Electrical Engineering

Curriculum Vitae

ANDREW R. WILLIS, PH.D.

University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of Electrical and Computer

Engineering

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Office: +1-704-***-**** Fax: +1-704-***-****

Email:abo0fn@r.postjobfree.com Web page:http://www.visionlab.uncc.edu/ arwillis

EDUCATION

Brown University/ Providence, RI USA

Ph.D.,Scientia Machina(Electrical Engineering),Thesis:Stochastic 3D Geometric Models

for Classification, Defor-

mation, and Estimation.May 2004.

Master of Applied Math, Thesis Topic:Markov Random Field Modeling for 3D Shape

Sculpting, May 2003.

Master of Electrical Sciences, Thesis Topic: Bayesian 3D Pot-Assembly from Fragments as

Problems in Perceptual-

Grouping and Geometric-Learning, May 2001.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute/ Worcester, MA USA

Bachelor of Electrical Engineeringcum laude, May 1995.

Bachelor of Computer Sciencecum laude, May 1994.

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of North Carolina - Charlotte / August 2005 - present

Research on medical imaging, computational reconstruction of artifacts, computational

reconstruction of

bone, computer vision, pattern recognition, and signal/image processing.

Procured $1,039,320(8/05-3/10)in research and educational grant funding through funding

agencies including

NASA, NSF, and NIH.

Awarded the Maxheim Fellowship from the UNCC College of Engineering, an award given

annually to one

junior faculty member in the college in recognition for outstanding research performance.

Member of The Center of Biomedical EngineeringSystems (

CBES) (2008-present)

Directed data collection expeditions to archaeological sites in Oxcutzcab, Mexico

(Huntichmul, Labna, Kuic

sites - Mayan civilization) and in Herzilya-Petuach,Israel (Apollonia-Arsuf- Crusader era

castle) in 2007

Developed courses: Digital Signal Processing, Applied Computer Graphics, Applied

Artificial Intelligence,

Medical Ultrasonics, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, Recognition from 2D and 3D

Images and Design

of Intelligent Spacecraft.

Postdoctoral Research Associate and SHAPE Lab Manager/ Brown University / June 2004 -

August 2005

Research on statistical shape models and interactive sculpting of 3D shape in virtual

environments.

Manager and principal researcher for the SHAPE Lab which entails the supervision of

graduate and undergrad-

uate students, system and device procurement,administration, and maintenance.

Assisted in the writing a successful NSF-KDI Grant #BCS-9980091 ($2M distributed over

years 2002-2005).

Researcher/ BrownUniversity / 2002 - May 2004

Research on theoretical shape models and computationalmethods for 3D puzzle-solving.

Conceivedand implemented the first system which automatically assembles axially

symmetric 3D objects from

their fragments emphasizing the important application of assembling archaeological

vessels from vessel frag-

ments.

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Assisted in the writing a successful NSF-ITR grant: #IIS-0205477($1.3M distributed over

years 1999-2001).

Technical director of NSF-sponsored data collection expedition to the archaeological

excavation of the Great

Temple in Petra, Jordan during the Summer of 2002.

Research Consultant/ Analog Devices / Norwood, MA / 1999-2002

Research on wavelet-based image compression and implementation of JPEG-2000on integrated

circuits.

Software / hardware design of the ADVJP2000 image compression integrated circuit

(released May 2002). The

current revision (Aug. 2004) of this IC is referred to as Analog Devices ADV202 JPEG2000

Video codec.

Process Control Design & Field Service EngineerMorgan Construction Co. / Worcester, MA

01615 / 1995-1998

Designed / installed and upgraded control systems for high speed (>100 m/sec) steel rod

manufacturing and

managed on-site installation teams for contracts in excessof $2M.

PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH

Synopsis:

Publications: 35 peer reviewed journal and conference articles, 1 book chapter. This

corpus has been

cited externally 104 times.

Funding: $1,039,320 (13 funded proposals). Sole UNC Charlotte PI for $864,027 and 50% co-

PI for

remaining $175,293. Funding by agency: National Science Foundation (NSF - $359k), the

National Institute of Health (NIH - $459k), the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-

tion (NASA - $201k), local industry ($14k) and UNC Charlotte($6k).

Dissertation

Willis, A.,Stochastic 3D Geometric Models for Classification, Deformation, and

Estimation,Ph.D. The-

sis, Brown University, May 2004. (8 citations)

Refereed Conference Articles (31 total, 96 citations)

7. Assembling Virtual Pots from 3D Measurements of their Fragments (Geometric

Learning),presented at :

(a) The Italy-United States Workshop : The Reconstruction of Archaeological Landscapes

through Digital

Technologies, at Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, November 3, 2001.

(b) The Computer Science and Engineering Divisions of

Sabanci University, Istanbul,

Turkey, November 25-

26, 2001.

RESEARCH GRANTS (TOTAL$1,039,320)

Research (Total $1,017,820,sole PI $864,027,co-PI for $175,293)

1. Eppes, M. and Willis, A., NASA-MDAP: An Investigation of Physical Weathering on Mars

using New Web-

Based, User-Friendly, 3-D MER Data-Mining Software, NASA Mars Data Analysis Program (NASA-

MDAP),

8/1/09 - 7/31/12, $161,648.

2. Hildreth, J., and Willis, A.,NHRMC Inpatient Bed Tower Renovation (3D Imaging of

Existing Hospital Infras-

tructure), Rodgers Builders Inc. (local industry), 7/28/09 - 1/31/10, $13,645.

3. Willis, A., NIH-R21 AR054015: Quantifying Fracture Severity Using a 3-D Puzzle Solving

Approach, NIH

Exploratory/DevelopmentalResearchGrantAward(NIH-

R21),7/1/08 4/31/10,$359,273fullaward,$173,508

subcontract.

4. Willis,A.,NSF-IIS0808718: CoreComputerVisionResearch:

PromotingParadigmShiftsinArchaeology,NSF

Intelligent InformationSystems (IIS-III-CXT),9/1/08 8/31/12, $2,638,964full award,

$305,000subcontract.

5. Willis, A., NIH 1P50 AR055533-01 CORT: New Approaches to Assess and Forestall

Osteoarthritis in Injured

Joints, NIH Clinical Research Center Grant (NIH-P50), 9/1/07 8/31/12, $7,435,286 full

award, $178,290

subcontract.

6. Willis, A.,New Approaches to Assess and Forestall Osteoarthritis in Injured Joints,

University of Iowa, 9/1/07

8/31/12, $108,000.

7. Willis, A.,Rebuilding the Past : Virtual Reconstruction of Collapsed Ancient

Structures, UNCC Faculty Re-

search Grant (UNCC-FRG), 1/1/07 - 5/31/08, $6,000.

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8. Willis, A., Power Efficient Implementation of a Hardware Accelerated Real-Time 3D

Reconstruction Sys-

tem, NASA: North Carolina Space Grant New Investigations Program (NC Spacegrant-NIP),

7/1/07 - 6/30/08,

$25,000.

9. Willis, A.,IIS-ITR: 3D Free Form Models for the Representation, Manipulation, and

Recovery of Shape, with

Applications to Archaeology and Virtual Sculpting, NSF Information Technology Research

(IIS-ITR), subcon-

tract from Brown University #IIS-0205477,1/1/07 - 9/1/08,$2,055,616full award, $46,729

subcontract.

Education (Total $21,500,sole PI $21,500)

1. Willis, A.,FY 2010 NSF REU: Digital Models of Medieval Architecture forReconstruction

of Ancient Castles,

NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates(NSF-REU), 8/15/09 7/31/10, $8,000.

2. Willis, A.,Senior Design Project: Real-Time Stereoscopic 3D Reconstruction on Low-

Power FPGA Systems,

NASA/NC Space Grant: Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (NASA-ESMD) Design Award,

1/1/07 -

9/15/07, $1,500.

3. Willis, A., Senior Design Project: FPGA Implementation of the ITU G.729a Speech

Compression Codec,

NASA/NC Spacegrant: Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (NASA-ESMD) Design Award,

9/1/08 -

4/15/09, $2,000.

4. Willis, A., A Course Proposal: Design of Intelligent Spacecraft, NASA/NC Spacegrant:

Higher Education

Program (NC Spacegrant-HEP),7/1/06 - 6/30/08, $10,000.

STUDENT ADVISING OF RESEARCH

Masters Thesis Students (3 graduated, 1 current)

I currently advise one MS student in pursuit of a MS degree (student names and thesis

titles are listed in the

teaching section of my vita under advising).

I have advised three students who have completed their MS degrees (student names and

thesis titles are listed in

the teaching section of my vita under advising).

Ph.D. Students (4 current)

I currently advise four students towards the completion of their Ph.D. degrees (1 2nd

year, 1 3rd year, 2 4th

year) (student names and thesis titles are listed in the teaching section of my vita

under advising).

RECENT RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS

Brown University Division of Engineering: David Cooper, Ben Kimia, Gabriel Taubin,

Department of Judaic

Studies: Katarina Galor,Department of Archaeology and the Ancient World : Martha Sharp

Joukowsky. Tel-Aviv

University Department of Archaeology: Oren Tal, Israel Roll. University of Iowa

Department of Orthopaedic

Biomechanics: Tom Brown, Donald Anderson, Thaddeus Thomas,Carver School of Medicine: J.

Lawrence Marsh.

University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of Electrical and Computer

Engineering: Tom Weldon,

James Conrad, Ivan Howitt, Arindam Mukherjee, Arun Ravindran,Environmental Assistance

Office: Regina Guyer,

Department of Biology: Edward Menhinick,Department of Art: Malena Bergmann,Department of

Architecture:

Chris Beorkrem,Department of Civil Engineering: Brian Anderson. University of North

Carolina Greensboro

Department of Biology: Bruce Kirchoff. Smithsonian Institution Department of Entomology:

Robert Robbins,

Allen Norrbom.Yale Peabody Museum Department of Entomology: Leonard Munstermann.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Professional Societies

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers(IEEE) (1995 - 2005), Senior Member

(2006-present)

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Association for Computing Machinery(ACM) (2004 - present)

American Association for the Advancement of Science(AAAS) (2005 - 2008)

American Society for Engineering Education(ASEE) (2005 - 2009)

The International Society for Optical Engineering(SPIE) (2006 - 2007,2010)

Honor Societies

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society(2003 - present)

Eta Kappa Nu, An Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society(2006 - present)

Phi Delta Beta, An Honor Society for International Scholars(2008 - present)

Honors

John H. Maxheim Faculty Fellowship, received from the UNCC College of EngineeringAugust

2008 in recog-

nition of outstanding research performanceas a junior faculty member.

External Media Research Exposure

Piecing the Past, by Lisa DeKeukelaere, Scientific American, Sept. 2004, p. 30. This

is a one page Scientific

American article written by their staff, motivated by an IEEE conference publication, and

is devoted to dis-

cussing research on 3D pot shape estimation from dense data laser scans of fragments

found at archaeological

sites.

Oct 2004. A 1.5 minute TV Channel 10 segment, on the 6:00 PM news, devoted to our work

on archaeological

potestimation andreconstructionofotherstructures. This was motivatedby the Scientific

Americanarticle, and

in preparation they spent two hours shooting material to present this work.

Unsolicited Public Research Exposure

Synopsis:

Teaching: 18 semester-long courses covering 11 different topics.

Curriculum: Developed4newcourses (1undergraduate,3graduate)approvedas partoftheUNC Char-

lotte course catalog and 6 seminar courses on advanced topics. Mentored 8 undergraduate

senior design projects and 3 independent study projects.

Advising: 7 Ph.D. students (7 current), 4 MS students (3 graduated,1 current).

Courses Taught - University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Undergraduate Courses

(core curriculum course) ECGR4124/5124Digital Signal Processing

Fall 2005

Fall 2006

Fall 2007

Fall 2008

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Fall 2009

Fall 2010

(developed and adopted course) ECGR4103/5103 Applied Computer Graphics

Spring 2005Spring 2008

Graduate Courses

(developed and adopted course) ECGR6119/8119 Applied Artificial Intelligence

Fall 2009

Fall 2010

(developed and adopted course)ECGR6127/8127Medical Signal Processing

Spring 2010

(developed and adopted course) ECGR6090/8090 Multidimensional Stochastic Signal

ProcessingSpring 2011

ECGR6090/8090Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Seminar Course

Fall 2006

ECGR3090/6090/8090DesignofIntelligentSpacecraft(NASA-SponsoredCurriculum-

seeEducationalGrants)

Spring 2007

ECGR4090/6090/8090Computer Vision Seminar Course

Fall 2007

Fall 2008

ECGR4090/6090/8090Pattern Recognition Seminar Course

Spring 2008

ECGR4090/6090/8090Pattern Recognition II Seminar Course

Spring 2009

ECGR 6090/8090Recognition from 2D and 3D Images Seminar Course

Fall 2008

STUDENT ADVISING

Advised Ph.D. Degrees (7 current)

Sui, Y.,Tentative title: Markov Field Analysis for 3D Object Recognition,to be

completed May 2011.

Liu, P.,Tentative title: Pattern-Matching Methods for Automatic Reconstruction of

Complex Bone Fractures,to

be completed May 2012.

Zhou, B.,Tentative title: A Cybernetic System for Complex Bone Fracture Reassembly, to

be completed May

2012

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D CT Images,Individual Study Project, University of

North Carolina at

Charlotte, December 2006.

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Mysore, G., Design and Implementation of a low-cost 3D range scanning device,

Individual Study Project,

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, May 2006.

Teaching Workships / Seminars

Workshop on Learning Styles and Active Learning,How To Get Students Actively Involved

in their Learning,

even if you have 150 of them in the class, presented by Dr. Richard M. Felder, North

Carolina State University,

June 6, 2006.

UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Synopsis:

Committees: member on 12 committees (8 department, 1 college, 3 university) totaling 35

effective years

of service.

Scholarly Service: program committee for 11 conferences, reviewed 12 articles for 7

different journals,

reviewed proposals for 2 granting agencies (NSF, NASA).

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (8 committees, 29 effective years)

Departmental Review Committee (Promotion and Tenure DRC)

2010

Computer Engineering Technical Thrust (TT) / Focus Area ImprovementTeam (FAIT)

2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Communications and Signal Processing Technical Thrust (TT) / Focus Area ImprovementTeam

(FAIT)

2005, 2006 (chair), 2007 (chair), 2008 (chair), 2009 (chair), 2010 (chair), 2011

(chair)

UndergraduateCurriculum Committee

2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Publicity Committee

2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Advisor, Student Branch,Eta Kappa Nu, An Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor

Society(HKN)

2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

IEEE Southeast Section Nomination Committee Chair

2008, 2009, 2010

William States Lee College of Engineering (1 committee, 2 effective years)

Computing Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC)

Grant Proposal Reviewer

NSF Intelligent Information Systems (IIS) Computer and Information Science and

Engineering (CISE) Com-

puting Resource Infrastructure (CRI) (2007).

NASA: North Carolina Spacegrant Consortium proposals to the New Investigations Program

(NIP) (2008),

proposals to the Higher Education Program (HEP) (2009).

BSF: United States - Israel Binational Science Foundation (2011).

FWF: Austrian Science Fund (2005).

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