Dr. Hongkai Xiong (M’01-SM’10) is presently a full Professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). Since he received Ph. D degree in Communication and Information System from SJTU in 2003, he has been with the Department of Electronic Engineering, SJTU. From Dec. 2007 to Dec. 2008, Dr. Xiong was a Research Scholar with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), PA, USA. From June 2011 to June 2012, he was a scientist with the Division of Biomedical Informatics at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). In SJTU, Dr. Xiong directs "Image, Video, and Multimedia Communication (IVM)" Lab and "Multimedia Communication" area in the Key Lab of Ministry of Education of China – "Intelligent Computing and Intelligent System" which is also co-granted by Microsoft Research.

His research interest includes source coding/network information theory, signal processing, computer vision and graphics, and statistical machine learning. As a Principal Investigator, he has been granted excellent records of Natural Science Foundation (NSF) projects which involve in image and video coding, multimedia transmission, biomedical image processing, and computer vision. Currently, he is undertaking the research topics in the area of multi-dimensional signal representation and communication.

He has published over 100 refereed journal/conference papers. He is the recipient of the Top 10% Paper Award for "Super-Resolution Reconstruction with Prior Manifold on Primitive Patches for Video Compression" at the 2011 IEEE International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (IEEE MMSP’11). From 2012, he is a member of Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science. In 2011, he obtained the First Prize of the Shanghai Technological Innovation Award. In 2010, he obtained the SMC-A Excellent Young Faculty Award of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. In 2009, he was awarded a recipient of New Century Excellent Talents in University, Ministry of Education of China. He is a senior member of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, and serves as a technical program committee member or session chair for a number of international conferences, e.g. ACM Multimedia 2011, ICIP 2011, ICME 2012, etc.

1. Source-channel coding:
Image/video coding,
Data compression,

Sparse coding

2. Network information theory:
Distributed source coding,
Multimedia communication,
Wireless sensor network,

Optimization decomposition

3. Image processing
Biomedical image processing (time-lapse imaging, microscopy)
Vision-based representation and analysis

Statistical learning

4. Signal processing
Wavelet transform
Multi-scale geometry transform
Compressive sampling

3-D video coding

5. Image, Video and Multimedia Communication Laboratory (IVM): http://ivm.sjtu.edu.cn

Source-channel coding/Network information theory/Image processing/Signal processing/Image, Video and Multimedia Communication Laboratory (IVM)

1.The First Prize of the Shanghai Technological Innovation Award, 2011
2.Excellent Certificate for the granted Key Project of the National Science Foundation (NSF), 2011
3.The Top 10% Paper Award, the IEEE International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (IEEE MMSP’11), 2011
4.Recipient of New Century Excellent Talents in University, Ministry of Education of China, 2009
5.The SMC-A (highest level) Excellent Young Faculty Award of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2010
6.IEEE Senior Member, 2010

1.002-(2011-2012-2)SE340: "Digital Image Processing", Spring 2012
2.001-(2012-2013-1)EE208 "Multimedia Retrieval", Autumn 2012
3.C034709: "Fractal and Wavelet Transform", Spring 2012

1.Principal Investigator, "Sparse Representation, Structured Processing, and Joint Coding of Multidimensional Visual Space," (No. U1201255), Key project of NSF, 2012-2016, ￥ 2.60 Million
2.Principal Investigator, "Sparse Coding with Structured Set Learning towards Video Approximation: Theory and Algorithm," (No. 61271218), General project of NSF, 2012-2016, ￥ 0.76 Million
3.Principal Investigator, "Optimal Collaborative Communication in Wireless Video Sensor Network," (No. 61228101), Joint research for young scholars abroad of NSF, 2012-2016, ￥ 0.20 Million
4.Principal Investigator, "Object Tracking in Video," Joint research with QUALCOMM Incorporated (USA), 2010-2015
5.Co-PI, "Digital Media Communication: Theory and Technology," (No. 61221001), the Science Fund for Creative Research Groups of NSF, 2013-2017
6.Principal Investigator, "Network-based video processing: theory and applications," (No. 60632040), Key project of NSF, 2007-2010, ￥ 2.00 Million
7.Principal Investigator, "On multi-scale generalized decomposition and Synthesis of asymmetrical video coding," (No. 60772099), General project of NSF, 2008-2010, ￥ 0.26 Million
8.Principal Investigator, "Network-based distributed coding and transmission with reusable metadata of video signal," (No. 2006AA01Z322), 863 project, 2006-2010, ￥ 0.75 Million

1.Hongkai Xiong, Jun Sun, Jia Wang, Songyu Yu, and Rui Zhang, "Source Coding Techniques and Applications for Digital Television", Publishing House of Electronics Industry, Beijing, 2012.
2.Hongkai Xiong and L. Zhu, "A sparse processing system for scalable video coding", Patent ZL 200910179726.5, 2011
3.Hongkai Xiong and Z. Yuan, "A video coding system based on sparse sampling and texture synthesis", Patent ZL 201010202062.2, 2011
4.Hongkai Xiong and Y. Zhang, "A spatio-temporal constrained reconstruction approach for Distributed Video Coding", Patent ZL201010544979.0, 2012
5.Hongkai Xiong and Y. Zhang, "Error Resilient Video Coding with embedded DVC descriptions", Patent ZL201010544993.0, 2012

1.Hongkai Xiong, Z. Pan, X. Ye, C. W. Chen, "Sparse Spatio-Temporal Representation with Adaptive Regularized Dictionary Learning for Low Bit-Rate Video Coding", accepted by IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, 2012.
2.Hongkai Xiong, D. Zheng, Q. Zhu, B. Wang, Y. F. Zheng, "A Structured Learning-Based Graph Matching Method For Tracking Dynamic Multiple Objects", accepted by IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, 2012.
3.J. Zou, Hongkai Xiong, D. Wang, C. W. Chen, "Optimal Power Allocation for Hybrid Overlay/Underlay Spectrum Sharing in Multiband Cognitive Radio Networks", accepted by IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2012.
4.C. Li, Hongkai Xiong, J. Zou, C. W. Chen, "Distributed Robust Optimization for Scalable Video Multi-Rate Multicast over Wireless Networks", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 943-957, Jun. 2012.
5.Hongkai Xiong, L. Zhu, N. Ma, Y. F. Zheng, "Scalable Video Compression Framework with Adaptive Orientational Multiresolution Transform and Nonuniform Directional Filterbank Design", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 21, no. 8, pp. 1085-1099, Aug. 2011.
6.Hongkai Xiong, Y. Xu, Y. F. Zheng, C. W. Chen, "Priority Belief Propagation based Inpainting Prediction with Tensor Voting Projected Structure in Video Compression," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 21, no. 8, pp. 1115-1129, Aug. 2011.
7.Y. Zhang, Hongkai Xiong, Z. He, S. Yu, C. W. Chen, "Reconstruction for Distributed Video Coding: A Context-Adaptive Markov Random Field Approach", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 21, no. 8, pp. 1100-1114, Aug. 2011.
8.C. Li, Hongkai Xiong, J. Zou, Z. He, "Joint Source and Flow Optimization for Scalable Video Multi-rate Multicast over Hybrid Wired/Wireless Coded Networks", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 550-564, May. 2011.
9.Y. Zhang, Hongkai Xiong, Z. He, S. Yu, C. W. Chen, "Error Resilient Video Coding based on Wyner-Ziv Theorem with Decoder Side Non-Stationary Distortion Modeling," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 498-512, Apr. 2011.
10.J. Zou, Hongkai Xiong, C. Li, L. Song, Z. He, T. Chen, "Prioritized Flow Optimization with Multi-Path and Network Coding Based Routing for Scalable Multirate Multicasting," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 259-273, Mar. 2011.
11.J. Zou, Hongkai Xiong, C. Li, R. Zhang, Z. He, "Lifetime and Distortion Optimization with Joint Source/Channel Rate Adaptation and Network Coding Based Error-Control in Wireless Video Sensor Networks," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 1182-1194, Mar. 2011.
12.C. Li, J. Zou, Hongkai Xiong, C. W. Chen, "Joint Coding/Routing Optimization for Distributed Video Sources in Wireless Visual Sensor Networks", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 141-155, Feb. 2011.
13.Hongkai Xiong, H. Lv, Y. Zhang, L. Song, Z. He, and T. Chen, "Subgraphs Matching-Based Side Information Generation for Distributed Multiview Video Coding," EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, vol. 2009, Article ID 386795, doi:10.1155/2009/386795, 17 pages, 2009.
14.K. Zhang, Hongkai Xiong, X. Zhou, L. Yang, Y. Wang, S. Wong, "A Confident Scale-Space Shape Representation Framework for Cell Migration Detection," Journal of Microscopy-Oxford, vol. 231, no. 3, pp. 395-407, Aug. 2008.
15.D. Zhang, W. Zhang, J. Xu, F. Wu, Hongkai Xiong, "A Cross-resolution Leaky Prediction Scheme for In-band Wavelet Video Coding with Spatial Scalability", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 516-521, Apr. 2008.
16.Z. He, Hongkai Xiong, "Transmission Distortion Analysis for Real-Time Video Encoding and Streaming over Wireless Networks", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 16, no. 9, pp. 1051-1062, Sept. 2006.