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Lori Mann Bruce, Ph.D. 

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Director for Research, GeoResources Institute

                     

        

Mail:

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Box  9571

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS  39762

Phone:

662-325-8430

Email:

bruce@ece.msstate.edu

 

CV/Resume:

Link to Dr. Bruce's full CV in PDF format

Education:

 

Research Areas:

  • Wavelet Transforms
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Remote Sensing: Hyperspectral Imaging
  • Medical Imaging: Digital Mammography

Professional Affiliations:

  • American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)
  • Eta Kappa Nu
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - Senior Member
  • IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
  • IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
  • Order of the Engineer
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Society of Women Engineers
  • Tau Beta Pi

Academic Awards:

  • National Science Foundation - Graduate Research Fellowship (1992-1995)
  • UNLV Faculty Award for Academic Excellence and Student Focus (1998)
  • Outstanding Faculty Award from UNLV Alumni Association (2000)
  • Outstanding Faculty Award from Tau Beta Pi - Nevada Beta Chapter (2000)
  • MSU Nominee for the National Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Junior Faculty Award (2003)
  • Faculty Appreciation Award from MSU National Society of Black Engineers Chapter (2003, 2005)
  • Departmental Nominee for MSU Alumni Award for Outstanding Graduate Educator (2005)
  • Inducted into Engineering Alumni Academy at University of Alabama in Huntsville (2005)

Teaching:

Current Classes (Spring 2007)


Past Classes

  • ECE 3163 Signals and Systems (Spring 2003)
  • ECE 3183 Electrical Engineering Systems (Spring 2001, Spring 2002)
  • ECE 4413/6413 Intro to Digital Signal Processing (Fall 2000,Fall 2001, Fall 2002, Fall 2003, Fall 2004)
  • ECE 4423/6423 PSS 4483/6483  Introduction to Remote Sensing (Fall 2006)
  • ECE 8473  Intro to Digital Image Processing (Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006)
  • ECE 8990  Automated Target Recognition (Spring 2004)
  • IEEE SECON Hardware Design Team (Advisor)  (Fall 2001, Spring 2002, Fall 2003, Spring 2004
  • EEG 754   Random Processes in Engineering Problems (Spring 1997, Fall 1998, Spring 2000)
  • EEG 456/656  Introduction to Biomedical Signals & Systems (Fall 1997, Fall 1999)
  • EEG 450/650  Discrete-Time Signal Processing (Spring 1999, Spring 2000)
  • EEG 450L/650L  Discrete-Time Signal Processing Laboratory (Spring 1999, Spring 2000)
  • EEG 428 Analog and Digital Communications (1998)
  • EEG 114 Introduction to Digital Logic (Fall 1997, Spring 1998, Spring 1999, Fall 1999)

Recent Extramural Support:

  • Co-PI, USGS, “Integrated Management Systems Of Invasive Aquatic Plants and Terrestrial Grasses,” $1,813,000 (2004-2007)
  • PI, NASA, “Rapid Prototyping of Hyperspectral Image Analysis Algorithms for Improved Invasive Species Decision Support Tools,” $135,325, (2006-2007)
  • PI, NASA/MSCI, “Near-Real Time Processing of Digital Multispectral Data Acquired Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles,” $99,964 (2004-2005)
  • PI, NASA, “Enabling Federal Noxious Weeds Detection for the National Invasive Species Decision Support Systems,” $400,000 (2004-2005)
  • Co-PI, NASA, “Enabling Technologies for Exploiting EOS Data for Decision Support,” $550,000 (2004-2005)
  • Co-PI, NASA SBIR Phase I, “Data Reduction and Rapid Analysis of Hyperspectral Datasets,” $70,000 (2004)
  • Co-PI, Western Michigan University, “High Speed Wavelet-Based Compression and Transmission of Mammograms over Internet2,” $30,000 (2003-2004)
  • Co-PI, NASA-RSTC, "Computational Modeling Support to the Remote Sensing Technology Center," $1,170,012 (2001-2003)
  • Co-PI, Mississippi Department of Transportation, “Digital Acoustic Signal Processing for Automated Detection of Accidents in Intersections,” $95,386 (2001-2003)
  • PI, General Dynamics, Electronic Systems - " Multiresolution Feature Decomposition and Noise Filtering of Hyperspectral Image Data," $25,000 (2001)
  • PI, DOE/Bechtel Nevada - "Classification of Hyperspectral Signatures using Wavelet-Based Feature Extraction," $100,000 (1999-2000)
  • PI, DOE/Bechtel Nevada/ARI, "Wavelet-based Radiance Fingerprints for Computationally Efficient Analysis of Hyperspectral Data," $105,000 (1998-1999)
  • PI, NSF, "Wavelet-Based Shape Features for Mammographic Analysis," $65,383 (1998-1999)

Selected Refereed Journal Publications:

  • L.M. Bruce, A. Mathur, J.D. Byrd, "Denoising and Wavelet-Based Feature Extraction of MODIS Multi-Temporal Vegetation Signatures," GIScience & Remote Sensing, vol. 43, pp. 170-180, 2006.
  •  J. Li and L.M. Bruce, "Wavelet-Based Feature Extraction for Improved Endmember Abundance Estimation in Linear Unmixing of Hyperspectral Signals," IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 644-649, March 2004. (See Correction to "Wavelet-Based Feature Extraction for Improved Endmember Abundance Estimation in Linear Unmixing of Hyperspectral Signals", IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 1122, May 2004.)
  •  W.B. Henry, D. Shaw, L.M. Bruce, "Spectral reflectance curves to distinguish soybean from common cocklebur (Xanthium stumarium) and sicklepod (Cassia obtusifolia) grown with varying soil moisture," Weed Science, vol. 52, no. 5, pp.78-796, 2004.
  •  W. B. Henry, D. Shaw, L.M. Bruce, "Remote Sensing to Distinguish Soybean (Glycine max) from Weeds Following Herbicide Application," Weed Technology, vol. 18, no. 3,  pp. 594-604, 2004.
  •  W.B. Henry, D.R. Shaw, K.R. Reddy, L.M. Bruce, H.D. Tamhankar, "Remote Sensing to Detect Herbicide Drift on Crops," Weed Technology, vol. 18, pp. 358-368, 2004.
  • C.H. Koger, L.M. Bruce, D.R. Shaw, K.N. Reddy, "Wavelet Analysis of Hyperspectral Reflectance Data for Detecting Pitted Morningglory (Ipomoea lacunosa) in Soybean (Glycine max), Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 86, no. 1, pp. 108-119, June 2003.
  • C. H. Koger, D. R. Shaw, K. N. Reddy, L.M. Bruce, "Detection of pitted morningglory with hyperspectral remote sensing. I. Effects of tillage and cover crop residue," Weed Science, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 222-229, 2003.
  • C. H. Koger, D. R. Shaw, K. N. Reddy, L.M. Bruce, "Detection of pitted morningglory with hyperspectral remote sensing. II. Effects of vegetation ground cover and reflectance properties," Weed Science. vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 230-235, 2003.
  • L.M. Bruce, N. Balraj, Y. Zhang, Q. Yu, "Automated Accident Detection in Intersections via Digital Audio Signal Processing," Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, vol. 1840, pp. 186-192, 2003.
  • C.T. Leon, D.R. Shaw, L.M. Bruce, C. Watson, "Effect of purple (Cyperus rotundus) and yellow nutsedge (C. esculentus) on growth and reflectance characteristics of cotton and soybean," Weed Science, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 557-564, 2003.
  • L.M. Bruce, A. Cheriyadat, M. Burns, "Wavelets: Getting Perspective," IEEE Potentials, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 24-27, 2003.
  • L.M. Bruce, C.H. Koger, J. Li, "Dimensionality Reduction of Hyperspectral Data Using Discrete Wavelet Transform Feature Extraction," IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 40, no. 10, pp. 2331-2338, 2002.
  • L.M. Bruce, J. Li, Y. Huang, "Automated Detection of Subpixel Hyperspectral Targets with Adaptive Multichannel Discrete Wavelet Transform," IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 977-979, 2002.
  • L.M. Bruce, C. Morgan, S. Larsen, "Automated detection of subpixel targets with continuous and discrete wavelet transforms," IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 39, no. 10, pp. 2217-2226, 2001.
  • L.M. Bruce, J. Li, "Wavelets for computationally efficient hyperspectral derivative analysis," IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 39, no. 7, pp. 1540-1546, 2001.
  • L.M. Bruce, R.R. Adhami, "Classifying Mammographic Mass Shapes Using the Wavelet Transform Modulus-Maxima Method," IEEE Trans. Medical Imaging, vol. 18, no. 12, pp. 1-8, December 1999.
  • L.M. Bruce, "Isolation Criteria for the Wavelet Transform Mod-Max Method", IEEE Trans Circuits and Systems II: Analog and Digital Signal Processing, vol. 45, no. 8, pp. 1084-1087, 1998.
  • L.M. Bruce, "Bioelectric Potentials: Regulating Reactions from the Heart," IEEE Potentials, pp. 5-9, Dec 1998.

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