PeopleofSuperintelligence

Lab leader

Tiejun Huang

Also known as 黄铁军, Huang Tiejun

Tiejun Huang is a professor at Peking University whose research covers video coding, image recognition, and neuromorphic computing. As of October 2026, he chairs the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI). He earned a PhD in pattern recognition in 1998 at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and he joined Peking University in 2007. In 2002 he co-founded China's AVS audio and video coding working group, and in 2012 he chaired the IEEE 1857 task force, to which he contributed a surveillance video algorithm. He received China's National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2014 and was named a Distinguished Professor of the Chang Jiang Scholars Program in 2015.

Works
617
Citations
15,831
h-index
59

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1992–1998

    A PhD in pattern recognition

    He earns a bachelor's degree in 1992 and a master's degree in 1995 at Wuhan University of Technology, then completes a PhD in pattern recognition in 1998 at Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

  2. 1999–2007

    Years at the Chinese Academy

    He works as a postdoctoral fellow and then an associate professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences until he joins Peking University in 2007.

  3. 2002

    Co-founding the AVS standard

    In 2002 he co-founds China's AVS audio and video coding working group and becomes its secretary general.

  4. 2011

    A New Century Excellent Talent

    China's Ministry of Education names him a New Century Excellent Talent in 2011.

  5. 2012

    Chairing the IEEE 1857 task force

    In 2012 he becomes task force chair of the IEEE 1857 working group, to which he contributes a surveillance video algorithm.

  6. 2014–2015

    Chang Jiang distinguished professor

    In 2014 he receives China's National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. The Ministry of Education also names him a Distinguished Professor of the Chang Jiang Scholars Program in 2015.

  7. 2019

    An overview of BAAI's first year

    In 2019 he gives an overview of BAAI's first year of work as dean of BAAI Zhiyuan Research Institute.

  8. As of October 2026

    Chairman of BAAI

    He chairs the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence and is a professor at Peking University. His research covers video coding, image recognition, and neuromorphic computing. Speaking in a 2026 interview, he explains how Emu3 enables multimodal unification.

Sources and credits

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  1. Tiejun Huang-北京大学人工智能研究院 ai.pku.edu.cn. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Huang, Tiejun-北京大学计算机学院 cs.pku.edu.cn. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Center on Frontiers of Computing Studies,Peking University cfcs.pku.edu.cn. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. HUANG Tiejun-NATIONAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER OF VISUAL TECHNOLOGY idm.pku.edu.cn. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. ChinAI #73: Dispatch from the Beijing Academy of AI Conference (BAAI) 2019 chinai.substack.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. BAAI Chairman Huang Tiejun: The Path to AGI Has Been Found geopolitechs.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. What do Chinese scientists think about risks from AI? logogram.substack.com. Checked 14 October 2026.