PhD, CSE, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2024
ME, Pattern Recognition & Intelligence Systems, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Science, 2000
B.E., Automation, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 1997
Professional Experience
Duke Kunshan University, 2022.01-now
Tenured Full Professor & Director, Digital Innovation Research Center, 2022.01 – Now
Deputy Director, Jiangsu Provincial Univ. Key Lab for SD&T. of Lung Cancer, 2024.07 – Now
Founding Director, Suzhou Municipal Key Lab of Multimodal Intelligent Systems, 2023.06 – Now
Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), 2012-2021
Associate Dean of Research, School of Advanced Technology, 2020 – 2021
Professor, Founding Director, Municipal Key Lab of Cogn. Comp. & Applied Tech., 2017 – 2021
Head of Department (School), EEE, 2016 – 2019
Associate Professor, Founding Director MSc. Multimedia Telecommunications, 2013 – 2016
National Lab of Pattern Recognition, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Associate Professor, 2009 – 2012
University of Bristol, UK, Postdoc Researcher, 2008 – 2009
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Postdoc Researcher, 2007 – 2008
Fujitsu R&D Centre, Research Scientist, 2004 – 2007
Courses Taught
STATS 302 Principles of Machine Learning
ECE580 Introduction of Machine Learning
ECE590 Deep Learning
Research Areas
Statistical Learning Theory
Trustworthy AI
Additional Information
Listed as 2023-2025 World’s Best Computer Scientists by Research.com
Editor in Chief, Elsevier CSSI, 2025-now
IEEE ICDM 10-year Highest-Impact Paper Award, 2024
Second Prize for Science and Technology Achievement, Ministry of Education, China, 2018
Asian Pacific Neural Network Society Young Researcher Award, 2011
President Award, Fujitsu, 2006
Excellent Award for Best Research Output (3 times), Fujitsu, 2005-2007
