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Biography
Zenghai Lu is School Director of Collaborative Provision in the School of Computing & Engineering since 2022. He received his PhD degree in Photonics Engineering from Cranfield University in 2008. Dr Lu was Senior Lecturer in Medical Engineering and Imaging Technology in the School of Health Sciences, at Birmingham City University and Lecturer in Medical Imaging (Medical Physicist) at Teesside University (2019-22). He was a postdoc Research Associate in Biomedical Engineering in the Department of Electric & Electrical Engineering, University of Sheffield (2008-19).
Research Degree Supervision
Current Students:
- Mr Xinman He 2024-2027 PhD (Main supervisor): Applications of low-cost optical coherence tomography.
Research Expertise and Interests
Particular Areas of Research
- Optical coherenence tomography (OCT) technology and applications
- Dual-mode OCT/fluroescence imaging
- Imaging for pupillometry measurements
External Research Funding
- In-situ monitoring of component integrity during additive manufacturing using low-cost optical coherence tomography, £4000, 3M BIC Fellowship, 2024-2025, PI
Research Expertise and Interests
- OCT and polarisation OCT technology development and application
- Biological and non-biological materials
- Smartphone-based imaging
- Measurement and spectroscopy technologies
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Nagisa: A reversible privacy preservation scheme against facial soft-biometric attributes recognition
Fang, Z., Jin, B., Yao, Z., Xiong, J., Wang, X., Lu, Z. & Lin, J., 1 Apr 2026, In: Pattern Recognition. 172, Part D, 13 p., 112769.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High-resolution characterization of the coagulation and drying processes of whole blood based on optical coherence tomography
Zhuo, S., Li, M., Lu, Z. & Chen, K., 19 Apr 2023, In: Frontiers in Physics. 11, 9 p., 1159504.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fiber motion-insensitive fiber-based polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography for optic axis determination
Lu, Z. & Liu, C., 1 Mar 2020, In: Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics. 37, 3, p. 608-617 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Geometric validation of a computer simulator used in radiography education
Cosson, P. & Lu, Z., 3 Feb 2020, In: BJR Open. 2, 1, 10 p., 20190027.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Measuring contact area in a sliding human finger-pad contact
Liu, X., Carré, M. J., Zhang, Q., Lu, Z., Matcher, S. J. & Lewis, R., 1 Feb 2018, In: Skin Research and Technology. 24, 1, p. 31-44 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
- 10 Publication Peer-review
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Journal of Healthcare Engineering (Journal)
Lu, Z. (Reviewer)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
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Nano-Micro Letters (Journal)
Lu, Z. (Reviewer)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
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Photonics Research (Journal)
Lu, Z. (Reviewer)
2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
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Optics Letters (Journal)
Lu, Z. (Reviewer)
2012 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
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Optics Express (Journal)
Lu, Z. (Reviewer)
2012 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review