👤 About Me
Hi! I'm a first year PhD student at Division of Geoinformatics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, supervised by Prof. Yifang Ban and Prof. Andrea Nascetti. Also, I'm a research assistant at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) AI4City Lab, following Prof. Wufan Zhao. My research interests lie in explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) and its applications in remote sensing, with a focus on interpretable deep learning and image understanding.
I received Master degree at School of Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, supervised by Prof. Mingzhe Zhu. I also received my bachelor's degree from Xidian University.
From May 2024 to February 2025, I joined the Time-Frequency Signal Analysis (TFSA) group at University of Montenegro as a visiting researcher, under the supervision of Prof. Ljubiša Stanković. During this visiting, I focused on compressive sensing theory and interpretable machine learning for advanced signal and image processing tasks.
I received Master degree at School of Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, supervised by Prof. Mingzhe Zhu. I also received my bachelor's degree from Xidian University.
From May 2024 to February 2025, I joined the Time-Frequency Signal Analysis (TFSA) group at University of Montenegro as a visiting researcher, under the supervision of Prof. Ljubiša Stanković. During this visiting, I focused on compressive sensing theory and interpretable machine learning for advanced signal and image processing tasks.
📰 News
- [Jan. 2026] Start my PhD journey at KTH!
- [Nov. 2025] One paper accepted by IEEE SPL.
- [Oct. 2025] Joined HKUST(GZ) AI4City Lab as a research assistant.
- [Oct. 2025] One paper accepted by Knowledge-based Systems.
- [Jun. 2025] Recieved Master degree from Xidian University.
- [Feb. 2025] One paper submitted to IEEE GRSL.
- [Nov. 2024] Presented at TELFOR 2024, Belgrade.
- [Oct. 2024] One paper accepted by TELFOR 2024.
- [Sep. 2024] One paper accepted by IEEE JSTARS.
- [Aug. 2024] One paper accepted by Neural Networks.
- [Jun. 2024] One paper accepted by Neurocomputing.
- [May. 2024] Joined University of Montenegro TFSA group as a visiting researcher.
- [Jan. 2024] Two papers accepted at IGARSS 2024.
📄 Publications

Xuran Hu, Zhitong Xiong*, Zhongcheng Hong, Yifang Ban, Xiaoxiang Zhu, Wufan Zhao*
GeoHeight-Bench: Towards Height-Aware Multimodal Reasoning in Remote Sensing
📄 Paper | 💻 Project Page
GeoHeight-Bench: Towards Height-Aware Multimodal Reasoning in Remote Sensing
📄 Paper | 💻 Project Page

Haitao Yang, Yingzhuo Xiong, Dongliang Zhang, Xiai Yan*, Xuran Hu*
Lightweight Attention-Enhanced Multi-scale Detector for Robust Small Object Detection in UAV
IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 2025 📄 Paper
Lightweight Attention-Enhanced Multi-scale Detector for Robust Small Object Detection in UAV
IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 2025 📄 Paper

Xuran Hu
Causal Attribution of Above-ground Biomass Dynamics in Sweden via SHAP
Ready for submitting to Remote Sensing of Environment
Causal Attribution of Above-ground Biomass Dynamics in Sweden via SHAP
Ready for submitting to Remote Sensing of Environment

Xuran Hu, Mingzhe Zhu*, Djordje Stankovic, Zhenpeng Feng, Ljubiša Stanković
SAR Despeckling via Log-Yeo-Johnson Transformation and Sparse Representation
Submitted to IEEE Transactions Geoscience and Remote Sensing 📄 arXiv
SAR Despeckling via Log-Yeo-Johnson Transformation and Sparse Representation
Submitted to IEEE Transactions Geoscience and Remote Sensing 📄 arXiv

Xuran Hu, Mingzhe Zhu*, Ziqiang Xu, Zhenpeng Feng, Ljubiša Stanković
Interpretable Multi-task SAR Image Processing via GAN-based Unsupervised Manipulation
Knowledge-based Systems, 2025 📄 Paper
Interpretable Multi-task SAR Image Processing via GAN-based Unsupervised Manipulation
Knowledge-based Systems, 2025 📄 Paper


Xuran Hu, Mingzhe Zhu*, Zhenpeng Feng, Ljubiša Stanković
Re-perceive Global Vision of Transformer for RSI Weakly Supervised Object Localization
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2024 📄 Paper
Re-perceive Global Vision of Transformer for RSI Weakly Supervised Object Localization
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2024 📄 Paper


Mingzhe Zhu, Xuran Hu*, Zhenpeng Feng, Ljubiša Stanković
Unveiling SAR Target Recognition Networks: Adaptive Perturbation Interpretation
Neurocomputing, 2024 📄 Paper
Unveiling SAR Target Recognition Networks: Adaptive Perturbation Interpretation
Neurocomputing, 2024 📄 Paper

Xuran Hu, Mingzhe Zhu*, Yuanjing Liu, Zhenpeng Feng, Ljubiša Stanković
Manifold-based Shapley for SAR Recognition Network Explanation
IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2024 📄 Paper
Manifold-based Shapley for SAR Recognition Network Explanation
IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2024 📄 Paper

Xuran Hu, Ziqiang Xu, Zhihan Chen, Mingzhe Zhu*, Zhenpeng Feng, Ljubiša Stanković
SAR Despeckling via Regional Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Model
IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2024 📄 Paper
SAR Despeckling via Regional Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Model
IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2024 📄 Paper
🏆 Awards
- China National Scholarship, Oct. 2024
- Special Prize, Huiding Scholarship (Social Scholarship), Dec. 2024
- Special Prize, Xidian University Academic Scholarship, Sep. 2022
