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Spenser Gilliland

Education
  • M.S. in Computer Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Baylor University

Research Interests
  • Linux based System-on-Chip Design
  • Field Programmable Gate Arrays for High Speed Signal Processing
  • Hardware/Software Codesign
  • Computer Architecture

Publications
  1. S. Gilliland, "System-on-chip for research in ultrasonic signal processing and imaging applications", Master's Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2012 - LINK

  2. J. Saniie, E. Oruklu, S. Gilliland, S. Aslan, "Reconfigurable Ultrasonic Smart Sensor Platform for Nondestructive Evaluation and Imaging Applications", (Invited Book Chapter) S. Nihtianov and A. Estepa, Smart Sensors and MEMS: Intelligent Devices and Microsystems for Industrial Applications, Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2013 - LINK

  3. S. Gilliland, J. Saniie, F. Martinez, "Analysis of Library Functions for FPGA Compute Accelerators", 2017 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  4. S. Gilliland, J. Saniie, F. Martinez, "Implementation of Elementary Functions for FPGA Compute Accelerators", 2016 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  5. S. Gilliland, P. Govindan, J. Saniie, "Architecture of the Reconfigurable Ultrasonic System-on-Chip Hardware Platform", IET Circuits, Devices and Systems - LINK

  6. S. Gilliland, C. Boulet, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie, "Multidimensional Representation of Ultrasonic Data Processed by Reconfigurable Ultrasonic System-on-Chip Using OpenCL High-Level Synthesis", 2014 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  7. C. Boulet, E. Rovira, S. Gilliland, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie, "Platform Independent GUI for Reconfigurable Ultrasonic System-on-Chip Hardware", 2014 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  8. E. Monsef, S. Gilliland, T. Anjali, J. Saniie, "Remotely Accessible Computer Network Laboratory with Hands-on Experience", 2014 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  9. W.-J. Yi, S. Gilliland, J. Saniie, "Wireless Sensor Network for Structural Health Monitoring using System-on-Chip with Android Smartphone", IEEE SENSORS 2013, Nov. 3-6, 2013 - LINK

  10. W.-J. Yi, S. Gilliland, J. Saniie, "Mobile Ultrasonic Signal Processing System using Android Smartphone", IEEE 56th International Midwest Symposium in Circuits and Systems, Aug. 4-7, 2013 - LINK

  11. P. Govindan, T. Gonnot, S. Gilliland, J. Saniie, "3D Ultrasonic Signal Compression Algorithms for High Signal Fidelity", IEEE 56th International Midwest Symposium in Circuits and Systems, Aug. 4-7, 2013 - LINK

  12. S. Gilliland, P. Govindan, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie, "Performance Evaluation of FPGA based Embedded ARM Processor for Ultrasonic Imaging", 2013 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Jul. 21-25, 2013 - LINK Winner of the Best Student Paper Competition (1st place)
  13. P. Govindan, S. Gilliland, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie, "HW/SW Co-design for Reconfigurable Ultrasonic System-on-Chip Platform", 2013 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology, May 9-11, 2013 - LINK

  14. P. Govindan, S. Gilliland, A. Kasaeifard, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie, "Performance Analysis of Reconfigurable Ultrasonic System-on-Chip Hardware Platform", 2013 IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, pp. 1550-1553, May 6-9, 2013 - LINK

  15. P. Govindan, S. Gilliland, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie, "Reconfigurable Ultrasonic System-on-Chip Hardware (RUSH) Platform for Real-Time Ultrasonic Imaging Applications", 2012 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Oct. 7-10, 2012 - LINK

  16. S. Gilliland, J. Saniie, S. Aslan, "Linux based reconfigurable platform for high speed ultrasonic imaging", IEEE 55th International Midwest Symposium in Circuits and Systems, pp. 486-489, Aug. 5-8, 2012 - LINK

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Thomas Gonnot, Ph.D. (Connect via Linkedin)

Education
  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Engineering Diploma with Speciality in Embedded Systems, ENSEA, France

Research Interests
  • Image Processing
  • Robotics and Machine Learning

Publications
  1. Hardware/Software Co-Design Partitioning Algorithm for Machine Vision Applications
    Ph.D. Dissertation, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2017 - LINK

  2. Design Architecture for Patient Centered Real-time Mobile Health Monitoring System
    W.-J. Yi, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    Smart Sensors and Deep Learning Solutions for Future Intelligent Systems: New Requirements for Software to Silicon, Springer - LINK (In print)

  3. Architecture of a Protocol Standard for Cohesive Home Automation Device Interactions
    T. Gonnot, W.-J. Yi, J. Saniie
    Smart Sensors and Deep Learning Solutions for Future Intelligent Systems: New Requirements for Software to Silicon, Springer - LINK (In print)

  4. Image to Audio Frequencies Modulation for Visually Impaired People
    Winner of the Best Student Paper Competition (3rd place)
    T. Gonnot, M. Mikuta, J. Saniie
    2017 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  5. Computer Vision and Text Recognition for Assisting Visually Impaired People using Android Smartphone
    H. Jiang, T. Gonnot, W.-J. Yi, J. Saniie
    2017 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  6. End-to-End Wireless Digital Communication System of FPGA Based Software Defined Radio
    T. Dang, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    2017 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  7. Real-Time Face Detection and Recognition in Complex Background
    X. Zhang, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    Journal of Signal and Information Processing - LINK

  8. Integrated Machine Vision and Communication System for Blind Navigation and Guidance
    T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    2016 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  9. Design Flow of Vehicle License Plate Reader Based on RGB Color Extractor
    Y. Jia, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    2016 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  10. 6LoWPAN-enabled Fall Detection and Health Monitoring System with Android Smartphone
    W.-J. Yi, O. Sarkar, T. Gonnot, E. Monsef, J. Saniie
    2016 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  11. Home Automation Device Protocol (HADP): A Protocol Standard for Unified Device Interactions
    T. Gonnot, W.-J. Yi, E. Monsef, J. Saniie
    Advances in Internet of Things - LINK

  12. Reconfigurable Ultrasonic Testing System Development Using Programmable Analog Front-End and Reconfigurable System-on-Chip Hardware
    P. Govindan, V. Vasudevan, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    Circuits and Systems - LINK

  13. Design Flow of Motion Based Single Camera 3D Mapping
    G. Yang, Z. Zhou, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    2015 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  14. Robust Framework for 6LoWPAN-based Body Sensor Network Interfacing with Smartphone
    T. Gonnot, W.-J. Yi, E. Monsef, J. Saniie
    2015 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  15. Acceleration of Ultrasonic Data Compression Using OpenCL on GPU
    B. Wang, P. Govindan, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    2015 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  16. Multidimensional Representation of Ultrasonic Data Processed by Reconfigurable Ultrasonic System-on-Chip Using OpenCL High-Level Synthesis
    S. Gilliland, C. Boulet, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    2014 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  17. Sensor Network for Extended Health Monitoring of Hospital Patients
    T. Gonnot, W.-J. Yi, E. Monsef, P. Govindan, J. Saniie
    2014 IEEE Healthcare Innovation Point-Of-Care Technologies Conference - LINK

  18. An Application-Agnostic Quality of Service Framework For Wireless Body Area Networks
    E. Monsef, T. Gonnot, W.-J. Yi, J. Saniie
    2014 IEEE Healthcare Innovation Point-Of-Care Technologies Conference - LINK

  19. Embedded and Modular Video Processing Design Platform
    T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    2014 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  20. Platform Independent GUI for Reconfigurable Ultrasonic System-on-Chip Hardware
    C. Boulet, E. Rovira, S. Gilliland, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    2014 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  21. User Defined Interactions Between Devices on a 6LoWPAN Network for Home Automation
    T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    2014 IEEE International Technology Management Conference - LINK

  22. Image Sensing System for Navigating Visually Impaired People
    T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    IEEE SENSORS 2013 - LINK

  23. 3D Ultrasonic Signal Compression Algorithms for High Signal Fidelity
    P. Govindan, T. Gonnot, S. Gilliland, J. Saniie
    IEEE 56th Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems - LINK

  24. Performance Evaluation of FPGA based Embedded ARM Processor for Ultrasonic Imaging
    Winner of the Best Student Paper Competition (1st place)
    S. Gilliland, P. Govindan, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    2013 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  25. HW/SW Co-design for Reconfigurable Ultrasonic System-on-Chip Platform
    P. Govindan, S. Gilliland, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    2013 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  26. Design Flow for Complex Scene Visual Object Tracking and Avoidance System
    T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    2013 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference - LINK

  27. System Architecture of Intelligent Personal Communication Node for Body Sensor Network
    W.-J. Yi, S. Niu, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    2013 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference - LINK

  28. Performance Analysis of Reconfigurable Ultrasonic System-on-Chip Hardware Platform
    P. Govindan, S. Gilliland, A. Kasaeifard, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    2013 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference - LINK

  29. Reconfigurable Ultrasonic System-on-Chip Hardware (RUSH) Platform for Real-Time Ultrasonic Imaging Applications
    P. Govindan, S. Gilliland, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    2012 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

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Ehsan Monsef, Ph.D. (Connect via Linkedin)

Education
  • Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Master of Computer Science and Networking, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
  • B.S. in Software Engineering and Computer Networks, Shiraz Azad University, Iran

Research Interests
  • Computer Networks
  • Game Theories
  • Network Systems Engineering

Publications
  1. Modeling and Performance Analysis of Distributed Computer Networks with Differentiated Services
    Ph.D. Dissertation, Illinois Institute of Technology - LINK

  2. Managing Quality of Service in Wireless Body Area Networks using CoAP
    E. Monsef, M. Gonzalez, W.-J. Yi, J. Saniie
    2016 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  3. 6LoWPAN-enabled Fall Detection and Health Monitoring System with Android Smartphone
    W.-J. Yi, O. Sarkar, T. Gonnot, E. Monsef, J. Saniie
    2016 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  4. Convergence Properties of General Network Selection Games
    E. Monsef, A. Keshvarz-Haddad, E. Ayafar, J. Saniie, M. Chiang
    IEEE INFOCOM 2015 - LINK

  5. Home Automation Device Protocol (HADP): A Protocol Standard for Unified Device Interactions
    T. Gonnot, W.-J. Yi, E. Monsef, J. Saniie
    Advances in Internet of Things - LINK

  6. A Repeated Game Approach for Interference Mitigation of Priority-Based Body Area Networks
    E. Monsef, J. Saniie
    2015 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  7. Robust Framework for 6LoWPAN-based Body Sensor Network Interfacing with Smartphone
    T. Gonnot, W.-J. Yi, E. Monsef, J. Saniie
    2015 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  8. Sensor Network for Extended Health Monitoring of Hospital Patients
    T. Gonnot, W.-J. Yi, E. Monsef, P. Govindan, J. Saniie
    2014 IEEE Healthcare Innovation Point-Of-Care Technologies Conference - LINK

  9. An Application-Agnostic Quality of Service Framework For Wireless Body Area Networks
    E. Monsef, T. Gonnot, W.-J. Yi, J. Saniie
    2014 IEEE Healthcare Innovation Point-Of-Care Technologies Conference - LINK

  10. Remotely Accessible Computer Network Laboratory with Hands-on Experience
    E. Monsef, S. Gilliland, T. Anjali, J. Saniie
    2014 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

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Boyang Wang, Ph.D. (Connect via Linkedin)

Education
  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • B.E. in Information Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, China

Research Interests
  • ZYNQ System Design for Signal Processing
  • Optimizing Hardware Design for DWT Compression Algorithm
  • Ultrasonic System Design

Publications
  1. Ultrasonic Communication in Solid Channels using OFDM
    B. Wang, J. Saniie, S. Bakhtiari, A. Heifetz
    2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  2. Deep Convolutional Neural Networks Applied to Ultrasonic Images for Material Texture Recognition
    X. Zhang, B. Wang, J. Saniie
    2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  3. Near-Ultrasonic Communications for IoT Applications using Android Smartphone
    Y. Hornych, J. Canada Toledo, B. Wang, W.-J. Yi, J. Saniie
    2020 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  4. Learning FIR Filter Coefficients from Data for Speech-Music Separation
    B. Wang, J. Saniie
    2020 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  5. Design Flow of Wireless Body Sensor Network for Human Activity Classification using Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) Neural Network
    S. Gupta, B. Wang, W.-J. Yi, J. Saniie
    2020 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  6. Faster Region Convolutional Neural Networks Applied to Ultrasonic Images for Breast Lesion Detection and Classification
    K. Wei, B. Wang, J. Saniie
    2020 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  7. Embedded Mobile ROS Platform for SLAM Application with RGB-D Cameras
    A. Newman, G. Yang, B. Wang, D. Arnold, J. Saniie
    2020 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  8. Transmission of Images with Ultrasonic Elastic Shear Waves on a Metallic Pipe using Amplitude Shift Keying Protocol
    A. Heifetz, D. Shribak, X. Huang, B. Wang, J. Saniie, J. Young, S. Bakhtiari, R. B. Vilim
    IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control - LINK

  9. A High Performance Ultrasonic System for Flaw Detection
    B. Wang, J. Saniie
    2019 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

    Winner of the Student Paper Competition

  10. Multilayer Perceptron Neural Networks for Grain Size Estimation and Classification
    B. Wang, J. Saniie
    2019 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  11. Ultrasonic Communication Systems for Data Transmission
    B. Wang, J. Saniie, S. Bakhtiari, A. Heifetz
    2019 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK (in proceedings)

  12. A Single-Camera 3D Microscope Scanner with Image Stitching and Stereo Matching
    A. Vazquez, B. Wang, G. Yang, J. Saniie
    2019 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK (in proceedings)

  13. A High-Performance Communication Platform for Ultrasonic Applications
    B. Wang, J. Saniie, S. Bakhtiari, A. Heifetz
    2018 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  14. Information Transmissiong Through Solids Using Ultrasound - Invited Paper
    J. Saniie, B. Wang, X. Huang
    2018 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  15. Fetal Electrocardiogram Recognition using Multilayer Perceptron Neural Network
    B. Wang, J. Saniie
    2018 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  16. Software Defined Ultrasonic System for Communication through Solid Structures
    B. Wang, J. Saniie, S. Bakhtiari, A. Heifetz
    2018 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  17. Design Flow of Neural Network Application for IoT based Fall Detection System
    W.-J. Yi, B. Wang, B. Fernandes dos Santos, E. Fonseca Carvalho, J. Saniie
    2018 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  18. Architecture of an Ultrasonic Experimental Platform for Information Transmission Through Solids
    B. Wang, J. Saniie, S. Bakhtiari, A. Heifetz
    2017 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  19. Ultrasonic Flaw Detection based on Temporal and Spectral Signals Applied to Neural Network
    B. Wang, J. Saniie
    2017 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  20. Ultrasonic Target Echo Detection using Neural Network
    B. Wang, J. Saniie
    2017 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  21. Performance Analysis of System-on-Chip Architectures for Ultrasonic Data Compression
    B. Wang, P. Govindan, J. Saniie
    2016 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  22. Ultrasonic Signal Acquisition and Processing Platform based on Zynq SoC
    B. Wang, J. Saniie
    2016 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  23. Hardware and Software Architectures for Computationally Efficient Three-dimensional Ultrasonic Data Compression
    P. Govindan, B. Wang, P. Ravi, J. Saniie
    IET Circuit and System - LINK

  24. Reconfigurable and Programmable System-on-Chip Hardware Platform for Real-time Ultrasonic Testing Applications
    P. Govindan, B. Wang, P. Wu, I. Palkov, V. Vasudevan, J. Saniie
    2015 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  25. Design and Evaluation of Reconfigurable Ultrasonic Testing System
    V. Vasudevan, B. Wang, P. Govindan, J. Saniie
    2015 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  26. Acceleration of Ultrasonic Data Compression Using OpenCL on GPU
    B. Wang, P. Govindan, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    2015 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  27. Reconfigurable Ultrasonic Signal Processing System Solution based on ZYNQ Platform
    Master's Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2015 - LINK

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Guojun Yang, Ph.D. (Connect via Linkedin)

Education
  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • B.S. in Automation Engineering, Beijing Information Science & Technology University, China

Research Interests
  • 3D Reconstruction Based On Single Video Camera

Publications
  1. Sight-to-Sound Human Machine Interface for Guiding and Navigating Visually Impaired People
    G. Yang, J. Saniie
    IEEE Access - LINK

  2. Embedded Mobile ROS Platform for SLAM Application with RGB-D Cameras
    A. Newman, G. Yang, B. Wang, D. Arnold, J. Saniie
    2020 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  3. Design Flow of Single Camera Motion Estimation Using GPU Accelerators
    G. Yang, J. Saniie
    2019 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  4. Face Morphing Detection using Generative Adversarial Networks
    X. Yu, G. Yang, J. Saniie
    2019 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  5. A Single-Camera 3D Microscope Scanner with Image Stitching and Stereo Matching
    A. Vazquez, B. Wang, G. Yang, J. Saniie
    2019 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  6. Indoor Navigation System using Acoustic Cuing for Visually Impaired People
    G. Yang, J. Saniie
    2018 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  7. Emotion Recognition using Deep Neural Network with Vectorized Facial Features
    G. Yang, J. Saumell y Ortoneda, J. Saniie
    2018 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  8. Autonomous Indoor Pathfinding using Neural Network in Complex Scenes
    V. Vasudevan, G. Yang, J. Saniie
    2018 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  9. AR Marker Aided Obstacle Localization System for Assisting Visually Impaired
    X. Yu, G. Yang, S. Jones, J. Saniie
    2018 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  10. Real-time Color-based Sorting Robotic Arm System
    Y. Jia, G. Yang, J. Saniie
    2017 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  11. Indoor Navigation for Visually Impaired using AR Markers
    G. Yang, J. Saniie
    2017 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  12. Eye Tracking using Monocular Camera for Gaze Estimation Applications
    G. Yang, J. Saniie
    2016 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  13. Design Flow of Motion Based Single Camera 3D Mapping
    G. Yang, Z. Zhou, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    2015 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  14. Video Feature Detection and Matching for Structure from Motion System
    Master's Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2015 - LINK

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Xin Huang, Ph.D.
Ph.D. candidate in Electrical Engineering

Education
  • M.E. in Sensor Technology, Coburg University of Applied Science, Germany
  • M.S. in Precision Instrument and Machinery, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China
  • B.S. in Communication Engineering, Zhengzhou University, China

Research Interests
  • Wireless Sensor Network
  • Digital Signal Processing

Publications
  1. Software-Defined Ultrasonic Communication System with OFDM for Secure Video Monitoring
    X. Huang, J. Saniie, D. Arnold, T. Fang, A. Heifetz, S. Bakhtiari
    IEEE Access - LINK

  2. PPM-EMAT Design Configurations for Ultrasonic Communication through Metallic Channel
    X. Huang, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK (submitted)

  3. Ultrasonic Video Transmission through Solid Metallic Channel
    X. Huang, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK (submitted)

  4. Channel Estimation for Ultrasonic Communication Using OFDM on Steel Pipe Channel
    X. Huang, J. Saniie
    2021 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  5. Enhanced Adaptive Equalization for High-Rate Ultrasonic Communication Through Solid Channels
    T. Fang, X. Huang, J. Saniie
    2021 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  6. A Novel Encryption/Decryption Framework for Ultrasonic Secure Video Transmission
    X. Huang, D. Arnold, T. Fang, J. Saniie
    2021 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  7. A Chaotic-based Encryption/Decryption System for Secure Video Transmission
    X. Huang, D. Arnold, T. Fang, J. Saniie
    2021 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  8. Design Flow for Real-Time Face Mask Detection Using PYNQ System-on-Chip Platform
    T. Fang, X. Huang, J. Saniie
    2021 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  9. Performance Evaluation of High-Temperature Ultrasonic Communication System
    X. Huang, J. Saniie, S. Bakhtiari, A. Heifetz
    2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  10. Software-Defined Ultrasonic Communication System Based on Time-reversal Signal Processing
    X. Huang, J. Saniie, S. Bakhtiari, A. Heifetz
    2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  11. Contoured PPM-EMAT Design for Ultrasonic Communication on Metallic Pipe Channels
    X. Huang, J. Saniie, S. Bakhtiari, A. Heifetz
    2020 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  12. Transmission of Images with Ultrasonic Elastic Shear Waves on a Metallic Pipe using Amplitude Shift Keying Protocol
    A. Heifetz, D. Shribak, X. Huang, B. Wang, J. Saniie, J. Young, S. Bakhtiari, R. B. Vilim
    IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control - LINK

  13. Time Reversal Signal Processing for Ultrasonic Communication through Metal Channels
    X. Huang, J. Saniie, S. Bakhtiari, A. Heifetz
    2019 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  14. Pulse Shaping and Matched Filters for EMAT Communication System
    X. Huang, J. Saniie, S. Bakhtiari, A. Heifetz
    2019 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK
    Winner of the Best Student Paper (1st place)

  15. Ultrasonic Communication System Design using Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer
    X. Huang, J. Saniie, S. Bakhtiari, A. Heifetz
    2018 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  16. Information Transmissiong Through Solids Using Ultrasound - Invited Paper
    J. Saniie, B. Wang, X. Huang
    2018 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  17. Applying EMAT for Ultrasonic Communication through Steel Plates and Pipes
    X. Huang, J. Saniie, S. Bakhtiari, A. Heifetz
    2018 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

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Xin Zhang (Connect via Linkedin)
Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Engineering

Education
  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • B.S. in Mechatronics Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, China

Research Interests
  • Machine Learning, Pattern Recognition
  • Human-computer Interaction
  • Digital Signal and Image Processing

Publications
  1. Reinforcement Learning Based Neural Architecture Search for Flaw Detection in Intelligent Ultrasonic Imaging NDE System
    X. Zhang, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK (submitted)

  2. Steel Material Microstructure Characterization using Knowledge Distillation Based Transformer Neural Networks for Data-Efficient Ultrasonic NDE System
    X. Zhang, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK (submitted)

  3. Unsupervised Learning for Detection of Defects in Pulsed Infrared Thermography of Metals
    X. Zhang, J. Saniie, S. Bakhtiari, A. Heifetz
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  4. Unsupervised Learning for 3D Ultrasonic Data Compression
    X. Zhang, J. Saniie
    2021 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  5. Intelligent Ultrasonic Systems for Material Texture Recognition Using Data-Efficient Neural Networks
    X. Zhang, X. Yu, J. Saniie
    2021 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  6. Material Texture Recognition using Ultrasonic Images with Transformer Neural Networks
    X. Zhang, J. Saniie
    2021 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK
    Winner of the Best Student Paper (2nd place)

  7. Spatial Temporal Denoised Thermal Source Separation in Images of Compact Pulsed Thermography System for Qualification of Additively Manufactured Metals
    X. Zhang, J. Saniie, A. Heifetz
    2021 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  8. Deep Convolutional Neural Networks Applied to Ultrasonic Images for Material Texture Recognition
    X. Zhang, B. Wang, J. Saniie
    2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  9. Neural Learning Based Blind Source Separation for Detection of Materials Defects in Pulsed Thermography Images
    X. Zhang, J. Saniie, A. Heifetz
    2020 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK
    Winner of the Best Student Paper (1st place)

  10. Home Surveillance System using Computer Vision and Convolutional Neural Network
    X. Zhang, W.-J. Yi, J. Saniie
    2019 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  11. Real-Time Face Detection and Recognition in Complex Background
    X. Zhang, T. Gonnot, J. Saniie
    Journal of Signal and Information Processing - LINK

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Xinrui Yu
Ph.D. Candidate in Electrical Engineering

Education
  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • B.E. in Electronics Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, China

Research Interests
  • Digital Signal Processing and Pattern Recognition
  • Medical Imaging
  • Machine Learning

Publications
  1. High Precision Analog Gauge Reader using Optical Flow and Computer Vision
    S. Chavan, X. Yu, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  2. Design Flow of mmWave Radar and Machine Vision Fusion for Pedestrian Collision Warning
    K. Graves, M. Kanwal, X. Yu, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK
    Winner of the Best Student Paper (2nd place)

  3. Machine Vision Surveillance System - Artificial Intelligence for COVID-19 Norms
    R. Nigam, A. Kundu, X. Yu, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  4. Assisting Visually Impaired People using Autonomous Navigation System and Computer Vision for Grocery Shopping
    P. Sanchez Miralles, L. Fernandez Gonzalez, X. Yu, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  5. Machine Learning Safety System for Treadmill Users
    R. Natarajan, X. Yu, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  6. Artificial Intelligence System for Emotion Recognition and Text Analytics
    N. Chaudhari, R. Agarwal, M. Narwade, X. Yu, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  7. Design Flow and Implementation of an AI-Enabled Smart Guidance System for Art Galleries
    A. Belloso Esteban, M. Silvestre Delgado, X. Yu, W.-J. Yi, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  8. Indoor Navigation System for Visually Impaired People using Computer Vision
    A. Leyte Fraga, X. Yu, W.-J. Yi, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  9. Auditory Brainwave Entrainment System using Time-Series Analysis of EEG Signal
    S. Kaur, R. Kumar Krishnan, X. Yu, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  10. Design Flow and Implementation of a Vision-Based Gesture-Controlled Drone
    A. Findelair, X. Yu, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  11. Soccer Player Recognition using Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision
    C.-A. Diop, B. Pelloux, X. Yu, W.-J. Yi, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  12. Intelligent Ultrasonic Systems for Material Texture Recognition Using Data-Efficient Neural Networks
    X. Zhang, X. Yu, J. Saniie
    2021 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  13. Convolutional Neural Network Hand Gesture Recognition for American Sign Language
    S. Chavan, X. Yu, J. Saniie
    2021 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  14. Plant Species Image Recognition using Artificial Intelligence on Jetson Nano Computational Platform
    S. Chavan, J. Ford, X. Yu, J. Saniie
    2021 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  15. Recognizing English Cursive Using Generative Adversarial Networks
    X. Yu, J. Saniie
    2020 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  16. Face Morphing Detection using Generative Adversarial Networks
    X. Yu, G. Yang, J. Saniie
    2019 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  17. AR Marker Aided Obstacle Localization System for Assisting Visually Impaired
    X. Yu, G. Yang, S. Jones, J. Saniie
    2018 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

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David Arnold (Connect via Linkedin)
Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Engineering

Education
  • M.S. in Computer Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology

Research Interests
  • Cyber Security
  • Digital Signal Processing for Robotics Applications
  • Machine Learning

Publications
  2. Software-Defined Ultrasonic Communication System with OFDM for Secure Video Monitoring
    X. Huang, J. Saniie, D. Arnold, T. Fang, A. Heifetz, S. Bakhtiari
    IEEE Access - LINK

  3. Machine Learning Models for Cyberattack Detection in Industrial Control Systems
    D. Arnold, J. Ford, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  4. PowerShell Malware Analysis using a Novel Malware Rating System
    D. Arnold, C. David, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  5. Tackling Multiple Security Threats in an IoT Environment
    M. Gromov, D. Arnold, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

    6. A Novel Encryption/Decryption Framework for Ultrasonic Secure Video Transmission
    X. Huang, D. Arnold, T. Fang, J. Saniie
    2021 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  6. A Chaotic-based Encryption/Decryption System for Secure Video Transmission
    X. Huang, D. Arnold, T. Fang, J. Saniie
    2021 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  7. IoT Framework for 3D Body Posture Visualization
    D. Arnold, X. Li, Y. Lin, Z. Wang, W.-J. Yi, J. Saniie
    2020 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  8. Embedded Mobile ROS Platform for SLAM Application with RGB-D Cameras
    A. Newman, G. Yang, B. Wang, D. Arnold, J. Saniie
    2020 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  9. Design Flow of Wearable Internet of Things (IoT) Smart Workout Tracking System
    J. Toledo, D. Arnold, W.-J. Yi, J. Saniie
    2019 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

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Tianyang Fang
Ph.D. Candidate in Electrical Engineering

Education
  • M.S. in Information and Communication Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
  • B.S. in Communication Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Research Interests
  • Signal Processing
  • Indoor Navigation and Localization

Publications
  1. Software-Defined Ultrasonic Communication System with OFDM for Secure Video Monitoring
    X. Huang, J. Saniie, D. Arnold, T. Fang, A. Heifetz, S. Bakhtiari
    IEEE Access - LINK

  2. Design Flow of Blowfish Symmetric-Key Block Cipher on FPGA
    P. Palka, R. Perez, T. Fang, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  3. Modular Delay Audio Effect System on FPGA
    D. Cannon, T. Fang, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  4. Point Cloud Generation with Stereo and Monocular Depth Estimation on FPGA
    A. Perez-Vicente, D. Hernandez, T. Fang, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  5. Frequency Shift Baseline Removal for Improved Flow Measurement using Microwave Cavity Resonator
    T. Fang, J. Saniie, S. Bakhtiari, A. Heifetz
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  6. Autonomous Robotic Arm for Object Sorting and Motion Compensation using Kalman Filter
    M. Acelor Ndambani, T. Fang, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  7. Enhanced Adaptive Equalization for High-Rate Ultrasonic Communication Through Solid Channels
    T. Fang, X. Huang, J. Saniie
    2021 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  8. A Novel Encryption/Decryption Framework for Ultrasonic Secure Video Transmission
    X. Huang, D. Arnold, T. Fang, J. Saniie
    2021 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - LINK

  9. Design Flow for Real-Time Face Mask Detection Using PYNQ System-on-Chip Platform
    T. Fang, X. Huang, J. Saniie
    2021 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

  10. A Chaotic-based Encryption/Decryption System for Secure Video Transmission
    X. Huang, D. Arnold, T. Fang, J. Saniie
    2021 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

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Mikhail Gromov
Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Engineering

Education
  • M.S. in Computer Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • B.S. in Computer and Cybersecurity Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology

Research Interests
  • Cybersecurity
  • Internet of Things
  • VLSI Design

Publications
  1. Tackling Multiple Security Threats in an IoT Environment
    M. Gromov, D. Arnold, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

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Hans Johnson (Connect via Linkedin)
Ph.D. Candidate in Electrical Engineering

Education
  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • B.S. in Physics and Computer Science, Loyola University Chicago

Research Interests
  • Quantum Computing
  • Control Systems
  • Digital Systems
  • Artificial Intelligence
  1. Distributed Gesture Controlled Systems for Human-Machine Interface
    H. Johnson, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

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John Ford
Pursing B.S. in Computer and Cybersecurity Engineering
Pursing M.S. in Computer Engineering

Research Interests
  • Cybersecurity
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Edge Computing

Publications
  1. Machine Learning Models for Cyberattack Detection in Industrial Control Systems
    D. Arnold, J. Ford, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK (accepted for publication)

  2. Plant Species Image Recognition using Artificial Intelligence on Jetson Nano Computational Platform
    S. Chavan, J. Ford, X. Yu, J. Saniie
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology - LINK

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