Ph.D. (Nanyang Technological University)

M.Eng. (Nanyang Technological University)

B.Eng. (Nanyang Technological University)

Prof. SUN Zhenglong earned his B.Eng. in Biomedical Engineering from the School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and his M.Eng. in Mechatronic Systems and Design from the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 2005 and 2007, respectively. In 2008, he served as a visiting scholar at the Engineering Research Center for Computer-Integrated Surgical Systems and Technology at Johns Hopkins University. He pursued his Ph.D. at NTU under the supervision of Professor Phee Soo Jay, successfully defending his thesis in 2013. Subsequently, he worked at the newly established SUTD-MIT International Design Center before joining the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, as a faculty member in April 2017. Currently, he also serves as the co-coordinator of the Biomedical Engineering program which is joint established with the School of Medicine, and as the deputy director of the Healthcare Robotics Research Center at the Shenzhen Institute of AI and Robotics for Society (AIRS).

His research interests encompass medical robotics and devices, human-robot interaction and collaboration, multi-modal perception, and bio-inspired robots. Prof. Sun has authored over 90 journal and conference papers, holds several PCT and national patents, and contributed to book chapters. According to Google Scholar, his work has been cited over 2,200 times, reflecting an h-index of 23. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and serves as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics. He is also a program committee member for several international conferences, including AAAI, IJCAI, ROBIO, and RCAR.

1. Z. Sun, S. Foong, L. Maréchal and A. Shabbir, "A non-invasive real-time localization system for enhanced safety in nasogastric intubation", Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Vol 43(12), pp. 2941-2952, 2015. DOI: 10.1007/s10439-015-1361-0.

2. Z. Sun, Z. Wang and S.J. Phee, "Modeling and motion compensation of a bidirectional actuated tendon-sheath system for endoscopic surgery", Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, Vol 119 (2), pp. 77-87, April 2015. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2015.03.001.

3. F.Y. Wu, S. Foong and Z. Sun, "A hybrid field model for enhanced magnetic localization and position control", IEEE/ASME Transaction on Mechatronics, Vol 20 (3), pp. 1278-1287, 2015. DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2014.2341644.

4. Z. Sun, Z. Wang and S.J. Phee, "Elongation modeling and compensation for flexible tendon-sheath system", IEEE/ASME Transaction on Mechatronics, Vol 19 (4), pp. 1243-1250, 2014. DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2013.2278613.

5. Philip W.Y. Chiu, S.J. Phee, Z. Wang, Z. Sun, C. C. Poon, T. Yamamoto, I. Penny, J.Y.Y. Wong, James Y.W. Lau, K.Y. Ho, "Feasibility of full-thickness gastric resection using master and slave transluminal endoscopic robot and closure by overstitch: a preclinical study", Surgical Endoscopy, Vol 28(1), pp. 319-324, 2014.

6. Z. Wang, Z. Sun, and S.J. Phee, "Modeling tendon-sheath mechanism with flexible configurations for robot control", Robotica, Vol 31(7), pp. 1131-1142, 2013.

7. Z. Wang, Z. Sun, and S.J. Phee, "Haptic feedback and control of a flexible surgical endoscopic robot", Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, Vol 112(2), pp. 260-271, 2013.

8. Z. Sun, Z. Wang and S.J. Phee, "Haptic modeling of stomach for real-time property and force estimation", Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, Vol 13(3), DOI:10.1142/S0219519413500218, 2013.

9. S.J. Phee, N. Reddy, P. Chiu, R. Pradeep, G.V. Rao, Z. Wang, Z. Sun, J.Y.Y. Wong, and K.Y. Ho, "Robotic assisted endoscopic submucosal dissection for treatment of gastric neoplasia in human patients: a multicentre case series", Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology,Vol 10(10), pp. 1117-1121, 2012.

10. Z. Wang, S.J. Phee, D. Lomanto, R. Goel, P. Rebala, Z.L. Sun, S. Trasti, N. Reddy, J.Y. Wong and K.Y. Ho, "Endoscopic submucosal dissection of gastric lesions by using a Master and Slave Transluminal Endoscopic Robot (MASTER): an animal survival study", Endoscopy, Vol 44(7), pp. 690-694, 2012.

11. S.J. Phee, Z. Sun, Z. Wang, J.Y. Wong and K.Y. Ho, "The future of transluminal surgery", Expert Review of medical Devices, Vol 8 (6), pp. 669-671, 2011.

12. Z. Sun, R.Y. Ang, E.W. Lim, Z. Wang, K.Y. Ho and S.J. Phee, "Enhancement of a master-slave robotic system for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery", Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore, Vol 40(5), pp. 223-230, 2011.

13. KY. Ho, SJ. Phee, Z. Sun, R. Goel, P. Rebala, D. Lomanto, VA. Huynh, Z. Wang, JC. Lai, EK. Ting, YYJ. Wong, DN. Reddy, SC. Chung, "Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Using a Computer-Controlled Master-Slave Robot", Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Vol 73(4), AB155-AB155, 2011

14. S.J. Phee, K.Y. Ho, D. Lomanto, S.C. Low, V.A. Huynh, A.P. Kencana, K. Yang, Z.L. Sun, and S.C.S. Chuang, "Natural orifice transgastric endoscopic wedge hepatic resection in an experimental model using an intuitively controlled master and slave transluminal endoscopic robot (MASTER)", Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques, Vol 24(9), pp. 2293-2298, 2010.

15. S.J. Phee, A.P. Kencana, V.A. Huynh, Z.L. Sun, S.C. Low, K. Yang, D. Lomanto, and K.Y. Ho, "Design of a master and slave transluminal endoscopic robot for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery", Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineerings, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, Vol 224(7), pp. 1495-1503, 2010.

16. I. Iordachita, Z. Sun, M. Balicki, J.U. Kang, S.J. Phee, J. Handa, P. Gehlbach, and R. Taylor, "A sub-millimetric, 0.25mN resolution fully integrated fiber-optic force-sensing tool for retinal microsurgery", International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Vol 4(4), pp. 383-390, 2009.

17. S.J. Phee,S. C. Low, Z. L. Sun, K. Y. Ho, W.M. Huang and Z. M. Thant, "Robotic System for No-Scar Gastrointestinal Surgery", International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, Vol 4(1), pp. 15-22, 2008.