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Researcher

Junsong Yuan

Also known as 袁浚菘

Junsong Yuan is a computer vision researcher whose work covers action and gesture analysis and 3D hand-pose estimation. He earned degrees at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, National University of Singapore, and Northwestern University, then held faculty roles at Nanyang Technological University from 2009 to 2018. In 2018 he joined University at Buffalo and coauthored Hand PointNet, which processes 3D point clouds for hand-pose regression. IAPR elected him a Fellow in 2018, IEEE named him a Fellow in 2021, and he received SUNY's Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities in 2022; ACM named him a Distinguished Member in 2025. The IEEE Signal Processing Society selected him for its 2026–2027 Distinguished Lecturer term, and, as of October 2026, he is a professor and interim chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at University at Buffalo.

Works
479
Citations
24,813
h-index
77

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 2002–2009

    Engineering education

    He earns a B.Eng. in communication engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2002, an M.Eng. in electrical and computer engineering from National University of Singapore in 2005, and a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Northwestern University in 2009.

  2. 2009–2018

    Faculty roles at Nanyang

    At Nanyang Technological University, he serves as a Nanyang Assistant Professor from 2009 to 2015 and an Associate Professor from 2015 to 2018. In spring 2018, he joins University at Buffalo's Computer Science and Engineering faculty.

  3. 2018

    Hand PointNet and an IAPR fellowship

    With Liuhao Ge, Yujun Cai, and Junwu Weng, he coauthors Hand PointNet, which processes 3D point clouds for hand-pose regression. IAPR names him a Fellow in 2018 for contributions to human action and gesture analysis.

  4. 2021

    An IEEE Fellowship

    In 2021, he becomes an IEEE Fellow for contributions to human behavior understanding and video analytics.

  5. 2022

    A SUNY scholarship award

    SUNY awards him the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities in 2022.

  6. 2025

    ACM Distinguished Member

    In 2025, ACM names him a Distinguished Member for contributions to video-based modeling and analysis of human behaviors and interactions.

  7. 2026–2027

    An IEEE lecture appointment

    The IEEE Signal Processing Society appoints him a Distinguished Lecturer for its 2026–2027 term.

  8. As of October 2026

    Interim department chair

    As of October 2026, he is a professor and interim chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at University at Buffalo.

Sources and credits

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  1. Yuan, Junsong - School of Engineering and Applied Sciences - University at Buffalo engineering.buffalo.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Yuan named Fellow of the International Association of Pattern Recognition - Department of Engineering Education - University at Buffalo engineering.buffalo.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. CVPR 2018 Open Access Repository openaccess.thecvf.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Junsong Yuan named IEEE Fellow - University at Buffalo buffalo.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. ACM honors 2025 Distinguished Members for driving the future of computing | EurekAlert! eurekalert.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. SPS Announces 2026 Class of Distinguished Lecturers and Distinguished Industry Speakers signalprocessingsociety.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. Welcome to Dr. Junsong Yuan cse.buffalo.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.