IDEA Lab Members
Director:

Dr. Dinggang Shen, Ph.D.
Assistant:

MS. Ann E. Sherman
Phone: 919-966-4397
Faculty:

Dr. Pew-Thian Yap
Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)
Research Interest: Registration/Segmentation of MR Images, Brain Connectivity
System Administrator:

Mr. Gary Long
Postdoctoral Fellows / Research Associates / Visiting Scholars:
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Dr. Feng Shi Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Research Interest: Image Segmentation, Registration, and Atlas Construction |
Dr. Min-Jeong Kim Ph.D.,Ewha W. University, Seoul, Korea Research Interest: Image Registration, Image Classification, Machine Learning |
Dr. Guorong Wu Ph.D., Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Research Interest: Image Registration, Machine Learning, and Pattern Recognition |
Dr. Chong-Yaw Wee Ph.D., University of Malaya, Malaysia Research Interest: Multivariate Neuroimage Classification, Brain Diseases Classification, Machine Learning |
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Dr. Li Wang Ph.D., Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China Research Interest: Neonatal brain MRI segmentation, Variational methods, Level set methods, and Convex optimization. |
Dr. Gang Li Ph.D., Northwestern Polytechnical University, China Research Interest: Biomedical image processing and analysis,Cortical surface parcellation, mapping and analysis |
Dr. Pei Zhang, Ph.D., The University of Manchester, UK Research Interest: Medical Image Analysis, Statistical Models of Shape and Appearance, Registration and Segmentation |
Dr. Ziwen Peng, M.D., Sun Yat-Sen Unviersity, Guangzhou, China Research Interest: Structural and functional networks about psychiatric disorders, especially OCD and Autism |
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Dr. Jian Cheng, Joint Ph.D., INRIA Sophia Antipolis, France & Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Research Interest: Medical Image Analysis, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Applied Mathematics |
Dr. Arnav Bhavsar, Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India Research Interest: Computer vision, Medical image analysis, Image super-resolution, 3D scene estimation |
Dr. Heung-Il Suk, Ph.D., Korea University, Seoul, Korea Research Interest: Multivariate Neuroimage Classification, Brain Diseases Diagnosis/Prediction, Brain-Computer Interface, Machine Learning |
Dr. Kim-Han Thung, Ph.D., University of Malaya, Malaysia Research Interest: Image Processing, Computer Vision, Machine Learning |
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Dr. Gerard Sanromà, Ph.D., Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain Research Interest: Image and Point-set Registration, Structural Pattern Recognition, Local Image Features |
Dr. Rui Min, Ph.D., Telecom ParisTech, France Research Interest: Computer Vision, Image Processing and Analysis, Pattern Recognition |
PhD Students:
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Mr. Qian Wang, M.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China Research Interest: Medical Image Analysis, Groupwise Image Registration |
Mr. Yaozong Gao, M.S., Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China Research Interest: Medical Image Analysis, Computer Vision, Image Segmentation |
Mr. Guan Yu, M.S., Nankai University, Tianjin, China Co-supervised with Dr. Yufeng Liu Research Interest: Statistical Machine Learning and Data Mining, High-dimensional Data Analysis |
Visiting Students:
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Ms. Yaping Wang, M.S., Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China Research Interest: Structural Imaging Processing, Cortical Surface Analysis, Medical Image Analysis |
Mr. Feng Liu, M.S., University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Sichuan, China Research Interest: Medical Image Analysis, Machine Learning |
Mr. Zhongyi Hu, M.S., Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China Research Interest: Image Process and Analysis, Machine Learning, Computer Vision |
Mr. Yeqin Shao, Ph.D Candidate, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Research Interest: Image Segmentation, Machine Learning, and Pattern Recognition |
Staff:
Software Engineer:

Mr. Hongbin Zhang
M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA
Former Members
Former Faculty

Dr. Yong Fan, Research Assistant Professor
Now a professor in Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Former Postdocs, PhD Students, and Exchanging Scholars
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Dr. Songyuan Tang, Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Research Interest: Medical Image Analysis, Machine Learning Now in Beijing Institute of Technology, China. |
Dr. Qianjin Feng, Ph.D., First Military Medical University, GuangZhou, China Research Interest: Medical Image Analysis, Medical Image Visualization Now in Southern Medical University (the former First Military Medical University), China. |
Mr. Jie-Zhi Cheng, M.S., National Taiwan University Research Interest: Image Segmentation, Vessel Tracking, Statistical Analysis, Cancer Image Analysis, Computer-aided Diagnosis Now in National Taiwan University |
Mr. Yufei Shen, M.S., Old Dominion University Research Interest: Medical Image Processing & Analysis, Computer-aided Diagnosis, Machine Learning Now in Old Dominion University, China |
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Dr. Dong Ni, Ph.D., The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China. Research Interest: Image Registration, Medical Image Analysis, Ultrasound Imaging, Virtual Medicine Now in Shenzhen University, China |
Dr. Andrew Hill Ph.D., University of Queensland, Australia. Research Interest: Medical image processing; specifically segmentation and non-linear registration of DCE-MRI breast images
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Awaiting PhD from National University of Singapore Research Interests: Medical Image Processing;Computer Vision;Visual Saliency and Psychophysics, Machine Learning Now in National University of Singapore |
Dr. Luping Zhou Ph.D., Australian National University Research Interest: Medical image analysis, Machine Learning; especially in 3D shape modeling and Statistical shape discrimination Now in Australia eHealth Center, CSIRO, Australia |
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Dr. Yang Li Ph.D., National University of Singapore, Singapore. Research Interest: Model Guided Segmentation, Shape Analysis, Single Modal or Multivariate Image Registration Now in Allen Institute for Brain Science, USA |
Mr. Kevin Guley, B.S. UNC-Chapel Hill Research Interests: Brain Tumor Segmentation, Machine learning, and Medical Image Analysis Now in UNC-Chapel Hill, USA |
Dr. Wei Liu Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology, Florida, U.S.A. Research Interest: Medical Image Analysis, Computer Vision, Machine Learning Now in Microsoft, USA |
Dr. Hongjun Jia Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. Research Interest: Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Medical Image Processing |
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Dr. Yonghong Shi Ph.D., Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Research Interest: Image segmentation, pattern recognition and machine learning Now in Fudan University, China |
Dr. Jun Shi Ph.D., University of Science and Technology of China, China Research Interest: Biomedical image processing and analysis, pattern recognition and machine learning Now in Shanghai University, China |
Mr. Ilwoo Lyu, M.S., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea Research Interest: Medical Image Analysis and Computer Vision Now in UNC-Chapel Hill, USA |
Dr. Wei Li Ph.D., Southern Medical University, China Research Interest: Medical image segmentation, registration, brain tumor segmentation and Analysis Now in Southern Medical University, China |
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Dr. Yu Zhang Ph.D., Southern Medical University, China Research Interest: Medical image segmentation, registration, brain tumor segmentation and Analysis Now in Southern Medical University, China |
Dr. Manhua Liu Ph.D., Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Research Interest: Pattern Recognition, Machine Learning, Sparse Representation, Medical Image Analysis Now in Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China |
Dr. Yeong Geon Seo Ph.D. Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea Research Interest: Image Segmentation, Image Analysis using Wavelet Now in Gyeongsang University, Korea |
Dr. Daoqiang Zhang Ph.D., Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China Research Interest: Pattern Recognition, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Medical Image Analysis. Now in Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China |
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Mr. Hanbo Chen, B.S., Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China Research Interest: Medical Image Analysis, Network Analysis, Brain Development and Evolution Now in University of Georgia, USA |
Mr. Tuo Zhang, B.S., Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China Research Interest: Medical Image Analysis, Multi-modal Brain Network Analysis, Brain Structure Development Now in University of Georgia, USA |
Dr. Jingxin Nie Ph.D., Northwestern Polytechnical University, China Research Interest: Biomedical image processing and analysis, Cortical surface reconstruction and analysis Now in South China Normal University, China |
Ms. Yanrong Guo, M.S., Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China Research Interest: Medical Image Processing, Image Segmentation, Pattern Recognition Now in Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China |
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Mr. Yinghuan Shi, M.S., Nanjing University, Nanjing, China Research Interest: Computer Vision and Machine Learning, Medical Image Analysis Now in Nanjing University, Nanjing, China |
Dr. Yakang Dai Ph.D. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Research Interest: Biomedical Image Computing and Software Platform Now in Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology (SIBET), Jiangsu, China
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Dr. Yang Li, Ph.D., The University of Sheffield, UK Research Interest: Dynamical causal modeling and connectivity analysis for brain functional activities Now in Beihang University, Beijing, China |
Mr. Tanachat Gor Nilanon, B.Sc., Carnegie Mellon University, USA Research Interest: Image Registration, Computer Vision, Machine Learning Now in UNC-Chapel Hill, USA |
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Dr. Shihui Ying, Ph.D., Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China Research Interest: Optimization on Manifolds, Image Registration, Computer Vision and Geometric Analysis Now in Shanghai University, China |
Mr. Biao Jie, M.S., Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China Research Interest: Medical Image Analysis, Machine Learning Now in Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China |
Mr. Bo Cheng, M.S., Southwest University, Chongqing, China Research Interest: Pattern Recognition, Machine Learning, and Multi-Modal Medical Image Analysis Now in Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China |
![]() Dr. Shu (Billy) Liao Ph.D., The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Research Interest: Medical Image Analysis, Image Registration, Disease Classification, and Machine Learning Now in Siemens, Malvern, PA, USA |




















































