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I am an Associate Professor at Jinan University, a Joint Appointed Professor at the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, and the Chief Scientist for Medical Artificial Intelligence at Guangzhou Lianyin Medical Technology Co., Ltd.

I was a postdoctoral researcher at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, working with Prof. Jichao Zhao from 2018 to 2019. I received my Ph.D. in Computer Science and Technology from Harbin Institute of Technology in 2017, under the supervision of Prof. Kuanquan Wang and Prof. Henggui Zhang, and I was also a visiting scholar at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute for one year.

My research focuses on AI-driven medical digital twins, ultrasound-based maternal–fetal monitoring, multimodal biomedical signal processing, and clinical decision support systems. I have published extensively on deep learning–based medical image and signal analysis in leading international conferences, including MICCAI, ISBI, EMBC, BIBM, and CinC, as well as in top-tier journals such as Medical Image Analysis (MIA), IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging (TMI), IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (JBHI), and PLOS Computational Biology.

My team is dedicated to translational and data-driven medical AI research, leveraging large-scale clinical data collected from multi-center hospital systems. We actively develop open datasets, benchmark challenges, and open-source platforms to support reproducible and clinically relevant AI research.

I am a leading organizer in the international ultrasound AI community and currently serve as an Area Chair for MICCAI and ISBI Challenges. Through these initiatives, I have coordinated global collaborations among academia, hospitals, and industry, and have released large-scale, clinically curated datasets and standardized evaluation platforms to the community.

We are strongly committed to open science and have released more than 10 public datasets and code repositories on platforms such as Kaggle and Zenodo.

My group is currently recruiting postdoctoral fellows, research scientists, and graduate students in medical image analysis, medical digital twins, and AI-enabled maternal and cardiovascular healthcare.

Researchers and clinicians interested in medical AI and translational biomedical engineering are warmly welcome to contact me.

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• MIA'26 Jan, 2026: one paper is accepted by MIA
• ICASSP'26 Jan, 2026: One paper is accepted by ICASSP'26.
• Editor'26 Jan, 2026: Invited to be a guest associate editor in IEEE TBME
• Book'26 Jan, 2026: one book is published by Springer Nature
• BIBM'25 Dec, 2025: two papers are accepted by BIBM'25
• J Physiol'25 Dec, 2025: one paper is accepted by J Physiol
• Guangzhou'25 Dec, 2025: one proposal (Guangzhou Science and Technology Project, No. 2025B03J0127) is approved
• IEEE-TMI'25 Nov, 2025: one paper is accepted by IEEE-TMI
• ESWA'25 Oct, 2025: one paper is accepted by ESWA
• New Journey Oct, 2025: joined the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University
• PLOS Comput Biol'25 Aug, 2025: one paper is accepted by PLOS Computational Biology (Front Cover)
• MOST'25 Jul, 2025: one proposal (No. H20240205) is approved by MOST
• Editor'25 May, 2025: Invited to be a guest associate editor in IEEE JBHI
• ISBI'25 Apr, 2025: one paper is accepted by ISBI
• IEEE-JBHI'25 Feb, 2025: one paper is accepted by IEEE-JBHI
• MIA'25 Jan, 2025: one paper is accepted by MIA
• Guangzhou'24 Dec, 2024: one proposal (Guangzhou Science and Technology Project, No. 2024B03J1283) is approved
• BIBM'24 Dec, 2024: one paper is accepted by BIBM
• ESWA'24 Dec, 2024: one paper is accepted by ESWA
• NSF of Guangdong'24 Dec, 2024: one proposal (No. 2024A1515011886) is approved by NSF of Guangdong
• BSPC'24 Oct, 2024: one paper is accepted by BSPC
• EAAI'24 Oct, 2024: one paper is accepted by EAAI
• Book'24 Sep, 2024: one book is published by Springer Nature
• HRS'24 Sep, 2024: one paper is accepted by HRS
• MICCAI'24 Sep, 2024: one paper is accepted by MICCAI
• Sci Data'24 May, 2024: two papers are accepted by Scientific Data
• MBEC'24 Mar, 2024: one paper is accepted by MBEC
• IEEE-JBHI'24 Feb, 2024: one paper is accepted by IEEE-JBHI
• Book'24 Dec, 2023: one book is published by Frontier SA
• NSF of Guangdong'23 Dec, 2023: one proposal (No. 2023A1515012833) is approved by NSF of Guangdong
• IJCARS'23 Nov, 2023: one paper is accepted by IJCARS
• CVIA'23 Oct, 2023: one paper is accepted by CVIA
• ESWA'23 Oct, 2023: one paper is accepted by ESWA
• PLOS Comput Biol'23 Sep, 2023: one paper is accepted by PLOS Computational Biology
• HRS'23 Sep, 2023: two papers are accepted by HRS
• Visiting Journey Jul, 2023: started visiting the Auckland Bioengineering Institute as a Visiting Fellow
• Interface Focus'23 Jun, 2023: two papers are accepted by Interface Focus
• MBEC'23 Mar, 2023: one paper is accepted by MBEC
• Guangzhou'22 Dec, 2022: one proposal (Guangzhou Science and Technology Project, No. 202201010544) is approved
• Arch Gynecol Obstet'22 Aug, 2022: one paper is accepted by Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
• CinC'22 Jul, 2022: one paper is accepted by CinC
• ESWA'21 Dec, 2021: one paper is accepted by ESWA
• New Journey Oct, 2021: joined Guangzhou Lianyin Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
• Comput Biol Med'21 Mar, 2021: one paper is accepted by Computers in Biology and Medicine
• Philos Trans R Soc A'20 Oct, 2020: one paper is accepted by Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A
• EMBC'20 Jul, 2020: one paper is accepted by EMBC
• Sci Rep'20 May, 2020: one paper is accepted by Scientific Reports
• PLOS Comput Biol'20 Feb, 2020: one paper is accepted by PLOS Computational Biology
• MOST'19 Dec, 2019: two proposals (No. 2019YFC0120107 and No. 2019YFC0120100) are approved by MOST
• Sci Rep'19 Oct, 2019: one paper is accepted by Scientific Reports
• NSF'19 Sep, 2019: one proposal (No. 61901192) is approved by NSFC
• CinC'19 Jul, 2019: four papers are accepted by CinC
• New Journey Mar, 2019: joined Jinan University

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Selected Publications All Publications»

h-index: 21   Citations: 1500+   ORCID   Scopus   ResearcherID

• MIA Bai, J., Tang, Y., Liu, X., Hu, J., Li, Y., Chen, X., Wang, Y., Ma, C., Li, Y., Guo, B., Jiao, J., Huang, Y., Wang, K., Li, L., Ma, Y., Han, X., Shao, H., Yang, Z., Liu, Q., Hu, Y., Kuang, J., Song, S., Krishna, A., Khan, Z. A., Li, Z., Zhang, Z., Zhang, H., Cheng, Y., Zhang, X., Chen, X., Yan, H., Tong, L., Du, B., Deng, B., Chen, Y., Peng, Z., Rezaei, S., Gan, J., Cai, W., Wang, F., Curran, K. M., Silvestre, G., Khobo, I., Lu, Y., Ni, D., Huang, Y., Yaqub, M., Ma, J., Lekadir, K., Li, S. (2026). IUGC: A benchmark of landmark detection in end-to-end intrapartum ultrasound biometry. Medical Image Analysis (MIA, IF=11.8), 103960.
• MIA Bai, J., Zhou, Z., Ou, Z., Koehler, G., Stock, R., Maier-Hein, K., Elbatel, M., Martí, R., Li, X., Qiu, Y., Gou, P., Chen, G., Zhao, L., Zhang, J., Dai, Y., Wang, F., Silvestre, G., Curran, K., Sun, H., Xu, J., … Lekadir, K. (2025). PSFHS challenge report: Pubic symphysis and fetal head segmentation from intrapartum ultrasound images. Medical Image Analysis (MIA, IF=10.7), 99, 103353.
• TMI Bai, J., Zhu, J., Chen, Z., Yang, Z., Lu, Y., Li, L., Li, Q., Wang, W., Zhang, H., Wang, K., Gan, J., Zhao, J., Lu, H., Li, S., Huang, J., Chen, X., Zhang, X., Xu, X., Li, L., Tian, Y., … Lekadir, K. (2025). A Benchmark Framework for the Right Atrium Cavity Segmentation From LGE-MRIs. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging (TMI, IF=11), 44(12), 5290–5305.
• JBHI Chen, Z., Lu, Y., Long, S., Campello, V. M., Bai, J., & Lekadir, K. (2024). Fetal Head and Pubic Symphysis Segmentation in Intrapartum Ultrasound Image Using a Dual-Path Boundary-Guided Residual Network. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (JBHI, IF=7.7), 28(8), 4648–4659.
• JBHI Lu, Y., Liu, J., Bai, J., Rong, J., Qi, J., & Yang, Z. (2025). Multi-Scale, Multi-Basis Wavelet Voting Network for Automatic Analysis of Fetal Heart Rate Signals. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (JBHI, IF=7.7), https://doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2025.3647057
• PCB Bai, J., Lo, A., Gladding, P. A., Stiles, M. K., Fedorov, V. V., & Zhao, J. (2020). In silico investigation of the mechanisms underlying atrial fibrillation due to impaired Pitx2. PLOS Computational Biology (PCB, IF=4.3), 16(2), e1007678.
• PCB Bai, J., Wang, W., Zhang, X., Lu, H., Zhang, H., Panfilov, A. V., & Zhao, J. (2025). Digital twin for sex-specific identification of class III antiarrhythmic drugs based on in vitro measurements, computer models, and machine learning tools. PLOS Computational Biology (PCB, IF=4.3), 21(7), e1013154. (Front Cover)
• PCB Zhao, J., Sharma, R., Kalyanasundaram, A., Kennelly, J., Bai, J., Li, N., Panfilov, A., & Fedorov, V. V. (2023). Mechanistic insight into the functional role of human sinoatrial node conduction pathways and pacemaker compartments heterogeneity: A computer model analysis. PLOS Computational Biology (PCB, IF=4.3), 19(12), e1011708.
• JP Kulathilaka, A., Sharma, R., Kennelly, J., Li, N., Bai, J., Smaill, B. H., Trew, M. L., Fedorov, V. V., & Zhao, J. (2025). Structural determinants of re-entrant drivers in atrial fibrillation: insights from digital twins derived from 3D micrometre-resolution imaging of human heart. The Journal of Physiology (JP, IF=4.7), 10.1113/JP288625.
• MICCAI'24 Jiang, J., Wang, H., Bai, J., Long, S., Chen, S., Campello, V. M., & Lekadir, K. (2024, October). Intrapartum ultrasound image segmentation of pubic symphysis and fetal head using dual student-teacher framework with cnn-vit collaborative learning. In International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI'24, Top conference in medical imaging), 2024. early accept, acceptance rate 13%
• BIBM'25 Wang, W., & Bai, J. (2024, December). Assessment of Proarrhythmic Risk for Class III Antiarrhythmic Drug in Atrium. In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM, CCF B) (pp. 5561-5568). IEEE.
• ISBI'25 Chen, Y., Deng, B., Peng, Z., Zhou, Y., Sun, P., Wan, J., & Bai, J. (2025, April). COMT: Co-Training Mean Teachers Semi-Supervised Training Framework for Cervical Segmentation. In 2025 IEEE 22nd International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI, Top conference in medical imaging) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.

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Professional Service

Journal editors

• IEEE TBME (Guest Editor, IF=4.5)
• IEEE JBHI (Guest Editor, IF=6.8)
• Scientific Data (IF=6.9)
• Plos Digital Health (IF=7.7)

Conference Program Committee

• MICCAI 2026
• ISBI 2025-2026

Journal Reviewer

• IEEE JBHI
• IEEE TIM
• IEEE TAI
• Npj Digital Medicine
• Scientific Data
• Plos Digital Health
• PLoS Computational Biology
• Biomedical Signal Processing and Control
• Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

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Published datasets

• MICCAI'23 Pubic Symphysis-Fetal Head Segmentation from Transperineal Ultrasound Images
• MICCAI'24 Intrapartum Ultrasound Grand Challenge
• MICCAI'25 Landmark Detection Challenge for Intrapartum Ultrasound Measurement Meeting the Actual Clinical Assessment of Labor Progress
• MICCAI'25 Universal UltraSound Image Challenge: Multi-Organ Classification and Segmentation
• ISBI'25 Fetal Ultrasound Grand Challenge: Semi-Supervised Cervical Segmentation
• ISBI'26 Foundation Model Challenge for Ultrasound Image Analysis
• ISBI'26 FETUS 2026: Fetal HearT UltraSound Segmentation and Sizing Challenge
• Dataset PSFHS: Intrapartum ultrasound image dataset for AI-based segmentation of pubic symphysis and fetal head
• Dataset RAS Dataset: A 3D Cardiac LGE-MRI Dataset for Segmentation of Right Atrial Cavity
• Dataset The JNU-IFM dataset for segmenting pubic symphysis-fetal head

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