Teaching

• CSC 126 Introduction to Computer Science
• CSC 220 Computer Organization
• CSC 228 Discrete Mathematical Structures for Computer Science
• CSC 346 Digital Systems Design
• CSC 347 Digital Systems Design Laboratory
• CSC 427 Advanced Comptuter Game Programming
• CSC 446 Comptuter Architecture
• CSC 475 Image Processing in Computer Science
• CSC 740 Computer Systems Design
• CSC 741 Digital Image Processing
• CSC 747 Digital Signal Processing

Research Interests

• Image Processing, Computer Vision
• Pattern Recognition
• Digital Holography
• Optical Computing and Information Processing

Publications

• S. Zhang and J. Zhou, "A new estimation method for two-step-only quadrature phase-shifting digital holography," Optics Communications, Vol. 335, pp.183-188, 2015.
• S. Zhang, "Digital hologram resolution enhancement using a fast reconstruction algorithm," Optics Communications, Vol. 332, pp.158-163, 2014.
• S. Zhang and B. Furia, “Real time soft-partition-based weighted sum filtering with GPU acceleration,” Proceedings of SPIE: Applications of Digital Image Processing, San Diego, CA, August 17-21, 2014.
• S. Zhang and B. Furia, “An object boundary detection system based on a 3D stereo monitor,” Proceedings of SPIE: Applications of Digital Image Processing, San Diego, CA, August 17-21, 2014.
• S. Zhang and J. Zhou, “Extraction of Direction Vector for Gradient and Direction Vector Flow Active Contours,” IEEE International Conference on Computer Science and Automation Engineering, Guangzhou, China, Nov 1-3. 2013.
• G. Zhu and S. Zhang, “Bidirectional Evolution of Morphological Level Set for Fast Image Segmentation,” World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando, FL, July 19-22, 2011.
• G. Zhu, S. Zhang, Q. Zeng, and C. Wang, "Gradient vector flow active contours with prior directional information," Pattern Recognition Letters, Vol. 31,No. 9, pp.845-856, 2010.
• G. Zhu, S. Zhang, X. Chen, and C. Wang, "Novel Gradient vector flow-based balloon force for active contours," Journal of Electronic Imaging, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 023007 - 023007-8, 2009.
• Z. Huang, Y. Kawase-Koga, S. Zhang, J. Visvader, M. Toth, C. A. Walsh, T. Sun, “Transcription factor Lmo4 defines the shape of functional areas in developing cortices and regulates sensorimotor control,” Developmental Biology, Vol. 327, No 1, pp. 132-142, March 2009.
• G. Zhu, S. Zhang, Q. Zeng, and C. Wang, "Anisotropic virtual electric field for active contours," Pattern Recognition Letters, Vol. 29, No. 11, pp. 1659-1666, August 2008.
• S. Zhang and M. Chen, “Compressed domain statistical snake segmentation for real-time tracking of objects in airborne videos,” Proceedings of SPIE: Applications of Digital Image Processing XXX, Vol. 6696, pp. 669624(1) – 669624(7), San Diego, CA, August 28, 2007.
• G. Zhu, S. Zhang, X. Chen, and C. Wang, "Efficient illumination insensitive object tracking by normalized gradient matching," IEEE Signal Processing Letters, Vol. 14, No. 12, pp. 944-947, 2007.
• G. Zhu, S. Zhang, Q. Zeng, and C. Wang, "Preserving the curve evolution property for the binary level set method," Journal of Electronic Imaging, Vol.16, No. 2, pp. 0205021- 0205023, April 2007.
• S. Zhang and G. A. Kahanda, “Energy saving in joint acoustic-video target detection and tracking,” Proceedings of SPIE: Unattended Ground, Sea, and Air Sensor Technologies and Applications IX Vol. 6562, pp. 65620G1- 65620G8, Orlando, Florida, April 9–13, 2007.
• G. Zhu, S. Zhang, Q. Zeng, and C. Wang, “Directional geodesic active contour for image segmentation,” Journal of Electronic Imaging, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 0305011 – 0305013, July 2007.
• S. Zhang, "A non-iterative method for phase-shift estimation and wave-front reconstruction in phase-shifting digital holography," Optics Communications, Vol. 268, No. 2, pp. 231-234, 2006.
• S. Zhang, "Application of super-resolution image reconstruction to digital holography," EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing, Vol.2006, Article ID 90358, pp. 1-7, 2006.
• G. Zhu, S. Zhang, Q. Zeng, and C. Wang, “Boundary-based image segmentation using binary level set method,” Optical Engineering, vol. 46, No.5, pp. 0505011 - 0505013, May 2007.
• S. Zhang, “A fast level set implementation method for image segmentation and object tracking,” Proceedings of SPIE: Applications of Digital Image Processing, Vol. 6312, pp. 63121R1– 63121R18, San Diego, CA, August 13-17, 2006.
• S. Zhang, “Image preprocessing for fast multiple-frame superresolution reconstruction,” Proceedings of SPIE: Applications of Digital Image Processing, Vol. 6312, pp. 63121S1 - 63121S9, San Diego, CA, August 13-17, 2006.
• S. Zhang, “Increasing spatial resolution of holographic images using robust multiframe image reconstruction,” IEEE 8th International Conference on Signal Processing , Vol.2, Bejing, China, Nov. 16-20, 2006.
• S. Zhang, “Object tracking in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) videos using a combined approach,” IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, Vol. II, pp. 681- 684, Philadelphia, PA, March 22, 2005.
• S. Zhang, “Fast level-set image processing using optoelectronic technique,” Proceedings of SPIE Optical Information Processing III, Vol. 5908, pp. 400- 407, San Diego, CA, August 1-4, 2005.
• S. Zhang and Mo Chen, “Preprocessing and compression of digital holographic images,” Proceedings of SPIE Applications of Digital Image Processing, Vol. 5909, pp. 582-592, San Diego, CA, August 1-4, 2005.
• S. Zhang and Mo Chen, “Target detection and tracking in airborne video imagery using statistical snake and mean-shift,” Proceedings of SPIE Applications of Digital Image Processing, Vol. 5909, pp. 574-581, San Diego, CA, August 1-4, 2005.
• S. Zhang and A. A. Karim, "Automatic target tracking for video annotation," Optical Engineering, Vol. 43, No. 8, pp. 1867-1873, 2004.
• M. Chen, S. Zhang and A. A. Karim, "Modification of standard image compression methods for correlation-based pattern recognition," Optical Engineering, Vol. 43, No. 8, pp. 1723-1730, 2004.
• M. Chen, M. L. Fowler, and S. Zhang, “Standards-Compatible Compression for Automated Image Recognition in Sensor Networks and Surveillance Systems” Proceedings of SPIE Mathematics of Data/Image Coding, Compression, and Encryption, with Applications, Vol. 5208, pp. 46-57, San Diego, California, August 3-8, 2003.
• H. Lu, S. Zhang, and Susan Lu, “Online Ham auto-grading by knowledge-based color image recognition,” 12th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference IERC-2003, Portland, Oregon, May 18-20, 2003.
• S. Zhang, “Impulse Noise Detection Using Laplacian operators and fuzzy logic,” IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, pp.845 – 848, Aug. 2002.
• S. Zhang and A. A. Karim, "A new impulse detector for switching median filters," IEEE Signal Processing Letters, Vol.9, No. 11, pp. 360-363, 2002.
• S. Zhang and A. A. Karim, “Fractional correlation filter for fuzzy associative memories," Optical Engineering, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 126-129, 2002.
• S. Zhang and A. A. Karim, "Parallel fuzzy inference and logic processing with a joint transform correlator," Optical Engineering, Vol. 40, No. 11, pp. 2400-2406, 2001.
• S. Zhang and A. A. Karim, "Image distance transforms that use optical correlation," Applied Optics, Vol. 39, No. 5, pp. 796-802, 2000.
• S. Zhang and A. A. Karim, "Normalized joint transform correlation for target recognition," Optical Engineering, Vol. 39, No. 5, pp. 1184-1189, 2000.
• S. Zhang and A. A. Karim, “Optical morphological correlation based on visual-area-coding technique,” Proceedings of SPIE Photonic Devices and Algorithms for Computing II, Vol. 4114, pp. 255- 261, San Diego, CA, July 30 - August 4, 2000.
• S. Zhang and A. A. Karim, Parallel optical fuzzy logic inference using a SLM-based architecture, Optical and Laser Technology, Vol. 32, No. 6, pp.407-412, 2000.
• S. Zhang and A. A. Karim, "Euclidean distance transform by stack filters," IEEE Signal Processing Letters, Vol. 6, No. 10, pp. 253-255, 1999.
• S. Zhang and A. A. Karim, "Illumination-invariant pattern recognition using joint transform correlator-based morphological correlation," Applied Optics, Vol. 38, No. 35, pp. 7228-7237, 1999.
• S. Zhang and A. A. Karim, "Morphologically preprocessed joint transform correlation," Applied Optics, Vol. 38, No. 11, pp. 2182-2188, 1999.
• S. Zhang and A. A. Karim, "Real-time digital optical matrix multiplication with a joint transform correlator," Applied Optics, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 399-408, 1999.
• S. Zhang and A. A. Karim, "Optical implementation of cellular neural networks based on bias and joint correlation," Applied Optics, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 847-854, 1999.
• S. Zhang and A. A. Karim, "Programmable modified-signed-digit addition module based on binary logic gates," Optical Engineering, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 456-461, 1999.
• S. Zhang and A. A. Karim, "Optical arithmetic processing based on improved redundant binary algorithms," Optical Engineering, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 415-421, 1999.
• S. Zhang and A. A. Karim, "High-security optical integrated stream ciphers," Optical Engineering, Vol. 38, No.1, pp. 20-24, 1999.
• S. Zhang and A. A. Karim, "Optical triangular fuzzy systems based on a one-memory-matrix fuzzy associative memory," Optics Letters, Vol. 24, No. 7, pp. 484-486, 1999.
• S. Zhang and A.. A. Karim, "Color image encryption using double random phase encoding," Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Vol. 21, No. 5, pp.318-323, 1999.
• S. Zhang and A. A. Karim, "Morphological correlation-based pattern recognition and its modifications," Asian Journal of Physics, Vol. 8, No.3, pp. 335-346, 1999.
• S. Zhang and A. A. Karim, "One-step optical negabinary and modified signed digit adder," Optics & Laser Technology, Vol. 30, No. 3-4, pp. 193-198, 1998.
• S. Zhang and A. A. Karim, "Optical fuzzy systems based on efficient implementation of a fuzzy associative memory," Optics Letters, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp.292-294, 1998.
• S. Zhang, A.. A. Karim, X. Chen and A. F. Alam, "Optical implementation of a parallel fuzzy flip-flop," Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Vol. 16, No.1, pp.44-48, 1997.
• S. Zhang and C. Chen, "Optical general binary cellular automata for optical computing," Optik, Vol. 104, No. 3, pp.92 -96, 1997.
• S. Zhang and C. Chen, "Image morphological operations and edge detection using programmable logic neural networks," Optics Communications, Vol. 132, No. 3-4, pp.353-362, 1996.
• S. Zhang and C. Chen, “Optical implementation of programmable logic neural networks,” Optics Communications, Vol. 131, No. 4-6, pp.246-252, 1996.
• S. Zhang and C. Chen, "Optoelectronic implementation of a fuzzy winner-take-all network for fuzzy logic inference," Optics Letters, Vol. 19, No. 14, pp.1067-1069, 1994.
• S. Zhang and C. Chen, "Optical fuzzy logic processing systems: architectures and applications," International Journal of Optoelectronics, Vol.9, No.1, pp.71-79, 1994.
• S. Zhang and C. Chen, "Parallel optical fuzzy logic gates based on spatial area-encoding technique," Optics Communications, Vol. 107, No. 1, pp.11-16, 1994.
• S. Zhang, S. Lin and C. Chen, "Improved model of optical fuzzy associative memory," Optics Letters, Vol. 18, No. 21, pp.1837-1839, 1993.
• S. Zhang, S. Lin and C. Chen, "Optical fuzzy matrix-matrix composition operation processor based on outer-product algorithm," Optics Communications, Vol. 102, No.3-4, pp.213-216, 1993.
• S. Lin, S. Zhang, C. Chen and Itsuo Kumazawa, "Optical implementation of a spatial-variant fuzzy logic array," Optics Communications, Vol. 97, No. 3-4, pp.162-166, 1993.
• S. Lin, S. Zhang, C. Chen and Itsuo Kumazawa, "Optical multiple-variable fuzzy logic array using shadow-casting," Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp.106-109, 1993.
• S. Zhang, S. Lin and C. Chen, "Optical fuzzy vector-matrix composition operation using shadow-casting," Optics Communications, Vol.94, No.6, pp. 497-500, 1992.

Editorship

• Associate editor of Journal of Optics & Laser Technololgy
• Guest Editor for: Journal of Computers, Journal of Multimedia

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