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Ming-Ting Sun
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Ming-Ting Sun Professor Signal and Image Processing M418 EE/CSE Box 352500 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 |
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(206) 616-8690 (206) 543-3842 sun@ee.washington.edu |
University of California, Los Angeles 1985 PhD
University of Texas at Arlington 1981 MS
National Taiwan University 1976 BS
Biosketch
Ming-Ting Sun received his B.S. degree from National Taiwan University in 1976, M.S. degree from University of Texas at Arlington in 1981, and Ph.D. degree from University of California, Los Angeles in 1985, all in electrical engineering.
Dr. Sun joined the faculty of the University of Washington in September 1996. Before that, he was the Director of the Video Signal Processing Group at Bellcore (now Telcordia). He has been a chair Professor at Tsing Hwa University, and a visiting professor at Tokyo University, National Taiwan University, and National Chung-Cheng University.
Dr. Sun's research interests include machine learning and video processing. Dr. Sun has been awarded 13 patents and has published more than 200 technical publications, including 15 book chapters in the area of video technology. He was actively involved in the development of H.261, MPEG-1, and MPEG-2 video coding standards. He has also co-edited a book entitled Compressed Video over Networks.
Dr. Sun is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Visual Communications and Image Representation. He was the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Multimedia during 2000-2001. He received an IEEE CASS Golden Jubilee Medal in 2000, and he was a co-chair of the SPIE VCIP (Visual Communication and Image Processing) 2000 Conference. He was the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology (T-CSVT) during 1995-1997 and the Express Letter Editor of T-CSVT during 1993-1994. He was a co-recipient of the T-CSVT Best Paper Award in 1993. From 1988 to 1991 he served as the Chairman of the IEEE CAS Standards Committee and established an IEEE Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform Standard. He received an Award of Excellence from Bellcore in 1987 for the work on Digital Subscriber Line .
He was elected as a Fellow of the IEEE in 1996.
Honors
- Served in several prestigious awards committees, including IEEE Fellow Committee (Alternate member, 2009, 2010), IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Fellow Committee (2008, 2009), Mac Van Valkenburg Award Committee (2006), Chair of IEEE CAS Outstanding Young Author Award Committee (2003, 2004), Chair of IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology Best Paper Award Committee (1997, 1998). Served as a technical program chair for several international conferences.
- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Visual Communications and Image Representation, 2012-
- General-Co-Chair, PCM 2012, Singapore.
- Elected to BoG, APISIPA, 2011.
- Chair's Award, 2010.
- IBM Faculty Award, 2009, 2010.
- Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, Jan. 2000 - Dec. 2001.
- Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, 2000 - 2001.
- CASS Golden Jubilee Medal, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, 2000.
- Conference Co-Chair, SPIE Visual Communications and Image Processing 2000, Perth, Australia, June 2000.
- Multimedia Track Co-Chair, IEEE International Symposium Circuits and Systems 2000, Switzerland, May 2000.
- Technical Committee Co-Chair, Workshop and Exhibition on MPEG-4 at ISCAS 2000, Geneva, Switzerland, May 28 to May 31, 2000.
- Fellow of the IEEE, 1996.
- Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, 1995 - 1997.
- Best Paper Award, IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, 1993.
- Award of Excellence in Standards Development, IEEE Standards Board, 1991.
- Chairman, IEEE Circuits and Systems Standards Committee (established IEEE Std 1180-1990 IDCT Standard, the standard has been widely referenced), 1988-1991.
- Award of Excellence, Bellcore, 1987.
- Chancellor's Fellowship, UCLA, 1981.
Research Interests
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Video coding and networking - next generation video coding, transcoding, streaming
- Machine learning, multi-modal signal processing, surveillance
- Health care, 3D modeling and video processing
Information Processing Lab: http://allison.ee.washington.edu/
Research Projects
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Advanced Video Coding
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Tracking and Activity Detection for Video Surveillance
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3D object modeling using 2D+depth video camera
Recent Publications
Q. Ma, D. Goshi, Y.C. Shih, and M.T. Sun, "An Algorithm for Power Line Detection and Warning based on a Millimeter-Wave Radar Video," IEEE Transaction on Image Processing, vol. 20, no. 12, December 2011.
D. Guo, Z. Liu, X. Qu, L. Huang, Y. Yao, M.T. Sun, "Sparsity-based Online Missing Data Recovery Using Overcomplete Dictionary," IEEE Sensors Journal, ISSN: 1530-437X, 10.1109/JSEN.2011.2178826, December 2011.
H.M. Hu, W. Lin, B. Li and M.T. Sun, "A Region-based rate control scheme using inter-layer information for H.264/SVC," Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation, vol. 22, Issue 7, pp. 615-626, October 2011.
Y. Tian, R. Feris, H. Liu, and M.T. Sun, "Robust Detection of Abandoned and Removed Objects in Complex Surveillance Videos," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews, vol.41, Issue 5, pp. 565-576, September 2011.
Z.H. Chen, A.W.Y. Su, and M.T. Sun, "Resource Efficient FPGA Architecture and Implementation of Hough Transform," IEEE Transactions on VLSI, volume:PP, Issue 99, July 2011.
H. Liu, M.T. Sun, R.C. Wu, and S.S. Yu, "Automatic Video Activity Detection Using Compressed Domain Motion Trajectories for H.264 Videos Corresponding," Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation, volume 22, Issue 5, pp.432-439, July 2011.
H.M. Hu, B. Li, W. Lin, and M.T. Sun, "A Rate-Control Algorithm Using Inter-Layer Information for H.264/SVC for Low-Delay Applications," Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation, vol. 22, pp. 504-515, 2011.
W. Lin, K. Panusopone, D.M. Baylon, M.T. Sun, Z. Chen, and H. Li, "A Fast Sub-pixel Motion Estimation Algorithm for H.264 Video Coding," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 237-242, 2011.
C. Deng, W. Lin, B. Lee, C.T. Lau and M.T. Sun, "Performance Analysis, Parameter Selection and Extensions to H.264/AVC FRExt for High Resolution Video Coding," Special Issue on emerging techniques for high performance video coding, Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation (JVCI), doi:10.1016/j.jvcr.2011.01.004, January 2011.
W. Lin, K. Panusopone, D. Daylon, and M.T. Sun, "A Computation Control Method for Complexity-Scalable Video Coding," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 20, no. 11, pp. 1533-1543, November 2010.
J. Lou and M.T. Sun, "Rate-Distortion Optimized Rate-Allocation for Motion-Compensated Predictive Video Codecs Using PixelRank," Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation (JVCI), doi:10.1016/j.jvcir.2010.10.005, October 2010.
W. Lin, M.T. Sun, O. Poovendran, and Z. Zhang, "Group Event Detection with a Varying Number of Group Members for Video Surveillance," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 20, no. 8, pp. 1057-1067, August 2010.
H. Liu, R. Feris, V. Krueger, and M.T. Sun, "Unsupervised Action Classification Using Space-Time Link Analysis,"EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing, vol.2010, Article ID 626324, 10 pages, doi:10.1155/2010/626324, 2010.
J. Lou, Shan Liu, Anthony Vetro, and M.T. Sun, "Trick-Play Optimization for H.264 Video Decoding," Journal of Information Hiding and Multimedia Signal Processing, vol. 1, no. 2, 2010.
K.Y. Liao, J.F. Yang, and M.T. Sun, "Rate-Distortion Cost Estimation for H.264/AVC," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 20, no. 1, pp.38-49, January 2010.
M. Ma, O.C. Au, S.H.G. Chan, and M.T. Sun, "Edge-Directed Error Concealment," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 20, no. 3, pp.382-395, March 2010.
Complete list of journal publications
Recent Conference Papers
Z.H. Chen, A. Su, S. Hauck and M.T. Sun, "Accelerating Statistical LOR Estimation for a High-Resolution PET Scanner using FPGA Devices and a High Level Synthesis Tool," IEEE Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machine (FCCM), May 1-3, Salt lake City, Utah, 2011.
Y.B. Rao, Z.H. Chen, M.T. Sun, Y.F. Hsu, and Z.Y. Zhang, "An Effective Night Video Enhancement Algorithm," International Conference on Visual Communication and Image Processing (VCIP), 2011.
Q. Wang, J. Li, G. Sullivan, and M.T. Sun, "Reduced-Complexity Search for Video Coding Geometry Partitions Using Texture and Depth Data," International Conference on Visual Communication and Image Processing (VCIP), 2011.
W. Lin, K. Panusopone, D. Daylon, M.T. Sun, and H. Li, "A Loose-Strategy-Based Complexity Scalable Motion Estimation Method for Video Coding," IEEE CISP-BMEI (IEEE International Congress on Image and Signal Processing and IEEE International Conference on BioMedical Engineering and Informatics), 2010.
W. Lin and M.T. Sun, "A New Shot Change Detection Method Using Information from Motion Estimation," PCM (Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia) 2010.
H. Liu, R. Ferris, V. Kruger, and M.T. Sun, "Unsupervised Action Classification Using Space-Time Link Analysis," ISCAS 2010.
H. Liu, M.T. Sun, R.C. Wu, and S.S. Yu, "Automatic Video Activity Detection Using Compressed Domain Motion Trajectories for H.264 Video," ISCAS 2010.
M.T. Sun, "Multimodal Signal Fusion," IEEE ICME Workshop on Emerging Multimedia Circuits and Systems 2009.
Y.T. Peng, C.Y. Lin, M.T. Sun, and K.C. Tsai, "Healthcare Audio Event Classification Using Hidden Markov Models and Hierarchical Hidden Markov Models," IEEE ICME 2009 (23% acceptance rate).
Q. Ma, F. Wu, and M.T. Sun, "Frame Loss Error Concealment for Spatial Scalability Using Hallucination," Packet Video Workshop 2009 (10 page full paper).
W. Lin, D. Baylon, K. Panusopone, and M.T. Sun, "A New One-Pass Complexity-Scalable Motion Estimation Method for Video Coding," IEEE ISCAS 2009.
W. Lin, D. Baylon, K. Panusopone, and M.T. Sun, "A New Class-Based Early Termination Method for Fast Motion Estimation in Video Coding," IEEE ISCAS 2009.
W. Lin, M.T. Sun, P. Poovendran, and Z. Zhang, "Group Event Detection for Video Surveillance," IEEE ISCAS 2009.
Q. Ma, F. Wu, and M.T. Sun, "Error Concealment for Spatially Scalable Video Coding Using Hallucination," IEEE ISCAS 2009.
Y.T. Peng, C.Y. Lin, and M.T. Sun, "Data Scaling Classification in Stream Analysis Systems," IEEE ICME 2008.
W. Lin, D. Baylon, K. Panusopone, and M.T. Sun, "Fast Sub-pixel Motion Estimation and Mode Decision for H.264," IEEE ISCAS 2008.
Y.T. Peng, C.Y. Lin, and M.T. Sun, "Audio Event Classification Using Binary Hierarchical Classifiers with Feature Selection for Healthcare Applications," IEEE ISCAS 2008.
W. Lin, M.T. Sun, R. Poovendran, and Z. Zhang, "Human Activity Recognition for Video Surveillance," IEEE ISCAS 2008.
J. Lou, S. Liu, A. Vetro and M.T. Sun, "Complexity and Memory Efficient H.264 GOP Structure Supporting VCR Functionalities," IEEE ISCAS 2008.
Complete list of conference papers
Books
"Compressed Video over Networks," M.T. Sun and A. Reibman, Signal Processing Series, Marcel Dekker, 2000.
Recent Book Chapters Authored
Z.H. Wang, M.T. Sun, and C.C. Chang, "Reversible Data Hiding Techniques for Digital Images," to be published in 2012.
H. Liu, M.T. Sun, and R. Feris, "Automatic Video Activity Recognition," Multimedia Analysis, Processing and Communication, Z. Li, J. Kacprzyk, D. Tao, E. Izquierdo, W. Lin, and H. Wang ed., Springer, 2011.
H. Liu, R. Feris, and M.T. Sun, "Benchmarking Human Activity Recognition," Guide to Visual Analysis of Humans: Looking at People, T.B. Moeslund, L. Sigal, V. Kruger, and A. Hilton, to be published in 2011 by Springer.
H. Liu, M.T. Sun, and R. Feris, "Automatic Video Activity Recognition," Multimedia Analysis, Processing and Communication, Z. Li, J. Kacprzyk, D. Tao, E. Izquierdo, W. Lin, and H. Wang ed., Springer, 2010.
R.Feris, A. Hampapur, Y. Zhai, R. Bobbit, L. Brown, D. Vaquero, Y.L. Tian, H. Liu, and M.T. Sun, "Case Study: IBM Smart Surveillance System," Intelligent Video Surveillance, Y. Ma and G. Qian ed., Auerbach Publicatio, December 18, 2009. ISBN: 978-1-4398-1328-7.
S. Aramvith and M.T. Sun, "MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 Video Coding Standards," The Essential Guide to Video Processing, Al Bovik ed., Academic Press, 2009. ISBN: 978-0-12-374456-2.
X. Song, B. Tseng, C.Y. Lin, and M.T. Sun, "ExpertiseNet: Relational and Evolutionary Expert Modeling," Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 3538 / 2005. ISBN:3-540-27885-0, p.99, Springer-Verlag GmbH, August 2005.
Complete list of recent book chapters
Recent Patents
Z. Zhou, M.T. Sun, and Y.F. Hsu, "System and Method for Fast Variable-Size Motion Estimation," U.S. Patent # 7,720,154 B2, May 18, 2010.
Y.P. Su, M.T. Sun, and Y.F. Hsu, "System and Method for Non-Iterative Motion Estimation," U.S. Patent, Patent #7,684,628, May 23, 2010.
Z. Zhou, M.T. Sun, and Shin-Huang Chang (with Sunplus), "Method for Fast Macroblock Mode Decision," U.S. Patent #7711049, May 4, 2010.
C.W. Lin, M.T. Sun, H.H. Hsu, "Methods and Systems for Video Streaming with VCR Functionality," U.S. Patent #6,738,980, May 18, 2004.
J. Youn, M.T. Sun, C.W. Lin, and W.H. Wang, "Transcoding Apparatus and Method," U.S. Patent #6,650,707, November 18, 2003.
J. Youn, M.T. Sun, and C.W. Lin, "Method and Apparatus for Motion Estimation for High Performance Transcoding," U.S. Patent #6,466,623, October 2002.
Current Graduate Students
- Qirong Ma
- Jun Xie
- Di Guo
- Yuanyuan Huang
- Yunbo Rao
- Qifei Wang
Recent Graduated Ph.D. Students
- I-Ming Pao (Standards Conforming Video Encoder Optimization), Sony
- Jeongnam Youn (Video Transcoding), Samsung
- Supavadee Aramvith (Joint Source Channel Coding), Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
- Daniel Gatica-Perez (Semantic Video Object Segmentation), IDIAP
- Chia-Wen Lin (Video Coding), National Tsing Hua University
- Jun Xin (Video Transcoding), MERL
- Jian Zhou (Multi-Path Transport With MPEG-4 FGS), Intel
- Yeping Su (Advanced Motion Estimation), Apple
- Zhi Zhou (H.264 Optimization), Microsoft
- Xiaodan Song (Recommendation Systems), Google
- Ya-Ti Peng (Multimodal Signal Processing for Healthcare Applications), Intel
- Jian Lou (Advanced Video Codec Optimization Techniques), Motorola
- Wei-Yao Lin (New Technologies for Video Surveillance Systems), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
- Haowei Liu (Video Activity Recognition), Intel
Editorships
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation.
Guest Editor, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia (TMM), Special Issue for ICME 2010.
Guest Editor, Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation (JVCI), Special Issue on Emerging Techniques for High Performance Video Coding, 2010-2011.
Member, Advisory Board, Journal of Information Hiding and Multimedia Signal Processing, 2010.
Editorial Advisory Board, "Online Multimedia Advertising: Techniques and Technologies," Xian-sheng Hua, Tao Mei, and Alan Hanjalic ed., IGI Global, 2009-2010.
Associate Editor, Journal of VLSI Signal Processing Systems for Signal, Image, and Video Technology, Kluwer Academic Publisher, 1996-2008.
Guest Editor, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology Special Issue on Video Surveillance, 2007-2008.
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Advances in Multimedia, 2006.
Guest Editor, EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing, Special Issue on Advanced Technologies and Applications for H.264/AVC and Beyond, 2006.
Guest Editor, EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing Special Issue on Advanced Technologies and Applications for H.264/AVC and Beyond, 2005.
Guest Editor, Proceedings of the IEEE Special Issue on Recent Advances on Video Coding and Delivery, 2005.
Guest Editor, EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing Special Issue on Multimedia over IP and Wireless Networks, 2004:2.
Senior Editor, EURASIP Journal of Applied Signal Processing, 2001-2002.
Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, Jan 2000-December 2001.
Guest Editor, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology Special Issue on Representation and Coding of Images and Video II, February 1999.
Guest Editor, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology Special Issue on Representation and Coding of Images and Video I, November 1998.
Guest Editor, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology Special Issue on Segmentation, Description, and Retrieval of Video Content, September 1998.
Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, July 1995-June 1997.
Guest Editor, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology Special Issue on VLSI Circuits and Systems for Video Applications, June 1992.
