Ongoing Projects

1. Key Special Project of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Science and Technology: Brain Microstructural Imaging Technology Based on Diffusion Magnetic Resonance (Project No.: SQ2018YFE011108)
2. General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Research on Time-domain Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Method and Its Application in Neonatal Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy (Project No.: 81971606)
3. General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Research on Brain Degeneration Pattern of Parkinson’s Disease Based on Multimodal MR Radiomics (Project No.: 81971577)

Publications

He has published more than 40 SCI/EI indexed papers. Selected representative achievements are as follows (# Co-first author):

1. Zheng W, Woo C-W, et al. Pain-Evoked Reorganization in Functional Brain Networks[J]. Cerebral Cortex, doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhz276 (IF: 5.357, JCR Q1, Top Journal)
2. Zheng W, Zhao Z, et al. Developmental Pattern of The Cortical Topology in High-Functioning Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder[J]. Human Brain Mapping, doi:10.1002/hbm.25251 (IF: 5.038, JCR Q1, Top Journal)
3. Zheng W, T Eilam-stock, et al. Multi-Feature Based Network Revealing The Structural Abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorder[J]. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, doi: 10.1109/TAFFC.2018.2890597 (IF: 10.506, JCR Q1, Top Journal)
4. Zheng W, Yao Z, et al. Identification of Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment Using Networks Constructed Based on Multiple Morphological Brain Features[J]. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, doi: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2018.06.004 (IF: 6.204, JCR Q1, Top Journal) 【Journal Highlight Article】
5. Liu T#, Gao F#, Zheng W, et al. Diffusion MRI of The Infant Brain Reveals Unique Asymmetry Patterns During The First-Half-Year of Development[J]. NeuroImage, doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118465 (IF: 6.556, JCR Q1, Top Journal)
6. Zheng W#, Tan X#, et al. Individualized Thalamic Parcellation Reveals Alterations in Shape and Microstructure of Thalamic Nuclei in Patients with Disorder of Consciousness[J]. Cerebral Cortex Communications, doi:10.1093/texcom/tgab02.
7. Yu Y#, Zheng W#, et al. Microstructural Profiles of Thalamus and Thalamocortical Connectivity in Patients with Disorder of Consciousness[J]. Journal of Neuroscience Research, doi:10.1002/jnr.24921 (IF: 4.164, JCR Q1)
8. Zheng W, Yao Z, et al. Novel Cortical Thickness Pattern for Accurate Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease[J]. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, doi: 10.3233/JAD-150311 (IF: 4.472, JCR Q1)
9. Zheng W, Yao Z, et al. Brain Connectivity Based Prediction of Alzheimer’s Disease in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment Based on Multi-Modal Images[J]. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, doi:10.3389/fnhum.2019.00399 (IF: 3.169, JCR Q2)
10. Zheng W, Liu T, et al. Topological Characterization of the Multi-Feature based Network in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment[C]// 2019 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), doi: 10.1109/BIBM47256.2019.8983218 (CCF-B)

International Cooperation

Maintains good cooperative relationships with well-known domestic and foreign universities including the University of Colorado Boulder, Dartmouth College, the City University of New York, and Zhejiang University.

Social Services

• Co-Chair of the Technical Committee on Computational Psychophysiology, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society (IEEE SMC)
• Guest Editor of Frontiers in Neuroscience Research Topic
• Former Guest Editor of Science Special Issue
• Long-term reviewer for academic journals including IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, as well as prestigious international academic conferences such as IEEE SMC, IEEE BIBM, and BHI
• Member of IEEE, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), and Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering

Additional Information

Master’s and undergraduate students interested in neuroimaging analysis are welcome to join the research group.

Email: zhengweihao@lzu.edu.cn