Tao Hu

Tsinghua University - Ph.D Candidate

About Me

Hi, my name is Tao Hu and I’m a Ph.D candidate of Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, as well as an researcher in the field of deep learning, machine learning and computer vision. I also have experience in statistic analysis, and have the knowledge of bioinformatics and data mining. I have worked as an algorithm intern at Horizon Robotics for 18 months, and have gained teamwork ability and professional skills in computer vision, especially in object tracking/segmentation/detection and person ReID.

I am most skilled in: Deep Learning Machine Learning Computer vision Eating Spicy Food

Projects

Multi-object Tracking via End-to-end Tracklet Searching and Ranking

arxiv.org/abs/2003.02795

This is a intern project for Multiple object tracking.

Proposed a tracklet scoring model based on margin loss and rank loss, which provide a clear goal for quantifying tracklet quality. We, for the first time, demonstrate that contrastive learning can improve the tracklet consistency in data association.

Implemented a recurrent search-based optimization framework that remarkably exposes wrong associations to training. The training process follows a “searching-learning-ranking-pruning” pipeline. It tackles the problem of exposure bias existing in sequence modeling that is neglected by previous MOT works.

Implemented multiple hypotheses tracking (MHT) strategies to address the challenging problems of object occluded or missing. Validated on three benchmark datasets of MOT and achieved the state-of-the-art results.

Real Time Visual Tracking using Spatial-Aware Temporal Aggregation Network

arxiv.org/abs/1908.00692

This is a intern project for single object tracking.

Developed a feature-enhanced algorithm to deal with pervasive target occlusion, motion blur and fast motion in visual object tracking.

This proposed correlation filter based tracking method aggregates historical features in a spatial-aligned and scale-aware paradigm.

Evaluated this algorithm on benchmark datasets such as OTB and VOT, and achieved leading performance in real-time speed.

Semi-Tracker, a User-friendly Semi-automatic Software for Multiple Cell Segmentation and Tracking

This is a project for multiple cell instance segmentation and tracking.

Proposed a video multi-cell instance segmentation algorithm based on mask propagation, which effectively utilizes the motion dependency of inter-frames;

Built motion model of Kalman filtering based on position and geometry features, which enables multi-cell tracking and mitotic detection.

Developed a GUI software for multi-cell segmentation, tracking and fluorescin measurement based on pyQt, which also supports image annotation.

Experience

Horizon Robotics

horizon.ai

Algorithm Intern of Computer Vision

July 2018 - Present

Exploring and developing computer vision algorithms for object tracking and detection.

This internship experience has strengthened my professional ability in all aspects. One of the most important thing I learnt is that it is good to make progress for me if I pay attention in details. Besides, get into a habit of analyzing result and summarizing experiment can also help me develop.

Education

Tsinghua University

Ph.D in Control Science and Engineering

2016 - Now

Tsinghua is the most famous higher education institution in China, and is widely regarded in terms of its influence, reputation, and academic pedigree as a leading university in not just China but also the world.

I learnt most of my key skills in Tsinghua, and I enjoyed my time as university and learnt a lot about a healthy work life balance.

Northeastern University

BE in Control Science and Engineering

2012 - 2016

Established in 1923, Northeastern University is the one of the oldest higher education institution in China, and have a glorious patriotic tradition.

During my time at Northeastern University, I learnt most of my fundmental knowledge and skills fo my major.

A Little More About Me

Alongside my interests in machine learning and computer vison, some of my other interests and hobbies are:

  • One Piece
  • Cyber Cats Petting
  • LeBron James’s Fan