Jinglan Zhang

Dr. Jinglan Zhang is a Senior Lecturer at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), specializing in Artificial Intelligence and Information Systems. She holds a PhD from QUT and has over 15 years of research experience, focusing on multimedia processing, big data analysis, and human-computer interaction. Her work spans environmental monitoring, health informatics, and web applications. Dr. Zhang has published over 100 refereed papers and secured over $1M in research funding. She actively supervises PhD and Masters students and mentors colleagues through QUT's mentoring program.

Education:

• Bachelor of Engineering (1987) and Master of Engineering (1990), Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (now Beihang University), China.
• Master of Computing (1998–1999), Macquarie University, Australia.
• PhD (2003), Queensland University of Technology.

Research Interests:

• Artificial Intelligence: Visual/Acoustic Information Processing, Machine Learning.
• Big Data Analysis and Visualization.
• Computer-Human Interaction, including accessibility for people with disabilities.
• Software Engineering, Mobile/Web Applications.
• Environmental Monitoring using Acoustic Sensors.

Academic Contributions: Dr. Zhang has led projects in bioacoustics, healthcare AI, and accessibility tools. She organizes international conferences (e.g., IEEE e-Science 2010) and collaborates with institutions in China and Australia. Her recent work explores transfer learning, data scarcity solutions, and AI ethics.

Grants & Advising: Over $1M in research grants, including projects on assistive technologies for people with intellectual disabilities. Supervised 10 PhD and 2 Masters students to completion. Current mentor for 3 PhD students and collaborator on interdisciplinary teams.

Labs & Teams: Core member of QUT's Centre for Data Science, leading the Environment and Natural Systems research theme. Active in collaborative initiatives with Chinese universities and research institutions.