Selected Publications

Journals

Han, K. and DeSouza, G. N., " Two Phased Bayesian Filter Applied to Vision Based Geolocation of Moving Targets", Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems (submitted)

D. Conrad and G. N. DeSouza, " Using Computational Intelligence for Planar Object Detection: A Modified EM Algorithm", IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computing (submitted).

Y. Dong and G. N. DeSouza, " A New Approach to the Analysis and Aggregation of Hierarchical Particle Filters for Human Motion Capture", Journal of Computer Vision and Image Understanding (submitted).

Y. Dong and G. N. DeSouza, " Adaptive Learning of Multi-Subspace for Foreground Detection under Illumination Changes", Journal of Computer Vision and Image Understanding (accepted) (manuscript).

R. T. Dolan and G. N. DeSouza, " CNN-based Language and Interpreter for Image Processing on GPUs ",  Int. Journal of Parallel, Emergent, and Distributed Systems (JPEDS) (accepted).

P. Mittrapiyanuruk, G. N. DeSouza, " Tracking the 3D pose of rigid objects using Inverse Compositional Active Appearance Models", International Journal of Knowledge-based and Intelligent Engineering Systems (accepted).

Han, K. and DeSouza, G. N., " Target Geolocation from Airborne Video without Terrain Data: A Comprehensive Framework", Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems (accepted).

Y. Dong, G. N. DeSouza, and T. X. Han, " Illumination Invariant Foreground Detection using Multi-Subspace Learning", International Journal of Knowledge-based and Intelligent Engineering Systems, Vol. 14, Number 1, pp. 31-41, 2010.

Y. Wang, and G. N. DeSouza, " A Compact Representation for 3D Animation using Otrees and Affine Transformations", International Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting on Advances in 3DTV: Theory and Practice, Vol. 2010, Article ID 924091, pp. 11, 2010.

DeSouza G.N. and Kak A.C., " A Subsumptive, Hierarchical, and Distributed Vision-Based Architecture for Smart Robotics", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part B, Vol. 34, No. 5, Oct. 2004.

DeSouza G.N., Kak A.C., " Vision for Mobile Robot Navigation", IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. , Feb. 2002.

DeSouza G.N., Kak A.C., Reply to " Comments on FuzzyShell: a large-scale expert system shell using fuzzy logic for uncertainty reasoning", IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 817-21, Dec. 2000.

J. Pan, G. N. DeSouza, and A. C. Kak, " FuzzyShell: A Large-Scale Expert System Shell using Fuzzy Logic for Uncertainty Reasoning", IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, Vol. 6, No. 4, November 1998.

Books

V. Rijhwani and G. N. DeSouza, " A Biologically Inspired Optical Flow System for Motion Detection and Object Identification", Lap Lambert Academic Publishing AG & Co. KG, ISBN-NR 978-3-8383-4122-4

Park J., DeSouza G.N., " Photorealistic Modeling of Three Dimensional Objects Using Range and Reflectance Data", in Innovations in Machine Intelligence and Robot Perception , Edited by: S. Patnaik, L.C. Jain, G. Tzafestas and V. Bannore, © Springer-Verlag (2005).

DeSouza G.N., Kak A.C., " Real-Time Visual Servoing for Assembly On-the-fly", Book chapter - "Inteligent Systems: Techniques and Applications", CRC Press

Conferences

Han, K., Dong Y. and DeSouza, G.N., " Tracking Moving Objects from Airborne Video Using Sparse SIFT Flows and Relaxation Labeling", in the Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotic System (IEEE-ICRA) (submitted).

Dong, Y., Conrad, D. and DeSouza, G. N., " Wii Using only 'We': Using Background Subtraction and Human Pose Recognition to Eliminate Game Controllers", in the Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (IEEE-ICRA). (submitted)

Hong, R, and DeSouza, G. N., " A Real-Time Path Planner for a Smart Wheelchair Using Harmonic Potentials and a Rubber Band Model,", in the Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotic System (IROS).

Dolan, R., DeSouza, G. N., and Caputo, D., " The Swarm Computer: an Analog Cellular-Swarm Hybrid Architecture", 2010 IEEE 10th Intl. Conference on Hybrid Intelligent Systems, Atlanta, USA.

D. Gabbert, H. W. Tyrer, and G. N. DeSouza, " Robotics and Assistive Technology: A Win-Win Scenario", Poster presentation at EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference, June/2010, Atlanta, USA.

Han, K., Dong Y. and DeSouza, G.N., "Autonomous Calibration of a Camera Rig on a Vision Sensor Network," in the Proceedings of the 2010 IFAC International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO), June 2010, Portugal.

Conrad, D. and DeSouza, G. N., "Homography-based Ground Plane Detection for Mobile Robot Navigation Using a Modified EM Algorithm". IEEE 2010 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp.910-915, May/2010, Anchorage, Alaska, USA.

Wang, Y. and DeSouza, G. N., "A New 3D Representation and Compression Algorithm for Non-Rigid Moving Objects using Affine-Octree", in Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), pp. 3848-3853, Oct/2009.

Han, K. and DeSouza, G. N., "Multiple Target Geo-location using SIFT and Multi-Stereo Vision on Airborne Video Sequences", in Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotic System (IROS), pp. 5327-5332, Oct./09.

Lam, D., Hong, R, and DeSouza, G. N., "3D Human Modeling using Virtual Multi-View Stereopsis and Motion Estimation", in Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotic System (IROS), pp. 4294-4299, Oct./09

Han, K. and DeSouza, G. N., "Instantaneous Geo-Location of Multiple Targets From Monocular Airborne Video", 2009 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), pp. IV 1003-6, July 2009, Cape Town, South Africa.

Dolan, R. T and DeSouza, G. N., "GPU-Based Simulation of Cellular Neural Networks for Image Processing", in the Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), pp. 2712-2717, June 14-19, Atlanta, Georgia.

Dong Y. and DeSouza, G.N., "A New Hierarchical Particle Filtering for Markerless Human Motion Capture", in the Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE Workshop on Computational Intelligence for Visual Intelligence and IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (CIVI), pp. 14-21, Nashville, TN.

Koenig, T., Dong, Y., and DeSouza, G. N., "Image-based Visual Servoing of a Real Robot Using a Quaternion Formulation," in the Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics, Automation & Mechatronics (RAM), pp. 216-221 Sept./08, China.

Koenig, T., and DeSouza, G. N., "Implementation of a Homography-based Visual Servo Control using a Quaternion Formulation," in the Proceedings of the 2008 IFAC International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO), pp. 288-294, May 2008, Portugal

Han K., DeSouza, G. N., "A Feature Detection Algorithm for Autonomous Camera Calibration", in the Proceedings of the 2007 IFAC International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO), pp. 286-291, May 2007, France.

Mittrapiyanuruk P., DeSouza, G. N., Kak A.C., "Accurate 3D Tracking of Rigid Objects with Occlusion Using Active Appearance Models", in the Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE Motion, Vol. 2, pp. 90-95, 2005, Breckenridge, CO, USA.

Park, J., DeSouza, G. N., "Analysis of Clipping Effect in Color Images Captured by CCD Cameras", in the Proceedings of the Third IEEE Conference on Sensors, pp. 24-27, Vienna, Austria, Oct. 2004.

Mittrapiyanuruk, P., DeSouza, G. N., Kak, A.C., ""Calculating the 3D-Pose of Rigid-Objects Using Active Appearance Models," in the Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 5147-5152, May 2004, New Orleans, LO, USA.

Yoon, Y., DeSouza, G. N., Kak A.C., "Real-time Tracking and Pose Estimation for Industrial Objects using Geometric Features," in the Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 3473-3478, Sept. 2003, Taipei, Taiwan

Kak A.C, DeSouza G.N., "Robotic Vision: What Happened to the Visions of Yesterday?", in Proceedings of the 2002 Int. Conference on Pattern Recognition, Quebec, Canada, Aug. 2002.

DeSouza G.N., Jones A., Kak A.C., "An World-Independent Approach for the Calibration of Mobile Robotics Active Stereo Head", in Proceedings of the 2002 Int. Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. , pp. , Washington D.C., May 2002.

Park J., DeSouza G.N., and Kak A.C., "Dual-Beam Structured-Light Scanning for 3-D Object Modeling", Third International Conference on 3D Digital Imaging and Modeling (3DIM 2001), May 2001.

Hirsh R., DeSouza G.N., and Kak A.C., "An Iterative Solution to the Hand-Eye and Base-World Calibration Problem", in Proceedings of the 2001 Int. Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. , pp. , Seoul, Korea, May 2001.

Jones A., DeSouza G.N., and Kak A.C., "A Multi-processing Software Infrastructure for Robotic Systems", in Proceedings of the 2001 Int. Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. , pp. , Seoul, Korea, May 2001.

DeSouza G.N., "Model-Based Vision for Indoor Mobile Robot Navigation", in Proceedings of the U.S.-Japan Graduate Students Forum in Robotics - Grant from National Science Foundation, Nov. 1996.

DeSouza G.N., et al, "An Integration of Neural Networks and Non-monotonic Reasoning for Power Systems Diagnosis", in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks, vol.3, pp.1409-13, New York, NY, USA, 1995.

Silva V.N., DeSouza G.N., "Diagnosis of Power Systems using Expert Systems", V STPC - Seminario Tecnico em Protecao e Controle, Sept. 1995.

DeSouza G.N., et al, "A Hybrid System for Alarm Processing Using Neural Networks and Non-Monotonic Reasoning", in Proceedings of the 38th Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Aug. 1995.

Silva V.N., DeSouza G.N., Zavarucha G., "Hybrid Alarm Processing Systems for Diagnosis", in Proceedings of the VI ERLAC/CIGRE 

Silva V.N., DeSouza G.N., "Artificial Neural Networks for Power System Diagnosis", in Proceedings of the 1st Brazilian Congress on Neural Networks, vol.1, pp. 301-6, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 1994.

DeSouza G.N., Roehl N.M., Moszkowicz M., "Applications of Neural Networks on Power Systems", in Proceedings of the V ERLAC/CIGRE, May 1993.

DeSouza G.N., Mendes S.T., "An AI System to Control Power Plant Units", in Proceedings of the XIX Seminario Nacional de Protecao e Transmissao de Energia Eletrica, Sept. 1991.

DeSouza G.N., "Use of Natural Language for Implementation of Programmable Logic Controllers", M.Sc. Thesis, 1990.

Teixeira L., DeSouza G.N., "Development System for Programmable Logic Controllers", EE/UFRJ Technical Report, Dec. 1990.

DeSouza G.N., et al, "Digitalizacao de Usinas e Sub-estacoes", in Proceedings of the I Encontro sobre Automacao da Operacao CEB Brasilia, Dec. 1988.

DeSouza G.N., Andrade H.G., Moszkowicz M., "A Solution for the Synchronous Clock Problem in the Distributed Digital Control System", in Proceedings of the II Simposio Brasileiro Arquitetura de Computadores e Processamento Paralelo, Dec. 1988.

DeSouza G.N., "Project and Implementation of a Synchronous Clock", CEPEL Technical Report, Jul. 1988.

DeSouza G.N., "A Real Time, MultiTasking, DOS Executive" CEPEL Technical Report, Apr. 1987.