Zhong Fan

Prof. Zhong Fan is the professor of net zero energy systems at Exeter University. Previously he was a professor at Keele University and the Academic Director of SEND (smart energy network demonstrator). Before that, he was Chief Research Fellow with Toshiba Research Europe, Bristol, U.K., leading research on IoT, smart grid, data analytics, and 5G communications. Earlier in his career, he was a Research Fellow with Cambridge University, a Lecturer with Birmingham University, and a Researcher with Marconi Laboratories, Cambridge. He also received a BT Short-Term Fellowship for his work at BT Laboratories. His research interests are smart energy, IoT, and machine learning applications.