Hao Jiang

Compressive Properties of Single-Filament Carbon Fibres. (9999)

Furuyama, Masatoshi, Higuchi, Masakazu, Kubomura, Kenji, Sunago, Hirofumi, Jiang, Hao

Compressive properties of mesophase pitch-based carbon fibres (NT-20, NT-40 and NT-60) were measured using the tensile recoil test and the elastica loop test. The NT-40 fibre with a 400 GPa tensile...

Document image segmentation into text, continuous-tone and screened-halftone region by the neural networks (2009)

Kazuaki Nakanlura, Shinji Yamamoto, Hao Jiang, Tetsuya Itoh

In this paper we propose the image segmentation incthod by the neural networks (NN) to extract text, continuous-tone and screened-halftone region in the document image. Each feature extractor for...

DigiPost: Writing on Post-its with Digital Pen to Support Collaborative Editing Tasks on Tabletop Displays (2009)

Hao Jiang, Ron B. Yeh, Terry Winograd, Yuanchun Shi

This paper presents DigiPost, a system for collaborative editing around a tabletop display. In DigiPost, a physical posting gesture links a post-it note with a location on the interactive tabletop....

Matrix Operations are Built in (2008)

Hao Jiang, Matrices In Matlab

programming in a easy-to-use environment. • Matlab has been widely used in universities and research institutes for

DETECTING HUMAN ACTION IN ACTIVE VIDEO (2008)

Hao Jiang, Ze-nian Li, Mark S. Drew

We propose a novel scheme to detect human actions in active video. Active videos such as movies or sports broadcasting are taken purposively by “clever ” photographers. They are object and action...

Residues of Organochlorine Pesticides in the Feathers of Oriental White Stork and Siberian White Crane (2008)

CHEN, Chun-ling, ZHOU, Li-zhi, JIANG, Hao, WU, Zhi-an, DENG, Lei, WANG, Wei-ping, ...

We collected 51 feather samples from the breasts, tails and wings of Oriental White Storks(Ciconia boyciana)and Siberian White Cranes(Grus leucogeranus)at Hefei Wild Animal Park in May, 2007....

Large-scaled, uniform, monodispersed ZnO colloidal microspheres (2008)

Jiang, Hao, Hu, Junqing, Gu, Feng, Li, Chunzhong

Large-scaled and monodispersed ZnO microspheres have been prepared successfully by using triethanolamine (TEA) aqueous solution as solvent at low reaction temperature ranging from 150 to 200 degrees...

Increased chemotactic migration and growth in heparanase-overexpressing human U251n glioma cells (2008)

Hong, Xin, Jiang, Feng, Kalkanis, Steven N, Zhang, Zheng, Zhang, Xuepeng, Zheng, Xuguang, ...

Abstract Heparanase is an endoglycosidase that degrades heparan sulfate, the main polysaccharide constituent of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and basement membrane. Expression of the heparanase gene...

Experimental quantum key distribution with an untrusted source (2008)

Peng, Xiang, Jiang, Hao, Xu, Bingjie, Ma, Xiongfeng, Guo, Hong

The photon statistics of a quantum key distribution (QKD) source is crucial for security analysis. In this paper, we propose a practical method, with only a beam splitter and photodetector involved,...

Adaptive feature selection in pattern recognition and ultra-wideband radar signal analysis (2008)

Jiang, Hao

Feature selection from measured data aims to extract informative features to reveal the statistic or stochastic mechanism underlying the complicated or high dimensional original data. In this thesis,...

A Linear Programming Approach for Multiple Object Tracking (2008)

Hao Jiang, Sidney Fels, James J. Little

We propose a linear programming relaxation scheme for the class of multiple object tracking problems where the inter-object interaction metric is convex and the intraobject term quantifying object...

aggregated traffic (2008)

Hao Jiang, Constantinos Dovrolis

effect of flow capacities on the burstiness of

tsinghua.edu.cn (2008)

Hao Jiang, Eyal Ofek

This paper describes the design and evaluation of a technique, Direct Pointer, that enables users to interact intuitively with large displays using cameras equipped on handheld devices, such as...

Matching by Linear Programming and Successive Convexification (2008)

Hao Jiang, Mark S. Drew, Zi-nian Li

We present a novel convex programming scheme to solve matching problems, focusing on the challenging problem of matching in a large search range and with cluttered background. Matching is formulated...

Visualization of Pareto Data through Rank-By-Feature Framework (2008)

Dan Carlsen, Hao Jiang, Bo Yu, Dan Carlsen, Hao Jiang, Bo Yu

Identifying performance trade-offs between various designs given a set of independent variables that define the design is of the utmost importance in understanding complex systems. These solutions to...

Shadow Resistant Tracking using Inertia Constraints (2008)

Hao Jiang, Mark S. Drew

In this paper, we present a new method for tracking objects with shadows. Traditional motion-based tracking schemes cannot usually distinguish the shadow from the object itself, and this results in a...

Adaptive feature selection in pattern recognition and ultra-wideband radar signal analysis (2008)

Jiang, Hao

Feature selection from measured data aims to extract informative features to reveal the statistic or stochastic mechanism underlying the complicated or high dimensional original data. In this thesis,...

Recognizing Posture in Pictures with Successive Convexification and Linear Programming (2008)

Hao Jiang, Ze-nian Li, Mark S. Drew

We present an image matching method for recognizing human postures in cluttered images and videos. A novel “successive convexification ” scheme is developed for matching body postures. Using...

An Intelligent System for Chinese Calligraphy (2008)

Songhua Xu, Hao Jiang, Yunhe Pan

Our work links Chinese calligraphy to computer science through an integrated intelligence approach. We first extract strokes of existent calligraphy using a semi-automatic, twophase mechanism: the...

A Novel Method for Fast and High-Quality Rendering of Hair (2008)

Songhua Xu, Hao Jiang, Yunhe Pan

This paper proposes a new rendering approach for hair. The model we use incorporates semantics-related information directly in the appearance modeling function which we call a Semantics-Aware Texture...

Feature Article Recognizing Posture in Pictures with Successive (2008)

Hao Jiang, Ze-nian Li, Mark S. Drew

A proposed imagematching method uses successive convexification for recognizing human postures in cluttered images and videos. Using local image features, the scheme accurately locates and matches...

Posture recognition with convex programming (2008)

Hao Jiang, Ze-nian Li, Mark S. Drew

We present a novel human posture recognition method using convex programming based matching schemes. Instead of trying to segment the object from the background, we develop a novel multi-stage linear...

Convex Quadratic Programming for Object Localization (2008)

Hao Jiang, Mark S. Drew, Ze-nian Li

We set out an object localization scheme based on a convex programming matching method. The proposed approach is designed to match general objects, especially objects with very little texture, and in...

DETECTING HUMAN ACTION IN ACTIVE VIDEO (2008)

Hao Jiang, Ze-nian Li, Mark S. Drew

We propose a novel scheme to detect human actions in active videos. Active videos such as movies or sports broadcasting are taken purposively by “clever ” photographers. They are object and...

Linear Programming for Matching in Human Body Gesture Recognition (2008)

Hao Jiang, Ze-nian Li, Mark S. Drew

Abstract. We present a novel human body gesture recognition method using a linear programming based matching scheme. Instead of attempting to segment an object from the background, we develop a novel...

4-(7-Acetoxy-6-methoxy-4-methyl-2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)phenyl acetate (2008)

Hao Jiang, Peng Xia, Qian Zhang

The title compound, C21H18O7, is an important intermediate in the synthesis of 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-6-methoxy-7-hydroxycoumarin, which is a nonsteroidal analogue of 2-methoxyestradiol (2-ME)....

Nonlinear analysis of a Ball Grid Array package under thermal cycles (2008)

Bai, Ruixiang, Jiang, Hao, Yan, Cheng

In this study, the stress-strain distributions and interface failure in a BGA (Ball Grid Array) package subjected to thermal cycling were investigated using 2D and 3D finite element analyses. The...

Nonlinear analysis of a Ball Grid Array package under thermal cycles (2008)

Bai, Ruixiang, Jiang, Hao, Yan, Cheng

In this study, the stress-strain distributions and interface failure in a BGA (Ball Grid Array) package subjected to thermal cycling were investigated using 2D and 3D finite element analyses. The...

Nonlinear analysis of a Ball Grid Array package under thermal cycles (2008)

Bai, Ruixiang, Jiang, Hao, Yan, Cheng

In this study, the stress-strain distributions and interface failure in a BGA (Ball Grid Array) package subjected to thermal cycling were investigated using 2D and 3D finite element analyses. The...

Nonlinear analysis of a Ball Grid Array package under thermal cycles (2008)

Bai, Ruixiang, Jiang, Hao, Yan, Cheng

In this study, the stress-strain distributions and interface failure in a BGA (Ball Grid Array) package subjected to thermal cycling were investigated using 2D and 3D finite element analyses. The...

Predicting Cone Quantum Catches under Illuminant Change (2007)

Graham Finlayson, Brian Funt, Hao Jiang

Given LMS cone quantum catches from a surface under a first illuminant what is the best method of predicting what the corresponding quantum catches will be for the same surface under a second...

Neutron Transfer reactions induced by 8Li on 9Be (2007)

Guimaraes, V., Lichtenthaler, R., Carmargo, O., Barioni, A., Assuncao, M., Kolata, J. J., ...

Angular distributions for the elastic scattering of 8Li on 9Be and the neutron transfer reactions 9Be(8Li,7Li)10Be and 9Be(8Li,9Li)8Be have been measured with a 27 MeV 8Li radioactive nuclear beam....

Successive convexification for consistent labeling (2006)

Jiang, Hao

Thesis (Ph.D.) - School of Computing Science - Simon Fraser University

Unsupervised discovery of action classes (2006)

Yang Wang, Hao Jiang, Mark S. Drew, Ze-nian Li, Greg Mori

In this paper we consider the problem of describing the action being performed by human figures in still images. We will attack this problem using an unsupervised learning approach, attempting to...

Successive Convex Matching for Action Detection (2006)

Hao Jiang, Mark S. Drew, Ze-nian Li

We propose human action detection based on a successive convex matching scheme. Human actions are represented as sequences of postures and specific actions are detected in video by matching the...

Unsupervised Discovery of Action Classes (2006)

Yang Wang Hao, Yang Wang, Hao Jiang, Mark S. Drew, Ze-nian Li, Greg Mori

In this paper we consider the problem of describing the action being performed by human figures in still images. We will attack this problem using an unsupervised learning approach, attempting to...

Successive Convex Matching for Action Detection (2006)

Hao Jiang, Mark S. Drew, Ze-nian Li

We propose human action detection based on a successive convex matching scheme. Human actions are represented as sequences of postures and specific actions are detected in video by matching the...

Unsupervised discovery of action classes (2006)

Yang Wang, Hao Jiang, Mark S. Drew, Ze-nian Li, Greg Mori

In this paper we consider the problem of describing the action being performed by human figures in still images. We will attack this problem using an unsupervised learning approach, attempting to...

Quantum dynamical studies of molecule-doped clusters of rare-gas atoms and hydrogen molecules / (2005)

Jiang, Hao.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--New York University, Graduate School of Arts and Science, 2005.

Linear programming matching and appearance-adaptive object tracking”, Energy Minimization Methods (2005)

Hao Jiang, Mark S. Drew, Ze-nian Li

Abstract. In this paper, we present a novel successive relaxation linear programming scheme for solving the important class of consistent labeling problems for which an L1 metric is involved. The...

Shadow resistant tracking using inertia constraints (2005)

Hao Jiang, Mark S. Drew

In this paper, we present a new method for tracking objects with shadows. Traditional motion-based tracking schemes cannot usually distinguish the shadow from the object itself, and this results in a...

Abstract ARTICLE IN PRESS Pattern Recognition ( ) – (2005)

Hao Jiang, Mark S. Drew

In this paper, we present a new method for tracking objects with shadows. Traditional motion-based tracking schemes cannot usually distinguish the shadow from the object itself, and this results in a...

Why is the internet traffic bursty in short time scales (2005)

Hao Jiang, Constantinos Dovrolis

Internet traffic exhibits multifaceted burstiness and correlation structure over a wide span of time scales. Previous work analyzed this structure in terms of heavy-tailed session characteristics, as...

The origin of TCP traffic burstiness in short time scales (2004)

Jiang, Hao, Dovrolis, Constantinos

Internet traffic exhibits multifaceted burstiness and correlation structure over a wide span of time scales. Previous work analyzed this structure in terms of heavy-tailed session characteristics, as...

The origin of TCP traffic burstiness in short time scales (2004)

Jiang, Hao, Dovrolis, Constantinos

Internet traffic exhibits multifaceted burstiness and correlation structure over a wide span of time scales. Previous work analyzed this structure in terms of heavy-tailed session characteristics, as...

Optimizing motion estimation with linear programming and detail-preserving variational method (2004)

Hao Jiang, Ze-nian Li, Mark S. Drew

In this paper, we propose a novel linear programming based method to estimate arbitrary motion from two images. The proposed method always finds the global optimal solution of the linearized motion...

Optimizing motion estimation with linear programming and detail-preserving variational method (2004)

Hao Jiang, Ze-nian Li, Mark S. Drew

In this paper, we propose a novel linear programming based method to estimate arbitrary motion from two images. The proposed method always finds the global optimal solution of the linearized motion...

The origin of TCP traffic burstiness in some time scales (2004)

Hao Jiang, Constantinos Dovrolis

Internet traffic exhibits multifaceted burstiness and correlation structure over a wide span of time scales. Previous work analyzed this structure in terms of heavy-tailed session characteristics, as...

Optimizing motion estimation with linear programming and detail-preserving variational method (2004)

Hao Jiang, Ze-nian Li, Mark S. Drew

In this paper, we propose a novel linear programming based method to estimate arbitrary motion from two images. The proposed method always finds the global optimal solution of the linearized motion...

Tracking objects with shadows (2003)

Hao Jiang, Mark S. Drew

In this paper, we present a new method for tracking objects with shadows. Traditional motion-based tracking schemes cannot usually distinguish the shadow from the object itself, and this results in a...

Source-level IP packet bursts: causes and effects (2003)

Hao Jiang

By source-level IP packet burst, we mean several IP packets sent back-to-back from the source of a flow. We first identify several causes of source-level bursts, including TCP’s slow start, idle...

Non-von-Kries 3-Parameter Color Prediction (2003)

Brian Funt, Hao Jiang

Chromatic adaptation transforms generally rely on a variant of the von Kries transformation method to account for changes in the LMS cone signals that occur when changing from one illuminant to...

Non-Diagonal Color Correction (2003)

Brian Funt, Hao Jiang

A new color correction method is introduced which predicts how changing the color of the scene illuminant will affect a camera's RGB response. Like diagonal transformation color correction...

Guardian: A Router Mechanism for Extreme Overload Prevention (2002)

Hao Jiang, Constantinos Dovrolis

Disasters such as the 9/11 attacks, as well as major and unpredictable events, can cause extreme network overload. By "extreme overload " we mean, first, that the offered load at a...

Passive Estimation of TCP Round-Trip Times (2002)

Hao Jiang, Constantinos Dovrolis

We propose and evaluate a passive measurement methodology that estimates the distribution of Round-Trip Times (RTTs) for the TCP connections that flow through a network link. Such an RTT distribution...

Content Analysis for Audio Classification and Segmentation (2002)

Lie Lu, Hong-Jiang Zhang, Senior Member, Hao Jiang

In this paper, we present our study of audio content analysis for classification and segmentation, in which an audio stream is segmented according to audio type or speaker identity. We propose a...

A predictive contour inertia snake model for general video tracking (2002)

Hao Jiang, Mark S. Drew

In this paper, we present a modified snake model for the problem of general video object tracking. We introduce a new external force into the snake equation based on the predictive contour such that...

A Predictive Contour Inertia Snake Model For (2002)

General Video Tracking, Hao Jiang, Mark S. Drew

problem of general video object tracking. We introduce a new external force into the snake equation based on the predictive contour such that the active contour is attracted to a shape similar to the...

A robust audio classification and segmentation method (2001)

Lie Lu, Hao Jiang, Hongjiang Zhang

In this paper, we present a robust algorithm for audio classification that is capable of segmenting and classifying an audio stream into speech, music, environment sound and silence. Audio...

Involvement of Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase (ERK) in Pardaxin-Induced Dopamine Release from PC12 Cells (2000)

Eugenia Bloch-shilderman, Hao Jiang, Saleh Abu-raya, Michal Linial, Philip Lazarovici

Pardaxin (PX), an ionophore-peptide neurotoxin isolated from the fish Pardachirus marmoratus, induces neurotransmitter release from neuronal preparations by both calcium-dependent and...

Integrating visual, audio and text analysis for news video (2000)

Wei Qi, Lie Gu, Hao Jiang, Xiang-rong Chen, Hong-jiang Zhang

In this paper, we present a system developed for content-based broadcasted news video browsing for home users. There are three main factors that distinguish our work from other similar ones. First,...

Effects of Applied Stress and Temperature on the Nonlinear Elastic Properties of Graphite Fibers. (1998)

Arsenovic, Petar, Jiang, Hao, Eby, Ronald K., Liu, John M.

The nonlinear elastic behavior of a series of pitch-based graphite fiber bundles was determined by using a new measurement method that uses laser-generated ultrasound over ranges of temperature and...

Compressive Properties of Single-Filament Carbon Fibres. (1998)

Furuyama, Masatoshi, Higuchi, Masakazu, Kubomura, Kenji, Sunago, Hirofumi, Jiang, Hao

Compressive properties of mesophase pitch-based carbon fibers (nt-20, nt-40 and nt-60) were measured using the tensile recoil test and the elastica loop test. the nt-40 fiber with a 400 gpa tensile...

Analysis of Failure in 'Recoil from Tension' of Pan-Based Carbon Fibers. (1998)

Jiang, Hao, Abhiraman, A. S., Tsui, K.

Results from a study of the "recoil from tension" method for estimating the compressive strength of the polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based carbon fibers are reported here. Analysis of the effect of...

Differential Regulation of ftsZ Transcription during Septation of Streptomyces griseus

Kwak, Jangyul, Dharmatilake, Amitha J., Jiang, Hao, Kendrick, Kathleen E.

Streptomyces has been known to form two types of septa. The data in this research demonstrated that Streptomyces griseus forms another type of septum near the base of sporogenic hyphae (basal...

Characterization of ssfR and ssgA, Two Genes Involved in Sporulation of Streptomyces griseus

Jiang, Hao, Kendrick, Kathleen E.

In the presence of cefoxitin, which inhibits septum formation during sporulation, Streptomyces griseus is unable to sporulate, retaining the sonication sensitivity of nonsporulating hyphae....

Limitations on Geminivirus Genome Size Imposed by Plasmodesmata and Virus-Encoded Movement Protein: Insights into DNA Trafficking

Gilbertson, Robert L., Sudarshana, Mysore, Jiang, Hao, Rojas, Maria R., Lucas, William J.

Animals and plants evolved systems to permit non-cell-autonomous trafficking of RNA, whereas DNA plays a cell-autonomous role. In plants, plasmodesmata serve as the conduit for this phenomenon, and...

Signaling Mechanisms Mediating BDNF Modulation of Synaptic Plasticity in the Hippocampus

Gottschalk, Wolfram A., Jiang, Hao, Tartaglia, Nicole, Feng, Linyin, Figurov, Alexander, Lu, Bai

Although recent studies indicate that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays an important role in hippocampal synaptic plasticity, the underlying signaling mechanisms remain largely unknown....

Proteasomal degradation of the FoxO1 transcriptional regulator in cells transformed by the P3k and Akt oncoproteins

Aoki, Masahiro, Jiang, Hao, Vogt, Peter K.

The P3k oncoprotein [homolog of the catalytic subunit p110α of class 1A phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)] and its downstream effector Akt induce oncogenic transformation in cultures of chicken...

Reversion of the Jun-induced oncogenic phenotype by enhanced synthesis of sialosyllactosylceramide (GM3 ganglioside)

Miura, Yutaka, Kainuma, Mami, Jiang, Hao, Velasco, Hershey, Vogt, Peter K., Hakomori, Senitiroh

In the mouse fibroblast cell line C3H 10T1/2 and the chicken fibroblast cell line DF1, the ganglioside GM3 is the major glycosphingolipid component of the plasma membrane. Expression of the viral...

Differential Regulation of ftsZ Transcription during Septation of Streptomyces griseus

Kwak, Jangyul, Dharmatilake, Amitha J., Jiang, Hao, Kendrick, Kathleen E.

Streptomyces has been known to form two types of septa. The data in this research demonstrated that Streptomyces griseus forms another type of septum near the base of sporogenic hyphae (basal...

Characterization of ssfR and ssgA, Two Genes Involved in Sporulation of Streptomyces griseus

Jiang, Hao, Kendrick, Kathleen E.

In the presence of cefoxitin, which inhibits septum formation during sporulation, Streptomyces griseus is unable to sporulate, retaining the sonication sensitivity of nonsporulating hyphae....

Limitations on Geminivirus Genome Size Imposed by Plasmodesmata and Virus-Encoded Movement Protein: Insights into DNA Trafficking

Gilbertson, Robert L., Sudarshana, Mysore, Jiang, Hao, Rojas, Maria R., Lucas, William J.

Animals and plants evolved systems to permit non-cell-autonomous trafficking of RNA, whereas DNA plays a cell-autonomous role. In plants, plasmodesmata serve as the conduit for this phenomenon, and...

Signaling Mechanisms Mediating BDNF Modulation of Synaptic Plasticity in the Hippocampus

Gottschalk, Wolfram A., Jiang, Hao, Tartaglia, Nicole, Feng, Linyin, Figurov, Alexander, Lu, Bai

Although recent studies indicate that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays an important role in hippocampal synaptic plasticity, the underlying signaling mechanisms remain largely unknown....

Proteasomal degradation of the FoxO1 transcriptional regulator in cells transformed by the P3k and Akt oncoproteins

Aoki, Masahiro, Jiang, Hao, Vogt, Peter K.

The P3k oncoprotein [homolog of the catalytic subunit p110α of class 1A phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)] and its downstream effector Akt induce oncogenic transformation in cultures of chicken...

Reversion of the Jun-induced oncogenic phenotype by enhanced synthesis of sialosyllactosylceramide (GM3 ganglioside)

Miura, Yutaka, Kainuma, Mami, Jiang, Hao, Velasco, Hershey, Vogt, Peter K., Hakomori, Senitiroh

In the mouse fibroblast cell line C3H 10T1/2 and the chicken fibroblast cell line DF1, the ganglioside GM3 is the major glycosphingolipid component of the plasma membrane. Expression of the viral...

Circadian rhythm of dihydrouracil/uracil ratios in biological fluids: a potential biomarker for dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase levels

Jiang, Hao, Lu, Jing, Ji, Jiang

In many cancer patients, 5-fluorouracil (5-FUra) treatment is toxic and even causes death. Nevertheless, all patients are subjected to a standard therapy regimen because there is no reliable way to...

Increased chemotactic migration and growth in heparanase-overexpressing human U251n glioma cells

Hong, Xin, Jiang, Feng, Kalkanis, Steven N, Zhang, Zheng Gang, Zhang, Xuepeng, Zheng, Xuguang, ...

Heparanase is an endoglycosidase that degrades heparan sulfate, the main polysaccharide constituent of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and basement membrane. Expression of the heparanase gene is...

A Rice Kinase-Protein Interaction Map1[W][OA]

Ding, Xiaodong, Richter, Todd, Chen, Mei, Fujii, Hiroaki, Seo, Young Su, Xie, Mingtang, ...

Plants uniquely contain large numbers of protein kinases, and for the vast majority of the 1,429 kinases predicted in the rice (Oryza sativa) genome, little is known of their functions. Genetic...