Alireza Khotanzad
Professor of Electrical Engineering
Southern Methodist University
Alireza Khotanzad received the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in
electrical engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, in
1978, 1980 and 1983, respectively. He joined the faculty of the
Department of Electrical Engineering at
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, in 1984, where he currently
is a Professor.
Dr. Khotanzad's research interests include artificial
neural networks, pattern recognition, intelligent systems, and image
processing. He has performed research in the following areas:
Object-Based Video Segmentation
Automatic Target Classification for Maritime Surveillance Radar
Registration of multi-modal images for detection of Age Related Macular Degeneration
Intelligent system based systems for network traffic prediction
Genetic Algorithm based design of neuro-fuzzy systems for prediction and classification
Color image retrieval using texture and color cues
Development of neural network based systems for power system load forecasting, natural gas consumption forecasting, and price-based load forecasting
Development of neural network systems for hourly temperature and humidity forecasting with applications to load forecasting
Forecasting economic series data by neural networks
New random field models for classification/segmentation/compression of color and gray level textured images
Automatic analysis, segmentation and 3D visualization of color paper maps
Color image retrieval using texture and color cues
Development of a fuzzy system for automatic control of wire bonders in semiconductor manufacturing
Development of a vision system for wire bond inspection
Combination of experts for forecasting and classification
Neural network models of stereopsis
Development of three-dimensional image matching techniques for medical imaging applications
Optical character recognition using neural networks
Neural network based systems for two and three dimensional invariant object recognition
New moment-based features for shape recognition
He serves on the editorial board of the Pattern Recognition journal
. He also was an
an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (TPAMI) from 2000 to 2004, and the IEEE Transactions on Neural
Networks from 1995 to 1997 He also served as the Chair of the IEEE Dallas
Section in 1995-1996.
Dr. Khotanzad received the SMU School of of Engineering
and Applied Science Outstanding Graduate Professor Award in 1993 and 1996.
He also was the recipient of the SMU Sigma Xi Outstanding Faculty Research
Award in 1995. He was elected as the IEEE Dallas Section Engineer of
the Year in 1998. He received the IEEE Third Millennium Medal in 2000.
He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas.
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