Researcher · Academic · Founder · Executive
Xiaoou Tang

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Tang was a formative figure in Chinese computer vision and the founder of SenseTime. His CUHK group produced influential work in face recognition, detection and image understanding and trained researchers who later shaped the field; SenseTime grew from that academic lab into one of China's largest AI companies.
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Background
Previously
1998-2023Professor of Information Engineering,
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong KongUntil 2023Founder and Executive Director,
SenseTime
SenseTimeLifespan1968–2023
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University of Science and Technology of China