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Dr. Hubin Zhao

Dr Hubin Zhao is an Assistant Professor in Medical Technologies and the Founder and Director of HUB of Intelligent Neuro-engineering (HUBIN), at the Aspire Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology (acting as one of the leading PIs), Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UCL. He is also a PI at the Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Science, UCL. Hubin has a strong background in Electronic Engineering & Neural Engineering, and his research group is working at the intersection of Advanced Electronics, Artificial Intelligence, Neural Engineering, and Medical Technologies. So far, he has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed publications. His work has also led to several international patents and book chapters.

Email: hubin.zhao@ucl.ac.uk

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Research Interests

  • Wearable, Interventional, & Non-Contact Medical Imaging, Sensing and Health Monitoring Technologies

  • Technology Developments & Applications for Human-Robot Interaction/Brain-Computer Interface, Surgical Imaging/Monitoring, Rehabilitation, etc.

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hardware for Medical and Healthcare Applications

  • Advanced Medical Electronics and Devices for Healthcare

Selected Publications

  • Xia Y, Wang K, et al., and Zhao H, "Low-cost, smartphone-based instant three-dimensional registration system for infant functional near-infrared spectroscopy applications", Neurophotonics, 2023.

  • Zhao H, Brigadoi S, et al., "A wide field-of-view, modular, high-density diffuse optical tomography system for minimally constrained three-dimensional functional neuroimaging", Biomedical Optics Express, 2020. (Editorial Pick, and one of Top Downloads of the Year).

  • Ercan R, Xia Y, et al., and Zhao H, "An ultralow-power, real-time machine learning based fNIRS motion artefacts detections", IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems, 2024.

  • Zhou X, Xia Y, et al., and Zhao H, "Review of recent advances in frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy technologies", Biomedical Optics Express, 2023 (Invited Review). 

  • Zhao H, Frijia E, et al., "Design and validation of a mechanically flexible and ultra-lightweight high-density diffuse optical tomography system for functional neuroimaging of newborns", Neurophotonics, 2021.

  • Vidal E, Zhao H, et al., "Evaluating a new generation of wearable high-density diffuse optical tomography technology via retinotopic mapping of the adult visual cortex", Neurophotonics, 2021.

  • Zhao H, and Cooper R, "Review of recent progress toward a fiberless, whole-scalp diffuse optical tomography system", Neurophotonics, 2018.

  • Zhao H, Soltan A, et al., "A scalable optoelectronic neural probe architecture with self-diagnostic capability", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, 2018 (Best Paper of BioCAS).

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