Jinjin Gu

Jinjin Gu is a tenure-track Assistant Professor at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"'s INSAIT (Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Technology), leading research on visual cognition and intelligence. Her work spans visual perception, processing, generation, and reasoning.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2024), University of Sydney
  • B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering (2020), Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Her research focuses on visual cognition, including agentic systems, diffusion models, GAN architectures, model interpretability, super-resolution, and multimodal vision-language systems. She has developed novel paradigms like HYPIR for diffusion-quality restoration at GAN speeds.

Recent publications highlight advancements in image/video restoration, generative modeling, and visual reasoning. Her work addresses critical challenges in model generalization, causal interpretation, and real-world application robustness.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Stanford University's World's Top 2% Scientists (2024)
  • Yunfan Award at World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) (2023)

She has advised students contributing to TPAMI, CVPR, and ICLR publications, and serves as Area Chair for ICLR 2026, NeurIPS 2025, and ICML 2025.