World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

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Computer Science

D-Index
59
Citations
16849
World Ranking
3378
National Ranking
1634

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Statistics
  • Machine learning

Artificial intelligence, Algorithm, Image texture, Pattern recognition and Computer vision are his primary areas of study. His Artificial intelligence study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as Random field. The study incorporates disciplines such as Gibbs sampling, Probabilistic logic, Bioinformatics and Expectation–maximization algorithm in addition to Algorithm.

His Gibbs sampling study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Probability distribution and Markov chain Monte Carlo. The various areas that Ying Nian Wu examines in his Pattern recognition study include Convolution and Autoencoder. In general Computer vision study, his work on Image processing, Texture filtering and Texture compression often relates to the realm of Basis, thereby connecting several areas of interest.

His most cited work include:

  • A high-resolution map of active promoters in the human genome (830 citations)
  • Dynamic Textures (820 citations)
  • rMATS: Robust and flexible detection of differential alternative splicing from replicate RNA-Seq data (729 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Artificial intelligence, Pattern recognition, Algorithm, Convolutional neural network and Markov chain Monte Carlo. His studies deal with areas such as Machine learning and Computer vision as well as Artificial intelligence. His Pattern recognition research integrates issues from Object, Statistical model and Random field.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Markov random field and Principle of maximum entropy in addition to Random field. His Algorithm research incorporates themes from Inference, Maximum likelihood, Generator, Markov chain and Function. The concepts of his Convolutional neural network study are interwoven with issues in Question answering, Visualization, Training set and Benchmark.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Artificial intelligence (61.21%)
  • Pattern recognition (34.11%)
  • Algorithm (22.90%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Artificial intelligence (61.21%)
  • Algorithm (22.90%)
  • Function (7.94%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Artificial intelligence, Algorithm, Function, Markov chain Monte Carlo and Pattern recognition. His study on Artificial intelligence is mostly dedicated to connecting different topics, such as Energy. His work deals with themes such as Maximum likelihood, Generator, Prior probability and Divergence, which intersect with Algorithm.

Ying Nian Wu usually deals with Function and limits it to topics linked to Iterative method and Solver and Langevin dynamics. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Latent variable model, Latent variable, Sampling and Generative grammar, Generative model. His Pattern recognition research includes elements of Effective method, Graph Node, Graph and Benchmark.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Cooperative Training of Descriptor and Generator Networks (56 citations)
  • Flow Contrastive Estimation of Energy-Based Models (25 citations)
  • Dark, Beyond Deep: A Paradigm Shift to Cognitive AI with Humanlike Common Sense (17 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Statistics
  • Machine learning

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Artificial intelligence, Energy, Function, Markov chain Monte Carlo and Algorithm. His Artificial intelligence study frequently links to other fields, such as Speech coding. His research integrates issues of Langevin dynamics, Iterative method, Anomaly detection and Markov process in his study of Function.

His Markov chain Monte Carlo research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Sampling and Machine learning, Convolutional neural network. His study in Machine learning is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Space, Generative model and Code. His Algorithm study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Maximum likelihood and Flow.

Best Publications

  • rMATS: Robust and flexible detection of differential alternative splicing from replicate RNA-Seq data

    Shihao Shen;Juw Won Park;Zhi-xiang Lu;Lan Lin

  • Dynamic Textures

    Gianfranco Doretto;Alessandro Chiuso;Ying Nian Wu;Stefano Soatto

  • Filters, Random Fields and Maximum Entropy (FRAME): Towards a Unified Theory for Texture Modeling

    Song Chun Zhu;Yingnian Wu;David Mumford

  • Interpretable Convolutional Neural Networks

    Quanshi Zhang;Ying Nian Wu;Song-Chun Zhu

  • Minimax Entropy Principle and Its Application to Texture Modeling

    Song Chun Zhu;Ying Nian Wu;David Mumford

  • Parameter expansion to accelerate EM: The PX-EM algorithm

    Chuanhai Liu;Donald B. Rubin;Ying Nian Wu

  • Parameter Expansion for Data Augmentation

    Jun S. Liu;Ying Nian Wu

  • Deep Learning With TensorFlow: A Review:

    Bo Pang;Erik Nijkamp;Ying Nian Wu

  • Multi-Agent Tensor Fusion for Contextual Trajectory Prediction

    Tianyang Zhao;Yifei Xu;Mathew Monfort;Wongun Choi

  • Dynamic texture recognition

    P. Saisan;G. Doretto;Ying Nian Wu;S. Soatto

  • Efficient Algorithms for Robust Estimation in Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using the Multivariate t Distribution

    José C Pinheiro;Chuanhai Liu;Ying Nian Wu

  • Dynamic textures

    S. Soatto;G. Doretto;Ying Nian Wu

  • Interpreting CNNs via Decision Trees

    Quanshi Zhang;Yu Yang;Haotian Ma;Ying Nian Wu

  • Interpreting CNN Knowledge via an Explanatory Graph

    Quanshi Zhang;Ruiming Cao;Feng Shi;Ying Nian Wu

  • Learning Active Basis Model for Object Detection and Recognition

    Ying Nian Wu;Zhangzhang Si;Haifeng Gong;Song-Chun Zhu

  • Chameleon: Plug-and-Play Compositional Reasoning with Large Language Models

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  • A theory of generative ConvNet

    Jianwen Xie;Yang Lu;Song-Chun Zhu;Ying Nian Wu

  • An expectation-maximization algorithm for probabilistic reconstructions of full-length isoforms from splice graphs

    Yi Xing;Tianwei Yu;Ying Nian Wu;Meenakshi Roy

  • Exploring texture ensembles by efficient Markov chain Monte Carlo-Toward a "trichromacy" theory of texture

    S.C. Zhu;X.W. Liu;Y.N. Wu

  • Non-negative matrix factorization of multimodal MRI, fMRI and phenotypic data reveals differential changes in default mode subnetworks in ADHD

    Ariana E. Anderson;Pamela K. Douglas;Wesley T. Kerr;Virginia S. Haynes

  • Primal sketch: Integrating structure and texture

    Cheng-en Guo;Song-Chun Zhu;Ying Nian Wu

  • What Are Textons

    Song Chun Zhu;Cheng-en Guo;Ying Nian Wu;Yizhou Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Song-Chun Zhu
Song-Chun Zhu Peking University
Yi Xing
Yi Xing Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Yixin Zhu
Yixin Zhu Peking University
Steven Shoptaw
Steven Shoptaw University of California, Los Angeles
Xiuwen Liu
Xiuwen Liu Florida State University
Jifeng Dai
Jifeng Dai Tsinghua University
Yizhou Wang
Yizhou Wang Peking University
Wenguan Wang
Wenguan Wang Zhejiang University
Bing Ren
Bing Ren New York Genome Center
Stefano Soatto
Stefano Soatto University of California, Los Angeles

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