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Research output per year
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Author IDs
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9661-3095
Scopus Author ID: 35323219700
Google Scholar Profile: oKwuCfAAAAAJ
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Biography
Hong Yan received his Ph.D. degree from Yale University. He was Professor of Imaging Science at the University of Sydney and currently is Wong Chun Hong Professor of Data Engineering and Chair Professor of Computer Engineering at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and the Director of Center for Intelligent Multidimensional Data Analysis (CIMDA) Limited. He is a former Dean of the College of Science and Engineering at CityU.
Position(s) Available
Research Interests/Areas
Professor Yan has over 600 journal and conference publications, and his research interests include:
- Image processing and computer vision: Biomedical imaging; Object tracking and recognition
- Computer animation: Virtual characters; Facial expressions; 3D e-commerce; Multimedia systems
- Machine learning: Tensor and hypergraph theories; Co-clustering; Machine learning algorithms; Parallel computing
- Computational biology and medicine: Genomic data analysis; Protein structures and dynamics; Cancer drug resistance
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Services outside CityUHK
- Member, IEEE Medal of Honor Committee
- Associate Editor, World Scientific Annual Review of Artificial Intelligence
- Co-Chair, Technical Committee on Computational Life Science, IEEE SMC Society
- Member, Board of Directors, CityU HK Innovation Limited
- Member, Organizing Committee, International Grand Challenges Scholars Program (GCSP) Workshop, co-organized by the College of Science and Engineering at City University of Hong Kong and the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE), 2018
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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Research output
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A CUR Decomposition-Based Mix-Order Framework for Large-Scale Hypergraph Matching
Zheng, Q., Zhang, M. & Yan, H., 29 Jan 2026, (Online published) In: IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. 17 p.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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A Spatio-Temporal Feature Distribution Network for Device-Free Power Inspection Activity Using WiFi CSI
Yin, C., Huang, Z., Jiang, H., Chen, J., Wang, Z., Wang, C., Chen, Z., Chen, Z. & Yan, H., Mar 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 22, 3, p. 1962-1973 12 p.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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A survey of superpixel methods and their applications
Wu, C. & Yan, H., Jul 2026, In: Signal Processing: Image Communication. 145, 20 p., 117563.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Bi-level unbalanced optimal transport for partial domain adaptation
Chen, Z.-Y., Ren, C.-X. & Yan, H., Jun 2026, In: Pattern Recognition. 174, 112998.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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CGDock: Curvature-Aware Geometric Flow Framework for Protein-Ligand Docking
Jia, L., Ren, C.-X. & Yan, H., 11 May 2026, In: Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. 66, 9, p. 5217–5233 17 p.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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GRF: Co-clustering of Deep Features for Facial Expression Analysis
YAN, H. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/26 → …
Project: Research
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STF: Enhancing Motorcycle Public Roads Safety Sysytem
LI, H. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), Wan, R. (Co-Principal Investigator), WANG, S. (Co-Principal Investigator) & YAN, H. (Co-Principal Investigator)
1/09/25 → …
Project: Research
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GRF: Cell Shape Matching for Efficient Live Cell Imaging Experiments
YAN, H. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/27 → …
Project: Research
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GRF: Matching Large Feature Sets based on Hypergraph Models and Structurally Adaptive CUR Decompositions of Compatibility Tensors
YAN, H. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/22 → 3/06/26
Project: Research
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GRF: Investigation of EGFR Inter-domain Relations and Their Roles in Lung Cancer Drug Resistance
YAN, H. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/19 → 9/06/23
Project: Research
Prizes
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Stanford's Top 2% most highly cited scientists 2025
YAN, H. (Recipient), Sept 2025
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Silver Medal at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
ZHENG, Q. (Recipient) & YAN, H. (Recipient), Apr 2025
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2024
YAN, H. (Recipient), Sept 2024
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Bronze Medal at the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva
YAN, H. (Recipient), LEE, M. W. G. (Recipient), Jonathan S H Wong (Recipient), Eric K H Man (Recipient), Henry WC Wong (Recipient), Zhe Wang (Recipient), Zhengwei Wang (Recipient) & CHAN, H. P. A. (Recipient), Apr 2024
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2023
YAN, H. (Recipient), Oct 2023
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
Press/Media
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CityUHK excels at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva with 33 awards
WU, X., DONG, Z., JIANG, C., LO, P. C., WANG, M., LIU, C., WANG, T., CHERNG, S. J., HUQE, M. R., ZHOU, J., TANG, Q., WANG, L., HONG, J., LI, Y., YAN, H., ZUKERMAN, M., GUO, Z., XU, J., SUI, Y., KUO, W., HE, J., GAO, Y., HUANG, L., LIM, C. K., LU, J., ZHU, Z., BOEY, F., CHEN, T. H., LIU, W., CHUNG, S. H. H., TANG, H. T., HO, J. C. Y., CHEN, D., QUAN, Q., LAM, J., LE, Q., SHEN, J., LI, Y., ZHANG, C., LIU, Y., HUANG, R., LIU, S., ZHANG, B., CHEN, C., CHOW, K. T., XU, F., DOTSE, E., ZHAO, G., SHANG, J., FENG, S. P., WANG, W. T., CHUNG, C. C., ZAPIEN, J. A., LEUNG, K. H. M., ZHANG, Y., XIONG, W., LEUNG, T. K., ZHU, K., ZHANG, Z., CHEUNG, C. C. R., ZHANG, B., SONG, L., ZHU, G., ZHENG, Q., KHOO, B. L., LIAO, J., SUN, Y., CUCKER, F., LIN, S., WU, W., SUI, Z., DING, Z., LI, L., JIA, X., HE, X., REN, J., LI, X., LY, T. H., THI, Q. H., LEE, P. K. H. & KWOK, C. K.
13/04/25 → 15/04/25
9 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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CityU develops novel computer tool for studying cells
3/01/21 → 13/01/21
6 items of Media coverage
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Professor Hong Yan elected member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts
30/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
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CIMDA Care wins Bronze in 2nd Smart Ageing Awards
22/08/23
1 item of Media coverage
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A powerful computational tool for efficient analysis of cell division 4D image data
22/12/20
1 item of Media coverage
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Activities
- 1 Talk/lecture
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人工智慧: 無所不能還是有所不能？中國應用優勢明顯
YAN, H. (Invited Speaker)
21 Jul 2018Activity: Talk/lecture or presentation › Talk/lecture