Ms. Leiyao Liao | Deep Learning Awards | Best Researcher Award

Ms. Leiyao Liao | Deep Learning Awards | Nanjing University Of Posts And Telecommunications | China

Ms. Leiyao Liao is a distinguished researcher and lecturer at the School of Communication and Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, renowned for her contributions to synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image understanding, target recognition, and explainable deep learning. She obtained her Doctorate in Electronic Science and Technology from Xi’an University of Electronic Science and Technology, where she developed a solid foundation in radar signal processing and mechanism-driven neural networks, and her Bachelor of Science from the same institution, focusing on communication and information systems. In her professional career, Ms. Liao has demonstrated exceptional leadership and technical expertise through her involvement in multiple national-level research projects, including those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Central Military Commission, where she played key roles in advancing interpretable deep models for radar target analysis. Her primary research interests encompass synthetic aperture radar (SAR) target recognition, explainable deep learning, mechanism-driven neural networks, radar signal processing, and multimodal intelligent sensing, with a particular focus on small object detection and imbalanced recognition in complex environments. Ms. Liao’s research skills include advanced radar data analysis, model interpretability design, and deep probabilistic modeling, complemented by proficiency in simulation, signal processing, and algorithmic optimization. Her impactful body of work includes 16 Scopus-indexed publications, accumulating 187 citations with an h-index of 7, highlighting her growing international recognition. She has published extensively in high-impact journals such as IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (TGRS), IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters (GRSL), IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (JSTARS), and IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing (JSTSP). Ms. Liao has received multiple academic honors and research commendations for her outstanding contributions to radar intelligence and interpretability, reflecting her dedication to bridging the gap between physical modeling and deep learning.