Selected Publications

• Genetic Programming
• Particle Swarm Optimisation
• Learning Classifier Systems
• Evolutionary Multi-objective Optimisation
• Evolutionary Computer Vision, Image Analysis and Signal Processing
• Online Supplimentary Materials

Research Funding

• Mengjie Zhang. Toward Optimal Offspring Selection in Genetic Programming. BuildIT Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, New Zealand. 2009-2011. Grant: $138,435.
• Mengjie Zhang. Genetic Programming for Classification Tasks. Marsden Fund of New Zealand, 2009-2012. Grant: $465,000.
• Mengjie Zhang and Jing Liu. Predictive Difficulty Measures in Genetic Programming based on Complex Networks. International Mobility Fund, New Zealand., 2011. Grant: $8050.
• Mengjie Zhang. Novel Program Structures and Search Algorithms in Genetic Programming, Marsden Fund of New Zealand, 2006-2008. Grant: $140,000.
• Guifa Teng, Mengjie Zhang, etc. Identification of Authors in Chinese Email, Natural Science Fundation of Hebei Province, China, 2006-2008. Grant: $50,000.
• David Crabbe, Mengjie Zhang, Paul Warren, Peter Andreae, Irina Elgort, Huayang Xie. Machine Learning for Speech Recognition, New Economy Research Fund, 2001-2004. Grant: $330,000.

• Mengjie Zhang, Mark Johnston. Novel Particle Swarm Optimisation Techniques for Image Analysis. University Research Fund, Victoria University of Wellington, 2010-2011. Grant: $30,000.
• Will Browne, Mengjie Zhang. Learning Classifier Systems for Feature Manipulation and Image Processing. University Research Fund, Victoria University of Wellington, 2010-2011. Grant: $25,000.
• Mengjie Zhang, Mark Johnston. Novel PSO Topologies and Search Algorithms for Pattern Classification. University Research Fund, Victoria University of Wellington, 2009-2010. Grant: $25,000.
• Mark Johnston, Mengjie Zhang. Evolutionary Multiple-criterion Optimization for Visual Object Detection. University Research Fund, Victoria University of Wellington, 2009-2010. Grant: $20,000.
• Mengjie Zhang, Mark Johnston. Particle Swarm Optimisation for Image Recognition. University Research Fund, Victoria University of Wellington, 2008-2009. Grant: $38,239.
• Mark Johnston, Mengjie Zhang. Simplification and Class Imbalance in Genetic Programming. University Research Fund, Victoria University of Wellington, 2008-2009. Grant: $22,580.
• Mengjie Zhang. Genetic Programming for Image Recognition, University Research Fund, Victoria University of Wellington, 2007. Grant: $48,000.
• Mengjie Zhang. Program Representations in Genetic Programming, University Research Fund, Victoria University of Wellington, 2005-2006. Grant: $45,500.
• Mengjie Zhang, Peter Andreae. Genetic Programming for Multiclass Classification, University Research Fund, Victoria University of Wellington, 2004-2005. Grant: $25,000.
• Mengjie Zhang, Peter Andreae. Novel Genetic Programming Techniques for Image Recognition Tasks, University Research Fund, Victoria University of Wellington, 2004. Grant: $12,200.

Upcoming Conferences

• Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference GECCO 2011
• Special Session on Evolutionary Computer Vision for 2011 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation IEEE CEC 2011.
• European Joint Conference on Evolutionary Computation Evo* 2011
• The 8th International Conference on Simulated Evolution and Learning (SEAL 2010)
• The 10th Asian Conference on Computer Vision (ACCV 2010)
• The 23rd Australasian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI 2010)