Biography: Professor Ma is a recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (1996) and was selected candidates for the National "Hundred, Thousand, Ten-Thousand Talent Project" (national level, 1997). His accolades include the Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Grand Award (First Completion Person), First and Second Prizes of the Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award, the China Youth Science and Technology Award, the Second Prize of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology Progress Award, the First Prize of the Wu Wenjun Artificial Intelligence Natural Science Award, the First Prize of the CSIG Science and Technology Progress Award, and the Special Allowance from the State Council.
He has published over 580 papers in important domestic and international academic journals, including a series of top-tier publications in IEEE TPAMI, TIP, CVPR, etc. He has created over 120 billion yuan in new economic benefits.