Bo Hu

Facilitating Knowledge Management in Pervasive Health Care Systems (2010)

Hu, Bo, Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Lewis, Paul, Dupplaw, David, Shadbolt, Nigel

Realising the vision of pervasive health care will generate new challenges for knowledge management and data integration. Such challenges are fundamentally different from issues and problems that we...

The HealthAgents Ontology: How to Represent the Knowledge behind a Brain Tumour Distributed Decision System (2010)

Hu, Bo, Croitoru, Madalina, Roset, Roman, David, Dupplaw, Miguel, Lurgi, Srinandan, Dasmahapatra, ...

In this paper we present our experience of representing the knowledge behind HealthAgents, a distributed decision support system for brain tumour diagnosis. Our initial motivation came from the...

The HealthAgents Ontology: How to Represent the Knowledge behind a Brain Tumour Distributed Decision System (2010)

Hu, Bo, Croitoru, Madalina, Roset, Roman, David, Dupplaw, Miguel, Lurgi, Srinandan, Dasmahapatra, ...

In this paper we present our experience of representing the knowledge behind HealthAgents, a distributed decision support system for brain tumour diagnosis. Our initial motivation came from the...

Living with the Semantic Gap: Experiences and Remedies in the Context of Medical Imaging (2009)

Yannis Kalfoglou, An Dasmahapatra, Bo Hu, Paul Lewis, Nigel Shadbolt

Abstract—Semantic annotation of images is a key concern for the newly emerged applications of semantic multimedia. Machine processable descriptions of images make it possible to automate a variety...

MIAKT (2009)

An Dasmahapatra, Bo Hu, Paul Lewis, Nigel Shadbolt

Abstract. This paper briefly describes the work we have undertaken in the MIAKT project to provide a generic architecture and user interface for distributed multimedia knowledge management with the...

Multimedia Distributed Knowledge Management in MIAKT (2009)

An Dasmahapatra, Bo Hu, Paul Lewis, Nigel Shadbolt

Abstract. Digital media facilitates tight integration of multi-modal information and networking allows this richly textured knowledge to be shared. We present the system we have developed in the...

Decentralised Clinical Guidelines Modelling with Lightweight Coordination Calculus (2009)

Bo Hu, An Dasmahapatra, Dave Robertson, Paul Lewis

Background: Clinical protocols and guidelines have been considered as a major means to ensure that cost-effective services are provided at the point of care. Recently, the computerisation of clinical...

Coupling of higher-mode-light into a single sliver nanowire (2009)

Guo, Guo-Ping, Yang, Rui, Ren, Xi-Feng, Wang, Lu-Lu, Shi, Hong-Yan, Hu, Bo, ...

Coupling of higher-order-mode light into a single sliver nanowire and the degree of the coupling can be controlled by adjusting the light polarization, showing that nanowire waveguide has no request...

Indexing Ontologies with Semantics-enhanced Keywords (2009)

Hu, Bo, Croitoru, Madalina, Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Lewis, Paul, Shadbolt, Nigel

Ontologies, as a knowledge representation paradigm, rely on semantics for performing logical inference. However, in the context of ontology query and reuse, the semantics are hard to be manipulated....

Semantic Metrics (2009)

Hu, Bo, Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Lewis, Paul

In the context of the Semantic Web, many ontology-related operations, e.g., ontology ranking, segmentation, alignment, articulation, reuse, evaluation, etc., can be boiled down to one fundamental...

Towards Life Long Learning: Three Models for Ubiquitous Applications (2009)

Holzinger, Andreas, Nischelwitzer, Alexander, Friedl, Silvia, Hu, Bo

In this paper, we present three experimental proof-of-concepts: First, we demonstrate a Ubiquitous Computing Framework (UCF), which is a network of interacting technologies that support humans...

Facilitating Lightweight Consensuses in P2P Environments (2009)

Hu, Bo

Traditional ontology mapping techniques are not strictly applicable in a dynamic and distributed environment (e.g. P2P and pervasive computing) in which on-the-fly alignments are sought after. We...

Bis(6-methoxy-2-{[tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl]iminomethyl}phenolato)copper(II) dihydrate (2009)

Xiutang Zhang, Peihai Wei, Jianmin Dou, Bin Li, Bo Hu

In the title compound, [Cu(C12H16NO5)2]·2H2O, the CuII ion adopts a trans-CuN2O4 octahedral geometry arising from two N,O,O′-tridentate...

Bis{2-methoxy-6-[tris(hydroxymethyl)methyliminomethyl]phenolato-κ3O,N,O′}manganese(II) dimethanol solvate hemihydrate (2009)

Xiutang Zhang, Peihai Wei, Jianmin Dou, Bin Li, Bo Hu

In the title complex, [Mn(C12H16NO5)2]·2CH3OH·0.5H2O, the MnII atom has a distorted octahedral coordination geometry in which two N atoms from two...

Aquaazido{2,2′-[o-phenylenebis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenolato}manganese(III) hemihydrate (2009)

Xiutang Zhang, Peihai Wei, Bin Li, Chunyong Wu, Bo Hu

In the title compound, [Mn(C20H14N2O2)(N3)(H2O)]·0.5H2O, the MnIII ion is chelated by the N,N′,O,O′-tetradentate Schiff base ligand and further coordinated by one azide ion and one...

Tetra-μ-oxido-tetrakis{dioxido[3-(2-pyridyl)-1H-pyrazole]molybdenum(VI)} (2009)

Dacheng Li, Ying Liu, Peihai Wei, Bo Hu, Xiutang Zhang

In the title compound, [Mo4O12(C8H7N3)4], the MoVI ion has a distorted octahedral coordination completed by two terminal O atoms, two μ-oxide atoms and two N atoms from one...

Multimedia Distributed Knowledge Management in MIAKT (2008)

An Dasmahapatra, Bo Hu, Paul Lewis, Nigel Shadbolt

Abstract. Digital media facilitates tight integration of multi-modal information and networking allows this richly textured knowledge to be shared. We present the system we have developed in the...

Optimizing Control Variate Estimators for Rendering Abstract (2008)

Shaohua Fan, Stephen Chenney, Bo Hu, Kam-wah Tsui, Yu-chi Lai

We present the Optimizing Control Variate (OCV) estimator, a new estimator for Monte Carlo rendering. Based upon a deterministic sampling framework, OCV allows multiple importance sampling functions...

Inference fusion: a hybrid approach to taxonomic reasoning with numeric constraints (2008)

Bo Hu

We present a hybrid way to extend taxonomic reasoning using inference fusion, i.e. the dynamic combination of inferences from distributed heterogeneous reasoners. Our approach integrates results from...

A Wavelet Balance Approach for Steady-State Analysis of Nonlinear Circuits" (2008)

Xin Li, Bo Hu, Xieting Ling, Xuait Zeng

In this paper, a novel wavelet balance method is proposed for steady-state analysis of nonlinear circuits. The proposed method presents several merits compared with those conventional frequency...

CROSI Mapping System (CMS) - Result of the 2005 Ontology Alignment Contest (2008)

Yannis Kalfoglou, Bo Hu

In this results report we summarize our experiences from running the CROSI Mapping System (CMS) over three test cases for this year’s OAEI contest: bibliography, Web directories and medical...

Model-Compiler based Efficient Statistical Circuit Analysis: An Industry Case Study of a 4GHz/6-bit ADC/DAC/DEMUX ASIC* (2008)

Bo Hu, Zhao Li, Lili Zhou

Abstract---A new, efficient, and reliable approach to speeding up large-scale mixed signal circuit simulation is proposed for full-chip electrical statistical analysis. This approach has been...

Inference fusion: a hybrid approach to taxonomic reasoning with numeric constraints (2008)

Bo Hu

We present a hybrid way to extend taxonomic reasoning using inference fusion, i.e. the dynamic combination of inferences from distributed heterogeneous reasoners. Our approach integrates results from...

The Application of Advanced Knowledge Technologies for Emergency Response (2008)

Stephen Potter, Yannis Kalfoglou, Harith Alani, Michelle Bachler, Simon Buckingham Shum, Rodrigo Carvalho, ...

Making sense of the current state of an emergency and of the response to it is vital if appropriate decisions are to be made. This task involves the acquisition, interpretation and management of...

General Terms Algorithms. (2008)

Cell Libraries, Bo Hu

In this paper we describe a technology mapping technique based on the logical effort theory [13]. First, we appropriately characterize a given standard cell library and extract from it a set of cell...

The Information Flow Foundation for Fusing Inferences (2008)

Bo Hu

A practical and efficient approach to hybrid reasoning is to fuse different specialised systems that are designed particularly for different types of problems. We provide formal treatments to the...

Emerging Consensus in-situ (2008)

Bo Hu, An Dasmahapatra, Paul Lewis

Abstract Traditional ontology mapping techniques are not strictly applicable in a dynamic and distributed environment (e.g. P2P and pervasive computing) in which on-the-fly alignments are sought...

How Recent is a Web Document? (2008)

Bo Hu, Florian Lauck, Jan Scheffczyk

One of the most important aspects of a Web document is its up-to-dateness or recency. Up-todateness is particularly relevant to Web documents because they usually contain content origining from...

A Wavelet Balance Approach for Steady-State Analysis of Nonlinear Circuits * (2008)

Xin Li, Bo Hu, Xieting Ling, Xuan Zeng

In this paper, a novel wavelet balance method is proposed for steady-state analysis of nonlinear circuits. The proposed method presents several merits compared with those conventional frequency...

Potter et al. Advanced Knowledge Technologies for Emergency Response The Application of Advanced Knowledge Technologies for Emergency Response (2008)

Stephen Potter, Yannis Kalfoglou, Harith Alani, Michelle Bachler, Simon Buckingham Shum, Rodrigo Carvalho, ...

Making sense of the current state of an emergency and of the response to it is vital if appropriate decisions are to be made. This task involves the acquisition, interpretation and management of...

Potter et al. Advanced Knowledge Technologies for Emergency Response The Application of Advanced Knowledge Technologies for Emergency Response (2008)

Stephen Potter, Yannis Kalfoglou, Harith Alani, Michelle Bachler, Simon Buckingham Shum, Rodrigo Carvalho, ...

Making sense of the current state of an emergency and of the response to it is vital if appropriate decisions are to be made. This task involves the acquisition, interpretation and management of...

CROSI Mapping System (CMS) - Result of the 2005 Ontology Alignment Contest (2008)

Yannis Kalfoglou, Bo Hu

In this results report we summarize our experiences from running the CROSI Mapping System (CMS) over three test cases for this year’s OAEI contest: bibliography, Web directories and medical...

Living with the Semantic Gap: Experiences and Remedies in the Context of Medical Imaging (2008)

Yannis Kalfoglou, An Dasmahapatra, Bo Hu, Paul Lewis, Nigel Shadbolt

Abstract—Semantic annotation of images is a key concern for the newly emerged applications of semantic multimedia. Machine processable descriptions of images make it possible to automate a variety...

4-(5-Bromo-2-hydroxybenzylideneamino)-3-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-5(4H)-thione (2008)

Min Wang, Minna Cao, Bo Hu, CuiXia Cheng, XueGang Song

In the title compound, C10H9BrN4OS, the triazole ring forms a dihedral angle of 72.05 (14)° with the benzene ring. The conformation of the molecule is stabilized by intramolecular...

Differential effects of arginine methylation on diastolic dysfunction and disease progression in patients with chronic systolic heart failure (2008)

Wilson Tang, Wai Hong, Tong, Wilson, Shrestha, Kevin, Wang, Zeneng, Levison, Bruce S., Delfraino, Brian, ...

Aims To investigate the association of arginine methylation with myocardial function and prognosis in chronic systolic heart failure patients. Methods and results Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA)...

Decentralised Clinical Guidelines Modelling with Lightweight Coordination Calculus (2007)

Hu, Bo, Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Robertson, Dave, Lewis, Paul

Background: Clinical protocols and guidelines have been considered as a major means to ensure that cost-effective services are provided at the point of care. Recently, the computerisation of clinical...

1 (2007)

Guisheng Zhai, Bo Hu, Kazunori Yasuda, Anthony N. Michel

Abstract: In this paper, we investigate the disturbance attenuation properties of timecontrolled switched systems consisting of several linear time-invariant subsystems by using a dwell time approach...

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Bo Hu, Guisheng Zhai, Anthony N. Michel

In the present paper we utilize Lyapunov-like functions in the qualitative analysis of switched systems. Specifically, for a class of second-order switched systems consisting of two unstable...

STABILITY ANALYSIS OF A CLASS OF NONLINEAR MULTIRATE DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS (2007)

Bo Hu, Anthony N. Michel

We consider multirate digital control systems which consist of an interconnection of a continuous-time nonlinear plant (described by ordinary differential equations) and a digital lifted controller...

Let (2007)

Bo Hu

A transcendental polynomial which has all its roots lying in the left half- plane is called stable. In this paper, the stability of transcendental polynomials which are nearly as general as those...

A Comparison Theory for Stability Analysis of Discontinuous Dynamical Systems { Part I: Results Invoving Stability Preserving Mappings", present (2007)

Anthony N. Michel, Bo Hu

In the present paper, we develop a general comparison theory for Lyapunov and Lagrange stability analysis of discontinuous dynamical systems, making use of stability preserving mappings. To...

Stabilization of two - dimensional linear systems by time - delay feedback controls (2007)

Bo Hu

A continuous-time, linear, time-invariant control system with a fixed time delay in the feedback loop is considered. We investigate the problem of feedback stabilization. Some easy-to-check criteria...

z (2007)

Bo Hu, Guisheng Zhai, Anthony N. Michel

In the present paper, we solve for two-dimensional SISO linear control systems the open problem whether there exists finite-state hybrid output feedback to stabilize the systems. We show that under...

STABILITY ANALYSIS OF A CLASS OF NONLINEAR MULTIRATE DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS (2007)

Bo Hu, Anthony N. Michel

We consider multirate digital control systems which consist of an interconnection of a continuous-time nonlinear plant (described by ordinary dierential equations) and a digital lifted controller...

Submitted to ECC2001 Stabilization of Two-Dimensional Single-Input Bilinear Systems with a Finite Number of Constant Feedback Control Laws (2007)

Bo Hu, Guisheng Zhai, Anthony N. Michel

Abstract: In the present paper, we address the stabilization problem of two-dimensional bilinear systems, using a finite number of constant feedback control laws, along with appropriate switchings....

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Bo Hu, Xuping Xu, Panos J. Antsaklis, Anthony N. Michel

For a class of second-order switched systems consisting of two linear time-invariant (LTI) subsystems, we show that the so-called conic switching law proposed previously by the present authors is...

Stabilization of two - dimensional linear systems by time - delay feedback controls (2007)

Bo Hu

A continuous-time, linear, time-invariant control system with a xed time delay in the feedback loop is considered. We investigate the problem of feedback stabilization. Some easy-to-check criteria to...

STABILITY ANALYSIS OF INTERCONNECTED HYBRID DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS (2007)

Anthony N. Michel, Bo Hu

In the present paper we establish some new stability results for interconnected hybrid (resp., discontinuous) dynamical systems. Our results are phrased in terms of the qualitative properties of...

Cross-Language Information Retreival Project, Univ. of Maryland, College Park: www.clis.umd.edu/dlrg resource page: www.clis.umd.edu/dlrg/clir/papers.html bibliography of papers on the subject: www.clis.umd.edu/dlrg/clir/bibtex.txt (2007)

Bo Hu, Christopher Brown

We describe a method for reconstructing indoor scenes from image mosaics using prior knowledge of the cuboid structure of the environment. The method is inspired by traditional approaches to the...

Modeling X.509 Certificate Policies Using Description Logics (2007)

Volker Haarslev, Carsten Lutz, Ralf Möller, Daniela Berardi, Diego Calvanese, Sebastian Br, ...

Recently, a growing interest in description logics and their applications can be observed. This is mainly due to the development of very expressive description logics and optimized description logic...

Toward Designing A Shadow Perception Experiment (2007)

Bo Hu, Christopher Brown

We lay out the plans for a series of psychophysics experiments on human shadow perceptions. The Peg in Hole experiments are to find out whether shadows play a role in human 3D perception and how...

Uncalibrated Obstacle Identification Using Ane Structure (2007)

From Motion Bo, Bo Hu, Peter Barnum, Christopher Brown

In this report, we describe an obstacle identification method using a#ne structures from motion. We first identify a reference plane by tracking feature points across image sequences. We then compute...

Homologous self-organising scale-invariant properties characterise long range species spread and cancer invasion (2007)

Diana E. Marco, Sergio A. Cannas, Marcelo A. Montemurro, Bo Hu, Shi-Yuan Cheng

Occupancy of new habitats through dispersion is a central process in nature. In particular, long distance dispersal is involved in the spread of species and epidemics, although it has not been...

Homologous self-organising scale-invariant properties characterise long range species spread and cancer invasion (2007)

Bo Hu, Shiyuan Cheng

The invariance of some system properties over a range of temporal and/or spatial scales is an attribute of many processes in nature1, often characterised by power law functions and fractal geometry2....

A Conceptual Graph Description of Medical data for Brain Tumour Classification (2007)

Croitoru, Madalina, Hu, Bo, Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Lewis, Paul, Dupplaw, David, Xiao, Liang

HealthAgents proposes an agent-based distributed decision support system for brain tumour diagnosis and prognosis which employs Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy...

The Application of Advanced Knowledge Technologies for Emergency Response (2007)

Potter, Stephen, Kalfoglou, Yannis, Alani, Harith, Bachler, Michelle, Buckingham Shum, Simon, Carvalho, Rodrigo, ...

Making sense of the current state of an emergency and of the response to it is vital if appropriate decisions are to be made. This task involves the acquisition, interpretation and management of...

The Application of Advanced Knowledge Technologies for Emergency Response (2007)

Potter, Stephen, Kalfoglou, Yanni, Alani, Hairth, Bachler, Michelle, Buckingham Shum, Simon, Carvalho, Rodrigo, ...

Making sense of the current state of an emergency and of the response to it is vital if appropriate decisions are to be made. This task involves the acquisition, interpretation and management of...

The Application of Advanced Knowledge Technologies for Emergency Response (2007)

Potter, Stephen, Kalfoglou, Yanni, Alani, Hairth, Bachler, Michelle, Buckingham Shum, Simon, Carvalho, Rodrigo, ...

Making sense of the current state of an emergency and of the response to it is vital if appropriate decisions are to be made. This task involves the acquisition, interpretation and management of...

The Application of Advanced Knowledge Technologies for Emergency Response (2007)

Potter, Stephen, Kalfoglou, Yanni, Alani, Hairth, Bachler, Michelle, Buckingham Shum, Simon, Carvalho, Rodrigo, ...

Making sense of the current state of an emergency and of the response to it is vital if appropriate decisions are to be made. This task involves the acquisition, interpretation and management of...

Adaptive Agent Model: an Agent Interaction and Computation Model (2007)

Xiao, Liang, Robertson, Dave, Croitoru, Madalina, Lewis, Paul, Dashmapatra, Srinandan, Dupplaw, David, ...

Software systems must be capable of coping with continuous requirements changes and at the same time wisely make use of emerging components and services to remain useful in their environment. In this...

Adaptive Agent Model: an Agent Interaction and Computation Model (2007)

Xiao, Liang, Robertson, Dave, Croitoru, Madalina, Lewis, Paul, Dashmapatra, Srinandan, Dupplaw, David, ...

Software systems must be capable of coping with continuous requirements changes and at the same time wisely make use of emerging components and services to remain useful in their environment. In this...

Conceptual Graphs Based Information Retrieval in HealthAgents (2007)

Croitoru, Madalina, Hu, Bo, Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Lewis, Paul, Dupplaw, David, Gibb, A, ...

This paper focuses on the problem of representing, in a meaningful way, the knowledge involved in the HealthAgents project. Our work is motivated by the complexity of representing Electronic...

Z_3 Symmetry and Neutrino Mixing in Type II Seesaw (2006)

Hu, Bo, Wu, Feng, Wu, Yue-Liang

Neutrino mixing matrix satisfying the current experimental data can be well described by the HPS tri-bimaximal mixing matrix. We propose that its origin can be understood within the seesaw framework...

$B_s - \bar B_s$ Mixing and Its Implication for $b \to s$ Transitions in Supersymmetry (2006)

Arnowitt, Richard, Dutta, Bhaskar, Hu, Bo, Oh, Sechul

We investigate the effect of the current measurement of the neutral $B_s$ meson mass difference, $\Delta M_{B_s}$, on SUGRA models which have non-zero values of the soft breaking terms...

Interacting dark energy, holographic principle and coincidence problem (2006)

Hu, Bo, Ling, Yi

The interacting and holographic dark energy models involve two important quantities. One is the characteristic size of the holographic bound and the other is the coupling term of the interaction...

Quantum inequalities for massless spin-3/2 field in Minkowski spacetime (2006)

Hu, Bo, Ling, Yi, Zhang, Hongbao

Quantum inequalities have been established for various quantum fields in both flat and curved spacetimes. In particular, for spin-3/2 fields, Yu and Wu have explicitly derived quantum inequalities...

Facilitating multi-disciplinary knowledge-based support for breast cancer screening (2006)

Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Dupplaw, David, Hu, Bo, Lewis, Hugh, Lewis, Paul, Shadbolt, Nigel

In order to increase the accuracy of breast cancer screening, the diagnostics of imaging modalities (X-ray, ultrasound or magnetic resonance(MR)) is assessed alongside results of histopathological or...

Issues with Evaluating and Using Publicly Available Ontologies (2006)

Kalfoglou, Yannis, Hu, Bo

The proliferation of ontologies in the public domain and the ease of accessing them offers new opportunities for knowledge sharing and interoperability in an open, distributed environment, but it...

The Information Flow Foundation for Fusing Inferences (2006)

Hu, Bo

A practical and efficient approach to hybrid reasoning is to fuse different specialised systems that are designed particularly for different types of problems. We provide formal treatments to the...

Facilitating multi-disciplinary knowledge-based support for breast cancer screening (2006)

Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Dupplaw, David, Hu, Bo, Lewis, Hugh, Lewis, Paul, Shadbolt, Nigel

In order to increase the accuracy of breast cancer screening, the diagnostics of imaging modalities (X-ray, ultrasound or magnetic resonance(MR)) is assessed alongside results of histopathological or...

Facilitating multi-disciplinary, knowledge-based support for breast cancer screening (2006)

Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Dupplaw, David, Hu, Bo, Lewis, Paul, Shadbolt, Nigel, Lewis, Hugh

In order to increase the accuracy of breast cancer screening, the diagnostics of imaging modalities (X-ray, ultrasound or magnetic resonance (MR)) is assessed alongside results of histopathological...

Issues with Evaluating and Using Publicly Available Ontologies (2006)

Kalfoglou, Yannis, Hu, Bo

The proliferation of ontologies in the public domain and the ease of accessing them offers new opportunities for knowledge sharing and interoperability in an open, distributed environment, but it...

The Information Flow Foundation for Fusing Inferences (2006)

Hu, Bo

A practical and efficient approach to hybrid reasoning is to fuse different specialised systems that are designed particularly for different types of problems. We provide formal treatments to the...

Facilitating multi-disciplinary knowledge-based support for breast cancer screening (2006)

Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Dupplaw, David, Hu, Bo, Lewis, Hugh, Lewis, Paul, Shadbolt, Nigel

In order to increase the accuracy of breast cancer screening, the diagnostics of imaging modalities (X-ray, ultrasound or magnetic resonance(MR)) is assessed alongside results of histopathological or...

Issues with Evaluating and Using Publicly Available Ontologies (2006)

Kalfoglou, Yannis, Hu, Bo

The proliferation of ontologies in the public domain and the ease of accessing them offers new opportunities for knowledge sharing and interoperability in an open, distributed environment, but it...

The Information Flow Foundation for Fusing Inferences (2006)

Hu, Bo

A practical and efficient approach to hybrid reasoning is to fuse different specialised systems that are designed particularly for different types of problems. We provide formal treatments to the...

Semantic Metrics (2006)

Hu, Bo, Kalfoglou, Yannis, Dupplaw, David, Alani, Harith, Lewis, Paul, Shadbolt, Nigel

In the context of the Semantic Web, many ontology-related operations, e.g. ontology ranking, segmentation, alignment, articulation, reuse, evaluation, can be boiled down to one fundamental operation:...

Semantic Metrics (2006)

Hu, Bo, Kalfoglou, Yannis, Dupplaw, David, Alani, Harith, Lewis, Paul, Shadbolt, Nigel

In the context of the Semantic Web, many ontology-related operations, e.g. ontology ranking, segmentation, alignment, articulation, reuse, evaluation, can be boiled down to one fundamental operation:...

Performance evaluation and pulse design for ultra-wideband communications / (2006)

Hu, Bo.

A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering,...

Bio-based composite sandwich panel for residential construction [electronic resource] / (2006)

Hu, Bo.

This study investigated the applicability of bio-based composites for housing construction. Since traditional wood-frame construction is vulnerable to hurricanes, especially the roof, the research...

Issues with Evaluating and Using Publicly Available Ontologies (2006)

Yannis Kalfoglou, Bo Hu

The proliferation of ontologies in the public domain and the ease of accessing them o#ers new opportunities for knowledge sharing and interoperability in an open, distributed environment, but it also...

N.Shadbolt. Semantic Metrics (2006)

Bo Hu, Yannis Kalfoglou, Harith Alani, Paul Lewis, Nigel Shadbolt

Abstract In the context of the Semantic Web, many ontology-related operations, e.g. ontology ranking, segmentation, alignment, articulation, reuse, evaluation, can reduced to one fundamental...

Modified dispersion relations and black hole physics (2005)

Ling, Yi, Hu, Bo, Li, Xiang

A modified formulation of energy-momentum relation is proposed in the context of doubly special relativity. We investigate its impact on black hole physics. It turns out that such modification will...

Capturing, Representing and Operationalising Semantic Integration (CROSI) project - final report (2005)

Kalfoglou, Yannis, Hu, Bo, Reynolds, Dave, Shadbolt, Nigel

n October of 2004, the \underline{University of Southampton} and \underline{Hewlett Packard Laboratories at Bristol} joined forces to work on a collaborated project, CROSI, in order to investigate...

Cast Shadows in Augmented Reality Systems (2005)

Hu, Bo

Ph.D. Thesis, Computer Science Dept., U. Rochester; Prof. Christopher M. Brown, thesis advisor; simultaneously published in the Technical Rpt. series

Capturing, Representing and Operationalising Semantic Integration (CROSI) project - final report (2005)

Kalfoglou, Yannis, Hu, Bo, Reynolds, Dave, Shadbolt, Nigel

n October of 2004, the \underline{University of Southampton} and \underline{Hewlett Packard Laboratories at Bristol} joined forces to work on a collaborated project, CROSI, in order to investigate...

Capturing, Representing and Operationalising Semantic Integration (CROSI) project - final report (2005)

Kalfoglou, Yannis, Hu, Bo, Reynolds, Dave, Shadbolt, Nigel

n October of 2004, the \underline{University of Southampton} and \underline{Hewlett Packard Laboratories at Bristol} joined forces to work on a collaborated project, CROSI, in order to investigate...

The $B \to K\pi$ Puzzle and Supersymmetric Models (2005)

Arnowitt, Richard, Dutta, Bhaskar, Hu, Bo, Oh, Sechul

In the light of new experimental results on $B \to K\pi$ decays, we study the decay processes $B \to K \pi$ in the framework of both R-parity conserving (SUGRA) and R-parity violating supersymmetric...

Weighted Network Models Based on Local and Global Rules (2005)

Hu, Bo, Yan, Gang, Wang, Wen-Xu, Chen, Wen

We will introduce two evolving models that characterize weighted complex networks. Though the microscopic dynamics are different, these models are found to bear a similar mathematical framework, and...

A Mutual Attraction Model for Both Assortative and Disassortative Weighted Networks (2005)

Wang, Wen-Xu, Hu, Bo, Wang, Bing-Hong, Yan, Gang

In most networks, the connection between a pair of nodes is the result of their mutual affinity and attachment. In this letter, we will propose a Mutual Attraction Model to characterize weighted...

Generalized BBV Models for Weighted Complex Networks (2005)

Hu, Bo, Yan, Gang, Wang, Wen-Xu, Chen, Wen

We will introduce two evolving models that characterize weighted complex networks. Though the microscopic dynamics are different, these models are found to bear a similar mathematical framework, and...

Efficient routing on complex networks (2005)

Yan, Gang, Zhou, Tao, Hu, Bo, Fu, Zhong-Qian, Wang, Bing-Hong

In this letter, we propose a new routing strategy to improve the transportation efficiency on complex networks. Instead of using the routing strategy for shortest path, we give a generalized routing...

Multiple-View 3-D Reconstruction using a Mirror (2005)

Hu, Bo, Brown, Christopher M., Nelson, Randal C.

We propose a 3-D object reconstruction method using a stationary camera and a planar mirror. No calibration is required. The mirror provides the extra views needed for a multiple-view reconstruction....

Semantic Integration Technonolgies Survey (2005)

Kalfoglou, Yannis, Hu, Bo, Reynolds, Dave, Shadbolt, Nigel

The \underline{University of Southampton} and \underline{Hewlett Packard Laboratories at Bristol} are collaborating in a joint project, CROSI, to investigate semantic integration. \textbf{CROSI},...

Semantic Integration Technonolgies Survey (2005)

Kalfoglou, Yannis, Hu, Bo, Reynolds, Dave, Shadbolt, Nigel

The \underline{University of Southampton} and \underline{Hewlett Packard Laboratories at Bristol} are collaborating in a joint project, CROSI, to investigate semantic integration. \textbf{CROSI},...

Semantic Integration Technonolgies Survey (2005)

Kalfoglou, Yannis, Hu, Bo, Reynolds, Dave, Shadbolt, Nigel

The \underline{University of Southampton} and \underline{Hewlett Packard Laboratories at Bristol} are collaborating in a joint project, CROSI, to investigate semantic integration. \textbf{CROSI},...

General Dynamics of Topology and Traffic on Weighted Technological Networks (2005)

Wang, Wen-Xu, Hu, Bo, Yan, Gang, Ou, Qing, Wang, Bing-Hong

For most technical networks, the interplay of dynamics, traffic and topology is assumed crucial to their evolution. In this paper, we propose a traffic-driven evolution model of weighted...

On Interoperability of Ontologies for Web-based Educational Systems (2005)

Kalfoglou, Yannis, Hu, Bo, Reynolds, Dave

Interoperability between disparate systems in open, distributed environments has become the quest of many practitioners in a variety of fields. Web-based educational systems are not an exception, but...

CMS: CROSI Mapping System - Results of the 2005 Ontology Alignment Contest (2005)

Kalfoglou, Yannis, Hu, Bo

In this results report we summarize our experiences from running the CROSI Mapping System (CMS) over three test cases for this year's OAEI contest: bibliography, Web directories and medical...

On Interoperability of Ontologies for Web-based Educational Systems (2005)

Kalfoglou, Yannis, Hu, Bo, Reynolds, Dave

Interoperability between disparate systems in open, distributed environments has become the quest of many practitioners in a variety of fields. Web-based educational systems are not an exception, but...

CMS: CROSI Mapping System - Results of the 2005 Ontology Alignment Contest (2005)

Kalfoglou, Yannis, Hu, Bo

In this results report we summarize our experiences from running the CROSI Mapping System (CMS) over three test cases for this year's OAEI contest: bibliography, Web directories and medical...

On Interoperability of Ontologies for Web-based Educational Systems (2005)

Kalfoglou, Yannis, Hu, Bo, Reynolds, Dave

Interoperability between disparate systems in open, distributed environments has become the quest of many practitioners in a variety of fields. Web-based educational systems are not an exception, but...

CMS: CROSI Mapping System - Results of the 2005 Ontology Alignment Contest (2005)

Kalfoglou, Yannis, Hu, Bo

In this results report we summarize our experiences from running the CROSI Mapping System (CMS) over three test cases for this year's OAEI contest: bibliography, Web directories and medical...

On Interoperability of Ontologies for Web-based Educational Systems (2005)

Yannis Kalfoglou, Bo Hu, Dave Reynolds

Interoperability between disparate systems in open, distributed environments has become the quest of many practitioners in a variety of fields. Web-based educational systems are not an exception, but...

Quake II as a Robotic and Multi-Agent Platform (2004)

Brown, Christopher M., Barnum, Peter, Costello, D., Ferguson, George M., Hu, Bo, Van Wie, Michael

We have modified the public-domain Quake II game to support research and teaching. Our research is in multi-agent control and supporting human-computer interfaces. Teaching applications have so far...

A Model of Weighted Network: the Student Relationships in a Class (2004)

Hu, Bo, Jiang, Xin-Yu, Ding, Jun-Feng, Xie, Yan-Bo, Wang, Bing-Hong

A simple model is proposed to simulate the evolution of interpersonal relationships in a class. The small social network is simply assumed as an undirected and weighted graph, in which students are...

The Evolution of Interpersonal Relationships in a Social Group (2004)

Hu, Bo, Jiang, Xin-Yu, Wang, Bing-Hong, Ding, Jun-Feng, Xie, Yan-Bo

A model has been proposed to simulate the evolution of interpersonal relationships in a social group. The small social community is simply assumed as an undirected and weighted graph, where...

SUSY phenomenology (2004)

Hu, Bo, Hu, Bo

Supersymmetric extensions to the Standard Model (SM) have many interesting experimental consequences which can provide important hints to the physics beyond the SM. In this thesis, we first study the...

SUSY phenomenology (2004)

Hu, Bo, Hu, Bo

Supersymmetric extensions to the Standard Model (SM) have many interesting experimental consequences which can provide important hints to the physics beyond the SM. In this thesis, we first study the...

SUSY phenomenology (2004)

Hu, Bo, Hu, Bo

Supersymmetric extensions to the Standard Model (SM) have many interesting experimental consequences which can provide important hints to the physics beyond the SM. In this thesis, we first study the...

SUSY phenomenology (2004)

Hu, Bo, Hu, Bo

Supersymmetric extensions to the Standard Model (SM) have many interesting experimental consequences which can provide important hints to the physics beyond the SM. In this thesis, we first study the...

SUSY phenomenology (2004)

Hu, Bo, Hu, Bo

Supersymmetric extensions to the Standard Model (SM) have many interesting experimental consequences which can provide important hints to the physics beyond the SM. In this thesis, we first study the...

SUSY phenomenology (2004)

Hu, Bo

Supersymmetric extensions to the Standard Model (SM) have many interesting experimental consequences which can provide important hints to the physics beyond the SM. In this thesis, we first study the...

SUSY phenomenology (2004)

Hu, Bo

Supersymmetric extensions to the Standard Model (SM) have many interesting experimental consequences which can provide important hints to the physics beyond the SM. In this thesis, we first study the...

SUSY phenomenology (2004)

Hu, Bo

Supersymmetric extensions to the Standard Model (SM) have many interesting experimental consequences which can provide important hints to the physics beyond the SM. In this thesis, we first study the...

SUSY phenomenology (2004)

Hu, Bo

Supersymmetric extensions to the Standard Model (SM) have many interesting experimental consequences which can provide important hints to the physics beyond the SM. In this thesis, we first study the...

Analytical Studies on a Modified Nagel-Schreckenberg Model with the Fukui-Ishibashi Acceleration Rule (2004)

Fu, Chuan-Ji, Yin, Chuan-Yang, Zhou, Tao, Hu, Bo, Wang, Bing-Hong, Gao, Kun

We propose and study a one-dimensional traffic flow cellular automaton model of high-speed vehicles with the Fukui-Ishibashi-type (FI) acceleration rule for all cars, and the Nagel-Schreckenberg-type...

The Geometry of Point Light Source from Shadows (2004)

Hu, Bo, Brown, Christopher M., Nelson, Randal C.

Shadows provide valuable information about the scene geometry, especially the whereabout of the light source. This paper investigates the geometry of point light sources and cast shadows. It is known...

Power Law Distribution of Wealth in a Money-Based Model (2004)

Xie, Yan-Bo, Hu, Bo, Zhou, Tao, Wang, Bing-Hong

A money-based model for the power law distribution (PLD) of wealth in an economically interacting population is introduced. The basic feature of our model is concentrating on the capital movements...

Multimedia Distributed Knowledge Management in MIAKT (2004)

Dupplaw, David, Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Hu, Bo, Lewis, Paul, Shadbolt, Nigel

Digital media facilitates tight integration of multi-modal information and networking allows this richly textured knowledge to be shared. We present the system we have developed in the MIAKT (Medical...

MIAKT: Combining Grid and Web Services for Collaborative Medical Decision Making (2004)

Shadbolt, Nigel, Lewis, Paul, Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Dupplaw, David, Hu, Bo, Lewis, Hugh

Providing semantic web technologies in a medical domain has its obvious advantages. Having distributed services using shared domain vocabularies provides a great impetus for the integration of...

Multimedia Distributed Knowledge Management in MIAKT (2004)

Dupplaw, David, Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Hu, Bo, Lewis, Paul, Shadbolt, Nigel

Digital media facilitates tight integration of multi-modal information and networking allows this richly textured knowledge to be shared. We present the system we have developed in the MIAKT (Medical...

MIAKT: Combining Grid and Web Services for Collaborative Medical Decision Making (2004)

Shadbolt, Nigel, Lewis, Paul, Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Dupplaw, David, Hu, Bo, Lewis, Hugh

Providing semantic web technologies in a medical domain has its obvious advantages. Having distributed services using shared domain vocabularies provides a great impetus for the integration of...

Multimedia Distributed Knowledge Management in MIAKT (2004)

Dupplaw, David, Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Hu, Bo, Lewis, Paul, Shadbolt, Nigel

Digital media facilitates tight integration of multi-modal information and networking allows this richly textured knowledge to be shared. We present the system we have developed in the MIAKT (Medical...

MIAKT: Combining Grid and Web Services for Collaborative Medical Decision Making (2004)

Shadbolt, Nigel, Lewis, Paul, Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Dupplaw, David, Hu, Bo, Lewis, Hugh

Providing semantic web technologies in a medical domain has its obvious advantages. Having distributed services using shared domain vocabularies provides a great impetus for the integration of...

Multilevel VLSI placement in very deep sub-micron technology / (2004)

Hu, Bo.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Santa Barbara, 2004.

Managing Patient Record Instances Using DL-Enabled Formal Concept Analysis (2004)

Bo Hu, An Dasmahapatra, Paul Lewis, Nigel Shadbolt

Abstract In this paper we describe a general logic-enabled Formal Concept Analysis (FCA) approach to manage patient record instances. In particular, the conceptual model of the domain is represented...

MIAKT: Combining Grid and Web Services for Collaborative Medical Decision Making (2004)

Nigel Shadbolt, Paul Lewis, An Dasmahapatra, Bo Hu, Hugh Lewis

Providing semantic web technologies in a medical domain has its obvious advantages. Having distributed services using shared domain vocabularies provides a great impetus for the integration of...

MIAKT: Combining Grid and Web Services for Collaborative Medical Decision Making (2004)

Nigel Shadbolt, Paul Lewis, An Dasmahapatra, Bo Hu, Hugh Lewis

Providing semantic web technologies in a medical domain has its obvious advantages. Having distributed services using shared domain vocabularies provides a great impetus for the integration of...

Quake II as a Robotic and Multi-Agent Platform (2004)

Chris Brown, Peter Barnum, Dave Costello, George Ferguson, Bo Hu, Mike Van Wie

We have modified the public-domain Quake II game to support research and teaching. Our research is in multi-agent control and supporting human-computer interfaces. Teaching applications have so far...

Exploring the Practical Limits of Optical Flow (2003)

Barnum, Peter, Hu, Bo, Brown, Christopher M.

This report documents our experience with different optical flow estimation methods and our attempt to use optical flow both qualitatively and quantitatively. Special attention is devoted to...

Uncalibrated Obstacle Identification Using Affine Structure From Motion (2003)

Hu, Bo, Barnum, Peter, Brown, Christopher M.

In this report, we describe an obstacle identification method using affine structures from motion. We first identify a reference plane by tracking feature points across image sequences. We then...

Data transmission system (2003)

Ko, Tsz-mei, Liou, Ming L., Cheung, Kwan-Fai, Cheng, Roger, Hu, Bo, Qu, Donghui

A data transmission system is proposed, for example for video-on-demand, internet or multimedia applications, in which a number of subscribers in a building are connected to a central server through...

Toward Designing A Shadow Perception Experiment (2003)

Hu, Bo, Brown, Christopher M.

We lay out the plans for a series of psychophysics experiments on human shadow perceptions. The Peg in Hole experiments are to find out whether shadows play a role in human 3D perception and how...

The impact of destination involvement on travelers' revisit intentions (2003)

Hu, Bo

Dramatic change occurred in the emphasis of travelers' purchase types. While the traditional emphasis on sales maintains its status, repeat purchasing or repeat travel demonstrates great potentials...

Facilitating DL-based hybrid reasoning with inference fusion. (2003)

Hu, Bo, Arena, Ines, Compatangelo, Ernesto

We present an extension to DL-based taxonomic reasoning by means of the proposed inference fusion, i.e. the dynamic combination of inferences from distributed heterogeneous reasoners. Our approach...

From Lexicon To Mammographic Ontology: Experiences and Lessons (2003)

Hu, Bo, Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Shadbolt, Nigel

In this paper we describe our work on representing and constructing ontologies for breast mammography, which is part of planned set of comprehensive breast imaging and pathology ontologies designed...

Visualising a DL Knowledge Base with DeLogViz (2003)

Hu, Bo, Shadbolt, Nigel

Ontologies are more than an elaborate approach to the definition and classification of information. They play a vital role in various web-oriented applications that makes a correct ontology one of...

Ontology-based Medical Image Annotation with Description Logics (2003)

Hu, Bo, Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Lewis, Paul, Shadbolt, Nigel

The interpretation of medical evidence is normally presented in terms of a controlled, but diversely expressed specialist vocabulary and natural language phrases. Such informally expressed data...

From Lexicon To Mammographic Ontology: Experiences and Lessons (2003)

Hu, Bo, Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Shadbolt, Nigel

In this paper we describe our work on representing and constructing ontologies for breast mammography, which is part of planned set of comprehensive breast imaging and pathology ontologies designed...

Visualising a DL Knowledge Base with DeLogViz (2003)

Hu, Bo, Shadbolt, Nigel

Ontologies are more than an elaborate approach to the definition and classification of information. They play a vital role in various web-oriented applications that makes a correct ontology one of...

Ontology-based Medical Image Annotation with Description Logics (2003)

Hu, Bo, Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Lewis, Paul, Shadbolt, Nigel

The interpretation of medical evidence is normally presented in terms of a controlled, but diversely expressed specialist vocabulary and natural language phrases. Such informally expressed data...

From Lexicon To Mammographic Ontology: Experiences and Lessons (2003)

Hu, Bo, Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Shadbolt, Nigel

In this paper we describe our work on representing and constructing ontologies for breast mammography, which is part of planned set of comprehensive breast imaging and pathology ontologies designed...

Visualising a DL Knowledge Base with DeLogViz (2003)

Hu, Bo, Shadbolt, Nigel

Ontologies are more than an elaborate approach to the definition and classification of information. They play a vital role in various web-oriented applications that makes a correct ontology one of...

Ontology-based Medical Image Annotation with Description Logics (2003)

Hu, Bo, Dasmahapatra, Srinandan, Lewis, Paul, Shadbolt, Nigel

The interpretation of medical evidence is normally presented in terms of a controlled, but diversely expressed specialist vocabulary and natural language phrases. Such informally expressed data...

Visualising a DL Knowledge Base with DeLogViz, in (2003)

Bo Hu, Nigel Shadbolt

Ontologies are more than an elaborate approach to the definition and classification of information. They play a vital role in various web-oriented applications that makes a correct ontology one of...

Facilitating dl-based hybrid reasoning with Inference Fusion. Knowledge-Based Systems. Journal reprint of ES’02 (2003)

Bo Hu, Inés Arana, Ernesto Compatangelo

We present an extension to DL-based taxonomic reasoning by means of the proposed inference fusion, i.e. the dynamic combination of infer-ences from distributed heterogeneous reasoners. Our approach...

Facilitating dl-based hybrid reasoning with Inference Fusion. Knowledge-Based Systems. Journal reprint of ES’02 (2003)

Bo Hu, Inés Arana, Ernesto Compatangelo

We present an extension to DL-based taxonomic reasoning by means of the proposed inference fusion, i.e. the dynamic combination of inferences from distributed heterogeneous reasoners. Our approach...

Exploring the Practical Limits of Optical Flow (2003)

Peter Barnum, Bo Hu, Christopher Brown

This report documents our experience with di#erent optical flow estimation methods and our attempt to use optical flow both qualitatively and quantitatively. Special attention is devoted to improving...

Wire Length Prediction in Constraint Driven Placement (2003)

Qinghua Liu, Bo Hu, Malgorzata Marek-sadowska

Experiments show that lengths of individual wires are different for different placement algorithms. To achieve accurate wire length prediction, some knowledge of a placer's details is necessary....

From Lexicon to Mammographic Ontology: Experiences and Lessons (2003)

Bo Hu, Srinandan Dasmahapatra, An Dasmahapatra, Nigel Shadbolt

In this paper we describe our work on representing and constructing ontologies for breast mammography, which is part of planned set of comprehensive breast imaging and pathology ontologies designed...

Interactive Indoor Scene Reconstruction from Image Mosaics using Cuboid Structure (2002)

Hu, Bo, Brown, Christopher M.

We describe a method for reconstructing indoor scenes from image mosaics using prior knowledge of the cuboid structure of the environment. The method is inspired by traditional approaches to the...

Chaotic scattering and the magneto-Coulomb map (2002)

Hu, Bo.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2002.

Chaotic scattering and the magneto-Coulomb map [electronic resource] (2002)

Hu, Bo, Hu, Bo

In Chapter 1, a non-relativistic classical electron scattering by a fixed ion in a uniform magnetic field is studied. The system is non-integrable, and there is chaotic scattering for certain regimes...

Chaotic scattering and the magneto-Coulomb map (2002)

Hu, Bo.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2002.

Coordinated reasoning with inference fusion (2002)

Bo Hu, Ernesto Compatangelo, Inés Arana

Abstract We discuss a new approach which uses inference fusion, i.e. the cooperative reasoning from distributed heterogeneous inference systems, in order to extend the scope of deductions based on...

A wavelet-balance approach for steady-state analysis of nonlinear circuits (2002)

Xin Li, Bo Hu, Xieting Ling, Xuan Zeng

Abstract—In this paper, a novel wavelet-balance method is proposed for steady-state analysis of nonlinear circuits. Taking advantage of the superior computational properties of wavelets, the...

FAR: Fixed-points addition and relaxation based placement (2002)

Bo Hu

In this paper we describe the Fixed-points Addition and Relaxation (FAR) based placement technique. Fixed point is a pseudo cell connected to a movable cell. By introducing fixed points, the...

Acquiring an Environment Map through Image Mosaicking (2001)

Hu, Bo, Brown, Christopher M., Choi, Andrew

In this report, we describe methods of acquiring an environment map by image mosaicking. We focus on technique details of the different algorithms involved. These algorithms include image matching,...

A hybrid approach to extend DLbased reasoning with concrete domains (2001)

Hu, Bo, Compatangelo, Ernesto, Arana, Ines

We propose a new hybrid approach which extends the expressive power of DL languages by incorporating concrete domains.Without modifying the DL inference algorithms,our approach uses the results of...

Thermodynamic modelling of a combined-cycle fuel cell power plant / (2001)

Hu, Bo.

Thesis (M. Eng.)--Nanyang Technological University, School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, 2001.

In-place delay constrained power optimization using functional symmetries (2001)

Bo Hu, Malgorzata Marek-sadowska

In-Place Optimization (IPO) has become the backend methodology of choice to resolve the gap between logic synthesis and physical design as the optimization can be guided by accurate physical...

In-place delay constrained power optimization using functional symmetries (2001)

Bo Hu, Malgorzata Marek-sadowska

In-Place Optimization (IPO) has become the backend methodology of choice to resolve the gap between logic synthesis and physical design as the optimization can be guided by accurate physical...

Acquiring an environment map through image mosaicking (2001)

Bo Hu, Christopher Brown, Andrew Choi

In this report, we describe methods of acquiring an environment map by image mosaicking. We focus on technique details of the different algorithms involved. These algorithms include image matching,...

Supergravity /--by Bo Hu. (2000)

Hu, Bo.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2000.

Hybrid Output Feedback Stabilization of Two-Dimensional Linear Control Systems (2000)

Bo Hu, Guisheng Zhai

In the present paper, we solve for two-dimensional SISO linear control systems the open problem whether there exists finite-state hybrid output feedback to stabilize the systems. We show that under...

Piecewise Lyapunov Functions for Switched Systems with Average Dwell Time (2000)

Guisheng Zhai, Bo Hu, Kazunori Yasuda, Anthony N. Michel

The stability properties of linear switched systems consisting of both Hurwitz stable and unstable subsystems are investigated by using piecewise Lyapunov functions incorporated with an average dwell...

Stability Analysis of Switched Systems with Stable and Unstable Subsystems: An Average Dwell Time Approach (2000)

Guisheng Zhai, Bo Hu, Kazunori Yasuda, Anthony N. Michel

We study the stability properties of linear switched systems consisting of both Hurwitz stable and unstable subsystems using an average dwell time approach. We show that if the average dwell time is...

Stability analysis of digital feedback control systems with time-varying sampling periods (1999)

Bo Hu, Anthony N. Michel

We consider digital feedback control systems with timevarying sampling periods consisting of an interconnection of a continuous-time nonlinear plant, a nonlinear digital controller and appropriate...

Towards a Stability Theory of General Hybrid Dynamical Systems (1999)

Anthony N. Michel, Bo Hu

A general model for hybrid dynamical systems is presented which incorporates a concept of generalized time. For such systems, a stability theory is developed. Both Comparison Theorems and the...

Some qualitative properties of multirate digital control systems (1999)

Bo Hu, Anthony N. Michel

Abstract--- We consider multirate digital control systems which consist of an interconnection of a continuous-time nonlinear plant (described by ordinary differential equations), a digital controller...

Stability Analysis For a Class of Nonlinear Switched Systems (1999)

Bo Hu, Xuping Xu, Anthony N. Michel, Panos J. Antsaklis

In the present paper, we study several qualitative properties of a class of nonlinear switched systems under certain switching laws. First, we show that if all the subsystems are linear...

Quantized sampled-data feedback stabilization for linear and nonlinear control systems (1999)

Bo Hu, Zhaoshu Feng, Anthony N. Michel

In the present paper, we propose a new control strategy which uses quantized sampled data of the states (i.e., incomplete knowledge of the states) with quantizer sensitivities that vary (i.e., depend...

Stability analysis of digital feedback control systems with time-varying sampling periods (1999)

Bo Hu, Anthony N. Michel

Stability results on a class of nonlinear digital feedback control systems with time-varying sampling periods have been established with several applications Runtitle: Digital feedback control...

Robustness analysis of digital feedback control systems with time-varying sampling periods (1999)

Bo Hu, Anthony N. Michel

In the present paper, we study robustness properties of a class of digital feedback control systems with timevarying sampling periods consisting of an interconnection of a continuous-time nonlinear...

Some qualitative properties of multirate digital control systems (1999)

Bo Hu, Anthony N. Michel

We consider multirate digital control systems which consist of an interconnection of a continuous-time nonlinear plant (described by ordinary differential equations), a digital controller (described...

Quantized sampled-data feedback stabilization for linear and nonlinear control systems (1999)

Bo Hu, Zhaoshu Feng, Anthony N. Michel

In the present paper, we propose a new control strategy which uses quantized sampled data of the states (i.e., incomplete knowledge of the states) with quantizer sensitivities that vary (i.e., depend...

Robust stabilizing control law for a class of second-order switched systems (1999)

Bo Hu, Xuping Xu, Anthony N. Michel, Panos J. Antsaklis

For a class of second-order switched systems consisting of two linear time-invariant (LTI) subsystems, we show that the so-called conic switching law proposed previously by the present authors is...

Robustness analysis of digital feedback control systems with time-varying sampling periods (1999)

Bo Hu, Anthony N. Michel

In the present paper, we study robustness properties of a class of digital feedback control systems with time-varying sampling periods consisting of an interconnection of a continuous-time nonlinear...

Stability analysis of discontinuous dynamical systems with applications (1996)

Anthony N. Michel, Bo Hu

In the present paper, we establish several stability results for discontinuous dynamical systems de ned on R = [0; 1) which make use of vector Lyapunov functions. For the scalar case, these results...

Effects of obesity and hypertension on ventricular myocytes: comparison of cells from adult SHHF/Mcc-cp and JCR:LA-cp rats (1993)

Hohl, Charlene M, Hu, Bo, Fertel, Richard H, Russell, James C, McCune, Sylvia A, Altschuld, Ruth A

Objective: The aim was to compare β adrenergic receptors, cAMP production, and Ca2+ accumulation by the sarcoplasmic reticulum in ventricular cardiomyocytes from female SHHF/Mcc-cp and JCR:LA-cp...

Angiopoietin-2 induces human glioma invasion through the activation of matrix metalloprotease-2

Hu, Bo, Guo, Ping, Fang, Quan, Tao, Huo-Quan, Wang, Degui, Nagane, Motoo, ...

A hallmark of highly malignant human gliomas is their infiltration of the brain. We analyzed a large number of primary human glioma biopsies and found high levels of expression of an angiogenic...

A nuclear target for interleukin-1α: Interaction with the growth suppressor necdin modulates proliferation and collagen expression

Hu, Bo, Wang, Shuhui, Zhang, Yingze, Feghali, Carol A., Dingman, Jeffrey R., Wright, Timothy M.

There is growing evidence for the intracellular role of cytokines and growth factors, but the pathways by which these activities occur remain largely obscure. Previous work from our laboratory...

Angiopoietin-2 induces human glioma invasion through the activation of matrix metalloprotease-2

Hu, Bo, Guo, Ping, Fang, Quan, Tao, Huo-Quan, Wang, Degui, Nagane, Motoo, ...

A hallmark of highly malignant human gliomas is their infiltration of the brain. We analyzed a large number of primary human glioma biopsies and found high levels of expression of an angiogenic...

A nuclear target for interleukin-1α: Interaction with the growth suppressor necdin modulates proliferation and collagen expression

Hu, Bo, Wang, Shuhui, Zhang, Yingze, Feghali, Carol A., Dingman, Jeffrey R., Wright, Timothy M.

There is growing evidence for the intracellular role of cytokines and growth factors, but the pathways by which these activities occur remain largely obscure. Previous work from our laboratory...

Up-Regulation of Angiopoietin-2, Matrix Metalloprotease-2, Membrane Type 1 Metalloprotease, and Laminin 5 γ 2 Correlates with the Invasiveness of Human Glioma

Guo, Ping, Imanishi, Yorihisa, Cackowski, Frank C., Jarzynka, Michael J., Tao, Huo-Quan, Nishikawa, Ryo, ...

Diffuse infiltration of malignant human glioma cells into surrounding brain structures occurs through the activation of multigenic programs. We recently showed that angiopoietin-2 (Ang2) induces...

Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-B Enhances Glioma Angiogenesis by Stimulating Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression in Tumor Endothelia and by Promoting Pericyte Recruitment

Guo, Ping, Hu, Bo, Gu, Weisong, Xu, Li, Wang, Degui, Huang, Hui-Jen Su, ...

Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-B and its receptor (PDGF-R) β are overexpressed in human gliomas and responsible for recruiting peri-endothelial cells to vessels. To establish the role of...

Bmi-1 Is Essential for the Tumorigenicity of Neuroblastoma Cells

Cui, Hongjuan, Hu, Bo, Li, Tai, Ma, Jun, Alam, Goleeta, Gunning, William T., ...

Activation of oncogenes underlies the pathogenesis of most human cancers. In neuroblastoma, amplification of the oncogene MYCN occurs in ∼22% of cases and is associated with advanced stages of the...

A Genomic Islet Mediates Flagellar Phase Variation in Escherichia coli Strains Carrying the Flagellin-Specifying Locus flk▿ †

Feng, Lu, Liu, Bin, Liu, Yanqun, Ratiner, Yuli A., Hu, Bo, Li, Dan, ...

The occurrence of unilateral flagellar phase variation was previously demonstrated in Escherichia coli strains carrying the non-fliC flagellin-specifying locus flk. In this study, we investigated the...

Characterization of Two β-1,3-Glucosyltransferases from Escherichia coli Serotypes O56 and O152▿ †

Brockhausen, Inka, Hu, Bo, Liu, Bin, Lau, Kenneth, Szarek, Walter A., Wang, Lei, ...

The O antigens of outer membrane-bound lipopolysaccharides (LPS) in gram-negative bacteria are oligosaccharides consisting of repeating units with various structures and antigenicities. The O56 and...