Felix's Research Work

My research interests include Network Science & Engineering, Machine & Graph Learning, and Optimization:

  • Using GNN, graph learning, or other computational intelligence techniques to facilitate constellation routing.
  • Modeling graphs for digital health record-related data and using GNN, graph learning, or other computational intelligence techniques for data analysis.
  • Evaluating and analyzing network robustness using both traditional and computational intelligence approaches in an attack-and-defense context; refining the topology of complex networks to optimize specific objectives, especially for enhancing robustness.
  • Graph-level learning and graph classification.

    Before joining NYCU, I worked as the PI for the research projects supported by the National Natural Science Foundation China, the Open Project Program of the Key Laboratory of System Control and Information Processing (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Ministry of Education, the Lam Woo Research Fund of Lingnan University, and the Faculty Research Grant of Lingnan University, among others.

    Research Projects

    1. Exploring the Process of Network Structure Optimization
      ｢探索網路結構最佳化過程｣
      National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan [113-2221-E-A49-132]
      2024–2025
    2. (Co-PI) ｢支援3D智能通訊之6G網路｣ (2/4)
      National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan 113-2218-E-A49-027
      6G前瞻學術研發計畫
      2024–2025
    3. Analyzing and Optimizing the Robustness of Complex Networks Using Deep Neural Networks
      ｢運用深度神經網路分析與最佳化複雜網路之韌性｣
      National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan [112-2222-E-A49-010]
      2023–2024

    Publications

      In Press


      2025 ...


      2024

    1. [J30] Chengpei Wu, Yang Lou, Junli Li, Lin Wang, Shengli, and Guanrong Chen
      "A Multitask Network Robustness Analysis System Based on the Graph Isomorphism Network"
      IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
      vol. 54, no. 11, pp. 6630–6642; doi:10.1109/TCYB.2024.3422430 (2024)
      [Link (OA)] [Python] [SI]
    2. [J29] Yang Lou, Chengpei Wu, Junli Li, Lin Wang, and Guanrong Chen
      "Network Robustness Prediction: Influence of Training Data Distributions"
      IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
      vol. 35, no. 10, pp. 13496–13507; doi:10.1109/TNNLS.2023.3269753 (2023)
      [Link] [SI]
    3. [C13] Yang Lou, Chengpei Wu, and Bo-Yu Chen
      "Exploring Graph Representations in Machine Learning for Network Robustness Evaluation"
      In Proceedings of IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN)
      Yokohama, Japan, doi: 10.1109/IJCNN60899.2024.10650406 (2024)
      [Link]
    4. [C12] Yang Lou, Hideyuki Shimonishi, Masayuki Murata, and Nattaon Techasarntikul
      "Energy Optimization of Distributed Video Processing System in Dynamic Environment"
      In Proceedings of IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC)
      Las Vegas, USA, pp. 602–603; doi:10.1109/CCNC51664.2024.10454812 (2024)
      [Link]

      2023
    5. [J28] Chengpei Wu, Yang Lou, Lin Wang, Junli Li, and Guanrong Chen
      "SPP-CNN: An Efficient Framework for Network Robustness Prediction"
      IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers
      vol. 70, no. 10, pp. 4067–4079; doi:10.1109/TCSI.2023.3296602 (2023)
      [Link] [Python] [SI]
    6. [J27] Yang Lou, Ruizi Wu, Junli Li, Lin Wang, Xiang Li, and Guanrong Chen
      "A Learning Convolutional Neural Network Approach for Network Robustness Prediction"
      IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
      vol. 53, no. 7, pp. 4531–4544; doi:10.1109/TCYB.2022.3207878 (2023)
      [Link/Pdf] [Python]
    7. [J26] Yang Lou, Lin Wang, and Guanrong Chen
      "Structural Robustness of Complex Networks: A Survey of A Posteriori Measures"
      IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine
      vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 12–35; doi:10.1109/MCAS.2023.3236659 (2023)
      [Link]
    8. [J25] Yang Lou, Ruizi Wu, Junli Li, Lin Wang, Changbing Tang, and Guanrong Chen
      "Classification-Based Prediction of Network Connectivity Robustness"
      Neural Networks
      vol. 157, pp. 136–146; doi:10.1016/j.neunet.2022.10.013 (2023)
      [Link]
    9. [J24] Yang Lou, Lin Wang, Shengli Xie, and Guanrong Chen
      "Approximating the Controllability Robustness of Directed Random-Graph Networks Against Random Edge-Removal Attacks"
      International Journal of Control Automation and Systems
      vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 136–146; doi:10.1007/s12555-021-0831-4 (2023)
      [Link]
    10. [C11] Chengpei Wu, Yang Lou, and Junli Li
      "Pyramid Pooling-Based Local Profiles for Graph Classification"
      In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC)
      October 1–4, 2023, Maui, Hawaii, USA. (2023)
      [Link]
    11. [C10] Yu Liu, Mingbo Zhao, Zhao Zhang, Jicong Fan, Yang Lou, Shuicheng Yan
      "Arbitrary Virtual Try-on Network: Characteristics Representation and Trade-off Between Body and Clothing"
      In Proceedings of International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR)
      Kigali Rwanda (2023)
      [Link]

      2022
    12. [J23] Yang Lou, Yaodong He, Lin Wang, and Guanrong Chen
      "Predicting Network Controllability Robustness: A Convolutional Neural Network Approach"
      IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
      vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 4052–4063; doi:10.1109/TCYB.2020.3013251 (2022)
      [Link] [Python] [SI]
    13. [J22] Yang Lou, Yaodong He, Lin Wang, Kim Fung Tsang, and Guanrong Chen
      "Knowledge-Based Prediction of Network Controllability Robustness"
      IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
      vol. 33, no. 10, pp. 5739-5750; doi:10.1109/TNNLS.2021.3071367 (2022)
      [Link] [Python] [SI]
    14. [J21] Yang Lou, Dong Yang, Lin Wang, Changbing Tang, and Guanrong Chen
      "Controllability Robustness of Henneberg-growth Complex Networks"
      IEEE Access
      10: 5103–5114; doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3141011 (2022)
      [Link]
    15. [J20] Yang Lou, Junli Li, Sheng Li, and Hao Deng
      "Recent Progress in Controllability Robustness of Complex Networks"
      Acta Automatica Sinica
      vol. 48, no. 10, pp. 2374–2391; doi:10.16383/j.aas.c200916 (2022) (in Chinese)
      [Link]
    16. [C9] Chengpei Wu, Yang Lou, Ruizi Wu, Wenwen Liu, and Junli Li
      "CNN-based Prediction of Network Robustness With Missing Edges"
      In Proceedings of International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN)
      Padua, Italy, doi:10.1109/IJCNN55064.2022.9892188 (2022)
      [Link]
      2021
    17. [J19] Yang Lou, Ruizi Wu, Junli Li, Lin Wang, and Guanrong Chen
      "A Convolutional Neural Network Approach to Predicting Network Connectedness Robustness"
      IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering
      vol. 8, no. 4, 3209–3219; doi:10.1109/TNSE.2021.3107186 (2021)
      [Link (OA)]
    18. [J18] Yang Lou, Shiu Yin Yuen, and Guanrong Chen
      "Non-revisiting Stochastic Search Revisited: Results, Perspectives, and Future Directions"
      Swarm and Evolutionary Computation
      vol. 61, 100828; doi:10.1016/j.swevo.2020.100828 (2021)
      [Link]
    19. [J17] Yang Lou, Lin Wang, and Guanrong Chen
      "A Framework of Hierarchical Attacks to Network Controllability"
      Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
      vol. 98: 105780; doi:10.1016/j.cnsns.2021.105780 (2021)
      [Link] [SI]
    20. [J16] Yang Lou, Shengli Xie, and Guanrong Chen
      "Searching Better Rewiring Strategies and Objective Functions for Stronger Controllability Robustness"
      IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs
      vol. 68, no. 6, pp. 2112–2116; doi:10.1109/TCSII.2020.3047538 (2021)
      [Link]
    21. [J15] Dinghua Shi, Zhifeng Chen, Xiang Sun, Qinghua Chen, Chuang Ma, Yang Lou, and Guanrong Chen
      "Computing Cliques and Cavities in Networks"
      Communications Physics
      vol. 4, article number 249; doi:10.1038/s42005-021-00748-4 (2021)
      [Link]
      2020 and Before
    22. [J14] Yang Lou, Lin Wang, Kim Fung Tsang, and Guanrong Chen
      "Towards Optimal Robustness of Network Controllability: An Empirical Necessary Condition"
      IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers
      vol. 67, no. 9, pp. 3163-3174; doi:10.1109/TCSI.2020.2986215 (2020)
      [Link] [Matlab]
    23. [C8] Yang Lou, Yaodong He, Lin Wang, Kim Fung Tsang, and Guanrong Chen
      "Predicting the Robustness of Undirected Network Controllability"
      In Proceedings of 39th Chinese Control Conference (CCC)
      Shenyang, China, pp. 4550–4553; doi:10.23919/CCC50068.2020.9189097 (2020)
      [Link]
    24. [J13] Yang Lou, Lin Wang, and Guanrong Chen
      "Enhancing Controllability Robustness of q-Snapback Networks Through Re-directing Edges"
      Research
      vol. 2019, 7857534; doi:10.34133/2019/7857534 (2019)
      [Link/Pdf] [SI]
    25. [J12] Yang Lou and Shiu Yin Yuen
      "On Constructing Alternative Benchmark Suite for Evolutionary Algorithms"
      Swarm and Evolutionary Computation
      vol. 44, pp. 287–292; doi:10.1016/j.swevo.2018.04.005 (2019)
      [Link] [Matlab]
    26. [J11] Yang Lou, Lin Wang, and Guanrong Chen
      "Local Diversity-Stability of the q-Snapback Network Model"
      Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
      vol. 536, 121020, doi:10.1016/j.physa.2019.04.256 (2019)
      [Link]
    27. [J10] Guanrong Chen, Yang Lou, and Lin Wang
      "A Comparative Study on Controllability Robustness of Complex Networks"
      IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs
      vol. 66, no. 5, pp. 828–832; doi:10.1109/TCSII.2019.2908435 (2019)
      [Link] [Matlab]
    28. [J9] Shiu Yin Yuen, Yang Lou, and Xin Zhang
      "Selecting Evolutionary Algorithms for Black Box Design Optimization Problems"
      Soft Computing
      vol. 23, no. 15, pp. 6511–6531; doi:10.1007/s00500-018-3302-y (2019)
      [Link/Pdf]
    29. [J8] Yaodong He, Shiu Yin Yuen, Yang Lou, and Xin Zhang
      "A Sequential Algorithm Portfolio Approach for Black Box Optimization"
      Swarm and Evolutionary Computation
      vol. 44, pp. 559–570; doi:10.1016/j.swevo.2018.07.001 (2019)
      [Link]
    30. [C7] Yang Lou, Shiu Yin Yuen, Guanrong Chen, and Xin Zhang
      "On-line Search History-assisted Restart Strategy for Covariance Matrix Adaptation Evolution Strategy"
      In Proceedings of IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC)
      Wellington, New Zealand, pp. 3142–3149; doi:10.1109/CEC.2019.8790368 (2019)
      [Link/Pdf] [Matlab]
    31. [C6] Xin Zhang, Yang Lou, Shiu Yin Yuen, Zhou Wu, Yaodong He, and Xiu Zhang
      "Hybrid Artificial Bee Colony with Covariance Matrix Adaptation Evolution Strategy for Economic Load Dispatch"
      In Proceedings of IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC)
      Wellington, New Zealand, pp. 204–209; doi:10.1109/CEC.2019.8790221 (2019)
    32. [Monograph#1] Guanrong Chen and Yang Lou
      Naming Game: Models, Simulations and Analysis
      Springer. (ISBN: 978-3-030-05242-3) (2019)
      [Link] [Matlab]
    33. [Book Chapter#1] Yang Lou, Shiu Yin Yuen, and Guanrong Chen
      "Evolving Benchmark Functions for Optimization Algorithms"
      In: From Parallel to Emergent Computing Editors: A. Adamatzky, S. Akl, G. Sirakoulis. Taylor & Francis Group (2019)
      [Link] [Matlab]
    34. [J7] Yang Lou, Lin Wang, and Guanrong Chen
      "Toward Stronger Robustness of Network Controllability: A Snapback Network Model"
      IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers
      vol. 65, no. 9, pp. 2983-2991; doi:10.1109/TCSI.2018.2821124 (2018)
      [Link/Pdf] [Matlab]
    35. [J6] Yang Lou, Guanrong Chen, Zhengping Fan, and Luna Xiang
      "Local Communities Obstruct Global Consensus: Naming Game on Multi-local-world Networks"
      Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
      vol. 492, pp. 1741–1752; doi:10.1016/j.physa.2017.11.094 (2018)
      [Link] [Matlab] [SI]
    36. [J5] Yang Lou, Guanrong Chen, and Jianwei Hu
      "Communicating with Sentences: A Multi-Word Naming Game Model"
      Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
      vol. 490, pp. 857–868; doi:10.1016/j.physa.2017.08.066 (2018)
      [Link] [Matlab] [SI]
    37. [J4] Jianfeng Zhou, Yang Lou, Guanrong Chen, and Wallace K.S. Tang
      "Multi-Language Naming Game"
      Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
      vol. 496, pp. 620–634; doi:10.1016/j.physa.2017.12.124 (2018)
      [Link]
    38. [C5] Yang Lou, Shiu Yin Yuen, and Guanrong Chen
      "Evolving Benchmark Functions Using Kruskal-Wallis Test"
      In Proceedings of Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion (GECCO)
      Kyoto, Japan, pp. 1337–1341; doi:10.1145/3205651.3208257 (2018)
      [Link] [Matlab]
    39. [C4] Yaodong He, Shiu Yin Yuen, and Yang Lou
      "Exploratory Landscape Analysis Using Algorithm Based Sampling"
      In Proceedings of Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion (GECCO)
      Kyoto, Japan, pp. 211-212; doi:10.1145/3205651.3205660 (2018)
      [Link]
    40. [Ph.D. Thesis] Yang Lou
      Techniques for Improving Online and Offline History-assisted Evolutionary Algorithms
      Ph.D. Thesis, City University of Hong Kong,
      15 Sept 2017. (Supervisor: Dr. Shiu Yin Yuen)
      [Link]
    41. [C3] Yang Lou and Shiu Yin Yuen
      "A Sequential Learnable Evolutionary Algorithm with a Novel Knowledge Base Generation Method"
      In: Simulated Evolution and Learning (Proc. SEAL)
      Shenzhen, pp. 51–61 (2017)
      [Link]
    42. [J3] Yang Lou and Shiu Yin Yuen
      "Non-revisiting Genetic Algorithm with Adaptive Mutation Using Constant Memory"
      Memetic Computing
      vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 189–210; doi:10.1007/s12293-015-0178-6 (2016)
      [Link/Pdf] [Matlab]
    43. [J2] Shiu Yin Yuen, Chi Kin Chow, Xin Zhang, and Yang Lou,
      "Which Algorithm Should I Choose: An Evolutionary Algorithm Portfolio Approach,"
      Applied Soft Computing,
      vol. 40, pp. 654–673; doi:10.1016/j.asoc.2015.12.021 (2016)
      [Link]
    44. [J1] Yang Lou and Guanrong Chen
      "Analysis of the "Naming Game" with Learning Errors in Communications"
      Scientific Reports
      vol. 5, 12191; doi:10.1038/srep12191 (2015)
      [Link/Pdf] [Matlab] [SI]
    45. [C2] Yang Lou and Shiu Yin Yuen
      "Non-revisiting Genetic Algorithm with Constant Memory"
      In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics
      Hong Kong, pp. 1714–1719 (2015)
      [Link]
    46. [C1] Shiu Yin Yuen, Xin Zhang, and Yang Lou
      "Sequential Learnable Evolutionary Algorithm: A Research Program"
      In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics
      Hong Kong, pp. 2841–2848 (2015)
      [Link]