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Sung-Jea Ko

Sung-Jea Ko

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
40
Citations
9451
World Ranking
9135
National Ranking
94

Sung-Jea Ko publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sung-Jea Ko sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 436 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Sung-Jea Ko D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sung-Jea Ko sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to digital camera technologies

Overview

Sung-Jea Ko is affiliated with Korea University in South Korea and has focused their research primarily within the fields of Computer Science and Engineering. Their work covers substantial contributions in subfields including Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Media Technology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research addresses a range of topics, notably:

  • Advanced Image Processing Techniques
  • Image and Signal Denoising Methods
  • Image Processing Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced Vision and Imaging
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging
  • Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis

Key recent publications include:

  • "Rethinking Coarse-to-Fine Approach in Single Image Deblurring", 2021, 2021 IEEE/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV)
  • "PEPSI++: Fast and Lightweight Network for Image Inpainting", 2020, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
  • "Deep learning for end-to-end kidney cancer diagnosis on multi-phase abdominal computed tomography", 2021, npj Precision Oncology
  • "XYDeblur: Divide and Conquer for Single Image Deblurring", 2022, 2022 IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR)
  • "Rethinking Coarse-to-Fine Approach in Single Image Deblurring", 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)

The scientist has published frequently in several venues, including:

  • IEEE Access
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
  • IEEE Signal Processing Letters
  • IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics

Collaborations are notable with several frequent co-authors such as:

  • Seung-Won Jung
  • Kwang-Hyun Uhm
  • Yong-Goo Shin
  • Seo-Won Ji
  • Yoon-Jae Yeo

An award held by Sung-Jea Ko is the IEEE Fellow recognition awarded in 2012 for contributions to digital camera technologies.

Best Publications

  • Center weighted median filters and their applications to image enhancement

    S.-J. Ko;Y.H. Lee

  • Rethinking Coarse-To-Fine Approach in Single Image Deblurring

    Sung-Jin Cho;Seo-Won Ji;Jun-Pyo Hong;Seung-Won Jung

  • Motion-Compensated Frame Interpolation Using Bilateral Motion Estimation and Adaptive Overlapped Block Motion Compensation

    Byeong-Doo Choi;Jong-Woo Han;Chang-Su Kim;Sung-Jea Ko

  • Fast digital image stabilizer based on Gray-coded bit-plane matching

    Sung-Jea Ko;Sung-Hee Lee;Seung-Won Jeon;Eui-Sung Kang

  • New frame rate up-conversion using bi-directional motion estimation

    Byung-Tae Choi;Sung-Hee Lee;Sung-Jea Ko

  • Parallel Feature Pyramid Network for Object Detection

    Seung Wook Kim;Hyong Keun Kook;Jee Young Sun;Mun Cheon Kang

  • Digital Image Stabilizing Algorithms Based On Bit-plane Matching

    Sung-Jea Ko;Sung-Hee Lee;Kyung-Hoon Lee

  • An advanced video camera system with robust AF, AE, and AWB control

    June-Sok Lee;You-Young Jung;Byung-Soo Kim;Sung-Jea Ko

  • Selective Channel Scanning for Fast Handoff in Wireless LAN using Neighbor Graph

    Sang Hee Park;Hye Soo Kim;Chun Su Park;Jae Won Kim

  • PEPSI : Fast Image Inpainting With Parallel Decoding Network

    Min-cheol Sagong;Yong-goo Shin;Seung-wook Kim;Seung Park

  • A New Histogram Modification Based Reversible Data Hiding Algorithm Considering the Human Visual System

    Seung-Won Jung;Le Thanh Ha;Sung-Jea Ko

  • Robust digital image stabilization using the Kalman filter

    Chuntao Wang;Jin-Hyung Kim;Keun-Yung Byun;Jiangqun Ni

  • PEPSI++: Fast and Lightweight Network for Image Inpainting

    Yong-Goo Shin;Min-Cheol Sagong;Yoon-Jae Yeo;Seung-Wook Kim

  • A novel image interpolation method using the bilateral filter

    Jong-Woo Han;Jun-Hyung Kim;Sung-Hyun Cheon;Jong-Ok Kim

  • Spatio-temporal edge-based median filtering for deinterlacing

    Hyo-Sub Oh;Yoon Kim;You-Young Jung;A.W. Morales

  • Real-time Vision-based People Counting System for the Security Door

    Jae-Won Kim;Kang-Sun Choi;Byeong-Doo Choi;Sung-Jea Ko

  • An effective de-interlacing technique using motion compensated interpolation

    You-Young Jung;Byung-Tae Choi;Yung-Jun Park;Sung-Jea Ko

  • Eyeball model-based iris center localization for visible image-based eye-gaze tracking systems

    Seung-Jin Baek;Kang-A Choi;Chunfei Ma;Young-Hyun Kim

  • Deep learning for end-to-end kidney cancer diagnosis on multi-phase abdominal computed tomography.

    Kwang-Hyun Uhm;Seung-Won Jung;Moon Hyung Choi;Hong-Kyu Shin

  • Morphological pyramids with alternating sequential filters

    A. Morales;R. Acharya;Sung-Jea Ko

  • A video camera system with enhanced zoom tracking and auto white balance

    Yoon Kim;June-Sok Lee;A.W. Morales;Sung-Jea Ko

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoon Ki Kim
Yoon Ki Kim Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Hoon Kim
Hoon Kim Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Seung Wook Kim
Seung Wook Kim Korea University
Yong-hoon Lee
Yong-hoon Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Chang-Su Kim
Chang-Su Kim Korea University
Radu Timofte
Radu Timofte University of Wurzburg
Bongsoo Kim
Bongsoo Kim Pusan National University
Lai-Man Po
Lai-Man Po City University of Hong Kong
A. N. Rajagopalan
A. N. Rajagopalan Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Jian Yang
Jian Yang University of Birmingham

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