Ron Li

Senior Research Scientist

Contact

Tel: 61 2 9372 4714
Fax: 61 2 9372 4585

Science Area

• Semantic Data Management

Biography

Ron holds a PhD in Computer Science. His current research interests include multiagent systems, optimisation, distributed intelligence, image analysis, image segmentation algorithms and visual programming.

Previously, Ron mainly worked in the areas of automatic mammogram screening, 3D CT based surgery planning, 3D centreline extraction for anatomical structures and 3D automatic segmentation for paediatric dosimetry. In each of these areas he developed original algorithms that were either developed to a patent or significantly helped a (successful) grant application.

Ron was principally responsible for the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery Planning System (the AAA System), developed in 2001-2002.

Academic Qualifications

2001	PhD Australian National University
1989	BE University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)

Recent Professional Experience

2009	Project Leader, Neuropharmacodynamics Simulation, Computational and Simulation Sciences TCP;
2001-2003	Project Leader, MMS Project, CSIRO Telecommunication and Industrial physics.

Achievements & Awards

1989	Yilida Prize (for one of USTC’s best graduation theses of the year)

Summary of Science & Technical Output

Grants

2006	Associate Investigator, NHMRC Project Grant, “Accurate calculation of patient dose from CT examinations for paediatric patients”, $281,250 (relinquished in May 2006 due to personnel changes).

Student Supervision

2005-2007	Le K Hoang, M. Sc., UNSW.
2008	Gibson Hu, Vac. Student, UTS.

Science Citizenship

2010-2011:	Program Committee member, the 1st and 2nd international workshops on Agent Technologies for Energy Systems (ATES 2011 and ATES 2010).
2010:	Program Committee member, International Workshop on Optimisation in Multi-Agent Systems (OPTMAS 2010).
2009-2010	Technical Committee member, Fourth IEEE International Conference on Self-Adaptive and Self-Organizing Systems;
2008-2010	Program Committee Member, EvoENVIRONMENT 2009 and EvoENVIRONMENT 2010 (First and Second European Workshops on Nature Inspired Methods for Environmental Issues).
2002-2003	Science Committee Member, CSIRO Telecommunications and Industrial Physics;
Reviewer	For Journals :
2008-	IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
2005-	Optical Engineering (Journal)
2009	First European Workshop on Nature Inspired Methods for Environmental Issues
2009	The High Performance Computing and Simulation Session of the 18th MODSIM Conference
2005	Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (conference)
2006	Australian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence
2004-2008	Advanced Concepts for Intelligent Vision Systems (conference)

Top 10 Publications

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Brown, S., Li, R., Brandt, L., L. Wilson, Kossoff, G. and Kossoff, M. Development of a multi-feature CAD system for mammography. In N. Karssemeijer, M. Thijssen, J. Hendrick, and L. van Erning, editors, Digital Mammography, pp. 189-196. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998.
Li, R. and Ourselin, S. "Chapter 9. Toward Consistently Behaving Deformable Models for Improved Automation in Image Segmentation". In Aly A. Farag and Jasjit S. Suri, eds., Deformable Models - Biomedical and Clinical Applications, pp 259–292, Springer, 2007.
Li, R., Li, J., Poulton, G., James, G. Agent-Based Optimisation Systems for Electrical Load Management. In OPTAS08-Optimization in Multi-Agent Systems, Estoril, Portugal, pages 60-69, 2008.
Le, H. Li R., Ourselin, S., Potter, J. A Visual Dataflow Language for Image Segmentation and Registration. Chapter in Filipe, J., Shishkov, B. and Helfert, M., Software and Data Techonologies, pp 60-72. Berlin: Springer. 2009.
Plat, G., Li, J.,Li, R., Poulton, G., James, G. and Wall, J. Adaptive HVAC Zone Modeling for Sustainable Buildings. Journal of Energy and Building, Vol. 42, Issue 4, pp. 412–421, 2010.
Y. Guo and Li, R. Chapter 13. A Multi-Agent Machine Learning Framework for Intelligent Energy Demand Management. In G. Trajkovski (Ed.), Developments in Intelligent Agent Technologies and Multi-Agent Systems: Concepts and Applications pp 198-212. 2011.
Li, R., Wang, P. and James, G. Multiscale Adaptive Agent-Based Management of Storage-Enabled Photovoltaic Facilities. In Coelho, H., Studer, R. and Wooldridge, M. (Eds.), Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, vol. 215, ECAI 2010 - 19th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, pp. 151–156. 2010.
Li, R. and Ourselin, S. Combining Front Propagation with Shape Knowledge for Accurate Curvilinear Modelling. In R. Ellis and T. Peters (Eds.), Medical Image Computing And Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI03), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) Vol. 2879, pp 66 -- 74, Springer. 2003.
Li, R. and Robertson, P. Towards perceptual control of Markov random field textures. Chapter 8 in Grinstein, G. and Levkowitz, H., eds, Perceptual Issues in Visualization, pp. 83--95, Springer-Verlag, 1995.
Broerse, J., Li, R., and Ashton, R. Ambiguous pictorial depth cues and perceptions of non-rigid motion in the three-loop figure. Perception, Vol. 23, pp. 1049-1062, 1994.

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