CN ZhejiangSchool of Artificial Intelligence Feb 28
Works on multimodal learning, including speech and singing-voice synthesis, audio generation and video-language understanding.
Speech synthesis & voice Speech recognition & spoken language Vision-language & multimodal2026 A Survey of Direct Preference Optimization: Datasets, Theories, Variants, and Applications TPAMI 2026 AlignSep: Temporally-Aligned Video-Queried Sound Separation with Flow Matching ICLR 136 T1 · 194 papers · Group size not listed SaveCN SJTUSchool of Computer Science May 31
Xie Chen Tenured Track Associate Professor Works on speech recognition, speech synthesis and audio language models in the X-LANCE lab.
Speech recognition & spoken language Speech synthesis & voice Recognition, detection & segmentation2026 AHAMask: Reliable Task Specification for Large Audio Language Models without Instructions AAAI 2026 Anonymization, Not Elimination: Utility-Preserved Speech Anonymization TASLP 90 T1 · 123 papers · Group size not listed SaveCN ZhejiangSchool of Software Technology Feb 28
Works on multimodal machine learning and speech synthesis.
Multimodal & grounded language Speech synthesis & voice Vision-language & multimodal2026 AlignSep: Temporally-Aligned Video-Queried Sound Separation with Flow Matching ICLR 2026 Decoupling Stability and Plasticity for Multi-Modal Test-Time Adaptation CVPR 53 T1 · 77 papers · Group size not listed SaveGB CambridgeEngineering - Information Engineering Division Dec 8
Mark Gales Professor of Information Engineering Works on automatic speech recognition and speech synthesis, including low-resource speech processing and spoken language learning and assessment.
Speech recognition & spoken language Speech synthesis & voice Recognition, detection & segmentation2026 Detect, Attend and Extract: Keyword Guided Target Speaker Extraction IJCAI/ECAI 2026 Towards Self-Referential Analytic Assessment: A Profile-Based Approach to L2 Writing Evaluation with LLMs BEA 26 T1 · 55 papers · Group size not listed SaveCN TsinghuaDepartment of Automation Feb 28
Works on speech signal processing, personalized speech synthesis and deepfake audio detection, and continual learning.
Speech recognition & spoken language Speech synthesis & voice Signal processing & information theory2026 SpeechPalette: A Comprehensive Speech Editing Method for Text-Based Speech Editing, One-Shot TTS and Attributes Editing TPAMI 2026 MSSG: Multi-Scale Speaker Graph Network for Active Speaker Detection IEEE Trans. Multim. 25 T1 · 49 papers · Group size not listed SaveCN SJTUSchool of Integrated Circuits (Information and Electronic Engineering) May 31
Directs the Institute of Image Communication and Network Engineering, working on image coding and communication and, in recent work, image quality assessment…
Image & video generation Signal processing & information theory Speech synthesis & voice2026 Compressing 3D Gaussian Splatting via Cross-Representation Priors TIP 2026 Content-Aware Mamba for Learned Image Compression ICLR 22 T1 · 186 papers · Group size not listed SaveCN ZhejiangSchool of Cyber Science and Technology Feb 28
Works on deepfake synthesis and detection, AIGC security, IoT security and privacy protection.
Recognition, detection & segmentation Speech synthesis & voice2026 Attack-Resistant Watermarking for AIGC Image Forensics via Diffusion-based Semantic Deflection ICLR 2026 Beyond Content: A Comprehensive Speech Toxicity Dataset and Detection Framework Incorporating Paralinguistic Cues AAAI 21 T1 · 59 papers · Group size not listed SaveCN PekingSchool of Intelligence Science and Technology Jan 15
Researches computational models of auditory perception, psychoacoustics, speech recognition and speech synthesis.
Speech recognition & spoken language Speech synthesis & voice Recognition, detection & segmentation2026 Proactive Risk-Aware Trajectory Planning for Autonomous Driving in Unstructured Environments via Reinforcement Learning with Adaptive Reward Design ICRA 2026 TransXion: A High-Fidelity Graph Benchmark for Realistic Anti-Money Laundering KDD 20 T1 · 34 papers · Group size not listed SaveUS UIUCElectrical and Computer Engineering Dec 1
Studies hardware-software co-design, including FPGA and high-level synthesis for efficient deep learning accelerators.
Accelerators, chips & architecture Efficient training & inference Speech synthesis & voice2025 Invited Paper: Hardware-Software Co-Design for Highly Optimized, Customized, and Reliable AI Systems ICCAD 2025 LLM Strategic Reasoning: Agentic Study through Behavioral Game Theory NeurIPS 15 T1 · 45 papers · 23 members · 56 alumni SaveCN TsinghuaDepartment of Computer Science and Technology Feb 28
Works on computer graphics, geometry processing, visual media editing and synthesis, and the Jittor deep-learning framework.
Geometry processing & modeling Rendering & appearance Speech synthesis & voice2025 Fast Galerkin Multigrid Method for Unstructured Meshes TOG 2025 Implicit Bonded Discrete Element Method with Manifold Optimization TOG 15 T1 · 35 papers · 27 members · 30 alumni SaveGB EdinburghSchool of Informatics
Researches speech synthesis, articulatory modelling and the relationship between articulation and acoustics.
Speech synthesis & voice Speech recognition & spoken language2025 AccentBox: Towards High-Fidelity Zero-Shot Accent Generation ICASSP 2025 Acquiring Pronunciation from Speech Audio via Multi-task Learning Interspeech 14 T1 · 19 papers · 5 members · 3 alumni SaveUS MITElectrical Engineering and Computer Science Dec 1
Connor W. Coley Associate Professor, Warren K. Lewis Professor in Chemical Engineering Develops machine learning and generative AI for chemistry, including computer-aided retrosynthesis, reaction prediction, and synthesizable molecular design.
Proteins, drugs & materials Generative & foundation models Speech synthesis & voice2026 Efficient and Programmable Exploration of Synthesizable Chemical Space TMLR 2026 FRIGID: Scaling Diffusion-Based Molecular Generation from Mass Spectra at Training and Inference Time ICLR 13 T1 · 83 papers · 20 members · 58 alumni SaveCN ZhejiangSchool of Cyber Science and Technology Feb 28
Works on intelligent voice security, autonomous-driving security, IoT security and pervasive computing.
Speech synthesis & voice Embodied & active vision2026 Beyond Content: A Comprehensive Speech Toxicity Dataset and Detection Framework Incorporating Paralinguistic Cues AAAI 2026 A Passive Defense Against Out-of-Band Injection Threats to Microphone-Based Devices IEEE Trans. Dependable Secur. Comput. 13 T1 · 47 papers · Group size not listed SaveSG NTUCollege of Computing and Data Science
Works on computer vision and machine learning, currently focusing on generative AI synthesis methods that exploit semantic and contextual cues.
Generative & foundation models Data management & big data Speech synthesis & voice2025 Amodal3R: Amodal 3D reconstruction from occluded 2D images ICCV 2025 Gazing at rewards: eye movements as a lens into human and AI decision-making in hybrid visual foraging CVPR 13 T1 · 19 papers · Group size not listed SaveCN ZhejiangCollege of Computer Science and Technology Feb 28
Kun Zhou Cheung Kong Professor Researches shape modeling, texture synthesis, real-time rendering, GPU parallel computing, real-time face tracking and 3D printing.
Rendering & appearance Geometry processing & modeling Speech synthesis & voice2024 3D Gaussian Blendshapes for Head Avatar Animation SIGGRAPH 2024 3D Gaussian Splatting with Deferred Reflection SIGGRAPH 10 T1 · 21 papers · Group size not listed SaveUS MITElectrical Engineering and Computer Science Dec 1
Armando Solar-Lezama Distinguished Professor of Computing, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing; Professor of EECS Studies program synthesis, combining programming languages and machine learning to generate code from specifications.
Compilers & programming languages Speech synthesis & voice2025 EnCompass: Enhancing Agent Programming with Search Over Program Execution Paths NeurIPS 2025 LiveCodeBench: Holistic and Contamination Free Evaluation of Large Language Models for Code ICLR 9 T1 · 18 papers · 9 members · 23 alumni SaveUS StanfordComputer Science Dec 8
Develops physics-based animation and sound synthesis for computer graphics.
Physics-based simulation & animation Rendering & appearance Speech synthesis & voice2026 Mixwell: Sharp 2D Fluid Brushes for Progressive Physics-Based Mixing TOG 2026 Progressing Level-of-Detail Animation for Volumetric Elastodynamics TOG 7 T1 · 13 papers · Group size not listed SaveGB EdinburghSchool of Informatics
Researches speech synthesis and speech recognition, including acoustic models that represent speech structure.
Speech recognition & spoken language Speech synthesis & voice Recognition, detection & segmentation2026 When Text-to-Speech Speaks in Your Voice: A Study on Public Perception CUI 2025 Can We Reconstruct a Dysarthric Voice with the Large Speech Model Parler TTS? Interspeech 7 T1 · 14 papers · 8 members · 34 alumni SaveUS UWPaul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering Dec 15
Researches 3D computer vision and reconstruction, view synthesis and generative video.
3D vision & neural rendering Image & video generation Speech synthesis & voice2025 Constrained Diffusion Implicit Models NeurIPS 2025 Generative Inbetweening: Adapting Image-to-Video Models for Keyframe Interpolation ICLR 7 T1 · 10 papers · 6 members · 37 alumni SaveGB EdinburghSchool of Informatics
Develops formal and machine-learning-based program synthesis, including synthesis guided by large language models, to scale verification.
Compilers & programming languages Large language models Speech synthesis & voice2026 Accelerating Sparse Algebra with Program Synthesis CC 2026 Massively Parallel Mining of Specifications for Hardware Designs CAV 5 T1 · 22 papers · 6 members · 3 alumni Save