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Publication List    
 Computer Vision  Medical Imaging
 3D Modeling  Robotics
 Comp. Molecular Biology  Neural Networks
 General Computer Science    

Patents
W. K. Leow, R. Wang, C.-S. M. Lee, D. Xing, and H. W. Leong. System and Method for 3D Human Motion Analysis from 2D Video. US patent filed 9 Nov 2007.
W. K. Leow, D. Yap, T. S. Howe, and M. A. Png. Method and System for Detection of Bone Fractures. US 2007/0274584, published 29 Nov 2007.
W. K. Leow, D. Yap, T. S. Howe, and M. A. Png. Method and System for Detection of Bone Fractures. PCT WO 2005/083635, published 9 Sep 2005.

W. K. Leow, Z. Huang, L. Zhou, and I. Atmosukarto. Frontier Advancing Polygonization. US 7091969, granted 15 Aug 2006.

W. K. Leow and S. Y. Lai. Invariant Texture Matching for Image Retrieval. US 6192150, granted 20 Feb 2001.

2008  
R. Huang, W. K. Leow, and H. W. Leong. 3D-2D Spatiotemporal Registration for Sports Motion Analysis, Proc. IEEE Conf. on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 24-26 Jun 2008.
H. Li, W. K. Leow, I.-S. Chiu, and S.-C. Huang. Deformation and Smooth Joining of Mesh Models for Predictive Cardiac Surgical Simulation, Proc. Int. Conf. on Geometric Modeling and Processing, 23-25 April 2008.
C.-C. Chiang, M.-W. Hung, Y.-P. Hung, and W. K. Leow. Image Annotation with Relevance Feedbacks Using a Seim-Supervised and Hierarchical Approach, Proc. of 3rd Int. Conf. on Computer Vision: Theory and Applications (VisApp), Janunary 2008.
R. Teodorescu, D. Racoceanu, W. K. Leow and V. Cretu. Prospective Study for Semantic Inter-Media Fusion in Content-Based medical Image Retrieval, Medical Imaging Technology, Vol. 26, No. 1, January 2008, pp. 48-58.
A. E. Tutac, D. Racoceanu, T. Putti, W. Xiong, W. K. Leow, and V. Cretu. Knowledge-Guided Semantic Indexing of Breast Cancer Histopathology Images, Proc. Int. Conf. on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI), 27-30 May 2008..
2007  
B. Zhang, Y. Wang, and W. K. Leow. Visual Analysis of Fingering for Pedagogical Violin Transcription. In Proc. of ACM Multimedia (short paper), 2007.
F. Ding, W. K. Leow, and T. S. Howe. Automatic Segmentation of Femur Bones in Anterior-Posterior Pelvis X-ray Images. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns, 2007, pp. 205-212.
J. Congfu He, W. K. Leow, and T. S. Howe. Hierarchical Classifiers for Detection of Fractures in X-Ray Images. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns, 2007, pp. 962-969.
J. Tedjokusumo and W. K. Leow. Normalization and Alignment of 3D Objects
Based on Bilateral Symmetry Planes. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Multimedia Modeling, LNCS 4351, Part I, pp. 74–85, 2007.
P. K. Bhunre, W. K. Leow, T. S. Howe. Recovery of 3D Pose of Bones in Single 2D X-ray Images. In Proc. IEEE Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision, 2007.
2006  
R. Wang and W. K. Leow. Human Posture Analysis under Partial Self-occlusion. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Image Analysis and Recognition, 2006.

K. H. Low, W. K. Leow, M. H. Ang, Jr., Autonomic Mobile Sensor Network with Self-Coordinated Task Allocation and Execution, IEEE Trans. on Systems, Man, and Cybernatics - Part C: Applications and Reviews, 36(3):315-327, 2006.

Awarded 2007 Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper Award for the best paper published in all 3 SMC Transactions, Part A, Part B, and Part C, in 2006.
 
X. Zhang, H. Li, Y. Qi, W. K. Leow, T. K. Ng. Rain Removal in Video by Combining Temporal and Chromatic Properties, In Proc. Int. Conf. on Multimedia and Expo, 2006.
video demo (39.5MB)
2005  
W.-K. Leow, M. S. Lew, T.-S. Chua, W.-Y. Ma, L. Chaisorn, E. M. Bakker, editor, Image and Video Retrieval, Proc. 4th Int. Conf. on Image and Video Retrieval (CIVR 2005), LNCS 3568. Springer, 2005.
F. Ding, W. K. Leow, S.-C. Wang. Segmentation of 3D CT Volume Images Using a Single 2D Atlas. In Proc. First International Workshop on Computer Vision for Biomedical Image Applications (CVBIA 2005), LNCS 3765, (in conjunction with Int. Conf. on Computer Vision, 2005), pages 459-468, Springer, 2005.
Y. Chen, X. Ee, W. K. Leow, T. S. Howe. Automatic Extraction of Femur Contours from Hip X-ray Images. In Proc. First International Workshop on Computer Vision for Biomedical Image Applications (CVBIA 2005), LNCS 3765, (in conjunction with Int. Conf. on Computer Vision, 2005), pages 200-209, Springer, 2005.
R. Wang and W. K. Leow. Human Posture Sequence Estimation Using Two
Un-calibrated Cameras. In Proc. British Machine Vision Conference, 2005.
V. L. F. Lum, W. K. Leow, Y. Chen, T. S. Howe, M. A. Png. Combining Classifiers for Bone Fracture Detection in X-Ray Images. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Image Processing, 2005.
R. Wang and W. K. Leow. Human Body Posture Refinement by Nonparametric Belief Propagation. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Image Processing, 2005.
W. Huang, C. L. Tan, W. K. Leow. Associating Text and Graphics for
Scientific Chart Understanding. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR 2005), 2005.
K. H. Low, W. K. Leow, M. H. Ang, Jr. An Ensemble of Cooperative Extended Kohonen Maps for Complex Robot Motion Tasks, Neural Computation, 17(6):1411-1445, 2005.

I. Atmosukarto, W. K. Leow, Z. Huang. Feature Combination and Relevance Feedback for 3D Model Retrieval. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Multimedia Modeling, pages 334-339, 2005.
2004  
W. Huang, C. L. Tan, and W. K. Leow. Elliptic arc vectorization for 3D pie chart recognition. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Image Processing, 2004.
S. E. Lim, Y. Xing, Y. Chen, W. K. Leow, T. S. Howe, and M. A. Png. Detection of Femur and Radius Fractures in X-Ray Images. In Proc. 2nd Int. Conf. on Advances in Medical Signal and Information Processing, pages 249-256, 2004.
W. K. Leow, S. C. Khoo, T. H. Loh, and V. Suhendra . Heuristic Search with Reachability Tests for Automated Generation of Test Programs. In Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Automated Software Engineering, 2004, p. 282-285.
extended version
D. W.-H. Yap, Y. Chen, W. K. Leow, T. S. Howe, and M. A. Png. Detecting Femur Fractures by Texture Analysis of Trabeculae. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Pattern Recognition, volume 3, pages 730-733, 2004.
M. C. S. Paterno, F. S. Lim, W. K. Leow. Fuzzy Semantic Labeling for Image Retrieval. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Multimedia and Expo, volume 2, pages 767-770, 2004.

K. H. Low, W. K. Leow, and M. H. Ang, Jr. Task Allocation via Self-Organizing Swarm Coalitions in Distributed Mobile Sensor Network. In Proc. 19th National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), pages 28-33, 2004.
K. H. Low, W. K. Leow, and M. H. Ang, Jr. Reactive, Distributed Layered Architecture for Resource-Bounded Multi-Robot Cooperation. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, pages 3747-3752, 2004.
W. K. Leow, S. C. Khoo, and Y. Sun. Automated generation of test programs from closed specifications of classes and test cases. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Software Engineering, pages 96-105, 2004.
K. H. Low, W. K. Leow, and M. H. Ang, Jr. Continuous-spaced action selection for single- and multi-robot tasks using cooperative extended Kohonen maps. In Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Networking, Sensing, and Control, pages 198-203, 2004.
W. K. Leow and R. Li. The analysis and applications of adaptive-binning color histograms. Computer Vision and Image Understanding, Special Issue: Colour for Image Indexing and Retrieval, 94(1-3):67-91, 2004.
W. K. Leow. Perceptual consistency for image retrieval. In T. K. Shih & P. P. Wang, editor, Intelligent Virtual World, pages 53-73. World Scientific Publisher, 2004.
2003

 
W. Huang, C. L. Tan, and W. K. Leow. Model-Based Chart Image Recognition. In J. Lladós, Y.-B. Kwon (Ed.), Proc. Int. Workshop on Graphics Recognition: Recent Advances and Perspectives, GREC 2003, (LNCS 3088), pages 87-99, 2004.
T. P. Tian, Y. Chen, W. K. Leow, W. Hsu, T. S. Howe, M. A. Png. Computing neck-shaft angle of femur for x-ray fracture detection. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns, LNCS 2756, pages 82-89, 2003.
I. Widjaja, W. K. Leow, and F.-C. Wu. Identifying painters from color profiles of skin patches in painting images. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Image Processing, 2003.
K. H. Low, W. K. Leow, and M. H. Ang, Jr. Action selection for single- and multi-robot tasks using cooperative extended Kohonen maps. In Proc. Int. Joint Conf on Artificial Intelligence, pages 1505-1506, 2003.
M. Yu, I. Atmosukarto, W. K. Leow, Z. Huang, R. Xu. 3D model retrieval with morphing-based geometric and topological feature maps. In Proc. IEEE Conf. on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, pages II-656-II-661, 2003.
P. Mulhem, J. H. Lim, W. K. Leow, M. Kankanhalli. Advances in digital home photo albums. In S. Deb, editor, Multimedia Systems and Content-Based Image Retrieval, pages 201-226. Idea Group Publishing, 2003.
K. H. Low, W. K. Leow, and M. H. Ang, Jr. Enhancing the reactive capabilities of integrated planning and control with cooperative extended Kohonen maps. In Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, pages 3428-3433, 2003.
K. H. Low, W. K. Leow, and M. H. Ang, Jr. Action selection in continuous state and action spaces by cooperation and competition of extended Kohonen maps. In Proc. Int. Joint Conf. on Autonomous Agent & Multi Agent Systems, pages 1056-1057, 2003.
R. Li and W. K. Leow. From region features to semantic labels: A probabilistic approach. In Proc Int. Conf. on Multimedia Modeling, pages 402-420, 2003.
2002  
W. K. Leow. The Algebra and Analysis of Adaptive-Binning Color Histograms. Tech. Report No. TRB8/02, Dept. of Computer Science, School of Computing, National University of Singapore, August 2002.

F. S. Lim and W. K. Leow. Adaptive histograms and dissimilarity measure for texture retrieval and classification. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Image Processing , pages II-825 - II-828, 2002.

H. Long and W. K. Leow. A hybrid model for invariant and perceptual texture mapping. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Pattern Recognition, volume 1, pages 135-138, 2002.
K. H. Low, W. K. Leow, and M. H. Ang, Jr. A hybrid mobile robot architecture with integrated planning and control. In Proc. Int. Joint Conf. on Autonomous Agent & Multi Agent Systems, pages 219-226, 2002.
K. H. Low, W. K. Leow, and M. H. Ang, Jr. Integrated planning and control of mobile robot with self-organizing neural network. In Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, pages 3870-3875, 2002.
L. Zhou, I. Atmosukarto, W. K. Leow, and Z. Huang. Reconstructing surface discontinuities by intersecting tangent planes of advancing mesh frontiers. In Proc. Computer Graphics International, pages 183-199, 2002.

R. Setiono, W. K. Leow, and J. M. Zurada. Extraction of rules from artificial neural networks for nonlinear regression. IEEE Trans. Neural Networks, 13(3):564-577, 2002.
W. K. Leow, Color Spaces and Color-Difference Equations, 2002.
2001  
W. K. Leow and R. Li. Adaptive binning and dissimilarity measure for image retrieval and classification. In Proc. IEEE Conf. on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, pages II-234-II-239, 2001.

H. Long and W. K. Leow. Perceptual consistency improves image retrieval performance. In Proc. ACM SIGIR, pages 434-435, 2001.
extended version
H. Long, C. W. Tan, and W. K. Leow. Invariant and perceptually consistent texture mapping for content-based image retrieval. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Image Processing, pages 117-120, 2001.
H. Long and W. K. Leow. Perceptual texture space improves perceptual consistency of computational features. In Proc. Int. Joint Conf on Artificial Intelligence, pages 1391-1396, 2001.
P. Mulhem, W. K. Leow, and Y. K. Lee. Fuzzy conceptual graph for matching images of natural scenes. In Proc. Int. Joint Conf on Artificial Intelligence, pages 1397-1402, 2001.

I. Atmosukarto, L. Zhou, W. K. Leow, Z. Huang. Polygonizing non-uniformly distributed 3D points by advancing mesh frontiers. In Proc. Computer Graphics International, pages 175-182, 2001.
2000  

W. K. Leow and S. Y. Lai. Invariant matching of texture for content-based image retrieval. In M Pietikäinen, editor, Texture Analysis in Machine Vision, pages 151-163. World Scientific, 2000.
H. Long, W. K. Leow, and F. K. Chua. Perceptual texture space for content-based image retrieval. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Multimedia Modeling, pages 167-180, 2000.
S. S. Wong and W. K. Leow. Colour segmentation and figure-ground segregation of natural images. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Image Processing, pages II-120-II-123, 2000.
W. K. Leow, Z. Huang, L. Zhou, I. Atmosukarto and Y. Zhang. Acquiring 3D models from images for multimedia systems. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Multimedia Modeling, pages 439-449, 2000.
I Atmosukarto, W. K. Leow, Z. Huang, Y. Zhang, and K. K. Sung. Mesh construction from non-uniformly distributed and noisy 3D points recovered from image sequence. In Proc. Pacific Graphics Conf., pages 423-424, 2000.
W. K. Leow, Z. Huang, Y. Zhang, and R. Setiono. Rapid 3D model acquisition from images of small objects. In Proc. Geometric Modeling & Processing, pages 33-41, 2000.

R. Setiono, W. K. Leow and J. Y. L. Thong. Opening the neural network blackbox: An algorithm for extracting rules from function approximating artificial neural networks.
In Proc. Int. Conf. on Information Systems, pages 176-186, 2000.

R. Setiono and W. K. Leow. Pruned neural networks for regression. In Proc. Pacific-Rim Conf. on Artificial Intelligence, pages 500-509, 2000.
R. Setiono and W. K. Leow. FERNN: An algorithm for fast extraction of rules from neural networks. Applied Intelligence, 12:15-25, 2000.
W. K. Leow and S. C. Khoo. Towards Fully Automated Test Program Generation from Closed Specification of Classes. Tech. Report TRA3/00, Dept. of Computer Science, School of Computing, National University of Singapore, March 2000.
1999  

W. K. Leow and S. Y. Lai. Invariant matching of texture for content-based image retrieval. In Proc. Workshop on Texture Analysis in Machine Vision, pages 119-125. Oulu, Finland, 1999.
W. K. Leow. A spatiotemporal memory that separates ``what'' and ``when''.
In Proc. Int. Joint. Conf. on Neural Networks, pages 4090-4094, 1999.
R. Setiono and W. K. Leow. Generating rules from trained network using fast pruning. In Proc. Int. Joint. Conf. on Neural Networks, pages 4095-4098, 1999.
W. K. Leow and R. Setiono. Explanation of the "virtual input" phenomenon.
Neural Networks, 12(1):191-192, 1999.
R. Setiono and W. K. Leow. On mapping decision trees and neural networks. Knowledge-Based Systems, 12, pages 95-99, 1999.
1997, 1998

W. K. Leow and Z. Huang. Accurate and True Reconstruction of 3D Models with Closed-Form Solutions. Tech. Report No. TR12/98, School of Computing, National University of Singapore, 1998.
N. Zhang and W. K. Leow. Perceptually consistent segmentation of texture using multiple channel filter. In Proc. Asian Conf. on Computer Vision, pages 17-24, 1998.
W. K. Leow. Computational studies of exploration by smell. Adaptive Behavior, 6(3/4):409-432, 1998.
S. Y. Lai and W. K. Leow. Invariant texture matching for content-based image retrieval. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Multimedia Modeling, pages 53-68, 1997.
W. K. Leow and H. C. Yee. A minimal neural network for target searching and danger avoidance by smell, In Proc. Int. Conf. on Neural Networks, volume I, pages 580-585, 1997.

W. K. Leow and S. C. Lua. An improved neural network for segmenting objects' boundaries in real images. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Neural Networks, volume III, pages 1663-1668, 1997.
W. K. Leow and R. Miikkulainen. Visual schemas in neural networks for object recognition and scene analysis. Connection Science, 9(2):161-200, 1997.
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