Ran Song

Professor in Visual Perception and Robot Learning

School of Control Science and Engineering

Shandong University, China

中文主页：https://faculty.sdu.edu.cn/songran/zh_CN/index.htm

Selected Publications

Book Chapters

- Ran Song, Hao Zhang, Wei Zhang. 3D Generative Network. In: Zhihan Lyu (eds) Applications of Generative AI. Springer, Cham, 2024.

- Morteza Ghahremani, Yonghuai Liu, Yitian Zhao, Lirong Ai, Ran Song, Ralph Martin, Liang Chen, Xuejun Ren, Longzhuang Li. Rigid Registration. In: Katsushi Ikeuchi (eds) Computer Vision. Springer, Cham, 2021.

Peer-Reviewed Journal / Conference Papers

- Wentao Zhao*, Jiaming Chen*, Ziyu Meng, Donghui Mao, Ran Song, Wei Zhang. VLMPC: Vision-Language Model Predictive Control for Robotic Manipulation. RSS, 2024. Codes

- Lin Zhang, Ran Song, Wenhao Tan, Lin Ma, Wei Zhang. IGCN: A Provably Informative GCN Embedding for Semi-Supervised Learning with Extremely Limited Labels. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 2024.

- Mingxin Zhang, Qian Zhang, Ran Song, Paul L. Rosin, Wei Zhang. Ship landmark: An informative ship image annotation and its applications. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2024. Codes and data

- Zhiheng Li, Yujie Zhong, Ran Song, Tianjiao Li, Lin Ma, Wei Zhang. DeTAL: Open-vocabulary temporal action localization with decoupled networks. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 2024. Codes and data

- Chengxin Liu, Guiyou Chen, Ran Song. LPS-Net: Lightweight Parameter-Shared Network for Point Cloud-Based Place Recognition. ICRA, 2024. Codes

- Xiao Jia, Yutian Shen, Jianhong Yang, Ran Song, Wei Zhang, Max Q-H Meng, Joseph C Liao, Lei Xing. PolypMixNet: Enhancing semi-supervised polyp segmentation with polyp-aware augmentation. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 2024.

- Lin Zhang, Ran Song, Yifan Wang, Qian Zhang, Wei Zhang. Dual-GCL: Dual-graph contrastive learning for unsupervised person re-identification. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems, 2024.

- Bin Lu, Yang Sun, Zhenyu Yang, Ran Song, Haiyan Jiang, Yonghuai Liu. HRNet: 3D object detection network for point cloud with hierarchical refinement. Pattern Recognition, 2024.

- Yang Sun, Bin Lu, Yonghuai Liu, Zhenyu Yang, Ardhendu Behera, Ran Song, Hejin Yuan, Haiyang Jiang. Exploiting label uncertainty for enhanced 3D object detection from point clouds. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2024.

- Yifan Wang, Lin Zhang, Ran Song, Hongliang Li, Paul L Rosin, Wei Zhang. Exploiting inter-sample affinity for knowability-aware universal domain adaptation. International Journal of Computer Vision, 2023. Codes

- Shikuan Xie, Ran Song, Yuenan Zhao, Xueqin Huang, Yibin Li, Wei Zhang. Circular accessible depth: A robust traversability representation for UGV navigation. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2023. Project webpage

- Runmin Cong, Hongyu Liu, Chen Zhang, Wei Zhang, Feng Zheng, Ran Song, Sam Kwong. Point-aware interaction and CNN-induced refinement network for RGB-D salient object detection. ACM MM, 2023. Codes

- Wenhao Tan, Xing Fang, Wei Zhang, Ran Song, Teng Chen, Yu Zheng, Yibin Li. A hierarchical framework for quadruped omnidirectional locomotion based on reinforcement learning. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2023. Project webpage

- Ran Song, Wei Zhang, Yitian Zhao, Yonghuai Liu, Paul L. Rosin. 3D visual saliency: An independent perceptual measure or a derivative of 2D image saliency? IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 2023. Codes, Data

- Shuo Yang, Wei Zhang, Ran Song, Jiyu Cheng, Hesheng Wang, Yibin Li. Watch and act: Learning robotic manipulation from visual demonstration. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 2023. Project webpage

- Qian Zhang, Mingxin Zhang, Jinghe Liu, Xuanyu He, Ran Song, Wei Zhang. Unsupervised maritime vessel re-identification with multi-level contrastive learning. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2023.

- Shuo Yang, Shuai Song, Shilei Chu, Ran Song, Jiyu Cheng, Yibin Li, Wei Zhang. Heuristics integrated deep reinforcement learning for online 3D bin packing. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2023. Video

- Zhiheng Li, Xuyuan Gong, Ran Song, Peng Duan, Jun Liu, Wei Zhang. SMAM: Self and mutual adaptive matching for skeleton-based few-shot action recognition. IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, 2022.

- Hao Zhang, Ran Song, Liping Wang, Lin Zhang, Dawei Wang, Cong Wang, Wei Zhang. Classification of brain disorders in rs-fMRI via local-to-global graph neural networks. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 2022. Codes

- Likun Xia, Hao Zhang, Yufei Wu, Ran Song, Yuhui Ma, Lei Mou, Jiang Liu, Yixuan Xie, Ming Ma, Yitian Zhao. 3D vessel-like structure segmentation in medical images by an edge-reinforced network. Medical Image Analysis, 2022.

- Lin Zhang, Mingxin Zhang, Ran Song, Ziying Zhao, Xiaolei Li. Unsupervised embedding learning with mutual-information graph convolutional networks. IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, 2022.

- Shuai Song, Shuo Yang, Ran Song, Shilei Chu, Yibin Li, Wei Zhang. Towards online 3D bin packing: learning synergies between packing and unpacking via DRL. CoRL, 2022.

- Jiapeng Sheng, Yanyun Chen, Xing Fang, Wei Zhang, Ran Song, Yu Zheng, Yibin Li. Bio-inspired rhythmic locomotion for quadruped robots. IEEE RA-L / IROS, 2022. Project webpage

- Shuo Yang, Wei Zhang, Ran Song, Weizhi Lu, Hesheng Wang, Yibin Li. Explicit-to-implicit robot imitation learning by exploring visual content change. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2022.

- Ran Song, Wei Zhang, Yitian Zhao, Yonghuai Liu. Unsupervised multi-view CNN for salient view selection and 3D interest point detection. International Journal of Computer Vision, 2022.

- Guotao Wu*, Ran Song*, Mingxin Zhang, Xiaolei Li, Paul L. Rosin. LiTMNet: A deep CNN for efficient HDR image reconstruction from a single LDR image. Pattern Recognition, 2022. Video

- Zhongwei Zhao, Ran Song, Qian Zhang, Peng Duan, Youmei Zhang. JoT-GAN: a framework for jointly training GAN and person re-identification model. ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications, 2022.

- Weidong Zhang, Youmei Zhang, Ran Song, Ying Liu, Wei Zhang. 3D layout estimation via weakly supervised learning of plane parameters from 2D segmentation. IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, 2021.

- Jinyu Zhao, Jiong Zhang, Bin Deng, Yalin Zheng, Jiang Liu, Ran Song, Yitian Zhao. Guided adversarial adaptation network for retinal and choroidal layer segmentation. MICCAI Workshop on Ophthalmic Medical Image Analysis, 2021. Best poster paper award

- Tianjiao Li, Wei Zhang, Ran Song, Zhiheng Li, Jun Liu, Xiaolei Li, Shijian Lu. PoT-GAN: pose transform GAN for person image synthesis. IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, 2021.

- Zifei Yang, Shuo Yang, Shuai Song, Wei Zhang, Ran Song, Jiyu Cheng, Yibin Li. PackerBot: variable-sized product packing with heuristic deep reinforcement learning. IROS, 2021. Project webpage

- Wenhao Tan, Xing Fang, Wei Zhang, Ran Song, Teng Chen, Yu Zheng, Yibin Li. A hierarchical framework for quadruped locomotion based on reinforcement learning. IROS, 2021. Project webpage

- Zhijie Wang, Ran Song, Peng Duan, Xiaolei Li. EFNet: enhancement-fusion network for semantic segmentation. Pattern Recognition, 2021.

- Ran Song, Wei Zhang, Yitian Zhao, Yonghuai Liu, Paul Rosin. Mesh saliency: an independent perceptual measure or a derivative of image saliency? CVPR, 2021. Codes

- Xueqin Huang, Wei Chen, Wei Zhang, Ran Song, Jiyu Cheng, Yibin Li. Autonomous multi-view navigation via deep reinforcement learning. ICRA, 2021. Project webpage

- Shuo Yang, Wei Zhang, Ran Song, Jiyu Cheng, Yibin Li. Learning multi-object dense descriptor for autonomous goal-conditioned grasping. IEEE RA-L / ICRA, 2021. Project webpage

- Xueqin Huang*, Han Deng*, Wei Zhang, Ran Song, Yibin Li. Towards multi-modal perception-based navigation: a deep reinforcement learning method. IEEE RA-L / ICRA, 2021. Project webpage

- Ran Song, Yonghuai Liu, Paul Rosin. Mesh saliency via weakly supervised classification-for-saliency CNN. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2021. Codes

- Ran Song, Yonghuai Liu, Paul Rosin. Distinction of 3D objects and scenes via classification network and Markov random field. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2020.  Codes

- Ran Song, Wei Zhang, Yitian Zhao, Yonghuai Liu. Unsupervised multi-view CNN for salient view selection of 3D objects and scenes. ECCV, 2020. Codes

- Zheming Zuo, Longzhi Yang, Yonghuai Liu, Fei Chao, Ran Song, Yanpeng Qu. Histogram of fuzzy local spatio-temporal descriptors for video action recognition. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 2020.

- Ke Song, Wei Zhang, Ran Song, Yibin Li. Online decision based visual tracking via reinforcement learning. NeurIPS, 2020. Project webpage

- Junhao Zhang, Wei Zhang, Ran Song, Lin Ma, Yibin Li. Grasp for stacking via deep reinforcement learning. ICRA, 2020. Project webpage

- Kunyan Zhu, Wei Chen, Wei Zhang, Ran Song, Yibin Li. Autonomous robot navigation based on multi-camera perception. IROS, 2020. Project webpage

- Yue Fan, Shilei Chu, Wei Zhang, Ran Song, Yibin Li. Learn by observation: imitation learning for drone patrolling from videos of a human navigator. IROS, 2020. Project webpage

- Hao Zhang, Likun Xia, Ran Song, Jianlong Yang, Huaying Hao, Jiang Liu, Yitian Zhao. Cerebrovascular Segmentation in MRA via reverse edge attention network. MICCAI, 2020. Codes

- Ran Song, Liping Wang. Multiscale representation of 3D surfaces via stochastic mesh Laplacian. Computer-Aided Design, 2019. (SPM 2019)

- Ran Song, Yonghuai Liu, Ralph Martin, Karina Rodriguez Echavarria. Local-to-global mesh saliency. The Visual Computer, 2018.

- Karina Rodriguez Echavarria, Ran Song. Analyzing the decorative style of 3D heritage collections based on shape saliency. ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage, 2016. Project webpage

- Yonghuai Liu, Honghai Liu, Ralph Martin, Luigi De Dominicis, Ran Song, Yitian Zhao. Accurately estimating rigid transformations in registration using a boosting-inspired mechanism. Pattern Recognition, 2016.

- Karina Rodriguez Echavarria, Ran Song. Studying shape semantics of an architectural moulding collection: Classifying style based on shape analysis methods. Digital Heritage, 2015. Best paper award. Project webpage

- Ran Song, Yonghuai Liu, Ralph Martin, Paul Rosin. Mesh saliency via spectral processing. ACM Transactions on Graphics, 2014. (presented at SIGGRAPH 2014) Codes

- Ran Song, Yonghuai Liu, Ralph Martin, Paul Rosin. Scan integration as a labelling problem. Pattern Recognition, 2014.

- Ran Song, Yonghuai Liu, Ralph Martin, Paul Rosin. 3D point of interest detection via spectral irregularity diffusion. The Visual Computer, 2013. (presented at CGI 2013)

- Ran Song, Yonghuai Liu, Ralph Martin, Paul Rosin. Saliency-guided integration of multiple scans. CVPR, 2012.

- Ran Song, Yonghuai Liu, Yitian Zhao, Ralph Martin, Paul Rosin. An evaluation method for multiview surface reconstruction algorithms. 3DIMPVT, 2012.

- Ran Song, Yonghuai Liu, Yitian Zhao, Ralph Martin, Paul Rosin. Conditional random field-based mesh saliency. ICIP, 2012.

- Yitian Zhao, Yonghuai Liu, Ran Song, Min Zhang. Extended non-local means filter for surface saliency detection. ICIP, 2012.

- Yitian Zhao, Yonghuai Liu, Ran Song, Min Zhang. A saliency detection based method for 3d surface simplification. ICASSP, 2012.

- Ran Song, Yonghuai Liu, Ralph Martin, Paul Rosin. MRF-based automatic image ordering and its application to mosaicing. ICASSP, 2011.

- Ran Song, Yonghuai Liu, Ralph Martin, Paul Rosin. Higher order crf for surface reconstruction from multi-view data sets. 3DIMPVT, 2011.

- Yitian Zhao, Yonghuai Liu, Ran Song, Min Zhang. A Retinex theory based points sampling method for mesh simplification. ISPA, 2011. Best student paper award

- Ran Song, Yonghuai Liu, Ralph Martin, Paul Rosin. Markov random field-based clustering for the integration of multi-view range images. ISVC, 2010.

- Ran Song, Yonghuai Liu, Ralph Martin, Paul Rosin. MRF labeling for multi-view range image integration. ACCV, 2010.

- Ran Song, John Szymanski. Well-distributed SIFT features. Electronics Letters, 2009.

- Ran Song, John Szymanski. Auto-sorting scheme for image ordering applications in image mosaicing. Electronics Letters, 2008.