Dan Zhang Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Tsinghua University

Dr. Zhang’s research interests include theories and methods on psychological assessment of human states and traits using neurophysiological techniques such as EEG, fNIRS, etc. His recent funded projects have mainly focused on brain-computer interfaces for emotion recognition, physiological computing for natural human-computer interaction, and physiological monitoring for classroom learning efficacy.

Degrees

Tsinghua University, Ph.D., 2011

Tsinghua University, B.Eng., 2005

Appointments

Tsinghua University, Associate Professor, 2016 – current;

Tsinghua University, Assistant Professor, 2013 – 2016;

School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2011 – 2013

Research Interest & Fields

Neurophysiological computing for affective states and traits

Affective brain-computer interfaces for human-computer interaction and mental health assessment

Hyperscanning and interpersonal analysis for social cognition

Selected Publications

[1] Shui, X.#, Lin, R.#, Luo, Z.#, Lin, B., Mao, X., Li, H., Liu, R.*, Zhang, D. * (2024). Bodily Electrodermal Representations for Affective Computing. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, 15(3): 1018-1025.

[2] He, W., Luo, H., Zhang, D.*, Zhang, Y.* (2024). Students' Subjective Feelings during Classroom Learning. Learning and Instruction, 91, 101891.

[3] Tang, L.#, Yuan, P.#, Zhang, D.* (2024). Emotional experience during human-computer interaction: a survey. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 40(8): 1845-1855.

[4] Shen, X.#, Liu, X.#, Hu, X., Zhang, D.*, Song, S.* (2023). Contrastive Learning of Subject-Invariant EEG Representations for Cross-Subject Emotion Recognition. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, 14(3): 2496-2511. (ESI highly cited)

[5] Chen, J.#, Wang, X.#, Huang, C., Hu, X., Shen, X., Zhang, D.* (2023). A large finer-grained affective computing EEG dataset. Scientific Data, 10:740, DOI: 10.1038/s41597-023-02650-w.

[6] Chen, J.#, Xiao, Y.#, Xu, B., Zhang, D.* (2023). The Developmental Trajectory of Task-related Frontal EEG Theta/Beta Ratio in Childhood. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 60, 101233.

[7] Chen, J., Qian, P., Gao, X., Li, B., Zhang, Y.*, Zhang, D.* (2023). Inter-brain coupling reflects disciplinary differences in real-world classroom learning. npj Science of Learning, DOI: 10.1038/s41539-023-00162-1.

[8] Hu, X., Wang, F., Zhang, D.* (2022). Similar brains blend emotion in similar ways: Neural representations of individual difference in emotion profiles. NeuroImage, 118819 (Cover Article)

[9] Li, W., Wu, C., Hu, X., Chen, J., Fu, S., Wang, F.*, Zhang, D.* (2022). Quantitative Personality Predictions from a Brief EEG Recording. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, 13(3): 1514-1527.

[10] Ding, Y.#, Hu, X.#, Xia, Z., Liu, Y.-J., Zhang, D.* (2021). Inter-brain EEG Feature Extraction and Analysis for Continuous Implicit Emotion Tagging during Video Watching. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, 12(1): 92-102.

[11] Hu, X.#, Chen, J.#, Wang, F., Zhang, D.* (2019). Ten Challenges for EEG-based Affective Computing. Brain Science Advances, 5(1): 1–20. (Editor's Top Picks 2019-2020)

Honors and awards and participation in academic societies

2019-present  Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing

2015-present  Review Editor for Frontiers in Psychology

2015-present  Review Editor for Frontiers in Neuroscience

Contact Information

Email: dzhang@tsinghua.edu.cn

Office: Room 334, Mingzhai Building, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

Phone: +86-10-62796737