THE SHORT VERSION

Curriculum
vitae.

Research, experience, and a few milestones.
An accessible, print-friendly overview.

CURRICULUM VITAE / WEB PREVIEW

I-Hsiang (Aaron) Chen

Computer Vision · Generative Models · Multimodal Learning

f09921058@g.ntu.edu.tw

I explore how machines perceive, restore, and understand the visual world. My research connects generative models, robust visual learning, and multimodal understanding, with a focus on systems that work beyond clean, familiar conditions.

Education & visiting research

University of Washington

2024 - 2025

Visiting Scholar · Electrical & Computer Engineering

Research with Prof. Jenq-Neng Hwang on diffusion models and image enhancement.

National Taiwan University

Graduate study from 2020

Graduate research · Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Research with Prof. Sy-Yen Kuo on image enhancement, re-identification, and crowd counting. Degree timeline and current status to be confirmed.

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

2016 - 2020

B.S. · Electronic & Computer Engineering

Minor in Finance. Academic work spanning IC design and microcontrollers.

Research & industry experience

Samsung Research UK

Jun - Dec 2025

Research Intern / Cambridge, United Kingdom

Researched unified multimodal understanding and generation models, exploring the connection between perceiving and creating visual content.

MediaTek

Jul - Dec 2023

Research Intern · MM / Hsinchu, Taiwan

Researched AI-driven video compression, with a focus on end-to-end learning-based video codecs.

ASML

Jan - Apr 2022

Research Intern · D&E / Hsinchu, Taiwan

Developed synthetic failure-case generation methods to augment training data for lithography defect detection.

Capacura

Jul - Sep 2019

Intern / Cologne, Germany

Built machine learning models to explore IPO-stage investment opportunities using company characteristics and market trends.

Industrial Technology Research Institute

Dec 2018 - Sep 2019

Project experience / Taipei, Taiwan

Contributed to data collection, preprocessing, and 3D scene annotation for self-driving research. Formal role title is being reviewed for this preview.

Selected publications

CVPR · I-Hsiang Chen and collaborators · First author

CVPR · I-Hsiang Chen and collaborators · First author

CVPR Highlight · I-Hsiang Chen and collaborators · First author

ICCV · I-Hsiang Chen and collaborators · First author

ECCV · I-Hsiang Chen and collaborators · First author

Complete research index

Selected recognition

NTU Outstanding Young Award

2025

National Taiwan University

CTCI Research Award

2023

CTCI Foundation

Hon-Hai Tech Award

2022

Hon Hai

Advanced Technology Award

2021

Doctoral research scholarship

ASML Elite Scholarship

2020

ASML

Web preview prepared September 2026 from the previous personal website. Current status, degree dates, and full bibliography require review before publication.

RESEARCH PRESENTATION

Project video