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Xiaoli (Lucy) Yang

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering



Address

Purdue University Calumet
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Potter 202
2200 169th Street Hammond, IN 46323-2094

Phone: 219-989-2763

Email: yangx@calumet.purdue.edu

 

Education

M.A.Sc in Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University in 2002

Ph.D in Electrical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), China in 2000

M.S in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, China in 1997

B.S in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, China in 1993

Professional Experience

 

2005 - date   Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

                         Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University Calumet, U.S.A.

  2003 - 2005  Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

                         Electrical/Software Engineering, Lakehead University, ON, Canada

  2002 - 2003  Postdoctoral fellow

                         DISCOVER lab, SITE at University of Ottawa, Canada

  1993 - 1994  Software Engineer

                         Taiyuan University of Technology

Research Interests  

 

    Interactive and Immersive Virtual Reality and Applications


     Visualization and Modeling


     Internet-Based Robotic Teleoperation

 

Teaching

Fall 2007:

    ECE 595E Introduction to Applications with Java

    ECE 495E/CS 455 Computer Graphics

Courses taught at Purdue University Calumet (2005-2007)

    ECE 251 Object Oriented Programming Language (Fall 2006, Spring 2007)

    ECE 595E  Introduction to Applications with Java (Fall 2006)

    ECE 595E Introduction to Virtual Reality (Spring 2006)

    ENGR 152 Programming for Engineers (Spring 2006, Fall 2005)

    ECE 595F Software Design (Fall 2005, Spring 2007)

 

Courses taught  (2003-2005)

     Engineering 2637  Computer Logic Circuits (Lakehead University, Fall 2003, 2004)
     Engineering 4558  Numerical Methods and Modeling (Lakehead University, Fall 2003, 2004)

     Engineering 3350  Performance Analysis of Software (Lakehead University, Winter 2004, 2005)

    Engineering 3255  Software Design and Testing (Lakehead University, Winter 2004, 2005)

Publications

 

X. Yang, X. Wu, Z. Zhao, Y. Li, “Hand Tele-Rehabilitation in Haptic Virtual Environment”, Proc. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2007), Sanya, China, December 15-18, 2007

X. Gu, Y. Li, X. Yang, Y. Zhu, “Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Face Processing Using an ERP Study of the Thatcher Illusion”, Proc. 29th IEEE EMBS Annual International Conference (EMBC 2007), Cité Internationale, Lyon, France, August 23-26, 2007

Y.K.Kim, K. W. Kim, X. Yang, “Real Time Traffic Light Recognition System for Color Vision Deficiencies”, Proc. IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (IEEE ICMA 2007), Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, August 5-8, 2007

Y.K.Kim, X. Yang, “Real-time Performance Analysis of Hand Writing Rehabilitation Exercise in Haptic Virtual Reality”, Proc. 20th Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE 2007), Vancouver, BC, Canada, April 22-26, 2007

Y. K. Kim, X. Yang, “Hand-writing Rehabilitation in the Haptic Virtual Environment”, Proc. IEEE International Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and their Applications (HAVE 2006), Ottawa, Canada 4-5 November 2006

X. Yang, Y. K. Kim, Q. Wu, Q. Chen, "3D Painting for Hand Movement Training in Interactive Haptic Virtual Environment", Proc. Joint 3rd International Conference on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems and  7th International Symposium on advanced Intelligent Systems (SCIS&ISIS 2006), Tokyo, Japan, September. 2006.

X. Yang, Y. K. Kim, Q. Wu, Q. Chen, "Hand Function Training in Haptic Virtual Environment",  Proc. IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA 2006), pp 395-399, Luoyang, Henan, China, June. 2006.

T. E. Whalen, D. C. Petriu, X. Yang, E. M. Petriu, “Interactive Scripts for Haptic Virtual Environments,” Proc. HAVE 2005 - IEEE Intl. Workshop on Haptic, Audio and Visual Environments and their Applications, pp.143-147, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Oct. 2005.

X. Yang, D. C. Petriu, T. E. Whalen and E. M. Petriu, “Hierarchical Animation Control of Avatars in 3D Virtual Environments,” IEEE Transaction on Instrumentations and Measurements, Vol.54, No.3, pp.1333-1341, 2005. 

Q. Chen, X. Yang, J. Zhao, “Robust Image Watermarking with Zernike Moments,” IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, CCECE 2005, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, May 1-4 2005.

X. Yang, Q. Chen, D. C. Petriu and E. M. Petriu, “Internet-based Teleoperation of a Robot Manipulator for Education,” Proc. IEEE Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and their Applications, Ottawa, Canada, October 2004.

 Q. Chen, X. Yang, E. M. Petriu, “Watershed Segmentation with Different Distance Transforms for Binary Images,” Proc. IEEE Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and their Applications, Ottawa, Canada, October 2004.

 X. Yang, Q. Chen, “Virtual Reality Tools for Internet-Based Robotic Teleoperation,” Proc. 8th IEEE International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications (IEEE DS-RT 2004), Budapest, Hungary, October 2004.

 X. Yang, D. C. Petriu, T. E. Whalen and E. M. Petriu,A Web-Based 3D Virtual Robot Remote Control System,” IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, CCECE 2004, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, May 2-5 2004.  

 Q. Chen, E. M. Petriu, X. Yang, “A Comparative Study of Fourier Descriptors and Hu's Seven Moment” IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, CCECE 2004, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, May 2-5 2004.  

 T. E. Whalen, D. C. Petriu, X. Yang, E. M. Petriu, and M. D. Cordea, “Capturing  Behaviour for the Use of Avatars in Virtual Environments,” The journal of CyberPsychology and Behavior, Volume 6,  Number 5, 2003: 537-544.

 X. Yang, D. C. Petriu, T. E. Whalen and E. M. Petriu, “A Script Language for Avatar Animation   in Virtual Environments” VECIMS 2003 - International Symposium on Virtual Environments, Human Computer Interfaces, and Measurement Systems, Lugano , Switzerland , 27-29 July 2003.    

 X. Yang, D. C. Petriu, T. E. Whalen and E. M. Petriu, “Avatar Animations in a 3D Virtual Environment,” IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, CCECE 2003, Montreal, May 4-7, 2003.  

 D. C. Petriu, X. Yang and T. E. Whalen, “Behavior-Based Script Language for Anthropomorphic Avatar Animation in Virtual Environments,” Proc. Of VIMS2002, IEEE Intl. Symposium on Virtual and Intelligent Measurement Systems, Anchorage, AK, USA, May 2002.  

 X. Yang and Q. Chen, “The Accuracy Analysis of Automatic Electronic Weighing System,” Process of  Automation Instrumentation (in Chinese), 2 Vol.21 No.2 2000: 22-27

 X. Yang, Q. Chen and P. Zeng, “An Embedded Real-time Digital Weighing System,” Measurement & Control Technology (in Chinese), vol. 18, 1999(12): 27-32 

 Q. Chen, X. Yang, “The Improvement of Automatic Control System in XingTai Coal Preparation Plant,” Industrial Instrumentation & Automation (in Chinese), 6/1999: 63-64, 46.

 P. Zeng, X. Yang and S. Li, “The Software Development of a New Radio Technique, Designing,”  Techniques of Posts and Telecommunications (in Chinese), 1999(9), No.9: 23-25  

 R. Wang, X. Yang, “The Recent Development on Coal Mine Methane Sensors,” International Coal Mining Technology 1998 Symposium, China, 1998.

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