PeopleofSuperintelligence

Lab leader

Yao Zhao

Also known as 赵耀

Yao Zhao is a professor at Beijing Jiaotong University and director of the Institute of Information Science and the Digital Media Information Processing Research Center. His research includes image compression, digital forensics, and deepfake detection. A bachelor's degree from Fuzhou University in 1989 and a master's degree from Southeast University in 1992 led to a doctorate at the Institute of Information Science in 1996, a professorship in 2001, and postdoctoral research at Delft University of Technology. In 2010 he received funding from the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, and in 2016 the Digital Media Information Processing team he leads was selected as a Ministry of Science and Technology Key Area Innovation Team. He was elected a fellow of the China Society of Image and Graphics in December 2021 and an IEEE fellow in November 2022, and a 2024 CVPR paper introduces Neighboring Pixel Relationships for structural artifacts from up-sampling.

Works
995
Citations
20,584
h-index
67

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 17 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1989–1996

    Degrees in radio engineering

    He receives a bachelor's degree from the Department of Radio Engineering at Fuzhou University in 1989 and a master's degree from the Department of Radio Engineering at Southeast University in 1992. In 1996 he receives a Ph.D. from the Institute of Information Science at Beijing Jiaotong University and begins working at the university.

  2. 2001–2002

    Professor and a Delft postdoc

    In 2001 he is promoted to professor. From May 2001 to May 2002 he conducts postdoctoral research at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.

  3. 2010–2016

    Distinguished Young Scholars funding

    In 2010 he receives funding from the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. In 2012 the Digital Media Information Processing team he leads is selected as a Ministry of Education Innovation Team, and in 2016 it is selected as a Ministry of Science and Technology Key Area Innovation Team.

  4. December 2021–November 2022

    Fellow of two societies

    In December 2021 he is elected a fellow of the China Society of Image and Graphics. In November 2022 he is elected a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

  5. December 2023

    A deepfake detection preprint

    In December 2023 Chuangchuang Tan, Huan Liu, Yao Zhao, Shikui Wei, Guanghua Gu, Ping Liu, and Yunchao Wei submit a preprint that introduces Neighboring Pixel Relationships to capture structural artifacts stemming from up-sampling operations.

  6. June 2024

    A CVPR deepfake paper

    Rethinking the Up-Sampling Operations in CNN-based Generative Network for Generalizable Deepfake Detection appears in the June 2024 CVPR proceedings, with Chuangchuang Tan, Yao Zhao, Shikui Wei, Guanghua Gu, Ping Liu, and Yunchao Wei. The paper introduces Neighboring Pixel Relationships to capture structural artifacts stemming from up-sampling operations.

  7. 2024

    A segmentation keynote

    He speaks as an ICCVIT 2024 keynote speaker on Weakly Supervised and Interactive Image Segmentation. He is leading or led over 30 projects, including the 2030 New Generation Artificial Intelligence Project, the 973 Plan Program, and the 863 Plan Program.

  8. As of October 2026

    Director of the institute

    He is a professor at Beijing Jiaotong University and director of the Institute of Information Science and the Digital Media Information Processing Research Center. His research includes digital forensics and image compression.

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  1. Zhao Yao（IEEE Fellow, IET Fellow, Director, Professor, and Doctoral Supervisor of the Institute of Information Science at Beijing Jiaotong University）_Baiduwiki baike.baidu.com. Checked 16 October 2026.
  2. [2312.10461] Rethinking the Up-Sampling Operations in CNN-based Generative Network for Generalizable Deepfake Detection arxiv.org. Checked 16 October 2026.
  3. CVPR 2024 Open Access Repository openaccess.thecvf.com. Checked 16 October 2026.
  4. 2026 4th International Conference on Computer, Vision and Intelligent Technology (ICCVIT 2026) | Keynote Speakers-2024 iccvit.net. Checked 16 October 2026.
  5. Yao Zhao | alphaXiv alphaxiv.org. Checked 16 October 2026.