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Biography
Dr. Lei Zhang is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Regina. She completed her BEng degree in Electronic Engineering from Qingdao University (China) in 2023, MSc degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Durham University (UK) in 2006, and her PhD degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Brunel University (UK) in 2012.

Early Career
From 2006 to 2013, she worked in the UK as an electronic design engineer with The Welding Institute, and later as a hardware design consultant with the Cambridge Technology Group. She is the electronic designer for the commercial ultrasound testing system Teletest Focus+®.

Recognition
Dr. Zhang has been granted with the CEng title -Chartered Engineer (UK) by British Engineering Council, and the title of European Engineer (EUR ING) by the European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI). She is a registered Professional Engineer (PEng) in Canada with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS).

Academic Life
Since 2013, she became an Assistant Professor with the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Regina in Canada, and was promoted to tenured Associate Professor in 2020. She is the author of three book chapters, and more than 60 journal and conference articles. Her research interests include quantum computing, artificial neural networks, spiking neural networks, artificial intelligence, low-power and fast computing, FPGA hardware acceleration, and bio-inspired design applications.

Research
Dr. Lei Zhang's research interests include quantum computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, cognitive neuroscience, and computational neuroscience. She has published more than 60 peer-reviewed research papers, listed on her Google Scholar page. Her work appears in computer science and engineering journals including IEEE Access, IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Nonlinear Dynamics, Sensors.

Book Chapters
Dr.Lei Zhang extended her research on AI and machine learning to healthcare and financial applications and contributed 3 book chapters:


 * Nonlinear Autoregressive Model Design and Optimization Based on ANN for the Prediction of Chaotic Patterns in EEG Time Series in book Biomedical Engineering and Computational Intelligence (2019) by by Springer Nature.


 * Deep Learning and Statistical-Based Daily Stock Price Forecasting and Monitoring in book AI and Machine Learning Paradigms for Health Monitoring System (2021) by Springer Publishing.


 * Artificial Intelligence: Its Role in Diagnosis and Monitoring Against COVID-19 in book AI and Machine Learning Paradigms for Health Monitoring System (2021) by Springer Publishing.

Teaching
She teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in the Electronic System Engineering Program. She also supervises Master's and PhD students, and undergraduate final year projects.


 * ENEL 384 Digital Electronics


 * ENEL 351 Microcontroller System Design


 * ENEL 453/789 FPGA Design Using VHDL


 * ENEL 864 FPGA Design Appliances


 * ENEL 890AP Dynamical Systems in Neuroscience


 * ENEL 890AH System Design and Testing Using Boundary-Scan