PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Yuan Yan Tang

Also known as Yuan Y. Tang, Tang Yuanyan, 唐遠炎

Yuan Yan Tang built a research career on wavelet methods for pattern recognition and document analysis. He earned a B.S. in electrical and electronic engineering at Chongqing University in 1966, an M.S. in electrical and electronic engineering at the Beijing Institute of Posts and Telecommunications in 1981, and a Ph.D. in computer science at Concordia University in 1990. In 1982 a Ph.D. scholarship took him to Concordia University in Canada, and in 2004 the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the International Association for Pattern Recognition elected him a Fellow for contributions to wavelet analysis, pattern recognition and document analysis. In 2011 he joined the University of Macau as chair professor in the Faculty of Science and Technology, and in 2012 World Scientific published Document Analysis and Recognition by Wavelet and Fractal Theories. As of October 2026, he is chair professor emeritus at the University of Macau and at Hong Kong Baptist University, and he directs the Smart City Research Center at the Zhuhai UM Science and Technology Research Institute.

Now at
Hong Kong Baptist University, University of Macau and Zhuhai UM Science and Technology Research Institute
Works
663

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 17 October 2026. Citations and h-index are hidden because this OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mix in other authors.

Timeline

  1. 1966–1990

    Degrees in engineering and computing

    He earns a B.S. in electrical and electronic engineering at Chongqing University in 1966, an M.S. in electrical and electronic engineering at the Beijing Institute of Posts and Telecommunications in 1981, and a Ph.D. in computer science at Concordia University in Montreal in 1990.

  2. 1982

    A Concordia Ph.D. scholarship

    In 1982 he receives a Ph.D. scholarship to study at Concordia University in Canada. He studies document recognition and analysis under Ching Yee Suen at Concordia University.

  3. 1995–2011

    Posts in Hong Kong and Chongqing

    From 1995 to 2000 he is an associate professor of computer science at Hong Kong Baptist University, a full professor from 2000 to 2004, and a chair professor from 2004 to 2010. He is dean of the College of Computer Science at Chongqing University from 2006 to 2011.

  4. 2004

    IEEE and IAPR fellowships

    In 2004 the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the International Association for Pattern Recognition elect him a Fellow for contributions to wavelet analysis, pattern recognition and document analysis.

  5. 2003–2024

    A wavelet journal and conferences

    He founds the International Journal of Wavelets, Multiresolution, and Information Processing in 2003 and serves as its editor-in-chief. From 2007 to 2024 he is founder and general chair of the International Conferences on Wavelet Analysis and Pattern Recognition.

  6. 2006

    General chair of ICPR 2006

    In 2006 he is general chair of the 18th International Conference on Pattern Recognition in Hong Kong.

  7. 2011–2012

    Chair professor and a monograph

    He joins the University of Macau in 2011 and serves as chair professor in the Faculty of Science and Technology. In 2012 World Scientific publishes Document Analysis and Recognition by Wavelet and Fractal Theories.

  8. As of October 2026

    Emeritus posts in Macau and Hong Kong

    He is chair professor emeritus in computer and information science at the University of Macau and chair professor emeritus in computer science at Hong Kong Baptist University. He directs the Smart City Research Center at the Zhuhai UM Science and Technology Research Institute.

Sources and credits

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  1. Yuan Yan TANG – Faculty of Science and Technology web.archive.org. Checked 16 October 2026.
  2. Not for Fortune, Not for Fame─Interview with Prof Tang Yuanyan | University of Macau um.edu.mo. Checked 16 October 2026.
  3. Prof. Yuan-yan Tang Named IEEE Fellow and IAPR Fellow | HKBU COMP comp.hkbu.edu.hk. Checked 16 October 2026.
  4. Alphabetical List of IAPR Fellows – International Association for Pattern Recognition iapr.org. Checked 16 October 2026.
  5. History of IAPR – International Association for Pattern Recognition iapr.org. Checked 16 October 2026.
  6. UM academic’s book published by a leading scientific publisher | University of Macau um.edu.mo. Checked 16 October 2026.
  7. Yuan Yan Tang - International Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance ( AIIA ) aiia-ai.org. Checked 16 October 2026.