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  • Dr ZHANG Xiaoheng (PhD, MPhil., BA)

    • Daily Used Post Title

      Assistant Professor

    • Areas of Scholarship

      • Chinese and Bilingual Information Technology
      • Computer-Assisted Language Teaching and Learning
      • Machine-Assisted Translation and Translation for Science and Technology
      • Corpus Linguistics and Computational Linguistics
      • Modern Chinese Characters

    • Education

      1993 Ph.D. in Computer Science, Oxford Brookes University, UK
      1988 M.Sc. in Computer Science, Hunan University, China
      1981 B.A. in English, Hunan University, China

    • Work Experience

      Nov 1993 - Date Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK
      Sept 1992 - Oct 1993 Part-time Lecturer, Department of Computing & Mathematical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, UK
      Nov 1990 - Oct 1993 Postgraduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Computing & Mathematical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, UK
      Apr 1990 - Nov 1990 Visiting Scholar, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Manchester, UK
      Sept 1988 - Apr 1990 Lecturer, Dept. of Computer Science, Hunan University, China
      Sept 1984 - Sept 1988 Assistant Lecturer, Dept. of Computer Science Hunan University, China
      Sept 1983 - Sept 1984 Assistant Lecturer, Dept. of Computer Science & Dept. of Foreign Languages, Hunan University, China
      Jan 1982 - Sept 1983 Assistant Lecturer, Dept. of Computer Science, Hunan University, China

    • Teaching

      BA subjects

      • Interface between Chinese and Information Technology (CBS390)
      • Academic Inquiry (CBS361)
      • BA Dissertation Projects Supervision

      Postgraduate subjects

      • Modern Chinese Characters and Information Technology (CBS520)
      • Computer Tools for the Language Professionals (CBS517)
      • Computer-Assisted Chinese Language Teaching (CBS518)
      • Supervision of MA Dissertation

    • Administrative Duties

      • Departmental Computer Liaison Officer
      • Departmental Examination Officer
      • MACL (7207) Program Examination Officer
      • MACLL (72017-LL) Examination Officer
      • MATCFL (72017-TL/TLF) Examination Officer
      • Departmental News Administrator (for "my.polyu.edu.hk", 2002.3 -- )
      • Departmental ITS Training Course Coordinator
      • Departmental Technical Working Group (member)

    • Research Output

      Publications

      A. Refereed Journal Papers

      • Zhang, X. (2006). The Number, Point and Metric Systems of Font Size (字形的 "号制" "点制"与"米制"). Computer Engineering and Applications (计算机工程与应用), No. 10, Vol. 42 (2006), pp 175-177 & p 215.
      • Zhang, X. (2005). Template-Based Processing of Incomplete Pinyin Codes: With reference to deficiencies in the Microsoft Pinyin input methods (不完全拼音码的模版处理 - 兼谈微软拼音输入法的进一步完善). Computer Engineering and Applications (计算机工程与应用), No. 20, Vol. 41 (2005), pp74-76&p101.
      • Zhang, X. (2005). Further Development of ZYQ: A three-staged coding series for Chinese character input (进一步的“正易全" - 三级汉字编码输入法). Journal of Chinese Information Processing (中文信息学报), No. 1, Vol. 19 (2005), pp. 98-104.
      • Zhang, X. (2004). Difficulties in the Application of “Chinese Character Component Standard of GB 13000.1 Character Set for Information Processing” for Chinese Character Input (《信息处理用GB13000.1字符集汉字部件规范》在输入法应用中的难点讨论). Journal of Chinese Information Processing (中文信息学报), No. 4, Vol. 18(2004), pp. 60-65.
      • Zhang, X. and Chan, T(2003). Two in One: Recognizing dialect expressions and translating them into the lingua franca. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2003, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 367-382.
      • Zhang, X.(2003). Towards Correctness, Easiness and Completeness: Building a Chinese character coding input method based on dynamic structured stroke groups (正易全: 一个动态结构笔组汉字编码输入法). Journal of Chinese Information Processing (中文信息学报), No. 3, Vol 17 (2003), pp. 59-65.
      • Zhang, X. and Cheung, K. (2002). Design and Development of the AllBalanced Dictionary (《全衡》词典的设计与建设). Journal of Chinese Information Processing (中文信息学报), No. 3, Vol. 16 (2002), pp. 58-62.
      • Zhang, X. (1999). Words Processing in Cantonese-Putonghua Machine Translation (粤-普机器翻译中的词处理). Journal of Chinese Information Processing (中文信息学报), No. 3, Vol. 13 (1999), pp. 40 - 47.
      • Zhang, X. (1998). Written Chinese Word-Segmentation Revisited: Ten advantages of word-segmented writing (也 谈 汉语 书面语 的 分词 问题 - 分词 连写 十 大 好处). Journal of Chinese Information Processing (中文信息学报), No. 3, Vol. 12 (1998), pp. 57 - 63.
      • Zhang, X. and Shi, D. (1998). CDBMS and CSQL for Corpus Processing (面向语料库处理的CDBMS 和 CSQL). Contemporary Linguistics (当代语言学), No.1. 1998, pp 29-36
      • Zhang, X. and Wang, L. (1997). Identification and Analysis of Chinese Organization and Institution Names (中文机构名称的识别与分析). Journal of Chinese Information Processing (中文信息学报), No.4, Vol.11 (1997), pp. 21-32.
      • Zhang, X. (1996). Chinese Localization, Bilingualization and Multilingualization of English Software (英文软件的汉化、双语化与多语化). Chinese Information Processing (中文信息) No. 6, 1996, pp. 14-16.
      • Zhang, X. (1996). Gradual Realization of Intelligent Input of Chinese Characters (逐步实现中文智能输入), Chinese Information Processing (中文信息), No. 5, 1996, pp. 3-5.
      • Yang, R. and Zhang, X. (1990). Design and Implementation of the DRNEST Expert System Authoring Tool (DRNEST专家系统构造工具的设计与实现). Application Research of Computers (计算机应用研究), No. 5, 1990.
      • Zhang, X. and Yang, R. (1988). Research on Diagnosis-Oriented Expert System Building Tools （面向诊断的专家系统建造工具的研究）. Micro Electronic Brains (微型电脑), No. 3, 1988.

      B. Refereed Book Chapters

      • Zhang, X. (2006). An Authoring Tool for Web-Based Multiple-Choice Questions and Its Application to Language Learning. In Zhang, P. Xie, T. et. al. eds. (张普，谢天蔚等编)， Research and Application of Digitized Chinese Teaching and Learning (数字化汉语教学的研究与应用). Beijing: Yuwen Press (语文出版社), pp 429-436.
      • Shi, D., Zhang, X., Sheng, Y., Wang D. and Hao, J. (2006). 繁体版中文教学资源库的理论与实践 (Theory and Practice of the Chinese Teaching Resources Bank of Traditional Character Version). In Zhang, P. Xie, T. et. al. eds. (张普，谢天蔚等编)， Research and Application of Digitized Chinese Teaching and Learning (数字化汉语教学的研究与应用). Beijing: Yuwen Press (语文出版社), pp 458-464.
      • Zhang, X. and Daniel So (2005). Enhancing the Regularity of the Normative Stroke Orders of Chinese Characters (进一步加强汉字规范笔顺的规律性). In Sun, M. and Chen, Q. eds. (孫茂松, 陳群秀編), Natural Language Understanding and Large-Scale Content Computing (自然语言理解与大规模内容计算). Tsinghua University Press (清華大學出版社), Beijing, July, 2005, pp. 547-552.
      • Zhang, X. (2005). 上下文索引程序ABCD及其在语言翻译中的应用(The ABCD Concordancer and Its Application to Language Translation). In LI Yashu, ZHAO Wenli and AN Qin, eds. (李亞舒，趙文利，晏勤 主編), Informationization in Science and Technology Translation (科技翻译信息化), 科学出版社 (Science Press), Beijing, pp.241-245, ISBN 7-03-014972-6.
      • Zhang, X. (2005). 钱付了没有? --- 谈谈'发票'的英译 (Is the Payment Made?: On the English Translation of the Chinese Word 'Fa1piao4'). In LI Yashu, ZHAO Wenli and AN Qin, ed. (李亞舒，趙文利，晏勤 主編), Informationization in Science and Technology Translation (科技翻译信息化), 科学出版社(Science Press), Beijing, pp.323-328, ISBN 7-03-014972-6. (edited from a Conference outstanding paper, 获大会"优秀"奖)
      • Zhang, X. (2003). Technical Misconceptions in Component-Coding Chinese Character Input Methods (为何汉字形码输入法难以走出“难”的困境？ – 谈谈一些技术上的欠妥观点). In Sun, M. and Chen, Q. eds. (孫茂松‧ 陳群秀編), Language Computing and Content-Based Text Processing (语言计算与基于内容的文本处理). Tsinghua University Press, Beijing, July, 2003, pp. 614-620.
      • Zhang, X. (2002). A Fill-in-the-Blank Questions Authoring Tool for Computer-Assisted Language Testing and Language Teaching (一個適應於語文教學的填空式測試軟件制作工具). In Lee, H. M. ed. (李學铭 主編), Teaching and Testing: Evaluating language learning （教學與測試：語文學習成效的評量）. Commercial Press, Hong Kong, pp. 127-138.
      • Zhang, X, and Cheung K. H. (2001). Dictionary Development for the AllBalanced Web-Based Chinese Character Input System （全衡网上中文输入系统的词典建设）. In Huang, C. and Zhang, P. eds. (黄昌宁，張普 主編), Natural Language Understanding and Machine Translation （自然语言理解与机器翻译）. Tsinghua University Press, Beijing, July, 2001, pp. 419-427.
      • Zhang, X, (2001). AllBalanced Web-Based Chinese Character Input System: Functions and Features (全衡网上中文输入系统 - 特性与功能). In Huang, C. and Zhang, P. eds. (黄昌宁，張普 主編), Natural Language Understanding and Machine Translation （自然语言理解与机器翻译）. Tsinghua University Press, Beijing, July, 2001, pp. 428-436.
      • Zhang, X, Chan, T. S, Lee, H. M. and Chang X. (1999). Dialect Word Recognition and Correction for Standard Chinese Writing: A WWW approach. In James, J. (ed), Quality in Teaching and Learning: A collection of refereed papers from the first conference on Quality in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 10-12 December, 1998; Hong Kong SAR, China; Published by Hong Kong Polytechnic University. (pp 105-112)
      • Zhang, X. (1999). CALL for Hanzi-Pinyin Conversion (計算機輔助「漢字–拼音轉换」語言教學 — 介紹一個WWW漢語拼音自學軟件). Lee, H. M. ed. (李學铭 主編), Selected Papers on Chinese and Bilingual Studies （中文及雙語教學論叢）. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 1999, pp 23-31.
      • Zhang, X, (1999). Pinyin Methods Should Be the First-Choice for Chinese Character Input in Hong Kong as Well (香港也应该以拼音输入法为首选汉字输入法). In Huang Changning and Dong Zhengdong eds. (黄昌宁，董振東 主編), Selected Papers on Computational Linguistics （计算语言学文集）. Tsinghua University Press, Beijing, December, 1999, pp 424-431.
      • Zhang, X. and Lu, F. (1997). Intelligent Chinese Pinyin-Character Conversion Based on Phrase Analysis and Dynamic Semantic Collocation （基于短语分析和动态语义搭配的拼音-汉字智能转换）. In Chen Liwei and Yuan Qi eds. (陈力为，袁琦 主编), Language Engineering （语言工程）. Tsinghua University Press, Beijing, August, 1997, pp 389-395.
      • Zhang, X. and Shi D. (1997). Chinese Inter-Dialect Machine Translation. In Chen Liwei and Yuan Qi eds. (陈力为，袁琦 主编), Language Engineering （语言工程）. Tsinghua University Press, Beijing, August, 1997, pp 225-231.
      • Zhang, X, Nealon, J.L. and Lindsay, R. O. (1993). Intelligent User Interface for Multiple Application Systems. In Bramer, M. A. and Milne, R. W. (eds.) Research and Development in Expert Systems IX. Cambridge University Press, 1993, pp. 301-316.

      C. Refereed Conference Proceedings Papers

      • Zhang, X. (2007). 两岸汉字笔顺规则问题讨论 (A Comparative Study on Chinese Characters Stroke Order Regulations between Taiwan and the Mainland. Accepted for publication in Proceeding of HK ARF2006.
      • Zhang, X. and Cheung, K (2006). 两岸汉字规范字形笔顺比较. 两岸四地语文政策国际学术研讨会论文集. 香港理工大学, 2006年5月11-13日.
      • Zhang, X. (2001). AllBalanced: A Web-Based Chinese Character Input System to Meet Hong Kong's Needs. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computer Processing of Oriental Languages. Seoul, Korea. May 14-16, 2001, pp 333-338.
      • Zhang, X. (1998). Dialect Words Processing in Cantonese-Putonghua Text Machine Translation （粤-普书面语机器翻译中的方言词处理）. Proceedings of International Conference on Chinese Information Processing (1998中文信息处理国际会议论文集), Tsinghua University Press, pages: 499-506.
      • Zhang, X. (1998). Dialect MT: A Case Study between Cantonese and Mandarin. Proceedings of COLING-ACL'98 (17th International Conference on Computational Linguistics (COLING'98) and 36th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL'98)). University' de Montreal, Montreal, Canada, August 10-14, 1998, pp 1460-1464.
      • Zhang, X. (1997). Corpus SQL, Corpus DBMS and the Internet. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Processing of Oriental Languages (ICCPOL '97), Hong Kong. April 2-4, 1997, pp 600-605.
      • Lau, C. F. and Zhang, X. (1997). Grammatical Differences and Speech Machine Translation between Chinese Dialects. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Processing of Oriental Languages (ICCPOL '97), Hong Kong. April 2-4, 1997, pp. 379-382.
      • Zhang, X. and Lau, C.F. (1996). Chinese Inter-Dialect Machine Translation on the Web, in Mak, S. Castro, F. and Bacon-Shone, J.(eds.), Collaboration via The Virtual Orient Express: Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific World Wide Web Conference and the Second Hong Kong Web Symposium. Social Science Research Center, The University of Hong Kong, August, 1996, pp. 419-429.

      D. Non-refereed Publications

      • Zhang, X., Cheung, Y. S. (1996). Development of a Flexible Concordance Program for Large Corpora. In Tsai-Fa Cheng, Yafei Li, Hongming Zhang (eds.), Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the Fourth International Conference on Chinese Linguistics and Seventh North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics (ICCL-4/NACCL-7 Proceedings), pp.496-504, (conference held in June 1995, Madison, USA).

      Selected Software Systems/Programs Developed

      • Shi, D., Zhang, X., Sheng, Y. (2005-). 繁体版中文教学资源库网站 (A Chinese teaching resources website in traditional characters, used by MA scheme students, project member).
      • (2004-) ABCP (AllBalanced Concordance Program): a general-purpose concordance program portable to various corpora, written in C#, already used by postgraduate and undergraduate students of CBS.
      • (1999-) AllBalanced: A Web-based Chinese character input system (Written in Javascript and HTML; A beta version of the system is available on the Web for internal testing. A logo linking to the system is presented on the CBS home page.)
      • (2001-) ZYQ (正易全) ： An easy-to-use supplement to Pinyin Chinese character inputting methods. (Covering the 20,902 Unicode simplified and traditional Chinese characters, Written in Javascript and HTML).
      • (1999-) WebQLd: An Authoring Program for Creating Multiple-Choice Questions on the WWW for Language Learning (Implemented in HTML and JavaScript, commercialized by PolyU.)
      • (1999-) WebQLt: An Authoring Program for Creating Fill-in-the-Blank Questions on the WWW for Language Testing. (Implemented in HTML and JavaScript, commercialized by PolyU.)
      • (1999) A Web-Based CALL (Computer-Assisted Language Learning) Package for Cantonese Dialect Words Recognition and Conversion into Putonghua. (as project leader, with a student helper, implemented in HTML and JavaScript)
      • (1998) A Web-Based CALL Package for Pinyin-Hanzi Conversion. (written in Java and HTML) (as project leader, with a research associate)
      • (1998) A Cantones-Putonghua Inter-Dialect Machine Translation Prototype Program (in Prolog and Java). (as project leader, with a student)
      • (1996) The First Departmental Official Web Site of CBS, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. (http://polyu.edu.hk/~cbs/cbs). (Set up the site and implemented all the Web pages for the first version of the Web presentation, written in HTML)

    • Consultancy Work

      • Approved Consultant, PolyU Technology & Consultancy Company Limited
      • Visiting Professor, Hunan University
      • Member of Administrative Committee, The Association for Modernization of Chinese Language Education (AMCLE)
      • Regular member of the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK)
      • Regular member of the Association of Computational Linguistics (ACL)
      • Regular member of the International Association of Chinese Linguistics (IACL)
      • Regular member of Hong Kong Association for Educational Communications and Technology (HKAECT)

    • Hobbies and Interests:

      • Swimming
      • Mountain Climbing
      • Music
      • Picture Drawing
      • Reading