Nam Ling

Nam Ling is a Ph.D. holder and IEEE/IET Fellow currently serving as the Wilmot J. Nicholson Family Chair Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Santa Clara University's School of Engineering. His career spans academic leadership roles, including Chair of the Department (2010-2023) and Associate Dean for the School of Engineering (2002-2010). He has held visiting/chair professorships at Tianjin University, Xi’an University of Posts & Telecommunications, Lanzhou University, Fuzhou University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, National Dong Hwa University, and National University of Singapore.

• B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering from National University of Singapore
• M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from University of Louisiana, Lafayette

His research focuses on video/image compression, deep learning for coding/processing, and machine-centric media coding. He has authored 280+ publications, contributed to seven international standards, and secured 20+ U.S./European/PCT patents. He pioneered DNN approaches to video coding, VVC/HEVC optimization, and compressive sensing methods.

As an academic leader, he chaired IEEE Hot Chips, ICME, VCIP, and U-Media conferences, served as IEEE/APSIPA Distinguished Lecturer, and held editorial roles for IEEE TCAS I, J-STSP, and Springer journals. His accolades include six Santa Clara University awards, three IEEE Umedia Best Paper Awards, and recognition as IEEE ICCE Best Paper winner in 2003.

Honors & Awards:
• IEEE Fellow (2008-present)
• IET Fellow (2011-present)
• AAIA Fellow (2022-present)
• IEEE ICCE Best Paper Award (2003)
• IEEE Umedia Best Paper Awards (2016, 2017, 2019)
• University/School-level awards at Santa Clara University