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Research Interests: 3D Modeling and Simplification in Computer Graphics and Computer Vision Scientific Visualization and Analysis of N-dimensional Data, e.g. Medical Data in 2D/3D Perceptual Analysis of Level-of-detail (LOD) and Texture Scaling, and in particular Research on Just-Noticeable-Different and Scale Space Multimedia Transmission of 3D Models, including Packet Loss issues Online Education and Human Computer Interaction 3D Models Similarity Match.	Irene Cheng, PhD, SMIEEE      Scientific Director,      Multimedia Research Center (MRC)                 MRC web page      Computing Science Center (CSC 2-25)      Tel: (780) 492-8028      Department of Computing Science      University of Alberta      114St. - 89 Av. Edmonton Alberta, Canada T6G 2E8
	Brief CV Office: Computing Science Center CSC 2-61 Email: locheng[at sign]ualberta.ca      Phone: (780) 492-6693 Fax: (780) 492-1071
Affiliations: University of Alberta, Department of Computing Science - Adjunct Faculty IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC) Society, Human Perception in Vision, Graphics and Multimedia TC board member IEEE Northern Canada Section Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) Chapter Chair IEEE Communications Society, Multimedia Communications Technical Committee (MMTC) Interest Group on 3D Rendering, Processing and Communications Chair

© last updated Dec 2010

When I am not working: Multimedia Lab Feb 2005 (Chinese New Year)   Virtual Reality and the CAVE Nov 2005

Table of Content:
Projects	Publications	Teaching  Awards	Selected Demos	Supervision

Professional Activities:
Faculty of Graduate Study & Research Alumni Reunion Open House Forum Presentation October 2, 2004	Faculty of Graduate Study & Research Professional Development for Graduate Students Discussion Panel September 19, 2008
ACM Member IEEE Senior Member Eurographics Member List of latest professional activities

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Oct 2010).	Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya Centre de Realitat Virtual Barcelona, Spain (May 2010).	La Salle, Barcelona, Spain (Oct 2008/May 2009).	Computational Vision and Robotics Lab., FORTH - HELLAS, Institute of Computer Science (May, Oct 2008).
University of California, Riverside Campus Computing Science Dept. (May 2004).	Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai India, Computing Science Dept. (Dec 2004).		University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia USA, Computing and Information Science (Oct 2006/Feb 2007).

Publications

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Conferences:

Before 2003

Conference Abstracts

Demo

Teaching

(Winter 2010): 3D Graphics and Animations with 3DS Max (CMPUT307).

(Winter 2010): Computing Sci Topic: Skeleton-Based Evaluation for LOD and Animation (CMPUT605).

(Fall 2009): Computing Sci Topic: Education Application on iPhone (CMPUT396 A3).

(Spring 2009): Computing Sci Topic: 3D Character Animation using Motion Capture Data (CMPUT399 T1). Computing Sci Topic: 3D Model Simplication and Quality Evaluation based on Skeleton-Driven Statistics (cMPUT399 T2)

(Winter 2009): 3D Graphics and Animations with 3DS Max (CMPUT399).        Student Projects

(Winter 2008): Introduction to Digital Image Processing (CMPUT 206).

(Winter 2007): Multimedia Technologies – 3D Online Multimedia (CMPUT414) Digital Image Processing with Photoshop (CMPUT299)

(Winter 2006): Topics in Multimedia (3D Online Games) (CMPUT414) 3D Digital Media Computation & Visualization (CMPUT498) Online 3D Multimedia (CMPUT604)

International Students Program, (Dec 2005 - Feb 2006): Java3D Programming and Content Creation (CMPUT498) - Introduction to 3D Textured Mesh and Content Creation (In collaboration with Andong University, S. Korea)        Int'l Students Program Website

Grants & Awards

List

Supervision and Project Management

Students Graduated:

Tao Wang (PhD Jan 2010)
Nathaniel Rossol (MSc Dec 2009)
Saul Rodriguez (MSc Jan 2009)
Dr. Lihang Ying (PhD Sep 2008)

Current Computer Reinforced Online Multimedia Education (CROME) Project:

The Computer Reinforced Online Multimedia Education (CROME) Project conducted at the Multimedia Research Centre (MRC) is sponsored by Alberta Informatics Circle of Research Excellence (iCORE), Natural Science and Engineering Research Coucil (NSERC), Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS) and Alberta Science Research Authority (ASRA). The main objectives are:

1. Promote e-learning and mobile learning.
2. Enhance individual learning via student modeling
3. Develop question items authoring and assessing tools for effective learning and teaching
4. Promote the learning and testing of individual intelligences in addition to subject knowledge
5. Inspire students to learn through educational games
6. Advance education to a new horizon by achieving scalability, adaptability and personalization.
7. Incorporate emerging machine learning and human-computer-interaction techniques in education, e.g. simulation-based learning, stereoscopic content and 3DTV display

Our goal is to make education "Triple A" - available to Anyone, Anywhere and at Anytime, The CROME project also supported summer internship students from High Schools to participate in our research.

Previous Industrial Experience:

• Head of Technology Support, Lloyds Bank International, Asian Region -
  Computer systems development and implementation, project management and staff training
• User Requirements Analyst, Information Technology Division, Lloyds Bank, England
• Head of Accounting and Computer Department, Lloyds Bank, Hong Kong
• Electronic Data Processing, HSBC