PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Xiaoyi Jiang

Xiaoyi Jiang is a computer scientist whose work connects computer vision and pattern recognition with biomedical image analysis. He studied at Peking University and Bern, worked in research posts in Bern, and joined Münster as a professor in 2002 after an associate professor role in Berlin. His work includes range-image analysis, a 2003 method for detecting retinal vessels, and systems for tracking fruit-fly larvae and imaging freely moving mice. IAPR named him a Fellow in 2006, and he chaired its graph-based representations committee from 2012 to 2016. As of October 2026, he leads the Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis group at the University of Münster and coauthors work on self-supervised depth estimation for endoscopic scenes.

Works
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Timeline

  1. 1979–1997

    Degrees at Peking and Bern

    He studies computer science at Peking University from 1979 to 1983. At the University of Bern, he earns a doctorate in 1989 and completes a habilitation in pattern recognition and image analysis in 1997.

  2. 1991–1999

    Research at Bern

    From 1991 to 1999, he works as an assistant and senior assistant at the University of Bern's Institute of Computer Science under Horst Bunke.

  3. 1997

    Three-dimensional computer vision

    With Horst Bunke, he publishes Three-Dimensional Computer Vision: Acquisition and Analysis of Range Images in German in 1997.

  4. 2000–2002

    From St. Gallen to Münster

    He works as a research associate at Kantonsspital St. Gallen from 2000 to 2001. In January 2002, he becomes an associate professor at Technische Universität Berlin; in October 2002, he joins the University of Münster as a professor.

  5. 2003

    Retinal vessel detection

    In 2003, he coauthors a paper on adaptive multithreshold probing for vessel detection in retinal images.

  6. 2006

    An IAPR Fellowship

    In 2006, IAPR names him a Fellow for contributions to range image analysis and structural pattern recognition, and for service to the association.

  7. 2012–2016

    Chair of IAPR Technical Committee 15

    He chairs IAPR Technical Committee 15 on graph-based representations in pattern recognition from 2012 to 2016. In 2016, his group develops a FIM table to track fruit-fly larvae and a positron emission tomography setup to image freely moving mice.

  8. As of October 2026

    Leading the PRIA group

    As of October 2026, he is a professor of practical computer science at the University of Münster and leads its Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis group. In 2026, he coauthors a paper on self-supervised monocular depth estimation for endoscopic soft-tissue deformation.

Career

  1. Since 2002University of MünsterProfessor of Practical Computer Science
  2. 2012–2016International Association for Pattern RecognitionChair
  3. 2002Technische Universität BerlinAssociate Professor
  4. 2000–2001Cantonal Hospital St. GallenResearch Associate
  5. 1991–1999University of BernAssistant and Senior Assistant

Education

  1. 1989University of BernDoctorate
  2. 1983Peking UniversityComputer Science Bachelor's degree

From the biography.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes University of Münster. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  2. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes Technische Universität Berlin. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.
  3. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes University of Bern. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  4. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes Technische Universität Berlin. We estimate that Google holds the highest combined h-index at 8,016, while universities account for 73% of the deduplicated total across AI organizations.

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Sources and credits

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  1. Prof. Dr. Xiaoyi Jiang cris.uni-muenster.de. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. We give meaning to biomedical images uni-muenster.de. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. Jiang, Xiaoyi uni-muenster.de. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. Prof. Dr. Xiaoyi Jiang uni-muenster.de. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. Chronological List of IAPR Fellows iapr.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  6. IAPR Fellows dagm.de. Checked 20 October 2026.