ZHOU Feng

Zhou Feng is an associate professor at the Department of Communication Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering & Electronic Information, China of University of Geosciences (Wuhan). He got the first PhD degree in Geo-detection and Information Technology from China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) in 2011. In 2021, he got his second PhD degree in Applied Geophysics from Delft University of Technology. His interests include forward and inversion of electromagnetic geophysics, borehole electromagnetic methods, ground-penetrating radar applications in petroleum and civil engineering, artificial intelligence applications in geosciences and civil engineering. He published tens of papers in international journals and is a principal investigator for more than ten projects including four NSFC (National Natural Science Foundation of China projects.

Contact: zhoufeng@cug.edu.cn

Recruitment of International Students and Post Doctors:

International students for master and PhD study are welcome. I would be happy to assist the candidates to apply for the CSC or university scholarships. Please read my profile below and send emails to me. The discipline of master degree is Information and Telecommunication Engineering. The PhD degree is Geological Equipment Engineering, for which the master students majoring in geophysics, electrical engineering, computing science and petroleum engineering can apply. My study interests are electromagnetic computations, ground-penetrating radar, oil production optimization, non-destructive testing, and artificial intelligence.

Postdoctoral positions are open at any time. Any PhD holder with interests in ground-penetrating radar, well logging, artificial intelligence application in geosciences or smart well production optimization are welcome. Please contact me to discuss the project topics and salary. 

Research Interests:

Numerical simulations in electromagnetics and multiphase flow

Applications of ground penetrating radar in nondestructive testing and civil engineering

Borehole geophysics

Artificial intelligence in geosciences

Educational Background:

2013.10–2021.01: PhD in Applied Geophysics, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, Supervisor: Prof. Evert Slob, Thesis Title: “Novel Applications of Ground-Penetrating Radar in Oil Fields”.

2013.04–2016.04: Postdoc in Geophysics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), China, Supervisor: Prof. Xiangyun Hu, Research Report: “Study of Permeability Estimation Using Array Induction Logging”.

2007.09–2011.12: PhD in Geo-detection and Information Technology, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), China, Supervisor: Prof. Heping Pan, Thesis Title: “Reservoir Dynamic Monitoring Using Borehole Radar and its Application in Smart Well Production”.  

2005.09–2007.06: MSc in Solid Earth Geophysics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), China, Supervisor: Prof. Heping Pan, Thesis Title: “Forward and Inversion of Surface-Borehole Induced Polarization”.

1998.09–2002.06: BSc in Telecommunications Engineering, PLA. Second Artillery College of Commanding, China.

Academic Visits:

2019.01–2020.03: visiting scholar, Department of Geoscience and Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, supervisor: Prof. Evert Slob, funded by CSC (China Scholarship Council) and NWO (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research);

2018.12: visiting scholar, Institute of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, The University of Lausanne, Switzerland, supervisor: Prof. Klaus Holliger, funded by the Institute of Earth Sciences of the Lausanne;

2018.01–2018.03: visiting scholar, Institute of Infrastructure and Environment, School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, The United Kingdom, supervisor: Dr. Antonis Giannopoulos, funded by the Horizontal-2020 programme;

2009.10–2010.11: visiting scholar, Department of Geotechnology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, supervisor: Dr. Evert Slob, funded by Nuffic scholarship.

Journal Publications:

Xiaofeng Li, Hai Liu, Feng Zhou*, Zhongchang Chen, Iraklis Giannakis, Evert Slob, Deep learning-based nondestructive evaluation of reinforcement bars using ground-penetrating radar and electromagnetic induction data, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, online published, SCI, IF = 11.775.

Iraklis Giannakis*, Feng Zhou, Craig Warren, Antonios Giannopoulos, Inferring the shallow layered structure at the Chang’E-4 landing site: A novel interpretation approach using lunar penetrating radar, Geophysical Research Letters, 2021, 48(16): e2021GL092866, SCI.

CAO Fei, ZHOU Yu, WANG Chunxiao, REN Mengyu, ZHOU Feng*, An improved support vector regression method for concrete strength prediction. Bulletin of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2021, 40(1), 90-97.

Feng Zhou*, Iraklis Giannakis, Antonios Giannopoulos, Klaus Holliger, Evert Slob. Estimating reservoir permeability with borehole radar. Geophysics, 2020, 85(4): H51-H60.

Feng Zhou, Hangjun Liu*. Numerical simulations of radar logging and the characteristic analysis of electromagnetic propagation. Geological Science and Technology Information, 2018, 37(4): 246–252 (in Chinese).

Feng Zhou, Zhongchang Chen, Hai Liu*, Jie Cui, Billie F. Spencer, Guangyou Fang. Simultaneous estimation of rebar diameter and cover thickness by a GPR-EMI dual sensor. Sensors, 2018, 18(9): 2969.

Feng Zhou*, Mattia Miorali, Evert Slob, Xiangyun Hu. Reservoir monitoring using borehole radars to improve oil recovery: Suggestions from 3D EM and fluid modeling. Geophysics, 2018, 83(2): WB19–WB32.

Feng Zhou, Qingxin Meng, Xiangyun Hu*, Evert Slob, Heping Pan, Huolin Ma. Evaluation of reservoir permeability using array induction logging. Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 2016, 59(6): 703–716 (in English and Chinese).

Feng Zhou, Xiangyun Hu*, Qingxin Meng, Xudong Hu, Zhiyuan Liu. Model and method of permeability evaluation based on mud invasion effects. Applied Geophysics, 2015, 12(4): 482–492 (in English and Chinese).

Feng Zhou*, Xiangyun Hu, Junrong Liu. Comparative study of feedback control policies in water flooding production. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2015, 27(3): 1348–1356.

Feng Zhou, Junrong Liu, Xiangyun Hu*. Numerical simulation of intelligent well feedback control production strategies. Journal of China University of Petroleum, 2014, 38(4): 110–116 (in Chinese).

Feng Zhou*. Advances in smart well monitoring technology. Geological Science and Technology Information, 2013, 32(2): 174–180 (in Chinese).

Mattia Miorali*, Feng Zhou, Evert Slob, Rob Arts. Coupling ground penetrating radar and fluid flow modeling for oilfield. Geophysics, 2011, 76(3): A21–A25.

Feng Zhou, Heping Pan*, Guojun Wen, Zhihua Li. Three-dimensional forward modeling of borehole induced polarization using finite difference method. Chinese Journal of Radio Science, 2010, 25(4): 785–792 (in Chinese).

Conferences:

Feng Zhou*, Iraklis Giannakis, Antonis Giannopoulos, Evert Slob, SEG Workshop on Underground Water and Karst Imaging, Beijing, 2020/08/28, invited talk.

Xiaofeng Li, Zhongchang Chen, Xuefeng Yin, Zhiwei Duan, Feng Zhou, Hai Liu, Guangyou Fang. Concrete rebar characterization based on machine learning. PhotonIcs & Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Xiamen, 2019/12/17-2019/12/20, oral talk.

Feng Zhou, Iraklis Giannakis, Antonis Giannopoulos, Evert Slob. Associating borehole radar imaging with petrophysical properties for a mud-contaminated reservoir. Near Surface Geoscience Conference & Exhibition 2019, The Hague, 2019/9/8-2019/9/12, oral talk.

Feng Zhou, Xiangyun Hu, Iraklis Giannakis, Antonios Giannopoulos, Klaus Holliger, Evert Slob. Borehole radar response of a mud-invaded oil-bearing layer. Vienna, EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna, 2019/4/7–2019/4/12, poster.

Feng Zhou, Zhongchang Chen, Li Ma, Hai Liu, Guangyou Fang. Applying machine learning for rapid and automatic characterizations of concrete rebars based on EMI and GPR data. Vienna, EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna, 2019/4/7–2019/4/12, poster.

Feng Zhou, Mattia Miorali, Evert Slob. Applying Borehole Radar in Production Monitoring for Recovery Improving. BIT’s 3^rd Annual World Congress of Well Stimulation and EOR (Xi’an, China), 2012.

Mattia Miorali, Feng Zhou, Evert Slob, Rob Arts. Water Front Monitoring by Ground Penetrating Radar Technology. SEG Annual Meeting (Denver, USA), 2010.

Feng Zhou, Mattia Miorali, Evert Slob, Rob Arts. A 3-D Numerical Investigation of Reservoir Monitoring with Borehole Radar and its Application in Smart Well. AGU Fall Meeting (San Francisco, USA), 2011.

Evert Slob, Feng Zhou, Andrea Di Matteo, Claudio Patriarca. Extracting Subsurface Information from GPR Reflection and Transmission Data. AGU fall meeting (San Francisco, USA), 2011.

Principal Investigator:

2020-2023: Joint GPR-EMI high-precision nondestructive testing method based on deep learning, NSFC

2018–2019: Reservoir evaluation using radar logging, International Cooperation and Exchange of NSFC (Cooperating with NWO of The Netherlands)

2017–2020: Study on estimation method of reservoir permeability using borehole radars, NSFC

2016–2018: Permeability estimation in low-porosity and low-permeability reservoirs, PetroChina Innovation Foundation

2014–2016: Mechanism and method study of reservoir monitoring using borehole radar, NSFC

2013–2016: Radar monitoring of smart well in deep water reservoirs, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

Academic Community Volunteers:

5th edition of Asia Pacific Meeting on Near Surface Geoscience and Engineering (2022, Taipei) Committee Member.

Guest Editor on Special Issue “Radar Techniques for Structures Characterization and Monitoring” of “Remote Sensing”, 2021–2022.

Project Peer Reviewer of the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, 2020–2022.

Project Peer Reviewer of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2016–now.

SEG Workshop on Underground Water and Karst Imaging, 2020, Beijing, Technical Committee Member.

Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, 2019, Xiamen, Special Session on Subsurface Sensing and Imaging, Co-convener.

14rd China International Geo-Electromagnetic Workshop, 2019, Xuzhou, Session on Marine Electromagnetic Method, Co-convener.

13rd China International Geo-Electromagnetic Workshop, 2017, Wuhan, Session on Marine and Borehole Electromagnetic Method, Co-convener.