Dr Zedong Zheng

I received a BEng in Software Engineering, along with an MSc and a PhD in Computer Science. My expertise bridges the latest computer science technologies and practical challenges.

Previously, I served as a Research Fellow in Computer Vision within the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Birmingham, a Research Associate in AI and Imaging in the School of Computing and Mathematical Science at the University of Leicester, and a Data Analyst in the School of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Behaviour at the University of Leicester. In addition to my academic roles, I have over ten years of industry experience working as a Senior Software Engineer, Senior IT Development Officer, and IT and Data Support Specialist.

My career integrates academic research, teaching, and professional practice across AI, computer vision, imaging, modelling, optimisation, and software engineering. I enjoy helping students see how ideas from different fields interconnect. By combining research insights with hands-on case studies and project-based learning, I strive to foster critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and innovation.

My research focuses on the application of Artificial Intelligence and Computational Intelligence across interdisciplinary fields, including transportation, healthcare, archaeology, business, energy, electric vehicles, and the creative industries. I am particularly keen on bridging theory and practice through AI, optimisation, and machine learning within interdisciplinary contexts, aiming to provide practical solutions that tackle societal, industrial, and creative challenges.

Current topics include:

• Energy Systems & Electric Vehicles – optimisation of microgrid management, vehicle-to-grid scheduling, and battery charging using meta-heuristics, swarm intelligence, reinforcement learning, and multi-agent systems.
• Healthcare & Medical Imaging – developing AI-driven solutions for medical image analysis, clinical automation, and large-scale healthcare data analytics.
• Gamification & Creative Industries – exploring the use of AI, optimisation, and interactive technologies to support creative practices, user engagement, and innovative digital experiences.
• Generative AI & Multi-Agent Systems – investigating novel architectures for creativity, simulation, optimisation, and collaborative problem-solving.

Selected publications:

• Zhang, Qingyang, Xueliang Fu, Shengxiang Yang, Shouyong Jiang, Miqing Li, and Zedong Zheng. "Solving dynamic multi-objective engineering design problems via fuzzy c-means prediction algorithm." Swarm and Evolutionary Computation 98 (2025): 102057.
• Zhang, Zhi, Taijun Guo, Yefeng Liu, Xinfu Pang, and Zedong Zheng. 2025. "Fast-Charging Optimization Method for Lithium-Ion Battery Packs Based on Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient Algorithm" Batteries 11, no. 5: 199.
• Xinfu Pang, Xiang Fang, Yang Yu, Zedong Zheng, Haibo Li, Optimal scheduling method for electric vehicle charging and discharging via Q-learning-based particle swarm optimization, Energy, Volume 316, 2025, 134611, ISSN 0360-5442,
• Ivan Y. Tyukin, Tatiana Tyukina, Daniël P. van Helden, Zedong Zheng, Evgeny M. Mirkes, Oliver J. Sutton, Qinghua Zhou, Alexander N. Gorban, Penelope Allison, Coping with AI errors with provable guarantees, Information Sciences, Volume 678, 2024,120856, ISSN 0020-0255
• Allison, P. M., van Helden, D. P., Tyukin, I., Zheng, Z., & Tyukina, T. (2023). The arch-I-scan project: Developing an AI system for identifying and recording roman tablewares. Teaching History, 57(3), 21–26.
• Zedong Zheng, Shengxiang Yang, Yinan Guo, Xiaolong Jin, Rui Wang, Meta-heuristic Techniques in Microgrid Management: A Survey, Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, Volume 78, 2023, 101256,ISSN 2210-6502.

I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), and teach and supervise both undergraduate and postgraduate students, including their courses and projects.

Related Modules:

• CO1110 Digital Arts Lab
• CO1111 Creative Computing (Current)
• CO1112 Game and Gamification
• CO1113 Ideation and Design (Current)
• CO2111 Developmental Computing (Current)
• CO2113 Entertainment Technologies
• CO3107 Emerging Technologies (Current)
• CO3202 Entrepreneurial Project (Supervisor)
• CO7201 MSc Individual project (Supervisor)
• CO4210/ CO7210 Personal and Group Skills (Group Supervisor)