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Yang Zhang

Title: Clinical Assistant Professor

Department: Data Science

College: College of Information

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Macquarie University, 2024
    Major: Computer Science

Current Scheduled Teaching

DTSC 4501.401Principles of Data Science and AnalyticsSpring 2026
DTSC 4501.500Principles of Data Science and AnalyticsSpring 2026
INFO 6900.022Special ProblemsSpring 2026
DTSC 4050.020Statistical Methods for Data Science and AnalysisSpring 2026

Previous Scheduled Teaching

INFO 5810.021Data Analysis and Knowledge DiscoveryFall 2025 SPOT
DTSC 4501.401Principles of Data Science and AnalyticsFall 2025 SPOT
DTSC 4501.402Principles of Data Science and AnalyticsFall 2025 Syllabus SPOT
DTSC 4050.020Statistical Methods for Data Science and AnalysisFall 2025 Syllabus SPOT
INFO 5810.404Data Analysis and Knowledge DiscoverySummer 5W2 2025
DTSC 4501.401Principles of Data Science and AnalyticsSummer 5W1 2025 Syllabus SPOT
INFO 5810.021Data Analysis and Knowledge DiscoverySpring 2025 SPOT
DTSC 4501.401Principles of Data Science and AnalyticsSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
DTSC 4050.020Statistical Methods for Data Science and AnalysisSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Conference Proceeding

  • Zhang, Z., Zhang, Y., Sheng, Q.Z., Wu, J., Zhou, Y. (2025). From Dispersed Records to Structured Knowledge: A Graph-based Knowledge Modeling Framework for Archival Resources. 2025 IEEE International Conference on Web Services (ICWS). 1053--1063.
  • Zhang, D., Qi, L., Liu, Y., Zhou, X., Xie, J., Xiang, H., Xu, X., Zhang, X., Cao, Y., Zhang, Y. (2025). HRCformer: Hierarchical Recursive Convolution-Transformer with Multi-Scale Adaptive Recalibration for Time Series Forecasting. Proceedings of the 34th ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management. 4076--4085.
  • Li, C., Qi, X., Yuan, X., Wu, K., Zhang, Y., Ni, W., Liu, R.P., Sheng, Q.Z. (2025). USFCF: Unified State-Space Feedback Control Framework for Robust Privacy-Conscious Federated Learning in Vehicular Service Networks. 2025 IEEE International Conference on Web Services (ICWS). 399--403.
  • Zhou, X., Liu, Y., Qi, L., Xu, X., Dou, W., Zhang, X., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X. (2024). GLFNet: Global and Local Frequency-domain Network for Long-term Time Series Forecasting. Proceedings of the 33rd ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management. 3527--3536.
  • Zhang, Z., Zhang, Y., Sheng, Q.Z., Mahmood, A., Feng, Y., Wang, X., Zhou, Y. (2024). Multimodal archival data ecosystems. 2024 IEEE International Conference on Web Services (ICWS). 73--83.
  • Zhang, Z., Cao, H., Wang, X., Zhang, Y., Sheng, Q.Z. (2024). Ontology-Driven Archival Knowledge Graph Construction Leveraging Large Language Models. Australasian Conference on Information Systems 2024.
  • Haghighi, V., Soltani, B., Shabani, N., Wu, J., Zhang, Y., Yao, L., Sheng, Q.Z., Yang, J. (2024). TROPICAL: Transformer-based Hypergraph Learning for Camouflaged Fraudster Detection. 2024 IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM). 121--130.
  • Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Sheng, Q.Z., Mahmood, A., Zhang, W.E., Zhao, R. (2023). Hybrid data augmentation for citation function classification. 2023 International joint conference on neural networks (IJCNN). 1--8.
  • Zaib, M., Zhang, W.E., Sheng, Q.Z., Sagar, S., Mahmood, A., Zhang, Y. (2023). Learning to select the relevant history turns in conversational question answering. International conference on web information systems engineering. 334--348.
  • Chen, C., Wang, Y., Zhang, Y., Sheng, Q.Z., Lam, K. (2023). Separate-and-aggregate: A transformer-based patch refinement model for knowledge graph completion. International conference on advanced data mining and applications. 62--77.
  • Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Sheng, Q.Z., Mahmood, A., Emma Zhang, W., Zhao, R. (2021). TDM-CFC: Towards document-level multi-label citation function classification. International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering. 363--376.
  • Yan, Y., Gao, X., Mahmood, A., Zhang, Y., Wang, S., Sheng, Q.Z. (2020). An arithmetic differential privacy budget allocation method for the partitioning and publishing of location information. 2020 IEEE 19th International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (TrustCom). 1395--1401.
  • Wang, S., Sheng, Q.Z., Li, X., Mahmood, A., Zhang, Y. (2020). Energy minimization for cloud services with stochastic requests. International Conference on Service-Oriented Computing. 133--148.
  • Rongying, Z., Xuqiu, W., Yang, Z. (2017). Measuring Model of Collaboration Ability: the Collaborative Rate, Collaborative Breadth and Collaborative Depth. 16th International Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics PROCEEDING. 1 (ISSI2017) 656--667.
  • Journal Article

  • Alkalbani, A.M., Alrawahi, A.S., Salah, A., Haghighi, V., Zhang, Y., Alkindi, S., Sheng, Q.Z. (2025). A Systematic Review of Large Language Models in Medical Specialties: Applications, Challenges and Future Directions.
  • Haghighi, V., Soltani, B., Shabani, N., Wu, J., Zhang, Y., Yao, L., Yang, J., Sheng, Q.Z. (2025). Beyond pairwise relationships: a transformer-based hypergraph learning approach for fraud detection. Other. 1--36. Springer.
  • Wang, S., Qiu, Q., Yin, X., Zhang, Y., Li, X., Gao, Q. (2025). Bi-objective Optimization for Task Offloading in Vehicular Edge Metaverse. IEEE Transactions on Services Computing. IEEE.
  • Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Sheng, Q.Z., Yao, L., Chen, H., Wang, K., Mahmood, A., Zhang, W.E., Zaib, M., Sagar, S., others. (2025). Deep learning meets bibliometrics: A survey of citation function classification. Other. 19 (1) 101608. Elsevier.
  • Zhao, C., Zhou, Y., Zhang, S., Sheng, Q.Z., Zhang, Y., Wen, S. (2025). ExClique: An Express Consensus Algorithm for High-Speed Transaction Process in Blockchains. Other.
  • Luo, S., Zhang, Y., Deng, Y., Zheng, X. (2025). From accidents to insights: Leveraging multimodal data for scenario-driven ads testing. Other.
  • Lu, J., Tian, Y., Zhang, Y., Sheng, Q.Z., Zheng, X. (2025). LGL-BCI: A Motor-Imagery-Based Brain-Computer Interface with Geometric Learning. Other. 9 (1) 1--28. ACM New York, NY, USA.
  • Zhang, H., Li, R., Zhang, Y., Xiao, T., Chen, J., Ding, J., Chen, H. (2025). The evolving role of large language models in scientific innovation: Evaluator, collaborator, and scientist. Other.
  • Wang, S., Liu, Y., Wu, T., Zhang, Y., Sheng, Q.Z. (2025). Workflow offloading for energy minimization under deep reinforcement learning. Other. 107 (11) 1--32. Springer.
  • Zhong, W., Zhai, D., Xu, W., Gong, W., Yan, C., Zhang, Y., Qi, L. (2024). Accurate and efficient daily carbon emission forecasting based on improved ARIMA. Other. 376 124232. Elsevier.
  • Yan, Y., Yan, P., Mahmood, A., Zhang, Y., Sheng, Q.Z. (2024). Achieving local differential location privacy protection in 3D space via Hilbert encoding and optimized random response. Other. 36 (6) 102085. Elsevier.
  • Sagar, S., Mahmood, A., Sheng, Q.Z., Zhang, W.E., Zhang, Y., Pabani, J.K. (2024). Understanding the trustworthiness management in the social internet of things: A survey. Computer Networks. 251 110611. Elsevier.
  • Linfeng, L., Yao, D., Yang, Z., Jianchao, L., Chen, W., Quanzheng, S., Xi, Z. (2023). CUEING: A pioneer work of encoding human gaze for autonomous driving. Other.
  • Ge, J., Xu, G., Zhang, Y., Lu, J., Chen, H., Meng, X. (2023). Joint optimization of computation, communication and caching in D2D-assisted caching-enhanced MEC system. Other. 12 (15) 3249. MDPI.
  • Lu, J., Tian, Y., Zhang, Y., Ge, J., Sheng, Q.Z., Zheng, X. (2023). LGL-BCI: a lightweight geometric learning framework for motor imagery-based brain-computer interfaces. Other.
  • Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Wang, K., Sheng, Q.Z., Yao, L., Mahmood, A., Zhang, W.E., Zhao, R. (2023). When large language models meet citation: A survey. Other.
  • Zaib, M., Zhang, W.E., Sheng, Q.Z., Mahmood, A., Zhang, Y. (2022). Conversational question answering: A survey. Other. 64 (12) 3151--3195. Springer London London.
  • Zhang, Y., Zhao, R., Wang, Y., Chen, H., Mahmood, A., Zaib, M., Zhang, W.E., Sheng, Q.Z. (2022). Towards employing native information in citation function classification. Other. 127 (11) 6557--6577. Springer International Publishing Cham.
  • Zhao, R., Zhang, Y., others. (2018). Evolution study of sentiment analysis based on bibliometrics of time and space dimensions. Other. 36 (10) 171--177.
  • Rongying, Z., Xinyuan, Z., Yang, Z., Mingkun, W., Huiyan, Y. (2018). Study on evolution of five metrics in China and its progress. Library and Information Service. 62 (13) 127.
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    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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