Ling Shao

Education:
University of Oxford
Ph.D. (D.Phil.), Computer Vision
2002 – 2005
University of Oxford
MSc (by research), Medical Image Analysis
2001 – 2002
University of Science and Technology of China
B.Eng., Electronic and Information Engineering
1996 – 2001

Experience:

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
Executive Vice President and Provost
Dec 2019 – Present
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Executive Vice President and Provost is the Chief Academic Officer of the MBZUAI.
Lead the academic affairs and research of the University.

Inception Institute of Artificial Intelligence
CEO and Chief Scientist
Feb 2018 – Present
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Lead a team of 100+ AI scientists and engineers working on both fundamental and applied research.

University of East Anglia
Chair Professor
Dec 2016 – Dec 2018
Norwich, United Kingdom
Lead computer vision and deep learning projects.
Director of Artificial Intelligence Lab.

Northumbria University
Chair Professor
Oct 2014 – Nov 2016
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Head of Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence Group.

The University of Sheffield
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor)
Sep 2009 – Sep 2014
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Teach undergraduate and graduate courses;
Supervise PhD students.

Philips Research
Senior Scientist
Jul 2005 – Sep 2009
Eindhoven Area, Netherlands
Research on video processing and analysis
Contribute to the Philips patent portfolio

Queen's University Belfast
Senior Research Engineer
Apr 2005 – Jul 2005
Research on image analysis

Honors & Awards:

Fellow of IEEE
Fellow of IAPR

Most Cited Publications:

Enhanced computer vision with microsoft kinect sensor: A review
J Han, L Shao, D Xu, J Shotton
IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics 43 (5), 1317-1333 2013

A fast single image haze removal algorithm using color attenuation prior
Q Zhu, J Mai, L Shao
IEEE transactions on image processing 24 (11), 3522-3533 2015

A survey on fall detection: Principles and approaches
M Mubashir, L Shao, L Seed
Neurocomputing 100, 144-152 2013

Recent advances and trends in visual tracking: A review
H Yang, L Shao, F Zheng, L Wang, Z Song
Neurocomputing 74 (18), 3823-3831 2011

A rapid learning algorithm for vehicle classification
X Wen, L Shao, Y Xue, W Fang
Information sciences 295, 395-406 2015

Transfer learning for visual categorization: A survey
L Shao, F Zhu, X Li
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems 26 (5), 1019-1034 2015

Video salient object detection via fully convolutional networks
W Wang, J Shen, L Shao
IEEE Transactions on Image Processing 27 (1), 38-49 2017