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Optical Systems and Laser Technology

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Tianfang Zhang
Tsinghua University
2
Xuan Kong
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
3
Yunyun Song
Southwest Jiaotong University
4
Maoxun Yuan
Beihang University
5
Shenzhen Lv
Nanyang Technological University
6
Zhimi Wei
Sichuan University
7
Franz Lampel
Eindhoven University of Technology
8
Hou-I Liu
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
9
Shuhuan Han
Xi’an University of Posts and Telecommunications
10
Yuning Cui
Technical University of Munich

Rising Stars Papers

1
Omni-Kernel Network for Image Restoration
Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence|2024
222 cit.
2
Revitalizing Convolutional Network for Image Restoration
IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence|2024
179 cit.
3
C²Former: Calibrated and Complementary Transformer for RGB-Infrared Object Detection
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing|2024
136 cit.
4
Improving RGB-infrared object detection with cascade alignment-guided transformer
Information Fusion|2024
128 cit.
5
A DeNoising FPN With Transformer R-CNN for Tiny Object Detection
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing|2024
90 cit.
6
Dynamic phase-differencing profilometry with number-theoretical phase unwrapping and interleaved projection
Optics Express|2024
77 cit.
7
EENet: An effective and efficient network for single image dehazing
Pattern Recognition|2024
70 cit.
8
Dynamic three-dimensional reconstruction with phase shift coding division multiplexing
Sensors and Actuators A Physical|2024
34 cit.
9
Orthogonal Spatial Binary Coding Method for High-Speed 3D Measurement
IEEE Transactions on Image Processing|2024
33 cit.
10
Modumer: Modulating Transformer for Image Restoration
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems|2025
30 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Yuhang Huang
Hunan University
2
Yingquan Zou
Southwest Jiaotong University
3
Xingxing Wei
Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence
4
Yali Dong
Beihang University
5
Chengmeng Li
Sichuan University
6
Chengwei Hu
Shanghai University of Engineering Science
7
Xun Yang
Zhengzhou University of Light Industry
8
Steven P. Bos
University of South-Eastern Norway
9
Ryan Berke
Utah State University
10
Wenshan Ding
Air Force Engineering University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
MS-YOLO: Object Detection Based on YOLOv5 Optimized Fusion Millimeter-Wave Radar and Machine Vision
IEEE Sensors Journal|2022
142 cit.
2
Image Reconstruction With Deep CNN for Mirrored Aperture Synthesis
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing|2022
142 cit.
3
C²Former: Calibrated and Complementary Transformer for RGB-Infrared Object Detection
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing|2024
136 cit.
4
Improving RGB-infrared object detection with cascade alignment-guided transformer
Information Fusion|2024
128 cit.
5
Wavelet-based Fourier Information Interaction with Frequency Diffusion Adjustment for Underwater Image Restoration
Unknown Journal|2024
126 cit.
6
Adversarial Sticker: A Stealthy Attack Method in the Physical World
IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence|2022
112 cit.
7
Strain measurement at up to 3000 °C based on Ultraviolet-Digital Image Correlation
NDT & E International|2024
80 cit.
8
Dynamic phase-differencing profilometry with number-theoretical phase unwrapping and interleaved projection
Optics Express|2024
77 cit.
9
Simultaneously Optimizing Perturbations and Positions for Black-Box Adversarial Patch Attacks
IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence|2022
56 cit.
10
Sparse Black-Box Video Attack with Reinforcement Learning
International Journal of Computer Vision|2022
47 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Zhenming Peng
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
2
Brent L. Ellerbroek
United States Air Force
3
Changhui Rao
Chinese Academy of Sciences
4
Yiquan Wu
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
5
Anand Asundi
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
6
Yiping Cao
Sichuan University
7
G. Rousset
Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales
8
Jean‐Marc Conan
Université Paris-Saclay
9
Tony Travouillon
UNSW Sydney
10
Lingjiang Kong
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Infrared Small Target Detection Based on Partial Sum of the Tensor Nuclear Norm
Remote Sensing|2019
689 cit.
2
Reweighted Infrared Patch-Tensor Model With Both Nonlocal and Local Priors for Single-Frame Small Target Detection
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing|2017
568 cit.
3
Infrared Small Target Detection via Non-Convex Rank Approximation Minimization Joint l2,1 Norm
Remote Sensing|2018
452 cit.
4
Attention-Guided Pyramid Context Networks for Detecting Infrared Small Target Under Complex Background
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems|2023
406 cit.
5
Fiber metal laminates: An advanced material for future aircraft
Journal of Materials Processing Technology|1997
371 cit.
6
Phase error analysis and compensation for nonsinusoidal waveforms in phase-shifting digital fringe projection profilometry
Optics Letters|2009
344 cit.
7
Comparison of Fourier transform, windowed Fourier transform, and wavelet transform methods for phase extraction from a single fringe pattern in fringe projection profilometry
Optics and Lasers in Engineering|2009
323 cit.
8
Transport of intensity phase retrieval and computational imaging for partially coherent fields: The phase space perspective
Optics and Lasers in Engineering|2015
305 cit.
9
Review of phase measuring deflectometry
Optics and Lasers in Engineering|2018
264 cit.
10
Structural health monitoring of smart composite materials by using EFPI and FBG sensors
Sensors and Actuators A Physical|2003
260 cit.

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