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Dr. Hengyan Liu is an Assistant Professor in the School of AI and advanced computing (AIAC) of Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU). He holds a Doctoral and Master's degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Imperial College London. Hengyan has extensive research and project experience, having served as a Research Assistant at Imperial College London for two years and as a Visiting Researcher in the Department of Electronic Engineering at Tsinghua University for one year, where he led the UKRI project.
Hengyan’s research expertise spans several areas including deep learning, reinforcement learning, computer vision, Large Language Models, multimodal fusion, deep unrolling algorithms, and convex optimization. He has authored several top-tier publications in both conferences and journals and was awarded the 2023 SMC-IoT Best Paper Award as the first author. Hengyan also been invited to serve as the TPC for IEEE ICCCN 2024, work shop chair of ISITSC 2024 and workshop chair of IEEE ICCCN 2025.
office hour: 13:00-15:00 Wed Fri TC-D5005
Research interests
Deep Learning, Large Language Models,
Reinforcement Learning,
Computer Vision,
Optimization Theory.
Experience
Assistant Professor, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2023-present;
Lecturer, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2022-2023;
PhD Research Assistant, Tsinghua University, 2020-2021;
Teaching
Convex Optimization; Computer Vision; Coding Theory
Awards and honours
2023, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Talent of Jiangsu Province (江苏省‘双创博士’)
Best Paper Awards, SMC-IoT, 2024
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, MSc, Imperial College London
Research areas
- Deep Learning
- Computer Vision (CV)
- Deep Reinforcement Learning
- Convex Optimization
Person Types
- Staff
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Research on edge intelligent offloading and caching optimisation in low-altitude economy networks
Hu, B. (PI), Xu, S. (Team member), Jia, D. (Team member), Zhang, J. (Team member), Zhang, W. (Team member), Pei, R. (Team member), Liu, H. (Team member), Wang, Z. (Team member), Huang, S. (Team member) & Qi, M. (Team member)
1/10/25 → 1/10/27
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Suzhou Key Specialized Project: AI Model-Based Personalized Education and Potential Development Agent
Liu, H. (PI), Ren, G. (PI), Stefanidis, A. (CoPI), Hu, B. (CoI), Zhang, W. (CoI), Bian, X. (Team member), Huang, J. (Team member), Chen, X. (Team member), Zhang, Y. (Team member), Chen, T. (Team member), Chen, W. (Team member) & Yuan, M. (Team member)
15/04/25 → 15/04/26
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Revolutionising IoT Engineering Education through Cross-Subject and Industry Application
Zhang, W. (PI), Hu, B. (Team member), Liu, H. (Team member), Zhao, Y. (Team member), Chen, W. (Team member), Wang, S. (Team member), Liu, K. (Team member), Wu, T. (Team member), Qian, Q. (Team member), Du, T. (Team member), Su, Q. (Team member), Wang, J. (Team member), Lin, Z. (Team member) & Wang, G. (Team member)
1/09/24 → 31/08/26
Project: Internal Research Project
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A deep learning sentiment analysis framework for low altitude economic networks: integrating blockchain and edge computing technology
Liu, J., Gan, Y., Huang, S., Liu, H., Ren, G. & Zhang, W., Aug 2025, 2025 IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC Workshops).Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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A DenseNet-OpenPose Framework for Static Biometric Recognition via Human Body Keypoints
Xu, B., Zhang, W., Hu, B., Huang, Y., Ren, G. & Liu, H., 11 Aug 2025, (Accepted/In press) IEEE 2025 the 13th International Conference on Information and Communication Networks (ICICN).Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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Enhancing Prompt Generation with Adaptive Refinement for Camouflaged Object Detection
Chen, X., Ren, G., Dai, T., Stathaki, T. & Liu, H., 26 Jun 2025, (Accepted/In press) International Conference on Computer Vision 2025 (ICCV 2025).Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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MADQN-Enhanced Computation Offloading and Resource Allocation for 6G Low-Altitude Economy Vehicular Networks
Hu, B., Liu, H., Du, J., López-Benítez, M., Wu, C., Chu, X. & Niyato, D., 8 Jul 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus) -
Multi-modal Segment Anything Model for Camouflaged Scene Segmentation
Ren, G., Liu, H., Lazarou, M. & Stathaki, T., 26 Jun 2025, (Accepted/In press) International Conference on Computer Vision 2025 (ICCV 2025).Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
Activities
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Image Generation and Restoration Using Diffusion Models
Hengyan Liu (Supervisor), Guangyu Ren (Co-supervisor), Bintao Hu (Co-supervisor) & Wenzhang Zhang (Co-supervisor)
1 Jun 2025 → 31 Aug 2025Activity: Supervision › Completed SURF Project
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Adapting Vision-Language Models for Few-Shot Detection of Medical Anomalies
Hengyan Liu (Supervisor), Guangyu Ren (Co-supervisor), Bintao Hu (Co-supervisor) & Wenzhang Zhang (Co-supervisor)
1 Jun 2025 → 31 Aug 2025Activity: Supervision › Completed SURF Project
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Enhancing Large Models with Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Hengyan Liu (Supervisor), Guangyu Ren (Co-supervisor), Bintao Hu (Co-supervisor) & Wenzhang Zhang (Co-supervisor)
1 Jun 2025 → 31 Aug 2025Activity: Supervision › Completed SURF Project
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AI-Empowered Resource Allocation and Offloading Optimisation in 6G UAV-Assisted Networks
Bintao Hu (Supervisor), Wenzhang Zhang (Co-supervisor) & Hengyan Liu (Co-supervisor)
1 Jun 2025 → 31 Aug 2025Activity: Supervision › Completed SURF Project
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The 3rd International Conference On Mobile Internet, Cloud Computing and Information Security (MICCIS 2025)
Hu, B. (Chair), Zhang, W. (Chair) & Liu, H. (Chair)
11 Apr 2025 → 14 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …