Ying Gao is a Professor, PhD supervisor, and Executive Dean of the National Institute of Excellence Engineers. She received her PhD degree from South China University of Technology in 2006. Recognized as a National High-level Talent, she has been named among Stanford University’s Top 2% Global Scientists for 2024 and 2025. Her primary research interests include AI Security, Computer Vision, Affective Computing, and Blockchain. Professor Gao has led over 20 national and provincial research projects and authored more than 100 academic papers in top-tier conferences and journals such as AAAI, ICCV, IEEE TPAMI, and IEEE TIFS. She holds 43 national patents and has published two books.