Biography (Curriculum vitae) (Google profile)(ACM)

About Me

    Name: Mei-Chen Yeh
    Home town: Kaohisung, Taiwan
    Email: myeh AT csie DOT ntnu DOT edu DOT tw

Education

    Ph.D. in ECE, University of California Santa Barbara, CA
    M.S. in CS, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
    B.S. in CS, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

Experiences

    08/20-present    Professor, CSIE, NTNU, Taipei, Taiwan

    08/15-07/20    Associate Professor, CSIE, NTNU, Taipei, Taiwan

    08/09-07/15    Assistant Professor, CSIE, NTNU, Taipei, Taiwan

    09/04-06/09    Research Assistant, LBMM Group, UCSB

Participated in projects on video copy detection, face annotation, scene recognition, shape matching, image classification, text detection in web images, and manifold learning.

06/08-09/08 Summer Intern, Intel Corporation, Chandler

Developed an automatic face recognition engine for the Universally Connected Display (UCD) project. Conducted research on the photo analyzer that creates metadata from photos using machine learning techniques for general concept detection.

06/06-09/06 Summer Intern, Intel Corporation, Chandler

Developed an engine for automatically tagging personal photos. This technique has been applied in a platform-solution-based UI ingredient for all the DTV, STB, and media center products, such as the ViivLR.

06/05-09/05 Summer Intern, Intel Corporation, Santa Clara

Developed functional models for MBRS (macro-block reconstruction setup) module and explore algorithms of optimizing storage and reducing computational complexity for a H.264 video decoder

07/02-05/04 R&D Software Engineer, LITE-ON IT Corp., Taipei

Designed and developed video codecs for recordable DVD products, concentrating on encoder optimization.
Worked on application-layer QoS control for Netplay DVD products, which are capable of playing streaming video and audio via a wired or wireless home network.

09/00-06/02 Graduate Student Researcher, VC Lab, NTHU

Conducted research on shape coding.
Developed video-on-demand and internet telephony systems.

09/00-06/02 Teaching Assistant, CS, NTHU

01/99-01/00 Undergradate Intern, MAKE Lab, NTHU

Developed an Online Thesis System (OTS), which could provide personalized recommentation on papers based on user behaviors and profiles.

Publications

Yan-He Chen and Mei-Chen Yeh, "Self-Supervised Learning of Pseudo Classes for Generalized Zero-Shot Fine-Grained Recognition," to appear in Multimedia Tools and Applications.
Chun-Yen Chen and Mei-Chen Yeh, "Self-Supervised Multi-Label Classification with Global Context and Local Attention," to appear in ACM ICMR, 2024. (full paper)
Yan-He Chen and Mei-Chen Yeh, "Indirect Visual-Semantic Alignment for Generalized Zero-Shot Recognition," Multimedia Systems, 30(2), 2024.
Siang-Ling Zhang, Huai-Hsun Cheng, Yen-Hsin Chen and Mei-Chen Yeh, "Exploring a CLIP-Enhanced Automated Approach for Video Description Generation," APSIPA ASC, 2023.
Yi-Kai Liao, Gong-Si Lin and Mei-Chen Yeh, "A Transformer-Based Framework for Tiny Object Detection," APSIPA ASC, 2023.
Zhen-Tang Huang, Yan-He Chen and Mei-Chen Yeh, "Weakly- and Semi-Supervised Object Localization," IEEE ICASSP, 2023.
Chia-Fu Yeh and Mei-Chen Yeh, "A Semi-Supervised Learning Approach for Traditional Chinese Scene Text Detection," IEEE MMSP, 2022. [video] [slides]
Kuan-Ying Chen and Mei-Chen Yeh, "Generative and Adaptive Multi-Label Generalized Zero-Shot Learning," IEEE ICME, 2022. [video][slides]
Fang Li and Mei-Chen Yeh, "Generalized Zero-Shot Recognition through Image-Guided Semantic Classification," IEEE ICIP, 2021. [video][slides][poster]
Yan-He Chen and Mei-Chen Yeh, "Text-Enhanced Attribute-Based Attention for Generalized Zero-Shot Fine-Grained Image Classification," ACM ICMR, 2021. [video][slides]
Cheng-Hao Tu, Huei-Fang Yang, Shih-Min Yang, Mei-Chen Yeh and Chu-Song Chen, "SemanticHash: Hash Coding via Semantics-guided Label Prototype Learning," IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence (TAI), 2(1), 42-57, 2021.
Pei-Jung Lu, Pao-Yun Ma, Ying-Ying Chang and Mei-Chen Yeh, "DAH: Domain Adapted Deep Image Hashing," ISPACS, 2021. [slides]
Shih-Min Yang and Mei-Chen Yeh, "Unsupervised Multi-Task Domain Adaptation," ICPR, 2020. [video][slides][poster]
Mei-Chen Yeh and Yi-Nan Li, "Multilabel Deep Visual-Semantic Embedding," IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (TPAMI), 42(6), 1530-1536, 2020.
Kai-Lung Hua, Trang-Thi Ho, Kevin-Al anto Jangtjik, Yu-Jen Chen and Mei-Chen Yeh, "Artist-based Painting Classi cation using Markov Random Fields with Convolution Neural Network," Multimedia Tools and Applications (MTAP), 79(17), 12635-12658, 2020.
Chuan-Shen Hu and Mei-Chen Yeh, "A Topological Data Analysis Approach to Video Summarization," IEEE ICIP, 2019. [slides]
Yi-Ning Chen and Mei-Chen Yeh, "Photo Filter Recommendation through Analyzing Objects, Scenes and Aesthetics," IEEE BigMM, 2019. [slides][poster] (best poster award)
Ming-Che Wu and Mei-Chen Yeh, "Early Detection of Vacant Parking Spaces Using Dashcam Videos," IAAI, 2019. [demo][slides] [project page]
Chuan-Shen Hu, Yi-Tsung Hsieh, Hsiao-Wei Lin and Mei-Chen Yeh, "Virtual Portraitist: An Intelligent Tool for Taking Well-Posed Selfies," ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications (TOMM), 15(1), February 2019. [evaluation dataset]
Tsuo-Chen Wu and Mei-Chen Yeh, "The Impact of Feng Shui on House Price: A Data Perspective," IEEE ISM, 2017. [dataset available upon request]
Yi-Tsung Hsieh and Mei-Chen Yeh, "Head Pose Recommendation for Taking Good Selfies," ACM MM Workshop MUSA2, 2017. [slides] [poster]
Wildsky Fann and Mei-Chen Yeh, "Granularity-Based Interactive Image Display," IEEE ICIP, 2017. [demo]
Kevin Alfianto Jangtjik, Trang-Thi Ho, Mei-Chen Yeh and Kai-Lung Hua, "A CNN-LSTM Framework for Authorship Classification of Paintings," IEEE ICIP, 2017.
Kai-Lung Hua, Irawati Nurmala Sari and Mei-Chen Yeh, "Human Pose Tracking using Online Latent Structured Support Vector Machine," MMM, 2017.
Kevin Alfianto Jangtjik*, Mei-Chen Yeh* and Kai-Lung Hua, "Artist-based Classification via Deep Learning with Multi-scale Weighted Pooling," ACM MM, 2016.
Zi-Yi Ke and Mei-Chen Yeh, "A Computational Approach to Finding Facial Patterns of a Babyface," ACM ICMR, 2016. [poster]
Mei-Chen Yeh, "Selecting Interesting Image Regions to Automatically Create Cinemagraphs," IEEE MultiMedia, 23(1), 72-81, 2016.
Mei-Chen Yeh, Han-Kuen Chiu and Jia-Shung Wang, "Fast Medium-Scale Multiperson Identification in Aerial Videos," Multimedia Tools and Applications, 75(23), 16117-16133, December 2016.
Mei-Chen Yeh, Yen-Wei Tsai and Hao-Chen Hsu, "A Content-Based Approach for Detecting Highlights in Action Movies," Multimedia Systems, 22(3), 287-295, 2016.
Mei-Chen Yeh and Shao-Ting Yang, "A Multimodality Approach to Predicting the Popularity of Sneakers," IEEE ICCE-Taiwan, 2015. [slides]
Mei-Chen Yeh and Hsiao-Wei Lin, "Virtual Portraitist: Aesthetic Evaluation of Selfies Based on Angle," ACM MM Grand Challenges, 2014. [slides]
Mei-Chen Yeh and Hsiao-Wei Lin, "Taking Good Selfies on Your Phone," ACM MM Technical Demonstrations, 2014. [demo]
Mei-Chen Yeh, Chih-Fan Hsu and Chia-Ju Lu, "Fast Salient Object Detection through Efficient Subwindow Search," Pattern Recognition Letters, 46(1):60-66, 2014. [project page]
Mei-Chen Yeh and Chun-Hui Chuang, "Assessing the Aesthetic Quality of Photographs through Group Comparison," IEEE ICCE-Taiwan, 2014. [slides]
Mei-Chen Yeh and Wen-Po Wu, "Clustering Faces in Movies Using an Automatically Constructed Social Network," IEEE MultiMedia, 21(2):22-31, 2014.
Chia-Ju Lu, Chih-Fan Hsu and Mei-Chen Yeh, "Real-time Salient Object Detection," ACM MM Technical Demonstrations, 2013. [demo]
Mei-Chen Yeh and Po-Yi Li, "An Approach to Automatic Creation of Cinemagraphs," ACM MM, 2012. [poster]
Mei-Chen Yeh and Po-Yi Li, "A Tool for Automatic Cinemagraphs," ACM MM Technical Demonstrations, 2012. [demo]
Yin-Tzu Chan, Hao-Chen Hsu, Po-Yi Li and Mei-Chen Yeh, "Automatic Cinemagraphs for Ranking Beautiful Scenes," ACM MM Grand Challenges, 2012.
Mei-Chen Yeh and Yu-Chen Cheng, "Relative Features for Photo Quality Assessment," IEEE ICIP, 2012. [poster][dataset available upon request]
Mei-Chen Yeh, Ming-Chi Tseng and Wen-Po Wu, "Automatic Social Network Construction from Movies Using Film-Editing Cues," IEEE ICMEW, 2012. [slides]
Mei-Chen Yeh and Jason Tai, "A Hierarchical Approach to Practical Beverage Package Recognition," PSIVT, 2011. [slides][demo]
Mei-Chen Yeh and Tim Cheng, "Fast Visual Retrieval Using Accelerated Sequence Matching," IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, 13(2):320-329, 2011.
Mei-Chen Yeh, Chao-Yung Hsu and Chun-Shien Lu, "NTNU-Academia Sinica at TRECVID 2010 Content Based Copy Detection," TRECVID Video Retrieval Evaluation Workshop, 2010.
Mei-Chen Yeh and Tim Cheng, "A Compact, Effective Descriptor for Video Copy Detection," ACM MM, 2009.
Mei-Chen Yeh and Tim Cheng, "Video Copy Detection by Fast Sequence Matching," ACM CIVR, 2009.
Mei-Chen Yeh, Sheng Zhang, and Tim Cheng, "An Experimental Study on Content-Based Face Annotation of Photos," IEEE BTAS, 2009.
Sheng Zhang, Terence Sim, and Mei-Chen Yeh, "Identity and Variation Spaces: Revisiting the Fisher Linear Discriminant," Subspace (in conjunction with ICCV), 2009.
Mei-Chen Yeh and Tim Cheng, "A String Matching Approach for Visual Retrieval and Classification," ACM MIR, 2008. [slides]
Shih-Wei Chu, Mei-Chen Yeh and Tim Cheng, "A Real-time, Embedded Face-Annotation System," ACM MM Technical Demonstrations, 2008. [demo]
Qiang Zhu, Mei-Chen Yeh and Tim Cheng, "Multimodel Fusion using Learned Text Concepts for Image Categorization," ACM MM, 2006.
Qiang Zhu, Shai Avidan, Mei-Chen Yeh and Tim Cheng, "Fast Human Detection using Variable Histograms of Oriented Gradients," IEEE CVPR, 2006.
Mei-Chen Yeh, I-Hsiang Lee, Gang Wu, Yi Wu, and Edward Y. Chang, "Manifold Learning, a Promise Land or Work in Progress?" IEEE ICME, 2005.
Mei-Chen Yeh, Yen-Lin Huang and Jia-Shung Wang, "Scalable Ideal-segmented Chain Coding," IEEE ICIP, 2002.

Patents

Yi-Jen Chiu, Mei-Chen Yeh, Prasenjit Biswas and Louis Lippincott, Chroma Motion Vector Processing Apparatus, System, and Method, US Patent 8379723, 2013.
Yi-Jen Chiu and Mei-Chen Yeh, Image Buffering Techniques,US Patent 7656410, 2010.
Yi-Jen Chiu and Mei-Chen Yeh, Optimizing the Storage and Reducing the Computation of Reference Picture List Processing in Video Decoding, US Patent App. 11/555522, 2006.
Mei-Chen Yeh and Chih-Chiang Shen, Method of Buffer Management in Video Encoder, US Patent App. 10/912238, 2004. Taiwan Patent approved, 2005.

Professional Activities

Talks

Towards Training Image Recognition Models with Weakly or No Labeled Data , NCCU CS (October 30, 2023).
Deep Visual Semantic Embedding for Multilabel Classification, Academia Sinica (August 21, 2019), NTHU ISA (April 8, 2020), NCCU CS (April 15, 2021), Academia Sinica TIGP (April 25, 2022).
Image Tagging: Then and Now, NCCU CS (April 9, 2018), NTUST CSIE (June 4, 2018), TWSIAM 2019 (May 25, 2019).
Early Detection of Vacant Parking Spaces Using Dashcam Videos, IAAI (January 31, 2019).
Image Recognition: Overview and Common Practices, NTNU Life Science (October 12, 2018).
The Impact of Feng Shui on House Price: A Data Perspective, IEEE ISM (December 13, 2017).
Head Pose Recommendation for Taking Good Selfies, ACM MM Workshop MUSA2 (October 27, 2017).
A Multimodality Approach to Predicting the Popularity of Sneakers, IEEE ICCE-TW (June 6, 2015).
Determining Interestingness in Multimedia Data, NCCU CS (March 12, 2015), KUAS CSIE (April 7, 2015), NTUST CSIE (May 25, 2015), NTHU CS (March 16, 2016).
Virtual Portraitist: Aesthetic Evaluation of Selfies Based on Angle, ACM MM Grand Challenge (November 5, 2014).
Assessing the Aesthetic Quality of Photographs through Group Comparison, IEEE ICCE-TW (May 26, 2014).
Automated Cinemagraph, 1st Taiwan-Austria Joint Seminar on Intelligent Multimedia Technologies (June 3, 2013).
Aesthetic Quality Analysis of Images and Videos, NTHU ISA (Jan. 2, 2013), NTHU CS (March 27, 2013), 2013 Workshop for Multimedia + Mobile + User (July 5, 2013), NTUST CSIE (September 16, 2013), NCCU CS (March 29, 2014), 2014 France - Taiwan Multimedia Workshop (September 2-3, 2014).
Video Copy Detection by Fast Sequence Matching, NTU CS (March 11, 2011), Academia Sinica (April 29, 2011), NTUST CSIE (May 16, 2011).
Automatic Cinemagraphs for Ranking Beautiful Scenes, ACM MM Grand Challenge (November 1, 2012).
Automatic Social Network Construction from Movies Using Film-Editing Cues, IEEE SMC (July 9, 2012).
Grand Challenges in Multimedia Analysis and Search: Notes from ACM Multimedia Conference 2009, NTNU-CS Multimedia Colloquium (Dec. 9, 2009).
A String Matching Approach for Visual Retrieval and Classification, ACM MIR (Oct. 27, 2008).

Reviewer for NeurIPS, ICLR, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, BMVC, ACM MM, SIGGRAPH, IEEE Multimedia, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology