PUBLICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS
Liang Z, Hwang D, Chen S, Hoang NH, Khotchasing K, Melcer EF. (2025) User Preferences for Interaction Timing in Smartwatch Sleep Hygiene Games. In the Proceedings of the 2025 ACM CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2025). (Acceptance rate = 7.8%) SCI Scopus
Liang Z. (2025) Assessing Dietary Protein Intake: A Comparative Study of Two Consumer Mail-In Nutrition Test Kits. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF 2025), Porto, Portugal. Scopus
Hoang N, Liang Z. (2025) Reconsidering AHI as an Indicator of Sleep Apnea Severity: Insights from Mining Large, Longitudinal Sleep Datasets. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF 2025), Porto, Portugal. Scopus 【First author is PhD student】
Senanayake A, Liang Z. (2025) Anxiety Detection in Reddit Posts through Emotion Dynamics Analysis. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF 2025), Porto, Portugal. Scopus 【First author is master student】【Honorable Mention for Best Poster Award】
Kosasih KK, Karlsson DC, Karunarathna TS, Liang Z. (2025) Eyes as Windows to the Heart: Predicting Heart Rate from Pupillometric Features. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF 2025), Porto, Portugal. Scopus 【First author is master student】
Carvalho CF, Karunarathna T, Liang Z. (2025) Multiscale Entropy Analysis of Continuous Glucose Monitoring Data: A Comparative Study of Diabetic and Healthy Populations. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF 2025), Porto, Portugal. Scopus 【First author is master student】
Liang Z (2024) Exploring the Impact of Wearable Continuous Glucose Monitoring on Glucose Regulation and Eating Behavior in Healthy Individuals: A Pilot Study. In Proceedings of The 2nd Behavior Transformation by IoT International Workshop (BTIW 2024), Tokyo, Japan. SCI Scopus
Liang Z. (2024) Harnessing Consumer Smartwatches for Real-Time Heart Rate Streaming in Unity Game Engine. In Proceedings of 2024 IEEE Consumer Life Tech Conference (ICLT 2024), Sydney, Australia. Scopus
Liang Z, Nishida S, Noguchi T, Maenaka T. (2024) GyroTetris: Merging Mobile Gaming and Motion Sensing to Boost Motor Skills and Enjoyment. In Proceedings of the 13th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE 2024), Kitakyushu, Japan. Scopus
Karunarathna T, Liang Z. (2024) Developing Consumer Wearable Compatible Computational Models for Non-Invasive Glucose Estimation in Diabetes Patients. In Proceedings of 2024 IEEE Consumer Life Tech Conference (ICLT 2024), Sydney, Australia. Scopus 【First author is undergraduate student】
Ahmed H, Liang Z. (2024) CLOUDS: Seamless Mood Tracking on the Wrist. In Proceedings of 2024 IEEE Consumer Life Tech Conference (ICLT 2024), Sydney, Australia. Scopus 【First author is undergraduate student】
Hoang HN, Liang Z. (2024) Exploring Sleep Apnea Risk Factors with Contrast Set Mining: Findings from the Sleep Heart Health Study. In Proceedings of The 11th International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications (ECSA-11), online. Scopus 【First author is PhD student】
Carvalho CF, Liang Z. (2024) Glucose Prediction with Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) Models on Three Distinct Populations. In Proceedings of The 11th International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications (ECSA-11), online. Scopus 【First author is master student】
Karunarathna T, Liang Z. (2024) Physiological Signal Based Blood Glucose Prediction in Diabetics and Non-Diabetics. In Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE International Conference on E-health Networking, Application & Services (HealthCom 2024), Nara, Japan. SCI Scopus 【First author is undergraduate student】
Hoang HN, Liang Z. (2024) Wearable-Friendly Apnea Severity Classification. In Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE International Conference on E-health Networking, Application & Services (HealthCom 2024), Nara, Japan. SCI Scopus 【First author is PhD student】
Priyadarshana YHPP, Liang Z, Piumarta I. (2024). Transferring Large Language Models for Depression Detection through Multi-Party Conversation Analysis. In Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE International Conference on E-health Networking, Application & Services (HealthCom 2024), Nara, Japan. SCI Scopus 【First author is PhD student】
Khotchasing K, Hoang HN, Saleh A, Liang Z. (2024) WristPet: Promoting Daily Physical Activity Through Nudge Theory in a Smartwatch App. In Proceedings of the 13th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE 2024), Kitakyushu, Japan. Scopus 【First author is master student】
Carvalho CF, Karunarathna TS, Liang Z. (2024) LSTM-Based Glucose Prediction for Prediabetes. In Proceedings of the 13th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE 2024), Kitakyushu, Japan. Scopus 【First author is master student】
Senanayake A, Liang Z. (2024) Time Series Analysis for Social Media Anxiety Detection: A Mini Review. In Proceedings of the 13th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE 2024), Kitakyushu, Japan. Scopus 【First author is master student】
Yapa HPPP., Liang Z, Piumarta I. (2024) ProDepDet: Out-Of-Domain Knowledge Transfer of Pre-Trained Large Language Models for Depression Detection in Text-Based Multi-Party Conversations. In the Proceedings of The International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2024), Yokohama, Japan. Scopus 【First author is PhD student】
Hoang HN, Liang Z. (2024) Apnea Hypopnea Index Estimation from Low-Granularity Overnight Oxymetry Data. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF 2024), Rome, Italy. Scopus 【First author is PhD student】
Liang Z. (2023) Effect of Decision Boundary for Logistic Regression Classifiers on Sleep Apnea Screening Accuracy with Wearable SpO2 Data. In Proceedings of the14th International Conference on Mobile Computing and Ubiquitous Networking (ICMU 2023), Kyoto, Japan. SCI Scopus
Liang Z. (2023) Developing Sleep Apnea Screening Models Compatible With Low-Resolution SpO2 Data. In Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE 12th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE 2023), Nara, Japan. SCI Scopus
Liang Z. (2023) Multiscale attention entropy (MSAE) of overnight pulse oximetry for assessing sleep apnea. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Medical and Health Informatics (ICMHI 2023), Kyoto, Japan. SCI Scopus
Liang Z. (2023) Enhancing Learning Experience in University Engineering Classes with Kahoot! Quiz Games. In Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2023), Takamatsu, Japan. SCI Scopus
Liang Z. (2023) Comparing Attitudes Towards Mobile App Development between International Students and Domestic Japanese Students. In Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE 2023), Auckland, New Zealand. SCI Scopus
Liang Z, Piumarta I. (2023) An Experience Report on English Medium Instruction (EMI) based Computing Education in a Faculty of Engineering in Japan. In Proceedings of the 35th IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEE&T 2023), Tokyo, Japan. SCI Scopus
Yapa H. P. P. P., Liang Z, Piumarta I. (2023) Who Says What (WSW): A Novel Model for Utterance-Aware Speaker Identification in Text-Based Multi-Party Conversations. In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies (WEBIST 2023), Rome, Italy. Scopus 【First author is PhD student】【Best Paper Award = top 1%】
Del Valle A, Liang Z, Piumarta I. (2023) A bi-national investigation of the needs of visually disabled people from Mexico and Japan. In Proceedings of 7th the International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications (CHIRA 2023), Rome, Italy. SCI Scopus 【First author is master student】
Nhung H. H., Liang Z. (2023) Contrast set mining for actionable insights into associations between sleep and glucose in a normoglycemic population. In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF 2023), Lisbon, Portugal. Scopus 【First author is master student】
Jayen H, Lukovnikova A, Nhung HH, Liang Z. (2023) Mining Contrast Rules in a Sleep Apnea Dataset. In Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE 12th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE 2023), Nara, Japan. SCI Scopus 【First authors are visiting undergraduate students】
Liang Z. (2022) Contextualizing introductory app development course for first-year engineering students. In Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE 2022), Hong Kong. SCI Scopus
Liang Z. (2022) Correlation analysis of nested consumer health data: a new look at an old problem. In Proceedings of the IEEE 4th Global Conference on Life Sciences and Technologies (LifeTech 2022), Osaka, Japan. SCI Scopus
Liang Z. (2022) Association rules mining on multimodal quantified-self data. In Proceedings of the International Seminar on Machine Learning, Optimization, and Data Science, Jakarta, Indonesia. Scopus
Tanaka D., Tanaka J., Ikuru K., Liang Z., Piumarta I. (2022) AkiKomi: Design and implementation of a mobile app system for real-time room occupancy estimation. In Proceedings of the 2022 IEEE 11th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE 2022), Osaka, Japan. Scopus 【First authors are undergraduate students】
Liang Z., Nhung H. H., Bertrand L., Cleyet-Marrel N. (2022) Context-aware sleep analysis with intraday steps and heart rate time series data from consumer activity trackers. In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF 2022), Cyberspace. (Acceptance rate of full papers = 23%) SCI Scopus
Liang Z. (2021) An N-of-1 investigation into stress-related hemodynamics in the prefrontal cortex during the first sleep cycle. In Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC 2021), Melbourne, Australia. SCI Scopus
Liang Z, Nishi M, Kishida I. (2021) Teaching Android app development to first year undergraduates: textual programming or visual programming? In Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE 2021), Wuhan, China. SCI Scopus
Sirithummarak P, Liang Z. (2021) Investigating the effect of feature distribution shift on the performance of sleep stage classification with consumer sleep trackers. In Proceedings of the IEEE 10th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE 2021), Kyoto, Japan. Scopus 【First author is master student】
Bertrand L, Cleyet-Marrel N, Liang Z. (2021) The role of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in automatic detection of eating activities. In Proceedings of the IEEE 3rd Global Conference on Life Sciences and Technologies (LifeTech 2021), Nara, Japan. SCI Scopus 【First authors are visiting master students】
Liang Z, da Costa Junior MG, Piumarta I (2020) Opportunities for improving the learning/teaching experience in a virtual online environment. In Proceedings of In Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE 2020), Takamatsu, Japan. SCI Scopus
Liang Z (2020) Student research competition (TALE SRC). In Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE 2020), Takamatsu, Japan. SCI Scopus
Liang Z, Tatha O, Andersen L (2020) Developing mHealth app for tracking academic stress and physiological reactions to stress. In Proceedings of the IEEE 2nd Global Conference on Life Sciences and Technologies (LifeTech 2020), p.147-150, Kyoto, Japan. Scopus
Liang Z, Chapa-Martell MA. (2020) A two-stage imbalanced learning method to sleep stage classification using consumer activity trackers. HEALTHINF 2020, Valletta, Malta. Scopus
Liang Z. (2019) Enhancing active learning in web development classes using pairwise pre-and-post lecture quizzes. In Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Scopus
Liang Z. (2019) Design of a web development attitudes survey. In Proceedings of IEEE TALE 2019, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Scopus
White G, Liang Z, Clarke S. (2019) A quantified-self framework for exploring and enhancing personal productivity. In Proceedings of the 17th Intl Conf on Content-Based Multimedia Indexing (CBMI '19), Dublin, Ireland. SCI Scopus
Liang Z, Chapa-Martell MA. (2019) Achieving accurate ubiquitous sleep sensing with consumer wearable activity wristbands using multi-class imbalanced classification. In Proceedings of IEEE Int Conf on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing (PICOM '19). p.768-775, Fukuoka, Japan. SCI Scopus
Liang Z, Chapa-Martell MA. (2019) Combining resampling and machine learning to improve sleep-wake detection of Fitbit wristbands. In Proceedings of IEEE Int Conf on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI '19). Xi'an, China. Scopus
Liang Z, Chapa-Martell MA. (2019) Combining numerical and visual approaches in validating sleep data quality of consumer wearable wristbands. In Proceedings of IEEE PerCom Workshops (IQ2S Workshop), p.777-782, Kyoto, Japan. SCI Scopus
Liang Z, Chapa-Martell MA. (2018) A top down approach for teaching web development on cloud. In Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, Wollongong, Australia. SCI Scopus
Liang Z, Iino N, Nishimura T, et al (2017) Novel use of Nintendo Wii balance board for automatic evaluation on motion quality: feasibility and preliminary results. IEEE 6th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE 2017), Nagoya, Japan. SCI Scopus
Liang Z, Chapa-Martell MA. (2017) Are wearable EEG devices more accurate than fitness wristbands for home sleep tracking? Comparison of consumer sleep trackers with clinical devices. IEEE 6th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE 2017), Nagoya, Japan. SCI Scopus
Liang Z, Iino N, Nishimura T, Nishimura S, Yoshida Y. (2017). Utilizing mobile devices for evaluating body trunk coordination: feasibility and preliminary results. The 10th International Conference on Mobile Computing and Ubiquitous Networking, Toyama, Japan. SCI Scopus
Liang Z, Chapa-Martell MA. (2017) Considering interpersonal differences in validating wearable sleep-tracking technologies. The 10th International Conference on Mobile Computing and Ubiquitous Networking, Toyama, Japan. SCI Scopus
Liang Z, Ploderer B, Chapa-Martell MA. (2017) Is Fitbit fit for sleep-tracking? Sources of measurement errors and proposed countermeasures. In Proceedings of the 11th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, Barcelona, Spain. Scopus
Liang Z, Nishimura T, Nishimura S. (2017). Explicit exercise coaching for health promotion based on bio-mechanics and ontology engineering. In Proceedings of Health-i-Coach 2017, Barcelona, Spain. Scopus
Liang Z, Ploderer B. (2016) Sleep tracking in the real world: a qualitative study into barriers for improving sleep. In Proceedings of OzCHI 2016. Tasmania, Australia. SCI Scopus
Liang Z, Chapa-Martell MA, Nishimura T. (2016) A personalized approach for detecting unusual sleep from time series sleep-tracking data. In Proceedings of IEEE Int Conf on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI '16). Chicago, US. SCI Scopus
Liang Z, Nagata Y, Chapa-Martell MA, Nishimura T. (2016) Nurtuing wearable and mHealth technologies for self-care: mindset, tool set and skill set. In Proceedings of the 18th Int Conf on Networking, Applications & Services (HealthCom 2016), Munich, Germany. SCI Scopus
Liang Z, Chapa-Martell MA, Nishimura T. (2016) Mining hidden dependencies between sleep and lifestyle factors from quantified-self data. In Proceedings of the New Frontiers of Quantified Self 2 Workshop (QS Frontier 2016) @ UbiComp '16. Heidelberg, Germany. SCI Scopus
Nishimura T, Liang Z, Nishimura S, et al. (2016) Health promotion community support for vitality and empathy: visualize quality of motion (QoM). In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction (HCII 2016). Toronto, Canada. Scopus
Liang Z, Ploderer B, Chapa-Martell MA, Nishimura T. (2016). A cloud-based intelligent computing system for contextual exploration on personal sleep-tracking data using association rule mining. In Proc. of ISICS 2016, Merida, Mexico. SCI Scopus
Liang Z, Chapa-Martell MA. (2015). Framing self-quantification for individual-level preventive healthcare. Proc. of HEALTHINF 2015, Lisbon, Portugal. Scopus
Liang Z, Wakahara Y. (2014). A route guidance system with personalized rerouting for reducing travelling time of vehicles in urban areas. Proc. of ITSC 2014, Qingdao, China. SCI Scopus
Liang Z, Wakahara Y. (2014). Speed-volume relationship model for speed estimation on urban roads in intelligent transportation systems. Proc. of ICSEng 2014, Las Vegas, USA. SCI Scopus
Liang Z, Wakahara Y. (2013). City traffic prediction based on real-time traffic information for intelligent transportation system. Proc. of ITST 2013, Tampere, Finland. SCI Scopus
Liang Z, Wakahara Y. (2013). Automatic route shortening based on link quality classification in ad hoc networks. Proc. of ICSS 2013, Wroclaw, Poland. Scopus 【Best Paper Award】【Best Student Paper Award】
Liang Z, Taenaka Y, Ogawa, Wakahara Y. (2011). Pro-reactive route recovery with automatic route shortening in wireless ad hoc networks. Proc. of ISADS 2011, Kobe, Japan. Scopus
Liang Z. (2025) Statistical Lessons Learned in Personal Informatics Research. In Proceedings of the Envisioning the Future of Interactive Health Workshop in conjunction with CHI 2025, Yokohama, Japan. (reviewed)
Liang Z, Hoang NH, Karunarathna T. (2025) A Pilot Study on Sensemaking of Consumer Micronutrient Tests: Sufficiencies, Deficiencies, and Barriers to Improvement. In Proceedings of the Envisioning the Future of Interactive Health Workshop in conjunction with CHI 2025, Yokohama, Japan. (reviewed)
Ahmed H, Liang Z. (2025) Wandering as CLOUDS: Designing Soft Nudges for Mood Logging and Reflection on Smartwatches. In Proceedings of the Envisioning the Future of Interactive Health Workshop in conjunction with CHI 2025, Yokohama, Japan. 【First author is undergraduate student】(reviewed)
Yapa HPPP, Senanayake A, Liang Z. (2025) PIFU: A novel framework to evaluate the interpretability of synthetic free-text explanations in digital mental health. In Proceedings of the Human-Centered Evaluation and Auditing of Language Models (HEAL@CHI '25), Yokohama, Japan. 【First author is PhD student】(reviewed) 【The Most Trending Paper Mention】
Carvalho CF, Karunarathna T, Liang Z. (2025) Exploring Gender Differences in Interstitial Glucose Dynamics through Multiscale Entropy Analysis. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Medical and Health Informatics (ICMHI 2025), Kyoto, Japan. 【First author is PhD student】(reviewed)
Hoang HN, Liang Z. (2025) Systematic Investigation of the Impact of Data Granularity on Feature Utility in SpO2-Based Sleep Apnea Detection. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Medical and Health Informatics (ICMHI 2025), Kyoto, Japan. 【First author is PhD student】(reviewed)
Karunarathna T, Carvalho CF, Liang Z. (2025) Predicting Glucose Levels: The Role of Physiological, Circadian, Behavioral and Demographic Features. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Medical and Health Informatics (ICMHI 2025), Kyoto, Japan. 【First author is undergraduate student】(reviewed)
Saskovets M, Lohachov M, Karlsson DC, Liang Z. (2025) Exploring the Feasibility of Cortisol Level Prediction Using Multimodal Physiological Signals. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Medical and Health Informatics (ICMHI 2025), Kyoto, Japan. 【First author is PhD student】(reviewed)
Liang Z, Melcer EF, Hwang D, Chen S, Hoang NH, Khotchasing K. (2025) Game On for Better Sleep: Designing Serious Games to Promote Sleep Hygiene in University Students. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF 2025), Porto, Portugal. (reviewed)
Yapa HPPP, Liang Z. (2025) Improving In-Context Learning Interpretability with Free-Text Explanations for Complex Tasks. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF 2025), Porto, Portugal. 【First author is PhD student】(reviewed)
Liang Z. (2024) Middleware Solution for Real-Time Physiological Data Streaming from Consumer Smartwatches. In Proceedings of the 6th World Symposium on Software Engineering (WSSE 2024), Kyoto, Japan. 【Best Presentation Award】
Franca Carvalho C, Liang Z. (2024) Glucose Prediction with Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) Models. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Big Data and Computational Intelligence (BDCI 2024), Kyoto, Japan. 【First author is master student】【Best Presentation Award】
Liang Z. (2024) Computational Modeling for Effective Sleep Apnea Screening with Consumer Wearable Devices. In Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Computing, Big Data and Internet of Things (CCBDIoT 2024), Chengdu, China.
Liang Z. (2024) Analysis of Students’ Response Time and Performance in Kahoot! Quiz Games in a University Engineering Course. In Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Information and Education Technology (ICIET 2024), Yamaguchi, Japan.
Saskovets M, Liang Z, Piumarta I. (2024) The Utility of fNIRS for Evaluating Human Voice Acoustics for Stress Management. In Proceedings of the VIII Biennial Meeting of the Society for functional near-infrared spectroscopy (SfNIRS 2024), Birmingham, UK. (reviewed) 【First author is PhD student】
Saskovets M, Liang Z, Piumarta I. (2024) The Effect of Soothing Human Voice on the Stress Response. In Proceedings of the joint meeting of the 47th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society (JNS), the 67th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Neurochemistry (JSN), the 46th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Biological Psychiatry (JSBP), and the 8th Federation of Asian-Oceanian Neuroscience Societies (FAONS) Congress (NEURO 2024), Fukuoka, Japan. (reviewed) 【First author is PhD student】
Karunarathna ST, Liang Z. (2024) Glucose Estimation Models for Diabetes and Their Utility on Healthy Individuals. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Big Data and Computational Intelligence (BDCI 2024), Kyoto, Japan. 【First author is undergraduate student】
Khotchasing K, Hoang HN, Liang Z. (2024) A Human-Computer Interaction Study of Smartwatch Application for Promoting Healthy Lifestyle. In Proceedings of the 6th World Symposium on Software Engineering (WSSE 2024), Kyoto, Japan. 【First author is master student】
Hoang HN, Khotchasing K, Melcer E, Liang Z. (2024) Serious gamification app for improving sleep-wake cycle and sleep education. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF 2024), Rome, Italy. (reviewed)【First author is PhD student】【Best PhD Candidate Project Award】
Liang Z, Saskovets M. (2023) Investigating Subjective-Objective Sleep Discrepancy with Consumer Sleep Tracking and Wearable fNIRS Technologies. The 2023 International Artinis (f)NIRS Symposium, Bangkok, Thailand. (reviewed)
Liang Z, Yahya KN, Setiawan EN, Kasan JA, Firdauzi MO. (2023) FunAlarm: Gamification-Based Smartphone Alarm Application for Reducing Wakeup Delay. The 4th Sleep Congress of Asian Society of Sleep (ASSM 2023), Bangkok, Thailand. (reviewed)
Hoang HN, Liang Z. (2023) Shallow and Deep Learning Models for Detecting Apnea Events in Stroke Patients. The 4th Sleep Congress of Asian Society of Sleep (ASSM 2023), Bangkok, Thailand. (reviewed) 【First author is PhD student】
Khotchasing K, Liang Z. (2023) A Pilot Study into the Feasibility of Utilizing Contagious Yawning to improve Sleep Quality. The 4th Sleep Congress of Asian Society of Sleep (ASSM 2023), Bangkok, Thailand. (reviewed) 【First author is master student】
Saskovets M, Liang Z. (2023) Validation of a New Stress Induction Protocol using Speech Improvisation in Front of Audience: an fNIRS Pilot Study. The 2023 International Artinis (f)NIRS Symposium, Bangkok, Thailand. 【First author is PhD student】
Liang Z. (2022) Changes in attitude towards mobile app development: a preliminary comparison between MIT App Inventor and Android Studio. In Proceedings of the 2022 IFIP World Conference on Computers in Education, Hiroshima, Japan. (reviewed)
Liang Z. (2021) Self-rated sleep quality is associated with hemodynamics in prefrontal cortex in the first sleep cycle. In Proceedings of the 3rd Congress of Asian Society of Sleep Medicine (ASSM), Beijing, China. (reviewed)
Liang, Z., Nishimura, S., Nishimura, T, Chapa-Martell, M. A. (2018) LessonSpectrum: visualizing teaching and learning activities in English conversation lessons. Orchestrating Learning Analytics (OrLA) workshop, Sydney, Australia.
Liang Z, Nishimura S, Nishimura T, Chapa-Martell MA. (2017) Understanding Teachers' Time Management in English Conversation Classes using Experience Sampling Method and Data Visualization. International Workshop on Knowledge Explication for Industry, Tokyo, Japan.
Liang, Z., Nishimura, S., Nishimura, T., Iino, N. (2017) Gaining insights from English Conversation classes using thematic analysis: a pilot study. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Language, Innovation, Culture and Education, Singapore.
Liang, Z., Chapa-Martell, M.A. (2017) Wearable EEG v.s. wristband: which is more accurate for sleep tracking under free living conditions? The 39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC'17), Jeju, Korea.
Ploderer, B., Vyas, D., Nolan, S., Happer, C., Cunningham, T., Liang, Z. (2017). SleepBeta: engaging adolescents and their parents with sleep data. CHI workshop, Denver, USA.
Liang Z, Morimura K, Hernandez YA. (2017) Empowering globalization of engineering education with open-source e-learning platform and cloud computing technology. JSEE Annual Conference International Session Proceedings 2017.
Hernandez YA, Liang Z, Morimura K. (2017) International communication through Skype for engineering education. JSEE Annual Conference International Session Proceedings 2017. 【JSEE International Session Award】
Morimura K, Hernandez YA, Liang Z. (2017) M-Skype as a COIL program: collaborative online international learning. JSEE Annual Conference International Session Proceedings 2017.
Liang, Z., Liang, H., Nishimura, T., Chapa-Martell, M. (2016). Quantitative Analysis of Difference between Good and Bad Motion During Coordinated Movements and Its Potential Application to Healthy Aging. In Proc. of HAT-MASH Workshop 2016, Yokohama.
Liang, Z.; Chapa-Martell, M. A. (2015). Development of A Web-Based Automatic Data Analysis Tool for Users Without Statistics Background. Proc. of 10th AEARU Workshop on Computer Science and Web Technology, Tsukuba, Japan
Liang, Z. (2015). A Web Application for Automatic Analysis on Life-Style Factors Affecting Personal Health from Self-Tracking Data. Proc. of HEALTHINF 2015, Lisbon, Portugal.
Liang, Z., Liu, W., Ploderer, B., Bailey, J., Kulik, L., and Li, Y.(2015). Making Sense of Personal Sleep-Tracking Data through Automated Correlation Analysis and Visualization of Sleep Data and Contextual Information. In Proc. of HAT-MASH Workshop 2015, Yokohama.
Liang Z, Wakahara Y. (2014). Reducing Average Travel Time through Individualized Route Guidance in Urban Traffic Network. Proc. of APNOMS 2014, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Liang Z, Wakahara Y. (2013). Urban Traffic Prediction in the Scope of Intelligent Transportation System. Proc. of APNOMS 2013, Hiroshima, Japan.
Liang Z, Chapa-Martell MA. (2011). Improving women’s health through proactive health education. Proc. of APRU DSC 2011, Beijing, China.