Research Interests

Focusing on the major national demands and key scientific problems in the field, and aiming at the international frontiers and development trends, we are committed to build a research and development team on evolutionary vision+x oriented learning with international influence. Our goal is to break through bottlenecks and to make hardcore innovations. We dream big while being down-to-earth. We conduct scientific research and practical applications that are both groundbreaking and applicable, and are dedicated to provide new productive forces for “intelligence+” scenarios.

Recently, our research interests mainly include multimedia analytics, vicinagearth security, and AI Agent (AI for Good). For multimedia analytics, we are interested in developing accurate and efficient systematic solutions (hardware+software) for detecting, recognizing, and tracking UAVs in complex scenarios, e.g., small object detection/tracking/re-id/recognition, key point localization, etc. For vicinagearth security, we are interested in developing accurate and efficient systematic solutions (hardware+software) for intelligent perception and deep understanding of visual targets in unconstrained scenarios, e.g., situation perception, attribute association, semantic understanding, etc. For AI Agent (AI for Good), we are interested in developing data-knowledge hybrid driven solutions (autonomous agent) for beauty, food, home, tour, and clip, e.g., pose estimation, virtual try-on, fine-grained classification, 3D modeling, multi-media retrieval, recommendation, multi-modal multi-task learning, foundation model, AIGC, etc.

For Prospective Students

    Thanks for your interest in joining my group! We always have openings for outstanding students. Interested candidates for Intern/Visiting Scholar opportunities are strongly encouraged to contact me by email. Please attach your CV, and clearly discuss your research interests, coding skills and English ability. Besides, we are alway open to working with outstanding international undergraduates for some research projects, and you are welcome to my office to have a discussion. We provide extraordinarily strong support to students for master/PhD, visiting, collaboration, and networking opportunities. We encourage you to talk with current members in our group for more details.

About Me

I am currently the Leader of EVOL Lab & a Principal Research Scientist with the Institute of AI (TeleAI), China Telecom, Beijing, P.R. China, and a Researcher & Ph.D. Supervisor with School of Artificial Intelligence, Optics and Electronics (iOPEN), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU), Xi'an Shanxi, P.R. China. Previously, I was an Assistant Researcher with Academy of Military Sciences (AMS), Beijing, P.R. China. I received my Ph.D. degree from National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2019 under the supervision of Assist. Prof. Jiashi Feng, Assoc. Prof. Shuicheng Yan, and Prof. Hengzhu Liu, Master degree from National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) in 2014 under the supervision of Prof. Xucan Chen, and Bachelor degree from Beihang University (BUAA) in 2012 under the supervision of Dr. Shaopeng Dong and Prof. Mei Yuan. I was supported by China Scholarship Council (CSC) and School of Computer, NUDT to pursue my Ph.D. degree at Learning and Vision Group, Faculty of Engineering (FOE), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), NUS, Singapore.

Hobbies: Travel, Cooking, Rollar Skating, Fitness, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Judo (Yellow Belt) and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ).

PS: My English name is Jason. I am currently a Purple Belt in BJJ, which was received from Prof. Luiz Fernando of TOP BROTHER China on August 11th, 2024. I received my Blue Belt in BJJ from Prof. Leandro Thomas Issa da Silva of Evolve MMA Singapore on April 1st, 2018.

Competition Records:

  • Championship, Gi-Blue Belt Master1 Male 75kg, Beijing Magnificent Sports Meet 2023, Beijing, P.R. China.
  • Sliver Medal, Gi-Blue Belt Master1 Male 69kg, Rouzhen Competition 2023, Beijing, P.R. China.
  • Sliver/Bronze Medal, Gi-Blue Belt Master1 Male 76kg/Open Heavy, ASJJF Beijing Jiu Jitsu Championship 2024, Beijing, P.R. China.
  • Education Experience

    Ph.D. 2016 - 2019 : Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Faculty of Engineering (FOE) | National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, Major: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Vision, Supervisor: Jiashi Feng and Shuicheng Yan

    Ph.D. 2014 - 2015 : School of Computer | National University of Defense Technology (NUDT), Changsha Hunan, P.R. China, Major: Computer Science and Techology, Supervisor: Hengzhu Liu

    M.E. 2012 - 2014 : School of Computer | National University of Defense Technology (NUDT), Changsha Hunan, P.R.China, Major: Computer Science and Techology, Supervisor: Xucan Chen

    B.E. 2008 - 2012 : School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering | Beihang University (BUAA), Beijing, P.R. China, Major: Automatic Control and Information Technology, Supervisor: Shaopeng Dong and Mei Yuan

    Work Experience

    2024 - Now : Leader & Principal Research Scientist | EVOL Lab, the Institute of AI (TeleAI), China Telecom, Beijing, P.R. China
    2024 - Now : Researcher & Ph.D. Supervisor | School of Artificial Intelligence, Optics and Electronics (iOPEN), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU), Xi'an Shanxi, P.R. China
    2022 - 2023 : Visiting Scholar | Peng Cheng Laboratory, Shenzhen Guangdong, P.R. China
    2019 - 2020 : Rhino-Bird Visiting Scholar | Tencent AI Lab, Shenzhen Guangdong, P.R. China
    2019 - 2023 : Assistant Researcher | Academy of Military Sciences (AMS), Beijing, P.R. China
    2018 - 2019 : "Texpert" Research Scientist | FiT DeepSea AI Lab, Tencent, Shenzhen Guangdong, P.R. China
    2016 - 2018 : Research Intern | Core Technology Group, Learning & Vision, Panasonic R&D Center, Singapore
    2016 - 2017 : Graduate Assistant | NUS Module: EE2024 PROGRAMMING FOR COMPUTER INTERFACES, Singapore
    2011 - 2012 : Research Intern | China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, Beijing, P.R. China