Computer Science · Jiangsu University

Yang Yang杨洋

Professor, Department of Computer Science
Jiangsu University · Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
Image Processing Computational Imaging Computer Graphics Deep Learning
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Biography

I am currently a Professor with the Department of Computer Science, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China. I received the Ph.D. degree from University of Science and Technology of China in 2012, supervised by Prof. Lihua Yue. I received the joint Ph.D. degree from City University of Hong Kong in 2012, supervised by Dr. Howard Leung. I worked as a Post-doc in Jiangsu University with Prof. Yongzhao Zhan. I work closely with Dr. Lanling Zeng.

Research Interests: Image Processing; Computational Imaging; Computer Graphics; Deep Learning.

2026—Present: Professor
Department of Computer Science, Jiangsu University.
2016—2026: Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science, Jiangsu University.
2013—2016: Lecturer
Department of Computer Science, Jiangsu University.
2008 —2012: Joint Ph.D.
Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong
2007—2012: Ph.D.
Department of Computer Science, University of Science and Technology of China
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Research Interests

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Image Processing

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Comput. Imaging

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Computer Graphics

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Deep Learning

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Selected Publications

2026

Local Epistemic Uncertainty Guided Active Sampling for Plug-and-play Diffusive Image Restoration

Jiaqi Zhang, Zheng Pang, Rongrong Gao, Qiyuan Zhang, Yang Yang
To appear, ACM Multimedia, 2026Oral Presentation
2026

Parameterized image restoration with diffusion and gradient priors

Yang Yang, Xi Zhang, Jiaqi Zhang, Lanling Zeng
Knowledge‑Based Systems, 2026
[Paper]
2026

Dual dynamic guidance image filtering

Yifan Huang, Lanling Zeng, Yang Yang
Pattern Recognition, 2026
[Paper]
2026

Document image shadow removal via score-based gradient-guided generative model

Yang Yang, Shuai Luo, Lanling Zeng
Expert Systems with Applications, 2026
[Paper]
2026

Plug and play document image shadow removal with conditional diffusion model

Yang Yang, Shuai Luo, Xiangjun Shen, Lanling Zeng
Information Sciences, 2026
[Paper]
2026

Zero-shot diffusive image restoration with consistency

Yi Wang, Lanling Zeng, Jiaqi Zhang, Yang Yang
Signal Processing, 2026
[Paper]
2026

Zero-shot medical image super-resolution using denoising diffusion models with gradient-frequency priors

Jiaqi Zhang, Guo Yang, Rongrong Gao, Yang Yang
Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2026
[Paper]
2026

SCA-Net: A Scale- and Contrast-Aware Network for Subtle and Low-Contrast Polyp Segmentation

Jiaxu Huang, Yiyue Li, Jiaqi Zhang, Xiaocheng Hu, Yang Yang
Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine, 2026
[Paper]
2026

Adaptive and generalized non-convex regularization for image decomposition

Pengyu Li, Wenzheng Dong, Jiaxu Huang, Lanling Zeng, Yang Yang
Multimedia Systems, 2026
[Paper]
2026

Multi-sparsity isotropic gradient regularization for edge-preserving image smoothing

Yang Yang, Xi Zhang, Yiwen Xiong, Xinsheng Wang, Xiangyu Leng
Multimedia Systems, 2026
[Paper]
2026

Multiscale attention network with structure guidance for colorectal polyp segmentation

Yang Yang, Jie Gao, Lanling Zeng, Xinsheng Wang, Xinyu Wang
Journal of Medical Imaging, 2026
[Paper]
2025

Adaptive proximal regularization for image smoothing

Yang Yang, Shunli Ji, Lanling Zeng, Keyang Cheng
Pattern Recognition, 2025
[Code] [Paper]
2025

Joint image upsampling with affinity learning

Yang Yang, Shuai Luo, Shuailong Qiu, Lanling Zeng, Xinyu Wang, Xinsheng Wang
Neurocomputing, 2025
[Code] [Paper]
2025

APS-NeuS: Adaptive planar and skip-sampling for 3D object surface reconstruction in high-specular scenes

Wei Gao, Li Jin, Youssef Akoudad, Yang Yang
Image and Vision Computing, 2025
[Paper]
2025

Weighted Lasso Regression with Soft Erosion for Guided Image Filtering

Yang Yang, Shuo Ye, Wei Gao, Lanling Zeng, Xinyu Wang
Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, 2025
[Paper]
2025

Generalized nonconvex gradient regularization for image smoothing

Lanling Zeng, Wenzheng Dong, Yang Yang, Yongzhao Zhan
Journal of Electronic Imaging, 2025
[Paper]
2025

Weighted quasi-elastic net gradient regularization for image smoothing

Yue Sun, Yang Yang, Xinsheng Wang, Xinyu Wang, Lanling Zeng
Journal of Electronic Imaging, 2025
[Paper]
2025

Edge Devices Friendly Self-Supervised Monocular Depth Estimation via Knowledge Distillation

Wei Gao, Di Rao, Yang Yang, Jie Chen
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2025
[Paper]
2024

Detail-preserving Joint Image Upsampling

Yang Yang, Shuailong Qiu, Lanling Zeng, Zhigeng Pan
ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications, 2024
[Code] [Paper]
2024

Parameterized L0 Image Smoothing With Unsupervised Learning

Yang Yang, Ling Tang, Tao Yan, Lanling Zeng, Xiangjun Shen, Yongzhao Zhan
IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence, 2024
[Code] [Paper]
2024

GLGFN: Global-Local Grafting Fusion Network for High-Resolution Image Deraining

Tao Yan, Xiangjie Zhu, Xianglong Chen, Weijiang He, Chenglong Wang, Yang Yang, Yinghui Wang, Xiaojun Chang
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, 2024
[Paper]
2024

Gaussian Error Loss Function for Image Smoothing

Wenzheng Dong, Lanling Zeng, Shunli Ji, Yang Yang
Image and Vision Computing, 2024
[Paper]
2024

Bilateral Regularized Optimization Model for Edge-Preserving Image Smoothing

Yang Yang, Yue Sun, Wei Gao, Xinyu Wang, Lanling Zeng
Image and Vision Computing, 2024
[Paper]
2024

MA-Stereo: Real-Time Stereo Matching via Multi-Scale Attention Fusion and Spatial Error-Aware Refinement

Wei Gao, Yongjie Cai, Youssef Akoudad, Yang Yang, Jie Chen
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2024
[Paper]
2024

Generalized Welsch penalty for edge-aware image decomposition

Yang Yang, Shunli Ji, Xinyu Wang, Lanling Zeng, Yongzhao Zhan
Multimedia Systems, 2024
[Paper]
2024

Hyperbolic tangent penalty function for edge-preserving image filtering

Yang Yang, Wei Ma, Wei Gao, Lanling Zeng, Zhigeng Pan
Digital Signal Processing, 2024
[Paper]
2024

Robust edge-preserving image smoothing based on complementary weighting scheme

Yang Yang, Minghui Xia, Xinyu Wang, Lanling Zeng, Yongzhao Zhan
Signal, Image and Video Processing, 2024
[Paper]
2024

Weighted and truncated L1 image smoothing based on unsupervised learning

Yang Yang, Dan Wu, Ling Tang, Lanling Zeng, Zhigeng Pan
The Visual Computer, 2024
[Paper]
2023

L1-Regularized Reconstruction Model for Edge-preserving Filtering

Yang Yang, Hao Zheng, Lanling Zeng, Xiangjun Shen, Yongzhao Zhan
IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, 2023
[Code] [Paper]
2023

Joint Upsampling for Refocusing Light Fields Derived with Hybrid Lenses

Yang Yang, Lianxiong Wu, Lanling Zeng, Tao Yan, Yongzhao Zhan
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2023
[Paper] [Code]
2023

Edge Structure Learning via Low Rank Residuals for Robust Image Classification

Xiangjun Shen, Stanley Abhadiomhen, Yang Yang, Zhifeng Liu, Sirui Tian
AAAI, 2023
[Paper]
2023

Rain Removal From Light Field Images With 4D Convolution and Multi-Scale Gaussian Process

Tao Yan, Mingyue Li, Bin Li, Yang Yang, Rynson W. H. Lau
IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, 2023
[Paper]
2023

LFIENet: Light Field Image Enhancement Network by Fusing Exposures of LF-DSLR Image Pairs

Wuyang Ye, Tao Yan, Jiahui Gao, Yang Yang
IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging, 2023
[Paper]
2023

Soft clustering based on high- and low-level features for image smoothing

Yang Yang, Tongyao He, Lanling Zeng, Yan Zhao, Xinyu Wang
Journal of Electronic Imaging, 2023
[Paper]
2023

Edge-aware image smoothing via weighted sparse gradient reconstruction

Lanling Zeng, Yucheng Chen, Yang Yang, Zhigeng Pan
Signal, Image and Video Processing, 2023
[Paper]
2022

Deep Weighted Guided Upsampling Network for Depth of Field Image Upsampling

Lanling Zeng, Lianxiong Wu, Yang Yang, Xiangjun Shen, Yongzhao Zhan
ACM MM ASIA, 2022
[Paper] [Code]
2022

Edge-preserving Image Filtering Based on Soft Clustering

Yang Yang, Hongjun Hui, Lanling Zeng, Yan Zhao, Yongzhao Zhan, Tao Yan
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, 2022
[Code] [Paper]
2022

L0 image smoothing via iterating truncated L1 gradient regularization

Yang Yang, Ling Tang, Lanling Zeng, Xinyu Wang, Yongzhao Zhan
Journal of Electronic Imaging, 2022
[Code] [Paper]
2022

Fast bilateral filter with spatial subsampling

Yang Yang, Yiwen Xiong, Yanqing Cao, Lanling Zeng, Yan Zhao, Yongzhao Zhan
Multimedia Systems, 2022
[Paper]
2022

Constructing foldable cylindrical surfaces via unfolded waterbomb origami units

Yan Zhao, Yinglei Wei, Yiyang Jia, Shiling Li, Mingyue Zhang, Lanling Zeng, Yang Yang, Jun Mitani
Journal of Computational Design and Engineering, 2022
[Paper]
2021

Computational Design Methods for Cylindrical and Axisymmetric Waterbomb Tessellations

Yan Zhao, Shiling Li, Mingyue Zhang, Lanling Zeng, Yang Yang, Yoshihiro Kanamori, Jun Mitani
Computer Aided Geometric Design, 2021
[Paper]
2020

Size Constrained Clustering with MILP Formulation

Wei Tang, Yang Yang, Lanling Zeng, Yongzhao Zhan
IEEE Access, 2020
[Code] [Paper]
2019

Laplacian Regularized Kernel Canonical Correlation Ensemble for Remote Sensing Image Classification

Xiangjun Shen, Xiaozhen Luo, Timothy Apasiba Abeo, Yang Yang, Xi Shao, Shuying Li
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 2019
[Paper]
2019

Optimizing MSE for Clustering with Balanced Size Constraints

Wei Tang, Yang Yang, Lanling Zeng, Yongzhao Zhan
Symmetry, 2019
[Code] [Paper]
2019

Self-feeding Frequency Estimation and Eating Action Recognition from Skeletal Representation Using Kinect

Qianhui Men, Howard Leung, Yang Yang
World Wide Web, 2019
[Paper]
2018

CCESK: A Chinese Character Educational System Based on Kinect

Yang Yang, Howard Leung, Hubert P. H. Shum, Jiao Li, Lanling Zeng, Nauman Aslam, Zhigeng Pan
IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2018
[Paper]
2018

Simulating Bokeh Effect with Kinect

Yang Yang, Huiwen Bian, Yanhong Peng, Xiangjun Shen, Heping Song
Pacific Rim Conference on Multimedia, 2018
[Paper]
2016

Temporal Clustering of Motion Capture Data with Optimal Partitioning

Yang Yang, Hubert P. H. Shum, Nauman Aslam, Lanling Zeng
Siggraph VRCAI, 2016
[Paper]
2013

Generating a Two-phase Lesson for Guiding Beginners to Learn Basic Dance Movements

Yang Yang, Howard Leung, Lihua Yue, Liqun Deng
Computers & Education, 2013
[Paper]
2012

Automatic Dance Lesson Generation

Yang Yang, Howard Leung, Lihua Yue, Liqun Deng
IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2012
[Paper]
2012

Generalized Model-Based Human Motion Recognition with Body Partition Index Maps

Liqun Deng, Howard Leung, Naijie Gu, Yang Yang
Computer Graphics Forum, 2012
[Paper]
2011

Real-time Mocap Dance Recognition for an Interactive Dancing Game

Liqun Deng, Howard Leung, Naijie Gu, Yang Yang
Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds, 2011
[Paper]
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