🧍‍♂️ Biography

Zhicheng is a 4th-year PhD candidate in the Integrated Master’s-Ph.D. Program at the Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering(iBHE), Shenzhen International Graduate School(SIGS), Tsinghua University(THU), advised by Prof. Peiwu Qin and Prof. Hui-Yan Luo(Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center). Previously, he obtained his B.Eng. degree from the School of Informatics, Xiamen University(XMU), mentored by Prof. Zhirong Shen and Prof. Xiongbiao Luo.

He used to intern at 2012 Labs, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., advised by Jiasheng Lu and Dr. Xuhao Du.

His research aims to construct efficient AI models and apply them to biomedical domains and the interesting ideas. Explorations include deep learning, multimodal learning and AI for science.

📖 Educations

2023.09 - present, Ph.D. candidate, Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering(iBHE), Shenzhen International Graduate School(SIGS), Tsinghua University(THU), Shenzhen, China.
2021.09 - 2023.06, M.S. student, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute(TBSI), Tsinghua University(THU), Shenzhen, China.
2017.09 - 2021.06, B.S., School of informatics, Xiamen University(XMU), Xiamen, China.
2014.09 - 2017.06, Shenzhen Middle School(SMS), Shenzhen, China.

🔥 News

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📝 Publications

(* stands for equal contribution and † means corresponding author)

Conference

[5] Yiran Wang, Jiasheng Lu, Jun Chen, Xinyu Zhang, Yingshan Liang, Zhicheng Du, Qingyang Shi, Shao-Lun Huang^†. Content-Style Disentangled Audio Style Transfer via Diffusion Model. IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo 2025 (ICME 2025). [Researchgate] [PDF]

[4] Qingyang Shi^*, Zhicheng Du^*, Jiasheng Lu, Yingshan Liang, Xinyu Zhang, Yiran Wang, Jing Peng, Kehong Yuan^†. AudioCache: Accelerate Audio Generation With Training-Free Layer Caching. 2025 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2025). [Researchgate] [PDF]

[3] Xinyu Zhang, Keyu Fan, Yiran Wang, Yingshan Liang, Jiasheng Lu, Zhicheng Du, Qingyang Shi, Peiwu Qin^†. TAGMO: Temporal Control Audio Generation for Multiple Visual Objects Without Training. 2025 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2025). [Researchgate] [PDF]

[2] Zhicheng Du^†, Zhaotian Xie, Yan Tong, Peiwu Qin^†. LAMPER: LanguAge Model and Prompt EngineeRing for zero-shot time series classification. The Twelfth International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR 2024). [HTML] [PDF] [Arxiv]

[1] Zhicheng Du^†, Zhaotian Xie, Huazhang Ying, Likun Zhang, Peiwu Qin^†. Cognitive resilience: Unraveling the proficiency of image-captioning models to interpret masked visual content. The Twelfth International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR 2024). [HTML] [PDF] [Arxiv]

Journal

[14] Zhicheng Du^†. Rapid Response: Rethinking the Tools of Science: When “Subjective Judgments” Become the Invisible Enablers of Bias. The BMJ, 2025;388:e079839/rr-0. [HTML] [PDF]

[13] Zhicheng Du^†. Rapid Response: After banning corporal punishment, what else do we need to do? The BMJ, 2025;388:r566/rr. [HTML] [PDF]

[12] Zhicheng Du^†, Changyue Liu. Rapid Response: Prevention and control of medical violence: ethical dilemmas and systemic blind spots beyond technological empowerment. The BMJ, 2025;388:r529/rr. [HTML] [PDF]

[11] Zhicheng Du^†. Rapid Response: When scientific blood transfusion meets policy Blood loss the neglected ecological chain of research. The BMJ, 2025;388:r476/rr-1. [HTML] [PDF]

[10] Zhicheng Du^†, Hui-Yan Luo, Xuefei Li, Yang Liu, Xi Yuan, Zhenglin Chen, Jiansong Ji, Peiwu Qin. Performance of explainable ensemble learning for mortality risk stratification and multimodal biomarker prediction in colorectal cancer: a retrospective, database cohert study. The Lancet Regional Health–Western Pacific, 2025, 55. [HTML] [PDF]

[9] Zhaotian Xie, Wentao Zhang, Xin He, Ziyao Gao, Zhicheng Du, Hongkai Yang, Xinming Zhang, Yanbing He, Lele Peng^†, Feiyu Kang^†. Crossing the capacity threshold in Si-S batteries through mud-crack electrodes. Energy Storage Materials. 2025: 104046. [HTML] [PDF]

[8] Zhenglin Chen^*, Jiaqi Yang^*, Zhicheng Du^*, Jiansong Ji^*, Likun Zhang, Haifei Guan, Zhengyang Lei, Xiaopeng Zhang, Canhui Yang, Ying Zhu, Qianhui Sun, Lulu Xu, Ke Lin, Yuchen Wang, Chuhui Wang, Chong Zhang, Dongmei Yu^†, Peiwu Qin^†, Can Yang Zhang^†. A conductive and anti-freezing gelatin-PAA-based organic hydrogel (PC-OH) with high adhesion and self-healing activities for wearable electronics. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2024, 492: 152465. [HTML] [PDF] [SSRN]

[7] Changyue Liu^*, Zhengyang Lei^*, Lijin Lian, Likun Zhang, Zhicheng Du, Peiwu Qin^†. DNA Virus Detection System Based on RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a-SPM and Deep Learning. Journal of Visualized Experiments: Jove, 2024 (207): e64833. [HTML]

[6] Yang Liu, Xiaoyun Zhong, Shiyao Zhai, Zhicheng Du, Zhenyuan Gao, Qiming Huang, Can Yang Zhang, Bin Jiang, Vijay Kumar Pandey, Sanyang Han, Runming Wang, Yuxing Han, Chuhui Wang, Peiwu Qin^†. Prompt-enhanced hierarchical transformer elevating cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction via temporal action segmentation. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 2023, 167: 107672. [HTML] [PDF] [Arxiv]

[5] Zhengyang Lei^*, Lijin Lian^*, Likun Zhang^*, Changyue Liu, Shiyao Zhai, Xi Yuan, Jiazhang Wei, Hong Liu, Ying Liu, Zhicheng Du, Ijaz Gul, Haihui Zhang, Zhifeng Qin, Shaoling Zeng, Peng Jia, Ke Du, Lin Deng, Dongmei Yu^†, Qian He^†, Peiwu Qin^†. Detection of Frog Virus 3 by Integrating RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a-SPM with Deep Learning. ACS omega. 2022, 12(11): 984. [HTML][PDF] [Biorxiv]

[4] Ijaz Gul, Shiyao Zhai, Xiaoyun Zhong, Qun Chen, Xi Yuan, Zhicheng Du, Zhenglin Chen, Muhammad Akmal Raheem, Lin Deng, Edwin Leeansyah, Canyang Zhang, Dongmei Yu^†, Peiwu Qin^†. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2-based biosensing modalities and devices for coronavirus detection. Biosensors. 2022, 12(11): 984. [HTML] [PDF]

[3] Likun Zhang^*, Zhengyang Lei^*, Chufan Xiao^*, Zhicheng Du, Chenyao Jiang, Xi Yuan, Qiuyue Hu, Shiyao Zhai, Lulu Xu, Changyue Liu, Xiaoyun Zhong, Haifei Guan, Muhammad Hassan, Ijaz Gul, Vijay Pandey, Xinhui Xing, Can Yang Zhang^†, Qian He^†, Peiwu Qin^†. Ai-boosted crispr-cas13a and total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy system for sars-cov-2 detection. Frontiers in Sensors. 2022, 9(10): 571. [HTML][PDF]

[2] Ijaz Gul, Changyue Liu, Xi Yuan, Zhicheng Du, Shiyao Zhai, Zhengyang Lei, Qun Chen, Muhammad Akmal Raheem, Qian He, Qiuyue Hu, Chufan Xiao, Zhang Haihui, Runming Wang, Sanyang Han, Ke Du, Dongmei Yu^†, Can Yang Zhang^†, Peiwu Qin^†. Current and perspective sensing methods for monkeypox virus. Bioengineering. 2022, 3: 1015223. [HTML] [PDF] [Arxiv]

[1] Fang Li, Yang Shen, Qun Chen, Xingyu Li, Hongnan Yang, Canyang Zhang, Jinjun Lin, Zhicheng Du, Chenyao Jiang, Chengming Yang, Dongmei Yu^†, Peiwu Qin^†. Therapeutic effect of ketogenic diet treatment on type 2 diabetes. Journal of Future Foods. 2022 Jun 1;2(2):177-83. [HTML] [PDF]

Preprint

[7] Zhicheng Du, Yang Liu, Likun Zhang, Shiyao Zhai, Zhengyang Lei, Yongjie Zhou, Dongmei Yu, Chenggang Yan, Xi Yuan, Zhenglin Chen^†, Jiansong Ji^†, Peiwu Qin^†. Interactive robot with multimodal multitask model for early screening of multiple common adolescent mental disorders, 24 March 2025, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square. [Researchsquare] [PDF]

[6] Zhicheng Du. Application and ethical challenges of large language model and agent technology in biomedicine. 2025. [Researchgate] [PDF]

[5] Zhicheng Du^*^†, Qingyang Shi^*, Jiasheng Lu, Yingshan Liang, Yiran Wang, Xinyu Zhang, Peiwu Qin^†. MAJORScore: A Novel Metric for Evaluating Multimodal Relevance via Joint Representation. 2024. [Researchgate] [PDF]

[4] Yang Liu^*, Keming Zhao^*, Lihui Luo, Ziheng Zhang, Zhenghang Qian, Cenk Jiang, Zhicheng Du, Simin Deng, Chengming Yang, Duanpo Wu, Shuai Wang, Xingru Huang, Chenggang Yan, Yingting Zhu, Yehong Zhuo, Chunsheng Qu, Jiaqi Chen, Zhenqiang Huang, Chenying Lu, Minjiang Chen, Dongmei Yu, Jiantao Wang^†, Peiwu Qin^†, Jiansong Ji^†. Diagnosing Pathologic Myopia by Identifying Posterior Staphyloma and Myopic Maculopathy Using Ultra-Widefield Images with Deep Learning, 29 November 2024, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square. [Researchsquare] [PDF]

[3] Likun Zhang, Zhenglin Chen^†, Huazhang Ying, Zhicheng Du, Ziwu Song, Jiaju Chen, Xi Yuan, Canhui Yang, Vijay Pandey, Can Yang Zhang, Dongmei Yu, Wenbo Ding, Xinhui Xing, Jiansong Ji, Chenggang Yan, Peiwu Qin^†. A 3.55-μm ultrathin, skin-like mechanoresponsive, compliant, and seamless ionic conductive electrode for epidermal electrophysiological signal acquisition and human-machine-interaction, 25 January 2024, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square. [Researchsquare] [PDF]

[2] Shuyue Ma, Qihui Ye, Chufan Xiao, Haifei Guan, Zhicheng Du, Peiwu Qin^†. Alzheimer Disease is Associated with Isotropic Ocular Enlargement. arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.11464, 2023. [Arxiv] [PDF]

[1] Zhicheng Du, Chenyao Jiang, Xi Yuan, Shiyao Zhai, Zhengyang Lei, Shuyue Ma, Yang Liu, Qihui Ye, Chufan Xiao, Qiming Huang, Ming Xu, Dongmei Yu, Peiwu Qin^†. GAME: Generalized deep learning model towards multimodal data integration for early screening of adolescent mental disorders. arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.10077, 2023. [Arxiv] [PDF]

Pantent

[3] Peiwu Qin, Likun Zhang, Zhenglin Chen, Huazhang Ying, Zhicheng Du, Lijin Lian. A depression detection device based on EEG signal analysis. [Publication number: CN118787353A]

[2] Peiwu Qin, Likun Zhang, Zhenglin Chen, Huazhang Ying, Zhicheng Du, Lijin Lian. Preparation method of gel electrode, gel electrode and detection device. [Publication number: CN118667050A]

[1] Zhirong Shen, Zhicheng Du, Ruibin Fan, Kaixiang Zhang, Huizhong Li, Chengbo Li. A method and device for scaling erasure code storage system. [Publication number: CN114237970A]

Talk

[3] Lightning talks from young investigators: Generalized deep learning model towards multimodal data integration for early screening of adolescent mental disorders. Nature Conferences: Advancing Health with AI. 2024-04. [HTML]

[2] Multimodal data integration using deep learning for predicting cancer biomarker and improving risk stratification in colorectal cancer. the 2nd Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering Cup Graduate Forum (Oral, Top15). 2023-12. [HTML] [PHOTO] [PDF]

[1] MAG: Multimodal learning and Attention mechanism General model for adolescent mental health screening. the 1st Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering Cup Graduate Forum (Oral, Top15). 2022-12. [HTML] [PHOTO] [PDF]

🎖 Honors and Awards

2025.02 Certificate of presentation in the Lancet Summit: cancer control in China, Lancet Summit.
2024.12 Academy Comprehensive Outstanding Second Prize, SIGS, Tsinghua University.
2024.12 Artistic gold award of “December 9th” Revolutionary Song Concert, SIGS, Tsinghua University.
2024.05 Certificate of Reviewing awarded, IEEE ICECET.
2024.04 Bronze poster award, Nature Conferences Advancing Health with AI.
2023.12 The Oral report Commemorative Award of the second Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering Cup Graduate Forum, Tsinghua University.
2023.12 Academy Comprehensive Outstanding Second Prize, SIGS, Tsinghua University.
2023.06 The Third place in SIFA Cup football competition, SIGS, Tsinghua University.
2022.12 The Outstanding Innovation Award of the first Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering Cup Graduate Forum (1/15), Tsinghua University.
2022.12 Academy Comprehensive Outstanding Second Prize, SIGS, Tsinghua University.
2022.11 The 4th place in the men’s singles of the first “Badminton friendly match between teachers and students”, iBHE, Tsinghua University.
2021.12 The Second Prize of orienteering competition of commemorating the 86th anniversary of the December 9th Movement, Tsinghua University.
2021.08 Certificate of National Information Security Test Program (Level 1) NISP-1.
2020.05 The Third Prize of the 7th “Guangqian Cup” medical knowledge contest, Xiamen University.
2020.05 The First Prize of the 14th Physics competition, Xiamen University.
2019.10 Volunteer service scholarship, School of informatics, Xiamen University.
2019.10 Academic excellence scholarship, School of informatics, Xiamen University.
2018.11 The Second Prize of the Excellent practice report on practical teaching of ideological and political theory course, Xiamen University.
2018.08 The Second Prize of the Electronic Design Competition for college students, Fujian.
2018.05 The Winning Award of the 15th Intelligent Connected Innovation Competition, Xiamen University.
2017.12 The Third Prize of the Maker Competition, Xiamen University.
2017.09 Outstanding students of military training, Xiamen University.

💻 Internships

2024.06 - 2024.12, Reasearch intern, 2012 Labs, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China.
2024.02 - 2024.06, Teaching Assistant(TA) of Principle and data analysis of magnetic resonance Imaging, SIGS, Shenzhen, China.
2020.06 - 2020.09, Cyberspace security engineer intern, Shenzhen Longgang Big Data Center, Shenzhen, China.
2019.02 - 2019.06, Teaching Assistant(TA) of Chemistry, Xiamen University Affiliated Keji High School, Xiamen, China.

📃 Academic Services

Journal Reviewer

ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare (HEALTH)
IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (JBHI)

Conference Reviewer

ACM Multimedia (MM) <2024>
IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Computer, Data Sciences and Applications (ACDSA) <2025>
IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME) <2024>
IEEE International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering Researches (ICECER) <2024>
IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies (ICECET) <2024>,<2025>
IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo (ICME) <2025>
IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) <2025>
International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI) <2025>
Multimodal Learning and Applications Workshop (MULA) @ CVPR <2025>
Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) <2024>
Springer International Conference on Multimedia Modelling (MMM) <2025>

🔔 Brilliant Insight

Jensen Huang (NAE fellow): “Most of the Stanford graduates have very high expectations, and you deserve to have high expectations because you came from a great school. You were very successful. You’re top of your class. Obviously, you were able to pay for tuition. Then you’re graduating from one of the finest institutions on the planet. You’re surrounded by other kids that are just incredible. You naturally have very high expectations. People with very high expectations have very low resilience. And unfortunately, resilience matters in success. You want greatness out of them. And greatness is not intelligence, as you know. Greartness comes from character. And character isn’t formed out of smart people. It’s formed out of people who suffered. I wish upon you ample doses of pain and suffering.”
Quote from <Keynote by NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang at 2024 SIEPR Economic Summit> [Youtube] [Bilibili]
Prof. Kaiming He: “I think research is about frustrations, failures, depression. It’s all about the negative words you can comp up with. That’s just the reality. If you haven’t experienced, that means you are not ng the best research. That’s just the reality. My life was just like that. I was disappointed maybe 95％ of the time, and then I spent 5% of my time finishing that paper then I move into next cycle being depressed, frustrated, anxious until the next work come out.”
Quote from <2023 Future Science Prize Laureates Lecture> [Youtube] [Bilibili]
“When providing feedback to students, think very carefully about what kind of feedback is the most helpful for a student to learn and grow, what’s appropriately critical and nurturing at the same time. It’s not about showing off who’s the smartest in the room, who knows the most literature, etc. Especially if you’re in a position of power, you have to be very careful about what long term impact your feedback might have on a student’s perception of the field and his/her own abilities, or whether your feedback would make him or her feel zero self worth and want to quit the field entirely.”
Quote from <The answer of “What did your mentor say to you that still haunts you?”> [Zhihu]

🗃️ Useful Resources

CCF-Deadlines (As a contributor): Collaboratively track deadlines of conferences recommended by CCF (Website, Python Cli, Wechat Applet)
AI-For-Beginners: Artificial Intelligence for Beginners - A Curriculum
HowToLiveLonger: A programmer’s guide to live longer
Conference List: Conference List for international computer science conferences

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