Clone of Dr. Linmi Tao (University of Beijing)

Prof. Linmi Tao is an associate professor of Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University. He received his B.Sc. degree from Department of Biology, Zhejiang University in 1986. He received his M.Sc. in 1991 from Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he studied visual perception, cognitive science, and published his first research paper "Computational Color Vision" on J. Psychology in 1993. After his graduation, he joined to Prof. Eduardo Renato Caianiello research team in International Institute for Advanced Scientific Studies, Italy where he studied computational visual perception and finished his postdoctoral program in 1994. Then, he worked as a visiting scholar in the same institute in 1995.

Based on the research experience on cognitive science he hopes to introduce computer sciences and technologies to the researches on visual perception and cognition. He decided to study on computer science, especially on computer vision in 1995. He moved back to China and entered Department of Computer Science and Technology of Tsinghua University in 1996 as a PhD student.

In 2001, he received PhD degree on computer science from Tsinghua University, and joined to University of Verona, Italy working on project ARROV of the Fifth Framework Programme.

Currently, Linmi Tao teaches two courses: Human Computer Interaction and Patter Recognition, to undergraduate students. His researches cover a brand spectrum on computer vision, image / video processing, also computational cognitive vision, affective computing, bioinformatics based on his cross-disciplinary background. He cooperated with European universities and international companies, such as Intel, Siemens and IBM, in many research projects.

Tsinghua University, located in the northwestern suburbs of Beijing, was established in 1911 on the site of "Qing Hua Yuan" - a former royal garden of the Qing Dynasty. Funded with part of the "Boxer Indemnity," it was at first a preparatory school called "Tsinghua Xuetang" for those students who were sent by the government to study in the United States.

On April 29, 1911, Tsinghua Xuetang began its first term, and from then on the last Sunday of April was set as the school's anniversary. The name was changed to "Tsinghua School" after the 1911 Revolution.

In 1925, a university section was established, offering a four-year program for students. In 1928, its name was changed to "National Tsinghua University," and in the autumn of 1929 a graduate school was set up.

Currently, the university consists of 44 departments distributed in 11 schools, including the schools of sciences, architecture, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, information science and technology, humanities and social sciences, economics and management, law, arts and design, public policy and management, and applied technology. A medical school is currently being established. Tsinghua is developing into a comprehensive university at a breathtaking pace.

With a splendid legacy accumulated over the past 90 years, Tsinghua has retained its character and charm while promoting rigorous scholarship research, ensuring academic and educational prestige in China and abroad. The university currently has over 7,100 faculty and staff, with over 900 full professors and 1,200 associate professors, including 24 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and 24 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

The educational philosophy of Tsinghua is to "train students with integrity." Among the over 100,000 students who have graduated from Tsinghua since its founding are many outstanding scholars, eminent entrepreneurs and great statesmen remembered and respected by their fellow Chinese citizens. Hence, to study at Tsinghua is the dream of many Chinese youth. Presently, Tsinghua has over 20,000 students, including 12,000 undergraduates, 6,200 master's degrees candidates and 2,800 doctoral candidates.