Xiaofang Zhou - Research

Academic Staff

• Associate Professor Shazia Sadiq
• Associate Professor Xue Li
• Dr Heng Tao Shen
• one vanvant position (under recruitment process now)
  

Research Fellows

• Dr Ken Deng (since October 2007)
• Dr Gabriel Fung (since January 2008)
• Dr Helen Huang (since June 2008)
• Dr Henning Koehler (since August 2008)

Current Research Students

• Kexin Xie (PhD, started in Sept 2008, from University of Queensland) Spatiotemporal databases and location-based search
• Kai (Kevin) Zheng (PhD, started in February 2009, from Fudan University) Data mining and bioinformatics
• Eunjung (Mickey) Chin (PhD, started in February 2009, from Seoul University) Data mining and bioniformatics
• Shuo Shang (PhD, started in March 2009, from Peking University) Spatial database systems
• Qing (Felix) Xie (PhD, started in February 2009, from Chinese University of Science and Technology, Associate Advisor: Chaoyi Peng) Database and data quality
• Ye (Henry) Zhen (PhD, started in June 2009, from Zhejiang University, Associate Advisor: Athman Bouguettaya) Service discovery and composition
• Jia Zhu, Intec Group (PhD, started part-time October 2006, from Bond University) Context-based information reconciliation
• Shamsheer Syed, University of Ballarat (PhD, started part-time Feb 2006) Data quality issues in spatial databases

• Babak Amiri (PhD, to start in August 2009, from Iran University of Science and Technology) Time series and graph mining
  
• Zhixu Li (PhD, to start in October 2009, from Renmin Universty of China) topic ot be decided
  
• Yingying Zhu (PhD, to start later in 2009, from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China) topic to be decided
• Yang Yang (PhD, to start later in 2009, from Peking University) topic to be decided
  

Current Visitors

• A/Prof Liwei Wang (September 2008 - ), Wuhan University, China
• A/Prof Huangliang Sun (September 2008 - August 2009), Shenyang Jianzhu University (sabbatical)
• Mr Kuien Liu (November 2008 - November 2009), Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences (PhD intern)
• Ms Jing Yang (August 2009 - July 2010), Renmin Univeristy of China (PhD intern)
• Prof Kyoji Kawagoe (March - September 2010), Ritsumeikan University, Japan (sabbatical)

Past Visitors

• Mr Wei Lu (January 2008 - January 2009), Renmin University, China (PhD intern)
• Mr Hu Xu (January 2008 - January 2009), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China (Chinese Scholarship Council funded PhD intern)
• Professor Wendy Wen-Rong Jiang (April 2007 - April 2008), Shanghai Second Polytechnics University, China (sabbatical)
• Mr Guowei Yang (August - October 2008), Hohaoi University, China (intern)
• Prof Hoang Quang (August - October 2008), Hui University, Vietnam (UN-Sponsored Visiting Scholar)
• Mr Himanshu Prakash (May - July 2007), IIT Kanpur, India (intern)
• Associate Professor Mitsuaki Nakasumi (April 2006 - March 2007), Komazawa University, Japan (sabbatical)
• Associate Professor Hyu Chan Park (August 2005 - February 2007), Korea Maritime University, Korea (sabbatical)
• Ms Yuan Shi and Mr Boxuan Zhai (September 2006 - March 2007), Wuhan University, China (interns)
• Professor Jeffrey Yu(July 2006), Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Professor Tim Merrett (April 2006), McGill University, Canada (sabbatical)
• Ms Xia Cao (September - December 2005), National University of Singapore (intern)
• Mr Jizhou Lou (July - November 2005), Harbin Institute of Technology, China (intern)
• Mr Haijun Wu (July 2004 - July 2005), Nanjing University, China (sabbatical)
• Professor Zhiyong Peng (November 2004), Wuhan University, China
• Professor Guihai Chen (July - August 2000), Nanjing University, China
• Professor Sanglu Lu (1999), Nanjing University, China

Previous Team Members

• Stella Liping Wang, Postdoctoral Research Fellow,  March 2008 - March 2009, now works in Victoira Univeristy, Australia.
• Sai Sun, Postdoc Research Fellow, 2006, now works as a Research Scientist at the National ICT Australia (NICTA).
• Qing Liu, Postdoc Research Fellow, 2006, now work as a Research Scientist with CSIRO ICT Centre.
• Yanfeng Shu, Postdoc Research Fellow, 2006, now a Research Scientist with CSIRO ICT Centre
• Mohamed Rafi Feroze, Research Officer, 2006, now works for ARCHER project.

Previous Students

• Emily Zhou (PhD, March 2005 - June 2008, Associate Advisor: Dr Heng Tao Shen) High Dimensional Similarity Query Processing. Now working as a Postdoc Research Fellow at CSIRO ICT Centre, Canberra.
• Saeid Asadi (PhD, Aug 2004 - August 2008, Associate Advisor: Professor Joachim Diederich) Location-based web search. Now working as a Lecturer in Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
• Ken Deng (PhD, Feb 2004 - March 2007, Associate Advisor: Dr Heng Tao Shen), Distance Ranking in Constraint-Based Spaces: An Elemental Problem in Spatial Query Processing, now working a Research Fellow at UQ (after postdoctoral fellowship at CSIRO ICT Centre).
• Helen Zi Huang (PhD, Feb 2003 - Feb 2007, Associate Advisor: Prof Peter Bruza of QUT), Summarization-based Similarity Search for Complex Databases, now working as a Research Fellow at UQ (after postdoctoral fellowship at Knowledge Media Institute, Open University, UK).
• Sai Sun (PhD, March 2002 - Feb 2006, Associate Advisor: Prof Maria Orlowska) Multiresolution Spatial Join Processing and Caching. Now working as a Researcher at National ICT Australia (NICTA).
• Sham Prasher (PhD, March 2001 - July 2005) Query Processing in Multiresolution Spatial Databases. Now working with InfoHRM.
• Kevin Kai Xu (PhD, August 2000 - March 2004, Associate Advisor: Prof Xuemin Lin of UNSW) Database Support for Multiresolution Terrain Models. Now working as a Senior Research Scientist at CSIRO ICT Centre.

• Yiyue Gao (MPhil, Sept 2007 - March 2009, Associate Adverse: Dr Heng tao Shen) Evaluating Content-based Image Retrieval Methods.
• Bill Zhang (MPhil, August 2004 - Feb 2006) Spatial information system integration based on Web Services. Now with Mincom.

• Doug Cathepole (MEng 2008) Efficiency in Visualizing Large-Scale Moving Objects
• Kexin Xie (MEng 2008) Supporting Data Provenance and Lineage Analysis for SQL Queries
• Ji Tao Gan (MSc 2008) Approximate Join Algorithms for Data Record Linking
• Benjamin Cheviot (MSc 2007) Using Google Earth as a web search interface
• Sittichai Thongnopparat (MSc 2005) Address extract from Web pages
• Li Yang (MSc 2004, in collaboration with UQ CBIT) Semi-structured language processing for biological data, now working at tom.com in Beijing, China.
• Yanqiu Richard Zhu (MSc 2004, Principle Advisor: Hoylen Sue and Linda Bird of DSTC)
• George Eng-Huan Pek (MSc 2002), Wrapper Validation
• David Horgan (Hons 2004) Progressive Spatial Vector Data Exchange
• Wei Yuan Ong (Hons 2004, Principle Advisor: Hoylen Sue and Linda Bird of DSTC)
• Lynn Teo (Hons 2003-4) Visualization and Surface Matching of 3D Protein Strictures
• Wissam (Sam) Hmud (Hons 2003-4), XML Containment Join Processing
• Christopher Lim (Hons 2003) Databases for the Grid
• Brendan Tse (Hons 2002) Managing Bioinformatics Data
• Alex Hai Luong (Hons 2002) Evolution of Schemata within Bioinformatics: Tracking the Ensemble Database
• Darko Javanovic (Hons 2001), Web Wrapper Development and Maintenance using Wrapper Generator Interface
• Anecia Johnston (Hons 2001), Extracting Real Estate Information From the World Wide Web
• Travis Fusae (Hons 2001), Proposal for an Improved License Management System through a Case Study Analysis
• Dan Sketcher (Hons 2001), Terrain Data Simplification and Visualization
• Keith Blair (Hons 2000), Find the Shortest Paths for Sea Turtle Migration: From a Spatial Database Perspective
• Luke Boyce (Hons 2000), Join Non-Compatible Quadtrees
• Frank Penkava (Hons 2000), A Study on Information Completeness and Search Speed in the World Wide Web Environment
• Jackson Carroll (Hons 2000), Spatial Data Generalization for Internet and Mobile Applications
• Joe Yates (Hons 1999), Map-Based Interface for Navigating the Web
• Steve Broderick (Hons 1999), Efficiency in Querying Multiple Websites in XML