Contributed to a survey article on how sketch research has transformed fine-grained visual analysis, accepted by TPAMI'21.
Research Experience
Researcher at SketchX, aiming at better understanding of human sketch data and how such insight can benefit computer vision and cognitive science.
Education
Defended PhD at Queen Mary University of London in 2020, advised by Prof. Yi-Zhe Song and Prof. Tao Xiang. Received a Bachelor's Degree (First Class Honours) from the Sino-UK Joint Programme between Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and Queen Mary University of London in 2016, delivering the valedictory speech to the class of 2016.
Background
Interested in combining advances in machine learning with insights from computer vision, domain-specific knowledge, and human practice. Particularly invested in computational modeling of human sketch data to explain human seeing by drawing. A strong advocate for human-centered AI.
Miscellany
Starts the day with coffee; enjoys neo-classic (piano) music, watching Nature/Wildlife documentaries (e.g., BBC Earth).