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2026

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Computer Science

D-Index
109
Citations
51000
World Ranking
243
National Ranking
29

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Computer Science in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in China Leader Award
  • 2013 - ACM Fellow For contributions to video technology, and for leadership to advance computing in China.

Overview

Wen Gao is a researcher affiliated with Peking University in China, with a strong focus on computer science and related fields. Their research portfolio is extensive, encompassing 304 publications primarily in the domain of Computer Science.

Their work covers several specialized subfields, including:

  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Signal Processing
  • Media Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The main topics addressed by Wen Gao include:

  • Advanced Vision and Imaging
  • Advanced Image Processing Techniques
  • Advanced Data Compression Techniques
  • Image and Signal Denoising Methods
  • Video Coding and Compression Technologies
  • Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques
  • Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods

Wen Gao has contributed significantly to numerous research venues, with a noteworthy presence in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology
  • IEEE Transactions on Multimedia
  • IEEE Transactions on Image Processing
  • PubMed

Among their recent papers are works such as:

  • "FedHealth: A Federated Transfer Learning Framework for Wearable Healthcare," published in 2020 in IEEE Intelligent Systems
  • "SACNN: Self-Attention Convolutional Neural Network for Low-Dose CT Denoising With Self-Supervised Perceptual Loss Network," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging
  • "Video Coding for Machines: A Paradigm of Collaborative Compression and Intelligent Analytics," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing
  • "Optimization-Inspired Compact Deep Compressive Sensing," 2020, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing
  • "CGD: Multi-View Clustering via Cross-View Graph Diffusion," 2020, Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence

In the domain of book publishing, Wen Gao has authored three works released by Springer Science+Business Media, including:

  • "Variable Neighborhood Search" (2020)
  • "Cross-Cultural Design. Applications in Cultural Heritage, Tourism, Autonomous Vehicles, and Intelligent Agents" (2021)
  • "Information Security and Cryptology" (2021)

Frequent collaborators in Wen Gao's research include:

  • Siwei Ma
  • Shanshe Wang
  • Chuanmin Jia
  • Xinfeng Zhang
  • Shiqi Wang

Wen Gao was awarded the ACM Fellow distinction in 2013, recognized for contributions to video technology and leadership in advancing computing in China.

Best Publications

  • Person Transfer GAN to Bridge Domain Gap for Person Re-identification

    Longhui Wei;Shiliang Zhang;Wen Gao;Qi Tian

  • The CAS-PEAL Large-Scale Chinese Face Database and Baseline Evaluations

    Wen Gao;Bo Cao;Shiguang Shan;Xilin Chen

  • Local Gabor binary pattern histogram sequence (LGBPHS): a novel non-statistical model for face representation and recognition

    Wenchao Zhang;Shiguang Shan;Wen Gao;Xilin Chen

  • WLD: A Robust Local Image Descriptor

    Jie Chen;Shiguang Shan;Chu He;Guoying Zhao

  • Pose-Driven Deep Convolutional Model for Person Re-identification

    Chi Su;Jianing Li;Shiliang Zhang;Junliang Xing

  • Group-based sparse representation for image restoration.

    Jian Zhang;Debin Zhao;Wen Gao

  • Histogram of Gabor Phase Patterns (HGPP): A Novel Object Representation Approach for Face Recognition

    Baochang Zhang;Shiguang Shan;Xilin Chen;Wen Gao

  • Manifold-Manifold Distance with application to face recognition based on image set

    Ruiping Wang;Shiguang Shan;Xilin Chen;Wen Gao

  • Illumination normalization for robust face recognition against varying lighting conditions

    Shiguang Shan;Wen Gao;Bo Cao;Debin Zhao

  • Fast and robust text detection in images and video frames

    Qixiang Ye;Qingming Huang;Wen Gao;Debin Zhao

  • Deep Attributes Driven Multi-camera Person Re-identification

    Chi Su;Shiliang Zhang;Junliang Xing;Wen Gao

  • Hierarchical Ensemble of Global and Local Classifiers for Face Recognition

    Yu Su;Shiguang Shan;Xilin Chen;Wen Gao

  • Rate-distortion analysis for H.264/AVC video coding and its application to rate control

    S. Ma;Wen Gao;Yan Lu

  • Speech Emotion Recognition Using Deep Convolutional Neural Network and Discriminant Temporal Pyramid Matching

    Shiqing Zhang;Shiliang Zhang;Tiejun Huang;Wen Gao

  • GLAD: Global-Local-Alignment Descriptor for Pedestrian Retrieval

    Longhui Wei;Shiliang Zhang;Hantao Yao;Wen Gao

  • Efficient 3D reconstruction for face recognition

    Dalong Jiang;Yuxiao Hu;Shuicheng Yan;Lei Zhang

  • Locally Linear Regression for Pose-Invariant Face Recognition

    Xiujuan Chai;Shiguang Shan;Xilin Chen;Wen Gao

  • Learning Affective Features With a Hybrid Deep Model for Audio–Visual Emotion Recognition

    Shiqing Zhang;Shiliang Zhang;Tiejun Huang;Wen Gao

  • Image Matching by Normalized Cross-Correlation

    Feng Zhao;Qingming Huang;Wen Gao

  • SACNN: Self-Attention Convolutional Neural Network for Low-Dose CT Denoising With Self-Supervised Perceptual Loss Network

    Meng Li;William Hsu;Xiaodong Xie;Jason Cong

  • Semi-Supervised Discriminant Analysis via Spectral Transduction

    Deming Zhai;Hong Chang;Bo Li;Shiguang Shan

Frequent Co-Authors

Debin Zhao
Debin Zhao Harbin Institute of Technology
Siwei Ma
Siwei Ma Peking University
Xilin Chen
Xilin Chen University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shiguang Shan
Shiguang Shan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qingming Huang
Qingming Huang University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tiejun Huang
Tiejun Huang Peking University
Ling-Yu Duan
Ling-Yu Duan Peking University
Shiqi Wang
Shiqi Wang City University of Hong Kong
Ruiqin Xiong
Ruiqin Xiong Peking University
Feng Wu
Feng Wu University of Science and Technology of China

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