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Education

  • [2012-2016] Ph.D., University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
    • Major: Computer Application Technology
    • Research domain: Multimedia Content Analysis, Multimedia Information Retrieval
  • [2010-2012] M.S., Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
    • Major: Computer Software and Theory
  • [2006-2010] B.S., Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
    • Major: Computer Science and Technology

Experience

  • [2016.10 - current] Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo, Canada
    • Research domain: Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning, Natural Language Generation and Understanding.
  • [2014.09 - 2015.02] Research Intern, National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan
  • [2014.02 - 2014.07] Research Intern, Microsoft Research, Beijing, China
  • [2013.02 - 2013.05] Research Intern, Microsoft Research, Beijing, China

Publications

  • Xiaopeng Yang, Xiaowen Lin, Shunda Suo, and Ming Li. Generating Thematic Chinese Poetry using Conditional Variational Autoencoders with Hybrid Decoders. arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.07632, 2017. [Accepted by IJCAI-ECAI-2018, 20.5% acceptance rate]
  • Xiaopeng Yang, Tao Mei, Yongdong Zhang, Jie Liu, and Shin’ichi Satoh. Web Image Search Re-ranking with Click-based Similarity and Typicality. IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 25, no. 10, pp. 4617-4630, Oct. 2016.
  • Xiaopeng Yang, Yongdong Zhang, Ting Yao, Chong-Wah Ngo, and Tao Mei. Click-boosting Multi-modality Graph-based Reranking for Image Search. Multimedia Systems, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 217-227, 2015.
  • Yongdong Zhang, Xiaopeng Yang, and Tao Mei. Image Search Reranking with Query-dependent Click-based Relevance Feedback. IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 23, no. 10, pp. 4448–4459, Oct. 2014.
  • Xiaopeng Yang, Tao Mei, and Yongdong Zhang. Rescue Tail Queries: Learning to Image Search Re-rank via Click-wise Multimodal Fusion. In Proceedings of the 22nd ACM International Conference on Multimedia, 2014, pp. 537-546. [Full paper, 19.2% acceptance rate]
  • Xiaopeng Yang, Yongdong Zhang, Ting Yao, Zheng-Jun Zha, and Chong-Wah Ngo. Click-boosting Random Walk for Image Search Reranking. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Internet Multimedia Computing and Service, 2013, pp. 1-6. [Best paper award]
  • Hanchao Yu, Hong Liu, and Xiaopeng Yang. Evolutionary Modeling Approach for Crowd Animation. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Science and Information Processing (CSIP), 2012, pp. 237-241.
  • Xiaopeng Yang, Hong Liu, Yanhui Ding, and Hanchao Yu. An Improved Cellular Genetic Algorithm with Evolutionary Rules for 3D Animation Modeling Design. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on CAD/Graphics, 2011, pp. 341-348.
  • Xiaopeng Yang, Hong Liu, and Hanchao Yu. Cellular Genetic Algorithm for Supporting Creative Design of 3D Animation Modelings. In Proceedings of the Third Pacific-Asia Conference on Circuits, Communications and System (PACCS), 2011, pp. 1-4.
  • Hanchao Yu, Hong Liu, and Xiaopeng Yang. Evolutionary Computing Method in 3D Animation Modeling Cooperative Design. In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD), 2011, pp. 296-303.

Awards & Honors

  • Outstanding Graduate of Beijing, China (2016)
  • Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship (2015)
  • Stars of Tomorrow of Microsoft Research Asia, 2 years (2013, 2014)
  • Chinese Government Scholarship for Ph.D. Candidates (2014)
  • UCAS Excellent Student Pacesetter (2014)
  • UCAS Excellent Student Leader, 2 years (2013, 2014)
  • Excellent Bachelor Thesis of Shandong Province, China (2010)
  • Excellent Student of Shandong Province, China (2009)