Dr. Huixiang Zhen

Degrees

• BSc, China University of Geociences, Wuhan, China
• BEc, Double degree, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
• MSc, China University of Geociences, Wuhan, China
• PhD, China University of Geociences, Wuhan, China
• Joint PhD, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Research Interests

My main research lies in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Evolutionary Computation.

• Evolutionary computation, differential evolution, particle swarm optimisation, surrogate-assisted evolutionary algorithms
• Evolutionary machine learning, ensemble learning and transfer learning
• Evolutionary multi-objective optimisation
• Applications of Evolutionary Computation, including geophysics inversion, aerodynamic optimization, and others

Note: The papers provided here are for faster dissemination and academic research convenience. Copyright of the final published versions belongs to the respective publishers.

1. Huixiang Zhen, Xiaotong Li, Wenyin Gong, Xiangyun Hu. "Composite indicator-guided infilling sampling for expensive multi-objective optimization," Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, 2026, 101: 102312. doi: 10.1016/j.swevo.2026.102312 [Code]

2. Huixiang Zhen, Wenyin Gong, Ling Wang, Xiangyun Hu. "Surrogate-assisted Efficient Grouping Evolutionary Search for Expensive Large-Scale Multi-Objective Optimization," IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 2025, Accepted. doi: 10.1109/TEVC.2025.3626334 [Code]

3. Jianfeng Liu, Huixiang Zhen*, Wenyin Gong. "A Variable Grouping-based Surrogate-Assisted Evolutionary Algorithm for Large-Scale Expensive Multi-Objective Optimization Problems," 2025 International Conference on New Trends in Computational Intelligence (NTCI), 400-409. doi: 10.1109/NTCI67886.2025.11308712

4. Huixiang Zhen, Bing Xue, Wenyin Gong, Mengjie Zhang, Ling Wang. "Offline Evolutionary Optimization with Problem-driven Model Pool Design and Weighted Model Selection Indicator," Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, 2025, 97: 102034. doi: 10.1016/j.swevo.2025.102034 [Code]

5. Fei Ming, Bing Xue, Mengjie Zhang, Wenyin Gong, Huixiang Zhen. "Constrained Multi-objective Optimization via Relaxations on Both Constraints and Objectives," IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, 2024. doi:10.1109/TAI.2024.3454025

6. Fei Ming, Wenyin Gong, Huixiang Zhen, Ling Wang, Liang Gao. "Constrained Multi-objective Optimization Evolutionary Algorithm for Real-world Continuous Mechanical Design Problems," Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.engappai.2024.108673

7. Kuihua Huang, Huixiang Zhen, Wenyin Gong, Rui Wang, Weiwei Bian. "Surrogate-assisted Evolutionary Sampling Particle Swarm Optimization for High-dimensional Expensive Optimization," Neural Computing and Applications, 2023. doi:10.1007/s00521-023-08661-3 [Code]

8. Huixiang Zhen, Shijie Xiong, Wenyin Gong, Ling Wang. "Neighborhood Evolutionary Sampling with Dynamic Repulsion for Expensive Multimodal Optimization," Information Sciences, 2023. doi:10.1016/j.ins.2023.02.049 [Code]

9. Junhua Ku, Huixiang Zhen*, Wenyin Gong. "Offline Data-driven Optimization Based on Dual-scale Surrogate Ensemble," Memetic Computing, 2022. doi:10.1007/s12293-022-00380-x

10. Huixiang Zhen, Wenyin Gong, Ling Wang. "Evolutionary Sampling Agent for Expensive Problems," IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 2022. doi:10.1109/TEVC.2022.3177605 [Code]

11. Huixiang Zhen, Wenyin Gong, Ling Wang. "Offline Data-driven Evolutionary Optimization Based on Model Selection," Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, 2022, 71: 101080. doi:10.1016/j.swevo.2022.101080 [Code]

12. Fangzhou Yu, Wenyin Gong, Huixiang Zhen. "A Data-driven Evolutionary Algorithm with Multi-evolutionary Sampling Strategy for Expensive Optimization," Knowledge-Based Systems, 2022: 108436. doi:10.1016/j.knosys.2022.108436

13. Huixiang Zhen, Wenyin Gong, Ling Wang, Fei Ming, Zuowen Liao. "Two-Stage Data-Driven Evolutionary Optimization for High-Dimensional Expensive Problems," IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 2021. doi:10.1109/TCYB.2021.3118783 [Code]

14. Huixiang Zhen, Wenyin Gong, Ling Wang. "Data-driven Evolutionary Sampling Optimization for Expensive Problems," Journal of Systems Engineering and Electronics, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 318-330, 2021. doi:10.23919/JSEE.2021.000027 [Code]

15. Fei Ming, Wenyin Gong, Huixiang Zhen, Ling Wang, Zuowen Liao. "A Simple Two-stage Evolutionary Algorithm for Constrained Multi-objective Optimization," Knowledge-Based Systems, 2021, 228: 107263. doi:10.1016/j.knosys.2021.107263

16. Huixiang Zhen, Yuanyuan Li, Yushan Yang. "Transformation from Total-field Magnetic Anomaly to the Projection of the Anomalous Vector onto the Normal Geomagnetic Field Based on an Optimization Method," Geophysics, 2019, 84(5): J43-J55. doi:10.1190/geo2018-0671.1

Awards

• June 2021, the 4th Academic Conference on Intelligent Optimization and Scheduling, the second prize for excellent papers.

Teaching & Supervision

• 2020-2022, Intelligent Optimization Theory and Method, Teaching Assistant, China University of Geoscience (Wuhan)

Recent links

• Wenyin Gong
• Ling Wang
• Bing Xue
• Mengjie Zhang
• ECRG
• FASLIP