EVANGELIA MICHELI-TZANAKOU

Research
Biography
Research IEEE Activities
Honors CV

Books
Edited Books
Book Chapters
Refereed Publications

Proceedings Articles
Other Publications
Theses and Disserations
Computational Intelligence Labs

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Books

        - Pattichis, C.S., Schizas, C.N., Micheli-Tzanakou, E., and Pattichis, M.S. Handbook Of Computational Intelligence in Medical Systems, to appear in 2005, Biomedical Engineering Series, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, NY.

- Supervised and Unsupervised Pattern Recognition :Feature Extraction  in    Computational Intelligence CRC Press, 371 pages, Jan 2000.  (Also listed in ENGnetBASE  www.biblioteca.ceit.es/ENGnetBASE_titlelist_2003.xls )

Edited Books:

  1. Frontiers in Biomedical Engineering,  Biomedical Engineering Topics, Klewer Academic/ Plenum Publishing, N.H.C Hwang and S. L-Y. Woo (2003)

    2.   PDE and Level Sets: Algorithmic Approaches to Static and Motion Imagery Biomedical Engineering Topics, Klewer Academic/ Plenum Publishing, J. Suri and S. Laxminarayan (2002)

  1. Models of the Visual System, Biomedical Engineering Topics, Klewer Academic/ Plenum Publishing, G. K. Hung and K. C. Ciuffrieda  (2002)
  1. Signals and Systems in Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Topics, Klewer Academic/ Plenum Publishing, S. D. Devasahayam  (2000)
  1. Proceedings of ITAB’98, IEEE Press (260 pages) (1998)

Book Chapters

1.       Micheli-Tzanakou, E.: "The Nervous System",  The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, J. Bronzino, Ed., CRC Press, Inc., Chap (INVITED) Second Edition, Ch. 3, pp 3-1 to 3-11, (2000).

2.       Micheli-Tzanakou, E.: "Neural Networks in Biomedical Signal Processing",

     The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, J. Bronzino, Ed., CRC Press, Inc..  (INVITED) Second Edition, Ch. 58, pp 58-1 to 58-15, (2000).

3.    Zahner, D.,  Micheli-Tzanakou, E.: "Artificial Neural Networks: Definitions, Methods and             Applications", The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, J. Bronzino, Ed., CRC Press, Inc., (INVITED) Second Edition Ch 182, pp 182-1 to 182-17, (2000).

4.   S. Wolpert and Micheli-Tzanakou, E.: "Neurally Inspired Intergrated Circuits", Industrial Electronics Handbook,  Chapter  61, pp. 874-881, CRC Press Inc. 2nd Edition      (2000), (INVITED).

5.   Micheli-Tzanakou, E. and Dasey, T. J. “A  Three Dimensional Neural Architecture”,   Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. publishers, Vol 14, pp. 240-244, 1999 (INVITED).

6.   Micheli-Tzanakou, E. “ Biologically Inspired Modular Neural Networks” Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. publishers, Vol 14, pp. 272-277, 1999 (INVITED).

7.   Chung, W. and Micheli-Tzanakou, E.: "On Classifiers:  An Overview," Industrial  Electronics Handbook,  Chapter 80, pp. 1055-1080, CRC Press, Inc. , 2nd Edition (2000) (INVITED).

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

1.    Aleynikov, S. and Micheli-Tzanakou, E.: “Retinal Damage with Neural Networks” J.     of Med. Systems, Plenum Press, Vol.22, No. 3, 129-136, 1998.

2.    E. Micheli-Tzanakou and T. Cooley, “A Mobile Mammography System, “J. of  Medical Systems, Plenum Press, Vol. 21, No. 5, 303-307, 1998.

3.   Cooley, T. and Micheli-Tzanakou, E.: “Classification of Mammograms Using an    Intelligent Computer System,” Journal of Intelligent Systems, Vol. 8(1/2)  pp. 1-54, (1998).

4.   Taratorin, A. M., Peterfreund, Micheli-Tzanakou, E. and Sideman, S. “Application of Non-Linear Positive Feedback Circuits to Reconstruction of Clipped Signals: Experimental Investigation”. Vol., (1998).

5.   R. M. Lehman, E. Micheli-Tzanakou, Jian Zheng and J.L. Hamilton    “Electrophysiological Recordings in Pallidotomy Localized to 3D Stereoscopic Imaging” Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 72, 185-191,1999.

  1. Phan, F., Micheli-Tzanakou, E. and Sidman, S. "Speaker Identification Using Neural Networks and Wavelets" IEEE/EMBS Magazine, pp. 92-101, Jan/Feb., 2000.
  1. Zhu, B. and Micheli-Tzanakou, E. “Non-stationary Speech Analysis Using Neural Prediction” IEEE/EMBS Magazine, pp 102-105, Jan/Feb. 2000.
  1. Lehman, R. M., Jian Zheng, Hamilton J and Micheli-Tzanakou, E., “Comparison of 3-D- MR Imaging with Pre and Post Lesion Recording in Pallidotomy”, Acta Neurochirurgica, 142, 319-328, 2000.
  1. Dasey, T.J. and Micheli-Tzanakou, E. “A Neural Network based Unsupervised system for Detection of Multiple Sclerosis with Evoked Potentials, IEEE Trans. on Information  Technology, Vol. 4, No. 3, 216-224, 2000.
  1. R. M. Lehman, E. Micheli-Tzanakou, A. Medl and J.L. Hamilton, “Quantitative On-Line  Analysis of Physiological Data for Lesion Placement in Pallidotomy”, Neurosurgery, Vol 729, 1-15, 2001.
  1. Micheli-Tzanakou, E.,  Hamilton, J., Zheng, J. and Lehman, R. “Computational Intelligence for Target Assessment in Parkinson’s Disease” Proc. SPIE Vol. 4479, p. 54-69, Applications and Science of Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems, and Evolutionary Computation IV, Bruno Bosacchi; David B. Fogel; James C. Bezdek; Eds. SPIE-Medical Imaging, 2001.
  1. Anderson, M. and Micheli-Tzanakou, E. “Automated Auditory Stimulus Optimization   Using Feedback from Fuzzy Clustered Neuronal Responses “IEEE Trans. on Information Technology, Vol. 6 (2), pp 159-170, 2002.
  1. Uyeda, E., Wojnicki, P. and Micheli-Tzanakou, E.  “Visual Evoked Potential Study of Attention” Proc. SPIE Vol. 4686, p. 279-289, Medical Imaging 2002: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment, Dev P. Chakraborty; Elizabeth A. Krupinski; Eds. 2002.
  1. Wojnicki, P., Uyeda, E. and Micheli-Tzanakou, E.  “Quantifying the Effect of    Colorization On Mammogram Images” SPIE Proc. SPIE Vol. 4686, p. 290-299, Medical Imaging 2002: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment, Dev P. Chakraborty; Elizabeth A. Krupinski; Eds. (2nd  Place Prize). 2002.
  1. Micheli-Tzanakou, E.: “Disease Progression Assessed by Neural Waveform Analysis” SPIE Applications and Science of Neural Networks, Fuzzy and Evolutionary Computation  (4787-10), 2002.
  1. Micheli-Tzanakou, E., Tadross, M. and Lehman, R. M.: “An Internet Facility for Functional Stereotactic Neurosurgery” Acta Neurosurgica, Vol. 144, No. 10, 1114 (2002).

Proceeding Articles

1.       Anderson, M. J. and Micheli-Tzanakou, “Computer-Brain Interaction to Optimize Auditory Stimuli Based on Neuronal Responses” , 24th Northeast Bioengineering Conference, 18-20, 1998.

2.       Hamilton J. L., Micheli-Tzanakou, E. and Lehman, R. M., “Analysis of Electrophysiological Data in Surgical Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease”, 24th Northeast Bioengineering Conference, pp 5-6, 1998.

3.       Munoz, P. and Micheli-Tzanakou, E. “Stimulus Content  Effect on the Visual Cortex with Functional MRI”, 24th Northeast Bioengineering Conference, 41-44, 1998.

4.       Zhuo W. and Micheli-Tzanakou, E. “ Hardware and Software Design of Digital Hearing Aids Based on Fixed Microphone Array”, 24th Northeast Bioengineering Conference,  123-125, 1998.

5.       Wei, L., Xiao, J. and Micheli-Tzanakou, E. “A Computational Intelligence System for Cell Classification” ITAB’98, pp. 105-109, 1998.

6.       Anderson, M. J. and Micheli-Tzanakou, E. “High Performance Feedback System for Auditory Stimulus Optimization” ITAB’98, pp 41-44, 1998.

7.       Zhuo, W. and Micheli-Tzanakou, E. “A High Performance Continuous Data Flow Filter using Sliding Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) and One Point Inverse DFT”, ITAB’98, pp. 51-56, 1998.

8.       Keselman, Y. and Micheli-Tzanakou, E. “Extraction and Characterization of Regions of Interest In Biomedical Images”, ITAB’98, pp. 87-90, 1998.

9.       Micheli-Tzanakou, E. “Computers in Surgery and Diagnosis” MEDICON 98, CD-ROM, 1998.

10.   Micheli-Tzanakou, E. “Computational Intelligence in Surgery and Diagnosis” IEEE/EMBS  Conf., 1998.

11.   Hamilton J.L. Micheli-Tzanakou, E. and Lehman, R. M. “Neural Networks Trained with Simulation Data for Outcome Prediction in Pallidotomy for Parkinson’s Disease”, IEEE/EMBS Conf. Vol. 1, 1-4, 2000.

12.   G. Tzanakos, A. Abche, E. Micheli-Tzanakou, T Stahl, X Wan, T Yudd  “Multimodal

    3-D Image Registration of MRI-SPECT Volume Images” IEEE/EMBS 22nd Intern. Conference, Vol. 2, 1443-1444, 2000.

13.   Abche, A., Tzanakos, G. S. and Micheli-Tzanakou, E.: IEEE Nuclear  Science Symposium, 2000.

14.   Hamilton, J. L., Micheli-Tzanakou, E. and Lehman, R.M., “Wavelet and Complexity- based Neural Networks for Lesion Targeting in Pallidotomies”.  Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Annual Meeting, p. 44, San Antonio, 2000.

15.   Hamilton, J. L. Micheli-Tzanakou, E. and Lehman, R. M., World Congress in Stereotactic Neurosurgery, London, Oct. 2000.

16.   C. S. Pattichis, M. S. Pattichis, E.Micheli-Tzanakou: “Medical  imaging fusion applications: An overview”, 35th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Monterrey, CA, Nov. 4-7, 1263-1267, 2001.

17.   E. Micheli-Tzanakou, P. Wojnicki and J. Hamilton “Neuronal Signal Processing in Parkinson's Disease”, Proceedings 2002 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, Vol.1, 12-17, 2002.

18.    Sridhar, B. and Micheli-Tzanakou, E.: “Nerve Degeneration in Huntington’s Disease”  28th NE Bioengineering Conference, 203-204, 2002.

19.    E. Uyeda, E. Micheli-Tzanakou, P.J. Wojnicki, “A Visual evoked Potential Study of Spatial Noise”, Proceedings of the IEEE 28th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, 260-261, 2003.

20.   P.J. Wojnicki, E. Micheli-Tzanakou, E. Uyeda, “Novel Protocol for Random Visual Stimulation during Visual Evoked Potential Testing”, Proceedings of the IEEE 28th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference,  258-259, 2003

21.   Micheli-Tzanakou, E:” Measurements and computational intelligence in biomedical engineering “IEEE International Symposium on Computational Intelligence for Measurement Systems and Applications”, CIMSA '03, Page(s): 52-55, 2003.

22.   P. Parikh and Micheli-Tzanakou, E.: “Detecting Drowsiness while Driving Using Wavelet Transform” NE Biomed. Eng. Conference, 2004.

23.   S. Leondopulos and Micheli-Tzanakou, E.: “A Polynomial Approximatiom to the Neuronal Action Potential as Predicted by the Hodgkin-Huxley Equations” NE Biomed. Eng. Conference, 2004.

24.   Z. Saem-El-Dahr and Micheli-Tzanakou, E.: “W-CORE: A Wavelet based Compression Reconstruction Technique” NE Biomed. Eng. Conference, 2004.

25.   Beetel R, Micheli-Tzanakou E, Lehman RM  (New Brunswick, US) “EMG recordings as a measure of Parkinson's treatment” ESSFN, 6C22, p 34Vienna, June 23-26,  2004.

26.   R. AzhuValapil, E. Micheli-Tzanakou, A. Nievies and R.M. Lehman “ Functional MR Image Analysis of Parkinson’s Patients and Normals” Tampa Fla, AANS 2004.

Other Publications

1.       Shindler, D.M., Sheikh, T., Yi, C., Wilson, A., Micheli-Tzanakou, E. and Kostis, J.B.:  “Echocardiographic Machine Learning Databases on the Internet”, JACC 31: 2; 9A,1998.

2.       Micheli-Tzanakou, E. “Computers in Surgery and Diagnosis” ITAB’98, p. 85, 1998.

3.       Lehman, R.M., Micheli-Tzanakou, E., Zheng, J., Hamilton, J.L.:  Electrophysiological Recordings in Pallidotomy Localized to 3D Stereoscopic Imaging. Am Soc Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Snowbird, Utah, 1999.

4.       Micheli-Tzanakou, E. “Computational Intelligence and Bioinformatics” Medical Physics, Patras, Greece, 1999.

5.       Micheli-Tzanakou, E. “Prediction of Outcomes in Pallidotomies with Neural Networks”   World Congress in High Tech Medicine, Hanover, Germany, Oct. 2000.

6.       Micheli-Tzanakou, E. “Computational Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering” 3rd European Symposium on Biomedical Engineering, Patras, Greece, 2002.

7.       Micheli-Tzanakou, E.: “Computational Intelligence in Target Assessment in Parkinson’s Disease” SPIE Vol 4479 No.10, 2002 (INVITED).

8.       Abche, A. B., Tzanakos, G. S. and Micheli-Tzanakou, E.: Evaluation of 3-D Image Multimodal Registration Techniques, Using Monte-Carlo Simulated 3-D Images. BioMedSim, University of Balamad, Lebanon, 2003.

RECENT DISSERTATIONS AND THESES Completed: 

(Present position is shown in parenthesis)

Ph.D. Degrees

1.   Paul Wojnicki, "Quantification of Image Colorization with Visual Evoked Potentials and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging” April, 2004

2.      Robert Beetel, “The role of Sensory Conflict in Phantom Limb Pain”, February, 2004, (US Surgical, Co).

3.      Elizabeth Uyeda, “A Visual Evoked  Potential Study of the Effects of Attention on  Spatially Random Noise” March,  2003.

4.      Jennifer Hamilton,  “Analysis of Physiological Function in the Globus Pallidus with Neural Networks” (PhD-MD) Jan. 2000 (Chief Resident, RWJ-UMDNJ)

5.      Michael Anderson, “Automated Computer-Brain Feedback System for Auditory Stimulus Optimization” Jan. 1999 (Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins Univ.)

6.      Yasemin Akay, " Analysis of Fetal and Newborn Heart Rate Variability using Wavelet Transforms and Neural Networks” Jan. 1999  (Dartmouth, Medical School).

Master of Science Degrees

1.  Gopinath Venkatasubramaniam, “ VLSI design of an implantable Receiver-Transmitter” May, 2004.

2.  Paul Wojnicki,  “The Effect of Color on   Visual Evoked Potentials”  May,         2002.

3.  Lu Wang,   “Intelligent Cytological and Histological Diagnosis Based on      Medical   Images”, May 2002.

4.      Elizabeth Uyeda “Visual Evoked Potential Study of Attention”, May 2002.

5.      Bin Zhu, "Beamforming Hearing Aids Using a Parallel Sliding DFT Array with Integrated Frequency Equalization",  Oct. 1998, (Cont. to a Ph.D)

6.      Wen Zhuo,  "Hardware and Control Software Design of a new Digital Hearing   Aid   based on fixed Microphone Arrays", Oct. 1998, (Deseased)