Dingchang Zheng

Dingchang Zheng is a Professor and Director of the Research Centre for Intelligent Healthcare. He specializes in medical device development, particularly in physiological measurements and bio-signal processing, with a focus on cardiovascular technologies, wearable devices, and IoT monitoring systems. His work addresses unmet clinical needs such as novel blood pressure measurement techniques and pre-term labor prediction.

Education: PhD in Medical Physics from Newcastle University, UK.

Research Interests: Healthcare device innovation, wearable sensors, bio-signal processing, computer modeling, and multidisciplinary collaboration across engineering, medicine, and industry. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and well-being.

Awards:

• IPEM Martin Black Prize (2012)
• IET JA Lodge Award (2009)

Grants & Projects: Principal Investigator on projects including:

• Development of a hearing aid IoT platform (2018–2020)
• Wearable respiratory rate device for infants (2018–2021)
• Uterine electrohysterogram system for preterm labor prediction (2016–2021) funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Labs/Teams: Leads the Research Centre for Intelligent Healthcare, fostering international collaborations in China, Jordan, and Nigeria to advance healthcare technology adoption.