The Univeristy of New Orleans Department of Electrical Engineering

Curriculum Vitae

Background

Education

  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Aug. 2001) University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. GPA: 4.0. Dissertation title: “Textural Features and Techniques for Image Segmentation and Classification”. Specialization area: Digital Signal Processing.
  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering (Aug. 1998): University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. GPA: 4.0. Master’s thesis title: “Texture Segmentation Using Feature Combinations”. Specialization area: Digital Signal Processing.
  • Diploma in Electrical Engineering and Computer Technology (July 1996): University of Patras, Greece (five year studies). Diploma's thesis title: “Analysis of Fetal Heart Rate Using Hidden Markov Models”. Specialization area: Telecommunications.

EXPERIENCE

  • AssistantProfessor (August 2001 – present), University of New Orleans.
     Courses taught:
    • Advanced DSP with Speech Applications (graduate) (Fall 2005),
    • Introduction to Digital Signal Processing (undergraduate and graduate) (Spring 2003, Spring 2004),
    • Introduction to Image Processing (graduate) (Fall 2002, Fall 2003, Fall 2004, Spring 2006),
    • Computer Vision (graduate) (Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005),
    • Circuits I (Fall 2004),
    • Circuits II (Fall 2002, Fall 2003, Spring 2005, Fall 2005),
    • Basic Electrical Circuits (Spring 2006),
    • Circuits Lab (Summer 2002),
    • Digital Logic Design (Fall 2001, Spring 2002),
    • Logic Circuits Lab (Fall 2001, Spring 2002),
    • Advanced Special Topics in EE (graduate), (1 in Summer 2002, 1 in Fall 2002, 2 in Summer 2003, 4 in Fall 2003, 1 Spring 2004, 1 Spring 2005, 2 Summer 2005).
  • Adjunct instructor (May 2000 – August 2001), University of Central Florida .

Courses taught:

    • Digital Signal Processing Fundamentals (Summer 2000, Fall 2000),
    • Signals and Communications (Summer 2000),
    • Principles of Electrical Engineering (Spring 2001, Summer 2001). 
  • Teaching Assistant (Fall 1996 – Spring 2000), University of Central Florida .

Teaching assignments include:

    • Grading: Electronics I, Digital signal processing fundamentals, Digital signal processing applications, Random Processes I, Pattern Recognition.
    • Lab Teaching: Electronics I, Electronics II, Digital Logic, Signals and Communications, Senior Design, Computer systems design.  
  • Research Assistant (May 1998 – May 2001), for Tropical Rain Measurement Mission ( TRMM ) /NASA project at University of Central Florida.

 

Publications

Journal Papers

9. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, M. Pascotto, E. K. Kerut, J. R. Lindner, “Anatomy and Flow in Normal and Ischemic Microvasculature Based on a Novel Temporal Fractal Dimension Analysis Algorithm Using Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound,” IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, Accepted

8. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, “Texture Synthesis: Textons Revisited,” IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 777-787, March 2006.

7. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, “Improved Robust VQ-based Watermarking,”IEE Electronics Letters, Vol. 41, No. 23, pp. 1272-1273, 10 November 2005.

6. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, “A Modified K-means Algorithm for Circular Invariant Clustering,” IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, Vol. 27, No. 12, pp. 1856-1865, December 2005.

5. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, “Adaptive Cascade Architectures for Image Compression,”IEE Electronics Letters, Vol. 39, Issue 17, pp. 1242-1243, 21 August 2003.

4. D. CHARALAMPIDIS and T. Kasparis, “Wavelet - based rotational invariant segmentation and classification of textural images using directional roughness features”, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, Vol. 11, No. 8, pp. 825-836, August 2002.

3. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, T. Kasparis, and L. Jones, “Multifractal and intensity measures for the removal of non-precipitation echoes from weather radars”, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 40, No. 5, pp. 1121-1131, May 2002.

2. T. Kasparis, D. CHARALAMPIDIS, J. Rolland and M. Georgiopoulos, "Segmentation of Textured Images using Fractals and Image Filtering", Pattern Recognition, Vol. 34, No. 10, pp. 1963-1973, October 2001.

1. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, T. Kasparis, and M. Georgiopoulos, "Classification of Noisy Signals Using Fuzzy ARTMAP Neural Networks", IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 1023-1036, September 2001.

Journal Abstracts

2. M. Pascotto, H. Leong-Poi, D. CHARALAMPIDIS, E.K. Kerut, A. Allrogen, J.R. Lindner, “Perfusion Imaging and Anatomic Mapping with Contrast Ultrasound can Differentiate Collateral Development, Arteriogenesis, and Recovery of
Capillary Perfusion in Ischemic Limbs,” Accepted in October 2005, Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

1. L.O. Yaneza, R.J. Chilton, E.K. Kerut, D. CHARALAMPIDIS, D. Chrisman, M.S. Lujan, C.L. Alviar, T.D. Giles, and R.A. O'Rourke, “Atherosclerotic Plaque Can Be Quantified Using Multifractal And Wavelet Decomposition Techniques,” Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Suppl. A, Vol. 43, No. 5, pp. 34A, 3 March 2004 .

CONFERENCE PAPERS

27. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, “VQ-based Robust Image Watermarking,” Accepted in SPIE Proceedings, Visual Information Processing XV, Defense and Security Symposium, Orlando , April 2006.

26. Gregory Stein and D. CHARALAMPIDIS, “Target Detection Using an Improved Fractal Scheme,” Accepted in SPIE Proceedings, Algorithms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery XIII, Defense and Security Symposium, Orlando , April 2006.

25. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, V. Jilkov, and T. Nguyen, “Enhanced Image Feature Extraction for Object Tracking,” Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Information Fusion, Philadelphia , July 25-29, 2005 .

24. D. CHARALAMPIDIS and V. Kura, “A Novel Wavelet-based Technique for Pitch Detection and Segmentation of Non-Stationary Speech,” Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Information Fusion, Philadelphia , July 25-29, 2005 .

23. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, “An Improved Adaptive Technique for Compression of Still Images,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Imaging Science, Systems, and Technology, Las Vegas , June 27-30, 2005 .

22. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, “Novel Circular-Shift Invariant Clustering,” Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Pattern Recognition in Information Systems, pp. 33-42, Miami, May 23-24, 2005.

21. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, “Pitch Detection in Non-Stationary Speech,” Proc. of the Second Workshop on Information and Systems Technology, University of New Orleans , online publication: http://ece.engr.uno.edu/isl/CD/contents.htm New Orleans , February 2005.

20. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, and Vesseling P. Jilkov, “Enhanced Image Feature Extraction for Object Tracking,” Proc. of the Second Workshop on Information and Systems Technology, University of New Orleans, online publication: http://ece.engr.uno.edu/isl/ CD/contents.htm New Orleans, February 2005.

19. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, “Texture synthesis based on transition probabilities and localized correlation,” SPIE Proceedings, Visual Information Processing XIII, Defence and Security Symposium, Vol. 5438, pp. 92-100, Orlando , April 15-16, 2004 .

18. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, and A.R. Alsamman, “Textural characterization of remote sensing images using optical correlators,” SPIE Proceedings, Enabling Photonic Technologies for Aerospace Applications VI, Defence and Security Symposium, Vol. 5435, pp. 127-136, Orlando, April 14-15, 2004.

17. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, “Adaptive Image Compression,” Proc. of the First Workshop on Information and Systems Technology, University of New Orleans, online publication: http://ece.engr.uno.edu/isl/ CD/contents.htm New Orleans, May 2003.

16. G.C. Anagnostopoulos, E. Gomez-Sanchez, M. Bharadwaj, S.J. Verzi, and D. CHARALAMPIDIS, “www.adaptive-resonance.net: An On-line Collection of Resources for Adaptive Resonance Theory,” ICANN/ICONIP, Machine Learning Advances in the Engineering and Science Education, Turkey, June 26-29, Istanbul 2003 (INVITED).

15. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, “Texture synthesis based on cluster transition probabilities,” SPIE Proceedings, Visual Information Processing XII, Aerosense, Vol. 5108, pp. 327-338, Orlando , April 21-24, 2003 .

14. D. CHARALAMPIDIS and Chigozie Obiegbu, “Image compression using cascade of neural networks,” SPIE Proceedings, Visual Information Processing XII, Aerosense, Vol. 5108, pp. 85-92, Orlando , April 21-24, 2003 .

13. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, and T. Kasparis, "Rotation Invariant Roughness Features for Texture Classification," ICASSP Proceedings, IEEE Conference, Vol. 4, pp. 3672-3675, May 13-17, Orlando, 2002.

12. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, T. Kasparis, L. Jones, D. Wolff, M. Steiner, M. Robinson, “A Quality Control Algorithm for the Removal of Non-Precipitation Echoes from Weather Radar Data,” 1st International TRMM Conference, Honolulu , HI . July 21-26, 2002 .

11. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, G.C. Anagnostopoulos, M. Georgiopoulos, and T. Kasparis, “Fuzzy ART and Fuzzy ARTMAP with Adaptively Weighted Distances,” SPIE Proceedings, Applications and Science of Computational Intelligence V, Aerosense, Vol. 4739, pp. 86-97, Orlando , April 2002.

10. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, and T. Kasparis, "Wavelet-based rotational invariant texture segmentation using directional fractal features," SPIE Proceedings, Conference on Wavelet Applications VIII, AeroSense, Vol. 4391, pp. 115-126, Orlando, April 2001.

9. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, T. Kasparis, and M. Georgiopoulos, "Classification of Noisy Signals using Fuzzy ARTMAP," Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) 2000, IEEE Conference, Como, Vol. 6, pp. 53 - 58, Italy, June 2000.

8. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, G. Anagnostopoulos,T. Kasparis, and M. Georgiopoulos, "Classification of Noisy Patterns using ARTMAP Neural Networks," SPIE Proceedings, Conference on Visual Information Processing IX, AeroSense, Vol. 4041, pp. 2-13, Orlando, 2000.

7. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, T. Kasparis, L. Jones and M. Georgiopoulos, "Use of Multifractals to Detect Anomalous Propagation (AP) from Radar Images," SPIE Proceedings, Conference on Signals and Data Processing of Small Targets, AeroSense, Vol. 4048, pp. 13-22, Orlando, April 2000.

6. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, T. Kasparis, and L. Jones, "A Simple Algorithm for the Removal of Anomalous Propagation From NEXRAD Radar Images," AMS 29th Radar Conference, Montreal , CA , pp. 590-593, 12-16 July 1999.

5. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, T. Kasparis, M. Georgiopoulos and J. Rolland, "A Fuzzy ARTMAP Based Classification of Natural Textures," Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society (NAFIPS) 99, pp. 507-511, New York, June 1999 (INVITED).

4. J .D. Park, L. Jones, D. CHARALAMPIDIS, T. Kasparis, and M. Georgiopoulos, "Sea Ice Extent Classification using Active/Passive Microwave Measurements from QuickSCAT", AGU Spring meeting, Wash. DC, May 30 - June 3, 2000 .

3. S. Datta, B. Roy, T. Kasparis, L. Jones, P.S. Ray, Z. Ding, and D. CHARALAMPIDIS, "Evaluation of TRMM Precipitation Radar Rainfall Estimates Using NEXRAD and Rain Gauges in Central and South Florida," AMS 29th Radar Conference, Montreal CA, pp. 754-757, 12-16 July 1999.

2. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, T. Kasparis, and M. Georgiopoulos, "Texture Classification using ART -based Neural Networks and Fractals," SPIE Proceedings, Conference on Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition VII , Vol. 3374, AeroSense, pp.212-222, Orlando , April 1998.

1. D. CHARALAMPIDIS, T. Kasparis, and J. Rolland, "Segmentation of Textured Images based on Multiple Fractal Feature Combinations," SPIE Proceedings, Conference on Visual Information Processing VII , AeroSense, pp. 25-35, Orlando, April 1998.

 

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

RECEIVED

·        2006: PI for ShipWorks Robotics Laboratory (SWRL) Vision System (Extension) ($26,715).

·        2005 – 2007: Single PI for SBIR ( UNO subcontract): “Algorithms and Software Architecture for the Production of Information Products From LIDAR,” Proposal #:04-2-E3.03-8126, with Diamond Data Systems ($123,000 for UNO subcontract).

·        2005 – 2006: Single PI for the proposal: “An Effective Hybrid Method for Infrared Imagery Clutter Rejection”. Investment in Research Excellence program at UNO ($10,300).

·        2004 – 2005: Single PI for SBIR ( UNO subcontract): “Algorithms and Software Architecture for the Production of DEM Data from LIDAR,” Proposal #:04-E3.03-8126, with Diamond Data Systems ($17,600 for UNO subcontract).

·         2005 – 2006: Investigator for DOD, DURIP: Integrated Sensing and Data Fusion for Ground Target Surveillance ($135,431), PI: Dr. Li, Lead Investigator: Dr. Chen.

·        2004 – 2005: Educational UNO funding for the Enhancement of the Digital Signal Processing Laboratory ($15,000).

·        2002 – 2005: Co-Investigator for ShipWorks Robotics Laboratory (SWRL) Vision System, (GCRMTC Project No. 327-02-5141, ONR Cooperative Agreement No. N00014-98-2-0010), PI: Dr. Nobuyuki Okui ($60,000 funds allocated for Dr. Charalampidis for three years).

OTHER GRANTS AND CONTRACTS APPLIED FOR

·        Investigator for Air force SBIR (Phase I), submitted in January 2006, Automated System for Aircraft Inspection from X-ray Images, with company Productivity APEX. Amount Requested ($100,000).

·        Investigator for Office of Secretary of Defense SBIR (Phase I), submitted in July 2005, Vertical Linear Accelerator for Dynamic Visual-Vestibular Acuity Health Status Evaluation and Desensitization Training, with OMNI Technologies Inc. Amount Requested ($100,000).

·        PI for the proposal (pending): "Analysis of Weather Radar Imaging for Clutter Rejection and Rainfall Estimation," submitted in November 2005 to the Louisiana Board of Regents (BoR), amount requested for 3 years: ($95,015)

·        PI for the Pilot Funding proposal: "A Novel Approach for Clutter Rejection and Target Detection," submitted in October 2005 to the Louisiana Board of Regents (BoR) amount requested: ($10,000)

·        PI for the proposal: “Intelligent Image Compression for Biomedical Applications” submitted in October 2004 for the Louisiana BoR Research Competitiveness Award. Amount Requested: $100,285 for 3 years.

·        PI for the proposal: “Adaptive Image and Video Compression: A competitor to JPEG/JPEG2000” submitted to the Louisiana BoR Research Competitiveness Award. Amount Requested: $98,000 for 3 years.

·        Co-PI for the proposal: “Vision, Image Processing, and Photonics Laboratory” submitted in October 2003 for the Louisiana BoR Enhancement Award, Engineering A. Amount Requested: $88,161.

·        PI for the proposal: “An Effective Hybrid Method for Infrared Imagery Clutter Rejection” submitted in September 2002 to the Army Research Laboratory (Research Area 2 – Electronics) with Dr. Deng. Amount Requested: $290,000 for 2 years.

·        PI for the proposal: “Image and Video Compression using Adaptive Algorithms” submitted in October 2002 for the Louisiana BoR Research Competitiveness Award. Amount Requested: $95,000 for 3 years.

·        PI for the proposal NSF-02-039 “Integrated Sensing, Computation, and Networked Systems for Decision and Action” Proposal submitted in April 2002 with Dr. Akl and Dr. Alsamman. Amount Requested: $500,000 for 3 years.

·        Participation in the “Information and Systems Technology Research Center IST -RC” Joint Proposal submitted by University of New Orleans, Tulane University et al, PI Dr. X.R. Li (March 2003).

·        Participation in the “Emerging 21st Century Threats” Joint Proposal submitted by the College of Engineering and the College of Sciences at the University of New Orleans (November 2001).

 

OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

PARTICIPATION AT PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER MEETINGS

·        Louisiana EPSCoR 2002 State Conference, “Funding Opportunities for Emerging Technologies”.

·        “Get to Know UNO ”, UNO , New Orleans , Spring 2002.

·        The IEEE Region 5 2003 Annual Conference in New Orleans , as IEEE UNO Branch Counselor.

·        The IEEE Region 5 2004 Annual Conference  April 2 - 4, 2004 in the Oklahoma City suburb of Norman , Oklahoma , as IEEE UNO Branch Counselor.

·        The IEEE Region 5 2005 Annual Conference  April 8 - 10, 2005 in Denver , Colorado , as IEEE UNO Branch Counselor.

·        “Get to Know UNO ”, UNO , New Orleans , Spring 2006.

SERVICE IN ROLE OF AN OFFICER FOR A PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY /CONFERENCE SERVICES

·        Session Chair for “Image Retrieval & Image Quality,” as part of the International Conference on Imaging Science, Systems, and Technology, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A, June 29, 2005 .

·        Session Chair “Image Compression Techniques,” as part of the International Conference on Imaging Science, Systems, and Technology, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A, June 29, 2005 .

·        Finance Chair for the Fifth International Conference on Information Fusion, 8-11 July 2002, Annapolis , MD , U.S.A.

·        Local Arrangements Chair for the International Conference on Image Processing, to take place in New Orleans , LA , U.S.A. in 2007 (re-arranged).

·        IEEE Counselor – University of New Orleans , Student Branch (Spring 2003 – present)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP

·        Member of the IEEE Society.

·        Member of the IEEE Signal Processing Society.

·        Member of the ASEE.

PRESENTATIONS and INVITED TALKS

·        A Review of Image Watermarking: Techniques, Applications and Problems, Graduate Seminar – UNO , New Orleans , March 3, 2006 .

·        A Method for Pitch Detection in Non-Stationary Speech, Information and Systems Technology Research Center Seminar – UNO , New Orleans , February 18, 2005 .

·        Recent Advances in Image Compression, 9th JESC Conference and LES Statewide Honors & Awards Spring Meeting – New Orleans , February 4, 2005 .

·        Production of Digital Elevation Models from LIDAR Data, 2nd IST -Workshop, Tulane University , December 13, 2004 .

·        Review of Motion Detection, Information and Systems Technology Research Center Seminar – New Orleans , September 10, 2004 .

·        Texture synthesis based on transition probabilities and localized correlation, Information and Systems Technology Research Center Seminar, March 19, 2004 .

·        Adaptive Image Compression, Information and Systems Technology Research Center Seminar, October 31, 2003 .

·        Compression of Digital Images, Faculty Lecture Series, University of New Orleans , September 16, 2003 .

SERVICE IN ROLE OF A REVIEWER

(44 Reviews not including Re-reviews):

·        IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks (15),

·        IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (1),

·        IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters (1),

·        IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (3)

·        IEEE Signal Processing Letters (2),

·        IEEE Transactions on Acoustics Speech and Signal Processing (1),

·        IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics – Part B(1),

·        IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronics Systems (1),

·        IEEE Transactions on Image Processing (3),

·        Pattern Analysis and Applications Journal (1),

·        Pattern Recognition journal (3),

·        Optical Engineering journal (3),

·        International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, Hawaii 2002 (1),

·        International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks 2003 (1),

·        International Joint Conference on Neural Networks 2002 (1),

·        International Joint Conference on Neural Networks 2005 (6).

 

AWARDS

·        Dean’s Student Organization Council Distinguished Teaching Award - Assistant Professor, University of New Orleans, May 2003.

·        Awarded FITT Membership in Faculty Initiative for Technology in Teaching, Spring 2002.

·        Enhancement assistantship award, University of Central Florida , Spring 2001.

·        Enhancement assistantship award, University of Central Florida , Fall 2000.

·        Merit award, University of Central Florida , Summer 2000.

·        Outstanding ECE Graduate Student award for 1999, IEEE Orlando section.

·        Scholarship for graduate students, University of Central Florida , Summer 1998.

·        Scholarship for academic excellence, Municipality of Kavala, Greece, 1995-96 .

·        Scholarship for academic excellence, Municipality of Kavala, Greece, 1994-95 .

 

THESIS/DISSERTATION COMMITTEE SERVICE

Ph.D Committee Service

·         Chair - Dissertation for Jeffrey Gray, (Currently).

·         Examination Committee Member for Jeffrey Gray, Spring 2005.

·         Examination Committee Member for Cao Liang, Spring 2005.

·         Examination Committee Member for A. Oprisan, Fall 2004.

·         Examination Committee Member for Madalina Barbu, Fall 2003.

M.S. Committee Service – Thesis (Chair for 11 Students, Committee Member for 11 Students)

·         Chair for Gregory Stein, Topic: Target Detection in SAR Images (Currently)

·         Chair for Vikas Reddy, Topic: Image Compression, Fall 2005.

·         Chair for Prem Kovvuri, Topic: Video Compression, Summer 2005.

·         Chair for Ramzy El-Cheikh, Topic: Speaker Recognition, Fall 2004.

·         Chair for Rekha Guvvala, Topic: Texture Classification, Summer 2004.

·         Chair for Nagajyothi Adanki, Topic: Speech Recognition, Summer 2004.

·         Chair for Anupama Allada, Topic: Blind Signal Decomposition, Summer 2004.

·         Chair for Madan Bijili, Topic: Echo Rejection, Spring 2004.

·         Chair for Richard T. Baumgartner, Topic: Music Multi-pitch Detection, Spring 2004.

·         Chair for Vijay B. Kura, Topic: Speech Coding and Pitch Detection, Fall 2003.

·         Chair for Chigozie Obiegbu, Topic: Image Compression, Summer 2003.

·         Committee Member for Edward Mwatibo (Chair: Dr. Alsamman), Fall 2005.

·         Committee Member for Ryan Thiel (Chair: Mr. Lannes), Spring 2005.

·         Committee Member for V. Patel (Chair: Dr. Huang), Fall 2004.

·         Committee Member for L. Simanjuntak