Ping Chen Associate Professor Computer and Mathematical Sciences Department University of Houston-Downtown One Main Street Houston, TX 77002 Voice: (713)221-2764  Fax: (713)221-8086 Email: chenp at uhd dot edu

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Biosketch

Dr. Ping Chen is an Associate Professor in Department of Computer and Mathematics Science of University of Houston-Downtown. His research interests include computational semantics and medical text mining.  Dr. Ping Chen received his BS degree on Information Science and Technology from Xi'an Jiao Tong University, MS degree on Computer Science from Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Ph.D degree on Information Technology at George Mason University. more

Research Interests

• Computational Semantics
• Intelligent Information Retrieval
• Data Mining

Selected Publications (DBLP)

Journal Papers and Book Chapters

1. H. Al-Mubaid, P. Chen, “Application of Word Prediction and Disambiguation to Improve Text Entry for People with Physical Disabilities”, to appear in International Journal of Social and Humanistic Computing, 2008. 

2. A. de Korvin, P. Chen, J. Yoon, “Information Retrieval Using Relevance Vectors: A Soft Computing Approach”, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Volume 44, No. 1, 2008, 51-62.

3. W. Ding, P. Chen, “An Interactive Visualization Model for Large High-dimensional Datasets: A Case Study”, to appear in Data Engineering: Mining, Information, and Intelligence.  Editors: Yupo Chan, John Talburt, Terry Talley. Springer, 2008.

4. D. Barbara, P. Chen, “Fractal Mining”, in "Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Handbook: A Complete Guide for Practitioners and Researchers", published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, Page 627-647, 2005.

5. E. Deeba, A. de Korvin, P. Chen, “Generating and applying rules for web documents retrieval”, Far East Journal of Applied Mathematics, vol. 16(3)(2004) P249 - 272.

6. P. Chen, W. Ding, "Knowledge Management for Agent-Based Tutoring Systems" in "Designing Distributed Learning Environments: With Intelligent Software Agents", Editor Fuhua Oscar Lin, Page 146-161, published by Idea Group, 2004.

7. K. Yue, T. A. Yang, W. Ding, P. Chen, “Open Courseware and Computer Science Education”, Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges. Volume 20, Issue 1. October 2004.

8. T. Yang, K. Yue, M. Liaw, G. Collins, J. Venkatraman, S. Achar, K. Sadasivam, P. Chen, “Design of Distributed Computer Security Lab”, Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges. Volume 20, Issue 1. October 2004.

9. H. Lynn, P. Chen, C. Hu, Y. Simon, “High-dimensionality 3D seismic data visualization and interpretation: Simultaneous interpretation of nine co-rendered volumes”, the Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists Recorder, Page 28-33, June 2003.

10. D. Barbara, P. Chen, “Using self-similarity to cluster large data sets", Journal of Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, 7, Page 123 – 152, 2003.

Conference Papers

1. P. Chen, R. Verma, J. C. Meininger, W. Chan, “Semantic Analysis of Association Rules”, The 21th International FLAIRS Conference, May 2008, Miami, Florida.

2. R. Verma, P. Chen, “Integrating Ontology Knowledge into a Query-based Information Summarization System”, DUC 2007, April, 2007. Rochester, NY

3. P. Chen, W. Ding, C. Ding, "SenseNet: A Knowledge Representation Model for Computational Semantics", In Proceedings of The 5th IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Informatics, July 2006, Beijing, China.

4. P. Chen, R. Verma, “A Query-based Medical Information Summarization System Using Ontology Knowledge”, In Proceedings of the 19th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, Page 37-42, June 2006, Salt Lake City, Utah.

5. P. Chen, H. Al-Mubaid, “Context-based Term Disambiguation in Biomedical Literature”, In Proceedings of The 19th International FLAIRS Conference, May 2006, Melbourne, Florida.

6. C. Ding, P. Chen, “Mining Executive Compensation Data from SEC Filings”, In Proceedings of ICDE Workshop on Challenges in Web Information Retrieval and Integration, Page 49-53, April, 2006, Atlanta, Georgia.

7. H. Al-Mubaid, P. Chen, “Biomedical Term Disambiguation: An Application to Gene-Protein Name Disambiguation”, In Proceedings of Third International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations, page 606-612, April 2006, Las Vegas, Nevada.

8. X. Wang, P. Chen, “Web-Based Interactive Visualization of Data Cubes”, In Proceedings of The 2005 International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Visualization Methods, Page 136-143, June 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada.

9. A. de Korvin, P. Chen, C. Hu, “A Genetic Algorithm Approach for Analyzing Network Intrusion Hyperalerts”, In Proceedings of The 11th World Congress of International Fuzzy Systems Association, July 2005, Beijing, China.

10. H. Al-Mubaid, P. Chen, “Context-Based Similar Words Detection and Its Application in Specialized Search Engines”, In Proceedings of International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, Page 260-264, January 2005, San Diego, CA.

11. A. de Korvin, P. Chen, C. Hu, “Generating and Applying Rules for Interval Valued Fuzzy Observations”, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 3177, Page 279-284, Springer-Verlag, 2004.

12. D. Barbara, P. Chen, “Self-similar Mining of Time Association Rules”, In Proceedings of The Eighth Pacific-Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (PAKDD’04), Page 86-95, Sydney, Australia, May 2004.

13. K. Yue, T. Yang, W. Ding, P. Chen, “A model for open content communities to support effective learning and teaching”, In Proceedings of International Conference on Web Based Communities, Lisbon, Portugal, March 2004.

14. P. Chen, C. Hu, W. Ding, H. Lynn, "Icon-based Visualization of Large High-Dimensional Datasets", In Proceedings of Third IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM'03), Page 505-508, Melbourne, Florida, November 2003.

15. P. Chen, C. Hu, H. Lynn, Y. Simon, “Visualizing High Dimensional Data”, In Proceedings of Conference on Applied Research in Data Engineering 2002, Little Rock, AR, November 2002.

16. P. Chen, A. de Korvin, C. Hu, “Association Analysis with Interval Valued Fuzzy Sets and Body of Evidence”, In Proceedings of 2002 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, Page 518-523, Honolulu, HI, May 2002.

17. D. Barbara, P. Chen, “Tracking Clusters in Evolving Data Sets”, In Proceedings of FLAIRS'2001, Page 239-243, Key West, FL, May 2001.

18. P. Chen, D. Wijesekera, “Hierarchical and Modular Model Checking of Finite State Machines", In Proceedings of 8th Annual IEEE International Conference and Workshop on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems, Vienna, Virginia. April 2001.

19. D. Barbara, P. Chen, "Using the Fractal Dimension to Cluster Datasets,'' In Proceedings of 2000 ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, Page 260-264, Boston, MA. August 2000.

Professional Services

1. Referee for:

· Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

· Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

· Data and Knowledge Engineering (DKE) Journal

· Review Board Member for the International Journal of Computational Science (IJCS)

· International Journal of Computers and Their Applications

· Journal of Applied Soft Computing

· International Journal of Computational Intelligence Research

· The Journal of VLSI Signal Processing-Systems for Signal, Image, and Video Technology

· IIE Transactions

· Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

· Numerous conferences on data mining, privacy and machine learning

2. Program Committee member for:

· IEEE Conference on Video and Signal Based Surveillance 2008

· The Fourth International Conference on Autonomic and Autonomous Systems (Knowledge-based User Interface Program)

· 2007 International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA2007)

· 16th International Conference on Software Engineering and Data Engineering 2007

· ITNG 2007

· Workshop on Privacy and Security Aspects of Data Mining Held in Conjunction with the Fifth IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM 2005)

· Workshop on Privacy and Security Aspects of Data Mining Held in Conjunction with the Fourth IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM 2004)

· International Conference on Intelligent Techniques 2004 (InTech04)

Grants

Internal

· Faculty Development Grant, 2002, UHD

· Faculty Development Grant, 2003, UHD

· Faculty Development Grant, 2004, UHD

· Faculty Development Grant, 2005, UHD

· Faculty Development Grant, 2007, UHD

· Organized Research Grant, 2002, UHD

· Organized Research Grant, 2003, UHD

· Organized Research Grant, 2006, UHD

External

• “An Interactive Undergraduate Data Mining Course with Industrial-Strength Projects”, NSF, PI, 4/2008-3/2010
• “Module-Based Computer Security Courses and Laboratory for Small and Medium Sized Universities”, NSF Grant, PI, 6/2003-5/2006
• “MRI: Acquisition of a Computational Cluster Grid for Research and Education in Science and Mathematics”, NSF, Co-PI (PI: H. Lin), 9/2006-8/2009

Research Positions

Research assistant to design and develop software for Natural Language Processing projects

Last updated in May 2008.