Ming Shao

Ming Shao is an Associate Professor at the Miner School of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, where he has been since Spring 2025. He serves as Director of the Machine INtelligence and Data analytics (MIND) Lab and Senior Area Editor for IEEE Transactions on Image Processing.

His educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, Northeastern University (2016)
• M.Eng. in Computer Science, Beihang University (2010)
• B.Sc. in Applied Math, Beihang University (2007)
• B.Eng. in Computer Science, Beihang University (2006)

Dr. Shao's research spans Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Generative AI with expertise in adversarial robustness, multi-view representation learning, and health informatics applications. His work addresses critical challenges in model security, continual adaptation, and cross-domain knowledge transfer for real-world AI systems.

His notable awards include:

• NSF CAREER Award (2022)
• Presidential Fellowship from SUNY Buffalo (2010-2012)
• IEEE ICDM 2011 Workshop Best Paper Award
• ICME 2014 Best Paper Award Candidate

Dr. Shao actively shapes the field through editorial leadership as Senior Area Editor of IEEE Transactions on Image Processing and Associate Editor for multiple journals. His MIND Lab drives innovation in machine intelligence while mentoring next-generation researchers, supported by prestigious grants including the NSF CAREER award.