1996 Research Publications

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Books and Chapters

Mills, P.M., Zomaya, A.Y. and Tade', M.O. Neuro-Adaptive Process Control: A Practical Approach, New York, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (1996)

Nguyen, T.T. An Application on Load Modelling for Dynamic Calculations, Neural Networks Applications in Power Systems, eds T.S. Dillon, D. Niebur, London, CRL Publishing Ltd, 1: pp pp. 351-385 (1996)

Zomaya, A.Y. Parallel Computing: Paradigms and Applications, London, International Thomoson Computer Press (1996)

Zomaya, A.Y. Parallelism and Concurrency in Real-Time Embedded Systems: Benchmarks for Multibody System Dynamics Computations, Parallel Computing: Paradigms and Applications, ed A.Y. Zomaya, London, International Thomoson Computer Press, 1: pp 612-638 (1996)

Zomaya, A.Y. Parallel and Distributed Computing Handbook, New York, McGraw-Hill (1996)

Journal Articles

Antoszewski, J. and Faraone, L. Analysis of Magnetic Field Dependent Hall Data in Narrow Bandgap HgCdTe Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy, J. Applied Physics, 80: pp 3881-3892 (1996)

Cantoni, M.W., Teo, K.L., Yan, W.Y. and Sreeram, V. A Gradient Flow Approach to Computing a Nonlinear Discrete Time Quadratic Optimal Feedback Gain Matrix, Optimal Control Applications and Methods, 17: pp 29-43 (1996)

Choong, P.L., deSilva, C.J.S., Sterrett, G.F., Dawkins, H.J.S., Robbins, P., Harvey, J.M., Papadimitriou, J. and Attikiouzel, Y. Predicting Axillary Lymph Node Metastases in Breast Carcinoma Patients, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 37: pp 135-149 (1996)

Choong, P.L., deSilva, C.J.S., Dawkins, H.J.S. and Sterrett, G.F. Entropy Maximisation Networks: An Application to Breast Cancer Prognosis, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, 7:3, pp 568-577 (1996)

Green, F. and Chivers, M.J. Physics of Noise in Quantum-Confined Field-Effect Transistors, Physical Review B, 54: pp 5791-5800 (1996)

Henry, J. and Livingstone, J. Improved Double Layer 170/InP Solar Cells using Annealing Techniques, Physica Status Solidi (a), 156:No.1, pp K9-K12 (1996)

Kottathra, K. and Attikiouzel, Y. A Novel Multicriteria Optimization Algorithm for the Structure Determination of Multilayer Feedforward Neural Networks, Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 19: pp 135-147 (1996)

Lau, B.S. and Wong, K.P. An Artificial Neural Network Approach to Transient Stability Assessment, Australian Journal of Intelligent Information Processing Systems, 3:1, pp 75-85 (1996)

Li, G., Hauser, N., Jagadish, J., Antoszewski, J. and Xu, W. Study of Sub-Band Electronic Structure of Si Delta-Doped GaAs using Magneto Transport Measurements in Tilted Magnetic Fields, J. Applied Physics, 79: pp 8482-8487 (1996)

Liu, W.Q., Teo, K.L. and Yan, W.Y. Optimal Simultaneous Stabilization of Descriptor Systems via Output Feedback, International Journal of Control, 64:4, pp 595-613 (1996)

Meyer, J.R., Colombo, L., Liao, P.K., Hoffman, C.A., Bartoli, F.J., Antoszewski, J., Faraone, L., Tobin, S.B., Norton, P.W., Ard, C.K. and Reese, D.J. Advanced Magneto-Transport Characterisation of LPE-Grown HgCdTe by QMSA, J. Electronic Materials, 25: pp 1157-1170 (1996)

Musca, C.A., Siliquini, J.F., Fynn, K.A., Nener, B.D., Faraone, L. and Irvine, S.J.C. MOCVD-Grown Wider Bandgap Capping Layers in HgCdTe Long Wavelength Infrared Photoconductors, Semiconductor Science and Technology, 11: pp 1912-1922 (1996)

Ngan, K.N., Chai, D. and Millin, A. Very Low Bit Rate Video Coding Using H.261-like Coder, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems on Video Technology, 6:3, pp 308-312 (1996)

Nguyen, T.T. Data Partitioning in Parametric Harmonic Analysis, IEE Electronics Letters, 32:13, pp 1160-1161 (1996)

Nguyen, T.T. Load-flow parallel processing system. Conjugate-gradient neural network architecture, Electric Power Systems Research, 39:12, pp 73-79 (1996)

Olariu, S. and Zomaya, A.Y. A Time- and Cost-Optimal Algorithm for Interlocking Sets, with Applications, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, 7:10, pp 1009-1025 (1996)

Ruther, R., Livingstone, J., Dytlewski, J. and Cohen, D. Improved Hydrogen Depth Profiles with In-Chamber Annealing of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Thin Films, Journal of Applied Physics, 1: pp 175-180 (1996)

Ruther, R., Livingstone, J., Dytlewski, J. and Cohen, D. Band Switching Si-H Cluster Formation and Hydrogen Effusion upon thermal Annealing in Hydrogenated Amorphous Silica Thin Film, Thin Solid Films, 271: pp 151-156 (1996)

Ruther, R. and Livingstone, J. An Infrared Study of Si-H Cluster Formation in a Si:H Thin Films, Infrared Phsyics and Technology, 37: pp 533-537 (1996)

Savkin, A.V. and Petersen, I.R. Nonlinear Versus Linear Control in the Robust Stabilizability of Linear Uncertain Systems via a Fixed-Order Output Feedback, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 41:9, pp 1335-1338 (1996)

Siliquini, J.F. and Faraone, L. Two-Dimensional Infrared Focal Plane Arrays Based on HgCdTe Photoconductive Detectors, Semiconductor Science and Technology, 11: pp 1906-1911 (1996)

Sreeram, V., Liu, W.Q. and Diab, M. Theory of State-Covariance Assignment for Linear Single-Input Systems, IEE Proceedings. Part-D. Control Theory and Applications, 143:3, pp 289-295 (1996)

Sreeram, V., Liu, W.Q., Teo, K.L. and Yan, W.Y. A Gradient Flow Approach to Simultaneous Stabilisation Problem, Optimal Control Applications and Methods, 17: pp 367-375 (1996)

Tan, S.H., Pang, K.K. and Ngan, K.N. Classified Perceptual Coding with Adaptive Quantization, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems on Video Technology, 6:4, pp 375-388 (1996)

Winton, G., Warrington, N. and Faraone, L. Thermal Stability of Photochemical Native Oxide Films on HgCdTe, J. Vacuum Science and Technology A, 14: pp 2325-2330 (1996)

Wong, K.P. and Lau, B.S. An Artificial Network Approach to Modelling Generator Fuel Cost Characteristic, Journal of The Institution of Engineers Singapore, 36:6, pp 71-78 (1996)

Wong, K.P. and Wong, Y.W. Combined Genetic Algorithm/Simulated Annealing/Fuzzy Set Approach to Short-term Generator Scheduling with Take-or-Pay Fuel Contract, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 11:1, pp 128-136 (1996)

Zomaya, A.Y. Parallel Processing for Real-Time Simulation:, IEEE Parallel and Distributed Technology, 4:2, pp 49-62 (1996)

Conference Publications

Ang, W.L. and Bundell, G.A. A Petri Net Based Task Schedulor as a Real-Time FMS Controller, Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, USA, IEEE, 1: pp 738-744 (1996)

Bezdek, J.C., Reichherzer, T.R., Lim, S.G. and Attikiouzel, Y. Classification of Multiple Prototypes, Fifth IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, New Orleans, LA, USA, IEEE, 1: pp 626-632 (1996)

Bezdek, J.C., Chandrasekhar, R. and Attikiouzel, Y. A New Fuzzy Model for Edge Detection, Applications for Fuzzy Logic Technology III, Bellingham, WA, USA, SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2761: pp 11-28 (1996)

Bokka, V., Olariu, S., Schwing, J.L., Wilson, L. and Zomaya, A.Y. A Time-Optimal Solution to Planar Point Location in Ordered Functional Domains, with Applications, International Symposium on Parallel Architectures, Algorithms, and Networks, Los Alamitos, California, IEEE Computer Press, One Volume Only: pp 447-453 (1996)

Chai, D. and Ngan, K.N. Automatic Face Location for Videophone Images, IEEE TENCON'96, Perth, WA, Australia, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc., 1: pp 137-140 (1996)

Chandrasekhar, R. and Attikiouzel, Y. Gross Segmentation of Mammograms Using a Polynomial Model, 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Amsterdam, IEEE, CD-ROM: pp Paper Number 814, pp 1--3 (1996)

Chong, J. and Togneri, R. Speaker Independent Recognition of Small Vocabulary, Sixth Australian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology, Adelaide, SA, Australia, Australian Speech, Science and Technology Association, 1: pp 479-484 (1996)

Chong, K. and Togneri, R. Extraction of a Speech Signal in the Presence of a Musical Note Signal, Sixth Australian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology, Adelaide, SA, Australia, Australian Speech, Science and Technology Association, 1: pp 629-634 (1996)

Choong, P.L. and deSilva, C.J.S. A Comparison of Maximum Entropy Estimation and Logistic Regression in the Prediction of Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis in Early Breast Cancer Patients, 1996 IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks,, Washington D.C., USA, IEEE, 3: pp 1468-1471 (1996)

Cook, G. and Zaknich, A. Theory and Implementation of Extensions to Time Delay Spectrometry, 6th Australian Regional Convention of the Audio Engineering Society, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Audio Engineering Society, Session B-2: pp Preprint 4299, 12 pages (1996)

Cook, G. and Zaknich, A. Extensions to the Theory of Time Delay Spectrometry, 1996 IEEE TENCON Digital Signal Processing Applications, Perth, WA, Australia, IEEE, 1: pp 763-768 (1996)

Diab, M., Liu, W.Q. and Sreeram, V. A Gradient Flow Approach to Frequency Weighted Model Reduction, 13th IFAC Triennial World Congress, USA, American Automatic Control Council, D: pp 381-386 (1996)

Godfrey, K. and Attikiouzel, Y. Non-linear Quantization Effects in Digital Colour Systems, First International Workshop on Wireless Image/Video Communications, Loughborough, UK, Loughborough University, 1: pp 63-67 (1996)

Jones, P.E. and Adams, B.D. Hand-Written Australian Post Code Recognition using Effects of Dynamic Traces, 5th International Workshop on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition, University of Essex, England, International Association for Pattern Recognition, 1: pp 227-232 (1996)

Kim, H.J., Chan, M. and Ngan, K.N. Region-Based Segmentation and Motion Estimation in Object-Oriented Analysis-Synthesis Coding, Picture Coding Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, Telstra Research Laboratories, 2: pp 589-594 (1996)

Kim, H.J. and Ngan, K.N. 2-Dimensional Motion Analysis in Object-Oriented Coding, IEEE TENCON'96, Perth, WA, Australia, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc., 2: pp 945-948 (1996)

Lai, L.L., Ma, J.T., Wong, K.P., Yokoyama, R., Zhao, M. and Sasaki, H.Application of Evolutionary Programming to Transmission System Planning, IEE Japan Power & Energy 1996, Osaka, Japan, The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, Session I-E: pp 147-152 (1996)

Lai, L.L., Ma, J.T. and Wong, K.P. Evolutionary Programming for Economic Dispatch of Units with Non-Smooth Input-Output Characteristic Functions, Power Systems Computation Conference, GroBschonau, Germany, Power Systems Computation Conference, 1: pp 492-498 (1996)

Lee, M.H., Ngan, K.N. and Crebbin, G.A. Scalable Coding of Subband Images with Quadtree-Based Classified Vector Quantization, IEEE TENCON'96, Perth, WA, Australia, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc., 2: pp 788-792 (1996)

Li, W.Q., Bezdek, J.C. and Attikiouzel, Y. Estimating the Number of Components in a Normal Mixture, ISIS'96: Information, Statistics and Induction in Science, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, World Scientific, 1: pp 330-341 (1996)

Lim, G. and Alder, M. A Nonparametric Approach for Detecting Lines and Curves, 1996 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, Lausanne, Switzerland, IEEE, 1: pp 837-840 (1996)

Liu, W.Q., Yan, W.Y., Teo, K.L. and Sreeram, V. On Initial Jumps for Singular Systems in Connection with LQ Optimal Control, 35th IEEE Conference on Decisions and Control, Japan, Society of Instrument and Control Engineering, Japan, 1: pp 994-996 (1996)

Liu, W.Q., Yan, W.Y. and Teo, K.L. A Proof for a Conjecture and its Applications, 13th IFAC Triennial World Congress, USA, American Automatic Control Council, L: pp 103-108 (1996)

McKinnon, M. and Zaknich, A. Scratch Noise Filtering Using Neural Networks, 6th Australian Regional Convention of the Audio Engineering Society, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Audio Engineering Society, Session C-3: pp Preprint 4304, 14 pages (1996)

McLaughlin, R.A. Randomized Hough Transform: Better Ellipse Detection, 1996 IEEE TENCON Digital Signal Processing Applications, Perth, WA, Australia, IEEE, 1: pp 409-414 (1996)

Meier, T., Ngan, K.N. and Crebbin, G.A. A Region-Based Algorithm for Enhancement of Images Degraded by Blocking Effects, IEEE TENCON'96, Perth, WA, Australia, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc., 1: pp 405-408 (1996)

Moheimani, S.O.R., Savkin, A.V. and Petersen, I.R. Robust Control of Uncertain Time-Delay Systems - Minimax Optimal Approach, 35th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Kobe, Japan,, IEEE, 1: pp 1362-1367 (1996)

Moheimani, S.O.R., Savkin, A.V. and Petersen, I.R. Robust Filtering, Prediction, Smoothing and Observability of Uncertain Systems, 35th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Kobe, Japan,, IEEE, 1: pp 4794-4799 (1996)

Moheimani, S.O.R., Savkin, A.V. and Petersen, I.R. A Deterministic Approach to the Design of Robust Predictors, 35th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Kobe, Japan,, IEEE, 1: pp 4331-4332 (1996)

Moheimani, S.O.R., Savkin, A.V. and Petersen, I.R. Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Robust Observability of a Class of Discrete-Time Uncertain Systems, 35th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Kobe, Japan,, IEEE, 1: pp 1468-1471 (1996)

Morrison, M., Dingle, A.A. and Attikiouzel, Y. A New Approach to Unsupervised Markov Random Field-based Segmentation of MR Images, International Symposium on Signal Processing and its Applications, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, Queensland University of Technology, 1: pp 357-360 (1996)

Ngan, K.N. Proceedings of TENCON'96, IEEE TENCON'96, Perth, WA, Australia, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc., 1,2: pp 1-966 (1996)

Nguyen, T.T. and Humpage, W. D. Review of Short-Circuit Fault Analysis, Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, Melbourne, HannaH ScientificS, 2: pp 405-410 (1996)

Nguyen, T.T. and Humpage, W. D. Distribution of Return Currents in Interconnected Earthing Systems during Earth Fault Operating Conditions, Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, Melbourne, HannaH ScietificS, 2: pp 423-428 (1996)

Olariu, S., Stojmenovic, I. and Zomaya, A.Y. Time-Optimal Proximity Graph Computations on, Canadian Conference on Computational Geometry (CCCG'96), Ottawa, Canada, Carlton University Press, Only One: pp 119-124 (1996)

Olariu, S. and Zomaya, A.Y. A Time- and Cost-Optimal Algorithm for Overlap Graphs, with Applications., 25th International Conference on Parallel, Los Alamitos, California, IEEE Computer Press, Two: pp 74-81 (1996)

Rudianto, R.L. and Ngan, K.N. Automatic 3D WFM Model Fitting to Frontal Facial Image in Model-Based Video Coding, Picture Coding Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, Telstra Research Laboratories, 2: pp 585-588 (1996)

Rudianto, R.L. and Ngan, K.N. Automatic Face Location Detection and Tracking for Model-Based Video Coding, Third International Conference on Signal Processing, Beijing, China, National Jiaotong University, China, 1: pp 1098-1101 (1996)

Salleh, S., Sanugi, B., Jamaluddin, H. and Zomaya, A.Y. A Self-Organizing Map Clustering Method for Dynamic Multiprocessor Scheduling, 8th International Conference on Computing, Canada, Trent University Press, Only One: pp 628-639 (1996)

Salleh, S., Zomaya, A.Y., Sanugi, B. and Jamaluddin, H. A Mean-Field Annealing Model for Task Scheduling in Multiprocessor Systems, 9th ISCA Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications, Csrea Press USA, IEEE Computer Press, I: pp 189-198 (1996)

Savkin, A.V. and Petersen, I.R. Model Validation and State Estimation for Uncertain Continuous-Time Systems with Missing Discrete-Continous Data, 35th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Kobe, Japan,, IEEE, 1: pp 570-573 (1996)

Savkin, A.V. and Evans, R.J. Robust Output Feedback Stabilizability via Controller Switching, 35th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Kobe, Japan,, IEEE, 1: pp 2654-2658 (1996)

Savkin, A.V. and Petersen, I.R. Fixed-Order Robust Filtering for Linear Uncertain Systems, 35th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Kobe, Japan,, IEEE, 1: pp 4800-4801 (1996)

Siliquini, J.F., Xu, M.G. and Dell, J.M. A General Method of Measuring the Electric-Field-Dependent Absorption Coefficient in Quantum Confined Structures, Symposium on Optical Fibre Measurements, Boulder, CO, USA, National Institute Standards and Technology, 905: pp 35-38 (1996)

Simper, A. Correcting General Band-to-band Misregistrations, 1996 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, Lausanne, Switzerland, IEEE, 1: pp 597-600 (1996)

Skafidas, E., Evans, R.J., Petersen, I.R. and Savkin, A.V. Quadratic Stabilizability of State Feedback Hybrid Control Systems, International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2: pp 1073-1077 (1996)

Tey, W.J., Jong, N.P. and Togneri, R. Investigation of Speech and Speaker Recognition Based on Trajectory Modelling of Utterances, Sixth Australian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology, Adelaide, SA, Australia, Australian Speech, Science and Technology Association, 1: pp 133-137 (1996)

Tong, D., Law, T. and Wong, K.P. Applications of Genetic Algorithms in Power System Operation and Planning, Conference of Electrical Power Supply Industry, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tenaga Nasional, 1: pp 179-188 (1996)

Williams, P.S. and Alder, M.D. Generic Texture Analysis Applied to Newspaper Segmentation, 1996 IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks,, Washington D.C., USA, IEEE, 3: pp 1664-1669 (1996)

Wong, K.P. and An, LI. A Technique for Improving the Convergence Characteristic of Genetic Algorithms and its Application to a Genetic-Based Load Flow Algorithm, First Asia-Pacific Conference on Simulated Evolution and Learning, Taejon, Korea, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1: pp 411-418 (1996)

Zaknich, A. and Attikiouzel, Y. Modified Probabilistic Neural Network Hardware Implementation Schemes, 1996 IEEE TENCON Digital Signal Processing Applications, Perth, WA, Australia, IEEE, 1: pp 167-171 (1996)

Others

Nabhan, T.M. and Zomaya, A.Y. (Review)Parallel Processing for Robotics Computations: A Review, Parallel and Distributed Computing Handbook, 1:1, pp 1144-1159, New York (1996)

Zomaya, A.Y. (Review)Parallel and Distributed Computing: The Scene, the Props, the Players, Parallel and Distributed Computing Handbook, 1:1, pp 5-23, New York (1996)