RESEARCH INTERESTS

- Machine Learning and its Application

- Feature Selection and Appearance Based General Object Recognition

- Open Set Recognition

- Video Tracking and Surveillance

- Automatic Gesture Recognition and Human Computer Interaction

- Statistical Learning Theory

- Robotics, Data Mining, Image Processing and Pattern Recognition

- Time-Frequency Analysis and its Application

TECHNICAL SUMMARY

- Very strong mathematics, algorithmic and problem solving skills.

- Six years experience in object-oriented software development.

- Expert-level knowledge of theory and practice in many fields of machine learning, pattern recognition,

image processing, data mining and computer vision.

- Programming Languages: C/C++ (6 years), MFC (5 years),.NET, STL, Matlab(5 years), OpenGL, Java, Perl, ...

- Experience with multi-threaded application design and implementation.

- Operating Systems: MS Windows 9X/NT/XP, UNIX, SunOS/Solaris, Linux.

- Networks: socket-level and packet-level programming in Windows and UNIX.

- Over 10 publications in the top computer science journals and proceedings.

- Outstanding Graduate Student Awards.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Computer Science (Dec., 2005)

George Mason University

Cumulative GPA: 3.96 / 4.00

Thesis Title: Object Recognition with Strangeness and Transduction

Thesis Advisor: Professor Jana Kosecka and Harry Wechsler

M.E. in Pattern Recognition and Intelligent System, July 1999

Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Cumulative GPA: 90/100

B.E. in Electrical Engineering, July 1996

Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Cumulative GPA: 89/100

Graduated with Honors, ranked top 5% in the department

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

            Internship, Clever Sys.,Inc., Reston, VA   06/2005 - present
            - Contour-based tracking algorithm for multiple identical mice from video sequences.
            - Learning and analyzing the social behavior of mice.
            - Developing the corresponding commercial product using C++.

Research Assistant 8/2000 - present

George Mason University, Department of Computer Science

Computer Vision and Robotics Laboratory and Center for Distributed and Intelligent Computation

- General object recognition using Boosting and strangeness.
- Part-based face recognition using Boosting and Transduction.
- Open set recognition algorithm using Transductive Inference.
- Motion estimation algorithm using Statistical Learning Theory.
- Automatic gesture recognition framework from video using competitive learning.
- Probabilistic location recognition algorithm for robot navigation.
- Track cartoon motion, representation and re-targeting.
- Automatically construct mosaics of architectural environments from a sparse set of uncalibrated views using the environment constrains.
- Network Protocol simulation.
- Cognitive modeling for computer human interaction (major role in the team).
- Develop a small interpreter and compiler using C/C++, Lex and Yacc, replica management in distributed systems.

Research Assistant 5/2002 – 12/2002

Cooperated with Dr. V.C.Chen, Radar Division, Naval Research Laboratory

- Analysis of Micro-Doppler Signatures

- Mathematical Derivation and Simulation

Research Specialist, 07/1999 - 08/2000

Character Recognition Laboratory, Hanwang Technologies, Inc, Beijing, China

- Developed and designed a fast binary image rotation algorithm using MMX technology
- Co-developed Chinese census form scanning and processing system.
- Developed human-identification card recognition system from image.
- Developed PCI card driver and image processing software.
- Co-developed business card scanning, processing and recognition system.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant 8/2000 - 12/2000

George Mason University, Department of Computer Science

- Gave weekly recitations for an undergraduate CS course: Computer Science I.

- Held weekly office hours and lab assistant to provide additional instruction to students.

- Assisted instructor with exam proctoring and grading.

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Papers

Fayin Li and Harry Wechsler, "Open Set Face Recognition Using Transduction", IEEE Trans. on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, vol.27, No.11, pp. 1686-1697, 2005.
Jana Kosecka, Fayin Li and Xiaolong Yang, “Global Localization and Relative Positioning based on Scale-Invariant Keypoints”, Journal of Robotics and Autonomous Systems, accepted, 2005.
V. Chen, Fayin Li, S. Ho and H. Wechsler, "Micro-Doppler Effect in Radar - Phenomenon, Model and Simulation Study", IEEE Trans. on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 42, no. 1, Jan 2006.
H. Wechsler, Z. Duric, Fayin Li and V. Cherkassky, " Motion Estimation Using Statistical Learning Theory", IEEE Trans. Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, Vol. 28, No. 4, 466 - 478, 2004.
Z. Duric, W. Gray, R. Heishman, Fayin Li, A. Rosenfeld, C. Schunn and H. Wechsler, "Integrating Perceptual and Cognitive Modeling for Adaptive and Intelligent HCI", Proceeding of IEEE, vol. 90, No. 7, 1272 - 1289, 2002.
V. Chen, Fayin Li, S. Ho and H. Wechsler, "Analysis of Micro-Doppler Signatures", Proc. of IEE on Radar, Sonar and Navigation, Vol. 150, No. 4, 271 - 276, 2003.

Conference Papers

Fayin Li, Jana Kosecka and Harry Wechsler, "General Object Recognition with Strangeness and Boosting", submitted to 9th European Conference on Computer Vision, 2005.
Fayin Li, Harry Wechsler and Jana Kosecka, "Part-based Face Recognition Using Transduction and Boosting", submitted to 9th European Conference on Computer Vision, 2005.
Fayin Li and Jana Kosecka, "Probabilistic Location Recognition using Reduced Feature Set", technical report, department of computer science, GMU, 2005.
J.Kosecka and Fayin Li, "Vision Based Markov Localization", 23rd IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2004), New Orleans, USA, April 24 - May 1, 2004
Fayin Li and Harry Wechlser, "Watch List Face Surveillance Using Transductive Inference", to appear in the 1st International Conference on Biometric Authentication (ICBA 2004), Hong Kong, 15 - 17 July, 2004.
Z. Duric, Fayin Li, H. Wechsler and V. Cherkassky, "Controlling Model Complexity in Flow Estimation", 9th Int. Conf. on Computer Vision (ICCV 2003), Nice, France, 2003
Fayin Li and H. Wechsler, "Open World Face Recognition with Credibility and Confidence Measures", 4th Int. Conf. on Audio and Video-Based Biometric Person Authentication (AVBPA 2003), Surrey, UK., 2003.
Z. Duric, Fayin Li, Y. Sun and H. Wechsler, "Using Normal Flow for Detection and Tracking of Limbs in Color Images", 16th Int. Conf. on Pattern Recognition (ICPR 2002), Quebec-City, Canada, 2002.
Jana Kosecka, Wei Zhang and Fayin Li, "Mosaic Construction from a Sparse Set of Views", 1^st International Symposium on 3D Data Processing Visualization and Transmission (3DPVT 2002), Padova, Italy, June, 2002
H. Wechsler, Z. Duric and Fayin Li, "Hierarchical Interpretation of Human Activities Using Competitive Learning", 16th Int. Conf. on Pattern Recognition (ICPR 2002), Quebec-City, Canada, 2002
H. Wechsler, Z. Duric, Fayin Li and V. Cherkassky ,"Motion Estimation Using VC - Generalization Bounds", 16th Int. Conf. on Pattern Recognition (ICPR 2002), Quebec-City, Canada, 2002
Z. Duric, Fayin Li and H. Wechsler, "Recognition of Arm Movements", 5th Int. Conf. on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition (FGR 2002), College Park, MD, 2002.

In preparation

Fayin Li, Jana Kosecka and Harry Wechsler, "Feature Selection Using Strangeness -- Theory and Algorithm".

PATENTS

· Fayin Li and Harry Wechsler, "Open Set Recognition", Patent #60/623064, submitted on March 10, 2005.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Reviewer for Pattern Recognition Letters, Computer Vision and Image Understanding, IEEE Trans. on Neural Networks,

IEEE Trans. on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, Int. Conf. on Pattern Recognition (ICPR) and

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR).

Student Member of IEEE

AWARDS AND HONOR

-Team Member, First Place Team (GMU1), ICCV 2005 Vision Contest.

- Outstanding Graduate Student, School of Information Technology, George Mason University (top 1%), 2002

- High Potential Research Assistant Fellowship, George Mason University, 2000 – 2003

- Outstanding Student Scholarship, HUST, 1993-1995

PERSONAL DATA

- Citizen of P. R. CHINA

- U.S. F-1 Visa

REFERENCES

Dr. Harry Wechsler (Advisor)

Director, Center for Distributed and Intelligent Computation

Professor, Department of Computer Science

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 22030

Email: wechsler@cs.gmu.edu

Tel: +1 (703) 993 1533

Fax: +1(703) 993 1710

Dr. Jana Kosecka (Co-advisor)

Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 22030

Email: kosecka@cs.gmu.edu

Tel: +1 (703) 993 1876

Fax: +1(703) 993 1710

Dr. Zoran Duric

Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 22030

Email: zduric@cs.gmu.edu

Tel: +1 (703) 993 1717

Fax: +1(703) 993 1710

Dr. Victor C. Chen

Project Manager and Principal Investigator

Radar Division

US Naval Research Laboratory

4555 Overlook Ave. S.W., Washington DC, 20375

Email: vchen@radar.nrl.navy.mil

Tel: +1(202) 404 1973

Fax: +1(202) 404 7572