Scientists

Full Name

Zhidong Cao

Gender

Male

Position

Chief Scientist

Professional Title

Professor

Contacts

zhidong.cao@ia.ac.cn

R&D Scopes

social computing, infectious disease informatics, emergency management

Personal Homepage

http://people.ucas.ac.cn/~caozd

Resume

EDUCATION

1.        Ph.D., 2005/09-2008/07, The Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2.        Master of Science, 2002/09-2005/07, Changsha University of Science& Technology

3.        Bachelor of Science, 1997/09-2001/07, Changsha University of Science& Technology

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1.        Professor, 2020/11-present, the State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Institute of Automaton, Chinese of Academy

2.        Associate Professor, 2011/11-2020/10, the State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Institute of Automaton, Chinese of Academy

3.        Assistant Professor, 2010/06-2011/10, the State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Institute of Automaton, Chinese of Academy

4.        Post Doctorate, 2008/06-2010/05, the State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Institute of Automaton, Chinese of Academy

Professional Experience

1.        The Informationization Think Tank of the Scientific Research Group of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the COVID-19 Epidemic,Panelist

2.        Special Committee on Social Computing and Social Intelligence of Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence (CAAI),Member

3.        The Artificial Intelligence Technology and Management Application Branch of Society of Management Science and Engineering of China(SMSE),Member

4.        The Public Health Branch of China Association for Disaster & Emergency Rescue Medicine (CADERM),Standing Director

5.        Big Data and Engineering Special Committee of Chinese Institute of Command and Control (CICC),Member

6.        Disability Prevention and Control Special Committee of Chinese Preventive Medicine Association (CPMA),Member

7.        Artificial Society Special Committee of China Simulation Federation (CSF),Member

8.        Geographic Information Analysis Committee of The Geographical Society of China (GSC),Member

9.        China Computer Federation (CCF),Senior Member

Academic Achievements

HONOURS AND AWARDS

1.        The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (NSFC)

2.        The Outstanding Individual in The National Science and Technology System against The COVID-19 Epidemic

3.        The Outstanding Collective in The National Science and Technology System against The COVID-19 Epidemic (Leader)

4.        2021, the Grand Prize of Science and Technology Award of Chinese Society of Surveying and Mapping

5.        2018, the First Prize of Natural Science of Science and Technology Award of China Simulation Society

6.        2015, the First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of the Army

7.        2011, 2012, 2017, the Second Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of the Army

8.        2012, the Third Prize of Beijing Science and Technology Award

9.        2011, the Third Prize of Science and Technology of Chinese Preventive Medicine Association

10.     2011, Best Paper Award, the 2011 Pacific Asia Workshop on Intelligence and Security Informatics (PAISI 2011)

PUBLICATIONS:

1.        Published more than 100 papers, including more than 40 SCI/SSCI papers and more than 40 EI papers

2.        hree Chinese Monographs/Translations 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Five software copyrights

Current Research Projects

1.        the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 72025404, 2021-2025

2.        the Major Project of the New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan of China (2015–2030), 2021ZD0111200, 2022-2025

Recently Published Papers

【2022】

Q. Zhang, J. Gao, J. T. Wu, Z. Cao, and D. D. Zeng, "Data science approaches to confronting the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review," Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, vol. 380, no. 2214, p. 20210127, 2022/01/10 2022, doi: 10.1098/rsta.2021.0127.

Y. Ye, Q. Zhang, X. Wei, Z. Cao, H.-Y. Yuan, and D. D. Zeng, "Equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines makes a life-saving difference to all countries," Nature Human Behaviour, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 207-216, 2022/02/01 2022, doi: 10.1038/s41562-022-01289-8.

L. Liu, Z. Cao, P. Zhao, P. J. -H. Hu, D. D. Zeng and Y. Luo, "A Deep Learning Approach for Semantic Analysis of COVID-19-Related Stigma on Social Media," in IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, doi: 10.1109/TCSS.2022.3145404.

T. Luo, J. Wang, Q. Wang, X. Wang, P. Zhao, D. D. Zeng, Q. Zhang, and Z. Cao, "Reconstruction of the Transmission Chain of COVID-19 Outbreak in Beijing's Xinfadi Market, China," International Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 116, pp. 411-417, 2022/03/01/ 2022, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2022.01.035.

P. Zhao, Z. Cao, D. D. Zeng, C. Gu, Z. Wang, Y. Xiang, M. Qadrdan, X. Chen, X. Yan, and S. Li, "Cyber-Resilient Multi-Energy Management for Complex Systems," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 2144-2159, 2022, doi: 10.1109/TII.2021.3097760.

【2021】

Wang, Y., Zeng, D., Zhang, Q., Zhao, P., Wang, X., Wang, Q., Luo, Y., & Cao, Z*.. Adaptively temporal graph convolution model for epidemic prediction of multiple age groups. Fundamental Research. 2021.

Luo, T., Cao, Z*., Wang, Y., Zeng, D.D., & Zhang, Q. Role of Asymptomatic COVID-19 Cases in Viral Transmission: Findings From a Hierarchical Community Contact Network Model. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 2021. (early access)

Luo T, Cao Z*, Zeng D, Zhang Q. A dissemination model based on psychological theories in complex social networks. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems. 2021. (early access)

Wang Y, Cao Z*, Zeng DD, Zhang Q, Luo T. The collective wisdom in the COVID-19 research: Comparison and synthesis of epidemiological parameter estimates in preprints and peer-reviewed articles. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2021;104:1-6.

Zhao P, Gu C, Cao Z*, Xie D, Teng F, Li J, et al. A Cyber-Secured Operation for Water-Energy Nexus. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 2021, 36(4): 3105-3117.

Yang, Y., Cao, Z. *, Zhao, P., Zeng, D., Zhang, Q., & Luo, Y. Constructing public health evidence knowledge graph for decision-making support from COVID-19 literature of modelling study. Journal of Safety Science and Resilience, 2021.2, 146 - 156.

S. Tan, S. Lai, F. Fang, Z. Cao, B. Sai, B. Song, B. Dai, S. Guo, C. Liu, M. Cai, T. Wang, M. Wang, J. Li, S. Chen, S. Qin, J. R. Floyd, Z. Cao, J. Tan, X. Sun, T. Zhou, W. Zhang, A. J. Tatem, P. Holme, X. Chen, and X. Lu, "Mobility in China, 2020: a tale of four phases, National science review,  2021.

Y. Ye, Q. Zhang, Z. Cao, F. Y. Chen, H. Yan, H. E. Stanley, and D. D. Zeng, "Impacts of Export Restrictions on the Global Personal Protective Equipment Trade Network During COVID-19," Advanced Theory And Simulations, 2021.

H. Zhou, Q. Zhang, Z. Cao, H. Huang, and D. Dajun Zeng, "Sustainable targeted interventions to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic: A big data-driven modeling study in Hong Kong," Chaos, vol. 31, Oct 2021.

Q. Zhang, J. Gao, J. T. Wu, Z. Cao, and D. D. Zeng, "Data science approaches to confronting the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review," Philosophical Transactions Of the Royal Society a-Mathematical Physical And Engineering Sciences, vol. 380, Jan 10 2022.

Yang, J.N., Tang, K., Cao, Z. D., Pfeiffer, D. U., Zhao, K., Zhang, Q. P., Zeng, D. D. Demand-driven spreading patterns of African swine fever in China. Chaos. 2021: 31(6).DOI 10.1063/5.0053601 .

Yang, J. , Zhang, Q. , Cao, Z. , Gao, J. , Pfeiffer, D. , Zhong, L. & Zeng, D.D.. The impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on the prevention and control of COVID-19 in New York City. Chaos. 2021, 31(2). DOI:10.1063/5.0040560

Zhou, J. , Lee, S. , Liu, Y. , Liu, T. , Cao, Z. , Zeng, D.D. , Leung, K.S.K. , Wai, A.K.C. , Wong, I.C.K. , Cheung, B.M.Y. , Zhang, Q. & Tse, G. (in press). Development of a multivariable prediction model for severe COVID-19 disease: a population-based study from Hong Kong. npj Digital Medicine, 2021,4(1). DOI 10.1038/s41746-021-00433-4 .

Zhou J, Tse G, Lee S, Liu T, Cao Z, Zeng DD, et al. Interaction effects between angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers and steroid or antiviral therapies in COVID-19: A population-based study. J Med Virol. 2021;93(5):2635-41.

Ye, Y. , Zhang, Q. , Cao, Z. & Zeng, D.D.. Optimal vaccination program for two infectious diseases with cross immunity spreading on a network. EPL (Europhysics Letters). 2021, 133. 46001 - (featured as Highlights) doi:10.1209/0295-5075/133/46001

Liu, J. , Tse, G. , Lee, S. , Liu, T. , Cao, Z. , Zeng, D.D. , Leung, K.S.K. , Wai, A.K.C. , Wong, I.C.K. , Cheung, B.M.Y. & Zhang, Q. Interaction Effects Between Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and Steroid or Anti-viral Therapies in COVID-19: A Population-based Study. Journal of Medical Virology. 2021: 5.

Zhao P, X LU, Gu C, Ai Q, Liu H, Cao Z, et al. Volt-VAR-Pressure Optimization of Integrated Energy Systems with Hydrogen Injection. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 2021, 36(3): 2403-2415.

Zhao P, Gu C, Cao Z, Ai Q, Xiang Y, Ding T, et al. Water-Energy Nexus: A Mean-Risk Distributionally Robust Co-Optimization of District Integrated Energy Systems. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 2021, 36(3): 2542-2554.

Hao, R., Zhang, Y., Cao, Z., Li, J., Xu, Q., Ye, L., Guo, X., Zheng, T., & Song, H. (2021). Control strategies and their effects on the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 in representative countries. Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity, 3, 76 - 81.

Zhao, P., Gu, C., Cao, Z., Hu, Z., Zhang, X., Chen, X., Hernando-Gil, I., & Ding, Y. (2021). Economic-Effective Multi-Energy Management Considering Voltage Regulation Networked With Energy Hubs. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 36, 2503-2515.

Tse, G., Zhou, J., Lee, S., Wong, W.T., Li, X., Liu, T., Cao, Z., Zeng, D.D., Wai, A.K., Wong, I.C., Cheung, B.M., & Zhang, Q. (2021). Relationship between angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers and COVID-19 incidence or severe disease. Journal of Hypertension, 39, 1717 - 1724.

Yang, Y., Cao, Z., Zhao, P., Zeng, D.D., Zhang, Q., & Luo, Y. (2021). Extracting Impacts of Non-pharmacological Interventions for COVID-19 From Modelling Study. 2021 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI), 1-6.

Luo, T., Cao, Z.*, Zhao, P., Zeng, D.D., & Zhang, Q. (2021). Evaluating the Impact of Vaccination on COVID-19 Pandemic Used a Hierarchical Weighted Contact Network Model. 2021 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI), 1-6.

Zeng D, Cao Z., Neill DB. Chapter 22 - Artificial intelligence–enabled public health surveillance—from local detection to global epidemic monitoring and control. In: Xing L, Giger ML, Min JK, editors. Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: Academic Press; 2021. p. 437-53.

【2020】

Wang YJ, Cao ZD*, Zeng D, Wang XL, Wang QY. Using deep learning to predict the hand-foot-and-mouth disease of enterovirus A71 subtype in Beijing from 2011 to 2018. Scientific Reports. 2020;10(1):10.

Cao Z, Zhang Q, Lu X, Pfeiffer D, Jia Z, Song H, et al. Estimating the effective reproduction number of the 2019-nCoV in China. medRxiv. 2020:2020.01.27.20018952.

Cao Z, Zhang Q, Lu X, Pfeiffer D, Wang L, Song H, et al. Incorporating Human Movement Data to Improve Epidemiological Estimates for 2019-nCoV. medRxiv. 2020:2020.02.07.20021071.

Ye Y, Zhang Q, Ruan Z, Cao Z, Xuan Q, Zeng DD. Effect of heterogeneous risk perception on information diffusion, behavior change, and disease transmission. Phys Rev E. 2020;102(4).

Zhang Y, Muscatello DJ, Cao ZD, Chughtai AA, Costantino V, Zhang DT, et al. A model of influenza infection and vaccination in children aged under 5 years in Beijing, China. Human Vaccines Immunother. 2020;16(7):1685-90.

Zhou C, Su F, Pei T, Zhang A, Du Y, Luo B, et al. COVID-19: Challenges to GIS with Big Data. Geography and Sustainability. 2020;1(1):77-87.

Zhou H, Yang J, Tang K, Zhang Q, Cao Z, Pfeiffer D, et al. Healthcare-resource-adjusted vulnerabilities towards the 2019-nCoV epidemic across China. medRxiv. 2020:2020.02.11.20022111.

Zhou J, Tse G, Lee S, Wong WT, Wang X, Wu WKK, et al. Renin-angiotensin system blockers and mortality in COVID-19: a territory-wide study from Hong Kong. medRxiv. 2020:2020.12.21.20248645.

Zhao P, Gu C, Cao Z, Xiang Y, Yan X, Huo D. A two-stage data-driven multi-energy management considering demand response. 2020 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and 2020 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers, UbiComp/ISWC 2020, September 12, 2020 - September 17, 2020; 2020; Virtual, Online, Mexico: Association for Computing Machinery. 

【2019】

Wang XZ, Liu Y, Zhang H, Ma QJ, Cao ZD. Public Health Emergency Management and Multi-Source Data Technology in China. Intell Autom Soft Comput. 2018;24(1):89-96.

Zhang Y, Cao Z, Costantino V, Muscatello DJ, Chughtai AA, Yang P, et al. Influenza illness averted by influenza vaccination among school year children in Beijing, 2013-2016. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 2018;12(6):687-94.

Luo TY, Cao ZD*, Zeng D. Research on Information Dissemination of Public Health Events Based on WeChat: A Case Study of Avian Influenza. 2019 Ieee International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics. 2019. 221.

Wang JJ, Chen JL, Zu QN, Cao ZD, He SK, Zeng DD. Healthcare-seeking behavior study on Beijing Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease Patients. 2019 Ieee International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics. 2019. 140-2.

Wang Y, Cao Z*, editors. Social cognition construction of the avian flu based on social media big data. 17th IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics, ISI 2019, July 1, 2019 - July 3, 2019; 2019; Shenzhen, China.

Wang Y, Cao Z*, editors. Network agenda setting and social cognition construction of the dengue fever epidemic event based on social media big data. 23rd Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems: Secure ICT Platform for the 4th Industrial Revolution, PACIS 2019, July 8, 2019 - July 12, 2019; 2019; Xi'an, China.

Zhu BH, Wang LG, Wang HY, Cao ZD, Zha L, Li Z, et al. Prediction model for dengue fever based on interactive effects between multiple meteorological factors in Guangdong, China (2008-2016). Plos One. 2019;14(12):12.

Wang J, Cao Z, Zeng DD, Wang Q. Epidemiological and space-time analysis of Beijing Intestinal Infectious Diseases. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics. 2019;11(1).