Phillip C-Y. Sheu

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

University of California, Irvine

Irvine, CA 92697

(949) 824-2660

(949) 824-2321 Fax

psheu@uci.edu

EDUCATION

Degree Date School

Ph.D. 1986 University of California at Berkeley

MSCS 1982 University of California at Berkeley

BSEE 1978 National Taiwan University

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Professor Biomedical Eng. U.C. Irvine 1999 - Present

Professor EECS U.C. Irvine 1997 - Present

Associate Professor EECS U.C. Irvine 1993 - 1997

Associate Professor ECE Rutgers University 1989 - 1993

Assistant Professor ECE Purdue University 1986 - 1988

HONORS

Henry Rutgers Fellowship, Rutgers University, 1989-91

Outstanding Paper Award, IEEE Computer Society, 1987

Fellow of IEEE, 2003

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Editorial Boards

Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, Associate Editor, 1990 - present.
Journal of Tools for Artificial Intelligence, Editor, 1991 - present.
IEEE Computer, Guest Editor, June 2000.

Conference Organizations

IEEE Symposium on Bio-Informatics and Bio-Engineering, Program Chair, 2004
IEEE Symposium on Multimedia Software Engineering, General Co-Chair, 2002
IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME), Member Steering Committee, 2002-2004
IEEE International Symposium on Reliable Distributed Systems, Award Chair, 1998.
IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence, Program Co-Chair, 1997
IEEE Int'l Workshop on Object-Oriented, Real-Time Dependable Systems, Program Co-Chair, 1996-1997
IEEE International Conference on Tools for Artificial Intelligence, Vice Program Chair, 1993
IEEE International Conference on Tools for Artificial Intelligence, Registration Chair, 1992
IEEE International Conference on Tools for Artificial Intelligence, Finance Vice-Chair, 1991
IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering, Program Committee, 1986-90

Others

IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Multimedia Computing, Chair, 2004

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Books

P. C-Y. Sheu, Software Engineering and Environment - An Object-Oriented Perspective, Plenum Publishing, 1997.

P. C-Y. Sheu and Q. Xue, Intelligent Robotic Planning Systems, World Scientific Publishing, 1993.

Book Chapters

Wang, T. , Kitazawa, A., Yamaguchi, H., and Sheu, P. C-Y., "Database Languages," (to appear) Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, 2004.

Kim, U.M. and Sheu, P. C-Y., "Database Languages," in Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, John G. Webster (Eds.), Vol. 4, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 568-576, 1999.

Sheu, P. C-Y., and Yoo, S.B., ``A Knowledge-Based Program Transformation System,'' in Advanced Information Systems Engineering, Wijers, G., Brinkkemper, S., and Wasserman, T. (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science 811, Springer-Verlag, pp. 228-241, 1994.

Sheu, P. C-Y., and Peterson, L.J., ``The Architecture of an Active Object Base Environment for Simulation,'' in Advanced Database Systems, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 759, Bhargava, B. and Adams, N. (Eds.), Springer-Verlag, pp. 65-86, 1993.

Xue, Q., and Sheu, P. C-Y., ``Path Planning for Two Cooperating Robot Manipulators,'' in Applications of Learning and Planning Methods, Bourbakis, N.G. (Eds.), World Scientific, pp. 333-365, 1991.

Referred Serial Journal Articles

H. Ishii, A. Kitazawa, P. C-y Sheu, “Natural Language Processing in an Object Relational Database,” (accepted for publication) International Journal on Tools for Artificial Intelligence, 2005.
F. Xie, P. C-Y Sheu, A. Lander, and V. Cristini, “Semantic Synthesis and Analysis of Complex Biological Systems,”, (accepted for publication) International Journal on Software Engineering & Knowledge Engineering, 2005.

C. Chubb, Y. Inagaki, C. Cotman, P. Sheu, B. Cummings, "Semantic Biological Image Management and Analysis," (accepted for publication) International Journal on Tools for Artificial Intelligence, 2004.

§ T. Wang and P. C-Y. Sheu, "An Object-Oriented Approach to Hidden Surface Removal," (to appear) International Journal of Imaging and Graphics, 2003.

Cummings, B.J., Mason, A.J.L., Kim, R.C., Sheu, P. C-Y., Anderson, A., J., “Optimization of Techniques for the Maximal Detection and Quantification of Alzheimer’s-related Neuropathology with Digital Imaging,” Neurobiology of Aging, Vol. 23, pp. 161-170, 2002

§ T. Wang and P. C-Y. Sheu, "An Object-Oriented Approach to Hidden Surface Removal," (to appear) International Journal of Imaging and Graphics, 2003.

S. Ohara, M. Hui, T. Tsunoda, R. Paul and P. C-Y. Sheu, “Software Testing and Evaluation with a Longitudinal Database,” International Journal on Software Engineering & Knowledge Engineering, Vol. 12, No. 3, 2002, pp. 223-244

§ Su, J.H., Nichol, K.E., Sitch, T., Sheu, P., Chubb, C., Miller, B.L, Tomaselli, K.J., Kim, R.C., Cotman, C.W., "DNA Damage and Activated Casepase-3 Expression in Neurons and Astrocytes: Evidence for Apoptosis in Frontotemporal Dementia." Experimental Neurology, 163, pp. 9 - 19, 2000

Eltefaat Shokri and P. C-Y. Sheu, “Real-Time Distributed Object Computing: An Emerging Field,” IEEE Computer, Vol. 33, No. 6, June, 2000, pp. 45-46.

§ Taehyung Wang and P. C-Y. Sheu, "An Object-Oriented Approach to Shadow Generation in Computer Graphics," International Journal of Tools with Artificial Intelligence, Vol.9, .No.3, 2000.

Wang, T. and Sheu, P. C-Y., “An Object-Oriented Approach to a Visual Database,” IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Newsletter, Vol. 10.1, March/April 1999, p.1, 4-5, 10.

D. Slater, G. Healey, P. Sheu, C. W. Cotman, J. Su, A. Wasserman, R. Shankle, “Application of Color Machine Vision Methodologies to the Quantification of Cell Populations in 3-D Brain Tissue Samples,” Vol. 42.3, May/June 1998, pp. 234-240, Journal of Imaging Science and Technology, 1998.

Soochan Hwang, Sang-Young Cho, Taehyung Wang, and Phillip C.-Y. Sheu, "A Fast 3-D Visualization Methodology Using Characteristic Views of Objects", International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, vol. 8, no. 1, pp.97-114, 1998.

Yu, M., and Sheu, P. C-Y., ``Adaptive Query Optimization in Dynamic Databases,'' International Journal on Tools with Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 7.1, 1998, pp. 1-30.

Cho, S., Sheu, P. C-Y., and Kim, K. ``A State Network Approach to Parallel 3-D Graphics,'' Computers and Graphics, Vol. 21.1, pp. 31-49, 1997.

Yu, M., and Sheu, P. C-Y., ``Adaptive Query Optimization in Distributed Dynamic Databases,'' International Journal of Parallel and Distributed Databases , Vo. 5-1, pp. 5-30, 1997.

Sheu, P.C-Y. and Lee, W.S., ``An Object-Oriented Rule Evaluation Scheme for Logical Databases in Massively Parallel Environment,'' International Journal of Tools for Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 3-4, pp. 525-555, Sptember, 1994.

Lee, W.S., and P. C-Y. Sheu, ``An Object-Oriented Query Evaluation Scheme for Logical Databases in Massively Parallel Computing Environment,'' IEEE Transactions on Data and Knowledge Engineering, Vol. 6.1, pp. 181-187, February, 1994.

Xue, Q., Maciejewski, A. and Sheu, P. C-Y., ``Determining Collision-Free Joint Space Graph for Two Cooperating Robot Manipulators,'' IEEE Transactions on System, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. 23.1, pp. 285-294, January/February 1993.

Sheu, P. C-Y., and Silver, D., ``Extending Object-Oriented Databases with Problem Solving and Visualization,'' Computers and Graphics, Vol. 17.4, pp. 447-455, 1993.

Yoo, S.B. and Sheu, P. C-Y., ``Evaluation and Optimization of Query Programs in an Object-Oriented and Symbolic Information System,'' IEEE Transactions on Data and Knowledge Engineering, Vol. 5.3, pp. 479-495, June, 1993.

Lee, C.T., and Sheu, P. C-Y., ``A Divide and Conquer Approach with Heuristics of Motion Planning for a Cartesian Manipulator,'' IEEE Transactions on System, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. 22.5, pp. 929-944, September/October 1992.

S. Yoo, Yu, M., and Sheu, P. C-Y., ``Concurrency Control in Deductive Databases and Object Bases,'' International Journal of Data and Knowledge Engineering, Vol. 9, 1992, pp. 223-240.

Sheu, P. C-Y., Venugapal, R., and Huang, S., ``Integrating Process Description and Execution with an Object-Oriented Paradigm,'' International Journal of Knowledge Engineering and Software Engineering, Vol. 1.3, pp. 245-270, 1991.

Kerr, R., and Sheu, P. C-Y., ``SPARQ - Spatial Relationship Querybased on Spatial Decompisition,'' Computer and Graphics, Vol. 15.2, pp. 267-284, 1991.

Sheu, P. C-Y., and Yoo, S.B., ``A Knowledge-Based Software Environment (KBSE) for Designing Concurrent Processes,'' International Journal of Human-Computer Interactions,Vol. 1.2, 1990, pp. 161-185.

Shori, S., and Sheu, P. C-Y., ``A Study of Plausible Reasoning in Expert Systems for Trouble Shooting,'' International Journal of Expert Systems, Vol. 2.2, pp. 199-231, 1990.

Sheu, P. C-Y. and Sull, W.,``Knowledge Management in Deductive Object Bases,'' International Journal of Data and Knowledge Engineering, Vol. 5, pp. 39-58, 1990.

Xue, Q., and Sheu, P. C-Y, ``Path Planning for Two Coordinated Robot Manipulators,'' International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition, Vol. 4.2, pp. 269-301, 1990.

Sheu, P. C-Y., ``A Knowledge-Based Approach for High Level Programming of Concurrent Systems,'' Journal of Systems and Software, Vol. 11, pp. 21-29, 1990.

Sheu, P. C-Y., and R.L. Kashyap, ``Query Optimization in Distributed Logic-Oriented Object Bases,'' Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Vol. 8, pp. 60-71, 1990.

Articles in Referred Conference Proceedings

H. Ishii, A. Kitazawa, H. Yamaguchi, P. C-y Sheu, “Bridging Biomedical Applications and IT – A Case Study,” Proceedings, International Conference on Integrated Design and Process Technology, June 2004.

Deng, D.; Wang, T.; Sheu, P.C.-Y.; Onoma, A.K.; “Model-based Testing and Maintenance”, to be presented at the Fifth International Symposium on Multimedia Software Engineering, 2004.

Deng, D.; Wang, T.; Sheu, P.C.-Y.; Maezawa, H.; Tsunoda, F.; Onoma, A.K.; “DPSSEE: a distributed proactive semantic software engineering environment”, Multimedia Software Engineering, 2003. Proc. Fifth International Symposium on, pp. 124 – 131, 10-12 Dec. 2003.

T. Wang, P. C-Y. Sheu, F. Tsunoda, H. Miezawa, and A.K. Onoma, “Personalized Web Search,” Proceedings International Symposium on Multimedia Software Enginering , Newport Beach, CA, December, 2002.

Nah, Y. and Sheu, P., “Image Content Modeling for Neuroscience Databases,” Proceedings, Int’l Conf. on Software Engineering & Knowledge Engineering, Italy, July 2002.

S.B. Yoo and P. C-Y. Sheu, “Describing Distributed Real-Time Objects with Logic,” Proceedings, International Conference on Integrated Design and Process Technology, Pasadena, CA, June, 2002.

§ H. Meng, S. Ohara, T. Wang and P.C-Y. Sheu, “Testing of Object-oriented Software with Databases,” Proceedings, IEEE Computer Society 3rd International Workshop on Object-oriented Real-time Dependable Systems, San Diego, CA, Jan. 2002

§ Phillip C-Y Sheu, Brian Cummings, Carl Cotman, Charlie Chubb, L. Hu, T. Wang, Julene Johnson, Scott Mobley, Tom Sitch, and Y. Inagaki, "An Object Relational Approach to Biomedical Database," Proceedings, International IEEE Symposium on Bio-Informatics and Biomedical Engineering (BIBE-2000), Washington, D.C., Nov. 8-10, 2000

Taehyung Wang and Phillip C.-Y. Sheu, "An Efficient Methodology for Constructing and Managing a 3-D world", Proceedings, IEEE Computer Society 4th International Workshop on Object-oriented Real-time Dependable Systems, Santa Barbara, CA, January 1999.

Taehyung Wang, Phillip C.-Y. Sheu, Brian Cummings, and Carl Cotman, "BioCompose: An Object Relational Database for Brain Aging Research", Proceedings International Symposium on Reliable Distributed Systems, West Lafayette, IN, October 1998.

§ Taehyung Wang, Phillip C-Y Sheu, and Carl Cotman, "Active Rule Processing in the BioCompose Database," Proceedings International Symposium on Object-Oriented Real-Time Computing, Kyoto, Japan, April, 1998.

§ Taehyung Wang, Phillip C-Y Sheu, Carl Cotman, and Charlie Chubb, "Parallel/Distributed Simulation in the BioCompose Database," Proceedings 1998 IEEE Workshop on Application-Specific Software Engineering and Technology, Richardson, TX, March, 1998.

§ Taehyung Wang and Phillip C.-Y. Sheu, "An Object-Oriented Approach to Visual Database, "Proceedings International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence, Newport Beach, CA, 1997.

§ Taehyung Wang, Phillip C.-Y. Sheu, and Soochan Hwang, "An Object-Oriented Shadow Generation Algorithm for Real-Time Application", IEEE Computer Society 3rd International Workshop on Object-oriented Real-time Dependable Systems, Newport, CA, February 1997.

Slater, D., Healey, G., Sheu, P. C-Y, Cotman, C., Su, J.,Wasserman, A., and Shankle, R., ``A Machine Vision System for the Automated Classification and Counting of Neurons in 3-D Brain Tissue Samples,'' to be presented at The Third IEEE Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision, December, 1996, Sarasota, Florida.

Song, J., Wang, T., Hwang, S., Sheu, P. C-Y., Slater, D., Healey, G., and Cotman, C., ``An Object-Oriented Biological Image Database for Cells from Histological Brain Sections,'' to be presented at The Second World Conference on Integrated Design and Process Technology, December, 1996, Austin, Texas.

Wang, T., and Sheu, P. C-Y., ``An Object-Oriented Depth-Sorting Method for Displaying 3-D Scenes,'' Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Circuits and Systems Science, June, 1996, Session 8.9.

Hwang, S., Sho, S.Y., Wang, T., and Sheu, P. C-Y., ``A Fast 3-D Visualization Methodology Using Characteristic Views of Objects,'' Proceedings, the Fourth International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, Latvia, June, 1996, Lake Tahoe, pp. 577-584.

Kim, K.H., Sheu, P. C-Y., McCoy, W., Nguyen, C., Park. C., and Peterson, L., ``An Approach to Real-Time Simulation Based on the RTO.k Object Modeling,'' Proceedings, Object-Oriented Simulation Conference, San Diego, January, 1996, pp. 230-235.

Cho, S.Y., Sheu, P. C-Y, Kim, K., Peterson, L.J., and Yu, D., "A State Network Approach to Dynamic 3-D Visualization," Proceedings, Seventh International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence, Herndon, VA, Nov., 1995, pp. 134-137.

Sheu, P. C-Y. and Peterson, L.J., ``A Simulation Tool for Object-Oriented Algorithms,'' Proceedings, Object-Oriented Simulation Conference, Las Vegas, January, 1995, pp. 63-69.

Chang, S.T., Peterson, L.J., and Sheu, P. C-Y., ``A Network Approach to Integrity Maintenance of Active Object Bases,'' Proceedings, Workshop on Object-Oriented, Dependable Real-Time Systems, Dana Point, CA, October, 1994, pp. 100-105.

Lee, W.S. and Sheu, P. C-Y., ``Parallel Execution of Logic Programs with Breadth First Search,''
Proceedings, COMPSAC, Taipei, Taiwan, November, 1994.

Yoo, S.B., and Sheu, P. C-Y., ``Parallel Processing of Database Programs in an Object-Oriented and Symbolic Information System,'' Proceedings, Third International Conference on Systems Integration, Brazil, August, 1994.

Yoo, S.B., and Sheu, P. C-Y., ``A Deductive Program Transformation System,'' Proceedings, the Fourth International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, Latvia, June, 1994, pp. 524-531.

Chang, T., Sheu, P. C-Y. and Peterson, L., ``A Network Approach to Discrete Event Simulation,'' Proceedings, 4th Annual Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Simulation, and Planning in High Autonomy Systems, Tucson, Arizona, September, 1993, pp. 280-287.

Sheu, P. C-Y. and Peterson, L., ``A Database Approach to Parallel Simulation,'' Proceedings, International Conference on Object-Oriented Simulation, American Simulation Society, San Diego, CA, January, 1992.

L.D.H. Yang and Sheu, P. C-Y. ``Dependency-Based Concurrency Control in Logic-Oriented Object Bases,'' Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Tools for Artificial Intelligence, Washington, D.C., November, 1992.

Sheu, P.C-Y., Mayk, I., and Smith, D.R., ``Object-Oriented C2 Systems,'' Proceedings, 1991 IEEE International Conference on System, Man, and Cybernetics, October, 1991.

Lu, A., and Sheu, P. C-Y., ``Processing of Multiple Queries in Distributed Object Bases,'' Proceedings, 1991 IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering, April, Kobe, Japan, pp. 42-48.

Lee, W.S., and P. C-Y. Sheu, ``Parallel Processing of Logical Queries on MIMD Machines,'' Proceedings, International Computer Symposium, Taiwan, 1990, pp. 41-46.

Xue, Q., and Sheu, P. C-Y, ``3/D Path Planning for Reconfigurable Robot Manipulators,'' Proceedings, IEEE Third International Conference on Tools for Artificial Intelligence, Fairfax, Virginia, October, 1990, pp. 9-15.

Lee, W., Kashyap, R.L., and Sheu, P. C-Y., ``On Parallel Evaluation of Conjunctive Queries,'' Proceedings, 1990 International Conference on Parallel Processing, St. Charles, IL, August, 1990, pp. 593-594.

Sheu, P. C-Y., Venugopal, R., and Huang, S.S., ``Integrated Process Description and Execution in Manufacturing Environments,'' Proceedings, The Second International Conference on Software and Knowledge Engineering, Chicago, IL., June, 1990, pp. 25-32.

Sheu, P. C-Y., ``OASIS - An Object-oriented And Symbolic Information System'', Proceedings, IEEE First International Conference on System Integration, Morristown, NJ., April, 1990, pp. 538-547.