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Kong Qiao Wang

Research Leader
NRC Beijing

 

I joined Nokia in 1999 just after I received my doctor degree in signal and information processing from   University of Science and Technology of China   (USTC). Currently I am leading the research team of Media Technology Lab, Nokia Research Center (NRC) in Beijing. Since November 2010, I have been working in NRC Helsinki for pushing global reserach innovation on gesture recognition and interaction  


 

Professional Activities

 

I am an adjunct professor of University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and Beijing University of Post and Telecommunication (BUPT), and I am also a board member of Association of Chinese Image and Graphics.


 

Research Interests

 

My Research Interests mainly include image recognition and processing, pattern recognition, and related multimodal user interfaces


 

Research Projects

 

Since 1999, I have participated in and managed quite a lot of NRC projects focusing on various research topics:

  • Pen UI and handwriting

  • Optical scanning

  • Image tagging and sorting by human face
     

  • Sensor technologies and multimodalities
     

  • Gestural UI and handgesture tracking and recognition technology
     

Based on the concrete deliverables from the projects, I was honered with four NRC achievement awards, five NRC breakthrough awards, and 2009 Nokia value award - passion for innovation granted by Nokia CEO.


 

Publications

One coauthored book

  • Video coding and low bitrate transmission (in Chinese). Published by Publishing House of Elelctronics Industry. 2001. (wrote four chapters)

Two book chapters

  • Jian Cheng, Kongqiao Wang, and Hanqing Lu. Active Learning for Relevance Feedback in Image Retrieval. IGI Book chapter IV: Semantic Mining Technologies for Multimedia Databases. pp169-183. 04/2009

  • Wang Kongqiao, Fang Yikai, Cai Xiujuan. vision-based hand posture recognition. The 11th chapter of the book: Computer Vision for Multimedia Applications: methods and solutions, published in USAby Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Gloal), Copyright @ 2010 by IGI Global

More than 60 journal and conference papers

Selected papers

  • Kongqiao Wang, Lei Xu, Yikai Fang, Jiangwei Li. One-Against-All Frame Differences Based Hand Detection for Human and Mobile Interaction. Accepted by Neurocomputing, in press

  • Yanwei Pang, Yuan Yuan, Kongqiao Wang, Learning optimal spatial filters by discriminant analysis for brain–computer-interface, Neurocomputing, 77(1) pp 20–27. February 2012

  • Yuan Yuan, Yanwei Pang, Kongqiao Wang, Mianyou Shang. Efficient image matching using weighted voting. Pattern Recognition Letters, 33 (4) pp471-475. March 2012

  • Yanwei Pang, Zhao Ma, Yuan Yuan, Xuelong Li, Kongqiao Wang. Multimodal Learning for Multi-Label Image Classification. IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP). November 2010

  • Xu Zhang, Xiang Chen, Yun Li, Vuokko Lantz, Kongqiao Wang, Jihai Yang. A Framework for Hand Gesture Recognition Based on Accelerometer and EMG Sensors. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans. 41(6) pp1064-1076. 2011

  • Tao Xiong, Lei Xu, Kongqiao Wang, Jiangwei Li, Yong Ma. Local binary pattern based facial feature localization. IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP). November 2010

  • Lei Xu, Jiangwei Li, Kongqiao Wang. Real-time and multi-view face tracking on mobile platform. IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), pp1485-1488. May 2011

  • Jianwei Niu, Like Zhu, Qifeng Yan, Yingfei Liu, Kongqiao Wang. Stroke++: a hybrid chinese input method for touch screen mobile phones. Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices and services (Mobile HCI '10). September 2010

  • Shiming Ge, Kongqiao Wang, Hao Wang, Feng Zhao. A Unified Gradient Domain Method for Seamless Image Processing. IEEE International Conference on Image Processing ( ICIP). November2009

  • Lei Xu, Jiangwei Li, Kongqiao Wang, Wah-Tung Wan, Jiunn Bay, Jianwei Niu. NOKIA Face Technology: Real-time and Multi-view Face Tracking on MobilePlatform. ICCV2009. 9.29-10.2, 2009

  • Xiujuan Chai, Yikai Fang, Kongqiao Wang. Robust hand gesture analysis and application in gallery browsing. IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME), pp938-941. 2009

  • Kun Yu, Feng Tian, Kongqiao Wang. Coupa: operation with pen linking on mobile devices. Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices and services (Mobile HCI '09). September 2009

  • Hao Wang, Kongqiao Wang. Affective interaction based on person-independent facial expression space. Neurocomputing, 71(10-12) pp1889-1901. June 2008

  • Yikai Fang, Jian Cheng , Jinqiao Wang, Kongqiao Wang,  Jing Liu, Hanqing Lu. Hand posture recognition with co-training. 19th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR), December 2008

  • Jian Cheng, Kongqiao Wang. Active learning for image retrieval with Co-SVM. Pattern Recognition, 40(1) pp330-334. 2007

  • Kongqiao Wang, Yanming Zou, Hao Wang. 1D BAR CODE READING ON CAMERA PHONES. International Journal of Image and Graphics, 7(3) pp 529-550. 2007

  • Jian Cheng, Kongqiao Wang. Multi-View Sampling for Relevance Feedback in Image Retrieval. 18th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR), pp 881-884. 2006

  • Kongqiao Wang, Zoran Radivojevic, Roope Takala. Finger gesture extraction from an integrated optical touch panel based on mathematical morphology. 8th International Conference on Signal Processing. 2006

  • Kongqiao Wang, Yanming Zou, Hao Wang. Bar code reading from images captured by camera phones. 2nd International Conference on  Mobile Technology, Applications and Systems, November 2005

  • Kongqiao Wang, Jari Kangas. Character location in scene images from digital camera. Pattern Recognition, 36(10) pp2287–2299. 2003

  • Kongqiao Wang. Automatical face detection in images with complex background. Proceedings of International Conference on Neural Networks and Signal Processing, Vol. 2: pp1027-1030. December 2003

  • Kongqiao Wang, Jari Kangas, Wenwen Li. Character segmentation of color images from digital camera. Proceedings of Sixth International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition, pp210 – 214. 2001

  • Lansun Shen, Kongqiao Wang, Xin Xing. Automatic human face location and tracing in a complex background. Chinese Journal of Electronics, 9(1) pp65-69. 2000

  • Kongqiao Wang, Lansun Shen, Xin Xing. A Coding Method with Very-low Bitrate Based on Human Face Detection and Tracing. ACTA ELECTRONICA SINICA. May 2000

  • Jun Miao, Baocai Yin, Kongqiao Wang, Lansun Shen, Xuecun Chen. A hierarchical multiscale and multiangle system for human face detection in a complex background using gravity-center template. Pattern Recognition, 32() pp1237-1248. 1999

Patents

16 granted family patents, about 50 patent applications

• Kongqiao Wang, Jari Kangas. Method and device for character location in images from digital camera. Patent number: US7327882, issue date: Feb 5, 2008 (other issues: CN/ZL02140359.7 (November 3, 2004), EP1271403 (March 9, 2005))
• Kongqiao Wang, Hao Wang, Yipu Gao. Mobile communications terminal and method therefor. Patent number: US7433711, issue date: October 7, 2008
• Yipu Gao, Ying Liu, Yanming Zou, Kongqiao Wang, Jari Kangas. Mobile phone and method. Patent number: US7443386, issue date: October 28, 2008 (other issues: CN200510023041.3 (June 16, 2010), HK1090444 (March 18, 2011))
• Kongqiao Wang, Yanming Zou. Mobile communications terminal and method. Patent number: US7583825, issue date: September 1, 2009
• Kun Yu, Kongqiao Wang, Jari Kangas. Method, device computer program and graphical user interface for user input. Patent number: US7728818, issue date: June 1, 2010 (other issues: SG140694 (October 29, 2010), RU2415464 (March 27, 2011), CA2621581(November 29, 2011))
• Minna Karukka, Seppo Helle, Katja Leinonen, Jussi-Pekka Kekki, Antti  Sinnemaa, Juha Pusa, Kongqiao Wang, Rong Tao, Seppo Hamalainen. Mobile communications terminal and method therefore. Patent number: US7797641, issue date: September 14, 2010
• Seppo Pienimaa, Xia Wang, Kongqiao Wang, Antti Salo, Tapani Levola. Display apparatus and device. Patent number: US7997723, issue date: August 16, 2011
• Kun Yu, Kongqiao Wang, Jari Kangas. Gesture based document editor. Patent number: RU2417399 (Russian Federation), issue date: April 27, 2011
• Zoran Radivojevic, Reijo Lehtiniemi, Jukka Rantala, Ramin Vatanparast, Yanming Zou, Kongqiao Wang, Roope Takala, Vuokko Lantz. Apparatus, Methods and computer program products providing finger-based and hand-based gesture commands for portable electronic device applications. Patent number: US8086971, issue date: Dec 27, 2011 (other issues: KR1098015 (Dec 16, 2011))
• Qifeng Yan, Kongqiao Wang, Yingfei Liu, Kun Yu, Jianwei  Niu. Method, apparatus and computer program product for providing an input order independent character input mechanism. Patent number: KR1130206 (South Korea), issue date: March 19, 2012
• Kongqiao Wang, Jiangwei Li, Lei Xu. METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING AN ORIENTATION independent face detector. Patent number: US8144945, issue date: March 27, 2012
• Kongqiao Wang, Ying Liu, Yanming Zou, Yipu Gao, Jari Kangas. Apparatus and method for handwriting recognition. Patent number: US8094938, issue date: Jan 10, 2012 (other issues: CN200480043219.4(July 30, 2008), KR859010 (September 10, 2008), TW94109904 (October 21, 2009))
• 汪孔桥, R. 塔卡拉, 方亦凯, 卢汉青,  刘青山.  改进型用户接口. Patent number: 200780035358.6 (China), issue date: September 14, 2011 (other issue: HK1134562 (February 10, 2012))
• 汪孔桥, 陶 嵘, S. O. 哈玛莱宁. 用于移动通信终端的改良的图形用户接口. . Patent number: 200680018647.0 (China), issue date:  August 19, 2009 (other issue: ZA2007/11015 (January  27, 2010))
• Wen Jandong-Jason, Guo Wenjing, Niu Xin, Cui Yanqing, Wang Kongqiao, Liu Ying, Ford Peter J., Nash Ian, Bird Ron, Wilkinson Alan, Cooper Lee, Liu Yu. Method and apparatus for inputting ideographic characters into handheld devices. Patent number: 124113 (Singapore), issue date: February 27, 2009
• Kongqiao Wang, Liang Zhang, Yanchun Shi. Camera Gestures for User Interface Control. Patent number: NG/C/2010/870 (Nigeria ), issue date: March 30, 2011