2013 IEEE IRI 2013 Service Award
2012 IEEE IRI 2012 Service Award
2011 IEEE IRI 2011 Service Award
2010 IEEE MUE Outstanding Leadership Award
2010 IEEE IRI 2010 Service Award
2010 Anthony Barnard Award, Department of Computer Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham
2008 IEEE IRI 2008 Service Award
2007 Anthony Barnard Award, Department of Computer Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
2007 The first and second place awards for the 2005-2006 IEEE Alabama Section Prize Paper Competition
2006-2008 Nominated for the Anita Borg Early Career Award and Microsoft Faculty Award (one per institution)
2006 Nominated for Microsoft Junior Faculty Research Award (one per institution)
2003 The Outstanding Academic Performance Award within the Field of Information and Technology, School of Computer Science, Florida International University (2003)
2002 The Best Graduate Student Research Award, School of Computer Science, Florida International University (2002)
2000-2004 Presidential Fellowship, Florida International University
1999-2004 Research Assistant at Dept. of Computer Science, Florida International University
2002 Student Travel Grants from NSF/IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME2002), $1,200.
2000-2003 Conference Funding from Graduate Student Association, Florida International University, $1250.
Professional Service & Recent Activities
IEEE Committees:
· Chair, IEEE Technical Committee on Semantic Computing
· Secretary and Newsletter Editor, IEEE Technical Committee on Multimedia Computing
Journal Associate Editor:
· International Journal of Multimedia Data Engineering and Management (IJMDEM)
Guest Editor:
· Advances in Multimedia, Special Issue on Ubiquitous Multimedia Systems in Smart Environments, 2014
· Information Systems Frontiers, Special Issue on Information Integration and Reuse, 2013
· International Journal of Semantic Computing Special Issue on Multimedia Semantics, 2012
· International Journal of Multimedia and Data Engineering and Management Special Issue on Information Integration and Reuse, 2012
· International Journal of Multimedia and Data Engineering and Management Special Issue on Multimedia Semantic Computing, 2011
· International Journal of Multimedia Data Engineering and Management Special Issue on Semantic Multimedia Engineering and Systems, 2009
· IEEE Multimedia Magazine Special Issue on Intelligent Pervasive Multimedia Systems, 2008
· Fundamenta Informaticae Special Issue on Advances in Intelligent Computing and its Applications. Published under the auspices of the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS), 2008
Journal Editorial Board:
· The Scientific World Journal (impact factor: 1.730)
· Journal of Advances in Multimedia
· International Journal of u- and e- Service, Science and Technology
· International Journal of Computer and Informatics
· International Journal of Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering
· The International Journal of Principles and Applications in Information Science and Technology
Proposal Reviewing:
· 2013: National Science Foundation (NSF), Panelist
· 2009: National Science Foundation (NSF), Panelist
· 2008: Assessment of Research Proposal for NSF
· 2008: Assessment of Research Proposal for Research Grants Council (RGC), Hong Kong
Program general chair:
· The 6th FTRA International Conference on Information Technology Convergence and Services (ITCS 2014), Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 16-18, 2014
· 2014 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo. (ICME 2014).
· 2013 IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration (IRI 2013).
· 2012 IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration (IRI 2012).
· 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (ISM 2011).
· 2010 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering (MUE 2010).
Program vice chair:
· The program vice-chair on Multimedia area at the 2007 International Conference on Intelligent Pervasive Computing (IPC-07).
Workshop chair:
· The 2014 IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration
· The 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia
· The 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia
· The 2011 IEEE International Workshop on Semantic Multimedia Computing, held in conjunction with 2011 IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing.
· The 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia
· The 2009 International workshop on Multimedia Semantic Computing and Systems, held in conjunction with the 2009 IEEE International conference on Semantic Computing.
· The 2009 IEEE International Symposium of Multimedia.
· The 2008 International Conference on Semantic Computing.
· The 2007 International workshop on Multimedia Semantic Computing and Systems, held in conjunction with the 2007 IEEE International conference on Semantic Computing, September 17-19, 2007, Irvine, California, USA.
Publicity chair:
· The 2014 IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing (ICSC).
· The 2014 IEEE Symposium on Multimedia.
· The 2013 International Conference on Multimedia Ubiquitous Engineering (MUE).
· The 2013 IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing (ICSC).
· The 2012 IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing (ICSC).
· The 2011 IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing (ICSC).
· The 2011 IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration (IRI).
· The 2010 IEEE Symposium on Multimedia.
· The 2010 IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration (IRI).
· The 2010 IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing (ICSC).
· The 2009 IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing (ICSC).
· The 2009 IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration (IRI).
· The 2008 IEEE Symposium on Multimedia.
· The 2008 IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration (IRI).
· The 2007 IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration (IRI).
Finance and Local Arrangement Co-Chairs
· The 2015 IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing (ICSC).
Demo co-chair:
· The 2007 IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (ISM 2007).
Recent Program committee:
· The 2014 IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration (IRI).
· The 2014 IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI).
· The 2014 International Conference on Signal Processing and Multimedia Applications (SIGMAP).
· The 2013 IEEE International Workshop on Multimedia Information Processing and Retrieval (IEEE-MIPR 2013), in conjunction with IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (ISM).
· The 2013 International Conference on Signal Processing and Multimedia Applications (SIGMAP).
· The 2013 IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA).
· The 2013 IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI).
· The 2012 ACM International Conference on Multimedia Retrieval (ICMR).
· The 2012 IEEE International Workshop on Multimedia Information Processing and Retrieval (IEEE-MIPR 2012), in conjunction with IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (ISM).
· The 2012 International Conference on Signal Processing and Multimedia Applications (SIGMAP).
· The 2012 IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA).
Recent Journal Reviews:
· 2013: Pattern Recognition Letter
· 2013: IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
· 2013: International Journal of Expert Systems with Applications
· 2013: IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Interfaces
· 2013: Scientific World Journal
· 2013: IET Image Processing
· 2013: Neural Systems
· 2013: Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics
· 2013: International Journal of Cluster Computing
· 2013: Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems
· 2013: Knowledge and Information Systems
· 2013: Integrated Computer Aided Engineering
· 2012: Journal of Neural Systems
· 2012: Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems
· 2012: International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence
· 2012: International Journal on Multimedia Ubiquitous Computing
· 2012: Pattern Recognition Letter
· 2012: International Journal on Multimedia Data Engineering and Management