Personal Profile

Jianga Shang

Professor

School of Computer Science

China University of Geosciences

Wuhan, Hubei Province, P.R. China

E-mail: jgshang@cug.edu.cn

URL: http://grzy.cug.edu.cn/shangjianga

Research Interests

mobile & ubiquitous computing, indoor positioning, indoor mapping and modeling

Honors & Awards

·           First Prize of Surveying and Mapping Science and Technology, sponsored by Chinese Society for Geodesy，Photogrammetry and Cartography                                                                                                                           2022

·           National Outstanding Innovation and Entrepreneurship Tutor, sponsored by China's Ministry of Education          2017                                                                                            

·           Outstanding Master's Thesis Supervisor in Hubei Province, sponsored by People's Government of Hubei Province

2017

·           Advisor of “The 13th “Challenge Cup” National University Student Extracurricular Academic Science and

Technology Works Competition”(Second Class Prize) , sponsored by China's Ministry of Education                   2013      

·           " Science and Technology Awards of Land and Resources" (First Class Prize), sponsored byChina's Ministry

of Land and Resources                                                                                                                                     2011

·           “China's Geographic Information Industry Outstanding Project Award”(Gold Prize) , sponsored byChina

Association of GIS                                                                                                                                                            2009

Professional Experience

NERCGIS                                                           Wuhan, Hubei                               2022 – present

School of Computer Science,

China University of Geosciences

Senior Researcher, Professor

·   Founded  and direct Human–Cyber–Physical Software of Smart Spaces Laboratory (HCPS3Lab)

·   Continuing to previous research work

NERCGIS                                                           Wuhan, Hubei                               2019 – 2021

School of Geography and Information Engineering,

China University of Geosciences

Senior Researcher, Professor

·   Founded  and direct Research Center for Intelligent System Software Technology

·   Continuing to previous research work

NERCGIS                                                      Wuhan, Hubei                               2016 – 2019

Faculty of Information Engineering,

China University of Geosciences

Senior Researcher, Professor

·   Continuing to previous research work

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,

University of Florida                                                     Gainesville, FL, USA                                            2014 – 2015

Visiting Scholar

·   Indoor positioning and Location-based Social Network

National Engineering Research Center

for Geographic Information System(NERCGIS)        Wuhan, Hubei                               2012 – 2016

Faculty of Information Engineering,

China University of Geosciences

Senior Researcher, Associate Professor

·   Continuing to previous research work

Faculty of Information Engineering,

China University of Geosciences                          Wuhan, Hubei                               2009 – 2012

Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor

·   Founded Ubiquitous Location-awareness Research Group(UbiLoc), devoting to the location-aware particularlly indoor location-aware/indoor GIS technology research and related application system development of Ubiquitous Computing, Internet of Things (IoT) and  Mobile Social Network.

·   Supervising a group of over 10 master’s students in the above areas, especially in indoor positioning technologies, Location-related context modeling and reasoning, 2D/3D visualization of indoor space information and Real-time Locating System(RTLS).

Faculty of Information Engineering,

China University of Geosciences                          Wuhan,  Hubei                               2003 – 2008

Teaching Assistant, Lecturer

·   Engaged in the teaching of software engineering courses and the research of three-dimensional geological modeling and urban geological information system.

·   Mentored undergraduate students in projects combining industry, education and research and assist-coached master students.

Research Center of GIS Software and Its Application under Ministry of Education, China

& Zondy Cyber Co., Ltd                                 Wuhan,  Hubei                                 2001 – 2008

Research Assistant & Senior Researcher & Engineering Manager                                         

·   Worked in a research team of 3D Geographic Information System(3D GIS) platform and participated in designing software architecture and developing  3D rendering engine, 3D landscape visualization and 3D underground space modeling software modules.

·   As project manager led a group of over 10 researchers and programmers in designing and developing Shanghai 3D Urban Geological Information Management and Service System. It is the first demonstration project for three-dimensional urban geological information system inChina.

·   Accomplished a product, over 4 engineering projects and 3 research projects in three-dimensional geological information system.

·   Became one of the pioneers of the field of the 3D urban geological information technology and presided the development of industry standard.

·   Published over 20 papers and co-authored a book on three-dimensional geological modeling and urban geological information system.

Haven Software Co., Ltd                            Wuhan,  Hubei                                    1997–2000

Software Engineer & Project Manager

·   Developed theChina’s first commercial pricing software system for architectural project written in Dephi on the Windows platform as major developers.

Teaching experience

·   Software Architecture and Design (undergraduate)

·   System Analysis and Design Methods (graduate)

·   Object Oriented Programming(C++)

Group Memberships

·   ACM Member

·   IEEE Member

·   China Computer Federation (CCF) Member

·   GNSS & LBS Association ofChina(GLAC) Member

·   ISPRS WG IV/5: Indoor/Outdoor seamless modelling, LBS, mobility

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

[1]Yijie Wu, Jianga Shang, Pan Chen, Sisi Zlatanova, Xuke Hu & Zhiyong Zhou.  Indoor mapping and modeling by parsing floor plan images. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 2021, 35(6):1205-1231. DOI: 10.1080/13658816.2020.1781130.

[2]Xuke Hu,Alexey Noskov,Hongchao Fan,Tessio Novack,Hao Li,Fuqiang Gu ,Jianga Shang, and Alexander Zipf.   Tagging the main entrances of public buildings based on OpenStreetMap and binary imbalanced learning. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 04 Feb 2021(Published online), DOI:10.1080/13658816.2020.1861282.

[3]Shuaiwei Luo, Fuqiang Gu, Fan Xu & Jianga Shang.  Effect Evaluation of Spatial Characteristics on Map Matching-Based Indoor Positioning. Sensors, 2020, 20(22), 6698. DOI:10.3390/s20226698.

[4] Xuke Hu, Lei Ding, Jianga Shang, Hongchao Fan, Tessio Novack, Alexey Noskov, Alexander Zipf.  Data-driven approach to learning salience models of indoor landmarks by using genetic programming.International Journal of Digital Earth, Published online: 04 Jan 2020(Published online),DOI:10.1080/17538947.2019.1701109.

[5] Fuqiang Gu, Shahrokh Valaee, Kourosh Khoshelham, Jianga Shang and Rui Zhang.   Landmark Graph-based Indoor Localization. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2020, 7(9): 8343 - 8355. DOI: 10.1109/JIOT.2020.2989501.

[6] Xu Fan, Hu Xuke, Luo Shuaiwei, Shang Jianga.  An Efficient Indoor Wi-Fi Positioning Method Using Virtual Location of AP[J]，ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2020, 9(4): 261. DOI:10.3390/ijgi9040261.

[7] Pan Chen, Xiaoping Zheng, Fuqiang Gu, Jianga Shang.  Path distance-based map matching for Wi-Fi fingerprinting positioning, Future Generation Computer Systems. June.2020,vol.107, pp. 82-94, DOI:10.1016/j.future.2020.01.053.

[8] Pan Chen, Jianga Shang, Fuqiang Gu.  Learning RSSI Feature via Ranking Model for Wi-Fi Fingerprinting Localization.IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology,Feb. 2020,vol. 69, pp. 1695-1705.DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2019.2959308.

[9]Fangwen Yu, Jianga Shang, Youjian Hu , Michael Milford.  NeuroSLAM: a brain-inspired SLAM system for 3D environments[J]. Biological Cybernetics, 2019, 113(5-6):515-545.DOI：10.1007/s00422-019-00806-9.

[10]Xuke Hu, Hongchao Fan, Alexey Noskov, Alexander Zipf, Zhiyong Wang and Jianga Shang.  Feasibility of Using Grammars to Infer Room Semantics. Remote Sensing, 2019. 11(13): p. 1535. DOI: 10.3390/rs11131535.

[11]Fuqiang Gu, Xuke Hu, Milad Ramezani, Debaditya Acharya, Kourosh Khoshelham, Shahrokh Valaee, Jianga Shang.  Indoor Localization Improved by Spatial Context—A Survey. ACM Computing Surveys, 2019. 52(3): p. 1-35.

[12]Yongfeng Wu, Pan Chen, Fuqiang Gu, Xiaoping Zheng, Jianga Shang.  HTrack: An Efficient Heading-aided Map Matching for Indoor Localization and Tracking[J]. IEEE Sensors Journal, 2019, 19(8): 3100 – 3110.

[13]Fuqiang Gu, Kourosh Khoshelham, Chunyang Yu, Jianga Shang.  Accurate Step Length Estimation for Pedestrian Dead Reckoning Localization Using Stacked Autoencoders.IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2019, 68(8), 2705 – 2713.

[14]Fuqiang Gu, Kourosh Khoshelham, Shahrokh Valaee, Jianga Shang, Rui Zhang.  Locomotion Activity Recognition Using Stacked Denoising Autoencoders[J]. IEEE Internet of Things Journal,2018, 5(3), 2085-2093.

[15]Fuqiang Gu, Kourosh Khoshelham, Jianga Shang, Fangwen Yu, and Zhuo Wei.  Robust and Accurate Smartphone-Based Step Counting for Indoor Localization[J]. IEEE Sensors Journal, 2017, 17(11): 3453-3460.[pdf]

[16]Jianga Shang, Xuke Hu, Wen Cheng, and Hongchao Fan.   GridiLoc: A Backtracking Grid Filter for Fusing the Grid Model with PDR Using Smartphone Sensors[J]. Sensors, 2016, 16(12), 2137.

[17] Jianga Shang, Xuke Hu, Fuqiang Gu, et al. Improvement Schemes for Indoor Mobile Location Estimation: A Survey. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Vol. 2015, 2015. (DOI : 10.1155/2015/397298)

[18] Jianga Shang, Xinyi Tang, Fangwen Yu, et al. A Semantics-based Approach of Space Subdivision for Indoor Fine-grained Navigation. Journal of Computational Information Systems, Vol. 11, No. 9 , 2015. (DOI : 10.12733/jcis14367)

[19]Xuke Hu, Jianga Shang, Fuqiang Gu, et al. Improving Wi-Fi Indoor Positioning via AP Sets Similarity and Semi-Supervised Affinity Propagation Clustering. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, Vol. 2015, 2015. (DOI: 10.1155/2015/109642)

[20]Bin Ge, Jianga Shang, Fangwen Yu,  et al. A Visualization Framework of Real-time Locating System by the Fusion of WebGIS and Web3D Technologies. Computer Applications and Software, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2015. (in Chinese)

[21] Xuke Hu, Jianga Shang, Fuqiang Gu, Fangwen Yu, Bin Ge, Ao Guo. Development of Indoor/Outdoor Seamless Positioning Prototype System Fusing GPS and Wi-Fi. Journal of Chinese Computer Systems, Vol. 35, No. 2, 2014. (in Chinese) .

 [22]Fangwen Yu, Zhiyong Zhou, Xiaonan Wang, Xiao Zhang, Jianga Shang. An Indoor Navigation Location Model Fused Various of Context For Emergency Evacuation. Application Research of Computers, Vol. 31, No. 4, 2014. (in Chinese)

[23] Jinjin Yan, Jiafu Hu, Jianga Shang et al.  Optimized Approximate Position Computing for Multi-point  Pseudorange Measurement of the OBS. Science of Surveying and Mapping, Vol. 6, No. 38, pp. 96-98, 2013. (in Chinese)

[24] Jinjin Yan, Jianga Shang, Fangwen Yu, Xin Wang. A Method of Building A 3D Indoor-Oriented Positioning Building Model. Computer Applications and Software, Vol. 30, No. 10, pp. 16-20, 2013.

[25] Xin Wang, Jianga Shang, Fangwen Yu, Jinjin Yan. Indoor Semantic Location Models for Location-Based Services. International Journal of Smart Home, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 127-136, 2013.

[26] Guobin Yuan, ChengYan Pei, Jianga Shang, Chao Wang. Design and Implementation of OBS-Oriented Navigation and Positioning for Real-Time Communication Module. Application of Electronic Technique, Vol. 39, No. 6, pp. 136-138, 2013. (in Chinese)

[27] Fangwen Yu, Jianga Shang, Fuqiang Gu, Xuke Hu. Study on Dynamic Positioning Accuracy of Testing Methods and Experiments. Measurement & Control Technology, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 16-20, Jan 2012. (in Chinese)

[28] Jianga Shang, Fuqiang Gu, Shengsheng Yu, Xingmei Li. Middleware Combining Multi-positioning Techniques. Journal of Chinese Computer Systems, Vol. 32, No. 12, pp. 2519-2522, Dec 2011. (in Chinese)

[29] Jianga Shang, Shengsheng Yu, Honghong Liao. Research on Progresses and Directions of Location Model in Ubiquitous Computing. Computer Engineering and Applications, Vol. 47, No. 36, pp. 1-4, 28, 2011. (in Chinese)

[30] Jianga Shang, Ao Guo, Fuqiang Gu et al. A Real-time Positioning Middleware Combining Multiple Strategies for Improving Positioning Precision. Computer Applications and Software, Vol. 28, No. 12, pp. 44-47, Dec 2011. (in Chinese)

[31] Fuqiang Gu, Jianga Shang, Pingyuan Chen, Xuke Hu, Fangwen Yu. Mobile Target Positioning Algorithm Based on Particle Filter. Systems Engineering -Theory& Practice, Vol. 31, No. S2, pp.186-190, Oct 2011. (in Chinese)

[32]Zhonglinag Chen, Jianga Shang, Yingying Gao. Study on the Evaluation of the Basic and Welfare Information System. Science and Technology Management Research, Vol. 13, pp. 223-226, 2010. (in Chinese)

[33] Yuanheng Li, Guoliang Chen, Xiuguo Liu, Jianga Shang. The Topology-Oriented Method of Building 3D Geological Block Model Based on Primary TIN. Rock and Soil Mechanics, Vol. 31, No. 6, 2010. (in Chinese)

Conference/Workshop Reports/Papers

[1]Pengyuan Wang, Jianga Shang, Zhiyong Zhou, Yijie Wu, Weixin Sun.  THE AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF AN ADAPTIVE NAVIGATION MODEL FOR INDOOR MAP MATCHING. ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2019, Volume XLII-2/W13: 895-902.

[2]Xuke Hu, Hongchao Fan, Alexander Zipf, Jianga Shang, and Fuqiang Gu.  A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR INDOOR MAPPING BY USING GRAMMARS. ISPRS Annals of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing & Spatial Information Sciences, 2017, 4.[pdf]

[3]Yijie Wu, Jianga Shang, Xuke Hu, and Zhiyong Zhou.  EXTENDED MAPTREE: A REPRESENTATION OF FINE-GRAINED TOPOLOGY AND SPATIAL HIERARCHY OF BIM. ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2017, Volume XLII-2/W7: 409-415.[pdf]

[4]Zhiyong Zhou, Fangwen Yu, and Jianga Shang.  iGeoNoti: A Fine-grained Indoor Geo-notification System. In: Proceedings of The Fourth International Conference on Ubiquitous Positioning, Indoor Navigation and Location-based Service 2016 (UPINLBS 2016). Shanghai(China). November 3-4, 2016.

[5]Fuqiang Gu, Kourosh Khoshelham, Jianga Shang, and Fangwen Yu.   Sensory Landmarks for Indoor Localization. In: Proceedings of The Fourth International Conference on Ubiquitous Positioning, Indoor Navigation and Location-based Service 2016 (UPINLBS 2016). Shanghai(China). November 3-4, 2016.(Best paper).

[6]Di Wang, Jianga Shang, Wen Cheng, and Xiaolin Li.  iMiner: Sub-Room-Level POI Interaction Detection for Semantic Location History Construction. In: Proceedings of The Fourth International Conference on Ubiquitous Positioning, Indoor Navigation and Location-based Service 2016 (UPINLBS 2016). Shanghai(China). November 3-4, 2016.[pdf]

[7]Fuqiang Gu, Allison Kealy, Kourosh Khoshelham, Jianga Shang.   Efficient and Accurate Indoor Localization Using Landmark Graphs.XXIII ISPRS Congress, 12–19 July 2016, Prague, Czech Republic.[pdf]

[8] Xin Wang,Jianga Shang,Fangwen Yu,Jinjin Yan. Research on Semantic Location Model for Indoor Location-Based Services. The 4th International Conference Ubiquitous Computing and Multimedia Applications, Xian,China, May 23-25,2013.

[9] Jianga Shang, Shengsheng Yu, Fuqiang Gu, Zhanya Xu et al. A Mobile Guide System Framework for Museums Based on Local Location-Aware Approach[C]. International Conference on Computer Science and Service System (CSSS 2011), Nanjing,China, Jun 27-29, 2011.

[10] Jianga Shang, Guizhou Zheng, Zhanya Xu, Fuqiang Gu, et al. Location Model Ontology‐based for Ubiquitous Computing Environments combining with GIS. 2011 International conference on Intelligent Computation and Industrial Application (ICIA 2011), Wuhan,China, Dec 14-17, 2011. (in Chinese)

[11] Fuqiang Gu, Jianga Shang, Guizhou Zheng, Liangfeng Zhu. An Improved Fingerprinting Method for Localization WLAN-Based. International Conference on Computer Science and Service System (CSSS 2011), Nanjing,China, Jun 27-29, 2011.

Invited Book/ Book Chapters

1. Jianga Shang, Xuke Hu. Indoor Pedestrian Navigation and Localization with the Support  of Spatial Information.Beijing: Science Press, Nov., 2016 .(in Chinese).

2. Jianga Shang. Methods and techniques of intelligent indoor mapping and modeling. Beijing: Science Press, 2022 .(under prepare, in Chinese).

3.Donglai Yang, Yongbo Zhang, Xinchun Wang, Wenxiang Peng, Qin Yang, Jianga Shang et al. 3-D Geological Modeling Method and Technical Guidelines. Beijing: Geological Publishing House, 2007.

Chapter 3,4,5,6 About Urban Geological Modeling Sections (in Chinese)

Languages

Chinese: Mother tongues.

English: Good level reading, listening, writing and speaking.