Du Zhang

Du Zhang received his Ph. D. degree in Computer Science from the Universtiy of Illinois at Chicago. Currently, he serves as a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at California State, Sacramento, a senior member of IEEE, a member of IEEE Computer Society, a member of ACM, and a member of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence. He has published over 80 papers in journals, conferences and book chapters and is the Associate Editor for the International Journal of Artificial Intelligence Tools.

Publications

Perspectives on the Field of Cognitive Informatics and its Future Development
Perspectives on the Field of Cognitive Informatics and its Future Development
Yingxu Wang, Bernard Carlos Widrow, Bo Zhang, Witold Kinsner, Kenji Sugawara, Fuchun Sun, Jianhua Lu, Thomas Weise, Du Zhang. © 2013. 15 pages.
The contemporary wonder of sciences and engineering has recently refocused on the beginning point of: how the brain processes internal and external information autonomously and...
Cognitive Informatics and Cognitive Computing in Year 10 and Beyond
Cognitive Informatics and Cognitive Computing in Year 10 and Beyond
Yingxu Wang, Robert C. Berwick, Simon Haykin, Witold Pedrycz, Witold Kinsner, George Baciu, Du Zhang, Virendrakumar C. Bhavsar, Marina L. Gavrilova. © 2013. 18 pages.
Cognitive Informatics (CI) is a transdisciplinary enquiry of computer science, information sciences, cognitive science, and intelligence science that investigates into the...
A Novel Algorithm for Block Encryption of Digital Image Based on Chaos
A Novel Algorithm for Block Encryption of Digital Image Based on Chaos
Jun Peng, Du Zhang, Xiaofeng Liao. © 2013. 13 pages.
This paper proposes a novel image block encryption algorithm based on three-dimensional Chen chaotic dynamical system. The algorithm works on 32-bit image blocks with a 192-bit...
Inconsistency-Induced Learning for Perpetual Learners
Inconsistency-Induced Learning for Perpetual Learners
Du Zhang, Meiliu Lu. © 2013. 18 pages.
One of the long-term research goals in machine learning is how to build never-ending learners. The state-of-the-practice in the field of machine learning thus far is still...
On Localities of Knowledge Inconsistency
On Localities of Knowledge Inconsistency
Du Zhang. © 2013. 18 pages.
Inconsistency is commonplace in the real world in long-term memory and knowledge based systems. Managing inconsistency is considered a hallmark of the plasticity of human...
A Value-Based Framework for Software Evolutionary Testing
A Value-Based Framework for Software Evolutionary Testing
Du Zhang. © 2013. 19 pages.
The fundamental objective in value-based software engineering is to integrate consistent stakeholder value propositions into the full extent of software engineering principles...
Machine Learning and Value-Based Software Engineering
Machine Learning and Value-Based Software Engineering
Du Zhang. © 2012. 15 pages.
Software engineering research and practice thus far are primarily conducted in a value-neutral setting where each artifact in software development such as requirement, use case...
Perspectives on Cognitive Informatics and Cognitive Computing
Perspectives on Cognitive Informatics and Cognitive Computing
Yingxu Wang, George Baciu, Yiyu Yao, Witold Kinsner, Keith Chan, Bo Zhang, Stuart Hameroff, Ning Zhong, Chu-Ren Hunag, Ben Goertzel, Duoqian Miao, Kenji Sugawara, Guoyin Wang, Jane You, Du Zhang, Haibin Zhu. © 2012. 24 pages.
Cognitive informatics is a transdisciplinary enquiry of computer science, information sciences, cognitive science, and intelligence science that investigates the internal...
Modeling a Secure Sensor Network Using an Extended Elementary Object System
Modeling a Secure Sensor Network Using an Extended Elementary Object System
Vineela Devarashetty, Jeffrey J.P. Tsai, Lu Ma, Du Zhang. © 2012. 16 pages.
A sensor network consists of a large number of sensor nodes, which are spread over a geographical area. Sensor networks have found their way into many applications, from military...
A Novel Approach for Designing Dynamical S-Boxes Using Hyperchaotic System
A Novel Approach for Designing Dynamical S-Boxes Using Hyperchaotic System
Jun Peng, Du Zhang, Xiaofeng Liao. © 2012. 20 pages.
In the information security field, the substitution boxes (S-boxes) have been extensively used in many cryptographic systems. This paper presents a novel approach for generating...
Perspectives on eBrain and Cognitive Computing
Perspectives on eBrain and Cognitive Computing
Yingxu Wang, James A. Anderson, George Baciu, Gerhard Budin, D. Frank Hsu, Mitsuru Ishizuka, Witold Kinsner, Fumio Mizoguchi, Toyoaki Nishida, Kenji Sugawara, Shusaku Tsumoto, Du Zhang. © 2012. 21 pages.
Cognitive Informatics (CI) is a discipline spanning across computer science, information science, cognitive science, brain science, intelligence science, knowledge science, and...
Perspectives on the Field of Cognitive Informatics and its Future Development
Perspectives on the Field of Cognitive Informatics and its Future Development
Yingxu Wang, Bernard Carlos Widrow, Bo Zhang, Witold Kinsner, Kenji Sugawara, Fuchun Sun, Jianhua Lu, Thomas Weise, Du Zhang. © 2011. 17 pages.
The contemporary wonder of sciences and engineering has recently refocused on the beginning point of: how the brain processes internal and external information autonomously and...
A Novel Algorithm for Block Encryption of Digital Image Based on Chaos
A Novel Algorithm for Block Encryption of Digital Image Based on Chaos
Jun Peng, Du Zhang, Xiaofeng Liao. © 2011. 16 pages.
This paper proposes a novel image block encryption algorithm based on three-dimensional Chen chaotic dynamical system. The algorithm works on 32-bit image blocks with a 192-bit...
On Localities of Knowledge Inconsistency
On Localities of Knowledge Inconsistency
Du Zhang. © 2011. 17 pages.
Inconsistency is commonplace in the real world in long-term memory and knowledge based systems. Managing inconsistency is considered a hallmark of the plasticity of human...
A Value-Based Framework for Software Evolutionary Testing
A Value-Based Framework for Software Evolutionary Testing
Du Zhang. © 2011. 21 pages.
The fundamental objective in value-based software engineering is to integrate consistent stakeholder value propositions into the full extent of software engineering principles...
Cognitive Informatics and Cognitive Computing in Year 10 and Beyond
Cognitive Informatics and Cognitive Computing in Year 10 and Beyond
Yingxu Wang, Robert C. Berwick, Simon Haykin, Witold Pedrycz, Witold Kinsner, George Baciu, Du Zhang, C. Bhavsar. © 2011. 21 pages.
Cognitive Informatics (CI) is a transdisciplinary enquiry of computer science, information sciences, cognitive science, and intelligence science that investigates into the...
Inconsistency-Induced Learning for Perpetual Learners
Inconsistency-Induced Learning for Perpetual Learners
Du Zhang, Meiliu Lu. © 2011. 19 pages.
One of the long-term research goals in machine learning is how to build never-ending learners. The state-of-the-practice in the field of machine learning thus far is still...
Perspectives on Cognitive Informatics and Cognitive Computing
Perspectives on Cognitive Informatics and Cognitive Computing
Yingxu Wang, George Baciu, Yiyu Yao, Witold Kinsner, Keith Chan, Bo Zhang, Stuart Hameroff, Ning Zhong, Chu-Ren Hunag, Ben Goertzel, Duoqian Miao, Kenji Sugawara, Guoyin Wang, Jane You, Du Zhang, Haibin Zhu. © 2010. 29 pages.
Cognitive informatics is a transdisciplinary enquiry of computer science, information sciences, cognitive science, and intelligence science that investigates the internal...
Modeling a Secure Sensor Network Using an Extended Elementary Object System
Modeling a Secure Sensor Network Using an Extended Elementary Object System
Vineela Devarashetty, Jeffrey J.P. Tsai, Lu Ma, Du Zhang. © 2010. 17 pages.
A sensor network consists of a large number of sensor nodes, which are spread over a geographical area. Sensor networks have found their way into many applications, from military...
Machine Learning and Value-Based Software Engineering
Machine Learning and Value-Based Software Engineering
Du Zhang. © 2009. 14 pages.
Software engineering research and practice thus far are primarily conducted in a value-neutral setting where each artifact in software development such as requirement, use case...
A Fixpoint Semantics for Rule-Base Anomalies
A Fixpoint Semantics for Rule-Base Anomalies
Du Zhang. © 2009. 12 pages.
A crucial component of an intelligent system is its knowledge base that contains knowledge about a problem domain. Knowledge base development involves domain analysis, context...
Cognitive Informatics: Four Years in Practice
Cognitive Informatics: Four Years in Practice
Du Zhang, Witold Kinsner, Jeffrey Tsai, Yingxu Wang, Philip Sheu, Taehyung Wang. © 2009. 3 pages.
The 2005 IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Informatics (ICCI’05) was held during August 8th to 10th 2005 on the campus of University of California, Irvine. This was the...
Machine Learning and Value-Based Software Engineering
Machine Learning and Value-Based Software Engineering
Du Zhang. © 2009. 15 pages.
Software engineering research and practice thus far are primarily conducted in a value-neutral setting where each artifact in software development such as requirement, use case...
Advances in Machine Learning Applications in Software Engineering
Advances in Machine Learning Applications in Software Engineering
Du Zhang, Jeffery J.P. Tsai. © 2007. 498 pages.
Machine learning is the study of building computer programs that improve their performance through experience. To meet the challenge of developing and maintaining larger and...
International Journal of Cognitive Informatics and Natural Intelligence (IJCINI)
International Journal of Cognitive Informatics and Natural Intelligence (IJCINI)
Kangshun Li. Est. 2007.
The development and the cross fertilization between the aforementioned science and engineering disciplines have led to a whole range of extremely interesting new research areas...
A Fix-Point Semantics for Rule-Base Anomalies
A Fix-Point Semantics for Rule-Base Anomalies
Du Zhang. © 2007. 12 pages.
A crucial component of an intelligent system is its knowledge base (KB) that contains knowledge about a problem domain. KB development involves domain analysis, context space...