Engineer Mechanical

Cheng Chen

Cell 201-***-****, Office 212-***-**** 14 Bliss Ave Apt R Tenafly,

NJ 07670 ***.****@*****.***

SUMMARY of SKILLS

. 6+ years experience in image processing/computer vision, machine learning

and pattern recognition algorithm designing

. 4+ years experience in embedded control system firmware designing

. 6+ years experience in C/C++, Linux, Matlab/Simulink, Assembly language.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

12/2008

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.

GPA: 3.78/4.00

Specialization: Image Processing/Computer Vision

Dissertation Title: "Human Object Detection, Tracking and Segmentation"

Master of Science in Mechatronics

04/1997

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China

GPA: 84/100

Specialization: Mechatronic System Control and Industrial Robot

Thesis Title: "Embedded Intelligent Electric Machines Speed Control

System"

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

07/1992

Shenyang Institute of Technology, Shenyang, China

GPA: 81/100

Specialization: Machine Building Equipment and Manufacturing Process

Thesis Title: "Computer-Aided Process Planning (CAPP) for Revolving Parts"

WORK EXPERIENCE

Postdoctoral research associate in image processing

03/2009-Present

The City College of CUNY, New York City, NY

- Developed indoor object detection algorithms for wearable vision system

Research assistant in computer vision

01/2004-02/2009

Visual Computing and Image Processing Lab, Oklahoma State University,

Stillwater, OK

- Investigated efficient computer vision algorithms for object detection,

segmentation and tracking.

Research assistant in embedded control

08/2002-12/2002

Advanced Dynamics and Control Laboratory, Oklahoma State University,

Stillwater, OK.

- Developed embedded speed control algorithm for DC motor using

Matlab/Simulink and dSPACE tools

Lecturer of Department of Mechatronics

10/1997 - 07/2002

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu,

Sichuan, China

- Researched and developed on-line monitoring, fault detection and

control methods to improve the operational safety, reliability, and

efficiency of large industrial equipment

Application engineer of Caterpillar's earth moving equipment 01/1997-

09/1997

ECI-Metro Engineering Machinery Service Co., Ltd.

Chengdu, China

- Provided technical and engineering support to field sales offices for

Caterpillar's earth moving equipment

Assistant mechanical engineer

08/1992-08/1994

Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group (Caterpillar's cooperator for

Caterpillar Xuzhou Ltd.) Xuzhou, China

- Troubleshoot and improved a control system for the DC Motor of a semi-

automated welding machine

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Indoor object detection algorithms for wearable vision system

03/2009-present

- Investigated how to incorporate context information into an object model

to handle serious occlusion problem for object detection on mobile

platforms.

Joint human localization, segmentation and pose estimation aided by shape

prior 03/2005-02/2009

- Investigated biologically plausible approaches for human pose estimation,

segmentation and tracking.

- Use probabilistic modeling methods for prior learning and Bayesian

methods for inference.

- Developed algorithms using C/C++ language under a Linux operation system.

Statistical modeling based multi-layer classifier for image/video

segmentation 01/2004-02/2005

- Developed multi-layer classification architecture by combining

statistical and graph-theoretic approaches.

- Extracted and incorporated multiple features in a sequential

classification process.

- Developed algorithms using C language under a Windows operation system.

Onboard real-time data acquisition and diagnostic instrument for

earthmoving fleet 01/1998-01/2002

- Developed an on-line data acquisition, control and diagnostic instrument.

- Gathered various fleet operating parameters by the way of wireless

communication.

PUBLICATIONS:

"Joint Localization and Figure-ground Segmentation Aided by Coupled Region-

Edge Shape Priors'' Pattern Recognition (Accepted)

"Hybrid Body Representation for Integrated Pose Recognition, Localization

and Segmentation'' IEEE Conf. Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

(CVPR), Anchorage, June 24, 2008.

"Combining Spatial and Temporal Priors for Articulate Human Tracking with

Online Learning", in Proc. the 4th Dynamic Vision Workshop, in conjunction

with ICCV09, Japan, Oct. 2009

"Signage Context-based Indoor Object Detection" Submitted to International

Workshop on Situational Awareness for Autonomous and Mobile Platforms (In

conjunction with VISIGRAPP 2010)

"What Can We Learn From Biological Vision Studies for Human Motion

Segmentation?" (Oral presentation) International Symposium on Visual

Computing, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, Nov. 6-8, 2006

"Perception Principles Guided Video Segmentation" EEE International

Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing, Shanghai Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 2005

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