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[22]
M. Sun*, L. E. Burke, T. Baranowski, J. D. Fernstrom, H. Zhang, H.-C. Chen+,
Y. Bai+, Y. Li+, C. Li+, Y. Yue+, R. J. Sclabassi, Z.-H. Mao, and W. Jia.
An exploratory study on a chest-worn computer for evaluation of diet,
physical activity and lifestyle. Journal of Healthcare Engineering 6(1), 1-22, March 2015.
[21]
M. F. Lupu+, M. Sun, F.-Y. Wang, and Z.-H. Mao*.
Information-transmission rates in manual control of unstable systems with time delays.
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 62(1), 342-351, January 2015.
[20] R. Vinjamuri*, V. Patel, M. Powell, Z.-H. Mao, and N. Crone.
Candidates for synergies: linear discriminants vs. principal components.
Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, Volume 2014, Article ID 373957,
doi: 10.1155/2014/373957 (10 pages), July 2014.
[19] M. F. Lupu+, M. Sun, R. Xia, and Z.-H. Mao*.
Rate
of information transmission in human manual control of an unstable system.
IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems 43(2), 259-263, March 2013.
[18] C.-C. Chang*, T.-Y. Kuo, Y.-C. Lo, H.-N. Lee, D. Askey, and Z.-H. Mao.
User-satisfaction based bandwidth allocation for transmission of multiple
sources of human perceptual data. Journal of the Franklin Institute 349(3),
879-890, April 2012.
[17] F. Zhang+, J. Liu, Z.-H. Mao, and M.
Sun*. Mid-range wireless power transfer and its
application to body sensor networks. Open Journal of Applied Sciences
2(1), 35-46, March 2012.
[16] R. Xia* and Z.-H. Mao. Progression
of motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease. Neuroscience Bulletin 28(1),
39-48, February 2012.
[15]
Y. Ma*, J. Yang, L. Hui, Y. Li, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun.
Novel hand motion tracking system. Journal of Xidian University 39(1),
79-85, 2012. (in Chinese)
[14] R. Vinjamuri+, D. J. Weber, Z.-H. Mao,
J. L. Collinger, A. D. Degenhart,
J. W. Kelly, M. L. Boninger, E. C. Tyler-Kabara, and
W. Wang*.
Towards synergy based brain machine interfaces. IEEE Transactions on Information
Technology in Biomedicine 15(5), 726-736, September 2011.
[13] H. Zhang*, L. Li+, W. Jia, J. D. Fernstrom, R. J. Sclabassi, Z.-H.
Mao, and M. Sun*. Physical activity recognition based on
motion in images acquired by a wearable camera. Neurocomputing
74(12-13), 2184-2192, June 2011.
[12] Y. Ma+, Z.-H. Mao, W. Jia,
C. Li+, J. Yang, and M. Sun*.
Magnetic hand tracking for human-computer interface.
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 47(5), 970-973, May 2011.
[11]
L.-J. Zhang, Z. Shan+, and Z.-H. Mao*.
An optimal-control-based decision-making model and consulting
methodology for services enterprises. IEEE
Transactions on Engineering Management 57(4), 607-619, November 2010.
[10] R. Vinjamuri+, M. Sun, C.-C. Chang+,
H.-N. Lee, R. J. Sclabassi, and Z.-H. Mao*. Temporal postural synergies of the
hand in rapid grasping tasks. IEEE Transactions on Information
Technology in Biomedicine 14(4), 986-994, July 2010.
[9] Y. Ma+, W. Jia, C. Li+, J. Yang, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun*.
Magnetic hand motion tracking system for human-machine interaction. Electronics Letters
46(9), 621-623, April 2010.
[8] R. Vinjamuri+, M. Sun, C.-C. Chang+,
H.-N. Lee, R. J. Sclabassi, and Z.-H. Mao*.
Dimensionality reduction in control and coordination of the human
hand. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical
Engineering 57(2), 284-295, February 2010.
[7] J. H. Yang*, Z.-H. Mao, L.
Tijerina, T. Pilutti, J. Coughlin, and E. Feron.
Detection of driver fatigue caused by sleep deprivation.
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics-Part A
39(4), 694-705, July 2009. (IEEE SMC Society Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions
Paper Award, 2010)
[6]
Z.-H. Mao*, H.-N. Lee, R. J. Sclabassi, and M. Sun.
Information capacity of the thumb and the index finger in communication. IEEE
Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 56(5), 1535-1545, May 2009.
[5] R. Vinjamuri+, D. J. Crammond, D. Kondziolka, H.-N. Lee, and Z.-H. Mao*.
Extraction of sources of tremor in hand movements of patients with
movement disorders. IEEE Transactions on
Information Technology in Biomedicine 13(1), 49-56, January 2009.
[4]
Z.-H. Mao* and S. G. Massaquoi.
Dynamics of winner-take-all competition in recurrent neural
networks with lateral inhibition. IEEE
Transactions on Neural Networks 18(1), 55-69, January 2007.
[3] S.
Jo*, J. Yin, and Z.-H. Mao.
Random neural networks with state-dependent firing neurons.
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks 16(4), 980-983, July
2005.
[2] E. Gelenbe*, Z.-H. Mao, and
Y.-D. Li. Function approximation by random neural networks with a bounded
number of layers. Differential Equations and Dynamical
Systems 12(1 and 2), 143-170, 2004.
[1] E. Gelenbe*, Z.-H. Mao,
and Y.-D. Li. Function approximation by spiked random networks. IEEE
Transactions on Neural Networks 10(1), 3-9, January 1999.
[3] K. Nixon+, Y. Chen*, Z.-H. Mao, and K. Li.
User classification and authentication for MOBILE device based on
gesture recognition. In Network Science and Cybersecurity
(Editor: R. E. Pino), Springer, 125-135, 2013.
[2] E. Gelenbe*, Z.-H. Mao, and
Y.-D. Li. Deterministic computation with random G-networks. In Fundamental
Concepts in Computer Science (Editors: E. Gelenbe and J.-P. Kahane), Imperial
College Press, Chapter 4, 71-96, 2009.
[1] S.
Jo* and Z.-H. Mao. Basal ganglionic learning applied to control of an
underactuated system. In Neurocomputing Research Developments (Editor: H. A.
Svensson), Nova Science Publisher, Chapter 7, 181-200, 2008.
[28]
P. Vasandani+, H. Wang+, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun*. Preliminary study on
triboelectric generator harvesting energy from breathing motion.
Proceedings of the IEEE 41st Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference
(NEBEC 2015), Troy, NY, USA, accepted for publication, April 2015.
[27]
Y. Li+, W. Jia, B. Luan+, Z.-H. Mao, H. Zhang, and M. Sun*.
A FPGA implementation of JPEG baseline encoder for wearable devices.
Proceedings of the IEEE 41st Annual Northeast Bioengineering
Conference (NEBEC 2015), Troy, NY, USA, accepted for publication, April 2015.
[26]
Y. Li+, W. Jia, T. Yu+, B. Luan+, Z.-H. Mao, H. Zhang, and M. Sun*.
A low power, parallel wearable multi-sensor system for human activity
evaluation. Proceedings of the IEEE 41st Annual Northeast Bioengineering
Conference (NEBEC 2015), Troy, NY, USA, accepted for publication, April 2015.
[25]
K.-J. Wang+*, M. Sun, R. Xia, and Z.-H. Mao. Co-adaptive optimal control framework
for human-robot physical symbiosis. Proceedings of the 10th Annual ACM/IEEE
International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2015) Extended Abstracts,
Portland, OR, USA, 241-242, March 2015.
[24]
Y. Bai+, W. Jia, H. Zhang, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun*. Landmark-based indoor positioning
for visually impaired individuals. Proceedings of
the 12th IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing (ICSP 2014), Hangzhou,
China, 668-671, October 2014.
[23]
R. Wang*, W. Jia, Z.-H. Mao, R. J. Sclabassi, and M. Sun. Cuff-free blood
pressure estimation using pulse transit time and heart rate. Proceedings of
the 12th IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing (ICSP 2014), Hangzhou,
China, 115-118, October 2014.
[22]
M. Sun*, L. E. Burke, Z.-H. Mao, Y. Chen, H.-C. Chen, Y. Bai+, Y. Li+, C. Li+, and W. Jia.
eButton: A wearable computer for health monitoring and personal assistance.
Proceedings of the 51th Design Automation Conference (DAC 2014), San Francisco, CA, USA,
doi: 10.1145/2593069.2596678 (6 pages), June 2014.
[21]
Y. Bai+, W. Jia, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun*.
Automatic eating detection using a proximity sensor.
Proceedings of the IEEE 40th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference
(NEBEC 2014), Boston, MA, USA, doi: 10.1109/NEBEC.2014.6972716 (2 pages), April 2014.
[20]
Y. Bai+, L. Krishnamurti+, W. Jia, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun*.
An electronic six-minute walk test platform for clinical applications.
Proceedings of the IEEE 40th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference
(NEBEC 2014), Boston, MA, USA, doi: 10.1109/NEBEC.2014.6972715 (2 pages), April 2014.
[19]
Z. Li+, W. Jia, Z.-H. Mao, J. Li+, H.-C. Chen+, W. Zuo, K. Wang, and M. Sun*.
Anthropometric body measurements based on multi-view stereo image
reconstruction. Proceedings of the 35th International Conference of
the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2013),
Osaka, Japan, 366-369, July 2013.
[18]
Y. Bai+, W. Jia, H. Zhang, Z.-H. Mao, and M. Sun*.
Helping the blind to find the floor of destination in multistory
buildings using a barometer. Proceedings of the 35nd International
Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2013),
Osaka, Japan, 4738-4741, July 2013.
[17]
B. Liu+, M. Hu+, T. Huang+, H. Li, Z.-H. Mao, W. Zhang, and Y. Chen*.
Digital-assisted noise-eliminating training for memristor crossbar-based analog
neuromorphic computing engine.
Proceedings of the 50th Design Automation Conference (DAC 2013),
Austin, TX, USA, Article No. 7 (6 pages), June 2013.
[16]
K. Nixon+, X. Chen+, Z.-H. Mao, K. Li, and Y. Chen*.
Mobile user classification and authorization based on gesture usage recognition.
Proceedings of the 18th Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC 2013),
Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan, 384-389, January 2013. (Invited Paper)
[15] M. F. Lupu+, M.
Sun, and Z.-H. Mao*. Information rate of human manual control in unstable feedback
systems. Proceedings of the 20th European Signal Processing Conference
(EUSIPCO 2012), Bucharest, Romania, 1811-1815, August 2012.
[14] Y. Bai+, C. Li+, Y. Yue+,
W. Jia, J. Li, Z.-H. Mao, and M.
Sun*. Designing a wearable computer for lifestyle
evaluation. Proceedings of the IEEE 38th Annual Northeast Bioengineering
Conference (NEBEC 2012), Philadelphia, PA, USA, 93-94, March 2012.
[13] M. F. Lupu+, M.
Sun, and Z.-H. Mao*. Bandwidth limitations in human control tasks. Proceedings of
the 2nd IASTED (International Association of Science and Technology for
Development) International Conference on Robotics (Robo
2011), Pittsburgh, PA, USA, doi:
10.2316/P.2011.752-031 (6 pages), November 2011.
[12] L. Li+, H. Zhang*, W. Jia, Z.-H. Mao, Y. You, and M. Sun*.
Indirect activity recognition using a target-mounted camera.
Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Image and Signal Processing
(CISP 2011), Shanghai, China, 487-491, October 2011.
[11] M. F. Lupu+, M.
Sun, D. Askey, R. Xia, and Z.-H. Mao*. Human strategies in balancing an inverted pendulum
with time delay. Proceedings of the 32nd International Conference of the IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2010), Buenos Aires,
Argentina, 5246-5249, August/September 2010.
[10] R. Xia*, M.
Radovic+, A. J. Threlkeld, and Z.-H. Mao. System
identification and modeling approach to characterizing rigidity in Parkinson's
disease: neural and non-neural contributions. Proceedings of the 4th
International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (iCBBE
2010), Chengdu, China, Paper No. 40046, doi: 10.1109/ICBBE.2010.5514861, June
2010.
[9] Y. Ma+, Z.-H. Mao, W. Jia, C. Li+, J. Yang, and M.
Sun*. Magnetic hand tracking for human-computer
interface. Proceedings of the 14th Biennial IEEE Conference on
Electromagnetic Field Computation (CEFC 2010), Chicago, IL, USA, Paper No.
CEFC2010-1745, doi: 10.1109/CEFC.2010.5481499, May 2010.
[8] R. Vinjamuri*, M.
Sun, D. J. Weber, W. Wang, D. Crammond, and Z.-H. Mao. Quantizing and characterizing the variance of hand
postures in a novel transformation task. Proceedings of the 31st International
Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2009),
Minneapolis, MN, USA, 5312-5315, September 2009.
[7] R. Vinjamuri+, M.
Sun, D. Crammond, R. Sclabassi, and Z.-H. Mao*. Inherent bimanual postural synergies
in hands. Proceedings of the 30th International Conference of the IEEE
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2008), Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada, 5093-5096, August 2008.
[6] R. Vinjamuri+,
Z.-H. Mao*, R.
Sclabassi, and M. Sun. Time-varying synergies in velocity profiles of finger
joints of the hand during reach and grasp. Proceedings of the 29th International
Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2007),
Lyon, France, 4846-4849, August 2007.
[5] R. Vinjamuri+,
Z.-H. Mao*, R.
Sclabassi, and M. Sun. Limitations of surface EMG signals of extrinsic muscles
in predicting postures of human hand. Proceedings of the 28th
International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society (EMBC 2006), New York City, NY, USA, 5491-5494, September 2006.
[4] R. Vinjamuri+*,
Z.-H. Mao, R.
Sclabassi, and M. Sun. A novel architecture for the
design of prosthetic and robotic hands. Proceedings of the IEEE 32nd
Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC 2006), Easton, PA, USA, 163-164, April 2006.
[3] E. Gelenbe*, Z.-H. Mao,
and Y.-D. Li. Function
approximation by random neural networks with a bounded number of layers.
Proceedings of the 17th European Simulation Multiconference, Nottingham, UK,
5-24, June 2003.
[2] E. Gelenbe*, Z.-H. Mao,
and Y.-D. Li. Approximation
by random networks with bounded number of layers. Proceedings of IEEE Workshop
on Neural Networks for Signal Processing, Madison, WI, USA, 166-175, August
1999.
[1] E. Gelenbe*, Z.-H.
Mao, and Y.-D. Li. Approximation
with spiked random networks. Proceedings of the 37th IEEE Conference on
Decision and Control (CDC 1998), Tampa, FL, USA, vol. 1, 523-528, December
1998.
[17]
R. Xia*, D. Powell, and Z.-H. Mao. Comparison of progression rate between
neural and non-neural rigidity components in Parkinson's disease.
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, November 2014.
(Abstract)
[16]
Y. Bai+, N. Marco+, W. Jia, H. Zhang, Z.-H. Mao, J. Zgibor, L. Burke, S. Albert,
A. Newman, and M. Sun*. Electronic platform for automatic short performance physical battery (SPPB) test.
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, San Antonio,
TX, USA, October 2014. (Abstract)
[15]
Z.-H. Mao*. Information-transmission rates in neural control of unstable
systems. The 5th Annual World Congress of NeuroTalk, Nanjing, China, May 2014.
(Abstract)
[14]
Z.-H. Mao*. Control theoretic methods in computational neuroscience.
The 5th Annual World Congress of NeuroTalk, Nanjing, China, May 2014.
(Abstract, in Chinese)
[13]
K. Nixon+, X. Chen+, Z.-H. Mao, K. Li, and Y. Chen*.
The invisible shield: user classification and authentication for
mobile device based on gesture recognition.
Design Automation Conference (DAC 2013), Austin, TX, USA, June 2013.
(Work-in-progress abstract)
[12] C.-C. Chang*,
H.-N. Lee, D. Askey, and Z.-H. Mao. User-satisfaction based bandwidth allocation for transmission
of multiple sources of human perceptual data. Proceedings of the 1st
International Conference on Engineering and Technology Innovation, Kenting,
Taiwan, November 2011. (Abstract)
[11] M. F. Lupu+, M.
Sun, and Z.-H. Mao*. Information capacity of human manual control of unstable systems.
Proceedings of NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Atlanta, GA,
USA, January 2011.
[10] R. Vinjamuri+, D.
Weber, J. Collinger+, A. Degenhart+, J. Kelly, E. Tyler-Kabara, M. Boninger,
Z.-H. Mao, W. Wang*. Towards synergy based brain machine interfaces. Society for
Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA, November 2010. (Abstract)
[9] Y. Ma+, W. Jia, C.
Li+, J. Yang, Z.-H. Mao,
and M. Sun*. A magnetic hand motion tracking system
for human-machine interaction. Proceedings of the 11th Joint MMM
(Magnetism and Magnetic Materials)-Intermag Conference, Washington, DC, USA,
January 2010. (Digest)
[8] R. Vinjamuri+, M.
Sun, and Z.-H. Mao*. A framework for extracting kinematic synergies of hand movement.
Proceedings of NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Honolulu,
HI, USA, June 2009.
[7] R. Vinjamuri+, M.
Sun, R. Sclabassi, and Z.-H. Mao*. Temporal variation of postural
synergies of the human hand during grasping. Proceedings of the 16th
International Conference on Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, Pittsburgh, PA,
USA, July 2008.
[6] R. Vinjamuri+, D.
Crammond, D. Kondziolka, and Z.-H. Mao*. Extraction of neural sources from
kinematic profiles of hand movement. Proceedings of NSF Engineering
Research and Innovation Conference, Knoxville, TN, USA, January 2008.
[5] J. H. Yang+, Z.-H. Mao, T. Pilutti, L. Tijerina, and E.
Feron*. Detection of human drowsiness in simulated driving: experimental
design and preliminary results. Proceedings of the 4th Annual STISIM Drive User
Group Meeting, Cambridge, MA, USA, October 2006.
[4] T. M. Ngo+, Z.-H. Mao, and S. G. Massaquoi*.
Procedural learning of fourth order sequential dependencies.
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA, November 2006.
(Abstract)
[3] Z.-H. Mao
and S. G. Massaquoi*. Dynamics of winner-take-all competition in
striatal networks and their role in Parkinsonian rest tremor and rigidity.
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, November 2005. (Abstract)
[2] Z.-H. Mao and
S. G. Massaquoi*. A multi-input multi-output adaptive
switching (MIMOAS) model of frontocortical and basal ganglionic interaction in
procedural learning. Society for Neural Control of Movement Annual
Meeting, Key Biscayne, FL, USA, April 2005. (Abstract)
[1] Z.-H. Mao,
E. J. Lim, and S. G. Massaquoi*. A model of
"lower" cortico-basal ganglia-thalamocortical circuit function and
dysfunction. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA,
November 2002. (Abstract)
Z.-H. Mao,
Modeling the Role of the Basal Ganglia in Motor Control and Motor Programming (supervised by S. G. Massaquoi and E. M. Feron),
Ph.D. Dissertation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 2005.