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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Provide the following information for the key personnel and other significant contributors. Follow this format for each person. DO NOT EXCEED FOUR PAGES. NAME POSITION TITLE Yang, Lin Associated Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida eRA COMMONS USER NAME yangli2 EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, and include postdoctoral training.) INSTITUTION AND LOCATION Xian Jiaotong University Rutgers University Rutgers University DEGREE (if applicable) B. S. M. S. Ph. D. YEAR(s) 1999 2006 2009 FIELD OF STUDY Computer Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Engineering A. Personal Statement I am an associated professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at University of Florida. I was an assistant professor in the Department of Radiology and Pathology at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (now Rutgers Medical School) and graduate faculty at the Department of Biomedical Engineering in Rutgers University from 2009-2011. I was an assistant professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Computer Science at University of Kentucky from 2011-2013. I had over 15 years of research experience in biomedical image analysis, imaging informatics, and machine learning. I am the winner of NIH Young Investigator Paper and Travel Award in 2008 International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging. B. Positions and Honors. Positions and Employment 09/2013-Current Associated Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 09/2011-09/2013 Assistant Professor, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Dept. of Biostatistics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 05/2009-09/2011 Graduate Faculty, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 02/2009-09/2011 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Radiology, Rutgers University and Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 06/2008-09/2008 Research Scientist, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Hawthorne, NY 03/2008-06/2008 Research Scientist, Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton, NJ 05/2007-09/2007 Research Scientist, Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton, NJ Other Experience and Professional Memberships 1995Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1999Member of the IEEE Computer Society 2005Member of the Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention Society Honors 2002 2004 2008 2009 2012 Stocker Research Award Stocker Research Award NIH Young Investigator Paper and Travel Award at 2008 International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI) UMDNJ-RWJMS High Impact Research Award Best student poster award in Center for Muscle Biology Fall Retreat at University of Kentucky 2013 2013 2013 Best student paper travel award in 2013 International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention. (30 out 798) Young investigator travel award in the Sixth North America NeuroEndocrine Tumor Society (NANETS) Conference Invited young investigator’s presentation in the European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS) Conference as one of three representatives of NANETS Professional Committee 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013 2014 2014 2014 Program Committee, High Performance Computing Workshop in conjunction with the 13th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention. Chair, the 4th High Performance Computing Workshop in conjunction with the 14th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention Program Committee, Microscopic Image Analysis with Application in Biology in conjunction with ACM International Conference on Biomedical Informatics and Computational Biology. Program Committee, International Conference on Information Systems, Technology and Management. Associate Editor of Journal of Pathology Informatics. Chair, The 5th Workshop on Data and Compute-Intensive Clinical Image Application for Translational Research in conjunction with the 15th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention. Program Committee, Workshop on Sparsity Techniques in Medical Imaging in conjunction with the 15th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention. Program Committee, The 3th International Workshop on Machine Learning in Medical Imaging in Conjunction with the 15th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention. Program Committee, Workshop on Medical Computer Vision in conjunction with the 15th International Conference on Medical Imaging Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention. Scientific Advisory Board Member, Digital Pathology Association (DPA) Associate Editor of Journal of OncoPathology. Associate Editor, International Journal of Biomedical Imaging. Program Committee, The 4th International Workshop on Machine Learning in Medical Imaging in Conjunction with the 16th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention. Chair, the 6th High Performance Computing Workshop on Biomedical Image Analysis in Conjunction with the 16th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention. Chair, the 7th International High Performance Computing Workshop on Biomedical Image Analysis in Conjunction with the 17th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention. Program Committee, the International Medical Computer Vision: Algorithm for Bigdata Workshop in Conjunction with the 17th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention. Associate Editor, BMC Bioinformatics. C. Peer-reviewed Journal Articles 1. Lin Yang, Peter Meer and David J. Foran, "Unsupervised analysis of imaged pathology specimens based on robust estimation and color active contour models", IEEE Transaction on Information Technology in Biomedicine (TITB), Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 475-486, 2005. 2. Oncel Tuzel, Lin Yang, Peter Meer and David J. Foran, "Classification of hematologic malignancies using texton signatures", Pattern Analysis and Applications, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 277-290, 2007. 3. Lin Yang, Wenjin Chen, Peter Meer, Gratian Salaru, Viktors Berstis and David J. Foran, "Virtual microscopy and grid-enabled decision support for large scale analysis of imaged pathology specimens", IEEE Transaction on Information Technology in Biomedicine (TITB), Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 636-644, 2009 4. Lin Yang, Oncel Tuzel, Wenjin Chen, Peter Meer, Gratian Salaru, Lauri A. Goodell and David J. Foran, "PathMiner: A web-based tool for computer assisted diagnostics in pathology", IEEE Transaction on Information Technology in Biomedicine (TITB). Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 291-299, 2009 5. Jianqin Qu, Leiguang Gong and Lin Yang, "A 3D point matching algorithm for affine registration", International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 229-236, 2010. 6. Lin Yang, Bogdan Georgescu, Yefeng Zheng, Wang Yang, Peter Meer and Dorin Comaniciu, "Prediction based collaborative trackers (PCT): A robust and accurate approach toward 3D medical object tracking ", IEEE Transaction on Medical Imaging (TMI), Vol. 30, No. 11, pp. 1921-1932, 2011 7. David J. Foran , Lin Yang, Wenjin Chen, Jun Hu, Lauri A. Goodell, Michael Reiss, Fusheng Wang, Tahsin Kurc, Tony Pan, Ashish Sharma, and Joel Saltz. "Image miner: Comparative analysis of tissue microarrays using content based image retrieval, high performance computing, and Grid technology", Journal of American Medical Information Association (JAMIA), Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 403-415, 2011 8. David J. Foran, Wenjin Chen and Lin Yang, "Automated image interpretation computer-assisted diagnosis", Analytical Cellular Pathology, Vol. 34, No. 6, pp. 279-300, 2011 9. Xin Qi, Fuyong Xing, David J. Foran and Lin Yang, "Robust segmentation of overlapping cells in histopathology specimens using parallel seed detection and repulsive level set ", IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering (TBME), Vol. 59, No. 3, pp. 754-765, 2012 10. Rebekah H. Gensure, David J. Foran, Vincent M. Lee, Vyacheslav M Gendal, Salma K Jabbour, Darren R Carpizo, John L. Nosher, and Lin Yang, “Evaluation of hepatic tumor response to yttrium-90 radioembolization therapy using texture signatures generated from contrast-enhanced CT”, Academic Radiology, Vol. 19, No. 10, pp. 1201-1207, 2012. 11. Xin Qi, Fuyong Xing, David J. Foran, Lin Yang, "A Fast, Automatic Segmentation Algorithm for Locating and Delineating Touching Cell Boundaries in Imaged Histopathology ", Journal of Methods in Medical Informatics, Vol. 51, No. 3, pp. 91- 102, 2012 12. Xin Qi, Hyunjoo Kim, Fuyong Xing, Manish Parashar, David J. Foran, Lin Yang, “The Analysis of Image Feature Robustness Using CometCloud”, Vol. 3. No. 33, pp. 1-13, Journal of Pathology Informatics, 2012. 13. Baiyang Liu, Junzhou Huang, Casimir Kulikowski, Lin Yang, “Robust Visual Tracking Using Local Sparse Appearance Model and K-selection”, Accepted to IEEE Transaction on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (TPAMI), 2013. 14. Joythi Mula, Jonah D. Lee, Fujun Liu, Lin Yang, Charlotte A. Peterson, “Automated Image Analysis of Skeletal Muscle Fiber Cross-sectional Area”, Vol. 114, No. 1, pp. 148-155, Journal of Applied Physiology, 2013. 15. Fujun Liu, Abigail L. Mackey, Ratchakrit Srikuea, Karyn Esser, Lin Yang, “Automated Image Segmentation of Hemotoxylin and Eosin Stained Skeletal Muscle Cross-Sections”, Accepted to Journal of Microscopy, 2013 16. Hai Su, Fuyong Xing, Jonah Lee, Charlotte Peterson, Lin Yang, “Automatic Myonuclear Detection in Isolated Single Muscle Fiber Using Robust Ellipse Fitting and Sparse Optimization”, Accepted to IEEE/ACM Transaction on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (TCBB), 2013 17. Lin Yang, Xin Qi, Fuyong Xing, Tahsin Kurc, Joel Saltz, David J. Foran, “Parallel Content Based Sub-image Retrieval Using Hierarchical Searching”, Accepted to Bioinformatics, 2013 18. Fuyong Xing, Hai Su, Janna Neltner, Lin Yang, “Automatic Ki-67 Counting Using Robust Cell Detection and Online Dictionary Learning”, Accepted to IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering (TBME), 2013 19. Fujun Liu, Christopher S. Fry, Jyothi Mula, Janna R. Jackson, Jonah D. Lee, Charlotte A. Peterson, Lin Yang, “Automated Fiber-type-specific Cross-sectional Area Assessment and Myonuclei Counting in Skeletal Muscle”, Accepted to Journal of Applied Physiology, 2013 20. Hui Meng, Paul M. L. Janssen, Robert W. Grange, Lin Yang, Alan H. Beggs, Lindsay C. Swanson, Stacy A. Cossette, Alison Frase, Martin K. Childers, Henk Granzier, Emanuela Gussoni, Michael W. Lawlor, "Tissue triage and freezing for models of skeletal muscle disease", Accepted to Journal of Visualized Experiments (JOVE), 2013 21. Michael W. Lawlor, Marissa G. Viola, Hui Meng, Rachel V. Edelstein, Fujun Liu, Ke Yang, Elizabeth J. Luna, Alexandra Lerch-Gaggl, Raymond G. Hoffmann, Christopher R. Pierson, Anna Buj-Bello, Jennifer L. Lachey, Scott Pearsall, Lin Yang, Cecilia Hillard, Alan H. Beggs, “Differential Muscle Hypertrophy Is Associated With Satellite Cell Numbers And Akt Pathway Activation Following Activin Type IIB Receptor Inhibition In Mtm1 p.R69C Mice”, Accepted to American Journal of Pathology, 2014 22. Hongyuan Wang, Fuyong Xing, Hai Su, Arnold Stromberg, and Lin Yang, “Novel image markers for non-small cell lung cancer classification and survival prediction”, Accepted to BMC Bioinformatics, 2014. 23. Xin Qi, Daihou Wang, Ivan Rodero, Javier Diaz-Montes, Rebekah H Gensure, Fuyong Xing, Hua Zhong, Lauri Goodell, Manish Parashar, David J Foran, Lin Yang, “Content-based histopathology image retrieval using CometCloud”, Accepted to BMC Bioinformatics, 2014 24. Christopher S. Fry, Jonah D. Lee, Jyothi Mula, Tyler J. Kirby, Janna R. Jackson, Fujun Liu, Lin Yang, Esther E. Dupont-Versteegden, John J. McCarthy, Charlotte A. Peterson, "No causal relationship between loss of muscle satellite cells and sarcopenia", Accepted to Nature Medicine, 2014 25. Sandra Donkervoort, Ying Hu, Tanya Stojkovic, Nicol Voermans, A. Reghan Foley, Meganne E Leach, Jahannaz Dastgir, Veronique Bolduc, Thomas Cullup, Alix de Becdelievre, Lin Yang, Hai Su, Katherine Meilleur, Alice Schindler, Erik-Jan Kamsteeg, Pascale Richard, Russell Butterfield, Thomas L. Winder, Thomas Crawford, Robert B. Weiss, Francesco Muntoni, Valerie Allamand, Carsten G. Bonnemann, "Mosaicism for dominant COLVI mutations as a cause for intra-familial phenotypic variability", Accepted to Human Mutation, 2014 26. Michael Spencer, Lin Yang, Akosua Adu, Brian S. Finlin, Beibei Zhu, Lindsey R. Shipp, Neda Rasouli, Charlotte A. Peterson, Philip Kern, "Pioglitazone treatment reduces adipose tissue inflammation through reduction of mast cell and macrophage number and by improving vascularity", Accepted to PLOS ONE, 2014 27. Nicolas Wein, Adeline Vulin, Maria Sofia Falzarano, Christina Al-Khalili Szigyarto, Baijayanta Maiti, Andrew Findlay, Kristin H. Heller, Mathias Uhlen, Baskar Bakthavachalu, Sonia Messina, Giuseppe Vita, Chiara Passarelli, Francesca Gualandi, Steve D. Wilton, Louise Rodino-Klapec, Lin Yang, Diane M. Dunn, Daniel Schoenberg, Robert B. Weiss, Michael T. Howard, Alessandra Ferlini, Kevin M. Flanigan, "A novel DMD IRES results in a functional N-truncated dystrophin, providing a potential route to therapy for patients with 5’ mutations", Accepted to Nature Medicine, 2014 D. Peer-reviewed Selected Conference Publications (CVPR, ECCV, MICCAI, and ISBI) 28. Lin Yang, Peter Meer and David J. Foran, "Multiple class segmentation using a unified framework over mean-shift patches", Proc. IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), Vol. 1, pp. 1-8, June 2007. 29. Lin Yang, Wenjin Chen, Peter Meer, Gratian Salaru, Michael D. Feldman and David J. Foran, "High throughput analysis of breast cancer specimens on the Grid", Proc. International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Vol. 10, pp. 617-625, 2007. 30. Lin Yang, Bogdan Georgescu, Yefeng Zheng, David J. Foran and Dorin Comaniciu. "A fast and accurate tracking algorithm of left ventricles in 3D echocardiography", Proc. International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), Vol. 5, pp. 221-224, 2008. 31. Lin Yang, Bogdan Georgescu, Yefeng Zheng, Peter Meer and Dorin Comaniciu, "3D Ultrasound tracking of the left ventricle using one-step forward prediction and data fusion of collaborative trackers", Proc. IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), Vol. 1, pp. 1-8, 2008. 32. Lin Yang, Oncel Tuzel, Peter Meer and David J. Foran, "Automatic image analysis of histopathology specimens using concave vertex graph", Proc. International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Vol. 11, pp. 833-841, 2008. 33. Hong Zhang, Lin Yang, David J. Foran, John Nosher, Peter Yim, "3D segmentation of the liver using free-form deformation based on boosting and deformation gradients", Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), Vol. 1, pp. 494-497, 2009. 34. David J. Foran, Lin Yang, Oncel Tuzel, Wenjin Chen, Jun Hu, Tahsin Kurc, Renato Ferreira, Joel Saltz, "A caGrid-enabled, learning based image segmentation method for histopathology specimens", Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), Vol. 1, pp. 1306-1309, 2009. 35. Baiyang Liu, Lin Yang, Casimir Kulikowski, Jinghao Zhou, Leiguang Gong, David J. Foran, Salma J. Jabbour and Ning J. Yue. "An adaptive tracking algorithm of lung tumors in fluoroscopy using online learned collaborative trackers ", IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), Vol. 1, pp. 209-212, 2010 36. Baiyang Liu, Lin Yang, Junzhou Huang, P. Meer, Leiguang Gong, Casimir Kulikowski, "Robust and fast visual tracking with two stage sparse optimization", European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV), Vol. 6314, pp. 624-637, 2010 37. Tahsin Kurc, Patrick Widener, Wenjin Chen, Fusheng Wang, Lin Yang, Jun Hu, Vijay Kumar, Vicky Chu, Lee Cooper, Jun Kong, Ashish Sharma, Tony Pan, Joel Saltz, David Foran, "Grid-enabled, high-performance microscopy image analysis", High Performance Computing (HP) workshop associated with Proc. International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Beijing, China, 2010 38. Xin Qi, Fuyong Xing, David J. Foran and Lin Yang, "GPU enabled parallel touching cell segmentation using mean shift based seed detection and repulsive level set", High Performance Computing (HP) workshop associated with Proc. International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Beijing, China, 2010 39. Xin Qi, Hyunjoo Kim, Fuyong Xing, Manish Parashar, David Foran and Lin Yang, "The Analysis of Image Texture Feature Robustness Using CometCloud", High Performance Computing (HP) Workshop associated with Proc. International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Toronto, Canada, 2011 40. Lin Yang, Hyunjoo Kim, Manish Parashar and David Foran, "High Throughput Landmark Based Image Registration Using Cloud Computing", High Performance Computing (HP) workshop associated with Proc. International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Toronto, Canada, 2011 41. Baiyang Liu, Junzhou Huang, Casimir Kulikowski, Lin Yang, "Robust tracking using local sparse appearance model and K-Selection", Proc. IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), Vol. 1, pp. 1-8, 2011 42. Xin Qi, Fuyong Xing, Meghana Ghadge, Ivan Rodero, Moustafa Abdelbaky, Manish Parashar, Evita Sadimin, David Foran, Lin Yang, “Content-based Image Retrieval on Imaged Peripheral Blood Smear Specimens using High Performance Computation”, Data- and Compute-intensive Clinical and Translation Imaging associated with the International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Nice, France, 2012 43. Fuyong Xing, Xin Qi, David Foran, Tahsin Kurc, Joel Saltz, Lin Yang, “Content-based Parallel Sub-image Retrieval”, Data- and Compute-intensive Clinical and Translation Imaging associated with the International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Nice, France, 2012 44. Fuyong Xing, Lin Yang, “Robust non-small cell lung cancer classification using molecular morphological features”, International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), 2013 45. Hai Su, Fuyong Xing, Jonah Lee, Charlotte Peterson, Lin Yang, “Learning based automatic detection of myonuclei in isolated single skeletal muscle fibers using multi-focus image fusion”, International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), 2013 46. Fuyong Xing, Lin Yang, “Robust Selection-based Sparse Shape Model for Lung Cancer Image Segmentation”, The 16th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Nagoya, Japan, 2013 47. Fuyong Xing, Hai Su, Lin Yang, “An Integrated Framework for Automatic Ki-67 Scoring in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor”, The 16th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Nagoya, Japan, 2013 48. Xin Qi, Daihou Wang, Javier Diaz-Montes, Ivan Rodero, Tony Pan, Abulimit Aji, Lee Cooper, Fuyong Xing, Manish Parashar, David J. Foran, Lin Yang, “Exploring Online Nuclear Segmentation on Large Fluorescence Brain Tumor Images Using CometCloud”, Accepted to the Six High Performance Computing Workshop Associated with The 16th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Nagoya, Japan, 2013 49. Daihou Wang, Xin Qi, Manish Parashar, David J. Foran, Lin Yang, “High Throughput Content-based Image Retrieval Using GPGPU”, Accepted to the Six High Performance Computing Workshop Associated with The 16th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Nagoya, Japan, 2013 50. Manish Sapkota, Fujun Liu, Lin Yang, “Distributed Content Based Image Retrieval for Skeletal Muscle Images Using Kd-Tree and MapReduce”, Accepted to the Six High Performance Computing Workshop Associated with The 16th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Nagoya, Japan, 2013 51. Fujun Liu, Fuyong Xing, Lin Yang, “Robust muscle cell segmentation using region selection with dynamic programming”, Accepted to 2014 International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), 2014 52. Fujun Liu, Fuyong Xing, Hai Su, Lin Yang, “Touching adipocyte cells decomposition using combinatorial optimization”, Accepted to 2014 International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), 2014 53. Xiaofan Zhang, Lin Yang, Wei Liu, Hai Su, Shaoting Zhang, “Mining histopathology images via composite hashing and online learning”, Accepted to The 17th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Boston, MA, U. S. A., 2014 54. Fuyong Xing, Manish Sapkota, Lin Yang, “Histopathology lung cancer image mining with Kd-tree and MapReduce”, Accepted to the Seventh High Performance Computing Workshop Associated with The 16th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Boston, MA, U. S. A. 2014 55. Daihou Wang, Manuel Diaz Granados, Javier Diaz-Montes, Ivan Rodero, Lin Yang, Manish Parashar, David J. Fordan, Xin Qi, “High-throughput Automatic Gleason-grading System for Prostate Histopathology Images using CometCloud”, Accepted to the Seventh High Performance Computing Workshop Associated with The 16th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), Boston, MA, U. S. A. 2014 E. Other Peer-reviewed Conference Publications and Book Chapters 56. Mehmet Celenk, Lin Yang, Ganti Kamalakar, Derek J. Bleyle, Sudhir K. Sunkara, Yufei Wang, Philip Prudich, Yuangcui Huang and Qiang Zhou, "Tumor detection in VIVO NIRF imaging", Vol. 5370, SPIE International Symposium on Medical Imaging (SPIE), 2004. 57. Lin Yang, Jundong Liu, Charles D. Cavanaugh and Lonnie R. Welch, "A robust QoS forecasting algorithm for a dynamic, distributed real-time testbed", Proc. IEEE International Workshop on Computer Architectures for Machine Perception (WCAMP), New Orleans, LA, May, 2003 58. Lin Yang, Jundong Liu, Charles D. Cavanaugh and Lonnie R. Welch, "A L2E-based QoS forecasting technique for dynamic, distributed real-time systems", Proc. International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA), 2004. 59. Xiaoping Shen and Lin Yang, Handbook of medical image analysis: segmentation and registration models, Suri/Wilson/Laxminarayan, eds, Vol. 1, Chapter 1, 47 pp., Kluwer, ISBN: 0306485508, 2005 60. Dazhang Gu, Lin Yang and Lonnie R. Welch. "A predictive, decentralized load balancing approach", 19th Proc. IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS), Vo1. 1, pp. 101-110, 2005. 61. Lin Yang and David J. Foran, Parametric and geometric deformable models: An application in biomaterials and medical imaging. Suri/Farag, eds, Vol. 2, Chapter 4, pp. 95-122, Springer, ISBN: 0-387-31204-8,2006. 62. Lin Yang and David J. Foran. "A variational framework for partially occluded image segmentation using coarse to fine shape alignment and semi-parametric density approximation", Proc. IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), Vol. 1, pp. 78-82, 2007. 63. Lin Yang, Leiguang Gong, Hong Zhang, John L. Nosher and David J. Foran, "A multicore based parallel image registration method", Proc. International Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), Vol. 1, pp. 98-101, 2009. 64. Lin Yang, Leiguang Gong, Hong Zhang, John L. Nosher and David J. Foran, "A parallel point matching algorithm for landmark based image registration using multicore platform", European Conference on Parallel Computing (Euro-par), Vol. 5704, pp. 936-947, 2009. 65. Hyunjoo Kim, Manish Parashar, David J. Foran and Lin Yang, "Investigating the use of automatic cloudbursts for high-throughput medical image registration", IEEE International Conference on Grid Computing (GRID), Vol. 1, pp. 34-41, 2009. 66. Xin Qi, Fuyong Xing, David J. Foran and Lin Yang, "Comparative performance analysis of stained histopathology specimens using RGB and multispectral Imaging", SPIE International Symposium on Medical Imaging (SPIE), 2011 67. Fuyong Xing, Baiyang Liu, Xin Qi, David J. Foran and Lin Yang, "Digital tissue microarray classification using sparse reconstruction", SPIE International Symposium on Medical Imaging (SPIE), 2012 68. Xin Qi, Rebekah H. Gensure, David J. Foran, Lin Yang, “Content-based white blood cell retrieval on bright-field pathology images”, SPIE International Symposium on Medical Imaging (SPIE), 2013