Huiyu Zhou
Prof. Huiyu Zhou is a Professor at the University of Leicester, United Kingdom, where he heads the AI and Machine Learning Group and leads the Biomedical Image Processing Lab (BIPL). He received his B.Eng. degree in Radio Technology from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, his M.Sc. degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Dundee, UK, and his Ph.D. degree in Computer Vision from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK. His research interests cover artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, biomedical image processing, human–machine systems, biometrics, robotics, and intelligent systems. Prof. Zhou currently serves as Deputy Director of the Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics and Modelling (AIDAM) and is a member of the Executive Group of the Apollo-Leicester Centre for Digital Health and Precision Medicine. He has held several academic leadership roles at the University of Leicester, including PGR Director, MSc Programme Director, and Coordinator of MSc Distance Learning. Prior to joining Leicester, he worked at Queen’s University Belfast as a Lecturer and later as a Visiting Scholar. Prof. Zhou actively serves in multiple IEEE technical committees and task forces, including those related to cognitive and developmental systems, biometrics, robotics, secure learning, and intelligent multimedia communications. He is Editor-in-Chief of Recent Advances in Electrical & Electronic Engineering and serves or has served as Associate Editor, Editorial Board Member, Area Chair, or conference editor for leading journals and conferences, including IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, Pattern Recognition, Scientific Reports, IEEE Access, ICRA, BMVC, and IJCAI. He has also served as an external examiner and promotion assessor for universities and institutions in the UK, Hong Kong, Australia, India, China, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Pakistan.
