PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Baoquan Chen

Also known as 陈宝权

Baoquan Chen is a computer graphics professor whose point-cloud learning and 3D scene segmentation connect visual computing with AI. He earned degrees in electronic engineering and computer science, held research and faculty posts in Beijing, New York, and Minnesota, and directed the Visual Computing Research Center in Shenzhen. At Shandong University, he was dean of the School of Computer Science and Technology and the School of Software and founding director of the Interdisciplinary Research Center. His PointCNN framework learns from unordered point clouds, and SAI3D applies zero-shot segmentation to 3D scenes; he was named to ACM's 2025 Fellow class. As of October 2026, he is a professor and associate dean at Peking University's School of Artificial Intelligence.

Works
358
Citations
13,374
h-index
65
Badges

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 27 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1991–2000

    Degrees and first research posts

    He earns a bachelor's degree at Xidian University in 1991 and an MS in electronic engineering at Tsinghua University in 1994. He completes a second MS in computer science at Stony Brook in 1997 and a computer science PhD there in 1999. From 1994 to 1995, he works as a researcher at Peking University's Computer Technology Institute; from 1995 to 1999, he is a research assistant in Stony Brook's computer science department; from 1999 to 2000, he conducts postdoctoral research at New York University's Courant Institute.

  2. 2000–2008

    Faculty work in Minnesota

    He joins the computer science faculty at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2000 and serves through 2008.

  3. 2003

    An NSF CAREER Award

    He receives a US National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2003.

  4. 2008–2013

    A visual computing center

    He directs the Visual Computing Research Center at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology from 2008 to 2013, and serves as deputy director of its Institute of Advanced Computing and Digital Engineering.

  5. 2013–2018

    Dean at Shandong

    He becomes dean of Shandong University's School of Computer Science and Technology and School of Software, and founding director of its Interdisciplinary Research Center.

  6. 2018

    PointCNN for point clouds

    At NeurIPS 2018, he coauthors PointCNN, a framework that extends convolutional feature learning to irregular, unordered point-cloud data through a learned X-transformation.

  7. 2024

    SAI3D and the SIGGRAPH Academy

    At CVPR 2024, he coauthors SAI3D, a zero-shot method for segmenting instances in 3D scenes with geometric priors and cues from Segment Anything masks. ACM SIGGRAPH inducts him into its Academy in 2024.

  8. By January 2026

    An ACM Fellowship

    He is named an ACM Fellow in the 2025 class.

  9. As of October 2026

    Professor and associate dean

    He is a professor at Peking University and associate dean of its School of Artificial Intelligence. His research covers computer graphics, computer vision, visualization, and human-computer interaction.

Career

  1. NowPeking UniversityProfessor
  2. NowPeking UniversityAssociate Dean
  3. 2021–2023Jiangxi University of Science and Technology
  4. 2019–2021Dalian University of Technology
  5. 2019–2021Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams
  6. 2018–2021Beijing Film Academy
  7. 2013–2018Shandong UniversityDean, School of Computer Science and Technology and School of Software
  8. 2013–2018Shandong UniversityFounding Director
  9. 2008–2013Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of SciencesDirector
  10. 2008–2013Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of SciencesDeputy Director
  11. 2008–2013Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of SciencesResearcher
  12. 2008–2014Chinese Academy of Sciences
  13. 2004–2006University of MinnesotaMcKnight Land-Grant Professorship
  14. 2000–2008University of MinnesotaFaculty Member
  15. 2000–2007University of MinnesotaAssistant Professor
  16. 1999–2000Courant Institute of Mathematical SciencesPostdoctoral Researcher
  17. 1999–2006University of Washington
  18. 1995–1999Stony Brook UniversityResearch Assistant
  19. 1994–1995Peking UniversityResearcher

Education

  1. 1999Stony Brook UniversityPhD in Computer Science
  2. 1997Stony Brook UniversityMS in Computer Science
  3. 1994Tsinghua UniversityMS in Electronic Engineering
  4. 1991Xidian UniversityBachelor's degree

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

Checked career sources: ai.pku.edu.cn, irc.cs.sdu.edu.cn.

Colleagues

People with dated positions at the same organization in the same years.

Sources and credits

Photo: We have no published photo of Baoquan Chen yet. Send us a free-licensed photo.

  1. 陈宝权 - 城市大数据的计算理论和方法 - 973项目 irc.cs.sdu.edu.cn. Checked 27 October 2026.
  2. Chen, Baoquan eecs.pku.edu.cn. Checked 27 October 2026.
  3. Baoquan Chen-北京大学人工智能研究院 ai.pku.edu.cn. Checked 27 October 2026.
  4. PointCNN: Convolution On X-Transformed Points proceedings.neurips.cc. Checked 27 October 2026.
  5. SAI3D: Segment Any Instance in 3D Scenes openaccess.thecvf.com. Checked 27 October 2026.
  6. PKU Professor Chen Baoqun Named 2025 ACM Fellow newsen.pku.edu.cn. Checked 27 October 2026.