================================================================ Curriculum Vita: Huadong Wu The Robotics Institute, School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 ================================================================ current working: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Radiology Department, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Mailing address: 5520 Fifth Avenue Apt.5C, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 Phone: 412-641-2512 (work, UPitt); 412-688-8598 (home) Email: wuhuadong@yahoo.com Homepage: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~whd ---------------------------------------------------------------- CAREER OBJECTIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- A full time position involving applied research in computer science that will utilize my expertise in intelligent sensing, information fusion, pattern recognition (classification, diagnosis, and prognosis), and preferably my strong engineering research and development experience ---------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------- * Expertise in artificial intelligence techniques via research in sensor data fusion, context-aware Human-Computer- Interaction, robotics application, sensor signal processing, and intelligent sensing * Proficient in software programming, familiar with Windows and Unix OS and various commonly used tools via 8+ years of various research projects and robotics graduate courses * Skillful in mechanical design and system control via 8+ years of engineering research and development practice, through the full R&D life-cycle of several robotic products ---------------------------------------------------------------- EDUCATION ---------------------------------------------------------------- Robotics Institute, School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 * Ph.D. in Robotics, May 2004 * M.S. in Robotics, August 1998 Ph.D. Dissertation: "Sensor Fusion for Context-Aware Computing Using Dempster-Shafer Theory" Courses Taken: Core Qualifiers: #1 Perception: Computer Vision, Advanced Perception; #2 Cognition: Artificial Intelligence, Sensor Based Robot Motion Planing; #3 Manipulation: Robotics Manipulation, Mechanics of Manipulation; #4 Math Foundation: Introduction to Differential Geometry, Mathematical Foundation for Robotics. Specialized Qualifier: Computer Control Systems Design Lab, Digital Signal Processing I, Advanced Data Analysis II; Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China * M.S. in Inertial Navigation, February 1987 M.S. Dissertation: "Data Processing of the ESG Drift Tested Using Torque-Feedback Method" Key Courses Taken: Mathematical Statistics; Matrix Theory; Numerical Analysis; Stochastic Process; Linear Systems; Optimal Estimation; Principles of Gyroscope; Calculus of Variations; Inertial Navigation; Adaptive Control; System Identification; Application of Microcomputer; Inertial Elements & Data Processing Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China * B.S. in Precision Instrument, July 1984 Undergraduate Thesis Project: "Mechanical Design of Shoulder Joint for Disabled People" (Final Grade: Excellent) Key Courses Taken: Advanced Mathematics; Engineering Mathematics; University Physics; University Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry Experiments; Theoretical Mechanics; Theory of Machines; Machine Drawing; Precision Machine Design; Strength of Materials; Tolerance & Technical Measurements; Metallic Material & Heat Treatment; Basic Circuit Theory; Analogue Electronics; Digital Electronics; Digital Electronics Experiments; Theory of Automatic Control; Control of Electrical Machinery; Sensors; Instrument Fabrication Techniques; Algorithmic Language; Principles & Application of Microcomputer; Basis of Instrument Optics; Techniques of Optical-Electric Measurement; Design of Precision Instruments; Mechanical Quantity Measurement; Dynamic Measurement & Analyses; Measurement Errors & Data Processing ------------------------------------------------------------ RESEARCH ------------------------------------------------------------ * Current Research: Medical image processing to register pathological liver specimen slices with the MRI images taken prior surgical transplant, to recognize pathological signatures of liver tumor in MRI image * Ph.D. Dissertation Abstract Context-aware computing is to have computers understand human situational "context" information, and sensing context is in the forefront of context-ware computing research. To meet the sensor fusion challenges for context-sensing, wherein the sensor set is highly dynamic in configuration, the sensor output joint probability distribution is typically unavailable, and human subjective speculation is often desired to be added into the information fusion process, this dissertation introduced the Dempster-Shafer Evidence Theory into the context-aware computing research area. The theoretical principle is first practically extended to account for the sensors' different performance factors, and then the reasoning system is further extended to improve its robustness against the sensor drift and environment changing effects. As an add-on module to the existing Context Toolkit System from Georgia Tech, this sensor fusion system architecture is implemented and tested. Case studies with prerecorded experimental data and with artificially generated simulation data both demonstrated the feasibility of this approach and the effectiveness of the sensor fusion algorithms. * Pre-thesis Research: Coin-Tap Test With coin-tap test, the research in signal processing, sensor fusion, and pattern recognition is to detect disband defects in sandwich material structures (especially emphasizing on applications of aging-aircraft skin inspection). The research discoveries lead to a practical engineering solution in which the tap impact acceleration and the correspondingly emitted sound two-modality information is judiciously combined. * Pre-thesis Research: Odor Sensor for Incontinence The goal is to invent an "artificial nose" for nursing homes. This research studied the dynamic behavior of several tin oxide based solid state gas sensors under an alternating heating current, explored the high-dimensional feature space of the sensor array's responses. * Pre-thesis Research: Vehicle Sound Recognition & Tracking Research in signal processing and pattern recognition, the goal is to enable small autonomous robots to find and track typical vehicle types (such as tanks, trucks, helicopters, etc.) in battle field environment. The research creatively transferred an image processing technique in human face recognition research to audio signal processing applications for effectively detecting sound signatures. ---------------------------------------------------------------- WORK EXPERIENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Imaging Research, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15212-3180 May 2004 - current in medical image processing, to register pathological liver specimen slices with the MRI images taken prior surgical transplant, to recognize pathological signatures of liver tumor in MRI images Robert Bosch Research and Technology Center North America, Pittsburgh, PA 152 Summer internship, 2001-5-14 - 2001-08-31 Transferred a sensor fusion software package from Linux platform to Windows 2000 platform, improved documentation and studied enhancing it with some context-aware computing features Motorola Applications Research Labs, Schaumburg, Illinois 60169 Summer internship, 2000-05-16 - 2000-09-01 Conducted a thorough literature research on sensing and sensor technology that can be used for human-computer interaction, analyzed gathered information to suggest a sensor technology road map for the Context-Aware Computing Research Project in Motorola Research Labs Robot & Automation Research Institute, Beijing, China 1987.2 - 1989.12 Engineer Assistant 1990.1 - 1993.8 Engineer 1993.9 - 1995.6 Senior Engineer * R&D of HRGP-1A Painting Robots, 1987.2 - 1995.6 participated in the whole process from design and prototype to improvement and application support, mainly on mechanical design of some of its components/parts, robot control programming, production line application support * R&D of HRGB-1 Assembly Robot, 1990.6 - 1991.12 participated in its whole prototype process, in charge of the mechanical design of its vertical arm assembly, helped the design of its electrical control system * R&D of Video-Dynamic-Simulation-Seat, 1993.1 - 1995.6 participated the whole prototype process of 2 models, in charge of motion analysis and control programming * Various other projects mostly involved in mechanical design and system control programming ------------------------------------------------------------ SKILLS ------------------------------------------------------------ * Computer Language: Java, C, C++, Basic, SQL, Perl, FORTRAN, Assembly, HTML/XML, etc. * Operating System: familiar with Microsoft Windows and UNIX through various projects * Software Tools: MS Office, Sun One Studio, Eclipse, MS Visual Studio, Matlab, Rational Rose, JBuilder, Unix GNU tools, Mathematica, S-plus, Origin, MySQL, Apache, etc. * System Control: experiences in PID control, frequency analysis, robot & automation, etc. * Mechanical Engineering: 8+ years of experiences in machine, equipment, and parts’ design ---------------------------------------------------------------- TEACHING ---------------------------------------------------------------- * Teaching Assistant, Spring Semester of 2000 16-722 Sensing and Sensors, taught by Prof. Mel Siegel, * Teaching Assistant, Spring Semester of 1999 15-229 Multimedia Information Processing, taught by Prof. Robert Thibadeau, Prof. Roger Dannenberg, and Prof. Raj Reddy * Teaching Assistant, Fall Semester of 1985 (1985.9 - 1986.1) Theory of Automatic Control ---------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLICATIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------- * "Confidence Fusion", Mel Siegel, Huadong Wu, the Proceedings of ROSE'2004 (2004 IEEE Workshop on Robotic Sensing), May 24-25, 2004, Graz, Austria * "Sensor Fusion Using Dempster-Shafer Theory II: Static Weighting and Kalman Filter-like Dynamic Weighting," Huadong Wu, Mel Siegel and Sevim Ablay (Motorola), the Proceedings of IMTC'2003, (IEEE annual Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Vail, CO USA, May 20-22, 2003) * "Objective Evaluation of Subjective Decisions," Mel Siegel, Huadong Wu, the Proceedings of SCIMA'2003 (International Workshop on Soft Computing Techniques in Instrumentation, Measurement and Related Applications, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA, May 17, 2003) * "Sensor Fusion Using Dempster-Shafer Theory," Huadong Wu, Mel Siegel, Rainer Stiefelhagen, and Jie Yang, the Proceedings of IMTC'2002 (Anchorage, AK, USA, May 21-23, 2002) * "Sensor Fusion for Context-Understanding", Huadong Wu, Mel Siegel, Sevim Ablay (Motorola), the Proceedings of IMTC'2002, (Anchorage, AK, USA, 21-23 May 2002) * "Odor-Based Incontinence Sensor", Huadong Wu, Mel Siegel, the Proceedings of IMTC'2000 (Baltimore, MD USA, May 1-4, 2000), selected in the IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement Special Edition * "Sensor Fusion Approach to Automating the 'Coin Tap Test'," Huadong Wu, Mel Siegel, ASNT'1999, (American Society of Non-Destructive Test Annual Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, Oct. 11-15, 1999) * "Correlation of Accelerometer and Microphone Data in Coin Tap Test," Huadong Wu, Mel Siegel, the Proceedings of IMTC'1999, selected in the IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 49, No. 3, June 2000, page 493 - 497, (ISSN 0018-9456). * "Vehicle Sound Signature Recognition by Frequency Principle Component Analysis," Huadong Wu, Mel Siegel and Pradeep Khosla, the Proceedings of IMTC'1998 , selected in the IEEE Transaction on Instrumentation and Measurement Vol. 48, No. 5, October 1999, page 1005 - 1009, (ISSN 0018-9456) * "Error Analysis of HRGP-1A Painting Robot," Huadong Wu, the Proceedings of the second National Symposium on Robotics, Beijing, China, Oct. 1991 * "System Analysis of the T3-746 Industry Robot," Huadong Wu, the Proceedings of the Symposium on Robotics, Chinese Society of Astronautics, Harbin, Oct. 1990 ---------------------------------------------------------------- HONORS ---------------------------------------------------------------- * Graduate Fellowship since from the Robotics Institute, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, September 1995 – August 2003 * Recipient of Motorola University Partnership in Research (UPR) Grant, 2001 - 2003 * Three papers selected in IEEE Transactions Special Issues of Instrumentation and Measurement * The paper "Error Analysis of HRGP-1A Painting Robot" won the second prize in the 1990 Young Scholars' Thesis Competition in the Ministry of Space and Aeronautics Industry, China * Technical Report "Robot Tracking System for Rocket Fueling Process" won the third prize in the 4th Young Scholars' Science & Technology Conference of China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, Beijing, 1994