PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Hong Yan

Also known as 嚴洪

Hong Yan is Chair Professor of Computer Engineering at City University of Hong Kong, and his research areas include AI, computer vision and pattern recognition. He co-wrote a book on fuzzy algorithms for image processing with Zheru Chi and Tuan Pham, published in 1996. The International Association for Pattern Recognition named him a fellow in 2000 for his contributions to document image analysis. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers made him a fellow in 2006, and the IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society gave him its Norbert Wiener Award in 2016. In 2021 he and two co-authors took second place in the Facial Micro-expression Challenge at ACM Multimedia.

Works
1,073

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Timeline

  1. 1996

    A book on fuzzy algorithms

    He co-writes a book with Zheru Chi and Tuan Pham; World Scientific publishes Fuzzy Algorithms with Applications to Image Processing and Pattern Recognition in 1996.

  2. 2000

    IAPR fellowship for document image analysis

    The International Association for Pattern Recognition names him a fellow in 2000 for his contributions to document image analysis.

  3. 2006

    An IEEE fellowship

    In 2006 the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers names him a fellow.

  4. 2016

    The Norbert Wiener Award

    He receives the 2016 Norbert Wiener Award from the IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society for contributions to image and biomolecular pattern recognition.

  5. 2019

    Membership in a European academy

    The European Academy of Sciences and Arts elects him a member in 2019.

  6. 2021

    Second place in a micro-expression challenge

    In 2021 he and two co-authors take second place in the Facial Micro-expression Challenge at ACM Multimedia with a paper on deep motion retargeting and transfer learning.

  7. 2025

    Frequency-domain adaptation paper

    In 2025 the IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence publishes his paper with T. Qin and H. Li, "Generalizing to new dynamical systems via frequency domain adaptation."

  8. As of October 2026

    Chair professor at CityU

    He is Wong Chun Hong Professor of Data Engineering and Chair Professor of Computer Engineering at City University of Hong Kong. His research areas include AI, computer vision and pattern recognition.

Sources and credits

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  1. Fuzzy Algorithms with Applications to Image Processing and Pattern Recognition - PolyU Scholars Hub research.polyu.edu.hk. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Chronological List of IAPR Fellows – International Association for Pattern Recognition iapr.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Professor H. Yan ee.cityu.edu.hk. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Winning the 2016 IEEE SMC-S Norbert Wiener Award ee.cityu.edu.hk. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. eNewsletter - November 1, 2016 - IEEE SMC ieeesmc.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Hong YAN - CityUHK Scholars scholars.cityu.edu.hk. Checked 15 October 2026.