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Yushan Pan (IEEE M’22, SM’24) grew up in Xi’an, China. After completing his studies there, he spent the subsequent twelve years in Norway—pursuing academic endeavors, building his professional career, and laying down roots. This Nordic educational system, which shares similarities with Germany’s higher education model, equipped him with a strong foundation to become a accomplished researcher and educator following the completion of his PhD and Habilitation.
In 2022 he returned to China and joined Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, where he now investigates the sweet spot of Cognitive Intelligence.
Before XJTLU, Yushan was a doctoral researcher at the University of Oslo(2013-2017) and later a senior researcher at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and the Norwegian Maritime Competence Center (2027-2021). He also spent time at Parametric Technology Corporation as a technical consultant (2011-2013). He is also serving as a Senior Member of IEEE, ACM, and CCF, and as a life member of the Chinese Association of Automation. His curiosity roams from emotional AI and cognitive computing to industrial defect spotting, liveness detection, hyperspectral imaging, and trustworthy AI.
I am looking for highly-motivated graduate (PhD/MS) and undergraduate students to work with our group. Please drop me an email if interested.
Research interests
Dr. Pan’s research is centered on Cognitive Intelligence:
Mission 1: Equip machines with perceptual and cognitive machinery to read, reason and respond like empathic partners.
- give robots the ability to perceive, express and regulate emotion, adding an affective layer to every exchagne.
- anchor AI decisions in validated cognitive models so that systems logic mirrors human thought.
- co-create control loops that keep humans optimally 'in the loop.'
- E.g., surgery-grade medical interaction - port these empathic - cognitive advances into the OR, where millimetre precision meets millisecond feedback.
Mission 2: guarantee that every agent-to-agent and human-to-agent loop is trustworthy, information-rich and retrieval-fast.
- liveness detection - verify the authenticity of the interacting subject in real time, blocking spoofing attacks at the gate.
- adaptive information retrieval - align user intent with content in sub-second latency, acting as the system's information concierge.
- hyperspectral imaging - capture spectral signatures beyond the visible to harden biometric security and enable pixel-level lesion mapping.
Mission 3: turn algorithms into dependable, real-time, source-aware machines.
- embedded software engineering - develop safety-critical firmware for robotics, biometric terminals and spectral imagers that meet hard real-time dealines.
- cross-Pillar Hardware/Software Co-design - deliver the drives, middleware and compute substrates that let Pillars 1 and 2 run flawlessly under strict power, size and safety constraints.
Experience
- XJTLU University Academic Board Member, 2025-
- XJTLU PHCI Programme Director, 2025-
- XJTLU SAT School Work Placement Officer, 2022-2025
- Xi'an ACM Chapter, Vice Chair, 2025 - 2027
- ACM-W Suzhou, Member, 2025-2027
- Xi'an ACM Chapter, Treasurer, 2024-2025
- ACM CARES Steering Committee, Committee Member, 2022-
- Lifetime Member, Chinese Association of Automation
- Senior Member, IEEE, ACM, China Computer Federation
- Member, Association for the Advancement of Affective Computing, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Chinese Society for Stereology, China Ordnance Society, Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence, Chinese Information Processing Society of China
- Assistant Professor, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2022-
- Senior Researcher, Norwegian Maritime Competence Center, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, 2020-2021
- Postdoc, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, 2017-2019
- Research Fellow, Universitetet i Oslo, 2013-2017
- Consultant(PLM), Parametric Technology Corporation, 2012-1013
- Associate Consultant(PLM), Parametric Technology Corporation, 2009-2010
Awards and honours
- Winning Prize in the 18th China Chengdu International Software Design and Application Competition, jointly issued by Chengdu Municipal People's Government, Sichuan Provincial Department of Education and Sichuan Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology, 2024/第18届中国国际软件设计与应用大赛优胜奖，成都市人民政府/四川省经济和信息化厅/四川省教育厅，2024年。
- Double Innovation Doctor under Jiangsu Provincial Talent Program, JSSCBS20230474, Talent Office of CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee, 2024/江苏省人才计划双创博士，JSSCBS20230474, 江苏省委人才办公室, 2024年
- Best SURF supervisor, XJTLU, 2024.
- Excellence Award in the 1st Air Force Creative Challenge, Awarded by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force, 2023/首届空军创意挑战赛，优秀奖，授予单位：中国人民解放军空军，2023年
- The Eighth China International "Internet Plus" University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, Bronze Award, Ministry of Education/第八届中国国际“互联网+”大学生创新创业大学，铜奖，授予单位：教育部， 2023年
- Best paper award. The 2023 IEEE International Conference on Cyber, Physical and Social Computing. (CCF B)，2023年
- Regonised Associate Chair. ACM CHI conference 2023 (CCF A)，2023年
- Regonised reviewer. Ocean Engineering (SCI Q1)，2022年
- Best paper award. The 18th ACM SIGGraph International Conference on Virutal-Reality and Its Applications in Industry. 2022年
- Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Students Abroad, China Scholarship Council (CSC) ID: ZF2016045003/2016 年度国家优秀自费留学生奖学金 国家留学基金委编号 ID: ZF2016045003
- 2013. PhD Fellowship, Norwegian Research Council/挪威研究理事会, ca. 2.56M RMB（约2560000人民币）
Teaching
Postgraduates and Undergraduates (UoL):
- Y3 PhD students, Ziyue Zhang(Primary)
- Y2 PhD Yifan Gao(Primary), Qiuyu Li(Primary)
- Y1 Xiaosong Hu(Primary), Minghui Zhu(co), Wanli Bai(co)
- 2 Ongoing MS students and 5 Ongoing BS students(Computer Science, UoL, UK)
- 1 Completed PhD(co-advisor, NTNU), 21 completed MS students, and 13 completed BS students(UoL, UK).
Postgraduates and Undergraduates as co-supervisor/external supervisor:
- 3 PhD students (Osaka, GeorgiaTech, Xidian/XJTU), 4 MS students (XJTU, Xidian, ZZULI), 3 BS students (SJTU)
Current teaching:
- CPT412 Human-Robot Interaction; PG
- CPT105 Introduction to Programming in Java; UG, ca. 900 students per academic year
- SAT306 Final Year Project; UG
- SAT405 MRes Final Year Project; PG
- SAT406 MSc Final Year Project; PG
Taught:
- CPT302 Multiagent Systems; UG
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
PGCert - Recognized without prior training, University of Liverpool UK
Award Date: 1 Jan 2022
Habilitation, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim
Award Date: 30 Apr 2020
PhD, University of Oslo
Award Date: 26 Nov 2018
Master, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim
Award Date: 30 Jun 2012
External positions
Specially-Invited Expert for Major Projects of National Innovation Center par Excellence (NICE)/长三角国家技术创新中心重大项目特聘专家, 长三角国家技术创新中心/National Innovation Centre par Excellence
12 Apr 2025 → …
Adjunct faculty and External censor, Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology, University of Oslo
Jul 2023 → 2026
Visiting Researcher, China Mobile Research Institute
1 Jan 2023 → …
External examiner, Beijing Institute of Technology
2023 → 2025
External Supervisor, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2023 → 2026
Visiting researcher, Xidian University
2023 → …
External PhD/MS examiner, The University of Osaka
2 Jan 2022 → 30 Dec 2023
Nationwide Expert for Random Inspection and Evaluation of Undergraduate & Postgraduate Graduation Theses (Designs) /全国本科、研究生毕业论文（设计）抽检评审专家库专家, China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC)/教育部学位与研究生教育发展中心
2022 → …
External PhD/MS committee, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
1 Oct 2021 → 31 Dec 2023
Research areas
- Cognitive Intelligence
- Multimodal Algorithms
- Computer Systems and Engineering
Keywords
- QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
- Cognitive Intelligence
- Computer Systems and Engineering
Person Types
- Staff
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Suzhou Intelligent Manufacturing Global AI Data Collaboration Industrial Innovation Consortium/苏州智造全球 AI 数据协同产业创新联合体
Pan, Y. (PI), Wang, S. (PI), Yang, Z. (PI), Xu, Z. (CoPI), Wang, W. (CoPI), Xiang, N. (CoPI), Zhang, H. (Team member), Chen, Y. (Team member), Wang, J. (Team member), Wang, Y. (Team member), Wang, T. (Team member), Wang, H. (Team member), Wang, L. (Team member), Wang, C. (Team member), Yang, H. (Team member), Fei, J. (CoPI), Fang, F. (CoPI), Li, Q. (Team member), Gao, Y. (Team member), Liang, S. (Team member) & Li, Y. (Team member)
1/05/25 → 30/04/28
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Research on Multimodal Robotic Arm Response Technology in Environment-Enabled Scenarios/环境赋使场景下的多模态机械臂响应技术研究
Pan, Y. (PI), Wang, Y. (Team member), Xiang, N. (Team member), Zhang, H. (Team member), Xu, Z. (Team member), Ji, C. (Team member) & Chen, Y. (CoPI)
1/03/25 → 28/02/29
Project: Collaborative Research Project
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A Bridge Transformer Network with Deep Graph Convolution for Hyperspectral Image Classification
Gan, Y., Wu, S., Su, C., Xiang, N., Xu, Z. & Pan, Y., 2026, In: CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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AL-HCL: Active Learning and Hierarchical Contrastive Learning for Multimodal Sentiment Analysis with Fusion Guidance
He, X., Pan, Y., Xu, Z., Li, Z., Guo, X. & Yang, C., 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Active Learning-based Global-Distribution Attention Model for Multimodal Sentiment Analysis
He, X., Pan, Y., Xiang, N., Chen, Y. & Xu, Z., 2026, 2025 13th International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII). IEEE Computer SocietyResearch output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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Hallux Valgus Diagnosis on X-rays with Skeleton-Guided Diffusion
Wan, M., Li, P., Liang, Y., Wu, D., Zhu, G., Pan, Y., Feng, Q. & Wang, H., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: The Computer Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Innovative application of large language model in the prediction of potential depression in the elderly: based on CHARLS dataset
Gao, S., Gao, Y., Su, M., Liu, J. & Pan, Y., 2026, In: Multimedia Systems.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior, and Identity Science (Journal)
Pan, Y. (Reviewer)
2026 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review
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IEEE Network (Journal)
Pan, Y. (Reviewer)
2026 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review
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2025 International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing
Pan, Y. (Member of programme committee)
30 Oct 2025 → 2 Nov 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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从识别到生成：智能交互离真情实感还有多远？
Pan, Y. (Invited speaker)
25 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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IEEE Transactions on Computers (Journal)
Pan, Y. (Reviewer)
5 Oct 2025 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review