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Weidong (Tom) Cai

PhD
Senior Lecturer
Member, Research Committee
Multimedia Computing Research Laboratory

SIT Building J12, Room 3E-344
(Cnr Cleveland St and City Rd)
P: +61 2 9351 3271
F: +61 2 9351 3838
E: tomc AT it DOT usyd DOT edu DOT au

Research interests

Multimedia Data Coding and Retrieval; Medical Image Processing and Analysis; Fast Algorithms for Functional Imaging; Digital Interactive Media; Mixed and Augmented Reality.

Selected publications

  • Chapter 4 – Content-Based Medical Image Retrieval
    Cai, W., Kim, J. and Feng, D.
    In Biomedical Information Technology. David Dagan Feng (Editor), pp83-114, Elsevier, USA. 2008.
  • New Block-based Motion Estimation for Sequences with Brightness Variation and its Application to Static Sprite Generation for Video Compression
    Cheung, H. K., Siu, W. C., Feng, D. and Cai, W.
    IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology Vol. 18, No. 4, pp522-527. 2008.
  • Real-time Volume Rendering Visualization of Dual-modality PET/CT Images with Interactive Fuzzy Thresholding Segmentation
    Kim, J., Cai, W., Eberl, S. and Feng, D.
    IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp161-169. 2007.
  • Fast and reliable estimation of multiple parametric images using an integrated method for dynamic SPECT
    Wen, L., Eberl, S., Feng, D., Cai, W. and Bai, J.
    IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp179-189. 2007.
  • Segmentation of Volume of Interest from Multi-Dimensional Dynamic PET Images by Integrating Spatial and Temporal Features
    Kim, J., Cai, W., Feng, D. and Eberl, S.
    IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp637-646. 2006.
  • A New Way for Multi-Dimensional Medical Data Management: Volume of Interest (VOI) Based Retrieval of Medical Images with Visual and Functional Features
    Kim, J., Cai, W., Feng, D. and Wu, H.
    IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp598-607. July 2006.
  • Performance Evaluation of Functional Medical Imaging Compression via Optimal Sampling Schedule Designs and Cluster Analysis
    Chen, Z., Feng, D., Cai, W. and Fulton, R.
    IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 52, No. 5, pp943-945. May 2005.
  • Chapter 17 - Content-Based Retrieval for Medical Data
    Cai, W., Feng, D. and Fulton, R.
    In Multimedia Information Retrieval and Management – Technological Fundamentals and Applications, David Dagan Feng, Hongjing Zhang & W. C. Siu (Editors), pp365-384. Springer-Verlag, Germany. January 2003.
  • Generalized Linear Least Squares Algorithms for Modeling Glucose Metabolism in the Human Brain with Corrections for Vascular Effects
    Cai, W., Feng, D., Fulton, R. and Siu, W. C.
    Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, Vol.68, No.1, pp1-14. 2002.
  • Dynamic Image Data Compression in Spatial and Temporal Domains: Clinical Issues and Assessment
    Feng, D., Cai, W. and Fulton, R.
    IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp262-268. 2002.
  • A Reliable Unbiased Parametric Imaging Algorithm for Noisy Clinical Brain PET Data
    Feng, D., Cai, W. and Fulton, R.
    In Physiological Imaging of the Brain with PET, A.Gjedde, S.B.Hansen, G.M.Knudsen and O.B.Paulson (Editors). Chapter 23, pp147-151, Academic Press. 2001.
  • Web-based Digital Medical Image
    Cai, W., Feng, D. and Fulton, R.
    IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, Vol.21, No.1, pp44-47. Janaury 2001.
  • FIPS: A Functional Image Processing System for PET Dynamic Studies
    Feng, D., Cai, W. and Fulton, R.
    In Physiological Imaging of the Brain with PET, A.Gjedde, S.B.Hansen, G.M.Knudsen and O.B.Paulson, (Editors). Chapter 6, pp35-38, Academic Press. January 2001.
  • Content-Based Retrieval of Dynamic PET Functional Images
    Cai, W., Feng, D. and Fulton, R.
    IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, Vol.4, No.2, pp152-158. 2000.

Units of study taught

Graphics and Multimedia; Digital Media; Multimedia Authoring and Production; Digital Multimedia Fundamentals; Information Technology in Biomedicine; Object-Oriented Systems; Software Development; Information Technology Tools; Scientific Visualization.