Jian Jun Zhang

Professor Jian Jun Zhang

  • Professor Of Computer Animation
  • Weymouth House W244, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
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Biography

Jian J Zhang is Professor of Computer Animation at the National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA), Bournemouth University where he leads the National Research Centre. He has worked at various universities including Bristol University, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Chongqing University, Queens University of Belfast and Brunel University.

As Principle Investigator, Prof Zhang has brought in 10 million pounds (GBP) of research grants to the NCCA from the EPSRC, AHRC, EU FP7 and EU H2020 as well as other funding organisations. His research focuses on a number of topics relating to 3D computer animation, virtual human modelling and simulation, and physics-based animation. He is also interested in virtual reality, medical visualisation and simulation, and conversational AI.

Prof Zhang has published over 350 peer reviewed journal and conference publications and has given over 30 invited/keynote talks around the world. He has chaired over 40 international conferences and symposia, and serves on a number of editorial boards...

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Journal Articles

Books

Chapters

  • Li, O., Bian, S., Noreika, A., Kazmi, I.K., You, L., Zhang, J., 2021. Efficient Creation of 3D Organic Models from Sketches and ODE-Based Deformations. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics. 1-16.
  • Lyu, Y., Zhang, J., Sarafopoulos, A., Chang, J., Guo, S., Zhang, J.J., 2020. Integral-Based Material Point Method and Peridynamics Model for Animating Elastoplastic Material. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics. 91-108.
  • Xia, Y., Wang, S., Li, Y., You, L., Yang, X., Zhang, J.J., 2020. Single Color Sketch-Based Image Retrieval in HSV Color Space. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics. 77-90.
  • Chang, J., Zhang, J.J., Thalmann, N.M., Hu, S.M., Tong, R., Wang, W., 2017. Preface.
  • Poudel, R.P.K., Nait-Charif, H., Zhang, J.J., Liu, D., 2012. Region-based skin color detection. 301-306.
  • You, L., Ugail, H., Zhang, J., 2012. An analytical approach to dynamic skin deformation of character animation. In: Dill, J., Earnshaw, R., Kasik, D., Vince, J., Wong, P.C., eds. Springer-Verlag London Limited, 363-374.
  • You, L.H., Zhang, J.J., 2011. A unified approach to geometric modeling of curves and surfaces. In: Richard, P., Braz, J., eds. Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications: GRAPP 2011. Portugal: Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication.
  • You, L.H., Yang, X., Zhang, J.J., 2011. Trigonometric curve-based human modeling. Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications: GRAPP 2011. Portugal: Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication.
  • Yu, H., Lee, T., Yeh, I.-C., Yang, X., Zhang, J.J., Li, W., 2011. RBF-Based Reparameterization Method for Constrained Texture Mapping. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. IEEE.
  • Yu, H., Zhang, J.J., 2010. An Extension of Principal Component Analysis. In: Oravec, M., eds. Face Recognition. In-Tech, 21-34.
  • You, L.H., Zhang, J.J., 2010. Geometric modelling and computer simulation of human hearts: a survey. The Eleventh IASTED International Conference on Computer Graphics and Imaging. ACTA Press, 309-316.
  • Yu, H., Zhang, J.J., 2010. Apply GPCA to Motion Segmentation. In: Zhang, J.J., Shao, L., Zhang, L., Jones, G.A., eds. Intelligent Video Event Analysis and Understanding. Springer-Verlag, 21-38.
  • You, L.H., You, X.Y., Zhang, J.J., 2010. Blending of Varying Parametric Surfaces. International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Software Engineering (CiSE), 2010. Proceedings. IEEE Press, 1-4.
  • You, L.H., You, X.Y., Zhang, J.J., 2010. Curvature continuity solid blending. International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Software Engineering (CiSE), 2010. Proceedings. IEEE Press, 1-4.
  • Yu, H., Yang, X., Zhang, J.J., 2010. Constrained Texture Mapping And Foldover-free Condition. ICMV2010: 3rd International Conference on Machine Vision, Hong Kong, 28-30 December 2010. Proceedings. IEEE press, 136-143.
  • Yu, H., Zhang, J.J.. Apply GPCA to Motion Segmentation. In: Zhang, J.J., Shao, L., Zhang, L., Jones, G.A., eds. Intelligent Video Event Analysis and Understanding. Springer-Verlag.
  • Chang, J., Pan, J., Zhang, J.J., 2009. Modelling Rod-like Flexible Biological Tissues for Medical Training. Modelling the physiological human : second 3D physiological human workshop, 3DPH 2009, Zermatt, Switzerland, November 29 - December 2, 2009, proceedings. Berlin: Springer.
  • You, L.H., Southern, R., Zhang, J.J., 2009. Adaptive physics–inspired facial animation. Motion in Games. Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 207-218.
  • Chen, W., Yu, H., Zhang, J.J., 2009. Example Based Caricature Synthesis. CASA 2009: Proceedings of Conference on Computer Animation and Social Agents. Den Haag, Netherlands: CIP Gegevens Koninklijke Bibliotheek,.
  • You, L.H., Chaudhry, E., You, X.Y., Zhang, J.J., 2009. Physics and example based skin deformations for character animation. Proceedings of 2009 11th IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided Design and Computer Graphics, CAD/Graphics 2009. IEEE, 62-67.
  • Xiao, Z., Nait-Charif, H., Zhang, J.J., 2008. Automatic Estimation of Skeletal Motion from Optical Motion Capture Data. Motion in Games - First International Workshop, MIG 2008, Revised Papers. Springer, 144-153.
  • You, L.H., Comninos, P., Zhang, J.J., 2008. Analytical PDE solid modelling. Recent Advances in Systems Engineering and Applied Mathematics: Selected Papers from the WSEAS Conferences in Istanbul, Turkey, 27-30 May 2008. WSEAS Press, 140-145.
  • You, L.H., Zhang, J.J., 2006. Deformation of Dynamic Surfaces. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 231-238.
  • Yang, X., Zhang, J.J., 2005. Modeling and animating hand wrinkles. Computational Science – ICCS 2005. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 199-206.
  • You, L.H., Zhang, J.J., 2005. An efficient approach for surface creation. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2005. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 197-205.
  • Yang, X., Zhang, J.J., 2005. Realistic Skeleton Driven Skin Deformation. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2005. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1109-1118.
  • Zheng, J.J., Zhang, J.J., 2005. Irregular topology spline surfaces and texture mapping. Advances in Geometric Modeling. 241-249.
  • You, L.H., Zhang, J.J., 2004. Finite difference surface representation considering effect of boundary curvature. In: Sarfraz, M., eds. Geometric modeling : techniques, applications, systems and tools. London: Kluwer Academic, 52-64.
  • You, L.H., Zhang, J.J., 2004. Surface representation as a boundary-valued PDE problem. In: Sarfraz, M., eds. Geometric Modeling: Techniques, Applications, Systems and Tools. London: Wolters Kluwer.
  • Zhang, J.J., You, L.H., 2004. Blending solids with analytical solution to PDE. In: Banissi, E.E., Boner, K., Chen, C., Dastbaz, M., Clapworthy, G., Faiola, A., eds. IV 2004: Proceedings of Eighth International Conference on Information Visualisation. IEEE, 415-421.
  • You, L.H., Zhang, J.J., 2004. Fourth order PDE blends. In: Banissi, E., Boner, K., Dastbaz, M., Clapworthy, G., Faiola, A., eds. IV 2004: Proceedings of Eighth International Conference on Information Visualisation. IEEE, 1013-1119.
  • Zheng, J.J., Zhang, J.J., 2002. Interactive Deformation of Irregular Surface Models. Computational Science - ICCS 2002: International Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 21-24, 2002. Proceedings, Part II. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 239-248.
  • Zhang, J.J., You, L.H., 2002. Rapid Generation of C2 Continuous Blending Surfaces. Computational Science - ICCS 2002: International Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 21-24, 2002. Proceedings, Part II. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 92-101.
  • Zhang, J.J., You, L.H., 2001. Surface representation using second, fourth and mixed order partial differential equations. Proceedings of the International Conference on Shape Modeling & Applications. IEEE, 250-256.
  • You, L.H., Zhang, J.J., 2000. Free form surface generation using analytical solution to a fourth order partial differential equation. Proceedings of The Fifth World Conference on Integrated Design and Process Technology. Society for Design and Process Science Press, 14-21.
  • You, L.H., Zhang, J.J., 1999. Blending surface generation with a fourth order partial differential equation. CAD/CG'99: Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Computer Aided Design and Computer Graphics. Shanghai, China: Wen Hui Publishers.
  • You, L.H., Zhang, J.J., Wu, H.B., Sun, R.B., 1998. A numerical approach for the analysis of the body of dry gas holders under gas pressure based on the theory of orthotropic plates. 3rd Biennial World Conference on Integrated Design & Process Technology (IDPT), Berlin, Germany. IDPT.

Conferences

  • Liang, N., Yang, B., Chen, J., Cui, X., Qin, J., Wang, Z., Zhang, J., Wang, T., 2025. Stability enhancement of quantum dot comb lasers. Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering, 13712.
  • Yang, B., Han, D., Wei, W., Cui, X., Wang, Z., Wang, T., Zhang, J., 2025. Silicon-Based Monolithic Quantum-Dot Distributed Feedback Laser with Laterally Coupled Gratings. Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering, 13712.
  • Xi, Y., Zhang, J.J., Yang, X., 2025. PMG: Progressive Motion Generation via Sparse Anchor Postures Curriculum Learning. Mm 2025 Proceedings of the 33rd ACM International Conference on Multimedia Co Located with mm 2025, 9424-9433.
  • Chaudhry, E., Chang, J., Zhang, J.J., 2025. Virtual Reality Training System for Nurses: Evaluating Risks in Patients Home Environments. Proceedings Vrcai 2024 19th ACM SIGGRAPH International Conference on Virtual Reality Continuum and Its Applications in Industry.
  • Jiang, J., Zhou, Q., Li, Y., Lu, X., Wang, M., Ma, L., Chang, J., Zhang, J.J., 2025. DG-PIC: Domain Generalized Point-In-Context Learning for Point Cloud Understanding. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 15064 LNCS, 455-474.
  • Cheng, B., Xi, Y., Cai, J., Page, R., Zhang, J.J., Yang, X., 2025. The Phantom Dance: Personalized Anatomical Skeleton Inference from Monocular Views. Communications in Computer and Information Science, 2375 CCIS, 409-423.
  • Rusnachenko, N., Liu, X., Chang, J., Zhang, J.J., 2025. Using Decoder-Based Distillation for Enhancing Multilingual Clinical Case Report Summarization. Ceur Workshop Proceedings, 4038, 544-553.
  • Jin, Z., Qu, L., Yang, B., Chen, J., Wang, Z., Wang, T., Zhang, J., Xu, X., Yao, Y., Duan, J., 2025. High-Order Harmonic Mode-Locking in Quantum Dot Lasers via Filtered Optical Feedback for Tunable Free Spectral Ranges. 2025 Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics CLEO 2025.
  • Li, Y., Jiang, J., Yang, X., Ding, Y., Zhang, J.J., 2024. Harmony Everything! Masked Autoencoders for Video Harmonization. Mm 2024 Proceedings of the 32nd ACM International Conference on Multimedia, 8536-8545.
  • Cai, J., Cheng, B., He, Y., Xiao, Z., Zhang, J.J., Yang, X., 2024. Pop-up World: Synthesis of 2.5D Models Based on Monocular Images. In: The 10th International Conference on Virtual Reality (ICVR 2024) 24/07/2024 Bournemouth, UK.
  • Cai, J., Cheng, B., He, Y., Xiao, Z., Zhang, J.J., Yang, X., 2024. Pop-up World: Synthesis of 2.5D Models Based on Monocular Images. 2024 10th International Conference on Virtual Reality Icvr 2024, 255-261.
  • Li, Z., Yang, X., Zhang, J., 2024. GAMAFLOW: ESTIMATING 3D SCENE FLOW VIA GROUPED ATTENTION AND GLOBAL MOTION AGGREGATION. ICASSP IEEE International Conference on Acoustics Speech and Signal Processing Proceedings, 3955-3959.
  • Liu, X., Huang, M., Rusnachenko, N., Ive, J., Chang, J., Zhang, J.J., 2024. Enhancing Medical Dialogue Summarization: A MediExtract Distillation Framework. Proceedings 2024 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine Bibm 2024, 6466-6473.
  • Jiang, J., Zhou, Q., Li, Y., Zhao, X., Wang, M., Ma, L., Chang, J., Zhang, J.J., Lu, X., 2024. PCoTTA: Continual Test-Time Adaptation for Multi-Task Point Cloud Understanding. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems, 37.
  • Xu, Y., Wang, X., Wang, J., Song, C., Wang, T., Zhang, Y., Chang, J., Zhang, J.J., Kosinka, J., Telea, A., Ban, X., 2023. An Implicitly Stable Mixture Model for Dynamic Multi-fluid Simulations. Proceedings SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 Conference Papers SA 2023.
  • Zhang, W., Nie, Y., Guo, S., Chang, J., Zhang, J., Tong, R., 2023. Struct2Hair: A hair shape descriptor for hairstyle modeling. Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds, 34 (5).
  • Fang, J., You, L., Chaudhry, E., Zhang, J., 2023. State-of-the-art improvements and applications of position based dynamics. Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds, 34 (5).
  • Li, T., Wang, M., Liu, X., Liang, H., Chang, J., Zhang, J.J., 2023. Point cloud synthesis with stochastic differential equations. Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds, 34 (5).
  • Wang, X., Wang, T., Wang, J., Xu, Y., Ban, X., Huang, H., Zhu, Z., Chang, J., Zhang, J.J., 2023. Implicit smoothed particle hydrodynamics model for simulating incompressible fluid-elastic coupling. Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds, 34 (5).
  • Fang, J., Xiao, Z., Zhu, X., You, L., Zhang, J.J., 2023. Efficient dynamic deformation simulation by integrating PDE-based reconstruction and XPBD. In: CASA 2023 AniNex Workshop - The 5th Workshop on Next Generation Computer Animation Techniques 29/05/2023 Cyprus.
  • Xiang, N., Liang, H.N., Yu, L., Yang, X., Zhang, J.J., 2023. MRMSim: A Framework for Mixed Reality based Microsurgery Simulation. Proceedings 2023 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops Vrw 2023, 729-730.
  • Zhu, Z., You, L., Zhang, J., 2023. A Review of Point Sets Parameterization Methods for Curve Fitting. Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation, 374-377.
  • Liu, X., Chang, J., Zhang, J.J., 2023. Knowledge-Grounded Dialogue Generation for Medical Conversations: A Survey. Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation, 409-413.
  • Rehman, A., Zhang, J.J., Yang, X., 2023. Intonation Template Matching for Syllable-Level Prosody Encoding. Ceur Workshop Proceedings, 3644.
  • Zhu, Z., Iglesias, A., You, L., Zhang, J.J., 2022. A Review of 3D Point Clouds Parameterization Methods. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 13352 LNCS, 690-703.
  • Xiang, N., Yang, X., Zhang, J.J., 2021. TsFPS: An Accurate and Flexible 6DoF Tracking System with Fiducial Platonic Solids. Mm 2021 Proceedings of the 29th ACM International Conference on Multimedia, 4454-4462.
  • Fang, J., Bian, S., Macey, J., Iglesias, A., Ugail, H., Malyshev, A., Chaudhry, E., You, L., Zhang, J.J., 2021. Efficient and Physics-based Facial Blendshapes based on ODE sweeping Surface and Newton's second law. Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation, 2021-July, 303-309.
  • Dong, S., Yang, X., Tang, Z., Zhang, J., 2021. Robust optimization for multiple response using stochastic model. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 396-405.
  • Fu, H., Bian, S., Chaudhry, E., Iglesias, A., You, L., Zhang, J.J., 2021. State-of-the-Art in 3D Face Reconstruction from a Single RGB Image. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 12746 LNCS, 31-44.
  • Xia, Y., Wang, S., You, L., Zhang, J., 2021. Semantic Similarity Metric Learning for Sketch-Based 3D Shape Retrieval. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 12746 LNCS, 59-69.
  • Li, O., Chaudhry, E., Yang, X., Fu, H., Fang, J., Zhu, Z., Iglesias, A., Noreika, A., Carriazo, A., You, L., Zhang, J.J., 2021. Composite Generalized Elliptic Curve-Based Surface Reconstruction. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 12746 LNCS, 134-148.
  • Zhu, Z., Chaudhry, E., Wang, S., Xia, Y., Iglesias, A., You, L., Zhang, J.J., 2021. Shape Reconstruction from Point Clouds Using Closed Form Solution of a Fourth-Order Partial Differential Equation. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 12746 LNCS, 207-220.
  • Zhang, J., Nie, Y., Chang, J., Zhang, J.J., 2021. Surgical Instruction Generation with Transformers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 12904 LNCS, 290-299.
  • Hsu, C.Y., Wei, L.Y., You, L., Zhang, J.J., 2020. Autocomplete Element Fields. Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Proceedings.
  • Nie, Y., Han, X., Guo, S., Zheng, Y., Chang, J., Zhang, J.J., 2020. Total3DUnderstanding: Joint Layout, Object Pose and Mesh Reconstruction for Indoor Scenes from a Single Image. Proceedings of the IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 52-61.
  • Zheng, A., Bian, S., Chaudhry, E., Chang, J., Haron, H., You, L., Zhang, J., 2020. Minimizing material consumption of 3d printing with stress-guided optimization. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 12141 LNCS, 588-603.
  • Zhang, J., Nie, Y., Lyu, Y., Li, H., Chang, J., Yang, X., Zhang, J.J., 2020. Symmetric Dilated Convolution for Surgical Gesture Recognition. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 12263 LNCS, 409-418.
  • Nie, Y., Lin, Y., Han, X., Guo, S., Chang, J., Cui, S., Zhang, J.J., 2020. Skeleton-bridged point completion: From global inference to local adjustment. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems, 2020-December.
  • Chaudhry, E., Noreika, A., You, L., Zhang, J.J., Chang, J., Ugail, H., Malyshev, A., Carriazo, A., Iglesias, A., Habib, Z., Sargano, A.B., Haron, H., 2019. Modelling and Simulation of Lily flowers using PDE Surfaces. 2019 13th International Conference on Software Knowledge Information Management and Applications Skima 2019.
  • Xiang, N., Wang, L., Jiang, T., Li, Y., Yang, X., Zhang, J., 2019. Single-image mesh reconstruction and pose estimation via generative normal map. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, 79-84.
  • Xia, Y., Wang, S., Li, Y., You, L., Yang, X., Zhang, J.J., 2019. Fine-Grained Color Sketch-Based Image Retrieval. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 11542 LNCS, 424-430.
  • Li, O., Deng, Z., Bian, S., Noreika, A., Jin, X., Kazmi, I.K., You, L., Zhang, J.J., 2019. ODE-Driven Sketch-Based Organic Modelling. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 11542 LNCS, 453-460.
  • Lyu, Y., Zhang, J., Chang, J., Guo, S., Zhang, J.J., 2019. Integrating Peridynamics with Material Point Method for Elastoplastic Material Modeling. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 11542 LNCS, 228-239.
  • Zhang, J., Lyu, Y., Wang, Y., Nie, Y., Yang, X., Zhang, J., Chang, J., 2018. Development of laparoscopic cholecystectomy simulator based on unity game engine. Proceedings Cvmp 2018 15th ACM SIGGRAPH European Conference on Visual Media Production.
  • Hsu, C.Y., Wei, L.Y., You, L., Zhang, J.J., 2018. Brushing element fields. SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 Technical Briefs SA 2018.
  • Wang, L., Xiang, N., Yang, X., Zhang, J., 2018. Fast photographic style transfer based on convolutional neural networks. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, 67-76.
  • Li, T., Yang, L., Wang, M., Fan, Y., Zhang, F., Guo, S., Chang, J., Zhang, J.J., 2018. Visual saliency-based bas-relief generation with symmetry composition rule. Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds, 29 (3-4).
  • Liu, S., Wang, Z., Yang, X., Zhang, J., 2018. Realtime Dynamic 3D Facial Reconstruction for Monocular Video In-the-Wild. Proceedings 2017 IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision Workshops Iccvw 2017, 2018-January, 777-785.
  • Hu, W., Wang, Z., Yang, X., Zhang, J.J., 2018. An efficient bilinear factorization based method for motion capture data refinement. , 533-547.
  • Yu, H., Komura, T., Zhang, J.J., 2017. Workshop: Data-Driven Animation Technology (D2AT). SIGGRAPH Asia 2017 Workshops SA 2017.
  • Barbieri, S., Cawthrone, B., Xiao, Z., Yang, X., 2017. Repurpose 2D Character Animations for a VR Environment using BDH Shape Interpolation. In: The 11th International conference on E-Learning and Game 26/06/2017 United Kingdom. , 69-85.
  • Deng, S., Chang, J., Hu, S.M., Zhang, J.J., 2017. Gaze modulated disambiguation technique for gesture control in 3D virtual objects selection. 2017 3rd IEEE International Conference on Cybernetics Cybconf 2017 Proceedings.
  • Wang, M., Guo, S., Liao, M., He, D., Chang, J., Zhang, J., Zhang, Z., 2017. Pose selection for animated scenes and a case study of bas-relief generation. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Part F128640.
  • Nie, Y.Y., Tang, Z., Yu, J.F., Zhu, Y.R., Chang, J., Zhang, J.J., Guo, S.H., Su, Y., 2017. Image-Based 3D scene reconstruction and rescue simulation framework for railway accidents. Proceedings 2016 International Conference on Virtual Reality and Visualization Icvrv 2016, 335-340.
  • Zhang, Y., Liu, S., Yang, X., Shi, D., Zhang, J.J., 2017. Sign-correlation partition based on global supervised descent method for face alignment. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 10113 LNCS, 281-295.
  • Abgaz, Y., O'Donoghue, D.P., Hurley, D., Chaudhry, E., Zhang, J.J., 2017. Characteristics of pro-c analogies and blends between research publications. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computational Creativity, ICCC 2017.
  • Zhang, J., Chang, J., Yang, X., Zhang, J.J., 2017. Virtual reality surgery simulation: A survey on patient specific solution. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 10582 LNCS, 220-233.
  • Song, D., Tong, R., Chang, J., Wang, T., Du, J., Tang, M., Zhang, J.J., 2017. Clothes size prediction from dressed-human silhouettes. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 10582 LNCS, 86-98.
  • Xu, J., Tang, Z., Wei, X., Nie, Y., Yuan, X., Ma, Z., Zhang, J.J., 2017. A VR-based crane training system for railway accident rescues. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 10582 LNCS, 207-219.
  • Abgaz, Y., O'Donoghue, D.P., Hurley, D., Chaudhry, E., Zhang, J.J., 2017. Characteristics of pro-c analogies and blends between research publications. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computational Creativity, ICCC 2017.
  • Abgaz, Y., O'Donoghue, D.P., Hurley, D., Chaudhry, E., Zhang, J.J., 2017. Characteristics of pro-c analogies and blends between research publications. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computational Creativity Iccc 2017.
  • Zhang, J., 2017. Digital Visualization of Design and Construction Process of Traditional Village Dwellings. Edutainment, 10345, 218-223 Springer.
  • Liang, H., Chang, J., Wang, M., Chen, C., Zhang, J.J., 2016. Semantic framework for interactive animation generation. Proceedings Vrcai 2016 15th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference on Virtual Reality Continuum and Its Applications in Industry, 1, 137-145.
  • Jiang, M., Chang, J., Dodwell, M., Jekins, J., Yang, H.J., Zhang, J.J., 2016. Game prototype for understanding safety issues of life boat launching process. 2016 8th International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications Vs Games 2016.
  • Liang, H., Deng, S., Chang, J., Zhang, J.J., Chen, C., Tong, R., 2016. Ontology-based interactive animation/game generation for Chinese shadow play preservation. 2016 8th International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications Vs Games 2016.
  • Liang, H., Deng, S., Chang, J., Zhang, J.J., Chen, C., Tong, R., 2016. Ontology-based interactive animation/game generation for Chinese shadow play preservation. 2016 8th International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications Vs Games 2016.
  • Wang, Z., Liu, S., Qian, R., Jiang, T., Yang, X., Zhang, J.J., 2016. Human motion data refinement unitizing structural sparsity and spatial-temporal information. International Conference on Signal Processing Proceedings ICSP, 0, 975-982.
  • Mewada, P., Southern, R., Zhang, J.J., 2016. An adaptive 3D bipedal locomotion model. In: Workshop on Dynamic Locomotion and Manipulation 13/07/2016 ETH Zurich.
  • Wang, Z., Feng, Y., Liu, S., Xiao, J., Yang, X., Zhang, J.J., 2016. A 3D human motion refinement method based on sparse motion bases selection. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, 23-25-May-2016, 53-60.
  • Qian, K., Yang, X., Zhang, J., Wang, M., 2016. An Adaptive Spherical Collision Detection and Resolution Method for Deformable Object Simulation. Proceedings 2015 14th International Conference on Computer Aided Design and Computer Graphics CAD Graphics 2015, 8-17.
  • Tang, Z., Nie, Y.Y., Chang, J., Zhang, J.J., 2016. A method for three-dimensional reconstruction of a train accident scene using photographs. Civil Comp Proceedings, 110.
  • Qian, K., Bai, J., Yang, X., Pan, J., Zhang, J., 2015. Virtual reality based laparoscopic surgery simulation. Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology VRST, 13-15-November-2015, 69-78.
  • Liang, H., Chang, J., Deng, S., Chen, C., Tong, R., Zhang, J., 2015. Exploitation of novel multiplayer gesture-based interaction and virtual puppetry for digital storytelling to develop children's narrative skills. Proceedings Vrcai 2015 14th ACM SIGGRAPH International Conference on Virtual Reality Continuum and Its Applications in Industry, 63-72.
  • Liang, H., Chang, J., Kazmi, I.K., Zhang, J.J., Jiao, P., 2015. Puppet Narrator: Utilizing Motion Sensing Technology in Storytelling for Young Children. Vs Games 2015 7th International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications.
  • Liu, L., Li, X., Chen, Y., Liu, X., Zhang, J.J., Wu, E., 2015. An Efficient Feathering System with Collision Control. Computer Graphics Forum, 34 (7), 279-288.
  • Zhang, W., Chang, J., Zhang, J.J., Wang, M., Tong, R., 2015. Image-based hair pre-processing for art creation: A case study of bas-relief modelling. Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation, 2015-September, 411-418.
  • Liang, H., Chang, J., Yang, X., You, L., Bian, S., Zhang, J., 2015. Advanced ODE Based Head Modelling for Chinese Marionette Art Preservation. In: CASA2015 11/05/2015 Singapore.
  • Jiang, M., Southern, R., Zhang, J.J., 2015. A particle-based dissolution model using chemical collision energy. Grapp 2015 10th International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications Visigrapp Proceedings, 285-293.
  • Bian, S., You, L., Zhang, J.J., 2015. Recent developments in skin deformation for character animation. Grapp 2015 10th International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications Visigrapp Proceedings, 122-129.
  • Kazmi, I.K., You, L., Zhang, J.J., 2014. A survey of sketch based modeling systems. Proceedings 2014 11th International Conference on Computer Graphics Imaging and Visualization New Techniques and Trends Cgiv 2014, 27-36.
  • Salunkhe, P., Southern, R., Zhang, J.J., 2014. Motion adaptation controllers of a passive walker with flat feet and ankles. In: Hutter, M., eds. Dynamic Walking 10/06/2014 ETH Zurich.
  • Yang, X., Chang, J., Southern, R., Zhang, J.J., 2014. Automatic Muscle Retargeting for Character Animation. In: Computer Graphics International 06/2012 Bournemouth.
  • Gouvatsos, A., Xiao, Z., Marsden, N., Zhang, J.J., 2014. Automatic 3D posing from 2D hand-drawn sketches. Proceedings Pacific Conference on Computer Graphics and Applications, 2014-October, 125-130.
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