1. 模式识别、深度学习、人工智能

2. 图文法、形式化方法、软件工程

近年来，在《The Computer Journal》、《Journal of Computer Languages》、《Multimedia Tools and Applications》、《IET Image Processing》、《软件学报》等国际国内期刊和国际会议上发表SCI/EI学术论文30余篇；主持或作为骨干参与科技部“核高基”、国家自然科学基金、省自然科学基金、国家电网科技项目等10余项；担任国际期刊《Journal of Visual Language and Computing》副编辑；担任《Information and Computation》、《Knowledge-Based Systems》、《Neurocomputing》、《Multimedia Systems》、《软件学报》等国际国内期刊审稿人；担任国际会议DMSVIVA'21程序委员会主席和DMSVIVA'22大会主席。

近年来发表的部分期刊论文：

1. Yang Zou. A Comparison of Reserved Graph Grammar and Edge-based Graph Grammar. The Computer Journal, 2024. (CCF-B)

2. Yang Zou, Shiyu Liao, Qifei Wang. Chinese Image Captioning with Fusion Encoder and Visual Keyword Search. IET Image Processing, 2024, 18(11): 1-15. (CCF-C)

3. Yang Zou, Yuxuan Wang, Xiaoxiang Lu. Auto-Encoding Generative Adversarial Networks towards Mode Collapse Reduction and Feature Representation Enhancement. Entropy, 2023, 25(12):1657.

4. Yang Zou, Xiaoqin Zeng, Yun Zhu. A General Parsing Algorithm with Context Matching for Context-Sensitive Graph Grammars. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 2022, 81: 273-297. (CCF-C)

5. Jisheng Qin, Xiaoqin Zeng, Shengli Wu, Yang Zou. Feature Recommendation Strategy for Graph Convolutional Network. Connection Science, 2022, 34(1): 1697–1718. (CCF-C)

6. Yufeng Liu, Xiaoqin Zeng, Kang Zhang, Yang Zou. Coordinate Graph Grammar for the Specification of Spatial Graphs. The Computer Journal, 2021, 64(5): 749-761. (CCF-B)

7. Yang Zou, Xiaoqin Zeng, Yufeng Liu. Context Computation for Implicit Context-Sensitive Graph Grammars: Algorithms and Complexities. Journal of Visual Language and Computing, 2019, 1: 15-28.

8. Yang Zou, Jian Lü, Xianping Tao. Research on Context of Implicit Context-Sensitive Graph Grammars. Journal of Computer Languages, 2019, 51: 241-260. (CCF-C)

9. Yufeng Liu, Xiaoqin Zeng, Yang Zou. A Graph Grammar-based Approach for Graph Layout. Software: Practice and Experience, 2018, 48(9): 1523-1535. (CCF-B)

10. Zhan Shi, Xiaoqin Zeng, Yang Zou. A Temporal Graph Grammar Formalism. Journal of Visual Languages and Computing, 2018, 47: 62-76.

近年来发表的部分会议论文：

1. Yang Zou, Qifei Wang, Zhen Wang, et al. Distant Supervision Relation Extraction with Improved PCNN and Multi-level Attention. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Knowledge Science, Engineering and Management (KSEM’23), Guangzhou, China, 2023. (CCF-C)

2. Zhibin Wu, Yang Zou*, Jian Zhou, et al. End-to-End Contextual Speech Recognition with Word-Piece-Level Token Selection. Proceedings of the 29th International DMS Conference on Visualization and Visual Languages (DMSVIVA’23), Virtual Conference, Pittsburgh, USA, 2023.

3. Pengfei Qiu, Yang Zou*, Xiaoqin Zeng, et al. Directional Residual Frame: Turns the motion information into a static RGB frame. Proceedings of the 29th International DMS Conference on Visualization and Visual Languages (DMSVIVA’23), Virtual Conference, Pittsburgh, USA, 2023.

4. Xiaoxiang Lu, Yang Zou*, Xiaoqin Zeng, et al. Auto-Encoding GAN for Reducing Mode Collapse and Enhancing Feature Representation. Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (SEKE’22), Virtual Conference,Pittsburgh, USA, 2022. (CCF-C)

5. Keman Zhang, Yang Zou*, Xiaoqin Zeng, et al. Attention-based Mechanism for Text Detection in Indoor Scenes. Proceedings of the 28th International DMS Conference on Visualization and Visual Languages (DMSVIVA’22), Virtual Conference, Pittsburgh, USA, 2022.

6. Xiangchen Wu, Yang Zou*, Xiaoqin Zeng, et al.An Accurate and Robust Step Detection Method Based on Continuous Wavelet Transform. Proceedings of the 28th International DMS Conference on Visualization and Visual Languages (DMSVIVA’22), Virtual Conference, Pittsburgh, USA, 2022.

7. Yang Zou, Xiaoqin Zeng, Yun Zhu. A General Parsing Algorithm with Context Matching for Context-Sensitive Graph Grammars. Proceedings of the 26th International DMS Conference on Visualization and Visual Languages (DMSVIVA’20), Pittsburgh, USA, 2020.

8. Yang Zou, Xiaoqin Zeng, Yufeng Liu. Parsing Strategies for Context-Sensitive Graph Grammars. Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI’19), Shanghai, China, 2019.

9. Yang Zou, Xiaoqin Zeng, Yufeng Liu, Huiyi Liu. Approach to Context Computation for Implicit Context-sensitive Graph Grammars. Proceedings of the 25th International DMS Conference on Visualization and Visual Languages (DMSVIVA’19), Lisbon, Portugal, 2019.

10. Yang Zou, Xiaoqin Zeng, Yufeng Liu, Huiyi Liu. Partial Precedence of Context-sensitive Graph Grammars. Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI’17), Bangkok, Thailand, 2017.

近年来承担的部分科研项目：

1. 基于图像识别技术的勘察智能地质编录技术研究及应用, 广州地铁设计研究院股份有限公司, 2024.03-2025.09

2. 峡江智慧水电厂合同状态检修功能开发技术服务, 南瑞水利水电科技有限公司, 2022.12-2023.12

3. 人工智能技术在电站人员操作监管及设备状态分析中的应用研究, 国网新源控股有限公司, 2020.12-2023.03

4. 基于机器学习的在线智能客服支撑与风险预测排查关键技术研究, 国网江苏电力有限公司, 2018.07-2020.9

5. 营销业务缴费全渠道监控智能提升, 国网江苏电力有限公司, 2017.04-2018.11

6. Windows第三方软件脆弱性辅助分析工具, 南京金浦科技开发总公司, 2015.11- 2017.11

7. 图文法关键技术研究及应用, 国家自然科学基金委员会, 2012.01-2015.12（主要参与）

8. 基于敏感性的前向神经网络学习机制研究, 国家自然科学基金委员会, 2010.01-2012.12（主要参与）