Prof Quanmin Zhu

Professor of bioengineering and acupuncture studies, University of the West of England, UK

                  

Dr Quanmin Zhu is Professor in control systems at the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (CEMS), University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, UK. He obtained his MSc in Harbin Institute of Technology, China in 1983 and PhD in Faculty of Engineering, University of Warwick, UK in 1989. His main research interest is in the area of nonlinear system modeling, identification, and control. Recently Professor Zhu started investigating electrodynamics of acupuncture points and sensory stimulation effects in human body, modeling of human meridian systems, and building up electro-acupuncture instruments. He has published over one hundred papers on these topics. Currently Professor Zhu is acting as Associate Editor of International Journal of Systems Science (http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207721.asp), Member of Editorial Committee of Chinese Journal of Scientific Instrument (http://www.asiatest.org/), and Editor (and Founder) of International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control (http://www.inderscience.com/ijmic). Further details of Dr Zhu’s research can be found on http://www.ias.uwe.ac.uk/people.htm.