Chao Tan

Ph.D. Student

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Hong Kong

Bio

I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), advised by Prof. Edmund Y. Lam. I joined HKU in September 2026. Prior to joining HKU, I received my M.S. degree in Bio and Brain Engineering from KAIST under the supervision of Prof. Mooseok Jang, and my B.Eng. degree from Sichuan University.

My research centers on perception: how imaging systems can sense and interpret their environments more efficiently and rapidly. I am interested in perception across spatial scales, from macroscopic scenes to microscopic structures, and across representations from 2D to 3D. In the long term, I aspire to develop imaging instruments that can capture and recreate meaningful memories as rich, multidimensional experiences beyond conventional photographs and videos.

Research Interests

  • Event-based vision and machine perception
  • Computational photography
  • Computational microscopy
  • Fourier ptychography and diffraction tomography
  • Physics-informed imaging and 3D reconstruction

Education

  • The University of Hong Kong, Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, September 2026–present. Advisor: Prof. Edmund Y. Lam.
  • KAIST, M.S. in Bio and Brain Engineering, September 2024–August 2026. Advisor: Prof. Mooseok Jang.
  • Sichuan University, B.Eng. in Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering, September 2020–June 2024.

For publications and further details, please visit my personal website.