Chao ZhangChao Zhang , Professor of Institute of Intelligent Information Processing, Shanxi University, his main study interests include data mining, granular computing and intelligent decision making. In recent years, he has published more than 80 papers inclding IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, Information Sciences, Information Fusion, International Journal of Approximate Reasoning. Among them, one paper has been selected as “ESI highly cited paper”. He has published 3 academic monographs in national publishers. He has published 2 national invention patents. He has been awarded the first prize of Outstanding Achievements in Scientific Research in Institutions of Higher Learning in Shanxi Province, the second prize of Outstanding Achievement Award in Social Sciences in Shanxi Province, two Excellent Academic Paper Awards in Taiyuan City, ACM Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award in Taiyuan Chapter. Read More Read Less