Michael A. Gennert

Professor of Computer Science

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Robotics Engineering Program Director

Computer Science Department Phone: 508-***-****

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Fax: 508-***-****

100 Institute Road Email: abqamh@r.postjobfree.com

Worcester, MA 01609 2280 URL: http://www.cs.wpi.edu/ michaelg/

Research Interests

Robotics, Computer Vision, Image Processing, Scienti c Databases, Programming Languages.

Education

Sc.D. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987

Dissertation under Professors B.K.P. Horn and W.E.L. Grimson: A Computational Framework for

Understanding Problems in Stereo Vision.

S.M. Electrical Engineering

S.B. Electrical Engineering

S.B. Computer Science

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980

M.S. Thesis under Professor N.R. Sandell: Analysis of Optimal Control of a Four-Gimbal Inertial

System.

Experience

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

February 2012 Present Professor of Computer Science

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

August 2007 Present Director, Robotics Engineering Program

February 2007 July 2007 Acting Director, Robotics Engineering Program

July 2003 January 2011 Computer Science Department Head

July 1999 February 2012 Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

July 1993 February 2012 Associate Professor of Computer Science

August 1987 June 1993 Assistant Professor of Computer Science.

University of Massachusetts Medical Center

Worcester, Massachusetts

July 2001 August 2002 Visiting Associate Professor

June 1990 August 1992 Consultant.

University of California

Riverside, California

July 1994 June 1995 Visiting Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering.

PAR Technology Corporation

New Hartford, New York

July 1980 August 1982 Senior Analyst and Project Manager.

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State University of New York, College of Technology

Utica, New York

September 1981 December 1981 Adjunct Professor, Department of Arts and Sciences.

Courses Taught at WPI

Undergraduate:

CS 100X Introduction to Programming in Java / CS 1006 Object-Oriented Introduction to Programming: A98,

E99, A99, A00, A01.

CS 1101 Introduction to Program Design: A05.

CS 1102 Accelerated Introduction to Program Design: A05, A06.

CS 1021 Introduction to Programming: A87, B87.

CS 1032 Modern Programming Concepts II: D89, D90, D91, C92, C93.

CS 2135 Programming Language Concepts: C94, A95, C96, A96, A97, C98, C99, C00.

CS 2022/MA 2201 Discrete Mathematics: C89, A90, A91, A92, A93, A02.

CS 4341 Arti cial Intelligence: B87, B89, B91, B95, A96, D03.

RBE 1001 Introduction to Robotics: D11, D12, B12.

Graduate:

CS 504 Analysis of Computations and Systems: S00.

CS 534 Arti cial Intelligence: F88, F89, S91.

CS 525 Special Topics: Data Compression: S98.

CS 536 Programming Language Design: S01.

CS/ECE 545 Digital Image Processing: F93, F97, S00, F02, F09, F11.

RBE/CS 549 Computer Vision: F88, S90, S93, S97, S99, F01, F12.

CS 590 Computer Science Seminar: F91.

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In publications, undergraduate and graduate student co-authors are denoted by and, respectively.

Journal Articles

J1 T. Padir, G. Fischer, S. Chernova, M.A. Gennert, A Uni ed and Integrated Approach to Teaching a

Two-Course Sequence in Robotics Engineering, J. Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol. 23, No. 5, 2011.

J2 T. Padir, M.A. Gennert, G. Fischer, W.R. Michalson, E.C. Cobb, Implementation of an Undergraduate

Robotics Engineering Curriculum, Computers in Education Journal special issue on Robotics Education,

Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 92 101, July September 2010.

S. GuG, J.E. McNamara, J. Mitra, H. Gi ord, K. Johnson, M.A. Gennert, M.A. King, Body Deformation

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Correction for SPECT Imaging, IEEE Trans. Nuclear Science, Vol. 57, No. 1, pp, 214 224, 2010.

J4 M.A. Gennert, G. Tryggvason, Robotics Engineering: A Discipline Whose Time Has Come, IEEE Robotics

& Automation Magazine, pp. 18 20, June 2009.

J5 J.E. McNamara, P.H. Pretorius, K. Johnson, J.M. Mukherjee, J. Dey, M.A. Gennert, M.A. King, A exible

multicamera visual-tracking system for detecting and correcting motion-induced artifacts in cardiac SPECT

slices, Medical Physics, Vol. 36, No. 5, pp. 1913 1923, May 2009.

J.E. McNamara, P.P. Bruyant, K. Johnson, B. Feng, A. Lehovich, S. GuG, M.A. Gennert, M.A. King, An

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Assessment of a Low-Cost Visual Tracking System (VTS) to Detect and Compensate for Patient Motion

During SPECT, IEEE Trans. Nuclear Science, Vol. 55, No. 3, Part 1, pp. 992 998, June 2008.

R.D. Beach, H. Depold, G. Boening, P.P. Bruyant, B. Feng, H.C. Gi ord, M.A. Gennert, S. NadellaG,

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and M.A. King, An Adaptive Approach to Decomposing Patient-Motion Tracking Data Acquired During

Cardiac SPECT Imaging, IEEE Trans. Nuclear Science, Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 130 139, Feb. 2007.

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J8 B. Feng, P.P. Bruyant, P.H. Pretorius, R.D. Beach, H.C. Gi ord, J. Dey, M. Gennert, M.A. King, Estima-

tion of the Rigid-Body Motion from Three-Dimensional Images Using a Generalized Center-of-Mass Points

Approach, IEEE Trans. Nuclear Science, Vol. 53, No. 5, Part 1, pp. 2712 2718, Oct. 2006.

J9 B. Feng, H.C. Gi ord, R.D. Beach, G. Boening, M.A. Gennert, M.A. King, Use of the Three-Dimensional

Gaussian Interpolation in the Projector / Backprojector Pair of Iterative Reconstruction for Compensation

of Known Rigid-Body Motion in SPECT, IEEE Trans. Medical Imaging, Vol. 25, No. 7, pp. 838 844, July

2006.

J10 P.P. Bruyant, M.A. Gennert, G.C. Speckert, R.D. Beach, J.D. MorgensternG, N. KumarG, S. NadellaG,

M.A. King, A Robust Visual Tracking System for Motion Detection in SPECT: Hardware Solutions,

IEEE Trans. Nuclear Science, Volume 52, Issue 5, Part 1, pp. 1288 1294, Oct. 2005.

J11 R.D. Beach, P.H. Pretorius, G. Boening, P.P. Bruyant, B. Feng, R.R. Fulton, M.A. Gennert, S. NadellaG,

and M.A. King, Feasibility of Stereo-Infrared Tracking to Monitor Patient Motion During Cardiac SPECT

Imaging, IEEE Trans. Nuclear Science, Vol. 51, No. 5, pp. 2693 2698, Oct. 2004.

J12 T.H. Farncombe, H.C. Gi ord, M.V. Narayanan, P.H. Pretorius, P. Bruyant, M. Gennert, and M.A. King,

An Optimization of Reconstruction Parameters and Investigation Into the Impact of Photon Scatter in

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Ga SPECT, IEEE Trans. Nuclear Science, Vol. 49, No. 5, pp. 2147 2154, Oct. 2002.

J13 M.A. Gennert, G.L. Leatherman, and N. Wittels, Uniform Frontal Illumination of Planar Surfaces: Where

to Place the Lamps, Optical Engineering, pp. 1261 1271, June 1993.

J14 T. El-Korchi, M.A. Gennert, M.O. Ward, and N. Wittels, Lighting Design for Automated Pavement Surface

Distress Evaluation, Transportation Res. Rec., No. 1311, pp. 144 148, 1991.

J15 J. LeblancG, M.A. Gennert, N. Wittels, and D. GosselinG, Analysis and Generation of Pavement Distress

Images Using Fractals, Transportation Res. Rec., No. 1311, pp. 158 165, 1991.

J16 D.T. Long, M.A. King, and M.A. Gennert, Development of a 3D Gradient-Based Method for Volume

Quantitation in SPECT, IEEE Trans. Nuclear Science, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 748 754, Apr. 1991.

Conference Proceedings

C. Lindsay, M.A. Gennert, A. Konik, P. K. DasariG, M.A. King, Automatic Generation of Digital Anthro-

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pomorphic Phantoms from Simulated MRI Acquisitions, accepted to SPIE Medical Imaging Conf., Lake

Buena Vista, FL, Feb. 2013.

B.P.W. BabuG, E.T. ReadU, J.A. GostanianU, M.A. Gennert, A tree-climbing robot for invasive insect

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detection, Int. Conf. on Climbing and Walking Robots, Jul. 2012.

C3 T. Padir, M.A. Gennert, F.J. Looft, Assessing Multidisciplinary Design in a Robotics Engineering Cur-

riculum, ASEE Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Jun. 2012.

J.M. BarrettG, M.A. Gennert, W.R. Michalson, J.L. Center, Analyzing and modeling an IMU for use in a

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low-cost combined vision and inertial navigation system, IEEE Int. Conf. Technologies for Practical Robot

Applications, pp. 19 24, Apr. 2012.

C. Lindsay, M.A. Gennert, C.M. Connolly, A. Konik, P. DasariG, W.P. Segars, M.A. King, Interactive

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generation of digital anthropomorphic phantoms from XCAT shape priors, SPIE Biomedical Applications

in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging Conf., San Diego, CA, Feb. 2012.

C6 M.A. Gennert, W.R. Michalson, M.A. Demetriou, A Robotics Engineering M.S. Degree, ASEE Annual

Meeting, Louisville, KY, Jun. 2010.

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C7 G. Tryggvason, M.A. Gennert, F.J. Looft, T. Padir, L.E. Schachterle, Robotics Engineering: Assessing an

Interdisciplinary Program, ASEE Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY, Jun. 2010.

C8 R.D. Beach, M.A. Gennert, T. Padir, Robotics Innovations Competition and Conference (RICC): Building

Community Between Academia and Industry Through a University-Level Student Competition, ASEE

Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY, Jun. 2010.

S. GuG, J.E. McNamara, J. Mitra, H.C. Gi ord, A.V. SklyarG, K. Johnson, M.A. Gennert, M.A. King,

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Improved Motion Correction in SPECT Imaging Using a Non-rigid Motion Model, IEEE Nuclear Science

Symp. and Medical Imaging Conf., Orlando, pp. 3242 3246, Oct. 2009.

C10 A.V. SklyarG, S. GuG, M.A. Gennert, M.A. King, Generating anthropomorphic phantoms semi-automatic-

ally from magnetic resonance images, IEEE Nuclear Science Symp. and Medical Imaging Conf., Orlando,

pp. 2743 2746, Oct. 2009.

C11 M.J. Ciaraldi, E.C. Cobb, D. Cyganski, M.A. Demetriou, G. Fischer, M.A. Gennert, F.J. Looft, W.R.

Michalson, B.A. Miller, Y. Rong, K. Sta ord, G. Tryggvason, J.D. Van de Ven, Robotics Engineering: A

New Discipline for a New Century, ASEE Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, Jun. 2009.

C12 S. GuG, C. LindsayG, M.A. Gennert, M.A. King, A Quick 3D-to-2D Points Matching based on the Per-

spective Projection, Int. Symp. Visual Computing, Las Vegas, Dec. 2008.

C13 S. GuG, J.E. McNamara, K. Johnson, H. Gi ord, A.V. SklyarG, M.A. Gennert, M.A. King, Pattern

independent deformation estimation illustrated by MRI, IEEE Nuclear Science Symp. and Medical Imaging

Conf., Dresden, Germany, pp. 5285 5291, Oct. 2008.

C14 J.E. McNamara, K. Johnson, J. Mitra, H.P. Pretorius, S. GuG, M.A. Gennert, M.A. King, Correction of

motion-induced artifacts in clinical cardiac SPECT studies using a stereo-motion-tracking system IEEE

Nuclear Science Symp. and Medical Imaging Conf., Dresden, Germany, pp. 4319 4323, 2008.

C15 M.J. Ciaraldi, E.C. Cobb, D. Cyganski, M.A. Gennert, M.A. Demetriou, F.J. Looft, W.R. Michalson,

B.A. Miller, Y. Rong, L.E. Schachterle, K. Sta ord, G. Tryggvason, J.D. Van de Ven, The New Robotics

Engineering BS Program at WPI, ASEE Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, Jun. 2008.

C16 S. GuG, J.E. McNamara, H. Gi ord, M.A. Gennert, M.A. King, Body Deformation Correction for SPECT

Tomography, IEEE Nuclear Science Symp. and Medical Imaging Conf., Washington, DC, pp. 2708 2714,

Oct. 2007.

C17 J.E. McNamara, B. Feng, K. Johnson, S. GuG, M.A. Gennert, M.A. King, Motion Capture of Chest and

Abdominal Markers Using a Flexible Multi-Camera Motion-Tracking System for Correcting Motion-Induced

Artifacts in Cardiac SPECT, IEEE Nuclear Science Symp. and Medical Imaging Conf., Washington, DC,

pp. 4289 4293, Oct. 2007.

C18 J.E. McNamara, M.A. King, B. Feng, K. Johnson, M.A. Gennert, Spatial and temporal accuracy of a exible

multi-camera motion-tracking system for motion correction of cardiac SPECT, Proc. Society Nuclear

Medicine 54th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, June 2007.

C19 S. GuG, J.E. McNamara, K. Johnson, M.A. Gennert, M.A. King, Calibration Accuracy Evaluation with

Stereo Reconstruction, Int. Conf. Image and Graphics, Chengdu, China, pp. 7 12, 2007.

C20 S. GuG, J. McNamara, M.O. Ward, M.A. Gennert, M. A. King, Calibration Accuracy Evaluation for Stereo

Reconstruction, IEEE Nuclear Science Symp. and Medical Imaging Conf., San Diego, pp. 3242 3246, Oct.

2006.

C21 J.E. McNamara, P.P. Bruyant, K. Johnson, B. Feng, A. Lehovich, S. GuG, M.A. Gennert, M.A. King,

An Assessment of a Visual Tracking System (VTS) to Detect and Compensate for Patient Motion During

SPECT, IEEE Nuclear Science Symp. and Medical Imaging Conf., San Diego, pp. 3235 3238, Oct. 2006.

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C22 R.D. Beach, H.C. Gi ord, P.P. Bruyant, B. Feng, M.A. Gennert, S. NadellaG, M.A. King, Stereo-Infrared

Tracking to Monitor and Characterize Rigid-Body Motion and Respiration During Cardiac SPECT Imaging:

Progress Towards Robust Clinical Utilization, IEEE Nuclear Science Symp. and Medical Imaging Conf.,

San Juan, PR, Oct. 2005.

C23 P.P. Bruyant, M.A. Gennert, S. NadellaG, M.A. King, The Visual Tracking System (VTS) for Patient

Motion Detection in SPECT: Quality Control of the Stereo Calibration, IEEE Nuclear Science Symp. and

Medical Imaging Conf., San Juan, PR, Oct. 2005.

C24 L. MaG, S. GuG, S. NadellaG, P.P. Bruyant, M.A. King, M.A. Gennert, A practical rebinning-based method

for patient motion in SPECT imaging, Int. Conf. Computer Graphics, Imaging Visualization (CGIV 2005),

pp. 209 214, Beijing, China, July 2005.

C25 R.D. Beach, H. Depold, G. Boening, P. Bruyant, B. Feng, H. Gi ord, M. Gennert, S. NadellaG, M. King,

An Adaptive Neural Network Approach to Decomposition of Patient Stereo-Infrared Tracking Motion Data

During Cardiac SPECT Imaging Using Asymmetric Median Filters, IEEE Nuc. Sci. Symp. Med. Im. Conf.,

Rome, pp. 4146 4150, 2004.

C26 J.D. MorgensternG, M.A. Gennert, N. KumarG, S. NadellaG, G.C. Speckert, P.P. Bruyant, M.A. King, A

Real-time Multi-threaded System to Detect Motion in SPECT Imaging Using Multiple Optical Cameras,

IEEE Nuc. Sci. Symp. Med. Im. Conf., Rome, pp. 2923 2925, 2004.

C27 P.P. Bruyant, M.A. Gennert, G.C. Speckert, R.D. Beach, J.D. MorgensternG, N. KumarG, S. NadellaG,

M.A. King, A Robust Visual Tracking System for Motion Detection in SPECT: Improved Design and

Validation Against the Polaris Infra-Red Tracking System, IEEE Nuc. Sci. Symp. Med. Im. Conf., Rome,

pp. 3094 3097, 2004.

C28 P.P. Bruyant, M.A. Gennert, G.C. Speckert, R.D. Beach, G. Boening, J. MorgensternG, N. AroraG, S.

NadellaG, M.A. King, New Design for a Visual Tracking System to Detect Patient Motion in SPECT,

Soc. Nuclear Medicine 48th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2004.

C29 M.A. Gennert, P.P. Bruyant, M.V. Narayanan, and M.A. King, Assessing a System to Detect Patient

Motion in SPECT Imaging Using Stereo Optical Cameras, Conf. Record IEEE Nuc. Sci. Symp. Med. Im.

Conf., Norfolk, VA, Nov. 2002.

C30 T.H. Farncombe, H.C. Gi ord, M.V. Narayanan, P.H. Pretorius, P. Bruyant, M. Gennert, and M.A. King,

An Investigation into the Impact of Photon Scatter in the Detection of 67 Ga Tumours Using Channelized

Hotelling and Human Observers, Proc. IEEE Nuc. Sci. Symp. Med. Im. Conf., pp. 2214 2218, San Diego,

CA, Nov. 2001.

C31 D.A. LisinG and M.A. Gennert, Optimal Function Approximation Using Fuzzy Rules, Proc. Int. Conf.

North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society, pp. 184 188, NY, NY, June 1999.

C32 N. Wittels and M.A. Gennert, Optimal Lighting Design to Maximize Illumination Uniformity, Proc. SPIE

Symp. Imaging and Illumination for Metrology and Inspection, Vol. 2348, Boston, MA, Nov. 1994.

C33 N. Wittels, T. El-Korchi, Y. LiG, and M.A. Gennert, Detecting and Characterizing Small Voids in Mostly-

Di use Materials, Proc. SPIE Symp. Imaging and Illumination for Metrology and Inspection, Vol. 2348,

Boston, MA, Nov. 1994.

C34 M.A. Gennert, N.I. Hachem, N. SerraoG, and A. BansalG, Distributing Computations Among GIS Servers,

Proc. 7th Int. Conf. Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems, pp. 294 301, Las Vegas, NV, Oct. 1994.

C35 C.E. Wills, D. Finkel, M.A. Gennert, and M.O. Ward, Peer Learning in an Introductory Computer Science

Course, Proc. SIG Computer Science Education, Phoenix, AZ, Mar. 1994.

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C36 N.I. Hachem, M.A. Gennert, and N. Wittels, Using Machine Vision to Detect the High Points on Small,

Curved, Shiny Things, Proc. SPIE Symp. Optics, Illumination, and Image Sensing for Machine Vision

VIII, Vol. 2065, pp. 24 33, Boston, MA, Sept. 1993.

C37 M.A. Gennert and N. Wittels, Uniform Frontal Illumination of Planar Surfaces: Criteria for Optimal

Lighting Design, Proc. SPIE Symp. Optics, Illumination, and Image Sensing for Machine Vision VIII,

Vol. 2065, pp. 62 69, Boston, MA, Sept. 1993.

C38 N.I. Hachem, K. QiuG, M.A. Gennert, and M.O. Ward, Managing Derived Data in the Gaea Scienti c

DBMS, Proc. VLDB 93, Dublin, Ireland, pp. 1 12, Aug. 1993 (also WPI-CS-TR-92-08).

C39 T.W. BushmanG, M.A. Gennert, and R.J. Pryputniewicz, Phase Unwrapping by Least Squares Error

Minimization of Phase Curvature, Proc. SPIE Symp. on Interferometry VI: Techniques and Analysis, Vol.

2003, San Diego, CA, July, 1993.

C40 J.A. ChoateG and M.A. Gennert, Multiscale Relaxation Labeling of Fractal Images, Proc. Conf. Computer

Vision and Pattern Recognition 93, NY, NY, pp. 674 675, June 1993 (also WPI-CS-TR-93-02).

C41 N.I. Hachem, M.A. Gennert, and M.O. Ward, An Overview of the Gaea Project, IEEE Database Engi-

neering Bulletin, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 29 32, Mar. 1993.

C42 M.A. Gennert and J.A. MalinG, Stereo Vision Using Gabor Receptive Fields, Proc. SPIE Conf. Intelligent

Robots and Computer Vision XI, OE/Technology 92, pp. 64 75, Boston, MA, Nov. 1992.

C43 T.-S. Pan, M.A. Gennert, J.M. Gauch, and M.A. King, Comparison of Second Directional Derivative

Boundary Detection Methods for SPECT, Proc. IEEE 1992 Medical Imaging Conf., Orlando, FL, Oct.

1992.

C44 Y. ZhouG, M.A. Gennert, M.O. Ward, and N.I. Hachem, Requirements of a Database Management System

for Global Change Studies, Proc. ASPRS/ACSM Annual Conv., Vol. 1, pp. 186 194, Baltimore, MD, Aug.

1992.

C45 R.J. WoodG and M.A. Gennert, Character Recognition by a Hybrid Neural Network, Proc. SPIE Conf.

Neural and Stochastic Methods in Image and Signal Processing, Int. Symp. on Optical Applied Science and

Engineering, San Diego, CA, July, 1992.

C46 R.J. WoodG and M.A. Gennert, A Hybrid Neural Network that uses a Hebbian/Backpropagation Learning

Rule, Proc. Int. Joint Conf. Neural Networks, Baltimore, MD, June 1992 (also WPI-CS-TR-92-04).

C47 K. QiuG, N.I. Hachem, M.O. Ward, and M.A. Gennert Providing Temporal Support in Data Base Manage-

ment Systems for Global Change Research, Proc. 6th Int. Working Conf. Statistical and Scienti c Database

Management, ETH, Switzerland, June 1992 (also WPI-CS-TR-92-03).

C48 N.I. Hachem, M.A. Gennert, and M.O. Ward, A DBMS Architecture for Global Change Research, Proc.

ISY Conf. Earth and Space Science Information Systems, Pasadena, CA, Feb. 1992, Published as AIP

Conference Proceedings 283, A. Zygielbaum (ed.), pp. 121 132, AIP Press, New York, 1993.

C49 M. AliG, T.G. Clarkson, and M.A. Gennert Analysis, Generation and Compression of Pavement Distress

Images Using Fractals, British Computer Society (BCS) Application of Fractals and Chaos Conference,

Feb. 1992.

C50 M.A. Gennert, D.R. GosselinG, M.A. King, and D.T. Long, A Comparison of 3D Methods for Volume

Quantitation in SPECT, Conf. Rec. 1991 IEEE Nuclear Science Symp. and Medical Imaging Conf., pp.

1770 1776, Santa Fe, Nov. 1991.

C51 S.G.W. DunnG and M.A. Gennert, Using logic in a model-based approach to computer vision, Proc. SPIE

Symp. on Advances in Intelligent Systems, Intelligent Robotics and Computer Vision X: Algorithms and

Techniques, Vol. 1607, pp. 577 588, Boston, MA, Nov. 1991.

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C52 M.O. Ward, T. El-Korchi, N. Wittels, and M.A. Gennert, Testing Pavement Image Processing Systems:

An Engineering Approach, Proc. Conf. Road and Airport Pavement Response Monitoring Systems, pp.

41 62, West Lebanon, NH, Sept. 1991.

C53 G. GuG and M.A. Gennert, Boundary Element Methods for Solving Poisson Equations in Computer Vision

Problems, Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Maui, HI, pp. 546 551, June,

1991.

C54 D. GosselinG, M.A. Gennert, J. LeblancG, and N. Wittels, Analysis and Generation of Pavement Distress

Images Using Fractals, Proc. Transportation Res. Board Annual Meeting, Jan. 1991.

C55 T. El-Korchi, M.A. Gennert, M.O. Ward, and N. Wittels, System Design for Automated Pavement Surface

Distress Evaluation, Proc. Transportation Res. Board Annual Meeting, Jan. 1991.

C56 M.A. Gennert, Shape From Shading With Circular Symmetry, Proc. SPIE Symp. on Advances in Intel-

ligent Systems, Vol. 1385, pp. 256 258, Boston, MA, Nov. 1990.

C57 M.A. Gennert, B. RenG, and A.L. Yuille, Stereo Matching by Energy Function Minimization, Proc. SPIE

Symp. on Advances in Intelligent Systems, Vol. 1385, pp. 268 279, Boston, MA, Nov. 1990.

C58 S. Negahdaripour, A. ShokrollahiG, and M.A. Gennert, Relaxing the Brightness Constancy Assumption in

Computing Optical Flow, Proc. IEEE Intern. Conf. Image Processing, pp. 806 810, Singapore, Indonesia,

Sept. 1989.

C59 M.A. Gennert and A.L. Yuille, Determining the Optimal Weights in Multiple Objective Function Opti-

mization, Proc. IEEE Intern. Conf. Computer Vision, pp. 87 89, Tampa, FL, Dec. 1988.

C60 M.A. Gennert, Brightness-Based Stereo Matching, Proc. IEEE Intern. Conf. Computer Vision, pp. 139

143, Tampa, FL, Dec. 1988.

C61 M.A. Gennert, Detecting Half-Edges and Vertices in Images, Proc. Conf. Computer Vision and Pattern

Recognition, Miami Beach, FL, pp. 552 557, June 1986.

Workshop Proceedings

W1 M.J. Ciaraldi, D. Cyganski, M.A. Demetriou, M.A. Gennert, B.A. Miller, Y.K. Rong, L.E. Schachterle,

K.A. Sta ord, G. Tryggvason, A Robotics Engineering Major, Proc. Wkshp. on Research in Robots for

Education, Atlanta, GA, June 2007.

W2 N. Bourbakis, W. Campbell, B. Cheng, M.A. Gennert, and K. Makki, The Role of Multimedia and AI in

GIS, Proc. 2nd ACM Wkshp. Advances in Geographic Information Systems, pp. 84 88, Gaithersburg, MD,

Dec. 1994.

W3 M.A. Gennert, N.I. Hachem, and A. BansalG, Distributed Retrieval, Computation, and Storage of GIS

Data, Proc. 2nd ACM Wkshp. Advances in Geographic Information Systems, pp. 160 165, Gaithersburg,

MD, Dec. 1994.

W4 N.I. Hachem and M.A. Gennert, The Gaea Project: An Overview, Gulf of Maine Data and Information

Systems: Wkshp. Proceedings, RARGOM Report 93-1, D.K. Phelps, et.al. (eds.), pp. 191 197, Durham,

NH, Nov. 1993.

W5 R. DuganG, N.I. Hachem, and M.A. Gennert, Temporal Extent for Global Change Research Databases,

invited paper, Proc. Wkshp. on Advances in Geographic Information Systems, Washington, DC, Nov. 1993.

W6 N.I. Hachem, M.A. Gennert, and M.O. Ward, Distributed Database Management for Scienti c Data Anal-

ysis, Invited paper, Proc. Int. Wkshp. on Global GIS, Int. Soc. Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing WG

IV/6, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 85 93, Aug. 1993.

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W7 Y.H. ZhangG, M.O. Ward, N.I. Hachem, and M.A. Gennert, A Visual Programming Environment for

Supporting Scienti c Data Analysis, Proc. Wkshp. Visual Languages 93, pp. 368 370, Bergen, Norway,

Aug. 1993 (also WPI-CS-TR-93-01).

W8 N.I. Hachem, M.A. Gennert, and M.O. Ward, The Gaea System: A Spatio-Temporal Database System

for Global Change Studies, Proc. AAAS Wkshp. on Advances in Data Management for the Scientist and

Engineer, pp. 84 89, Boston, MA, Feb. 1993.

W9 T. El-Korchi, M.A. Gennert, M.O. Ward, and N. Wittels, An Engineering Approach to Automated Pave-

ment Surface Distress Evaluation, Proc. Automated Pavement Distress Data Collection Equipment Semi-

nar, pp. 165 174, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, June 1990.

W10 N. Wittels, T. El-Korchi, M.A. Gennert, and M.O. Ward, Images for Testing Automated Surface Distress

Evaluation Systems, Proc. Automated Pavement Distress Data Collection Equipment Seminar, pp. 153

164, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, June 1990.

Book Chapters

BC1 M.A. Gennert and G. Tryggvason, Birthing a New Discipline: Robotics Engineering, Chapter 10 in D.

Apelian and G. Tryggvason, Shaping Our World: Engineering Education for the 21st Century, 2011.

BC2 M. AliG, M.A. Gennert, and T.G. Clarkson, Analysis, Generation and Compression of Pavement Distress

Images Using Fractals, Chapter 9 in Applications of Fractals and Chaos, A.J. Crilly, R.A. Earnshaw, and

H. Jones (eds.), pp. 147 170, Springer-Verlag, 1993.

Posters

S. GuG, J.E. McNamara, J. Mitra, H.C. Gi ord, A.V. SklyarG, K. Johnson, M.A. Gennert, M.A. King,

P1

Improved Motion Correction in SPECT Imaging Using a Non-rigid Motion Model, IEEE Nuclear Science

Symp. and Medical Imaging Conf., Orlando, Oct. 2009.

A.V. SklyarG, S. GuG, M.A. Gennert, M.A. King, Generating Anthropomorphic Phantoms Semi-Auto-

P2

matically from Magnetic Resonance Images, IEEE Nuclear Science Symp. and Medical Imaging Conf.,

Orlando, Oct. 2009.

J.E. McNamara, K. Johnson, J. Mitra, S. GuG, M.A. Gennert, M.A. King, P.H. Pretorius, Correction

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of Motion-Induced Artifacts in Clinical Cardiac SPECT Studies Using a Stereo-Motion-Tracking System,

IEEE Nuclear Science Symp. and Medical Imaging Conf., Dresden, Oct. 2008.

S. GuG, J.E. McNamara, K. Johnson, H.C. Gi ord, A.V. SklyarG, M.A. Gennert, M.A. King, Pattern In-

P4

dependent Deformation Estimation Illustrated by MRI, IEEE Nuclear Science Symp. and Medical Imaging

Conf., Dresden, Oct. 2008.

P5 M.A. Gennert Robotics Innovations Competition and Conference, NSF CPATH PI Workshop, Arlington,

VA, November 2008.

S. GuG, M.A. Gennert, M.A. King, Body Deformation Correction for SPECT Tomography, IEEE Nuclear

P6

Science Symp. and Medical Imaging Conf., Honolulu, Oct. 2007.

J.E. McNamara, B. Feng, K. Johnson, S. GuG, M.A. Gennert, M.A. King A Flexible Multi-Camera Motion-

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Tracking System for Correcting Motion-Induced Artifacts in Cardiac SPECT, IEEE Nuclear Science Symp.

and Medical Imaging Conf., Honolulu, Oct. 2007.

S. GuG, J. McNamara, M. Ward, M.A. Gennert, M. A. King, Error Evaluation for Camera Calibration,

P8

IEEE Nuclear Science Symp. and Medical Imaging Conf., San Diego, Oct. 2006.

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P9 J.E. McNamara, P.P. Bruyant, B. Feng, A. Lehovich, J. Dey, R.D. Beach, M. Gennert, M.A. King, An

Assessment of a Visual Tracking System (VTS) to Detect and Compensate for Patient Motion During

SPECT: Calibration, Stability and Initial Results, IEEE Nuclear Science Symp. and Medical Imaging

Conf., San Diego, Oct. 2006.

P10 L. MaG, B. Feng, J. McNamara, M.A. Gennert, M.A. King, Splitting Frames Based on Hypothesis Testing

for Patient Motion Compensation in SPECT, IEEE Nuclear Science Symp. and Medical Imaging Conf.,

San Diego, Oct. 2006.

P11 B. Feng, P.P. Bruyant, P.H. Pretorius, R.D. Beach, H.C. Gi ord, J. Dey, M. Gennert, M.A. King, Estima-

tion of the Rigid-Body Motion from Three-Dimensional Images Using a Generalized Center-of-Mass Points

Approach, IEEE Nuclear Science Symp. and Medical Imaging Conf., San Juan, PR, Oct. 2005.

P12 B. Feng, H.C. Gi ord, R.D. Beach, G. Boening, M.A. Gennert, M.A. King, Use of the three-dimensional

Gaussian interpolation in the projector / backprojector pair for compensation of the known rigid-body

motion in SPECT, Fully Three-Dimensional Image Reconstruction Meeting on Radiology and Nuclear

Medicine, Salt Lake City, July, 2005.

P13 P.P. Bruyant, M.A. Gennert, S. NadellaG, J.D. MorgensternG, M.A. King, Testing a Stereo Tracking

System Using Virtual Reality, Soc. Nuclear Medicine 52nd Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, June 2005.

P14 M.A. Gennert, J.K. HoU, A.C. QuinaU, J.H. WangU, P.P. Bruyant, and M.A. King, Feasibility of Tracking

Patient Respiration During Cardiac SPECT Imaging Using Stereo Optical Cameras, IEEE Nuc. Sci. Symp.

Med. Im. Conf., Portland, OR, Oct. 2003.

P15 R. Beach, M.A. King, P.P. Bruyant, R. Fulton, and M.A. Gennert, Feasibility of Stereo-Infrared Tracking to

Monitor Patient Motion During Cardiac SPECT Imaging, IEEE Nuc. Sci. Symp. Med. Im. Conf., Portland,

OR, Oct. 2003.

P16 M.A. Gennert, P.P. Bruyant, M.V. Narayanan, and M.A. King, Design of a System to Detect Patient

Motion in SPECT Imaging Using Stereo Optical Cameras, IEEE Nuc. Sci. Symp. Med. Im. Conf., Norfolk,

VA, Nov. 2002.

P17 M.A. Gennert, P.P. Bruyant, M.V. Narayanan, and M.A. King, Detecting Patient Motion in SPECT

Imaging Using Stereo Optical Cameras, Soc. Nuclear Medicine 47th Ann. Mtg., Los Angeles, CA, June

2002.

P18 M.A. Gennert, P.P. Bruyant, M.V. Narayanan, and M.A. King, Calibrating Optical Images and Gamma

Camera Images for Motion Detection, Soc. Nuclear Medicine 47th Ann. Mtg., Los Angeles, CA, June 2002.

Technical Reports

T1 D. Finkel, M.L. Claypool, M.A. Gennert, F. Bianchi, D. O Donnell, and P. Quinn, Teaching Game Devel-

opment: At the Intersection of Computer Science and Humanities & Arts, Technical Report WPI-CS-TR-

04-23, Computer Science Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Nov. 2004.

D.A. LisinG and M.A. Gennert, Optimal Function Approximation Using Fuzzy Rules, WPI-CS-TR-98-11,

T2

Computer Science Dept., WPI, Worcester, MA, Jan. 1999.

N.I. Hachem, N. SerraoG, M.A. Gennert, and K. QiuG, Derivation Nets: A Petri Net Model for the

T3

Management of Data Derivations in Scienti c Experiments, WPI-CS-TR-94-3, Computer Science Dept.,

WPI, Worcester, MA, Aug. 1994.

J.A. ChoateG and M.A. Gennert, Multiscale Relaxation Labeling of Fractal Images, WPI-CS-TR-93-02,

T4

Computer Science Dept., WPI, Worcester, MA, 1993.

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Y.H. ZhangG, M.O. Ward, N.I. Hachem, and M.A. Gennert, A Visual Programming Environment for

T5

Supporting Scienti c Data Analysis, WPI-CS-TR-93-01, Computer Science Dept., WPI, Worcester, MA,

1993.

N.I. Hachem, K. QiuG, M.A. Gennert, and M.O. Ward, Managing Derived Data in the Gaea Scienti c

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DBMS, WPI-CS-TR-92-08, Computer Science Dept., WPI, Worcester, MA, 1992.

R.J. WoodG and M.A. Gennert, A Hybrid Neural Network that uses a Hebbian/Backpropagation Learning

T7

Rule, WPI-CS-TR-92-04, Computer Science Dept., WPI, Worcester, MA, 1992.

K. QiuG, N.I. Hachem, M.O. Ward, and M.A. Gennert Providing Temporal Support in Data Base Manage-

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ment Systems for Global Change Research, WPI-CS-TR-92-03, Computer Science Dept., WPI, Worcester,

MA, 1992.

T9 M.A. Gennert and S. Negahdaripour, Relaxing the Brightness Constancy Constraint in Optical Flow,

MIT AI Memo 975, June 1987.

T10 M.A. Gennert, Any Dimensional Reconstruction from Hyperplanar Projections, MIT AI Memo 805, Oct.

1984.

T11 J.C. Leitz, J.L. Cambier, M.S. Crone, R. Fries, M.A. Gennert, Automatic Feature Extraction System

No. 2., PAR Technology Corp TR PAR-82-19 & RADCTR-83-22, New Hartford, NY, Accession Number

ADA130126, Jan. 1983.

Other Publications

O1 M.A. Gennert and T. Padir, Welcome message from the technical program co-chairs, IEEE Int. Conf. on

Technologies for Practical Robot Applications, Woburn, MA, pp. 1, 2012.

M.A. Gennert and W.R. Michalson, Welcome message from the technical program co-chairs, IEEE Int.

Conf. on Technologies for Practical Robot Applications, Woburn, MA, pp. 1, 2011.

M.A. Gennert and W.R. Michalson, Welcome message from the technical program co-chairs, IEEE Int.

Conf. on Technologies for Practical Robot Applications, Woburn, MA, pp. 1, 2009.

S.G.W. DunnG and M.A. Gennert, Using logic in a model-based approach to computer vision, Selected

O2

SPIE Papers on CD-ROM, Vol. 6: Automatic Target Recognition, F.A. Sadjadi (ed.), SPIE Press, Dec.

1999.

T.W. BushmanG, M.A. Gennert, and R.J. Pryputniewicz, Phase Unwrapping by Least Squares Error

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Minimization of Phase Curvature, in Selected Papers on Interference, Interferometry, and Interferometric

Metrology, P. Hariharan and D. Malacara (Eds.), pp. 422 438, SPIE, 1995.

Invited Presentations

I1 Engineering a Robotics Program from Scratch, WPI Sigma Xi Induction Keynote Speech, Apr. 2008.

I2 Engineering a Robotics Program from Scratch, IEEE Robotics & Automation Society, Olin College, Feb.

2008.

I3 Tracking Patient Respiration and Other Motion in SPECT Imaging Using Stereo Optical Cameras, (with

Prof. M.A. King), Invited Colloquium, Joint Program in Nuclear Medicine, Harvard Medical School, May

2003.

I4 The Role of AI and Multimedia in GIS, Invited Panelist, Wkshp. Advances in Geographic Information

Systems, Gaithersburg, MD, Dec. 1994.

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I5 The Gaea Project: An Overview, Invited Colloquium, University of New Hampshire, December 1993.

I6 Scienti c Database Management Systems, Invited Colloquium, Space Telescope Science Institute, Balti-

more, MD, August 1993.

I7 Fractals, edge detection, and relaxation labeling for pavement inspection, Invited Colloquium, University

of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA, May 1993.

I8 From Theory to Application: Surface and lighting models, fractals, edge detection, and relaxation labeling

for pavement inspection, Invited Colloquium, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, June 1992.

I9 3D Methods for Volume Quantitation in SPECT, IEEE Robotics Section, Bedford, MA, March 19, 1991.

I10 Regularization Parameter Selection Techniques, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester,

MA, March 1, 1989.

Funded Proposals

FP1 M.A. Gennert and W.R. Michalson, Advanced Bayesian Methods for Autonomous Surface Navigation,

SBIR subcontract to Autonomouns Explorations, Inc., NASA, May 2011, $200,000 over 2 years.

FP2 M.A. Gennert, A Ho man, J. Sullivan, Patient Motion Detection and Compensation in SPECT, subcon-

tract to University of Massachusetts Medical Center, NIH, June 2009, $367,000 over 4 years.

FP3 J. Schaufeld and Chickery Kasouf, A Proposal to Develop a Curriculum-based Module Integrating In-

novation and Commercialization Disciplines Into a New Robotics Technology Product Design Platform,

National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, Sep. 2008, $7,000.

FP4 G. Tryggvason, J.K. Doyle, M.A. Gennert, C.A. Randall, Social Networking in the FIRST Robotics Compe-

tition Community, National Science Foundation, EEC Engineering Research Centers, Oct. 2007 $199,461

over 2 years.

FP5 M.A. Gennert, D. Cyganski, G. Tryggvason, CPATH CB: Building Community via Robotics Innovations

Competition and Conference, National Science Foundation, CISE Pathways to Revitalized Undergraduate

Computing Education, July 2007. $359,761 over 3 years.

FP6 M.A. Gennert, Patient Motion Detection and Compensation in SPECT, subcontract to University of

Massachusetts Medical Center under an NIH grant, June 2003, $787,104 over 5 years.

FP7 M.A. Gennert, Biomedical Imaging Research, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, September

1997, $19,980.

FP8 C.A. Brown & M.A. Gennert, Generating Topographic Data Sets from Stereo Pairs of Micrographs,

Norton Co. and Torrington Corp., July 1993, $19,000.

FP9 C.E. Wills, D. Finkel, M.A. Gennert, and M.O. Ward, Community Learning in an Introductory Computer

Science Course, WPI Center for Curricular Innovation and Educational Development, May 1993, $20,880.

FP10 N.I. Hachem, M.A. Gennert, and M.O. Ward, Equipment Supplement to IRI 9116988, National Science

Foundation, February 1992, $11,906.

FP11 N.I. Hachem, M.A. Gennert, and M.O. Ward, Research Experience for Undergraduates Supplement to

IRI 9116988, National Science Foundation, February 1992, $4,000.

FP12 N.I. Hachem, M.A. Gennert, and M.O. Ward, Spatio-Temporal Database Management for Global Change

Research, National Science Foundation, September 1991, $315,000 over 2 years.

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FP13 M.A. Gennert, Three Dimensional Edge Detection for SPECT Images, University of Massachusetts Med-

ical Center, June 1990, $16,690.

FP14 M.A. Gennert & M.O. Ward, Using Diverse Knowledge for Map Interpretation, WPI Research Develop-

ment Council, April 1990, $5,400.

FP15 M.A. Gennert & R.E. Kinicki, Hewlett-Packard University Grants Program, Hewlett-Packard Corpora-

tion, May 1989, $49,175.

FP16 M.A. Gennert, Expert System Diagnostic Assistant Prototype, Bytex Corporation, January 1989, $22,892.

FP17 M.A. Gennert, Continuation of Stereo Vision Research, WPI Research Development Council, March

1988, $9,111.

FP18 M.A. Gennert, Image Brightness Surface Matching, WPI Research Development Council, November

1987, $3,887.

Post-Doctoral Researcher Supervision

PD1 Cli ord Lindsay, Motion Correction in Medical Imaging, May 2011 present.

Ph.D. Dissertation Supervision

PHD1 Jonathan Shutt, Fexprs as the basis of Lisp function application or $vau : the ultimate abstraction,

2011.

PHD2 Songxiang Gu, Body Deformation Correction for SPECT Imaging, 2009.

PHD3 Yuhong Zhang (chaired Dissertation Committee while Prof. M.O. Ward was on sabbatical leave) A Visual

Environment for Scienti c Data Analysis, 1994.

Ph.D. Dissertation Committees

PC1 Nabin Malekar, Autonomous Entropy-Based Intelligent Experimental Design, Prof. K. Knuth advisor,

SUNY Albany, 2011.

PC2 Serdar Ince, Occlusion-Aware Intermediate View Reconstruction, Prof. J. Konrad advisor, Boston Uni-

versity, 2008.

PC3 Fan Wu, Ubiquitous Scalable Graphics: An End-to-End Framework using Wavelets, Prof. E.O. Agu ad-

visor, WPI, 2008.

PC4 Mohamad J. Seaidoun, A Fast Exact Euclidean Distance Transform with Application to Computer Vision

and Digital Image Processing, Prof. J.M. Gauch advisor, Northeastern University, 1992.

PC5 Yi Liu, Analytic Hough Transform for Conic Curve Detection, Prof. D. Cyganski advisor, October 1991.

PC6 Buming Bian, Accurate Simulation of Scene Luminances, Prof. N. Wittels advisor, June 1990.

PC7 Wei Li, Object Recognition by Neural Networks, Prof. N.M. Nasrabadi advisor, April 1990.

M.S. Thesis Supervision

MS1 Justin Barrett (Prof. W. Michalson co-advisor), Robot Navigation, expected 2012.

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MS2 Ellery Harrington, Development of an Optoelectronic Holographic Platform for Otolaryngology Applica-

tions, Prof. C. Furlong-Vazquez co-advisor, 2009.

MS3 Andrey Sklyar, Determining Realistic Organ Motion for Testing SPECT Motion Correction Algorithms,

WPI & UMass Medical School, 2009.

MS4 Linna Ma, Splitting Frames by Hypothesis Testing for Patient Motion Compensation in SPECT, WPI &

UMass Medical School, 2006.

MS5 Suman Nadella, Multi Camera Stereo and Tracking Patient Motion for Compensation in SPECT Scanning

Systems, WPI & UMass Medical School, 2005

MS6 Dimitri Lisin, Deformable Models, supported by UMass Medical School, 1998.

MS7 Anuj Bansal, Distributed Computing Of Derived Data In Scienti c Databases, Prof. N.I. Hachem co-

advisor, 1995.

MS8 Danielle Koschmeder, Exploiting Parallelism and Fuzzy Logic for Fishery Management, Dr. R. Larowe

co-advisor, 1995.

MS9 Thomas Bushman, Holographic Phase reconstruction, Prof. R.J. Pryputniewicz co-advisor, 1993.

MS10 Hemen Shah, Implementing a VLSI Median Filter, Prof. W.H. Eggimann co-advisor, 1992.

MS11 Je rey Choate, A Vision System for the Analysis of Pavement Distress, 1992.

MS12 David Gosselin, Three Dimensional Boundary Detection Using Continuous Relaxation Labeling, May

1991.

MS13 Philipp Sutter, Minimum Distance PET Reconstruction using the Min-Max Principle, September 1991.

MS14 Richard Wood, A Neural Network that uses a Hebbian/Back Propagation Hybrid Learning Rule, De-

cember 1991.

MS15 Biao Ren, A Coherent Theory of Stereo, May 1989.

MS16 Jonathan Malin, Stereo Vision Using Gabor Receptive Fields, August 1989.

MS17 Eddy Lin, Predictive Vector Quantization for Image Coding, Prof. N.M. Nasrabadi co-advisor, December

1988.

M.S. Thesis Reader

MR1 Cli ord Lindsay, Real-Time Rendering of Wavelength-Dependent Phenomena Using Spherical Harmonics,

Prof. E.O. Agu advisor, 2007.

MR2 Rimma V. Nehme, Continuous Query Processing on Spatio-Temporal Data Streams, Prof. E.A. Runden-

steiner advisor, 2005.

MR3 Shilpa N. Kinkar, Development and Application of Semi-automated ITK Tools For the Segmentation of

Brain MR Images, Prof. John Sullivan advisor, 2005.

MR4 Nina Serrao, An Implementation of the Derivation Semantics Layer of the Gaea Prototype, Prof. N.I.

Hachem advisor, 1994.

MR5 David Paist, E cient Implementation of Object-Oriented Constructs for a RISC Architecture, Prof. K.A.

Lemone advisor, 1994.

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MR6 Stuart Wells, Interaction Between Di erent Domain Constraint Knowledge in the Control of Image Seg-

mentation, Prof. M.O. Ward advisor, 1993.

MR7 John Rasku, Approximate Shape Comparison Using Correlation Images, Prof. M.O. Ward advisor, 1993.

MR8 Frederick W. Wheeler, The Registration of Range Images and Synthetic Aperture Range Images of Terrain

Scenes, Prof. R.F. Vaz advisor, May 1992. M.S. Thesis Committee Member.

MR9 George Dainis, Rule Based Visual Inspection, Prof. M.O. Ward advisor, October 1991.

MR10 Je rey LeBlanc, N-Land: A Visualization Tool for N-Dimensional Data, Prof. M.O. Ward advisor, May

1991.

MR11 David Nedde, Visual DNA Sequence Comparison using Correlation Images, Prof. M.O. Ward advisor,

May 1991.

MR12 Suresh Rajasekaran, Control Mechanism for Image Segmentation using Domain Constraint Knowledge,

Prof. M.O. Ward advisor, October 1990.

MR13 Je rey Wilson, The Generation of Acronyms, Prof. L.A. Becker advisor, December 1989.

MR14 David V. Pergola, A Planner for Problems with Finite but Incomplete Knowledge, Prof. L.A. Becker

advisor, May 1989.

MR15 Tuay-Ling K. Lang, Feasibility of Image Segmentation Using Domain Constraint Knowledge, Prof. M.O.

Ward advisor, May 1989.

MR16 Howard Rafal, Cartographic Character Recognition, Prof. M.O. Ward advisor, May 1989.

MR17 Mark Roy, Acquiring and Representing Manufacturing Process Knowledge, Prof. L.A. Becker advisor,

May 1988.

Directed Research

DR1 Benzun Babu, Tree-Climbing Robot Vision, Semesters: F11, S12

DR2 Neeru Arora, Medical Imaging Motion Research, 2004

DR3 Mikhail Mikhailov, Petri Nets, 1997.

DR4 John Shutt (with Prof. Roy S. Rubinstein), Self Modifying Finite Automata, 1995.

DR5 Hemen Shah, Implementing a VLSI Median Filter, Prof. W.H. Eggimann co-advisor, 1992.

DR6 Biao Ren, Coherent Theory of Stereo.

DR7 Jingwen Liu and Maryann Spillane, Expert System Diagnostic Assistant Prototype.

DR8 Gary Gu, The Boundary Element Method for Problems in Early Vision.

DR9 Jonathan Malin, Gabor Filters for Stereo Vision.

DR10 Elliot Mednick and John Whitson, A Scalable Architecture for a VLSI Implementation of Median Filter-

ing, Prof. W.H. Eggimann co-advisor.

DR11 David Gosselin and Je rey LeBlanc, Fractal Synthesis and Analysis of Pavement Distress.

DR12 Barton Kincaid, A New VLSI Median Filter Architecture, Prof. W.H. Eggimann co-advisor.

DR13 Maruuf Ali, Fractal Analysis of Pavement Distress.

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Major Qualifying Projects

MQP1 Daphne Gorman (Profs. R. Ludwig, S. Makarov, co-advisors), Analysis, Computation and Validation of

the Coupling of Any Two Elements in Transmit and Receive Phased Array, Terms: A11, B11. Sponsored

by Mitre Corp.

MQP2 Justin Gostanian, Erick Read, Tree-Climbing Robot, Terms: A11, B11, C12.

MQP3 Clark Bakstran, Scott Brooks, Angelo Platanias, Greg Sletterink, Nick Solarz, Thomas Womersley, Multi-

ple Autonomous Surface Vehicle Project: Robotic Kayak, Terms: A11, B11, C12. Performed in conjunction

with Santa Clara University.

MQP4 Joseph Sceviour, Charles Petano, Ellery Harrington, Daniel Czarnecki (ProfsC. Furlong-Vazquez, F.J.

Looft co-advisors), Multi-functional autonomous solar-hydrogen robot, Terms A06, B06, C07, D07.

MQP5 James Tyrrell, Bryan Shah, Real-time pill counting. Terms: A06, B06, C07, Sponsored by APPS, Inc.

MQP6 Kevin Rohleder, Timothy Moloy, Arno Hautala, Digital image processing at NASA Johnson Space Cen-

ter. Term: C04, Sponsored by NASA.

MQP7 Mason Winner, Vince Bullinger, Forensic image analysis, Terms: A03, B03, C04.

MQP8 James Wang, Andre Quina, Joseph Ho (Dr. M.A. King co-advisor), Detecting patient respiratory motion

in SPECT imaging using stereo optical web cameras, Terms: A02, B02, C03, Sponsored by UMass Medical

School.

MQP9 Dennis Jansky (Prof. W.W. Durgin co-advisor) Design and implement a more generic API for Robonaut,

Term: C03, Sponsored by NASA.

MQP10 Joseph Devlin, Programming sound visually a visual programming language for audio sequencing

and manipulation, Completed: C03.

MQP11 Gleb Ralka, Ben Kurtz, Jonathan Oexner. Parsing using recursive adaptive grammars, Completed:

D02.

MQP12 Christopher Tashjian, John Brosnan, Scheme evaluator in Java, Terms: A99, B99, C00, D00.

MQP13 Justin Brzozoski (Prof. M.L. Claypool co-advisor), MPEG jitter, Terms: A98, B98, C99, D99.

MQP14 Justin Dyer, Linda Browne, CUE Pool Critic II, Terms: B98, C99, D99.

MQP15 George Campbell, David Hawes, Carleton Jillson, Joseph Kalinowski, Keith Pray, CUE: The Pool

Critic, Terms: A97, B97, C98, D98.

MQP16 Jesse Zbikowski, Matroid Categories, Terms: C97, D97, A97, D98.

MQP17 John Pazniokas, Alison Miles, A Web-Based Scheme Interpreter, Terms: B97, C98.

MQP18 Stephen Kazmierczak, John West, Speak to Me, Terms: A97, B97, C98.

MQP19 George Campbell, Michael Caprio, Steven Lawler, VALIS: A Fuzzy Strategy Game in Java, Terms:

B96, C97, D97.

MQP20 David Bishop, Edward Hallissey, Scheme Interpreter in Java, Terms: B96, C97, D97.

MQP21 Matthew Tricomi, Design of an Intelligent Structure, Terms: A96, B96, C97, D97.

MQP22 Israel Di Peri, Alexandru Nemetz, Radar Signal Identi cation Using Neural Networks, Term: B96,

Sponsored by Naval Research Laboratory.

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MQP23 Rollin Crittendon, Category Theory and its Applications in C.S., Terms: B95, C96, D96.

MQP24 Joseph Branciforte, Scott Gray, A Software Controller for a Maze Solving Robot, Terms: A93, B93,

C94, D94.

MQP25 Corey Jenks, Computer Image Analysis of Protein Filaments within Muscle Fiber, Terms: B93, C94,

D94, Sponsored by UMass Medical School.

MQP26 Douglas Wright, Benjamin Lee (Profs. W.W. Durgin, L. Scha er co-advisors) Computerized Graphic

Mission Planning for Unmanned Interplanetary Travel, Terms: A93, B93, C94, D94.

MQP27 Daniel Mackin, Masal Almashan (Prof. W.H. Eggimann co-advisor), Micromouse 3: The Theseus

Project, Terms: A93, B93, C94, D94.

MQP28 Michael Bruce (Prof. P.L. Levin co-advisor), Implementing the GEODAD Interface using the Entity-

Relational Approach, Terms: C93, D93, E93.

MQP29 Suppasak Collins, Kevin Geo rey (Profs. N.I. Hachem, M.O. Ward co-advisors), Polymorphic Operators

for the Scienti c Analysis of Raster based Map Data, Terms: A92, B92, C93, D93.

MQP30 Erik Currin (Profs. N.I. Hachem, M.O. Ward co-advisors), Visualizing Spatio-Temporal Data in a Global

Change Research Project, Terms: A92, B92, C93, D93.

MQP31 Tony Campbell, Kimberly Cherko (Profs. W.H. Eggimann, D.B. Walcerz co-advisors), The Mechanical

Systems Design of WPI Micromouse 3, Terms: A92, B92, C93, D93.

MQP32 Stephen Pettiglio, Kenneth Chan (Pres. J.C. Strauss co-advisor), Computer Aided Cognitive Rehabili-

tation, Terms: A92, B92, C93.

MQP33 Richard Bombard, Douglas Finkle, Mark Turbitt (Prof. D.W. Nicoletti co-advisor), Performance Eval-

uations of 3-D Image Restoration Algorithms, Terms: C92, D92, A92.

MQP34 Nevo Hed, Allen Martin (Prof. R.F. Vaz co-advisor), Motion Analysis, Terms: C92, D92, E92.

MQP35 Brian McMorrow (Prof. M.O. Ward co-advisor), Geographic Information Systems, Terms: C91, D91,

E91.

MQP36 William Clogston, Aaron Laznovsky, Michael Wallent (Prof. S.M. Selkow co-advisor), Neural Network

Addition and Chaos, Terms: A90, B90, C91, D91.

MQP37 Peter Chestna, Robert Douglas, Parrish Heppenstall, Marshall Robin, Self-Diagnosing Systems, Terms:

A90, B90, C91, D91, A91.

MQP38 Kenneth Hinckley (Prof. M.O. Ward co-advisor), The Visual Comparison of Three Sequences, Terms:

A90, B90, C91.

MQP39 Gregory Frizzle (Prof. M.O. Ward co-advisor), A Taxonomy of Data Visualization, Terms: A90, B90,

C91.

MQP40 Ann Marie O Connor, Scott Plichta (Prof. M.O. Ward co-advisor), MID: MOTIF Interface Designer,

Terms: D90, A90, B90, C91.

MQP41 Gary Pratt, Susan Tabur (Prof. S.M. Selkow co-advisor), Natural Language Database Access, Terms:

A89, B89, C90, D90.

MQP42 Robert Petit, Richard Wood, Speech Recognition by Neural Networks, Terms: A89, B89, C90, D90.

MQP43 Charles Miller, Simulating Chaotic Systems, Terms: A89, B89, C90, D90.

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MQP44 David Gosselin, Je rey LeBlanc, Kathleen O Sullivan, Self Diagnosing Systems, Terms: A88, B88, C89.

MQP45 Ronald Avisa, Neural Network Simulation, Terms: B87, C88, D88.

Interactive Qualifying Projects

IQP1 Sidney Batchelder, Robert Le, William Terry, Je rey Thomas, An Analysis of Future Sustainable Aquatic

Farming, Terms: A11, B11, C12.

IQP2 Timon Butler, Jonathan Estabrook, Joe Funk, James Kingsley,Ryan O Meara, RBE Wiki for Independent

Learning, Terms: B10, C11, D11.

IQP3 Samuel Kaplan, Andrew Yee (Dr. R.D. Beach co-advisor), Building a Community: Re ning the Robotics

Innovation Competition and Conference, Terms: A08, B08, C09, D09.

IQP4 Robert Breznak, William Hnath, Alexander Muir (Dr. R.D. Beach co-advisor), Robotics Innovation Com-

petition and Conference, Terms: A07, B07, C08.

IQP5 Petre Rontea, Literary value in video game technology, Terms: A06, B06, C07.

IQP6 Ryan Kenyon, Benjamin Holt, Alexander Goodrich, Simplifying the relationship between programmers

and computers., Terms: A00, B00, C01.

IQP7 Christopher Tashjian, Reevaluating programming language concepts, Terms: A99, B99, C00, D00.

IQP8 Asima Silva, Kirk Johnson, Unlimited learning, Terms: B98, C99, D99, Sponsored by Central Tree Middle

School.

IQP9 Lisa Ra erty, Kenda Conklin, Joy Ann Benedix, The implementation of technology in education, Terms:

A98, B98, C99, Sponsored by Central Tree Middle School.

IQP10 Peter Launie, Kevin Nordberg, David Gray, Computers in Education, Terms: A97, B97, C98, D98,

Sponsored by Blackstone Regional Technical Vocational High School.

IQP11 Robert Bukofser, Kurt Deschler, Brady Schulman, Tim Scully, Networking Blackstone Valley Regional

Vocational Technical High School Terms: B97, C98, D98, Sponsored by Blackstone Regional Technical

Vocational High School.

IQP12 David Geremia, Leigh Perry, The E ectiveness of the Veterinary Health Diagnostic Program, Terms:

D97, E97, A97.

IQP13 Joe Kalinowski, David Hawes, Computers in Education, Terms: A96, B96, C97, Sponsored by Blackstone

Regional Technical Vocational High School.

IQP14 Patrick Delahanty (Prof. N.I. Hachem co-advisor), Databases and Personal Privacy, Terms: a93, B95,

C94, D94.

IQP15 Michael Henry, Graphics Elementary Style, Terms: B90, C91, D91.

IQP16 Martin Arnold, John Erickson, Pamela Murphy, Integration of Computers for Elementary Education,

Terms: A88, B88, C89.

IQP17 Robert Song, LOGO as a Learning Tool, Terms: A88, B88.

Preliminary Qualifying Projects

PQP1 Kevin Rohleder, Timothy Moloy, Arno Hautala, Digital image processing at NASA Johnson Space Cen-

ter. Term: B03.

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PQP2 Ann Marie O Connor, Scott Plichta, Integrating the OBVIUS Image Understanding System and X,

Term: C90.

PQP3 Israel Di Peri, Alexandru Nemetz, Radar Signal Identi cation Using Neural Networks, Term: A96,

Sponsored by Naval Research Laboratory.

Independent Studies/Projects

ISP1 Chris King, Implementation of a Small-Device ML Compiler with Data Width Inference, Term: D06.

ISP2 Asima Ali, Michael Ciman, Pierre De Galbert, Leonard Frank, Alexander Goodrich, John Gulbrandsen, Seth

Hardy, Benjamin Kurtz, Karl Lackner, Jonathan Oexner, Gleb Ralka, Sigmund-Bryan Villamin, Advanced

Mathematics for Computer Science, Term A00.

ISP3 Sean Dunn, Nicholas Leazard, Cartoon Video ISP, Term: D99.

ISP4 Ryan Kenyon, Compiling Scheme, Term: D99.

ISP5 Robert McDonald, (Prof. M.L. Claypool co-advisor), MPEG jitter, Terms: A98, B98.

ISP6 George Campbell, David Hawes, Carleton Jillson, Joseph Kalinowski, Keith Pray, Jonathan Tanner, Com-

puter Vision, Term: A97.

ISP7 Justin Di Peri, Chaoscopy, Term: D97.

ISP8 Adam Egdall, John Guris, Michelle Hammar, Ming He, Heli Kokk, Stefan Kotsonis, John Shutt, Stephan

Taylor, David Vasconcelos, William Warner, Denotational Semantics, Term: D94.

ISP9 John Dunkelberg, Neural Networks, Term: D92.

ISP10 Michael Cox, Mark Simpson, MIM: Mid in Mid, Term: B91.

Su ciency

SUFF1 Kevin Beaulieu, The Future of AI, Term: A88.

Reviewer

REV1 Journals:

Arti cial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing (AIEDAM)

Computer Vision, Graphics, and Image Processing Image Understanding (CVGIP-IU)

IEEE Trans. on Education (IEEE-TED)

IEEE Trans. on Knowledge & Data Engineering (IEEE-TDKE)

IEEE Trans. Nuclear Science (IEEE-TNS)

IEEE Trans. Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (IEEE-PAMI)

J. Optical Society of America (JOSA)

Machine Vision and Applications (MVA)

REV2 Conferences and Symposia:

ACM Conf. on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM)

ACM Computer Science Conf. (CSC)

IEEE Computer Society Conf. on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR)

IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)

IEEE Int. Conf. on Technologies for Practical Robot Applications (TePRA), Technical Program Co-Chair,

2009, 2011, 2012, General Chair 2013

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International Conference on Scienti c and Statistical Database Management (SSDM)

New England Manipulation Society Symp. (NEMS)

New England Programming Languages & Systems Symp. (NEPLS)

Robotics Innovations Competition & Conference (RICC), General Chair, 2009, 2011

REV3 Funding agencies:

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Maryland Industrial Partnerships

National Institutes of Health

National Science Foundation

REV4 Publishers:

W.H. Freeman

REV5 Educational Institutions:

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Education

Lawrence Technological University

Quinnsigamond Community College

University of Detroit Mercy

Professional Organizations

Association for Computing Machinery, Senior member

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Senior member

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Robotics & Automation Society

Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council Robotics Cluster

National Defense Industrial Association Robotics Division

Robotics Industry Association

Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Engineering Honor Society)

Upsilon Pi Epsilon (Computer Science Honor Society)

Sigma Xi (Scienti c Honor Society)

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