TING ZOU, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

autonomy bio-inspired robotics compliant mechanisms data collection mechanism design MEMS navigation and control obstacle avoidance

Latest papers

Chronic oil pollution in small ports: A review of the role and potential of AUVs.
Marine pollution bulletin · 2026 · senior author
Editorial: Bio-inspired legged robotics: design, sensing and control.
Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2025 · first author
A copula-based method of risk prediction for autonomous underwater gliders in dynamic environments.
Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis · 2024 · senior author

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Next-generation Intelligent Interface for Natural Prosthetic Hand Control
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$115,625
Equipment System for the Development of Bio-inspired Inspection Robots
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$149,575
Characterization and delineation of oil-in-water at the Scott Inlet seeps through robotic autonomous underwater vehicle technology
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$780,000

All 6 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Chronic oil pollution in small ports: A review of the role and potential of AUVs.

Sun Y, Bose N, Hwang J, Zou T

Marine pollution bulletin2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.119421 PMID: 41691942

02

Editorial: Bio-inspired legged robotics: design, sensing and control.

Zou T

Frontiers in robotics and AI2025First author

DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2025.1600814 PMID: 40678491

03

A copula-based method of risk prediction for autonomous underwater gliders in dynamic environments.

Chen X, Bose N, Brito M, Khan F, Zou T

Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/risa.14149 PMID: 37105939

04

A Neural Network Based Approach to Inverse Kinematics Problem for General Six-Axis Robots.

Lu J, Zou T, Jiang X

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022

DOI: 10.3390/s22228909 PMID: 36433505

Next-generation Intelligent Interface for Natural Prosthetic Hand Control

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Jiang, Xianta

Keywords: Ubiquitous computing; Applied Machine Learning; Prosthesis Control; Biomedical Engineering; Bio-signal Processing

$115,625

Equipment System for the Development of Bio-inspired Inspection Robots

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Zou, Ting

$149,575

Characterization and delineation of oil-in-water at the Scott Inlet seeps through robotic autonomous underwater vehicle technology

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Bose, Neil N

Keywords: Artificial intelligence; Autonomous underwater vehicle; AUV; Marine pollution; Marine robotics; Oceanography; Oil detection; Oil spill; Underwater robotics

$780,000

(Alliance Covid-19 special program) Remotely haptic controlled medical robot for telenursing without exposure to Covid-19 virus_x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Zou, Ting

$50,000

Mechanism Design and Control of Bio-inspired Inspection Robots

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: ZOU, TING

Keywords: bio-inspired robotics; compliant mechanisms; structural inspection; mechanism design; autonomy; navigation and control; state estimation; mems; data collection; obstacle avoidance

$162,000

Mechanism Design and Control of Bio-inspired Inspection Robots

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Zou, Ting

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Neil Bose

Ocean and Naval Architectural Engineering

2 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: autonomy Dear Professor ZOU, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Chronic oil pollution in small ports: A review of the role and potential of AUVs." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Equipment System for the Development of Bio-inspired Inspection Robots" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]