| Zhonghua (Frank) Ma, PhD, MIEEE
Senior Research Engineer
Canon Info. Sys. Research Australia (CiSRA )
Sydney, Australia
Honour Associate
School of Information Technologies
University of Sydney
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Research Interest
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Multimedia Signal Processing and Application:
digital colour image compression and restoration, digital video compression and
transmission, robust video streaming through Internet wireless network
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Multi-variance Signal Analysis:
vector based adaptive filtering techniques, high dimension fuzzy application,
wavelet signal analysis and restoration, super-space pattern classification.
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DigitalTV Composition and Broadcast Techniques: MPEG2 video and audio
multiplex, MPEG2 Transmission Stream multiplex, MPEG2 EPG developing, Set-box
techniques, Video stream channel adaptation.
Experience
2006.4 - present: Senior Research Engineer, Canon Info. Sys.
Research Australia (CiSRA), Sydney, Australia
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Digital video compression and transmission
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MPEG2/H264AVC transcoding and transrating
2005.7 - 2006.4: Research Engineer, Dilithium Networks,
Sydney, Australia
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Low bit-rate Video trnascoding (H.263/H.264AVC)
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Multimedia Video conferencing and samrt video mixing
2004.9 - 2005.6: Research Fellow, School of Information
Technologies, University of Sydney, Australia
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Automatic pathology system formulation
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Image restoration and compression
2002.9 - 2004.8: Research Fellow, School of Computer Science
and Software Engineering, Monash University, Australia
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conducting ARC Discovery project on digital color image restoration
(No. DP0208790
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undertaking undergraduate teaching duties (Fundamental of Signal
Processing)
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co-organizing academic brainstorm seminar and international
workshop
1999.3 - 2002.8: System Engineer, Shanghai High Definition
Digital Technology Innovation Centre, Shanghai, P.R. China
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research on error robust of video stream funded by Science and
Technology Committee Shanghai (No. DP0208790)
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engaging in Battlefield information collecting and transmitting
system for the National Defence Committee of China.
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developing computer-based MPEG2 Transmission Stream (TS) monitor
and analysis system.
Education
Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2002 Ph.D EE.
Dalian University of Technology, 1999 M.S. EE.
Shanghai Jiaotong University, 1995 B.S.
Reviewer, IEEE
Transactions on image processing
Reviewer,Computer
Vision and Image Understanding.
Reviewer,
Real-Time Imaging.
Reviewer, ICME06 and ISCAS05.
Member, IEEE and
New York Academy of Sciences.
Patents
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Z. Ma and E.-J. Wang, High-Performance Video Transcoding Method,
Australia Patent Application, to be filed on 2007.
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Z. Ma and E.-J. Wang, High-Fidelity Motion Summarization Method,
United States Patent Application, to be filed on 2007.
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Z. Ma and E.-J. Wang, High-Fidelity Motion Summarization Method,
Australia Patent Application AU2007/202,789, filed on June. 26, 2007.
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Z. Ma, J. Wang, and M. A. Jabri, Method and Apparatus for Video Mixing,
United States Patent Application No.11/738,806, filed on Apr.23, 2007.
Journal Papers
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Z. Ma, H.R. Wu, and D. Feng, ''Fuzzy vector partition filtering technique
for color image restoration," Computer Vision and Image Understanding,
vol.107, no.1-2, pp.26-37, Aug. 2007.
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Z. Ma, H.R. Wu, and D. Feng, ''Partition based vector filtering technique
for noise suppression in digital color images," IEEE Transaction on Image
Processing, vol.15, no.8, pp.2324-2342, Aug. 2006.
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Z. Ma, H.R. Wu and B. Qiu, ''An adaptive hybrid vector filter for the
restoration of digital color images," IEEE Transaction on Image Processing,
vol.14, no.12, pp.1990-2001, Dec. 2005.
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Z. Ma, D. Feng, and H.R. Wu, ''A neighborhood evaluated adaptive vector
filter for suppression of impulse noise in color images," Real-Time Imaging,
vol.11, no.5-6, pp.403-416, Oct-Dec. 2005.
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Z. Zeng, Z. Ma, and W. Zhang, ''Improved dissolve detection for video
segmentation," High Technology Letters, vol.9, no.2, pp.44-46, 2003.
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Z. Ma, S. Yu, and X. Wang, ''An error resilient H.26L mode decision
scheme for Internet channel," Acta Electronica Sinica,vol.31, no.2, pp.294-297,
2003.
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Z. Ma, S. Yu, Z. Zeng, ''An error resilient MB mode decision scheme for
H.26L Internet stream," IEE Electronic Letters, vol.38, Issue 19,
pp.1153-1154, Sept. 2002.
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Z. Ma and S. Yu, ''A joint source and channel video coding algorithm for
H.223 based wireless channel," High Technology Letters, vol.8, no.3,
pp.62-67, 2002.
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Z. Ma and S. Yu, ''An error resilient H.263++ coding algorithm based on
data partitioning and Reed-Solomon error protection," High Technology Letters,
vol.12, no.8, pp.22-26, 2002.
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Z. Zeng and Z. Ma, ''The theory and analysis of transform and
quantization in H.26L," Journal of China Institute of Communications,
vol.23, No.2, pp.102-106, 2002.
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Z. Ma and S. Yu, ''A joint source and channel video coding algorithm
based on data partitioning and unequal channel protection," Journal of Shanghai
Jiaotong University,vol.36, no.12, pp.1727-1731, 2002.
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Z. Ma and S. Yu, ''An adaptive multi-thread resilient video coding
algorithm for Internet channel," Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University,
vol.36, no.12, pp.1731-1736, 2002.
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Z. Ma and S. Yu, ''An adaptive watermark based on wavelet transform and
Legend sequence," Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University, vol.36, no.6,
pp.792-796, 2002.
Conference Papers
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Z. Ma
and H.R. Wu , ''Classification based adaptive vector filter for color image
restoration," IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal
Processing (ICASSP) 2005, vol.2, pp. 617-620, Philadelphia, USA, March 18--23,
2005.
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Z. Ma, H.R. Wu and B. Qiu, ''A Window Adaptive Hybrid vector filter
for color image restoration," IEEE International Conference on Acoustics,
Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP) 2004, vol.3, pp.iii_205-208, Montreal,
Canada, May 17-21, 2004.
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Z. Ma
and H.R. Wu, ''A Neighborhood Adaptive Vector Filter for Color Image
Restoration," IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Signal Processing and
Communication Systems (ISPACS) 2003,Awaji Island, Japan, December 7-10, 2003.
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Z. Ma, H.R. Wu and Y. Shen, ''Adaptive Nonlinear Vector Filter for
Removal of Impulsive Noise in Color Image," IEEE International Symposium on
Consumer Electronics (ISCE) 2003, Sydney, >Australia, December 3-5, 2003.
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Z. Ma
and H.R. Wu, ''A Histogram Based Adaptive Vector Filter for Color Image
Restoration," IEEE International Conference on Information, Communications and
Signal Processing and Fourth Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia (ICICS-PCM)
2003, pp.1A3.4.1-5, Singapore, December 15-18, 2003.
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Z. Ma and S. Yu, ''An Error Robust Macro-block Mode Decision for H.26L
Stream," IEEE International Conference on Communications, Circuits and Systems
(ICCCAS) 2002, Chengdu, P.R. China, June 2002.
Awards
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Excelllent Ph.D Gradurate of Shanghai Jiaotong University in 2002.
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Outstanding Undergraduate of Shanhai Jiaotong University in 1993 (equivalent to
Honour one).
Contact
Email: frankma@it.usyd.edu.au
School of Information Technologies
University of Sydney
NSW2006, Australia
Phone: +61 (2) 8873 8726
Last modified on 17 Aug 2006