Prof Yifeng Zeng

Professor

Department: Computer and Information Sciences

Dr. Yifeng Zeng is a Professor and the Head of Research and Knowledge Exchange&UoA 11 Lead in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences. He is leading the Autonomous Systems research group. His main research interests include intelligent agents, probabilistic graphical models, deep learning, computational intelligence, digital education and social networks. He received the EPSRC New Investigator Award in 2019 and has managed a number of Innovate UK projects in the past years.

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Key Publications

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A Multi-agent Cooperative Learning System with Evolution of Social Roles, Hou, Y., Sun, M., Zeng, Y., Ong, Y., Jin, Y., Ge, H., Zhang, Q. 18 Apr 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation
An Evolutionary Framework for Modelling Unknown Behaviours of Other Agents, Pan, Y., Ma, B., Zeng, Y., Tang, J., Zeng, B., Ming, Z. 1 Aug 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence
A parametric segmented multifactorial evolutionary algorithm based on a three-phase analysis, Chai, P., Cao, L., Xu, R., Zeng, Y. 9 Aug 2023, In: Applied Intelligence
Budgeted Sequence Submodular Maximization With Uniform and Non-Uniform Costs, Chen, X., Feng, L., Cao, X., Zeng, Y., Hou, Y., Zhang, Z. 29 Aug 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence
Discovering a cohesive football team through players’ attributed collaboration networks, Zeng, Y., Yu, S., Pan, Y., Chen, B. 1 Jun 2023, In: Applied Intelligence
Improving Knowledge Learning Through Modelling Students’ Practice-Based Cognitive Processes, Zeng, Y., Gao, H., Ma, B., Pan, Y. 28 Sep 2023, In: Cognitive Computation
Intention recognition for multiple agents, Zhang, Z., Zeng, Y., Jiang, W., Pan, Y., Tang, J. 1 May 2023, In: Information Sciences
Symmetric Bayesian Personalized Ranking With Softmax Weight, Pan, Y., Ran, Q., Zeng, Y., Ma, B., Tang, J., Cao, L. 1 Jul 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems
Behavioral model summarisation for other agents under uncertainty, Pan, Y., Ma, B., Tang, J., Zeng, Y. 1 Jan 2022, In: Information Sciences
Behavior Reasoning for Opponent Agents in Multi-Agent Learning Systems, Hou, Y., Sun, M., Zhu, W., Zeng, Y., Piao, H., Chen, X., Zhang, Q. 1 Oct 2022, In: IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence

Current and Recent Projects

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Turing Network Development Awards at Northumbria University, Ho, E. (Principal Investigator), Zeng, Y. (Co Investigator), Alan Turing Institute, 01/02/22 - 30/09/22, £24,871.00

PGR Supervision

Luca Crosato Human-centric autonomous vehicle decision-making and control for natural vehicle pedestrian coordination. Start Date: 01/08/2022
Alpana Kumari Artificial Intelligence and data analytics to improve patient-care outcomes in geriatric population Start Date: 01/10/2021
Buxin Zeng Plan Legibility of Intelligent Agents Start Date: 01/03/2021

Qualifications

Engineering PhD December 31 2005
Member Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 2020

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