Zihang Zhen is currently a Ph.D. student at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), under the supervision of Prof. Rui Zhang. His research interests focus on Recommendation Systems and Large Language Models. Previously, he earned a master’s degree from Fujian Normal University, where he studied under the guidance of Prof. Hui Lin and Associate Prof. Xiaoding Wang, focusing on Blockchain and Machine Learning. To date, he has published several papers in CCF-A and SCI-Q1 journals and serves as a reviewer for them. In addition, his interests extend to Embedded Software Development and Network Security, areas in which he possesses substantial engineering experience.

Contact: zzihang@foxmail.com (preferred) or zzihang@hust.edu.cn

🔥 News

• [Oct. 2024] Our paper on semantic blockchain has been accepted by IEEE TIFS.
• [Jun. 2024] I was honored with the title of Outstanding Graduate of Fujian Normal University.
• [May. 2024] I was honored to deliver a speech to junior students as a representative of outstanding graduates.
[Jan. 2024] Our paper on privacy protection in federated learning has been accepted by IEEE TCE.
[Dev. 2023] I was honored with the title of Outstanding Student (2022-2023) of Fujian Normal University.
[Nov. 2023] Our paper on improving blockchain performance has been accepted by JNCA.
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📝 Publications

IEEE TIFS

SemantiChain: A Trust Retrieval Blockchain based on Semantic Sharding

Zihang Zhen; Xiaoding Wang; Xu Yang; Jiwu Shu; Jia Hu; Hui Lin; Xun Yi

IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics & Security (TIFS), 2024.

CCF-A, SCI-Q1, IF6.3

Semantic Sharding, Blockchain, Information Retrieval, Scalability, ANN

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IEEE TCE

Fed-PEMC: A Privacy-Enhanced Federated Deep Learning Algorithm for Consumer Electronics in Mobile Edge Computing

Qingxin Lin; Shui Jiang; Zihang Zhen; Tianchi Chen; Chenxiang Wei; Hui Lin

IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics (IEEE TCE), 2024.

SCI-Q2, IF4.3

Federated Learning, Deep Reinforcement Learning, Local Differential Privacy

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JNCA

A Dynamic State Sharding Blockchain Architecture for Scalable and Secure Crowdsourcing Systems

Zihang Zhen; Xiaoding Wang; Hui Lin; Sahil Garg; Prabhat Kumar; M Shamim Hossain

Journal of Network and Computer Applications (JNCA), 2023.

CCF-C, SCI-Q1, IF8.7

Blockchain, State Sharding, Crowdsourcing, Deep Reinforcement Learning

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💬 Services

• Reviewer for JNCA(2024, 2023), ComCom(2024).
• Teaching assistant for Machine Learning(Fall 2024), Computer Network(Fall 2023).