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Qiang Li is currently an Associate Professor with the School of Artificial Intelligence, Optics, and Electronics (iOPEN) at Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi'an, China. His research interests focus on remote sensing image processing. He has authored or co-authored 28 papers, including publications in IEEE GRSL/JSTARS/TGRS/TIP/TMM, as well as conference papers presented at IGARSS, ICASSP, etc. Additionally, four of his papers have been recognized as highly cited by ESI, and he has been granted six patents. Li has led six scientific research projects, including national-level, provincial-level, and postdoctoral projects, and he has been a key contributor in five additional research projects.
Research Topics: Remote Sensing, Image Super-Resolution, Object Detection, Change Detection, Image Captioning, 3D Reconstruction, Image Classification
Experience:
- 2024.07 - Present Professor, Northwestern Polytechnical University
- 2022.06 - 2024.07 Post-doctor, Xidian University
News🔥
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 21, pp. 1-5, 2023.
S. Li, Z. Wang, L. Fang, and Q. Li*
[SCI Q2] [IF=4.8]
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 61, pp. 1-10, 2023.
Q. Li, Y. Yuan, and Q. Wang
[SCI Q1] [IF=8.2] [Code]
IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, vol. 26, pp. 3676-3688, 2023.
K. Zhuang, Q. Li, Y. Yuan, and Q. Wang
[SCI Q1] [IF=7.3]
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 61, pp.1-13, 2023.
S.Li, Z. Liu, L. Fang and Q. Li*
[SCI Q1] [IF=8.2]
Publications
- W. Zhang, Q. Li*, Y. Yuan, and Q. Wang, "Visual Consistency Enhancement for Multi-view Stereo Reconstruction in Remote Sensing," IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Under Review.
- M. Zhang, Q. Li*, Y. Yuan, and Q. Wang, "Boosting Binary Object Change Detection via Unpaired Image Prototypes Contrast," IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Under Review.
- K. Chi, J. Li, W. Jing, Q. Li*, and Q. Wang, "Neural Implicit Fourier Transform for Remote Sensing Shadow Removal," IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Under Review.
- S. Li, Z. Liu, L. Fang, and Q. Li*, "Structural Graph Learning Method for Hyperspectral Band Selection," International Journal of Remote Sensing, Under Review.
- Z. Yang, Q. Li*, Y. Yuan, and Q. Wang, "HCNet: Hierarchical Feature Aggregation and Cross-Modal Feature Alignment for Remote Sensing Image Captioning," IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Under Review.
- Q. Li, M. Zhang, Z. Yang, Y. Yuan, and Q. Wang, "Edge-Guided Perceptual Network for Infrared Small Target Detection," IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Under Review.
- S. Li, Z. Liu, L. Fang, and Q. Li*, "Structural Graph Learning Method for Hyperspectral Band Selection," International Journal of Remote Sensing, Under Review.
- S. Li, Z. Wang, L. Fang, and Q. Li*, "An Efficient Subspace Partition Method Using Curve Fitting for Hyperspectral Band Selection," IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 21, pp. 1-5, 2023. [Page]
- S. Li, S. Wang, and Q. Li*, "Joint Posterior Probability Active Learning for Hyperspectral Image Classification," Remote Sensing, vol. 15, no. 16, pp. 3936, 2023. [Page]
- Q. Li, Y. Yuan, and Q. Wang, "Multiscale Factor Joint Learning for Hyperspectral Image Super-Resolution," IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 61, pp. 1-10, 2023. [Page] [Code]
- K. Zhuang, Q. Li, Y. Yuan, and Q. Wang, "Multi-domain Adaptation for Motion Deblurring," IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, vol. 26, pp. 3676-3688, 2023. [Page]
- M. Zhang, Q. Li*, Y. Yuan, and Q. Wang, "Difference-Guided Aggregation Network with Multiimage Pixel Contrast for Change Detection," IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 61, pp. 1-11, 2023. [Page]
- Q. Li, M. Gong, Y. Yuan, and Q. Wang, "RGB-induced Feature Modulation Network for Hyper-spectral Image Super-Resolution," IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 61, pp. 1-11, 2023. [Page] [Code]
- S. Li, Z. Liu, L. Fang, and Q. Li*, "Block Diagonal Representation Learning for Hyperspectral Band Selection," IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 61, pp. 1-13, 2023. [Page]
- S. Li, B. Peng, L. Fang, Q. Zhang, L. Cheng, and Q. Li*, "Hyperspectral Band Selection via Difference Between Intergroups," IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 61, pp. 1-12, 2023. [Page]
- M. Zhang, Q. Li, Y. Yuan, and Q. Wang, "Edge Neighborhood Contrastive Learning for Building Change Detection," IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 20, pp. 1-5, 2023. [Page]
- Q. Li, Y. Yuan, X. Jia, and Q. Wang, "Dual-Stage Approach Toward Hyperspectral Image Super-Resolution," IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 31, pp. 7252-7263, 2022. [Page] [Code]
- Q. Li, M. Gong, Y. Yuan, and Q. Wang, "Symmetrical Feature Propagation Network for Hyper-spectral Image Super-Resolution," IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 60, pp. 1-12, 2022. [Page] [Code]
- S. Li, B. Peng, L. Fang, and Q. Li*, "Hyperspectral Band Selection via Optimal Combination Strategy," Remote Sensing, vol. 14, no. 12, pp. 2858, 2022. [Page]
- Y. Liu, Q. Li, Q. Du, Y. Yuan, and Q. Wang, "ABNet: Adaptive Balanced Network for Multiscale Object Detection in Remote Sensing Imagery," IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 60, pp. 1-14, 2022. [Page] [🔥Hot Paper] [🏆Highly Cited Paper]
- Q. Li, Q. Wang, and Y. Yuan, "Hyperspectral Image Super-Resolution via Multi-domain Feature Learning," Neurocomputing, vol. 472, pp. 85-94, 2022. [Page]
- Y. Wu, K. Zhang, J. Wang, Y. Wang, Q. Wang, and Q. Li, "CDD-Net: A Context-Driven Detection Network for Multiclass Object Detection," IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 19, pp. 1-5, 2022. [Page]
- Y. Liu, Q. Li, Y. Yuan, and Q. Wang, "Single-Shot Balanced Detector for Geospatial Object Detection," in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Acoustic, Speech, and Signal Processing, 2022, pp. 2529-2533. [Page]
- Q. Li, Q. Wang, and X. Li, "Exploring the Relationship between 2D/3D Convolution for Hyper-spectral Image Super-Resolution," IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 59, no. 10, pp. 8693-8703, 2021. [Page] [Code] [🏆Highly Cited Paper]
- Q. Wang, Q. Li, and X. Li, "Hyperspectral Image Superresolution Using Spectrum and Feature Context," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 68, no. 11, pp. 11276-11285, 2021. [Page] [Code]
- Q. Wang, Q. Li, and X. Li, "A Fast Neighborhood Grouping Method for Hyperspectral Band Selection," IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 59, no. 6, pp. 5028-5039, 2021. [Page] [Code] [🏆Highly Cited Paper]
- Q. Li, Q. Wang, and X. Li, "Hyperspectral Image Super-Resolution via Multi-Domain Feature Learning," in Proc. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2021, pp. 4135-4138. [Page]
- Q. Li, Q. Wang, and X. Li, "Hyperspectral Image Super-Resolution via Adjacent Spectral Fusion Strategy," in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Acoustic, Speech, and Signal Processing, 2021, pp. 1645-1649. [Page]
- Q. Li, Q. Wang, and X. Li, "Mixed 2D/3D Convolutional Network for Hyperspectral Image Super Resolution," Remote Sensing, vol. 12, no. 10, pp. 1660, 2020. [Page] [Code]
- Q. Wang, Q. Li, and X. Li, "Hyperspectral Band Selection via Adaptive Subspace Partition Strategy," IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, vol. 12, no. 12, pp. 4940-4950, 2019. [Page] [Code]
- Q. Li, Q. Wang, and X. Li, "An Efficient Clustering Method for Hyperspectral Optimal Band Selection via Shared Nearest Neighbor," Remote Sensing, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 350, 2019. [Page]
Project
- Host, Target Application Validation and Performance Evaluation, Key Laboratory of Target Cognition and Application Technology, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, August 01, 2024, to August 01, 2025. [Ongoing]
- Host, Multilevel Image Sharpening Method for Non-uniform Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Images, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Youth Project, January 01, 2024, to December 31, 2025. [Ongoing]
- Host, Multiclass Defects Intelligent Detection via Vision Under Complex Conditions, Key Research and Development Program of Shaanxi Province, January 01, 2024, to December 31, 2025. [Ongoing]
- Host, Remote Sensing Image Visual Perception Enhancement from High Viewpoint, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Program, June 29, 2023, to June 30, 2024. [Ongoing]
- Host, Remote Sensing Image Enhancement Technology for Aerial Detection, Shaanxi Province Postdoctoral Foundation Program, September 23, 2023, to September 22, 2024. [Ongoing]
- Host, Quality Improvement of Low-Perception Remote Sensing Images, New Teacher Innovation Fund, January 01, 2022, to December 31, 2024. [Ongoing]
- Major Participant, Visual Object Depth Level Perception and Understanding in Complex Dynamic Environment, Joint Fund Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, January 01, 2022, to December 31, 2025. [Ongoing]
- Major Participant, Multimodal-Based Target Detection, Industry-University-Research Cooperation Funded Project by the Eighth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, January 01, 2023, to December 31, 2024. [Ongoing]
- Major Participant, Visual Recognition, JKW Science and Technology Innovation Zone Project, November 01, 2018, to October 31, 2020. [Completion]
- Major Participant, UDC Clarity Enhancement Technology, Huawei Terminal Technology Co., Ltd, November 01, 2019, to October 31, 2020. [Completion]
Honors & Awards
- Outstanding Graduates of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Province, July 2023.
- Outstanding Graduates, Northwestern Polytechnical University, March 2023.
- National Scholarship for Doctoral Students, Northwestern Polytechnical University, December 2021.
- The Aviation Industry Second-Class Special Scholarship, Northwestern Polytechnical University, November 2020.
- Outstanding Graduates, Chang'an University, June 2018.
- The 12th China Graduate Electronics Design Competition (Northwest Division), Third Prize (2/4), July 2017.
- National Scholarship for Master Students, Chang'an University, December 2016.
- The 10-th "Challenge Cup" National College Student Business Plan Competition, National Bronze Award, November 2016.
- The 8-th International Contest of InnovAtioN (ICAN), National Bronze Award, September 2014.
Professional Services
Editor Board & TPC Member
- Journal of Information and Computing, Editorial Board Member, September 6, 2024. [Ongoing]
- Remote Sensing, Associate Editor, December 06, 2023. [Ongoing]
- IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, Special Issue:Scene Analysis and Understanding in Urban Surface Observation, Lead Guest Editor, March, 2024. [Ongoing]
- Remote Sensing, Special Issue: Self-Supervised Learning in Remote Sensing, Lead Guest Editor, December, 2022. [Ongoing]
- The 7th Chinese Conference on Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision, Area Chair, October 18 to 20, 2024. [Ongoing]
- International Conference on Computing, Information Science and System, Session Chair, May 11, 2024. [Ongoing]
- International Conference on Vision, Image and Signal Processing, Session Chair, December 27 to 29, 2024. [Ongoing]
- International Conference on Computer Technologies and Development, Technical Committee, October 9 to 11, 2024, UK. [Ongoing]
- International Conference on Advances in Computer Science, Information Technology and Communication, Technical Program Committee, September 19 to 21, 2025, Dalian, China. [Ongoing]
- International Conference on Software Engineering and Computer Science, Technical Program Committee, January 10 to 12, 2025, Taicang, China. [Ongoing]
- International Conference on Image, Video and Signal Processing, Technical Committee, March 4 to 6, 2025, Kawasaki, Japan. [Ongoing]
- International Conference on Computer Science and Application Engineering, Program Committee, October 21 to 23, 2022, Nanjing, China. [Completion]
- IEEE International Conference on Information, Communication and Networks,Program Committee,August 17 to 20, 2023, Xi'an, China. [Completion]
- International Conference on Vision, Image and Signal Processing, Technical Committee, November 24 to 26, 2023, Dali, China. [Completion]
- International Workshop on Signal Processing and Machine Learning, Technical Committee, September, 22 to 24, 2023, Hangzhou, China. [Completion]
- International Conference on Advances in Computer Technology, Information Science and Communications, Technical Program Committee, April 26 to 28, 2024, Sanya, China. [Completion]
- International Conference on Computing, Information Science and System, Technical Program Committee, May 10 to 12, 2024, Xiamen, China. [Completion]
- IEEE International Conference on Information and Communication Networks, Technical Committee, August 21 to 24, 2024, Guilin, China. [Completion]
Regular Reviewers
- IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
- IEEE Transactions on Image Processing
- IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
- Information Fusion
- IEEE Transactions on Multimedia
- IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence ...
(30+ journals)
Membership
- China Graphics Society Member
- Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence Member
- IEEE Member
- Shaanxi Province Society of Image and Graphics Member
Collaborator

Qi Wang (Supervisor)
Professor, IET Fellow, BSC Fellow
Dean
Research Interests: Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, Machine Learning
Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
Email address: crabwq@nwpu.edu.cn

Xuelong Li (Secondary Supervisor)
Professor, IEE/IET Fellow, BCS Fellow, IAPR Fellow, SPIE Fellow, IEEE Fellow, OSA Fellow, HEA Fellow, IOP Fellow, AAAS Fellow, CIE Fellow, AIMBE Fellow, ACM Fellow, AAIA Fellow, IAMBE Fellow, AAAI Fellow,
Chief Scientist
Research Interests: Image/Signal Processing, Imaging, Applied Maths/Physics
Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
Email address: li@nwpu.edu.cn

Maoguo Gong (Co-supervisor)
Associate Professor, IEEE Fellow
Vice President of Inner Mongolia Normal University
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence Theory and Methods, Network Information Perception and Privacy Protection, Radar and Remote Sensing Intelligent Systems
Xidian University, Xi'an 710126, China; Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 011517, China
Email address: mggong@mail.xidian.edu.cn

Professor, The Director of the Information Professional Committee
President of Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology
Research Interests: Connected Vehicles, Automated Vehicles, Intelligent Transportationsystems, Computer Science
Chang'an University, Xi'an 710064, China; Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
Email address: xmzhao@chd.edu.cn

Associate Professor, IEEE Fellow
Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
Research Interests: Remote Sensing, Hyperspectral Image Processing, Spatial Data Analysis
The University of New South Wales, Canberra 2612, Australia
Email address: x.jia@adfa.edu.au
