Dr. Jieming Ma is an Associate Professor at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. He received his MSc degree in Advanced Microelectronic Systems Engineering from the University of Bristol, UK, in 2010, and received his Ph.D. degree in computer science from the University of Liverpool, UK, in 2014. He worked as a lecturer at Suzhou University of Science and Technology, China, from 2015 to 2017. He is also an Honorary Recognised Researcher at the University of Liverpool from April 2017. Dr. Ma was enlisted in “2016 Jiangsu PhD Holder Plan – Oversea Prestigious University Innovation (江苏省双创博士)" and "Young-aged Cadre Teacher of Jiangsu Province Qinglan talent program 2019 (江苏省青蓝工程优秀青年骨干教师)". He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Fellow of Higher Education Academy. He has successfully led and completed 20+ research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (NSFJS), and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD). He has authored 30+ peer-reviewed articles in prestigious international journals, including IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Solar Energy, etc. His research interests include intelligent optimization, machine learning, and applications in renewable energy systems.
Qualifications
Ph.D. , University of Liverpool, - 2014
MSc , University of Bristol, - 2010
Experience
2021-present, Associate Professor, PD of ICS, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
2017-2021, Assistant Professor, PD of ICS, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
2020-present, Visiting Scholar, Catholic University of Leuven
2015-2017, Lecturer, Suzhou University of Science and Technology
Research interests
Engineering Optimization
Photovoltaic Systems
Machine Learning
Higher Education Research
Articles
Bi, Ziqiang & Ma, Jieming 2020, 'An Enhanced 0.8VOC-model-based Global Maximum Power Point Tracking Method for Photovoltaic Systems', IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, accepted.
Bi, Ziqiang & Ma, Jieming 2020. 'Identification of Partial Shading Conditions for Photovoltaic Strings', IEEE Access, 2020, accepted.
Ma, Jieming 2019, Afolabi, D.O., Ren, J. et al. Predicting Seminal Quality via Imbalanced Learning with Evolutionary Safe-Level Synthetic Minority Over-Sampling Technique. Cogn Comput (2019) doi:10.1007/s12559-019-09657-9
Ma, Jieming 2018 'Maximum Power Point Estimation for Photovoltaic Strings Subjected to Partial Shading Scenarios', IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2019, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 1890-1902.
Ma, Jieming 2018 'Detection and Assessment of Partial Shading Scenarios on Photovoltaic Strings', IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2018, vol.54, no. 6, p. 6279-6289
Shi, Haochen & Ma, Jieming 2018 'Minimum-Backflow-Power Scheme of DAB-based Solid State Transformer with Extended-Phase-Shift Control', IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2018, vol. 54, no. 4, p. 3483-3496
Ma, Jieming 2017 'Novel Field-Support Vector Regression-Based Soft Sensor for Accurate Estimation of Solar Irradiance', IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, 2017, vol. 64, no. 12, p. 3183-3191
Zhang, Yungang & Ma, Jieming 2017 'Image Categorization using Non-negative Kernel Sparse Representation', Neurocomputing, vol. , no. , p.
Zhang, Yungang & Ma, Jieming 2017 'Single image super-resolution by non-linear sparse representation and support vector regression', Symmetry Journal, vol. 9, no. 24, p. 1-15
Ma, Jieming 2016 'Comparative performance on photovoltaic model parameter identification via bio-inspired algorithms', Solar Energy, vol. , no. , p. 606-616
Ma, Jieming 2016 'Parameter estimation of photovoltaic model via parallel particle swarm optimization algorithm', International Journal of Energy Research, vol. 40, no. 3, p. 343-352
Ting, Tiew On & Ma, Jieming 2016 'Multicores and GPU utilization in parallel swarm algorithm for parameter estimation of photovoltaic cell model', Applied Soft Computing, vol. 40, no. , p. 58-63
Ma, Jieming 2014 'Simple computational method of predicting electrical characteristics in solar cells', Electronics and Electrical Engineering, vol. 20, no. 1, p. 41-44
Ma, Jieming 2013 'Parameter estimation of photovoltaic models via cuckoo search', Journal of Applied Mathematics, vol. 2013, no. 362619, p. 1-8
Ma, Jieming 2013 'Improving power-conversion efficiency via a hybrid MPPT approach for photovoltaic systems', Electronics and Electrical Engineering, vol. 19, no. 7, p. 57-60
Proceedings
Z. Bi, J. Ma, K.L. Man, et.al, A Novel Global Maximum Power Point Tracking Method based on Shading Detection, 2019 International SoC Design Conference (ISOCC), 2019.
S. Kang, J. MS. Kang, J. Ma, K.L. Man, et.al, Real-time Modeling of Photovoltaic Strings under Partial Shading Conditions, The Eleventh Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT 2020), 2020.a, K.L. Man, et.al, Real-time Modeling of Photovoltaic Strings under Partial Shading Conditions, The Eleventh Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT 2020), 2020.
Z. Bi, J. Ma, K.L. Man, et.al, Global MPPT Method for Photovoltaic Systems Operating under Partial Shading Conditions using the 0.8VOC Model, IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2019 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC/I&CPS Europe), 1-6, 2019.
J.Ma, Z.Bi, K.L.Man, et al. J.Ma, Z.Bi, K.L.Man, et al. Predicting the Global Maximum Power Point Locus using Shading Information, 2019 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2019 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC/I&CPS Europe), 1-6, 2019.
J Ma, Z Bi, KL Man, H Dai, Z Wu. Identification of Partial Shading in Photovoltaic Arrays Using Optimal Sensor Placement Schemes. 2018 7th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA), 2018, pp. 458-462.
J. Ma, Z. Bi, K. L. Man, et.al, Automatic Shading Detection System for Photovoltaic Strings, 2018 International SoC Design Conference (ISOCC), 176-177.
J. Ma, A. Zhen, S.-U. Guan, Predicting Seminal Quality using Back-Propagation Neural Networks with Optimal Feature Subsets, International Conference on Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems, In International Conference on Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems. Springer, Cham, 2018, pp.25-33..
(2016-2017) On-line soft-sensing model based maximum power point tracking for photovoltaic generation systems In: IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), pp. 1-4
(2016-2017) Shading pattern detection using electrical characteristics of photovoltaic strings In: IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), pp. 1-4
(2016-2017) OL-SVR based soft-sensor for real-time estimation of solar irradiance In: IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems (APCCAS), pp. 448-551
(2015-2016) GPU-based parameter estimation method for photovoltaic electrical models In: International Conference on Intelligent Science and Big Data Engineering, pp. 298-307
(2015-2016) Non-negative kernel sparse coding for image classification In: International Conference on Intelligent Science and Big Data Engineering, pp. 531-540
(2014-2015) DEM: direct estimation method for photovoltaic maximum power point tracking In: Procedia Computer Science, pp. 537-544
(2014-2015) Estimation and revision: a framework for maximum power point tracking on partially shaded photovoltaic arrays In: International Symposium on Computer, Consumer and Control (IS3C), pp. 162-165
(2014-2015) Accelerating parameter estimation for photovoltaic models via parallel particle swarm optimization In: International Symposium on Computer, Consumer and Control (IS3C), pp. 175-178
(2012-2013) Insight of direct search methods and module-integrated algorithms for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) of stand-alone photovoltaic systems In: IFIP International Conference on Network and Parallel Computing, pp. 463-471
(2013-2014) Low-cost global mppt scheme for photovoltaic systems under partially shaded conditions In: IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), pp. 245-248
(2013-2014) A hybrid MPPT method for photovoltaic systems via estimation and revision method In: IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), pp. 241-244
(2010-2011) Design, analysis, tools and applications for programmable high-speed and power-aware 4g processors In: International SoC Design Conference (ISOCC), pp. 321-324
Grants
Ma, Jieming 2019,Principal Investigator, Edge-Computing Based Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Power Control Method, Open research fund application of Suzhou Research Institute of Smart City, 20 000 RMB.
Ma, Jieming 2019,Principal Investigator, Edge Computing and Networking for Photovoltaic Power Control Systems, PGRS, XJTLU
Ma, Jieming 2018, Principal Investigator, Cernet Network Next Generation Internet Technology Innovation Project，100 000RMB, Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Education
Ma, Jieming 2018, Prinicpal Investigator, Research on "Emerging Engineering" Vocational Teaching Mode for Information Engineering Talents, Higher Education Association of Jiangsu Province
Ma, Jieming 2018, Principal Investigator. Online Judge System and Its Applications in Programming Courses, 50 000 RMB, XJTLU Teaching Development Fund, XJTLU
Ma, Jieming 2018, Principal Investigator, An Intelligent Fault-Tolerant Photovoltaic Control System Based On Environmental Perception, 100 000 RMB, Key Industrial Technology Innovation Project of Suzhou, Suzhou Science and Technology Bureau
Ma, Jieming 2018, Co-Investigator, Soft Sensing of Maixmum Power Point in Photovoltaic System Using Data Style Learning, 100 000 RMB, Key Construction Project, XJTLU
Ma, Jieming 2018, Principal Investigator, FPGA-Based Multi-Field Power Optimization Method for Photovoltaic Systems, 91 000 RMB, Research Develop Fund, XJTLU.
Ma, Jieming 2018, Principal Investigator, Data and Knowledge Mining for Personalized Prediction of in Vitro Fertilization Outcomes, 14 000 RMB, Research Institute of Big Data Analytics, XJTLU.
Ma, Jieming 2018, Principal Investigator, FPGA-Based Multi-Field Power Optimization Method for Photovoltaic Systems, 36 6000 RMB, Postgraduate Research Scholarship, XJTLU.
Ma, Jieming 2018, Principal Investigator, Research on Power Optimization Method for Distributed Photovoltaic Systems Based on Field-Support Vector Regression, 250 000.0000, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
Ma, Jieming 2017, Co-Investigator, Research on The Intelligent Energy Saving Method of Large Public Building Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning, , National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
Ma, Jieming 2016, Co-Investigator, Study on 3D Structure Prediction of Membrane Protein Based on Depth Topological Model, , National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
Ma, Jieming 2016, Principal Investigator, An Intelligent Photovoltaic Climate Detection and Control System, 30 000.0000, MHURD
Ma, Jieming 2016, Principal Investigator, Research on Hybrid MPPT Control Method for Roof Mounted Photovoltaic Systems, Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, 200 000, JSTD
Ma, Jieming 2015, Principal Investigator, Research on Maximum Power Point Estimation and Control Methods for Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Systems, 50 000, JPDE
Professional service activities
2020, Session Chairman, the 20th annual conference of the International Conference on Environmental and Electrical Engineering
2020-present, Academic Editor, Education Research International
2020-present, Associate Editor, Frontiers in Energy Research
