Interim Associate Dean for Research and Innovation & Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering

Yuzhong Shen

757-683-6366
Dr. Yuzhong Shen

1307 ENGR & COMP SCI BLDG
NORFOLK, 23529

Dr. Yuzhong Shen received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Fudan University, M.S. in Computer Engineering from Mississippi State University, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Delaware. Dr. Shen joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2006. His research interests include signal and image processing, visualization and computer graphics and modeling and simulation. He is also affiliated with Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center(VMASC).

Prior to joining Old Dominion University, Dr. Shen had worked as an engineer and as a senior engineer at Weifang Hua-Guang Technologies, a research assistant at National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Computational Field Simulation at Mississippi State University, a research assistant at the University of Delaware, and a senior research scientist at Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center.

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Delaware, (2004)

M.S. in Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, (2000)

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Fudan University, (1990)

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Shen, Y. "Augmented Reality- Virtual Reality" $16,530. Other. May 8, 2017 - August 14, 2017
Shen, Y. "A Modeling and Simulation Based Framework for Enabling Innovation in Engineering" $8,700,000. Federal. 2011 - 2015
Shen, Y. "Development of Google Earth-based Framework for Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization of Climate Change and Adaptation" $210,000. State. 2012 - 2014
Shen, Y. "Enhancing Chemistry Education with Engaging Cyberlearning Technologies" $448,430. Federal. 2011 - 2014
Zhu, H., Shen, Y., Najand, M. S., Xu, L. D. and Ren, Z. "Improving Programming and Financial Literacy Education Using Student-Developed Games" $197,746. Federal. 2011 - 2014
Zhu, H., Shen, Y. and Ren, Z. "Improving Programming and Financial Literacy Education Using Student-Developed Games" $200,000. Old Dominion University. June 1, 2010 - June 30, 2014
Shen, Y. "Digital History Globe" $66,394. Private. 2011 - 2012
Shen, Y. "RI: Small: Collaborative Research: An Efficient Ensemble Method for Data Stream Learning with Concept Drift" $375,000. Federal. 2011 - 2012
Shen, Y. "Android Based Open Mobile Computing Program" $10,000. Private. 2011 -
Shen, Y. "Dean’s Faculty Development Grant" $1,800. Old Dominion University. 2011 -
Shen, Y. "Faculty Innovator Grant" $2,500. Old Dominion University. 2011 -
Shen, Y., Zhu, H. and Rubin, B. L. "Mobile and Web Application Development" $17,500. Local. 2011 -
Shen, Y. "Serious Games for Learning Chemistry" $7,000. Old Dominion University. 2011 -
Shen, Y. "Development of Google Earth-Based Tools for Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization of Sea Level Rise and Offshore Wind Energy Generation" $50,000. Old Dominion University. 2010 -
Shen, Y. "Development of Undergraduate Programs in Modeling and Simulation Engineering" $1,012,138. Federal. 2010 -
Shen, Y. "Faculty Development Grant" $1,800. Old Dominion University. 2010 -
Shen, Y. "Faculty Proposal Preparation Program" $9,000. Old Dominion University. 2010 -
Shen, Y. "My Life: A Serious Game for Improving Personal Financial Literacy" $1,439,038. Federal. 2010 -
Shen, Y. "Brain Injury Rehabilitation Delivery System Via Xbox 360 and Zune" $30,000. Private. 2009 -
Mao, J. and Shen, Y. "Characterization of Insoluble Organic Matter from Carbonaceous Meteorites by Advanced Solid-State Nuculear Magnetic Resonance and Computer Fitting" $17,000. Old Dominion University. 2009 -
Mao, J. and Shen, Y. "Obtaining quantitative structural information of complex natural organic matter using new, advanced solid-state NMR spectral-editing techniques combined with computer fitting" $17,000. Old Dominion University. 2009 - 2009
Papelis, Y. E., Shen, Y., Cetin, M. and Watson, G. S. "Phase II Technical Evaluation of Synthetic Texture Generation Algorithms" $225,000. Private. 2008 - 2009
Watson, G. S., Shen, Y., Li, J., Mielke, R. R. and Nguyen, D. T. "Collaborative Research: Teaching Cross-Platform Educational Game Development and Its Uses in Multidisciplinary STEM Education" $198,913. Federal. -
Mielke, R. R., Robinson, M., Khattak, A. J., Shen, Y., Cetin, M. and Diaz, R. "Analysis of Proposed Changes to the Hampton Roads Transportation System" $250,000. State. July 2008 - December 2008
Shen, Y. and Li, J. "A Real-Time, Non-Invasive Monitoring System of Combat Casualties" $30,000. Federal. -
Shen, Y., Robinson, M., Khattak, A., Mielke, R., Cetin, M. and Diaz, R. "Analysis of Proposed Changes to the Hampton Roads Transportation System" $250,000. State. - 2008
Shen, Y. "Distributive Computing and Visualization" $65,000. Private. -
Shen, Y. and Li, J. "Enhanced Committee Machine for Physiological Signal Processing" $30,000. Federal. -
Shen, Y. "Feature-Preserving 3D LIDAR Point Cloud Data Compression" $18,000. -
Shen, Y., Belfore, L., Li, J. and Zhou, G. "Feature-Preserving 3D LIDAR Point Cloud Lossy Compression Using Anisotropic Partition and Nonlinear Prediction" $250,000. -
Shen, Y., Mielke, R., Khattak, A., Robinson, M. and Cetin, M. "GRTC Route Analysis" $300,000. Private. -
Shen, Y., Khattak, A., Mielke, R., Robinson, M. and Cetin, M. "Multimodal Transportation Planning" $250,000. Private. -
Shen, Y. "Southeastern Center for Electrical Engineering Education" $30,000. Federal. -
Shen, Y. "University Center of Excellence for Command, Control and Interoperability" $18,000,000. Federal. -
Shen, Y., Sokolowski, J. and Mielke, R. "Commonwealth Transportation Project" $1,000,000. State. 2006 - 2008
Shen, Y., Scerbo, M., Belfore, L., McKenzie, R. and Bliss, J. "Modeling and Simulation Solutions for Advanced Surgical Skills, Augmented Patient Technologies, and Labor and Delivery" $1,200,000. State. 2006 - 2008
Mielke, R. R., Sokolowski, J. A. and Shen, Y. "Commonwealth Transportation Project" $800,000. Old Dominion University. October 2006 - November 2008
Shen, Y. and Li, J. "MRI Image Artifact Correction and Denoising" $7,500. Private. - April 2008
Shen, Y., McKenzie, F., Li, J., Chaganty, R., Hao, J. and Semmes, O. "Hybrid MALDI/Texture Characterized Tumor Imaging and Biomarker Identification for Prostate Cancer" $97,000. Old Dominion University. -
Shen, Y. and Li, J. "ALHAT Hazard Detection Avoidance Modeling and Simulation Architecture" $18,744. Private. - November 2007
Bliss, J. P., Scerbo, M. W., Belfore, L. A., Shen, Y. and McKenzie, F. D. "EVMS Modeling and Simulation Solutions for Surgery" $1,399,943. Local. 2006 - 2006
Shen, Y., Austin, J., Belfore, L., Crouch, J., Dinniman, M. and Smith, L. "The Chesapeake Interactive Modeling Project" $100,000. Old Dominion University. - 2005

Articles

Kwan, C., Zhu, X., Gao, F., Chou, B., Perez, D., Li, J., Shen, Y., Koperski, K. and Marshisio, G. (2018). Assessment of spatiotemporal fusion algorithms for planet and worldview images. Sensors 18 (4).
Lan, G., Shen, Y., Chen, T. and Zhu, H. (2017). Parallel implementations of structural similarity based no-reference image quality assessment. Advances in Engineering Software 114 , pp. 372 - 379.
Deng, Y., Wang, Y. and Shen, Y. (2011). Speckle Reduction of Ultrasound Images Based on Rayleigh-trimmed Anisotropic Diffusion Filter. Pattern Recognition Letters 32 (13) , pp. 1516-1526.
Deng, Y., Wang, Y., Shen, Y. and Chen, P. (2011). Active Cardiac Model and Its Application on Structure Detection from Early Fetal Ultrasound Sequences. Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics.
Deng, Y., Wang, Y. and Shen, Y. (2011). An Automated Diagnostic System of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Based on Object Growing. Artificial Intelligence in Medicine 51 (3) , pp. 199-209.
Banerjee, D., Tran, L., Li, J., Shen, Y. and McKenzie, F. D. Prediciton of Brain Tumor Progression Using Multiple Histogram Matched MRI Scans. SPIE Medical Imaging , pp. 7.
Lin, C., Hou, G. J.W.., Shen, Y. and Garcia, H. (2009). System Integration between Three-Dimensional Motion Software and Hydraulic Stewart Simulator. ASEE Journal of Engineering Technology.
Yu, J., Wang, Y. and Shen, Y. (2008). Noise Reduction and Edge Detection via Kernel Anisotropic Diffusion. Pattern Recognition Letters 29 (10) , pp. 1496-1503.
Crouch, J., Shen, Y., Austin, J. and Dinniman, M. (2008). . Computer and Geosciences 34 (3) , pp. 247-258.
Yu, J., Wang, Y., Chen, P. and Shen, Y. (2008). Fetal Abdominal Contour Extraction and Measurement in Ultrasound Images. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology 34 (2) , pp. 169-182.
Shen, Y. and Barner, K. E. (2006). Fast Adaptive Optimization of Weighted Vector Median Filters. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing 54 (7) , pp. 2497-2510.

Book Chapters

Shen, Y. Visualization and Management Boston, Massachusetts: Principles of Modeling and Simulation: Theoretical Underpinnings and Practical Domains.
Shen, Y. and Martin, M. (2011). Games for Learning Unintended Consequences of Technology: Worldwide Perspective.
Shen, Y. (2010). Visulaization (pp. 181-226) Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons.
Barner, K. E., Nie, Y. and Shen, Y. (2003). Fuzzy Methods in Nonlinear Signal Processing: Part II – Applications Boca Raton, FL: Nonlinear Signal and Image Processing: Theory, Methods, and Applications .

Conference Proceeding

Ibanez, D. Perez., Li, J., Shen, Y., Dayanghirang, J., Wang, S. and Zheng, Z. (2017). Deep Learning for Pulmonary Nodule CT Image Retrieval—An Online Assistance System for Novice Radiologists 2017 IEEE International Conference on Data Mining Workshops (ICDMW) (pp. 1112--1121).
Smith, K., Shull, J., Heaney, P. S., Shen, Y., Dean, A. W. and Michaeli, J. (2017). Overview of game and content design for a mobile game that will prepare students in calculus and physics prerequisites to the engineering curriculum ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.
Aras, R. and Shen, Y. (2011). Assessing Tsunami Vulnerabilities of Geographies with Shallow Water Equations Virginia Beach, VA: MODSIM World Conference & Expo.
Martin, M. and Shen, Y. (2011). Defining Learning Space in a Serious Game in Terms of Operative and Resultant Actions Virginia Beach, VA: MODSIM World Conference & Expo.
Martin, M. and Shen, Y. (2011). Defining Learning Space in a Serious Game in Terms of Operative and Resultant Actions Suffolk, VA: Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization Capstone Conference.
Miller, J., Harper, M. and Shen, Y. (2011). Digi Island: A Smartphone Application for Learning Digital Circuit Optimization Suffolk, VA: Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization Capstone Conference.
Aras, R. and Shen, Y. (2011). Procedural Modeling and Animation of Faces Suffolk, VA: Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization Capstone Conference.
Shen, Y., Li, J., Chandler, A., Shen, Y., McKenzie, F. D. and Wang, J. (2011). Prediction of Brain Tumor Progression using a Machine Learning Technique SPIE Medical Imaging.
Wang, J. and Shen, Y. (2011). Automatic 3D High-Fidelity Traffic Interchange Modeling Using 2D Road GIS Data San Francisco, CA: IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging.
Zhu, H., Shen, Y., Ma, Y. and Adcock, A. B. A serious Multiplayer Game for Learning Information Quality Management St. Louis: 20th Workshop on Information Techologies and Systems.
Martin, M. and Shen, Y. Defining and Leveraging Game Qualities for Serious Games (pp. 8) Hampton: MODSIM World Conference & Expo .
Harper, M., Miller, J. and Shen, Y. Digi Island: A Serious Game for Teaching and Learning Digital Circuit Optimization (pp. 7) Hampton: MODSIM World Conderence & Expo.
Wang, J. and Shen, Y. GIS Data Based Automatic High-Fidelity 3D Road Network Modeling (pp. 8) Hampton: MODSIM World Conference & Expo.
Aras, R. and Shen, Y. GPU Accelerated Vector Median Filter (pp. 8) Hampton: MODSIM World Conference & Expo.
Cuper, T., Shen, Y., Mastaglio, T. and Walker, R. Leveraging Game Consoles for the Delivery of TBI Rehabilitation (pp. 7) Hampton: MODSIM World Conference & Expo .
Liu, M. and Shen, Y. (2009). Multi-frame Super-resolution Based on Motion Vector Processing and Kernel Constrained Convex Set Projection (pp. 8) San Jose, CA: Visual Communications and Image Processing 2009.
Wang, J. and Shen, Y. (2008). Modeling and Visualization of Complex Moon Craters (pp. 7) Virginia Beach, VA: MODSIM World Conference & Expo.
Jakkula, S., Shen, Y. and Sokolowski, J. (2008). Public Transit Modeling in Cube TP+ and Voyager (pp. 8) Virginia Beach, VA: MODSIM World Conference & Expo.
Pedada, R., Shen, Y., Li, J. and Barner, K. E. (2008). Binary-Output Weighted Median Filter for Binary Signals (pp. 259-263) Las Vegas, NV: 2008 International Conference on Image Processing, Computer Vision, and Pattern Recognition.
Jakkula, S., Mantena, V., Pedada, R., Shen, Y. and Li, J. (2008). Seasonal Adaptation of Vegetation Color in Satellite Images (pp. 10-14) Las Vegas, NV: 2008 International Conference on Image Processing, Computer Vision, and Pattern Recognition .
Mantena, V., Pedada, R., Jakkula, S., Shen, Y. and Li, J. (2008). Vegetation Identification Based on Satellite Imagery (pp. 245-251) Las Vegas, NV: 2008 International Conference on Image Processing, Computer Vision, and Pattern Recognition.
Lin, C., Hou, G., Shen, Y. and Garcia, H. (2008). Redesign of the Stewart Flight Simulator Platform with Real-Time Sensing and Actuation (pp. 1-16) Pittsburgh, PA: 2008 ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education) Annual Conference & Exposition.
Liu, M., Shen, Y. and Scerbo, M. (2008). A Survey of Computerized Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring and Interpretation Techniques (pp. 8) Norfolk, VA: 2008 Modeling and Simulation Capstone Conference.
Shen, Y., Li, J., Shen, Y. and Wang, J. (2008). MRI Brain Tumor Segmentation Using a Region Growing Method Based on Adaptive Thresholds (pp. 6) Norfolk, VA: 2008 Modeling and Simulation Capstone Conference.
Wang, J. and Shen, Y. (2008). Synthesizing High-resolution Terrains with Craters (pp. 6) Norfolk, VA: 2008 Modeling and Simulation Capstone Conference.
Crouch, J., Weigle, C., Gleason, J. and Shen, Y. (2008). Polar Stratospheric Cloud Visualization: Volume Reconstruction from Intersecting Curvilinear Cross Sections (pp. 12) Santa Clara, CA: Visualization and Data Analysis.
Shen, Y. and Jakkula, S. (2007). Aerial Image Enhancement Based on Estimation of Atmospheric Effects (pp. 529-532) San Antonio, TX: 2007 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing.
Daugherty, S. and Shen, Y. (2007). A Study of Visualization for Mathematics Education (pp. 8) Virginia Beach, VA: MODSIM World Conference & Expo.
Jakkula, S., Shen, Y. and Sokolowski, J. (2007). Automatic Extraction of Road Network Topology from Shapefiles for Transportation and GIS Applications (pp. 8) Virginia Beach, VA: MODSIM World Conference & Expo.
Pedada, R. and Shen, Y. (2007). Automatic Generation of Texture Images for Wound Debridement Simulation (pp. 6) Virginia Beach, VA: MODSIM World Conference & Expo.
Hou, G., Lin, C., Garcia, h. and Shen, Y. (2007). Water Craft Simulator: A Prototype Norfolk, VA: The 10th Multi-Agency Craft Conference.
Shen, Y. and Sokolowski, J. (2007). Hampton Roads Hurricane Evacuation Arterial Routes Preliminary Study Norfolk, VA: Business and Industry Symposium, 2007 Spring Simulation Multiconference .
Shen, Y., Crouch, J., Austin, J. and Dinniman, M. (2007). Interactive Visualization of Regional Ocean Modeling System (pp. 59-67) Clearwater, FL: The IASTED International Conference on Graphics and Visualization in Engineering.
Seevinck, J. A.., Scerbo, M. W., Belfore, L. A., Weireter, L. J.., Couch, J. R.., Shen, Y., McKenzie, F. D., Garcia, H. M.., Girtelschmid, S., Baydogan, E. and Schmidt, E. A.. (2006). A simulation-based training system for surgical wound debridement. Medicine meets virtual reality (pp. 491-496) Amsterdam: IOS Press.
Seevinck, J., Scerbo, M., Belfore, L., Weireter, L., Crouch, J., Shen, Y., McKenzie, F., Garcia, H., Girtelschmid, S., Baydogan, E. and Schmidt, E. (2006). A Simulation-Based Training System for Surgical Wound Debridement (pp. 491-496) Long Beach, CA: Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 14.
Belfore, L., Crouch, J., Shen, Y., Girtelschmid, S. and Baydogan, E. (2006). A Software Framework for Surgical Simulation Virtual Environments (pp. 46-48) Long Beach, CA: Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 14.
Shen, Y., Seevinck, J. and Baydogan, E. (2006). Realistic Irrigation Visualization in a Surgical Wound Debridement Simulator (pp. 512-514) Long Beach, CA: Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 14.
Shen, Y. (2005). Nonlinear Multivariate Signal Processing: Methods and Applications Delaware: Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Delaware.
Shen, Y. and Barner, K. E. (2004). Fast Optimization of Weighted Vector Median Filters Montreal, Canada: Proceedings of International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing.
Shen, Y. and Barner, K. E. (2004). Optimization of Fuzzy Vector Median Filters Princeton, NJ: Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems.
Shen, Y. and Barner, K. E. (2003). Surface Denoising with Directional Fuzzy Vector Median Filtering Baltimore, MD: 2003 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo.
Shen, Y. and Barner, K. E. (2003). Fuzzy Vector Median Based Surface Smoothing in a Haptic Environment Los Angeles, CA: Proceedings of the 11th Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems.
Shen, Y. (2003). Marginal Fuzzy Median and Fuzzy Vector Median Filtering of Color Images Baltimore, MD: Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems.
Hong, Z., Ren, J. and Shen, Y. (1990). FD-RISC32 Design Beijing, China: Proceedings of the 1st ASIC Design Conference.

Presentations

Shen, Y. ( 2009). Cross-Platform Game Development for Education and Triaing .
Li, J., Shen, Y., Shen, Y., McKenzie, F. D., Guha-Thakurta, N., Debnam, M., Kumar, A. and Wang, J. ( 2009). Brain Tumor Progression Assessment Using Multiple MRI Volumes Oral presentation, RSNA .
Shen, Y. (November , 2008). Using Commercial Gaming Platforms for Educaiton VMASC Advisory Board Meeting Old Dominion University.
Shen, Y. (October , 2008). Using Commercial Gaming Platforms for Education Virginia LEED Old Dominion Univeristy.
Shen, Y. (April , 2008). Modeling and Simulations on Transportation and Healthcare VMACS Faculty Colloquium Old Dominion University.
Shen, Y. (July , 2006). Topics in Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization High Performance Computing Collaboratory .
Shen, Y. (April , 2006). Meeting the Challenges in Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization from an Electrical and Computer Engineering Perspective Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering .
Shen, Y. (April , 2006). Meeting the Challenges in Computing University of Southern Mississippi, School of Computing .
Shen, Y. (December , 2005). Augmented Standardized Patient Interservices/Industry Training, Simulation & Education Conference Orlando, Florida.
Shen, Y. (April , 2005). Modeling & Simulation of Wound Debridement for a Surgical Trainer Research Day .
Shen, Y. (March , 2005). Signal Processing, Visualization, and Simulation Computational Engineering Seminar Series .
Shen, Y. (March , 2005). Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization Faculty Research Focus Briefing, VMASC Advisory Board Meeting .
Shen, Y. (November , 2004). Nonlinear Multivariate Signal Processing: Methods and Applications Graduate Seminar .
Shen, Y. (April , 2004). Nonlinear Signal Processing and Applications Old Dominion University, Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center .
Shen, Y. (November , 2003). Fast Adaptive Optimization of Weighted Vector Median Filters Graduate Seminar .
Shen, Y. (May , 2003). Fuzzy Multivariate Signal Denoising and Applications Graduate Seminar .
Shen, Y. (November , 2001). VizSP: Visualization and Signal Processing Together Graduate Seminar .
  • 2009: 2nd Place, Modeling and Simulation Capestone Conference, Engineering Track,
  • 2009: Faculty Research Award, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • 2009: Gene Newman Award for Excellence in M & S Research,
  • 2008: 2nd Place, Medical Track, Modeling and Simulation Capstone Conference
  • 2008: Gene Newman Award for Excellence in M&S Research,
  • 2008: Honorable Mention, 5th Annual Research Expo
  • 2008: Outstanding MS Researcher Award, ECE Dept
  • 2007: 3rd Place, Military and Homeland Security Track, Modeling and Simulation Capestone Conference
  • 2007: Gene Newman Award for Excellence in M&S Research,
  • 2000: Nominee for Outstanding International Graduate Student, Mississippi State University
  • 1993: Technical Innovation Award, Hua-Guang Technologies
  • 1993: Third Class Award of Science and Technology, Member of JK-4A Telephone Switching R&D Team, Ministry of Electronic Industry, China
  • 1992: Engineer of Excellence, Hua-Guang Technologies
  • 1992: First Class R&D Award of JK-4A Telephone Switching System Development Team, Hua-Guang Technologies
  • 1986: Poeple's Scholarship, Fudan University

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