Professor Zi-Qiang Lang
BSc, MSc, PhD
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Professor of Complex Systems Analysis and Design


+44 114 222 5623
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- Profile
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Professor Lang received his BS and MSc degree in the subject area of Automatic Control in China, and PhD degree in the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ, UK. After several years' postdoctoral positions at ºù«Ӱҵ, he became a Lecturer in Automatic Control and Systems Engineering in 2003, was promoted to Senior Lecturer and Reader in 2008 and 2010, respectively, and has held the position of Chair in Complex Systems Analysis and Design in the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering at ºù«Ӱҵ since 2013.
His main expertises relate to the theories and methods for complex systems modelling, analysis, design, and signal processing, and the application of these to resolving various engineering and scientific problems. The application areas include smart structures and systems, civil and mechanical structure vibration control, structural health monitoring, condition monitoring and fault diagnosis for wind turbine components and systems, optimal periodic operation of chemical reactors, digital manufacturing, and medical diagnosis.
- Research interests
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- Nonlinear system modelling, analysis and design in the frequency domain
- Structural health monitoring
- Condition monitoring and fault detection of wind turbine system and
components - Smart structures and systems
- Passive and semi-active vibration control with applications in marine,
automobile, and earthquake engineering - Digital manufacturing
- Application of machine learning to medical diagnosis
- Publications
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Books
Journal articles
Chapters
Conference proceedings papers
Working papers
- Grants
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Electric Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) and machine learning-based decision support system for early diagnosis of oral cancer, Yorkshire Cancer Research, 03/2024 - 02/2027, £496,656, as Co-PI
Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy for Oral Cancer Diagnosis (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC, 1 January 2023 - 31 July 2023, £27,373Autonomous method for detecting cutting tool and machine tool anomalies in machining (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC, 1 November 2020 - 30 April 2025, £1,033,385SYstems Science-based design and manufacturing of DYnamic MATerials and Structures (SYSDYMATS) (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC, 1 October 2018 - 30 September 2021, £1,607,562Application of novel nonlinear data modelling and analysis to the study of cervical impedance spectroscopy for preterm birth prediction (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC, 1 July 2018 - 30 June 2021, £569,990Development of data processing and analysis methods for EIS-based medical diagnosis - KTP with Zilico Ltd (Principal Investigator)
Innovate UK (TSB), 15 May 2019 - 14 May 2021, £190,816Use of innovative fibre optic sensing to assess masonry arch bridges (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC KTA, 04/06/2018-31/12/2019,&²Ô²ú²õ±è;£63,779Nonlinear Logistic Analysis of Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy and Relevant Data for Pre-Term Birth Prediction (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC KTA, 01/05/2017-30/04/2018, £25,542Nonlinear Damping Design and Implementation for Building Base-Isolation Systems (Principal Investigator)
ROYAL SOCIETY, 17/08/2015- 16/05/2017, £12,000Novel Sensing and Network for Intelligent Monitoring - Newton (Principal Investigator at ºù«Ӱҵ)
EPSRC, 01/07/2012 - 30/06/2016, £1,175,282Demonstration of methods and tools for the optimisation of operational reliability of large-scale industrial wind turbines (Principal Investigator at ºù«Ӱҵ)
EU FP7, 01/08/13 - 31/07/16, €3,333,275Structural damage evaluation using nonlinear lamb wave and frequency analyses (Principal Investigator)
Royal Society and National Natural Science Foundation of China, 01/04/2013 - 31/03/2015, £12,000 and RMB 130,000An integrated wayside condition monitoring system for axle bearing (PI at ºù«Ӱҵ) (Principal Investigator)
Innovate UK (TSB), 01/09/2012 - 30/08/2013, £392,695Digital stereo Imaging and signal processing based condition monitoring technology for wind turbine blades (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC KTA, 01/11/2011 - 01/09/2012, £74,002Experimental study of beneficial effect of nonlinear damping on vibration control (Principal Investigator)
Royal Society, 30/05/2010 - 31/12/2012, £11,190Novel Integrated Condition Monitoring System for Wind Turbine Components (Principal Investigator)
UK Northern Wind Innovation Program (NWIP), 01/01/2010 - 31/03/2011, £80,664New Generation Damping Technologies (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC, 01/05/2008 - 31/10/2011, £378,519The application of advanced optimisation approaches to analytical engineering designs (Principal Investigator)
Royal Society UK-China Science Network follow-up grant,
01/05/2006 - 31/12/2006, £6,900Application of advanced optimisation approaches to the design of engineering systems and structures (Principal Investigator)
Royal Society UK-China Science Network start-up grant, 01/08/2004 - 21/08/2004, £1,800Nonlinear Output Frequency Response Functions: A New Concept in the Frequency Domain Analysis of Nonlinear Systems (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC, 01/04/2004 - 30/11/2006, £122,980