04/1989―10/1992, PhD in Control Engineering Southeast University China, Doctor
09/1985―03/1989, MSc in Automatic Control Southeast University China, Master
09/1981―07/1985, BSc in Automatic Control Southeast University China, Bachelor

06/2002-present Professor, School of Mechanical Eng., Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
06/1995 05/2002 Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Eng., Southeast University
03/2000-07/2000 Visiting Scientist, Concordia University, Canada
10/1998-12/1998 Visiting Scientist, City University of Hong Kong, China
09/1997-03/1998 Visiting Scientist, Monash University, Australia
12/1992-02/1995 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Science and Technology, China

1. Bio-mechatronics, BCI/EMG technique
2. Continuum Robotics and Soft Robotics
3. Robot grasping and manipulation
4. Robot motion planning and control

1. 2017-2021, Fundamentals for Developing Soft-bodied Prosthetic Hands and Bi-directional Neuro-interfaces, National Natural Science Foundation of China Major International (Regional) Joint Research Project, PI
2. 2015-2019, Kinematics and Manipulability of Continuum Robots for Confined Spaces, National Science Foundation of China Major Research Project, PI
3. 2011-2016, Fundamentals of bio-mechatronic science and technology for human locomotor reconstruction, Ministry of Science and Technology, National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program), PI
4. 2006-2009, Robot mechanics: the theory and its application of bio-mechanical interface system, National Science Foundation of China, PI
5. 2013-2016, The dexterous prosthetic hand design based on muscle synergy and the enhanced bio-machine interface technology, Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission, PI
6. 2012-2014, The coding and control of mechanical and electrical stimulation for motor function recovery, Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission, PI

A. Edited Books and Issues
[1] X. Zhu, T. Sauter, H. Liu, "Guest editorial special section on intelligent sensing fundamentals and applications", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 2013, 9 (3): 1655-1658.
[2] X. Zhu, H. Ding, Z. Xiong, H. Liu,(Eds.) Intelligent Robotics and Applications, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Springer, Vol. 6424/6425, Proc. International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, November 2010, Shanghai, China

B. Selected Journal Papers

1. Gu G., Zou J., Zhao R., Zhao Z., Zhu X., "Soft wall-climbing robots," Science Robotics, In Press, 2018.
2. Chen C., Chai G., Guo W., Sheng X., Farina D., Zhu X., “Prediction of finger kinematics from discharge timings of motor units: implications for intuitive control of myoelectric prostheses,” Journal of Neural Engineering, In Press, 2018.
3. Shu X., Chen S., Meng J., Yao L., Sheng X., Jia J., Farina D., Zhu X., ”Tactile stimulation improves sensorimotor rhythm-based bci performance in stroke patients,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, In Press, 2018.
4. He J., Sheng X., Zhu X., Jiang C., Jiang N., “Spatial information enhances myoelectric control performance with only two channels,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, In Press, 2018.
5. Xu K., Liu Z., Zhang B, Liu H, Zhu X., “Composed continuum mechanism for compliant mechanical postural synergy: An anthropomorphic hand design example, ” Mechanism and Machine Theory 132, 108-122, 2018.
6. Xu K., Liu H., Zhang Z., Zhu X., “Wrist-powered partial hand prosthesis using a continuum whiffle tree mechanism: A case study”, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering, 2018, vol.26, no.3, pp.609-618.
7. Yao L., Sheng X., Natalie M.-K., Zhu X., Farina D., Jiang N., “Performance of Brain-Computer Interfacing Based on Tactile Selective Sensation and Motor Imagery”, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering, 2018, vol.26, no.1, pp.60-68.
8. Yao L., Chen M., Sheng X., Natalie M.-K., Zhu X., Farina D., Jiang N., “A multi-class tactile brain-computer interface based on stimulus-induced oscillatory dynamics”, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering, 2018, vol.26, no.1, pp.3-10.
9. Gu G., Gupta U., Zhu J., Zhu L., Zhu X., “Modeling of viscoelastic electromechanical behavior in a soft dielectric elastomer actuator”, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2017, vol.33, no.5, pp.1263-1271.
10. Yao L., Sheng X., Zhang D., Jiang N., Natalie M.-K., Zhu X., Farina D., “A stimulus-independent hybrid BCI based on motor imagery and somatosensory attentional orientation”, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering., 2017, vol.25, no.9, pp.1674-1682.
11. He J., Zhu X., “Combining improved gray-level co-occurrence matrix with high density grid for myoelectric control robustness to electrode shift”, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering., 2017, vol.25, no.9, pp.1539-1548.
12. Pan L., Zhang D., Jiang N., Sheng X., Zhu X., “Transcranial direct current stimulation versus user training on improving online myoelectric control for amputees”, Journal of Neural Engineering, 2017, vol.14, no.4, 046019.
13. Guo W., Sheng X., Liu H., Zhu X., “Toward an enhanced human-machine interface for upper-limb prosthesis control with combined EMG and NIRS signals”, IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, 2017, vol.47, no.4, pp.564-575.
14. Cai G., Zhang D., Zhu X., “Developing non-somatotopic phantom finger sensation to comparable levels of somatotopic sensation through user training with electrotactile stimulation”, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering, 2017, vol.25, no.5, pp.469-480
15. Dong W., Ding Y., Huang J., Zhu X., Ding H., “An efficient approach of time optimal trajectory generation for the fully autonomous navigation of the quadrotor”, Transactions of the ASME: Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, 2017, vol.139, no.6, 061012
16. Dong W., Ding Y., Zhu X., Ding H., “Differential quadrature method for stability and sensitivity analysis of neutral delay differential systems”, Transactions of the ASME: Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, 2017, vol.139, no.4, 044504.
17. Guo W., Sheng X., Liu H., Zhu X., “Mechanomyography assisted myoeletric sensing for upper-extremity prostheses: a hybrid approach”, IEEE Sensors Journal, 2017, vol.17, no.10, pp.3100-3108.
18. Zhu X., Liu J., Zhang D., Sheng X., Jiang N., “Cascaded adaptation framework for fast calibration of myoelectric control”, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering, 2017, vol.25, no.3, pp.254-264.
19. Yao L., Sheng X., Zhang D., Jiang N., Farina D., Zhu X., “A BCI system based on somatosensory attentional orientation”, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering, 2017, vol.25, no.1, pp.78-87.
20. Shull P., Xu J., Yu B., Zhu X., “Magneto-gyro wearable sensor algorithm for trunk sway estimation during walking and running gait”, IEEE Sensors Journal, 2017, vol.17, no.2, pp.480-486
21. Huang Y., Jirattigalachote W., Cutkosky M., Zhu X., Shull P., “Novel foot progression angle algorithm estimation via foot-worn, magneto-inertial sensing”, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2016, vol.63, no.11, pp.2278-2285.
22. Xu H., Zhang D., Huegel J., Xu W., Zhu X., “Effects of different tactile feedback on myoelectric closed-loop control for grasping based on electrotactile stimulation”, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering, 2016, vol.24, no.8, pp.827-836.
23. Liu J., Sheng X., Zhang D., Jiang N., Zhu X., “Towards zero retraining for myoelectric control based on common model component analysis”, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering, 2016, vol.24, no.4, pp.444-454.
24. Guo W., Sheng X., Liu H., Zhu X., “Development of a multi-channel compact-size wireless hybrid sEMG/NIRS sensor system for prosthetic manipulation”, IEEE Sensors Journal, 2016, vol.16, no.2, pp.447-456.
25. Dong W., Ding Y., Zhu X., Ding H., “Optimal proportional-integral-derivative control of time-delay systems using the differential quadrature method”, Transactions of the ASME: Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement & Control, 2015, vol.137, no.10, 101005.
26. He J., Zhang D., Jiang N., Farina D., Zhu X., “User adaptation in long-term, open-loop myoelectric training: Implications for EMG pattern recognition in prosthesis control”, Journal of Neural Engineering, 2015, vol.12, no.4, 046005.
27. Yao L., Meng J., Sheng X., Zhang D., Zhu X., “A novel calibration and task guidance framework for motor imagery BCI via a tendon vibration induced sensation with kinesthesia illusion”, Journal of Neural Engineering, 2015, vol.12, no.1, 016005.
28. Gu G., Gupta U., Zhu J., Zhu L.., Zhu X., “Feedforward deformation control of a dielectric elastomer actuator based on a nonlinear dynamic model”, Applied Physics Letters, 2015, vol.107, no.4, p.836.
29. Pan L., Zhang D., Sheng X., Zhu X., “Improving myoelectric control for amputees through transcranial direct current stimulation”, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2015, vol.62, no.8, pp.1927-1936.
30. Meng J., Yao L., Sheng X., Zhang D., Zhu X., “Simultaneously optimizing spatial spectral features based on mutual information for EEG classification”, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2015, vol.62, no.1, pp.227-240.
31. Yao L., Meng J., Zhang D.,Sheng X., Zhu X., “Combining motor imagery with selective sensation toward a hybrid-modality BCI”, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2014, vol.61, no.8, pp.2304-2312.
32. Liu J., Wu J., Xiong Z., Zhu X., “Servo system identification using relay feedback: A time-domain approach”, Transactions of the ASME: Journal of Manufacturing Science & Engineering, 2012, vol.134, no.6, 61012.
33. Zhu X., Ding H., “Optimality criteria for fixture layout design: a comparative study”, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science & Engineering, 2009, vol.6, no.4, pp.658-669.
34. Zhu L., Ding H., Zhu X., “Extraction of periodic signal without external reference by time domain average scanning”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2008, vol.55, no.2, pp.918-927.
35. Zhu X., Ding H., “An efficient algorithm for grasp synthesis and fixture layout design in discrete domain”, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2007, vol.23, no.1, pp.157-163.
36. Zhu L., Ding H., Zhu X., “Synchronous averaging of time-frequency distribution with application to machine condition monitoring”, Transactions of the ASME: Journal of Vibration & Acoustics, 2007, vol.129, pp.441-447.
37. Zhu X., Ding H., “Computation of force-closure grasps: An iterative algorithm”, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2006, vol.22, no.1, pp.172-179.
38. Zhu X., Ding H., Tso S.-K., “A pseudo distance function and its applications”, IEEE Transactions on Robotics & Automation, 2004, vol.20, no.2, pp.344-352.
39. Zhu X., Ding H., Wang M.Y., “A numerical test for the closure properties of 3-D grasps”, IEEE Transactions on Robotics & Automation, 2004, vol.20, no.3, pp.543-549.
40. Zhu X., Ding H., Wang M.Y., “Form error evaluation: An iterative reweighted least squares algorithm”, Transactions of the ASME: Journal of Manufacturing Science & Engineering, 2004, vol.126, no.3, pp.535-542.
41. Zhu X., Ding H., Wang J., “Grasp analysis and synthesis based on a new quantitative measure”, IEEE Transactions on Robotics & Automation, 2003, vol.19, no.6, pp.942-953.
42. Zhu X., Wang J., “Synthesis of force-closure grasps on 3-D objects based on the Q distance”, IEEE Transactions on Robotics & Automation, 2003, vol.19, no.4, pp.669-679.
43. Zhu X., Ding H., “Flatness tolerance evaluation: An approximate minimum zone solution”, Computer-Aided Design, 2002, vol.34, no.9, pp.655-664.

Undergraduate Course: System Modeling、Analysis and Control (ME369)

1. Associate editor, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
2. Editorial Board Member, Journal of Bionic Engineering.
3. Associate editor, editorial board of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
4. Invited Guest Editor of journal issues for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, International Journal of Humanoid Robotics.
5. Council member, China Robot Industry Alliance.
6. Vice chairman, Shanghai Robot Association.
7. Council member, Shanghai Modern Design Society.
8. Member of Academic Committee, State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, State Key Laboratory of Robotics, State Key Laboratory of Shield Machine and Boring Technology.
9. General co-chair, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, 2013 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation, 2013 ICME International Conference on Complex Medical Engineering.
10. Program chair, 2014 IEEE International Conference on Automation and Logistics, 2010 International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications.
11. Program co-chair, 2014, 2013 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics.

1. National Natural Science Award (2nd Prize, Rank 2), 2012, "Geometric Reasoning for Digital Manufacturing of Complex Surfaces: Theories and Methods", granted by the State Council of People's Republic of China.
2. National Science and Technology Progress Award (2nd Prize, Rank 4), 2007, "Innovative Technologies for the Development of Industrial Robotic Workcells and Their Applications", granted by the State Council of People's Republic of China.
3. National New Century Hundred, Thousand and Ten Thousand Talent Project, 2009.
4. Shanghai Natural Science Award (1st Prize, Rank 1), 2009, "Theory and Algorithms for Robot Manipulation Planning and Spatial Reasoning", granted by Shanghai Municipal Government.
5. Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award (1st Prize, Rank 4), 2006, "Key Technologies for the Development of Industrial Robotic Workcells and Their Applications", granted by Shanghai Municipal Government.
6. Changjiang Chair Professor Award, 2007, granted by the Ministry of Education, China.
7. National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 2005, granted by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
8. Natural Science Award (2nd Prize, Rank 1), 2004, "Pseudo-distance function of the convex sets and its differential methodology", granted by the Ministry of Education, China.
9. Natural Science Award (2nd Prize, Rank 2), 2003, "Geometric methods and their applications in computing manufacturing", granted by the Ministry of Education, China.
10. The Best Paper Award, 2013 International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, "Visual Stimulus Background Effects on SSVEP-based Brain-Computer Interface".
11. The Best Poster Award, the 1st IEEE EMBS International Summer School on Neural Engineering, 2013