Hongtao Zhang received his Ph.D. from Queen Mary, University of London and joined the GBA-IPM full-time in 2022 as a Principal Investigator (PI) to form the smart wearable research and development group. He has been working in the area of smart wearables since 2015 at the University of Essex funded by Innovate UK. He has also worked as a research and development manager in a UK high-tech company, where his work has been successfully patented and commercialised in several countries. He has also participated in several projects funded by Innovate UK and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), in total over 1 million pounds.

H.Zhang, M. Alrifaai, K. Zhou, H.Hu A novel fuzzy logic algorithm for accurate fall detection of smart wristband, Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 014233121988157 (2019).

G. Zheng, H.Zhang, K. Zhou, H. Hu Using Machine Learning Techniques to Optimize Fall Detection Algorithms in Smart Wristband, The 25th International Conference on Automation and Computing, 2019

H. Zhang, P. Desai, A.J. Drew, W.P. Gillin and T. Kreouzis Ferromagnetic-organic interfacial states detected by transient conductivity and their role on low voltage current injection in organic spinvalves, Applied Physics Letter 105, 203301 (2014)

H. Zhang, P. Desai, Y.Q. Zhan, A.J. Drew, W.P. Gillin and T. Kreouzis1, The importance of holes in aluminium tris-8-hydroxyquinoline (Alq3) devices with ferromagnetic contacts, Applied Physics Letter 104, 013303 (2014)

A. Droghetti, S. Sanvito, H. Zhang, M. Wills, A.J. Drew and W. P. Gillin. Electronic and magnetic properties of the interface between metal-quinoline molecules and cobalt, Physics Review B, 89, 094412 (2014)

N. A Morley, A. J. Drew, H. Zhang, D. J. Morgan, M. J. R. Gibbs1 Study of the magnetic-organic interface in organic spin-valves, Applied Surface  Science 313 (0), 850 (2014).

Improvement in or relating to fall detectors and fall detection. UK invention, GB2564167

Virus Detection Apparatus and Method. UK invention, GB2006936.5

Improvements in or Relating to Wearable Sensor Apparatus. UK invention, GB2016726.8

A wristband with voice transmitting function and a voice command recognition system. China Utility model, 201720510063.0

Robot Control Device, Method, and Program. Japan, 6910628