Name:
Shenglin Zhou 

Introduction:
Ph.D., Algebra and Group Theory, Zhejiang University,1999; M.S., Algebraic Semigroup, Qufu Normal University,1996
Phone: +86-20-87113468
Email: slzhou@scut.edu.cn
I.General
Sheng-Lin Zhou, Male, was born in November 1968. His native place was Hubei Province. Professor of Mathematics, Supervisor of Ph.D students.
II. Professional Experience
1993—1996 M. S. student in Department of Mathematics,Qufu Normal University
1996—1999 Ph.D student in Department of Mathematics, Zhejiang University
1999—2007 Lecture/A.Professor/Professor in Department of Mathematics, Shantou University
2004—2006 Visiting Scholar, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Western Australian
2007—Present Professor of Mathematics, South China University of Technology
III. Research Interest:
Algebra, group theory, design theory
IV. Research Funds:
1.Research on Flag-transitive Triplanes and Rlated Problems, Ph.D. Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China (No.20085611097),2009.1-2011.12
2. Some Research on Highly Symmetric Combinatorial Designs, Scientific Research Foudation for the Returned Overseas Scholars, Ministry of Education of China, 2009.1-2010.12
3. Studies on Automorphism groups of Block Designs, Natural Science Foundation of China (Tianyuan Mathematics Fund),2003.12-2004.11
4. Combinatorial Designs, Association Schemes and Finite Group Theory, Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, 2003.12-2005.12
V. Teaching
Two M. S. students graduated; 1 Ph.D candidates and 4 M.S. students are now in study.
Courses: Advanced Algebra, Abstract Algebra, Combinatorics, Finite group theory, Permutation groups, Simple groups of Lie type,Combinatorial designs etc.
VI．Selected Publications
1．A.Betten, A. Delandtsheer, M. Law, A. C. Niemeyer, C. E. Praeger and S. L. Zhou, Finite line-transitive linear spaces: theory and search strategies, Acta Mathematica Sinica, English Series, 25(9),2009,1399-1436.
2.S. L. Zhou, H.L. Dong, Finite classical groups and flag-transitive triplanes, Discrete Math. ,2009 (16): 5183-5195.
3. S. L. Zhou, H.L. Dong, Sporadic simple groups and flag-transitive triplanes, Science in China, Series A, 52(2), 2009 :394-400.
4. S. L. Zhou, H.L. Dong, Exceptional groups of Lie type and flag-transitive triplanes, Science in China, Series A, 52, 2009, DOI: 10.1007/s11425-009-0051-5.
5. G. G. Han, S. L. Zhou, Block-transitive 2-(v,k,1) Designs and the groups E_7(q), Ars Combinatoria, 2009, 93: 439-450
6. C E Praeger, S. L. Zhou，Classification of line-transitive point-imprimitive linear spaces with line size at most 12 , Designs, Codes and Cryptography, 47(1-3),2007: 99-111.
7. C E Praeger, S. L. Zhou, Imprimitive flag-transitive symmetric designs, Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A, Vol. 113(7),2006,1381-1395.
8. S. L. Zhou, Block primitive 2-(v, k,1) designs admitting a Ree simple group of characteristic two, Designs, Codes and Cryptography，36(2005), pp.159-169.
9. W. Liu, S. Zhou, H. Li and X. Fang, Finite linear spaces admitting a Ree simple group, European J. Combin. 25(2004),311-325.
10. S. Zhou, Block-primitive 2-(v, k, 1) designs adimtting a Ree simple groups, Europ. J. Combin., 23（2002）, 1085-1090.
11. S. Zhou, H. Li, W. Liu, The Ree groups and 2-(v,k,1) block designs, Discrete Math., 224(2000), No. 1-3: 251-258.