PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Haibin Ling

Also known as H E Ling, H Ling, H. Ling, H.S. Ling

Haibin Ling is a computer-vision researcher whose work spans visual tracking, augmented reality, medical imaging and AI for science. He earned a mathematics B.S. and a computer-science M.S. at Peking University, then completed a computer-science PhD at Maryland. His 2003 paper on thumbnail cropping used saliency and face detection to make small images easier to recognize; he also received ACM UIST's Best Student Paper Award in 2003. Before joining Stony Brook in 2019, he worked at UCLA, Microsoft Research Asia, Siemens and Temple, and received an NSF CAREER Award in 2014. Since 2025, he is a Chair Professor in Westlake University's Department of Artificial Intelligence, where he works in the Intelligent Computing and Application Lab.

Timeline

  1. 1997–2000

    Degrees at Peking University

    He earns a B.S. in mathematics at Peking University in 1997 and an M.S. in computer science there in 2000.

  2. 2003

    Thumbnail cropping and a UIST award

    In 2003, he coauthors “Automatic thumbnail cropping and its effectiveness” with Bongwon Suh, Benjamin Bederson and David Jacobs. The paper uses saliency and face detection to make small images easier to recognize; he receives the ACM UIST Best Student Paper Award in 2003.

  3. By 2008

    Research posts and Temple

    After completing a computer-science PhD at the University of Maryland, College Park, in 2006, he trains as a postdoctoral researcher at UCLA. Before joining academia, he works as an assistant researcher at Microsoft Research Asia and a research scientist at Siemens Corporate Research; he joins Temple's CIS Department as an assistant professor in 2008.

  4. 2014

    An NSF CAREER Award

    He receives the NSF CAREER Award in 2014.

  5. 2019

    Joining Stony Brook's AI Institute

    In September 2019, he joins Stony Brook's Department of Computer Science as a SUNY Empire Innovation Program professor and a member of its Institute for AI-Driven Discovery and Innovation.

  6. 2023

    An IEEE Fellowship

    The IEEE names him a Fellow in 2023 for his contributions to computer vision in visual tracking and matching.

  7. 2024

    TopoQuant for breast imaging

    In 2024, he is part of a team developing TopoQuant, a suite of informatics tools for breast-tissue images. The team combines mathematical modeling and deep learning to analyze breast cancer imaging and aims to improve diagnosis and treatment planning.

  8. Since 2025

    Chair Professor at Westlake

    Since 2025, he is a Chair Professor in Westlake University's Department of Artificial Intelligence and works in the Intelligent Computing and Application Lab. His research spans computer vision, augmented reality, medical image analysis, machine learning and AI for science.

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Sources and credits

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  1. IST Center Welcomes Dr. Haibin Ling - Center for Data Analytics and Biomedical Informatics dabi.temple.edu. Checked 19 October 2026.
  2. Automatic thumbnail cropping and its effectiveness snu.elsevierpure.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  3. Haibin Ling haibinling.github.io. Checked 19 October 2026.
  4. Three SUNY Empire Innovation Program Professors Join CS and AI Institute ai.stonybrook.edu. Checked 19 October 2026.
  5. Haibin Ling Named 2023 IEEE Fellow - SBU News news.stonybrook.edu. Checked 19 October 2026.
  6. CS Researcher Works to Improve Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment - SBU News news.stonybrook.edu. Checked 19 October 2026.