🧑‍ About Me

I’m currently an associate professor at School of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University. Before joining Sun Yat-Sen University, I was an associate research fellow at Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen.

I obtained my Ph.D. from State Key Laboratory of Robotics, Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2020/01. My Ph.D. supervisors are Prof. Yangmin Li and Prof. Jinguo Liu. I was a visitor of Prof. Zhaojie Ju’s group at the University of Portsmouth, U.K. in 2018/02-2019/02.

My research interests include:

Machine Vision: Human Parts Detection, Body Pose Estimation, Action Recognition, Multimodal Perception
Machine Learning: Deep Learning, Pattern Recognition
Robotics: Human-Robot Interaction, Bionic Robot Teleoperation, Skill Transfer

My research is dedicated to realizing the intelligent perception, cognition, and interaction of robots to multimodal human behaviors (such as body action, hand gesture, face expression, and gaze orientation).

Interested in graduate studies, internships or collaborations? Contact me！

🔥 News

2023.12.05 Our poster “A Lightweight 3D Skeleton Aware Gesture Recognition for Human-Robot Interaction” won “Excellent Poster Awards” in the 2023 IEEE RoBio-Workshop!
2023.10.18 Our paper “Oropharynx Visual Detection by Using a Multi-attention Single Shot Multibox Detector for Human-Robot Collaborative Oropharynx Sampling” has been accepted by IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems!
2023.10.18 Our paper “Lightweight Feedforward Network for Skeleton-based Action Recognition Based on Information Sharing Mechanism” has been accepted by Pattern Recognition!
2023.10.18 Our paper “GTFormer: 3D Driver Body Pose Estimation in Video with Graph Convolution Network and Transformer” has been accepted by IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles!
2023.08.25 Our paper “Dual Hand Motion Capture by Using Biologically Inspiration for Bionic Bimanual Robot Teleoperation” has been accepted by Cyborg and Bionic Systems!
2023.08.25 Our paper “Mouth Cavity Visual Analysis Based on Deep Learning for Oropharyngeal Swab Robot Sampling” has been accepted by IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems!
2023.07.10 Our paper “Skeleton-based Multi-feature Sharing Real-time Action Recognition Network for Human-robot Interaction” won “Best Paper Award in Advanced Robotics” in the 2023 ICARM!
2023.07.08 Our 2 papers were accepted by the 8th International Conference on Advanced Robotics & Mechatronics (2023ICARM).
2023.07.05 Our 4 papers were accepted by the 16th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (2023 ICIRA).
2023.04.15 We are hosting a Conference Special Session about “Human-centric Technologies for Seamless Human-robot Collaboration” on the 16th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA). Welcome to submit articles to our Special Session!
2023.04.01 We are hosting a Research Topic about “Human-Centered Robot Vision and Artificial Perception” on “Frontiers in Robotics and AI”. Welcome to submit articles to our Research Topic!

🎓 Educations

2013.09 - 2020.01, Ph.D., Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang China.
2018.02 - 2019.02, Overseas joint training, Computer Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth U.K.
2013.09 - 2014.07, Joint training, Automation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei China.
2009.09 - 2013.07, BSc, Automation, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin China.

💻 Work Experience

2022.12 - Present, Associate Professor, School of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, China.
2021.02 - 2022.11, Associate Research Fellow, Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China.
2020.02 - 2021.01, Assistant Research Fellow, Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China.

📝 Publications

Journals

2024 Yuhang Xu, Ye Zhang, Yuquan Leng, Qing Gao#. AIP-Net: An anchor-free instance-level human part detection network. Neurocomputing. 573, 2024: 127254.
2023 Zhiwen Deng, Yuquan Leng, Junkang Chen, Xiang Yu, Yang Zhang, Qing Gao#. TMS-Net: A multi-feature multi-stream multi-level information sharing network for skeleton-based sign language recognition. Neurocomputing. DOI: 10.1016/j.neucom.2023.127194, 2023.
2023 Yimin Zhu, Qing Gao(co-first author), Hongyan Shi, Jinguo Liu. Gestures recognition based on multimodal fusion by using 3D CNNs. Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems. DOI: 10.3233/JIFS-234791, 2023.
2023 Junjie Hu, Chenyou Fan, Liguang Zhou, Qing Gao, Honghai Liu, Tin Lun Lam. Lifelong-MonoDepth: Lifelong Learning for Multi-Domain Monocular Metric Depth Estimation. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems. DOI: 10.1109/TNNLS.2023.3323487, 2023.
2023 Qing Gao, Yongquan Chen, Zhaojie Ju. Oropharynx Visual Detection by Using a Multi-Attention Single-Shot Multibox Detector for Human–Robot Collaborative Oropharynx Sampling. IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems. DOI: 10.1109/THMS.2023.3324664, 2023.
2023 Qing Gao, Zhaojie Ju, Yongquan Chen, Tianwei Zhang, Yuquan Leng. Mouth Cavity Visual Analysis Based on Deep Learning for Oropharyngeal Swab Robot Sampling . IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems. DOI: 10.1109/THMS.2023.3309256, 2023.
2023 Yinan Zhao, Qing Gao#, Zhaojie Ju, Jian Zhou, Yulan Guo. Sharing-Net: Lightweight Feedforward Network for Skeleton-based Action Recognition Based on Information Sharing Mechanism. Pattern Recognition. DOI: 10.1016/j.patcog.2023.110050, 2023.
2023 Rongtian Huo, Ye Zhang, Yulan Guo, Zhaojie Ju, Qing Gao#. GTFormer: 3D Driver Body Pose Estimation in Video with Graph Convolution Network and Transformer. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles. DOI: 10.1109/TIV.2023.3324045, 2023.
2023 Qing Gao#, Zhiwen Deng, Zhaojie Ju, Tianwei Zhang#. Dual-Hand Motion Capture by Using Biological Inspiration for Bionic Bimanual Robot Teleoperation. Cyborg and Bionic Systems. 4, 2023: 0052.
2023 Qing Gao, Zhaojie Ju, Yongquan Chen, Qiwen Wang, Yinan Zhao, Shiwu Lai. Parallel Dual-Hand Detection by Using Hand and Body Features for Robot Teleoperation. IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems. 53(2), 2023: 417-426.
2023 Zhiwen Deng, Qing Gao#, Zhaojie Ju, Xiang Yu. Skeleton-Based Multi-Features and Multi-Stream Network for Real-Time Action Recognition. IEEE Sensors Journal. Early Access, DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2023.3246133, 2023.
2022 Wenrao Pang, Qing Gao#, Yinan Zhao, Zhaojie Ju, Junjie Hu. BaSICNet: Lightweight 3D Hand Pose Estimation Network Based on Biomechanical Structure Information for Dexterous Manipulator Teleoperation. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems. Early Access, DOI: 10.1109/TCDS.2022.3230707, 2022.
2022 Junjie Hu, Chenyu Bao, Mete Ozay, Chenyou Fan, Qing Gao, Honghai Liu, Tin Lun Lam. Deep Depth Completion from Extremely Sparse Data: A Survey. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. Early Access, DOI: 10.1109/TPAMI.2022.3229090, 2022.
2022 Qing Gao, Jinyang Li, Yimin Zhu, Siyue Wang, Jingshu Liufu, Jinguo Liu. Hand gesture teleoperation for dexterous manipulators in space station by using monocular hand motion capture. Acta Astronautica. 204, 2022: 630-639.
2022 Qing Gao, Zhaojie Ju, Yongquan Chen, Qiwen Wang, Chuliang Chi. An efficient RGB-D hand gesture detection framework for dexterous robot hand-arm teleoperation system. IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems. 53(1), 2022: 13-23.
2022 Siyue Wang, Qing Gao#, Jinguo Liu, Jingkai Feng, Jingshu Liufu. 3-DOF Position and Orientation Control of an Air Flotation Platform for Spacecraft Ground Microgravity Simulation by Using Double Closed-Loop Cascade PIDnn. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering. DOI: 10.1155/2022/9322534, 2022.
2022 Qing Gao#, Xin Zhang, Wenrao Pang. Fast and accurate hand visual detection by using a spatial-channel attention SSD for hand-based space robot teleoperation. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering. DOI: 10.1155/2022/3396811, 2022.
2022 Yongquan Chen, Qiwen Wang, Chuliang Chi, Chengjiang Wang, Qing Gao, Heng Zhang, Zheng Li, Zonggao Mu, Ruihuan Xu, Zhenglong Sun, Huihuan Qian. A collaborative robot for COVID-19 oropharyngeal swabbing. Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 148, 2022: 103917.
2022 Qing Gao, Yongquan Chen, Zhaojie Ju, Yi Liang. Dynamic Hand Gesture Recognition Based on 3D Hand Pose Estimation for Human–Robot Interaction. IEEE Sensors Journal. 22(18), 2022: 17421-17430.
2022 Yingbai Hu, Jian Li, Yongquan Chen, Qiwen Wang, Chuliang Chi, Heng Zhang, Qing Gao, Yuanmin Lan, Zheng Li, Zonggao Mu, Zhenglong Sun, Alois Knoll. Design and Control of a Highly Redundant Rigid-flexible Coupling Robot to Assist the COVID-19 Oropharyngeal-Swab Sampling. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 7(2), 2022: 1856-1863.
2021 Jiahui Yu, Hongwei Gao, Dalin Zhou, Jinguo Liu, Qing Gao, Zhaojie Ju. Deep Temporal Model-Based Identity-Aware Hand Detection for Space Human–Robot Interaction. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 52(12), 2021: 13738-13751.
2021 Qing Gao, Jinguo Liu, Zhaojie Ju. Hand gesture recognition using multimodal data fusion and multiscale parallel convolutional neural network for human–robot interaction. Expert Systems. 38(5), 2021: e12490.
2020 Heng Zhang, Yingbai Hu, Jianghua Duan, Qing Gao, Langcheng Huo, Qiwen Wang, Yongquan Chen. Multisensor-based autonomous grasp planning for mobile manipulator navigation system with a novel soft gripper. Complexity. DOI: 10.1155/2020/5497241, 2020.
2020 Qing Gao, Jinguo Liu, Zhaojie Ju. Robust real-time hand detection and localization for space human–robot interaction based on deep learning. Neurocomputing. 390, 2020: 198-206.
2020 Xin Zhang, Jinguo Liu, Qing Gao, Zhaojie Ju. Adaptive robust decoupling control of multi-arm space robots using time-delay estimation technique. Nonlinear Dynamics. 100, 2020: 2449-2467.
2019 Fengwei Gu, Hongwei Gao, Jinguo Liu, Qing Gao, Zhaojie Ju. Research on static vision-based target localization for astronaut assistant robots. IEEE Access. 7, 2019: 2169-3536.
2019 Qing Gao, Jinguo Liu, Zhaojie Ju, Xin Zhang. Dual-hand detection for human–robot interaction by a parallel network based on hand detection and body pose estimation. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 66(12), 2019: 9663-9672.
2017 Qing Gao, Jinguo Liu, Tongtong Tian, Yangmin Li. Free-flying dynamics and control of an astronaut assistant robot based on fuzzy sliding mode algorithm. Acta Astronautica. 138, 2017: 462-474.
2016 Jinguo Liu, Qing Gao, Zhiwei Liu, Yangmin Li. Attitude control for astronaut assisted robot in the space station. International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems. 14(4), 2016: 1082-1095.
2014 Jinguo Liu, Yangmin Li, Yang Zhang, Qing Gao, Bin Zuo. Dynamics and control of a parallel mechanism for active vibration isolation in space station. Nonlinear Dynamics. 76, 2014: 1737-1751.

Conferences

2023 Yuhang Xu, Qing Gao#, Xiang Yu, and Xin Zhang. A Real-Time AGV Gesture Control Method Based on Body Part Detection. In International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA). pp. 176-187, Springer, Hangzhou, China, 2023.
2023 Rongtian Huo, Qing Gao#, Jing Qi, and Zhaojie Ju. 3D Human Pose Estimation in Video for Human-Computer/Robot Interaction. In International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA). pp. 176-187, Springer, Hangzhou, China, 2023.
2023 Bohong Wu, Zhiwen Deng, Qing Gao#. Dynamic Hand Gesture Recognition Based on Multi-skeletal Features for Sign Language Recognition System. In International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA). pp. 79-91, Springer, Hangzhou, China, 2023.
2023 Xiaowen You, Qing Gao#, Hongwei Gao, and Zhaojie Ju#. A Feature Fusion Network for Skeleton-Based Gesture Recognition. In International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA). pp. 67-78, Springer, Hangzhou, China, 2023.
2023 Zhiwen Deng, Qing Gao#, Xiang Yu, Zhaojie Ju, Junkang Chen. Skeleton-based Multi-feature Sharing Real-time Action Recognition Network for Human-robot Interaction. The 8th International Conference on Advanced Robotics & Mechatronics (2023ICARM). pp. 25-30, IEEE, Sanya, China, 2023.
2023 Yinan Zhao, Qing Gao#, Zhaojie Ju, Jian Zhou. Skeleton-Based Action Recognition Using Residual Activation Fish-Shaped Network for Human-Robot Interaction. The 8th International Conference on Advanced Robotics & Mechatronics (2023ICARM). pp. 803-808, IEEE, Sanya, China, 2023.
2022 Yinan Zhao, Qing Gao#, Zhaojie Ju, Shiwu Lai, Fuzhang Luo. Information Fusion Cascade Network for 3D Hand Pose Estimation Using Depth Data. 2022 International Conference on High Performance Big Data and Intelligent Systems (HDIS). IEEE, Tianjin, China, 2022.
2022 Qing Gao, Zhaojie Ju. A Lightweight Deep Learning Network for Mouth Cavity Object Visual Detection. 2022 International Conference on High Performance Big Data and Intelligent Systems (HDIS). IEEE, Tianjin, China, 2022.
2022 Guoxu Li, Lihong Dai, Qing Gao, Hongwei Gao, Zhaojie Ju. Improvement of Unconstrained Appearance-Based Gaze Tracking with LSTM. 2022 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC). IEEE, Prague, Czech Republic, 2022.
2022 Qihao Hu, Qing Gao#, Hongwei Gao, Zhaojie Ju. Skeleton-Based Hand Gesture Recognition by Using Multi-input Fusion Lightweight Network. 15th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA). Springer, Harbin, China, 2022.
2021 Jiahui Yu, Hongwei Gao, Qing Gao, Dalin Zhou, Zhaojie Ju. Skeleton-based Human Activity Analysis Using Deep Neural Networks with Adaptive Representation Transformation. 2021 6th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ICARM). IEEE, Chongqing, China, 2021.
2021 Uchenna Emeoha Ogenyi, Qing Gao, Dalin Zhou, Charles Phiri, Zhaojie Ju, Honghai Liu. Real-time collision avoidance in a dynamic environment for an industrial robotic arm. 15th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA). Springer, Yantai, China, 2021.
2020 Qing Gao, Uchenna Emeoha Ogenyi, Jinguo Liu, Zhaojie Ju, Honghai Liu. A two-stream CNN framework for American sign language recognition based on multimodal data fusion. 19th UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence (UKCI). Springer, Portsmouth, UK, 2020.
2018 Qing Gao, Jinguo Liu, Zhaojie Ju, Lu Zhang, Yangmin Li, Yuwang Liu. Hand detection and location based on improved SSD for space human-robot interaction. 11th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA). Springer, Newcastle, NSW, Australia, 2018.
2017 Qing Gao, Jinguo Liu, Zhaojie Ju, Yangmin Li, Tian Zhang, Lu Zhang. Static hand gesture recognition with parallel CNNs for space human-robot interaction. 10th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA). Springer, Wuhan, China, 2017.
2017 Yimeng Fu, Chenli Su, Jinguo Liu, Qing Gao, Tian Zhang, Tongtong Tian. Vision-based autonomous docking for self-reconfigurable CubeSats. 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO). IEEE, Qingdao, China, 2016.

Books

冷雨泉，高庆，闫丹琪. 《机器学习入门与实战——Python实践应用》，清华大学出版社，2023.

🛠️ Projects

“Research on Teleoperation of Dexterous Robots Based on Visual Gesture Behavior Analysis”, National Natural Science Foundation of China, ¥240k, PI, 01/2021 – 12/2023.
“Oral Image Analysis Theory and Application Research Based on Deep Learning”, Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation, ¥100k, PI, 01/2022 – 12/2024.
“Research on Interactive Stroke Hand Rehabilitation Technology Based on Multi-Source Perception Fusion”, Shenzhen Science and Technology Program, ¥300k, PI, 04/2022 – 04/2024.
“Research and development of key technologies for port empty container intelligent detection equipment”, Shenzhen Science and Technology Program, ¥3Million, Co-PI, 01/2022 – 12/2023.
“Research on human-centered multimodal perception, cognition and interaction of robot vision”, Sun Yat-sen University “Hundred Talents Program” scientific research start-up project, ¥600k, PI, 03/2023 – 03/2026.

🏅 Honors and Awards

2023.12 Excellent Poster Awards, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimrtics - WORKSHOP (2023RoBio).
2023.08 Best Paper Award in Advanced Robotics, International Conference on Advanced Robotics & Mechatronics (2023ICARM).
2020.08 Shenlong High-level Talent, Level C, Longgang district, Shenzhen city.
2020.06 Overseas High-Caliber Personnel, Level C, Shenzhen City.
2019.12 National Scholarship, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China.
2019.05 Merit Student Model, Chinese Academy of Sciences University.
2017.08 Outstanding Paper Award, International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (2017ICIRA).
2017.05 Chinese Government Scholarship, China Scholarship Council (CSC).
2015.07 Liaoning Province Natural Science Academic Achievement Second Prize.
2015.07 Merit Student, Chinese Academy of Sciences University.

🧑‍🎨 Collaborators

Yangmin Li, Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University(HKPU), China.
Jinguo Liu, Professor, Shenyang Institute of Automation(SIA), Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), China.
Honghai Liu, Professor, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen(HIT), China.
Zhaojie Ju, Professor, University of Portsmouth, U.K.
Yulan Guo, Professor, Sun Yat-Sen University, China.
Yongquan Chen, Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen(CUHKSZ), China.
Xin Zhang, Associate Professor, Shenyang Institute of Automation(SIA), Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), China.
Yuquan Leng, Research Associate Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology(SUSTC), China.
Chunwei Tian, Associate Professor, Northwestern Polytechnical University(NWPU), China.
Kairu Li, Associate Professor, Shenyang University of Technology, China.
Yiming Jiang, Associate Professor, Hunan University, China.
Junjie Hu, Assistant Research Fellow, Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society(AIRS), China.
Disi Chen, Lecturer, University of the West of England, U.K.
Dongxu Gao, Lecturer, University of Portsmouth, U.K.
Bangli Liu, Lecturer, De Montfort University, U.K.
Jiahui Yu, postdoctor, Zhejiang University, China.

💬 Academic Activities

Associate Editor

Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems

Guest Editor

“Electronics” Special Issue on “Deep Learning for Speech Denoising”, 2023.
“Frontiers in Robotics and AI” Research Topicson “Human-Centered Robot Vision and Artificial Perception”, 2023.
“Frontiers in Robotics and AI” Research Topicson “Visual Human-Robot Interaction and Applications”, 2022.
“International Journal of Aerospace Engineering” Special Issue on “Human-Robot Interaction and Collaboration for Space On-Orbit Servicing”, 2022.

Session Chair

International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA), 2023.
International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA), 2022.
International Conference on Machine Learning, Cloud Computing and Intelligent Mining (MLCCIM), 2022.
Asian Conference on Artificial Intelligence Technology (ACAIT), 2022.

Reviewer

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems
IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems

Member

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Member
China Computer Federation (CCF) Member

📚 Teaching

Undergraduate course, MATLAB Programming for Engineers
Undergraduate course, Image Processing Experiments

🧑‍🧑‍ Teams

Supervisor for Postgraduates

Mingyu Zhang, Sun Yat-Sen University
Bohong Wu, Sun Yat-Sen University
Zengrong Lin, Sun Yat-Sen University
Jing Hu, Sun Yat-Sen University
Yinan Zhao, Tongji University
Zhiwen Deng, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Rongtian Huo, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Yuhang Xu, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Xiaowen You, Shenyang Ligong University
Meiqi Zhang, Shenyang Ligong University
Zihang Chenyin, Wuhan University of Technology

Qing Gao (高庆)