Research Students

Current Postdocs

Jiaying Lin - homepage

BSc(SCUT), PhD(CityU), Postdoc since 2023

Ke Xu - homepage

BSc(DJTU), MSc(DLUT), PhD(DLUT/CityU), Postdoc since 2022

Shuquan Ye - homepage

BSc(SCUT), PhD(CityU), Postdoc since 2023

Current Research Students (in chronological order)

	*Fang Liu* (co-supervised with Gerhard Hancke) - scholar page BSc(CQUPT), MSc(DLUT), PhD since 2024
	*Zefan Qu* (co-supervised with Gerhard Hancke) - homepage BSc(DLUT), MSc(Tongji), PhD since 2024
	*Pinxuan Dai* (co-supervised with Weiwei Xu) - homepage BSc(UESTC), PhD at Zhejiang University since 2023
	*Dong Liang* BSc(SCUT), Joint PhD Scheme (Tongji/CityU) since 2023
	*Alex Warren* (co-supervised with Gary Tam) - homepage BSc(Swansea U), MSc(CityU), PhD at Swansea University since 2023
	*Zaiquan Yang* (co-supervised with Gerhard Hancke) BSc(BIT), MSc(BUAA), PhD since 2023
	*Youjun Zhao* BSc(SYSU), PhD since 2023
	*Tianyu Huang* - homepage BSc(HIT), Joint PhD Scheme (HIT/CityU) since 2022
	*Yiyu Li* (co-supervised with Gerhard Hancke) - homepage BSc(HIT), PhD since 2022
	*Yuhao Liu* - homepage BSc(ZZU), MSc(DLUT), PhD since 2022
	*Haoyuan Wang* - homepage BSc(HUST), PhD since 2021
	*Zhenwei Wang* (co-supervised with Gerhard Hancke) - homepage BSc(Xiamen U), PhD since 2021
	*Huankang Guan* - scholar page BSc(Wuhan U), PhD since 2020
	*Yiming Qin* BSc(Shandong U), Joint PhD Scheme (SJTU/CityU) since 2020
	*Jiayu Sun* BSc(NEU), MEng(U Queensland), Joint PhD Scheme (DLUT/CityU) since 2020
	*Zheng Dong* (co-supervised with Weiwei Xu) - homepage BSc(CSU), PhD at Zhejiang University since 2019

Graduated/Graduating Research Students (in chronological order)

	*Lei Zhu* - BSc(DLUT), PhD from CityU, 2024 Thesis: Designing Effective Attention Mechanisms for Transformers
	*Zhanghan Ke* - BSc(NEU), MSc(CityU), PhD from CityU, 2024 Thesis: Data-Efficient Learning Methods for Image
	*Xin Tian* - BSc(SWJTU), PhD from DLUT/CityU, 2023 Thesis: Human Attention Mechanisms-inspired Learning for Visual Saliency Perception
	*Jiaying Lin* - BSc(SCUT), PhD from CityU, 2023 Thesis: Data-driven Mirror and Glass Detection in the Wild Current Position: Postdoc at City University of Hong Kong
	*Xin Tan* - BSc(CQU), PhD from SJTU/CityU (Joint PhD Scheme), 2022 Thesis: Computational Prior-Based Learning for Scene Understanding Current Position: Associate Professor at East China Normal University (ECNU)
	*Avishek Siris* - BSc(Swansea U), PhD from Swansea University, 2022 (co-supervised with Gary Tam and Xianghua Xie) Thesis: Delving into human visual attention for saliency detection of real-world images
	*Ke Xu* - BSc(DJTU), MSc(DLUT), PhD from DLUT/CityU (Joint PhD Scheme), 2021 Thesis: Physical Priors Based Representation Learning for Image Enhancement Current Position: Postdoc at City University of Hong Kong
	*Xiaotian Qiao* - BSc(ZJU), MSc(ZJU), PhD from CityU, 2020 Thesis: Layout Modeling for Image and Graphic Design Understanding Current Position: Associate Professor at Xidian University
	*Cherry (Nanxuan) Zhao* - BSc(SCUT), PhD from CityU, 2020 Thesis: Computational Perception for Graphic Design and Elements Generation Current Position: Research Scientist at Adobe Research
	*Quanlong Zheng* - BSc(BUAA), PhD from CityU, 2020 Thesis: Auxiliary Knowledge-based Learning for Visual Saliency, Shadow Detection and Reflection Removal
	*Xufang Pang* - BSc(JMSU), MSc(NNU), PhD from CityU, 2018 (co-supervised with Antoni Chan) Thesis: Computational Design: Attention-Driven Web Design and Structural Packaging Design
	*Jianbo Jiao* - BSc(SWJTU), MSc(Beijing U), PhD from CityU, 2018 (HKPF Recipient) Thesis: Joint Reasoning of Synergy Representations for Image and Scene Understanding Current Position: Assistant Professor at University of Birmingham
	*Xiaodan Zhang* - BSc(ZZU), MSc(UCAS), PhD from UCAS/CityU (Joint PhD Scheme), 2018 Thesis: Local Semantic Learning for Image Captioning Current Position: Beijing University of Technology
	*Yibing Song* - BSc(USTC), MPhil (CityU), PhD from CityU, 2018 Thesis: Data Driven Face Image Editing Current Position: Senior Research Scientist, Tencent AI Lab
	*Jiawei Zhang* - BSc(USTC), MSc(CAS), PhD from CityU, 2018 Thesis: Image Deblurring and Matting via Deep Learning Current Position: SenseTime Research
	*Shao Huang* - BSc(Nankai U), PhD from UCAS/CityU (Joint PhD Scheme), 2018 Thesis: The Detection of Saliency, Objectness and Actionness in Media Data
	*Liangqiong Qu* - BSc(CSU), PhD from UCAS/CityU (Joint PhD Scheme), 2018 Thesis: Image Illumination Modeling and Processing Current Position: Postdoc at Stanford University
	*Shengfeng He* - BSc(MUST), MSc(MUST), PhD from CityU, 2015 Thesis: Object Appearance Modeling and Salient Object Detection for Image Understanding Current Position: Associate Professor, Singapore Management University, Singapore
	*Xiaojun Su* - BSc(Jilin U), PhD from CityU, 2015 Thesis: Target Acquisition Techniques in Human Computer Interaction Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
	*Ying Cao* - BSc(NEU), MSc(NEU), PhD from CityU, 2014 (co-supervised with Antoni Chan) Thesis: Data-Driven Manga Layout and Composition: Models and Methods Current Position: Assistant Professor, ShanghaiTech University, China
	*James (Zhe) Huang* - BSc(SYSU), PhD from CityU, 2014 Thesis: Assembly-based 3D Modeling using Discrete Optimization Current Position: CTO in a startup company
	*Wenxi Liu* - BSc(SZU), PhD from CityU, 2014 (co-supervised with Dinesh Manocha) Thesis: Acquisition, Simulation and Evaluation of Crowd Motion Current Position: Professor, Fuzhou University, China
	*Yunhua Deng* - BSc(SYSU), PhD from CityU, 2014 Thesis: Workload and Resource Management in Distributed Virtual Environments Current Position: Huawei Technologies
	*Tao Yan* - PhD from USTC/CityU (Joint PhD Scheme), 2013 Thesis: Stereo Image and Video Editing (received the National Award for PhD Students (博士研究生国家奖学金) 2013) Current Position: Associate Professor, Jiangnan University, China
	*Fan Yang* - PhD from Durham University, 2013 (co-supervised with Frederick Li) Thesis: Learning Path Construction in e-Learning - What to learn and How to learn?
	*Pengjie Wang* - PhD from Zhejiang University, 2012 (co-supervised with Zhigeng Pan) Thesis: Compression and Retrieval Algorithms in 3D Geometry Processing Current Position: Professor, Dalian Nationalities University, China
	*Gary Tam* - BEng(HKUST), MPhil(CityU), PhD from Durham University, 2009 Thesis: Indexing and Retrieval of 3D Articulated Geometry Models Current Position: Senior Lecturer, Swansea University, U.K.
	*Beta Lam* - BSc(CityU), MPhil from CityU, 2008 Thesis: Martial Arts e-Learning System with Real-Time Weapon Simulation
	*Gurkan Koldas* - Ph.D. from METU, 2008 (co-supervised with Veysi Isler) Thesis: Efficient Visibility Estimation for Distributed Virtual Urban Environments
	*Lewis Li* - BSc(CityU), MPhil from CityU, 2007 Thesis: Distributed Synchronization for Collaborative Virtual Environments
	*Hui Xiao* - BSc(Tsinghua U), MPhil from CityU, 2007 Dissertation Title: Dynamic Radiosity on Multi-resolution Models
	*Meng Wang* - BSc(Tsinghua U), MPhil from CityU, 2006 (co-supervised with Baining Guo) Thesis: Dynamic Shadow Generation
	*Edmond Ho* - BSc(HKBU), MPhil from CityU, 2006 (co-supervised with Taku Komura) Thesis: Real-time Reactive Motion Synthesis Current Position: Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow, U.K.
	*Gary Cheung* - BSc(CityU), MPhil from CityU, 2006 Thesis: Incremental Rendering of Deformable Trimmed NURBS Surfaces
	*Oliver Chan* - BSc(CityU), MPhil from CityU, 2006 Thesis: A Collision Detection Framework for Deformable NURBS Surfaces
	*Ken Chan* - BSc(CityU), MPhil from CityU, 2005 Thesis: Dynamic Sound Rendering for Distributed Virtual Environments
	*Ivan Leung* - BEng(HKUST), MPhil from CityU, 2005 (co-supervised with C.W. Ngo) Thesis: Polyphonic Song Analysis and Representation for Query by Singing Systems
	*Ada Wan* - BSc(CityU), MPhil from CityU, 2005 Thesis: Modeling with Panoramic Image Network for Image-based Walkthroughs
	*Angus Siu* - BEng(HKUST), BSc(CityU), PhD from CityU, 2004 Thesis: Modeling and Rendering of Image-based Walkthrough Environments
	*Gary Tam* - BEng(HKUST), MPhil from CityU, 2004 (co-supervised with C.W. Ngo) Thesis: Matching and Retrieval of 3D Deformable Models Current Position: Senior Lecturer, Swansea University, U.K.
	*Beatrice Ng* - BSc(CityU), MPhil from CityU, 2004 Thesis: Multi-server Support for Distributed Virtual Environments
	*Frederick Ng* - BA(PolyU), MPhil from CityU, 2003 Thesis: 3D Modeling Interface for Collaborative Virtual Sculpting
	*Addison Chan* - BEng(HKUST), MPhil from CityU, 2002 Thesis: A Hybrid Motion Prediction Method for Caching and Prefetching in Distributed Virtual Environments
	*Frederick Li* - BA(PolyU), MPhil(PolyU), PhD from CityU, 2001 Thesis: Handling of Deformable Objects in Virtual Reality Applications Current Position: Associate Professor, Durham University, U.K.
	*Jimmy Chim* - BA(PolyU), MPhil from PolyU, 2001 (co-supervised with H.V. Leong and Antonio Si) Thesis: Caching and Prefetching in Distributed Virtual Environments Current Position: CG Supervisor, Cheer Digiart, Taiwan
	*Danny To* - BA(PolyU), MPhil from CityU, 2000 Thesis: Real-Time Multi-resolution Modeling for Distributed Virtual Environments
	*Sam Lin* - BA(PolyU), MPhil from HKU, 1999 (co-supervised with Xiaola Lin) Thesis: Adaptive Parallel Rendering
	*Janis Wong* - BA(PolyU), MPhil from PolyU, 1999 Thesis: Virtual 3D Sculpturing
	*George Fung* - BSc(UNSW), MPhil from PolyU, 1998 (co-supervised with James Liu) Thesis: Signature Verification Based on Fuzzy Feature Theory and Genetic Algorithm Current Position: Senior Manager, Siemens Healineers, U.S.A.
	*Frederick Li* - BA(PolyU), MPhil from PolyU, 1998 Thesis: Interactive Rendering of Deforming Parametric Surfaces
	*Kwai-Hung Chan* - BSc(U Warwick), MPhil from PolyU, 1997 Thesis: Facial Image Synthesis in Suspect Identification Based on Warping and Morphing Techniques

Last updated in October 2024.