SG NTUCollege of Computing and Data Science
Dacheng Tao Distinguished University Professor Applies statistics and mathematics to artificial intelligence, including computer vision, deep learning theory and large models.
Learning theory & optimization Data management & big data Large language models2026 A Simple "Motivation" Can Enhance Reinforcement Finetuning of Large Reasoning Models ICLR 2026 AD-FM: Multimodal LLMs for Anomaly Detection via Multi-Stage Reasoning and Fine-Grained Reward Optimization AAAI 346 T1 · 501 papers · Group size not listed SaveSG NTUCollege of Computing and Data Science
Studies multi-agent systems, computational game theory and reinforcement learning, with applications to security and e-commerce.
Reasoning & neuro-symbolic AI Reinforcement learning Planning, control & multi-robot systems2026 A tighter bound for reward learning in reinforcement learning from human feedback TMLR 2026 AdverMCTS: Combating pseudo-correctness in code generation via adversarial Monte Carlo tree search ICML 120 T1 · 146 papers · Group size not listed SaveSG NTUCollege of Computing and Data Science
Works on computer vision and deep learning, focusing on image and video restoration and enhancement, creative content generation and representation learning.
Video understanding Computational imaging & photography Generative & foundation models2026 4RC: 4D Reconstruction via Conditional Querying Anytime and Anywhere ICML 2026 AITTI: Learning Adaptive Inclusive Token for Text-to-Image Generation IJCV 117 T1 · 130 papers · 12 members · 36 alumni SaveSG NTUCollege of Computing and Data Science
Yu Cheng Nanyang Associate Professor (NRF) Works on efficient and sparse model architectures, model compression and multimodal learning.
Efficient training & inference Vision-language & multimodal Accelerators, chips & architecture2026 AdaReasoner: Dynamic Tool Orchestration for Iterative Visual Reasoning ICLR 2026 Characterizing, Evaluating, and Optimizing Complex Reasoning ICML 105 T1 · 118 papers · 42 members SaveSG NTUCollege of Computing and Data Science
Works on natural language processing, including LLM reasoning, multilingual and multimodal language models, discourse and question answering.
Large language models Reasoning & agents Vision-language & multimodal2026 Can Vibe Coders Really Pass the Vibe Check? An Empirical Analysis of Fault-Targeted Reasoning in Frontier LLMs EMNLP 2026 Discovering the Gems in Early Layers: Accelerating Long-Context LLMs with 1000x Input Token Reduction ACL 85 T1 · 110 papers · 1 member · 16 alumni SaveSG NTUCollege of Computing and Data Science
Han Yu Associate Professor Works on trustworthy federated learning, ethical AI, crowdsourcing and trust management.
Trustworthy & safe ML Data management & big data Interpretability, evaluation & safety of LMs2026 A Black Box Optimization-based Bidding Strategy for Data Consumers in Auction-based Federated Learning KDD 2026 Adaptive guidance for local training in heterogeneous federated learning. , IEEE (2026) TPAMI 78 T1 · 195 papers · 13 members · 15 alumni SaveSG NTUCollege of Computing and Data Science
Works on computer vision and image and video analytics, including visual intelligence with deep learning.
Video understanding Data management & big data2026 3D-Aware VLMs with Implicit and Explicit Geometries ECCV 2026 Boosting Reasoning in Large Multimodal Models via Activation Replay CVPR 77 T1 · 100 papers · Group size not listed SaveSG NTUSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Works on robust control and estimation, networked and cooperative control, distributed optimization and unmanned systems.
Planning, control & multi-robot systems Learning theory & optimization Distributed, cloud & edge systems2026 Asymptotically Optimal Distributed Consensus of Heterogeneous Multiagent Systems TAC 2026 Data-Driven Cooperative Output Regulation via Output Feedback Control TAC 73 T1 · 196 papers · 9 members · 68 alumni SaveSG NTUCollege of Computing and Data Science
Works on speech recognition and enhancement, end-to-end ASR, spoken language processing and large language models.
Speech recognition & spoken language Speech enhancement & signal processing Large language models2026 Evaluating the Expressive Appropriateness of Speech in Rich Contexts ACL 2026 KCAM-SENet: Speech enhancement network with KAN-based channel attention module Speech Communication 61 T1 · 114 papers · 15 members · 43 alumni SaveSG NTUCollege of Computing and Data Science
Works on computer graphics, geometric modeling and processing, and computer-aided design.
Geometry processing & modeling Rendering & appearance Data management & big data2026 AquaSplatting: A Hybrid 3D Representation for Robust Underwater Scene Reconstruction via Dual-Branch Rendering AAAI 2026 Denoising-GS: Gaussian Splatting with Spatial-aware Denoising ECCV 54 T1 · 77 papers · Group size not listed SaveSG NTUSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Works on pattern recognition, computer vision, biometrics and image processing, including statistical pattern classification.
Recognition, detection & segmentation Learning theory & optimization2026 ActivityForensics: A Comprehensive Benchmark for Localizing Manipulated Activity in Videos CVPR 2026 Angle K-Means ICLR 52 T1 · 119 papers · Group size not listed SaveSG NTUCollege of Computing and Data Science
Researches geospatial, textual and mobility data management, large-scale data mining and recommendation.
Data management & big data Recommendation, search & web2026 ARCADE: A Real-Time Data System for Hybrid and Continuous Query Processing across Diverse Data Modalities ICDE 2026 Are Learned DBMS Components Robust to Workload Drift? SIGMOD 50 T1 · 66 papers · 12 members · 33 alumni SaveSG NTUSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Bihan Wen Associate Professor Works on machine learning and computational imaging, including sparse and low-rank modelling and image restoration for radar, hyperspectral and MRI data.
Computational imaging & photography2026 Conformal Prediction for Multi-Source Detection on a Network AAAI 2026 Failsafe: Reasoning and recovery from failures in vision-language-action models IROS 48 T1 · 127 papers · 11 members · 10 alumni SaveSG NTUCollege of Computing and Data Science
Works on human-centered AI and human-AI interaction, AI ethics, and AI for health, ageing, sustainability and education.
Human-AI collaboration & trust Accessibility, health & wellbeing Language & society2026 "It Seems to Understand My Heart": An Empirical Study of Persona-Driven Persuasive AI Agent for Aging-in-Place in Singapore CHI 2026 A Comprehensive Survey on Multimodal Recommender Systems: Taxonomy, Evaluation, and Future Directions TPAMI 43 T1 · 94 papers · Group size not listed SaveSG NTUCollege of Computing and Data Science
Works on user modeling, personalized recommendation and trust modeling in multi-agent systems.
Recommendation, search & web Data management & big data Reasoning & neuro-symbolic AI2026 Adaptive and Representative Multi-Interest Modeling for Recommendation with Large Language Model ACL 2026 Beyond a Single Story: Meta-Reviewing Sparse and Incomplete User-generated Contents for Recommendation EMNLP 40 T1 · 77 papers · 10 members · 35 alumni SaveSG NTUSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Works on large language models, reasoning, affective computing, embodied AI and AI safety, leading the DeCLaRe lab.
Large language models Reasoning & agents Trustworthy & safe ML2026 10 Open Challenges Steering the Future of Vision-Language-Action Models AAAI 2026 Chain-of-Glimpse: Search-Guided Progressive Object-Grounded Reasoning for Video Understanding ICML 39 T1 · 74 papers · 12 members · 20 alumni SaveSG NTUCollege of Computing and Data Science
Works on machine learning and deep learning across vision and language, including efficient and continual learning of multimodal models.
Vision-language & multimodal Multimodal & grounded language Efficient training & inference2026 C34 DreamRunner: Fine-Grained Compositional Story-to-Video Generation with Retrieval-Augmented Motion Adaptation AAAI 2026 C36 TrustGen: A Platform of Dynamic Benchmarking on the Trustworthiness of Generative Foundation Models ICLR 37 T1 · 45 papers · 8 members SaveSG NTUSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Works on multimodal, physical and embodied AI, including wireless and multimodal sensing with large models.
Robot perception & SLAM Multimodal & grounded language Vision-language & multimodal2026 Gaussian Adaptive Patching Powered Fully-Connected Spatial-Temporal Graph for Multivariate Time-Series Data TPAMI 2026 M4Human: A Large-Scale Multimodal mmWave Radar Benchmark for Human Mesh Reconstruction CVPR 36 T1 · 73 papers · Group size not listed SaveSG NTUCollege of Computing and Data Science
Works on data management, data mining and machine learning, including graph learning and data-intensive algorithms.
Data management & big data Graph mining & networks Graph learning2026 A Comprehensive Benchmark on Spectral GNNs: The lmpact on Efficiency, Memory, and Effectiveness. SIGMOD 2026 ArceKV: Towards Workload-driven LSM-compactions for Key-Value Store Under Dynamic Workloads. VLDB 36 T1 · 46 papers · 10 members · 7 alumni SaveSG NTUCollege of Computing and Data Science
Works on wireless sensing, deep learning and computing system integration for mobile and pervasive computing.
Signal processing & information theory Data management & big data2026 Branch, or Layer? Zeroth-Order Optimization for Continual Learning of Vision-Language Models AAAI 2026 Cheating Stereo Matching in Full-Scale: Physical Adversarial Attack Against Binocular Depth Estimation in Autonomous Driving AAAI 35 T1 · 92 papers · Group size not listed · 24 alumni Save