B.Sc. (Kent), Ph.D. (Cambridge) Research Interests: Computer Graphics and Computer Vision

I received a first-class (top) B.Sc. honors degree in Computer Systems Engineering from University of Kent and a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from University of Cambridge. I have been on the faculty of Durham University, City University of Hong Kong, and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

My research interests include computer graphics, computer vision, and the development of deep-learning techniques to solve computer graphics/vision problems. The papers from my group appear in SIGGRAPH, SIGGRAPH Asia, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, and NeurIPS. We also have papers in TVCG, IJCV, TPAMI, and TIP. Refer to my publications for more information.

I serve on the Editorial Board of International Journal of Computer Vision (IJCV) and IET Computer Vision.

I served as the Guest Editor of a number of journal special issues, including ACM Trans. on Internet Technology, IEEE Trans. on Multimedia, IEEE Trans. on Visualization and Computer Graphics, and IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications. In addition, I also served on the committees of a number of conferences, including Program Co-Chair of ACM VRST 2004 (Hong Kong), ICWL 2005 (Hong Kong), ICAT 2006 (Hangzhou, China), ICEC 2007 (Shanghai, China), ACM MTDL 2009 (Beijing, China), IEEE U-Media 2010 (Jinhua, China), and Conference Co-Chair of CASA 2005 (Hong Kong), ACM VRST 2005 (Monterey, California), ICWL 2007 (Edinburgh, U.K.), ACM MTDL 2010 (Firenze - Italy), ACM VRST 2010 (Hong Kong), ACM VRST 2014 (Edinburgh, U.K.).

Staff recruitment: I am recruiting two types of research staff for a computer vision project:

• Postdoc (three positions): The candidates must have a PhD in AI, computer vision or computer graphics, with good publications. As required by the funding, the candidates should have graduated either from Hong Kong or from a top-100 university (according to QS (Engineering and Technology), ARWU (any engineering subject), or Times (Engineering and Technology, Computer Science)). Salary is HK$32,000 (+ HK$1,500 of retirement fund) per month. The contract will be for two years, initially. The hired postdocs will have high flexibility in conducting their research projects.
• Research Engineer (two positions): The candidates should have at least a BSc degree in Computer Science or highly-related discipline, and with some experiences in computer vision and deep learning. Salary is around HK$18,000 per month. The contract will be for two years, initially.

PhD positions available: I am looking for motivated and hard working PhD students to join my research group in the coming year, to conduct research on computer vision or computer graphics problems. The research focus of my group is to apply deep learning techniques to solve vision and graphics problems. (Refer to our research projects and publications for more information.) For September 2023 entrance, the deadline for application is December 1, 2022. In case if you have a strong academic background, you may apply for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme. If you are interested to join my research group, please email me your CV and transcripts for consideration.

Research

• Publications on Computer Graphics, Computer Vision and Virtual Reality

• Guest-Editorialship of Special Issues
  • IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications on "Virtual Reality Software and Technology", Sept./Oct. 2015 issue
    Guest Editors: Taku Komura, Rynson Lau, Ming Lin, Dinesh Manocha, and Weiwei Xu
  • IEEE Trans. on Learning Technologies on "Game-Based Learning", Oct./Dec. 2010 issue
    Guest Editors: Timothy Shih, Kurt Squire, and Rynson Lau
  • IEEE Internet Computing on "Emerging Technologies and Applications for e-Learning", Jul./Aug. 2009 issue
    Guest Editors: Qing Li, Rynson Lau, Benjamin Wah, and Helen Ashman
  • IEEE Trans. on Knowledge and Data Engineering on "Knowledge and Data Engineering for e-Learning", Apr. 2009 issue
    Guest Editors: Qing Li, Rynson Lau, Dennis McLeod, and Jiming Liu
  • ACM Trans. on Internet Technology on "Internet Technologies for Distance Education", Feb. 2008 issue
    Guest Editors: Qing Li, Rynson Lau, Dennis McLeod, and Timothy Shih
  • IEEE Trans. on Multimedia on "Distributed Media Technologies and Applications", April 2006 issue
    Guest Editors: Rynson Lau, Benjamin Wah, Qing Li, and C.L. Liu
  • Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds on "Game Technologies", Feb. 2006 issue
    Giest Editors: Rynson Lau, Daniel Cohen-Or, Baining Guo, and John Buchanan
  • Presence on "Advances in Collaborative Virtual Environments", June 2004 issue
    Guest Editors: Rynson Lau and Michael Zyda
  • IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications on "Web Graphics", Jan./Feb. 2003 issue
    Guest Editors: Rynson Lau and Tosiyasu L. Kunii

• Our Research Projects

• Our Research Team: Students and Staff

• Forthcoming Graphics/Vision/Multimedia Conferences

• First semester teaching (2022/2023): Multimedia Technologies and Applications (CS4185)
• Second semester teaching (2022/2023): Virtual Reality Technologies and Applications (CS4188/CS5188)

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	Department of Computer Science City University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon HONG KONG Telephone: +852 3442-7525 rynson dot lau at cityu.edu.hk

Last updated in December, 2022.