Publications

SENIHA ESEN YUKSEL

PUBLICATIONS

JOURNALS

2. Seniha Esen Yuksel , Joseph N. Wilson, Paul D. Gader, "Twenty Years of Mixture of Experts," IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, accepted for publication.

1. Seniha Esen Yuksel , Ayman El-Baz, Aly A. Farag, Mohamed El-Ghar, Tarek Eldiasty and Mohamed A. Ghoneim, "A Kidney Segmentation Framework for Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging," Journal of Vibration and Control, 13 (9 - 10), pp. 1505 -1516, 2007. pdf

JOURNALS IN REVIEW/ TO BE SUBMITTED

3. Seniha Esen Yuksel , Paul Gader, "Mixture of Hidden Markov Model Experts," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B: Cybernetics, in review.

4. S.E. Yuksel, "Validation of Registration for Renal DCE-MRI Imaging," in review.

5. S.E. Yuksel, T. Dubroca, R. E. Hummel, P.D. Gader, " Automatic Standoff Detection of Explosive Materials by Differential Reflection Spectroscopy, " in preparation.

6. S.E. Yuksel, J. Bolton, P. Gader, " Multiple Instance Learning for Landmine Detection, " in preparation.

BOOKS

1. S.E. Yuksel , Context-based classification, LAMBERT Academic Publishing, March 22, 2012. ISBN: 978-3-8465-8323-4. LINK

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. A. El-Baz, A.A. Farag, S.E. Yuksel , M.A. El-Ghar, T. A. Eldiasty and M.A. Ghoneim, " Application Of Deformable Models For The Detection Of Acute Renal Rejection, " in Deformable Models: Biomedical and Clinical Applications (Topics in Biomedical Engineering. International Book Series), J. S. Suri and A. A. Farag Editors, Springer-Verlag, New York, July 2007. ISBN: 978-0-387-31201-9. link

CONFERENCES

18. S.E. Yuksel, P. Gader, "Mixture of HMM Experts with Applications to Landmine Detection", IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) , 2012, (accepted).

17. S.E. Yuksel, T. Dubroca, R. Hummel, P. Gader, "Differential Reflection Spectroscopy: A Novel Method for Explosive Detection", Advances in Applied Physics and Material Science Congress (APMAS) , 2012, (accepted).

16. S.E. Yuksel, T. Dubroca, R. Hummel, P. Gader, "An automatic detection software for differential reflection spectroscopy,", SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing: Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery, 2012 (accepted).

15. A. Zare, P. Gader, J. Bolton, S.E. Yuksel, T. Dubroca, R. Close, R. Hummel "Sub-pixel Target Spectra Estimation and Detection Using Functions of Multiple Instances", IEEE GRSS Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS) , pp.1-4, June 2011.

14. S.E. Yuksel , T. Dubroca, R. Hummel, P. Gader, "Spectral Analysis for the Detection of Explosives with Differential Reflectometry", Grace Hopper Conference (GHC) , 2011.

13. S.E. Yuksel , P. Gader, "Variational Mixture of Experts for Classification with applications to landmine detection ", International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR) , pp. 2981- 2984, 2010. pdf

12. X. Zhang, S.E. Yuksel , P. Gader, J.Wilson, "Simultaneous Feature and HMM Model Learning for Landmine Detection using Ground Penetrating Radar, " Pattern Recognition in Remote Sensing Workshop (PRRS) , pp. 1-4, 2010. pdf

11. S.E. Yuksel , P.J. Dobbins, " Engineering Education for the Net Generation: A Case Study of How Students Use Resources in Software Engineering, " International Engineering Education Conference (IEEC) , pp. 179-182, 2010.

10. S.E. Yuksel , G. Ramachandran, P. Gader, J. Wilson, D. Ho, G. Heo, "Hierarchical methods for landmine detection with wideband electro-magnetic induction and ground penetrating radar multi-sensor systems," IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) , vol.2, pp. 177-180, 7-11 July 2008. pdf

9. A. El-Baz, A.A. Farag, R. Fahmi, S.E. Yuksel , M.A. El-Ghar, T. Eldiasty, "Image Analysis of Renal DCE-MRI for the Detection of Acute Renal Rejection," 18th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR) , (3) 2006, pp. 822-825. pdf

8. A. El-Baz, R. Fahmi, S.E. Yuksel , A.A. Farag, W. Miller, M.A. El-Ghar, T. Eldiasty, "A New CAD System for the Evaluation of Kidney Diseases Using DCE-MRI, " Proc. of International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) (2) 2006, pp. 446-453. pdf

7. A. El-baz, A.A. Farag, H. A. El Munim, and S.E. Yuksel , "Level Set Segmentation using Statistical Shape Priors, " Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Workshop (CVPRW), NY, USA, June 17-18, 2006, pp. 78-85. pdf

6. A. Farag, A. El-Baz, S.E. Yuksel , M.A. El-Ghar, T. Eldiasty, "A Framework for the Detection of Acute Renal Rejection with Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging, " Proceedings of International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: Nano to Macro (ISBI), Arlington, Virginia, April 2006, pp.418 - 421. pdf

5. A. El-Baz, A.A. Farag, S.E. Yuksel , M.A. El-Ghar and T. Eldiasty, "A Novel Approach for the Detection of Acute Rejection with Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging ", 13th European Symposium on Urogenital Radiology (ESUR), September 2006. link

4. S.E. Yuksel , A. El-Baz, and A.A. Farag, "A Kidney Segmentation Framework for Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging, " Mathematical Methods in Engineering International Symposium (MME), April 2006.

3. A. El-Baz, S.E. Yuksel , H. Shi, A.A. Farag, M.A. El-Ghar, T. Eldiasty, and M. A. Ghoneim, "2D and 3D Shape Based Segmentation Using Deformable Models, " Proc. of International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), (2) 2005, pp. 821-829. pdf

2. S.E. Yuksel , A. El-Baz, A.A. Farag, M.E.A. El-Ghar, T.A. Eldiasty, and M.A. Ghoneim, "Automatic detection of renal rejection after kidney transplantation, " Proc. of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS), Germany, 2005 , pp.773-778. pdf

1. A. El-Baz, S.E. Yuksel , S. Elshazly, and A. A. Farag, "Non-rigid registration techniques for automatic follow-up of lung nodules, " Proc. of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS), Berlin, Germany, June 22-25, 2005, pp. 1115-1120. pdf

DISSERTATION & THESIS

1. S.E. Yuksel, "Context-based classification via data-dependent mixtures of logistic and hidden Markov model classifiers", Doctor of Philosophy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, August 2011. pdf

2. S.E. Yuksel, "Image Processing Methods For the Detection of Acute Rejection After Kidney Transplantation", Master of Science, University of Louisville, KY, December 2005. pdf

PROPOSALS

4. Paul Gader (PI), Seniha Esen Yuksel (Postdoctoral investigator), "Physics-based mixture models for hyperspectral pixel unmixing with applications in explosive detection", submitted to NSF Algorithms for Threat Detection, NSF 12-502, Jan. 2012, in review.

3. Paul Gader (PI), Seniha Esen Yuksel (Postdoctoral investigator), "Visible, Near-Infrared, and Short-Wave Infrared Imaging Spectroscopy Instrumentation to Support Advanced Algorithm Research, Development, and Technology Transfer", submitted to Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP), BAA-AFOSR-2011-07, in review.

2. Seniha Esen Yuksel (PI), "Sustainability of European Manufacturing Through Optimal Procurement Strategies" Marie Curie International Fellowships, 2011. Submitted in collaboration with the swissQuant Group. Proposal passed all thresholds, received degree: good quality.

1. I served as an investigator in the NSF funded project: "Image Analysis for Identification of Renal Transplant Rejection," PI's: Dr. Aly A. Farag and Tarek El-Diasty, NSF Grant, FUNDED: $60,000. Project Duration: 9/1/06 - 9/1/08.
*** I was responsible for a significant amount of the preliminary work to enable the success of the original proposal being accepted by the NSF.

INVITED TALKS

4. Advances in landmine detection, invited talk at the CNEL Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, 2012.

3. When databases meet datamining, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 2012.

2. Context-based classification using mixtures of hidden Markov model classifiers, Opera Solutions, San Diego, 2011.

1. Traditional and variational mixture of experts, ARCON Cooperation, Boston, 2011.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

4. S.E. Yuksel , P. Gader, "Evolution of Clusters for Time-Series Data", Grace Hopper Conference, Atlanta, 2010.

3. S.E. Yuksel , G. Ramachandran, P. Gader, J. Wilson, D. Ho, G. Heo, "Advances in landmine detection using WEMI and GPR data," NSF Research Day, October 13, 2009.

2. S.E. Yuksel , G. Ramachandran, P. Gader, J. Wilson, D. Ho, G. Heo, "Hierarchical methods for landmine detection with wideband electro-magnetic induction and ground penetrating radar multi-sensor systems," Google Workshop for Women Engineers, 2008.

1. S.E. Yuksel , A. El-Baz, A.A. Farag and G.C. Postel, "Automatic detection of renal rejection after kidney transplantation," Research!Louisville, Oct.31-Nov.4, 2005 (1st place award) .