Jingjing Deng  邓晶晶

  Assistant Professor (PhD, FHEA)

  Rand2AI Team, VIViD Research Group

  Durham University, Computer Science, UK

   

I am an Assistant Professor of the Department of Computer Science at Durham University, as of . My research covers a range of topics in visual computing and deep learning. I lead the Rand2AI aiming to develop computational models that can cultivate and generalise intelligence from and for the complex visual world. We are actively working on challenging problems that are motivated by industrial practices and theoretical principles across fundamental disciplines.

University   G-Scholar   DBLP   arXiv   HuggingFace   GitHub

I am seeking research students interested in the following topics. While these projects are currently unfunded, several open scholarships are available for potential candidates. I am happy to support qualified applicants, but please note that scholarships are limited and highly competitive.

  1. Embodied AI in Healthcare & Consumer Electronics

  2. Foundation Model for Texture & Geometry & Semantics

  3. Visual Computing & Deep Learning (General Sci./Eng.)

I warmly welcome collaborations on challenging problems with academics, provided that you are willing to commit your own intellect, time and effort, rather than delegating to PDRAs or students.

Please do NOT invite me to review unless you have first reached out to me for a preliminary discussion. Even then, I am likely to decline. Unsolicited requests will be discarded without reading.

I will be joining the School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology at University of Bristol in June 2025. For any new PGR application enquiry, please get in touch only if you can meet the entry requirements for University of Bristol.


Selected Publications

For the most recent works, the pre-print can be found on arXiv, the code are hosted on GitHub.

Deep Learning

Visual Computing


Grants

My works have been funded by the following research councils and industry partners in various ways. I am grateful for the supports.

Our team support open-source and open-science initiatives in a greatest possible manner under the permission of ethics, privacy, confidentiality and commercial agreements. We are expecting the potential collaborators are also in favor of the openness.


Team Members

So far, I have successfully supervised 1 Ph.D and 1 M.Res students up to their completion. I am very fortunate to work with the following colleagues and students.

Research Students

Visiting Scholars

For prospective students who are interested in reading a Ph.D with me on Computer Vision and Machine Learning, please email me with your CV and research statement. I am expecting you have a solid background in Computer Science or Applied Mathematics or related subjects, (i.e. Pure Mathematics, Physics, EE, Comm.), professional programming skills, a deep sense of curiosity, and persistence. A recommendation letter directly from your current supervisor is essential. If there is no explicit evidence to demonstrate your research skills (i.e. publications on recognisable venues, open-source project experience), another recommendation letter from an academic referee is required. You need to meet the entry requirements of University.

There are a number of EPSRC, University, Faculty and Department funded Ph.D studentships at Durham every year which (most-likely-only) cover a tuition fee at the UK-Home level and a living stipend. The deadline for applying is typically in early Jan with a decision being made in Feb/Mar and a non-negotiable start date of 1st Oct. You need to secure an (unconditional) offer before submitting your studentship application. The studentship is very competitive, and the applicants are assessed by an award committee mainly based on applicants' performance, potential, track record and academic background. If you are interested, please get in touch with me by the 15th Nov for the coming round.

国家公派出国留学项目: For Chinese students, I am more than happy to support your CSC applications. More information can be found here or there. The scholarship cover annual allowance etc. and the full cost of tuition fees (only via University nomination routine) to successful Chinese national candidates.


Professional Services


Teaching

I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). I received Consistent Excellence in Teaching Award at Durham University (2023-2024). I was the assessment officer of CS department at Swansea University (2018-2022).

I am teaching, and have had taught the following modules at various Universities:

Ongoing Courses

Previous Modules

Office Hour: Wednesday 4:00pm-6:00pm (During Term Time, Book with Me) .

Email Response: I will try my best to get back to you ASAP, but it does not guarantee it can meet your expectation. A gentle reminder is always welcome. (A) For module related queries, I will answer them in a batch manner on Monday & Wednesday & Friday. (B) For any other urgent queries, I will answer them on a daily basis given that I have time to do so.

Academic Reference: For University UG/PGT students, please note that I am NOT able to provide you academic references UNLESS (A) you are working directly with me (primary supervisor) on your dissertation projects for at least 3-months in the last 18-months, OR (B) you currently are my academic advisee. You should ALWAYS ask permission to pass my contact to your employer or University admission office for every reference. Any unauthorised reference request will be ignored. Please be mindful of how many references you are requesting.


Rand2AI

We are researchers with common interests in visual computing and artificial intelligence, spanning from theoretical foundations to practical applications in physical and social sciences using stochastic and geometric methodologies.

Updated: January 2025