Acknowledgement

My research career cannot be possible without the support from my awesome mentors, collaborators, and friends:

• Prof. Xinggang Wang, Prof. Yu Zhou at Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

• Prof. Stan Z. Li, Dr. Siyuan Li, Dr. Zicheng Liu, Dr. Haitao Lin, Dr. Jiangbin Zheng, Mr. Siqi Ma at Westlake University.

• Prof. Dan Xu, Dr. Zhenxing Mi, Dr. Yuxin Wang, Mr. Chi Yan, Mr. Yucheng Wang, Mr. Yiwei Chen at HKUST.

Beyond academia, I feel incredibly fortunate to met wonderful friends along the way (particularly during my middle and high school years in Shenzhen and the two years in Hangzhou). Thank you all for your presence and support. I am deeply grateful for our shared moments. Whether we are still in touch or not, I wish you all the best and have a bright future.

Even if most of you above may never visit this page, my door is always open for a chat - coffee’s on me!