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Personal profile
Xiaohui Zhu received his BSc from Soochow University in 1999, MSc from Jiangxi Normal University in 2007 and PhD from the University of Liverpool in 2019. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Computing, School of Advanced Technology, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU). Before joining XJTLU, he was an associate professor at Nantong University, China. He has taught a wide range of modules including Introduction to Databases, C++ Programming, Foundation of Java Programming, C# Programming and Data Structure. From 2011 to 2017, he visited several European universities for academic exchange such as the University of Bedfordshire in the UK, the University of Edinburgh in the UK, the Tampere University of Technology in Finland and the University of Oldenburg in Germany.Dr. Zhu’s research interests include Artificial intelligence and its application, especially in multi-objective optimization, autonomous navigation and collision avoidance, fast path planning, and USV-related algorithms and applications. He has published 70+ SCI/EI papers and a book titled “Foundation of C# Programming”.
Research interests
AI techniques related to unmanned surface vehicles and water environment monitoring
Autonomous navigation and collision avoidance
Multi-objective optimization
Fast path planning
Experience
01.2024 - Present: Associate Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
04.2020 - 12.2023: Assistant Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
07.2017 - 09.2017: Academic visitor, University of Oldenburg, Germany
12.2015 - 02.2016: Academic visitor, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
12.2013 - 09.2014: Academic visitor, University of Edinburgh, UK
02.2011 - 08.2011: Academic visitor, University of Bedfordshire, UK
09.1999 - 03.2020:Teaching Assistant, Lecturer and Associate Professor, Nantong University
Teaching
CPT304, Software Engineering II
CPT106, C++ Programming and Software Engineering ||
CPT109, C Programming and Software Engineering I
CPT105, Introduction to Programming in Java
Awards and honours
9th China Data Visualization and Analysis(ChinaVis 2022), 2rd prize, July, 2022
16th China College Student Intelligent Car Competition- Smart Restaurant Group Competition (Region Qualifier), 3rd prize, August 2021.
12th China College Students Service Outsourcing Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (National Competition),3rd Prize, August 2021.
12th China College Students Service Outsourcing Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (Eastern Regional Competition), 2nd Prize, June 2021.
3.6th China College Students Internet + Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (Jiangsu Province), 2nd prize, 04/10/2020
6th China International College Students Internet + Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (XJTLU), 1st prize , 04/09/2020.
China College Computer Competition - 2020 Wechat Application Development Competition (Huadong Division), 2nd prize, June 2020
5th China College Students Internet+ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (Jiangsu Division), 2nd prize, August 2020
1st Hacker Marathon Competition (sponsored by Unilever), 2nd prize, 11.10.2019.
7th Chinas Service Outsourcing Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition for College Students, 2nd prize, June 2018.
9th Chinas Service Outsourcing Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition for College Students, 3rd prize, June 2018.
Outstanding Competition Tutor of Nantong University in 2016. December 2017.
9th China Computer Design Competition for College Students, 2nd prize, July 2017.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Liverpool - 2019
Msc, Jiangxi Normal University - 2007
BSc, Soochow University -1999
Research areas
- multimodel data fusion
- motion plan
- path plan
- autonomous navigation
- Mobile Robotics
Keywords
- Q Science (General)
Person Types
- Staff
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Suzhou Industrial Park Interdisciplinary Innovation (Research) Platform for Affective Computing and Interactive Health/苏州工业园区情感计算与互动健康交叉创新（科研）平台
Xu, Z. (PI), Liu, P. (Team member), Zhang, C. (Team member), Zhang, X. (Team member), Wang, W. (Team member), Zhu, X. (Team member), Leach, M. (Team member), lim, E. (Team member), Pan, Y. (Team member), Xiang, N. (Team member), Yang, Q. (Team member), Yue, Y. (Team member), Selig, T. (Team member), Zhang, H. (Team member), Wang, Y. (Team member) & Chen, Y. (Team member)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Human-in-the-loop Planning and Control for Multi-Robot Systems
Zhu, X. (PI), Yue, Y. (Team member) & lim, E. (Team member)
1/03/25 → 1/03/29
Project: Internal Research Project
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Extended-energy Data Innovation Application Laboratory
Ma, J. (PI), Yue, Y. (Team member), lim, E. (Team member), Xu, D. (Team member), Zhu, X. (Team member), Xue, F. (Team member), Chen, X. (Team member), Man, K. L. (Team member), Dong, Y. (Team member), Ji, C. (Team member), Qi, J. (Team member), Liu, D. (Team member), Wang, Q. (Team member), Jin, X. (Team member), Zhang, J. (Team member), Chen, M. (Team member), Lin, Y. (Team member), Cao, S. (Team member) & Wang, Y. (Team member)
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Research on Physics-Informed Model Control Strategy for Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Building Integrated Photovoltaic Systems
Ma, J. (PI), Chen, X. (Team member), Zhu, X. (Team member) & Yin, Z. (Team member)
1/01/25 → 31/12/28
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Suzhou SIP Extended-Energy Big Data and Intelligent Computing High-Level Innovation (Research) Platform
Ma, J. (PI), Xue, F. (Team member), lim, E. (Team member), Xu, Z. (Team member), Xu, D. (Team member), Xiao, J. (Team member), Chen, M. (Team member), Yue, Y. (Team member), Man, K. L. (Team member), Yao, L. (Team member), Jin, X. (Team member), Liu, D. (Team member), Ji, C. (Team member), Pan, Y. (Team member), Zhu, X. (Team member), Xiang, N. (Team member), Zhang, H. (Team member), Chen, X. (Team member), Xu, X. (Team member), Han, B. (Team member), Qi, J. (Team member), Fang, L. (Team member), Zhang, J. (Team member), Zhao, Y. (Team member), Dong, Y. (Team member), Cai, J. (Team member), Lin, Y. (Team member), Cao, S. (Team member) & Wang, Y. (Team member)
1/10/24 → 30/09/26
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Achelous++: Power-oriented multi-task panoptic waterway perception framework based on vision-radar fusion
Guan, R., Zhao, H., Yao, S., Yu, L., Zhu, X., Liu, R. W., Lim, E. G., Ding, W., Yue, Y. & Xiong, H., Apr 2026, In: Applied Soft Computing. 192, 114787.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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MVG-Splatting: Multi-view guided Gaussian Splatting with adaptive quantile-based geometric consistency densification
Li, Z., Yao, S., Chu, Y., García-Fernández, Á. F., Yue, Y., Ding, W. & Zhu, X., Feb 2026, In: Information Fusion. 126, 103540.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Algal Bloom Prediction Based on Graph Convolutional Network and Gated Recurrent Unit Deep Neural Network and Massive Spatial–temporal Water Quality Data
Hou, Y., Zhang, Z., Wei, Y., Cao, R., Xu, Y., Yue, Y., Yan, R. & Zhu, X., 2025, Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Water Resource and Environmental Management. Xu, H. (ed.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 55-69 15 p. (Environmental Science and Engineering).Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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Autonomous unmanned surface vehicle docking using large language model guide reinforcement learning
Xu, C., Chu, Y., Gao, Q., Wu, Z., Wang, J., Yue, Y., Dominik, W. & Zhu, X., 15 Apr 2025, In: Ocean Engineering. 323, 120608.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
BD-RDE: Bridging Domains for Robust Depth Estimation in Underwater Environments with a Color-Balance Domain
Guo, J., Ma, J., García-Fernández, Á. F., Li, F. & Zhu, X., 2025, In: Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences. 15, 40.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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VLA Enhanced Risk Level Prediction for Human-Machine Co-driving Control
Zhu, X. (Supervisor), Yue, Y. (Supervisor) & Lim, E. G. (Supervisor)
5 Jan 2026 → 4 Jan 2030Activity: Supervision › PhD Supervision
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Smart Agricultural Technology (Journal)
Zhu, X. (Reviewer)
12 Jul 2025Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review
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SLAM and Navigation of Mobile Robotic Car
Zhu, X. (Supervisor) & Yue, Y. (Supervisor)
1 Jul 2025 → 31 Aug 2025Activity: Supervision › Completed SURF Project
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Multimodal 3D Segmentation for Brain Hemorrhage Diagnosis
Zhu, X. (Supervisor) & Yue, Y. (Supervisor)
1 Jul 2025 → 31 Aug 2025Activity: Supervision › Completed SURF Project
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Segment-Level Narrative-Enhanced Action Recognition (SURF-2024-0231)
Yue, Y. (Supervisor) & Zhu, X. (Supervisor)
9 Jun 2025 → 15 Aug 2025Activity: Supervision › Completed SURF Project