HONORS
• Fellow of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) elected for contributions to hyperspectral image processing, 2010.
• Fellow of SPIE (Society for Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers), International Society for Optical Engineering, elected for contributions to hyperspectral image processing, 2002.
• Distinguished Professor, Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan, 8/1/2011-7/31/2013.
• Distinguished Visiting Fellow/Fellow Professor, National Science Council in Taiwan, 8/1/2009-7/31/2010.
• Chair Professor of Remote Sensing Technology, National Chung Hsing University, sponsored by National Science Council in Taiwan, 2/1/2009-1/31/2012. http://www.ee.nchu.edu.tw/main.asp?uno=5.• Keynote Speaker, “Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Partial Volume Estimation of Brain Tissues,” 2011 symposium on Digital Life Technologies, National Yulin University of Technology, Yulin, Taiwan, July 8, 2011. • Keynote Speaker, “Software Algorithm Development for MRI Using Hyperspectral Imaging Techniques,” 2011 Mini-Symposium in Quantitative Imaging and Healthcare, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, March 26, 2011.
• Keynote Speaker, “Hyperspectral Imaging: An Emerging Technique in Remote Sensing,” User Conference of Hyperspectral Imaging 2010, National Space Organitization, Chinsu, Taiwan, December 30, 2010.
• Keynote Speaker, “Hyperspectral Imaging: An Emerging Technique in Remote Sensing,” 2009 2nd Cross-Strait Technology, Humanity Education and Academy-Industry Cooperation Conference, National Chinyi University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan, November 6, 2009.
• Plenary Speaker, “Virtual dimensionality of hyperspectral imagery,” SPIE Optics+Applications, Remote Sensing Symposium, 4 August, San Diego, CA, 2009. http://spie.org/x34417.xml or http://spie.org//app/program/index.cfm?fuseaction=secategorydetail&catid=298&event_id=883681&export_id=x13102&ID=x12771&redir=x12771.xml&jsenabled=1.
• Keynote Speaker, “Computer-Aided Design Systems for Medical Image Analysis,” Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of the Republic of China, 29 March, Taichung, Taiwan, 2009. http://www.rsroc.org.tw/DB/News/file/330-1.pdf
• Keynote Speaker, “Utility of 3D ROC Analysis in Chemical/Biological Detection,” 2008 International Symposium on Spectral Sensing Research (ISSSR), 23 June, Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey, 2008. http://www.isssr.com/2008/invited.shtml
• Invited Speaker, “Hyperspectral Imaging: An Emerging Technique in Remote Sensing,” IEEE-Baltimore Signal Processing Society Chapter and IEEE-Baltimore COMSOC Chapter, Historical Electronics Museum, MD, May 6, 2008.
• Keynote Speaker, “Tutorial Introduction to Hyperspectral Image Processing,” Conference on Computer Vision, Graphics, and Image Processing 2003 (CVGIP 2003), Kimen, August 17-19, 2003. http://mcu.edu.tw/~cvgip03/speech.html
• Chair Professor of Disaster Reduction Technology, Environmental Restoration and Disaster Reduction Research Center, National Chung Hsing University, sponsored by Minitry of Education, Taiwan, 7/1/2006-6/30/2009.
• Distinguished Lecture Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, sponsored by Ministry of Eduaction, Taiwan, 2005-2006.
• NRC (National Research Council) Senior Research Associateship Award, June 2002-September 2003.
• UMBC Exceptional Sponsored Research Fellow, July 1, 2000-June 30, 2003.
• Marquis Who's Who, 2008.
• Consultant (in the area of Defense and Security) to SPIE Newsroom, 2006-present*.*
• Honorable mention in the BFGoodrich Collegiate Inventors Program Competition in USA, 1993.
AWARDS
• Excellent paper award in the 22th Computer Vision, Graphic and Image Processing (CVGIP), Chi-Tou, Taichung, Aug. 23-25, 2009.
• Grant gift, $20,000, Automatic Spectral Target Recognition in Chemical Remote Sensing, TRW, 2002-2003.
• 2001 first paper prize of Chinese Journal of Radiology awarded by Chinese Radiology Association
• Best paper award in the 5th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando, Florida, USA, July 22-25, 2001.
• Best paper award in 16th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conf., Biloxi, Mississippi, April 4-6, 1997.
• Best paper award in the Conference of Computer Vision, Graphics and Image Processing, Taiwan, ROC, August 19, 1996.
STUDENTS’ AWARDS UNDER SUPERVISION
• Wei Xiong, UMBC Dissertation Fellowship, Spring 2010.
• Wei Xiong, Travel Grant Award by International Society for Optical Engineering for SPIE Optics + Photonics in August 2010
• Xiaoli Jiao, UMBC Dissertation Fellowship, Spring 2009.
• Xiaoli Jiao, Travel Grant Award by International Society for Optical Engineering for SPIE Optics + Photonics in August 2009
• Weimin Liu*, Finalist*, Student Paper Prize Competition in International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2008, Boston, MA, 6-11 July, 2008.
• Chao-Cheng Wu*, Travel Grant Award* by International Society for Optical Engineering for SPIE Optics + Photonics in June 2008
• Weimin Liu, UMBC Dissertation Fellowship, Spring 2008.
• Weimin Liu*, Finalist*, Student Paper Prize Competition in International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2007, Barcelona, Spain, 23-27 July, 2007.
• Mingkai Huseh, UMBC Dissertation Fellowship, Spring 2007.
• Baohong Ji, UMBC Dissertation Fellowship, Spring 2006.
• Su Wang, UMBC Dissertation Fellowship, Spring 2006.
• Jing Wang, UMBC Dissertation Fellowship, Fall 2005.
• Chao-Cheng Wu*, Finalist*, Student Paper Prize Competition in International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2005, Korea, July 2005.
• Weimin Liu*, Finalist*, Student Paper Prize Competition in International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2004, Alaska, October 2004.
• Daniel Heinz*, Second paper prize*, the student paper prize competition in International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2001, Sydney, Australia, July 24-28, 2001.
• Qian Du received the Dissertation Grant Award by the University of Maryland System Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi National Honorable Society, April 2, 2000.
• Hsuan Ren, Third paper prize, Student Paper Prize Competition in IEEE 2000 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Hawaii, USA, July 24-28, 2000.
• Hsuan Ren, Finalist, Student Paper Prize Competition in International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 1998, Seattle, WA, July 5-10, 1998.