Jixin Ma

Professor Jixin Ma Director of PhD/MPhil Programme

Professor of Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) (Applied Cryptography and AI)

Key details

Professor Jixin Ma

Professor of Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) (Applied Cryptography and AI)

Jixin Ma is a Professor of Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) and Director of PhD/MPhil Programme at the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Greenwich. He has also been the Director of the Centre for Computer and Computational Science (2011-18) and Leader of Artificial Intelligence Research Group (2008–2018). His main research areas include Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Information Systems, with special interests in Temporal Representation and Reasoning, Information Security, Machine Learning and Case-Based Reasoning.

He has published 200+ research papers in top-tier journals including Information Fusion, Information Sciences, IEEE IoT, IEEE Trans on Cloud Computing, IEEE Access, Neural Computing and Applications, Information Systems, Neurocomputing, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, the Computer Journal, Applied Ontology, Artificial Intelligence Review, etc., and at esteemed international conferences such as AAAI, IJCAI and ECAI, etc.

He has won 6 Best Papers / Student Paper awards and as Principal / Co-Investigator, received research grants worth more than £330,000.

He obtained his BSc and MSc of Mathematics in 1982 and 1988, respectively, and PhD of Computer Sciences in 1994. Before his professorship appointment, he was a Reader (2007-2019), Senior Lecturer (1997-2006), and Research Fellow and Lecture (1994 – 1996), at University of Greenwich, U.K. He is also a Visiting Professor at Beijing Normal University, Anhui University, Hainan University, Zhengzhou Light Industrial University and Macau City University.

Computer science and computing

Computer science and informatics

Responsibilities within the university

Director of PhD/MPhil Programme at the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences

Awards
Research Grants
2022-2025 Co-I - secured a joint research fund with Hainan University (ZDYF2022GXJS224), £82,000.
2018-2020 Co-I with Shandong University - the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 61772311), £68,000.
2017-2018 Project manager - secured a joint research fund with Hainan University (ZDYF2017171), £29,000.
2016-2017 Co-I with Anhui University - the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 61502006), £25,000.
2015-2016 Co-I with Hainan University - the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 61462023), £45,000.
2014-2015 PI - Proof of Concept fund, Visual Time, £5,000, Sept. 2014. 
2012-2015 VC Scholarship, £42,000.
2011-2011 PI - with Beihang University - National 973 Project (2010CB327902), £4,000.
2010-2010 Co-I with Hainan University in China, the Scientific Research Fund of Hainan Province (Hjkj2010-10), £3,800.
2008-2008 Research Business Development prize, £10,000.
2005-2005 Promising Researcher Fellowship, £32,297.52.
2005-2005 Co-I with AnHui University, a component of the China NNSF project (60375010, worth £26,000), £2,000.
2004-2006 Co-I, KTP project ktp000854 between PaperFlow plc & University of Greenwich, £105,000.
Knowledge Exchange
2004-2005 KTP project ktp000854 between PaperFlow plc & University of Greenwich, £105,000.
Best Paper Awards
  • Best Student Paper: Y. Li, J. Li, U. Bhatti, J. Ma, D. Li and F. Dong: Robust Zero-watermarking Algorithm for Medical Images Based on ORB and DCT, 3rd ACIS International Conference of Artificial Intelligence (IAI-2023), 14-16 Jul 2023.
  • The Best Paper: H. Ma, J. Ma, S. Liang, and E. Zhang: A model of Integrating Bert and BiGRU+ Attention Dual-Channel Mechanism for Investor Sentiment Analysis of Stock Price Forecast, Proc. IEEE/ACIS 22nd International Conference on Computer and Information Science (ICIS 2022). 26-28 Jun, 2022.
  • Best Student Paper: R. Wang, H. Huang, X. Zhang, J. Ma and A. Zheng: A Novel Distance Learning for Elastic Cross Model Audio-Visual Matching, Proc. IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo Workshops (ICMEW), 300-305, 2019.
  • Best Student Paper: P. Schemrbi, M. Pelc and J. Ma: The Effect That an Auditory Distraction with Differing Levels of Intensity Have on a Visual P300 Speller While Utilizing Low Fidelity Equipment: Alongside the Development of a Taxonomy, 3rd International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications, 50-58, 2019.
  • Best Paper: F. Wang, X. Zhang, J. Ma, J. Tang and A. Zheng: Manifold Ranking Weighted Local Maximal Occurrence Descriptor for Person Re-identification, Proc. 15th ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering Research, Management and Applications, 111-114, 2017.
  • Best Application Paper: S. Pandey, J. Ma and C. Lai: Development of Temporal Logic-Based Fuzzy Decision Support System for Diagnosis of Acute Rheumatic Fever/Rheumatic Heart Disease, AI2015: The Thirty-fifth SGAI International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 213-228. 2015.

Recognition
Advisory Groups & Memberships

Board of Directors of International Association for Computer and Information Science (ACIS).

Committee Member of Artificial Intelligence Special Group of the British Computer Society.

Member of the British Computer Society.

Member of American Association of Artificial Intelligence.

External Examiner of BSc/MSc Programmes at Middlesex University.

External Examiner of MSc Programmes at Robert Gordon University in Scotland.

External Examiner of 13 PhD thesis/viva.

Journal and conference proceedings editorships

Editor of International Journal of Computer & Information Science, ACIS, U.S.A.

Associate editor of International Journal "Computacion y Sistemas", Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México.

Editor Board of International Journal of Software Innovation, IGI Global, USA.

Editorial Board of the Journal of Polibits, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México.

Editor of proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computing, Control and Industrial Engineering (CCIE2022), 15-16 Jan 2022.

Editor of Proceedings of 11th ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing (2010), IEEE Computer Society.

Editor of Studies in Computational Intelligence 295, 2010, Springer.

Deputy Editor of Journal “Information & Communications Technology Law” (Special Issue on Formal Models of Legal Time), 1998, Taylor & Francis Group.

Invited talks and chairs

Invited Keynote Speaker at 29 international conferences.

Invited Tutorial Speaker at 4 international conferences.

Program Chair of 23 international conferences.

Deputy Program Chair of 10 international conferences.

Research / Scholarly interests

Research topics

  • Temporal Representation and Reasoning
  • Information Security
  • Machine Learning
  • Case-based Reasoning

Research supervision

Doctoral Students
  • Ala Barzinji: The Prediction and Identification of Childhood Obesity Using Machine Learning Approach.
  • Zefeng Li: A new approach to surface defect detection of industrial products based on deep learning and computer vision technologies.
  • Mujistapha Ahmed: Improved Blockchain - Proof-of-Work Consensus Protocol - Performance using Machine Learning.
  • Huawei Ma: Research on Prediction of Stock Price Based on Investor Sentiment Analysis of Deep Learning.
  • Ali Seyedamirmohsen Jazdarreh: An investigation into how visitors engage with mobile technology in a tourism site.
  • Guoxing Zhao: A Complete Reified Temporal Logic and Its Applications.
  • Aihua Zheng: A General State-based Temporal Pattern Recognition.
  • Xiaoyi Zhou: Information security based on temporal order and ergodic matrix.
  • Yue Wang: A visualized framework for representing uncertain and incomplete temporal knowledge.
  • Sanjib Raj Pandey: Temporal logic-based fuzzy decision support system for diagnosis of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
  • Irfan Chishti (MPhil): Ground Business process Modelling on Formal Temporal Theory.
  • Taoxin Peng: Temporal Reasoning about Action and Change.
  • Aleksandra Dagmara Kawala-Janik: Efficiency Evaluation of External Environments Control Using Bio-signals.
  • Patrick Schembri: Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) on the basis of Electroencephalography (EEG) signals: The Effect of Taxonomized Distractions.
  • Samar Mahmoud: Dynamic Image Crowd Representations for Improved Anomaly Detection using Generative Adversarial Networks.
  • Maha Hatem Mohamed Abdelmohsen: Enhancing Social Skills of children with HFA Using Assistive Technology.
  • Feiling Woo: Case based Engineering.
  • Haifeng Zhao: Shape Representation Based on Graph.
  • Marcus Wolf: Matching of Software Design.
Postdoctoral Researchers
  • 2017-2018, Dr Aihua Zheng, Associate Professor at Anhui University.
  • 2018-2019, Dr Xiaoyi Zhou, Associate Professor at Hainan University.
  • 2018-2019, Dr Changyuan Xing, Associate Professor at Yangtze Normal University.

Recent publications

Article

Wei, Zhongkai , Zhao, Bo, Yang, Haining, Qin, Jing , Ma, Jixin (2025), Oblivious keyword search with authorization and verification for IoT devices in untrusted Cloud environments. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In: , , , . Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), IEEE Internet of Things Journal 2327-4662 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2025.3550198).

Wei, Zhongkai , Su, Ye, Zhang, Xi, Yang, Haining , Qin, Jing , Ma, Jixin (2025), Machine Learning meets Encrypted Search: the impact and efficiency of OMKSA in data security. Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, International Journal of Intelligent Systems, 2025: 2429577 ISSN: 0884-8173 (Print), 1098-111X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/int/2429577).

Liu, Jinlu , Wei, Zhongkai, Qin, Jing, Zhao, Bo , Ma, Jixin (2023), Verifiable key-aggregate searchable encryption with a designated server in multi-owner setting. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - Computer Society. In: , , , . Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - Computer Society, IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, 16 (6) . pp. 4233-4247 1939-1374 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/TSC.2023.3315957).

Zhang, Jing , Dai, Long, Xu, Liaoran, Ma, Jixin , Zhou, Xiaoyi (2023), Black-Box watermarking and blockchain for IP protection of voiceprint recognition model. MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Electronics, 12: 3697 (17) . pp. 1-16 2079-9292 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12173697).

Zheng, Aihua , Zhu, Xianpeng, Ma, Zhiqi, Li, Chenglong , Tang, Jin , Ma, Jixin (2023), Cross-directional consistency network with adaptive layer normalization for multi-spectral vehicle re-identification and a high-quality benchmark. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Information Fusion, 100: 101901 . pp. 1-16 ISSN: 1566-2535 (Print), 1872-6305 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2023.101901).

Liu, Jinlu , Zhao, Bo, Qin, Jing, Hou, Xinyi , Ma, Jixin (2023), Key-aggregate searchable encryption supporting conjunctive queries for flexible data sharing in the cloud. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Information Sciences: 119336 ISSN: 0020-0255 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2023.119336).

Su, Ye , Zhang, Xi, Qin, Jing, Ma, Jixin (2023), Efficient and flexible multi-authority attribute-based authentication for IoT devices. IEEE. In: , , , . IEEE, IEEE Internet of Things Journal . pp. 1-1 2327-4662 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2023.3263497).

Zhang, Lu , Ma, Jiarong, An, Yuting, Zhang, Tianshuo , Ma, Jixin , Feng, Chen , Xiaoyi, Zhou (2022), A Systematic review of blockchain technology for government information sharing. Tech Science Press. In: , , , . Tech Science Press, Computers, Materials & Continua, 74: 49856 (1) . pp. 1161-1181 ISSN: 1546-2218 (Print), 1546-2226 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2023.032452).

Yang, Chengshan , Li, Jingbing, Bhatti, Uzair Aslam, Liu, Jing , Ma, Jixin , Huang, Mengxing , Xue, Xingsi (2021), Robust zero watermarking algorithm for medical images based on Zernike-DCT. Hindawi. In: , , , . Hindawi, Security and Communication Networks, 2021: 4944797 . pp. 1-8 ISSN: 1939-0114 (Print), 1939-0122 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/4944797).

Gong, Cheng , Li, Jingbing, Bhatti, Uzair Aslam, Gong, Ming , Ma, Jixin , Huang, Mengxing , Xue, Xingsi (2021), Robust and secure zero-watermarking algorithm for medical images based on Harris-SURF-DCT and chaotic map. Hindawi. In: , , , . Hindawi, Security and Communication Networks, 2021: 3084153 . pp. 1-13 ISSN: 1939-0114 (Print), 1939-0122 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/3084153).

Liu, Jinlu , Zhao, Bo, Qin, Jing, Zhang, Xi , Ma, Jixin (2021), Multi-keyword ranked searchable encryption with the wildcard keyword for data sharing in cloud computing. Oxford University Press - BCS The Chartered Institute for IT. In: , , , . Oxford University Press - BCS The Chartered Institute for IT, The Computer Journal: bxab153 . pp. 1-13 ISSN: 0010-4620 (Print), 1460-2067 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/comjnl/bxab153).

Wang, Qing , Zhang, Xi, Qin, Jing, Ma, Jixin , Huang, Xinyi (2021), A verifiable symmetric searchable encryption scheme based on the AVL tree. Oxford University Press - BCS The Chartered Institute for IT. In: , , , . Oxford University Press - BCS The Chartered Institute for IT, The Computer Journal: bxab152 . pp. 1-10 ISSN: 0010-4620 (Print), 1460-2067 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/comjnl/bxab152).

Liang, Shengbin , Chen, Xinan, Ma, Jixin, Du, Wencai , Ma, Huawei , Li, Xingwang (2021), An improved double channel long short-term memory model for medical text classification. Hindawi. In: , , , . Hindawi, Journal of Healthcare Engineering, 2021: 6664893 . pp. 1-8 ISSN: 2040-2295 (Print), 2040-2309 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6664893).

Schembri, Patrick , Pelc, Maruisz, Ma, Jixin (2020), The effect that auditory distractions have on a visual P300 speller while utilizing low-cost off-the-shelf equipment. MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Computers, 9: 68 (3) 2073-431X (Online) (doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/computers9030068).

Pandey, Sanjib Raj , Ma, Jixin, Lai, Choi-Hong (2020), A supervised machine learning approach to generate the auto rule for clinical decision support system. In: , , , . , Trends in Medicine, 20 (3) . pp. 1-9 ISSN: 1594-2848 (Print), (doi: https://www.oatext.com/a-supervised-machine-learning-approach-to-generate-the-auto-rule-for-clinical-decision-support-system.php#gsc.tab=0).

Liu, Jing , Ma, Jixin, Li, Jingbing, Huang, Mengxing , Sadiq, Naveed , Ai, Yang (2020), Robust watermarking algorithm for medical volume data in internet of medical things. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In: , , , . Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), IEEE Access, 8 . pp. 93939-93961 2169-3536 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2995015).

Zhang, Jun , Zhou, Xiaoyi, Yang, Jilin, Cao, Chunjie , Ma, Jixin (2019), Adaptive robust blind watermarking scheme improved by entropy-based SVM and optimized quantum genetic algorithm. Hindawi Publishing Corporation. In: , , , . Hindawi Publishing Corporation, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2019: 7817809 . pp. 1-16 ISSN: 1024-123X (Print), 1563-5147 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/7817809).

Shen, Wenting , Qin, Jing, Yu, Jia, Hao, Rong , Hu, Jiankun , Ma, Jixin (2019), Data integrity auditing without private key storage for secure cloud storage. IEEE. In: , , , . IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, 9 (4) . pp. 1408-1421 2168-7161 (Online) (doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCC.2019.2921553).

Zhu, Binrui , Susilo, Willy, Qin, Jing, Guo, Fuchun , Zhao, Zhen , Ma, Jixin (2019), A secure and efficient data sharing and searching scheme in wireless sensor networks. MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Sensors, 19: 2583 (11) . pp. 1-23 1424-8220 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/s19112583).

Shen, Wenting , Qin, Jing, Ma, Jixin (2019), A lightweight identity-based cloud storage auditing supporting proxy update and workload-based payment. Hindawi. In: , , , . Hindawi, Security and Communication Networks, 2019: 8275074 ISSN: 1939-0114 (Print), 1939-0122 (Online) (doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8275074).

Sun, Jiameng , Su, Ye, Qin, Jing, Hu, Jiankun , Ma, Jixin (2019), Outsourced decentralized multi-authority attribute based signature and its application in IoT. IEEE. In: , , , . IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, 9 (3) . pp. 1195-1209 2168-7161 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/TCC.2019.2902380).

Liu, Jing , Li, Jingbing, Ma, Jixin, Sadiq, Naveed , Bhatti, Uzair , Ai, Yang (2019), A robust multi-watermarking algorithm for medical images based on DTCWT-DCT and Henon map. MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Applied Sciences, 9: 700 (4) ISSN: 2076-3417 (Print), (doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app9040700).

Liu, Jing , Li, Jingbing, Cheng, Jieren, Ma, Jixin , Sadiq, Naveed , Han, Baoru , Geng, Qiang , Ai, Yang (2019), A novel robust watermarking algorithm for encrypted medical image based on DTCWT-DCT and chaotic map. Tech Science Press. In: , , , . Tech Science Press, Computers, Materials & Continua, 61 (2) . pp. 889-910 ISSN: 1546-2218 (Print), 1546-2226 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2019.06034).

Wu, Xiaoqi , Li, Jingbing, Tu, Rong, Cheng, Jieren , Bhatti, Uzair Aslam , Ma, Jixin (2018), Contourlet-DCT based multiple robust watermarkings for medical images. Springer US. In: , , , . Springer US, Multimedia Tools and Applications, 78 (7) . pp. 8463-8480 ISSN: 1380-7501 (Print), 1573-7721 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-018-6877-5) NB Item availability restricted.

Dai, Jingguo , Ren, Jia, Du, Wencai, Shikhin, Vladimir , Ma, Jixin (2018), An improved evolutionary approach-based hybrid algorithm for Bayesian network structure learning in dynamic constrained search space. Springer London. In: , , , . Springer London, Neural Computing and Applications, 32 (5) . pp. 1413-1434 ISSN: 0941-0643 (Print), 1433-3058 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-018-3650-7).

Xiao, Yun , Jiang, Bo, Tu, Zhengzheng, Ma, Jixin , Tang, Jin (2018), A prior regularized multi-layer graph ranking model for image saliency computation. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Neurocomputing, 315 (13) . pp. 234-245 ISSN: 0925-2312 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2018.06.072).

Sun, Jiameng , Zhu, Binrui, Qin, Jing, Hu, Jiankun , Ma, Jixin (2018), Confidentiality-preserving publicly verifiable computation schemes for polynomial evaluation and matrix-vector multiplication. Hindawi. In: , , , . Hindawi, Security and Communication Networks, 2018: 5275132 ISSN: 1939-0114 (Print), 1939-0122 (Online) (doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5275132).

Zhou, Xiaoyi , Ma, Jixin, Yao, Xiaoming, Li, Honglei (2018), A novel RFID anti-counterfeiting based on bisectional multivariate quadratic equations. IGI Global. In: , , , . IGI Global, International Journal of Software Innovation, 6: 1 (2) ISSN: 2166-7160 (Print), 2166-7179 (Online) (doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4018/IJSI.2018040101).

Zhou, Xiaoyi , Cao, Chunjie, Ma, Jixin, Wang, Longjuan (2018), Adaptive digital watermarking scheme based on support vector machines and optimized genetic algorithm. Hindawi Limited. In: , , , . Hindawi Limited, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2018: 2685739 . pp. 1-9 ISSN: 1024-123X (Print), 1563-5147 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/2685739).

Zhu, Binrui , Sun, Jiameng, Qin, Jing, Ma, Jixin (2017), Fuzzy matching: multi-authority attribute searchable encryption without central authority. Springer. In: , , , . Springer, Soft Computing, 23 (2) . pp. 527-536 ISSN: 1432-7643 (Print), 1433-7479 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-017-2849-3).

Conference proceedings

Wang, Rui , Huang, Huaibo, Zhang, Xufeng, Ma, Jixin , Zheng, Aihua (2019), A novel distance learning for elastic cross-modal audio-visual matching. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In: ITMC 2019 - International Workshop on Information Theory and Multimedia Computing (ITMC2019), 8th -12th July 2019, Shanghai, China In: ICMEW 2019 Conference Committee (ed.), 2019 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo Workshops (ICMEW), Shanghai, China, 8th - 12th July 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Piscataway, New Jersey (1st) . pp. 300-305 . ISBN: 9781538692141; 9781538692134; 9781538692158 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMEW.2019.00-70).

Wang, Foqin , Zhang, Xuehan, Ma, Jixin, Tang, Jin , Zheng, Aihua (2017), Manifold ranking weighted local maximal occurrence descriptor for person re-identification. IEEE. In: , , , 2017 IEEE 15th International Conference on Software Engineering Research, Management and Applications (SERA). IEEE, . pp. 111-114 . ISBN: 9781509057566 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/SERA.2017.7965715).

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