Researcher · Academic · Founder · Executive
Xiaoou Tang
1968–2023
🇨🇳 ChineseLifespan 1968–2023
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.
Career & education
Previously
Chinese University of Hong Kong1998-2023Professor of Information Engineering
SenseTimeUntil 2023Founder and Executive Director
Chinese University of Hong Kong1998-2023SenseTimeUntil 2023
MIT
University of Rochester
University of Science and Technology of ChinaWork and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
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citations184,564As of Nov 1, '26
citations+1,457Since last snapshot, Oct 1, '26
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