School of Engineering and Computer Science Te Kura Mātai Pūkaha, Pūrorohiko

Evolutionary Computer Vision, Image Analysis and Signal Processing

Edited Journal Special Issues, Books and Conference Proceedings

  • Mengjie Zhang, Mario Koeppen, Sergio Damas: Special Issue on Computational Intelligence in Computer Vision and Image Processing [Guest Editorial]. IEEE Comp. Int. Mag. 8(1): 14-15 (2013)
  • Mengjie Zhang, Michael Kirley, Xiaodong Li: Guest Editorial: special issue on evolutionary optimisation and learning. Soft Comput. 15(9): 1671-1673 (2011)

Refereed Book Chapters

  • Mengjie Zhang, Mark Johnston. "A Variant Program Structure in Tree-Based Genetic Programming for Multiclass Object Classification". Book chapter of Evolutionary Image Analysis and Signal Processing. Studies in Computational Intelligence. Vol. 213. Chapter 3. Springer. 2009. pp.55-72
  • Mengjie Zhang. ``Genetic Programming Techniques for Multi-class Object Recognition''. Genetic and Evolutionary Computation for Image Processing and Analysis. Chapter 17. Hindawi Press. 2007. pp. 349-370.
  • Mengjie Zhang. ``Genetic Algorithms and Neural Networks for Object Detection''. Genetic and Evolutionary Computation for Image Processing and Analysis. Chapter 20. Hindawi Press. 2007. pp.415-440.

Refereed Journal Articles

  • Andy Song, Mengjie Zhang: Genetic programming for detecting target motions. Connect. Sci. 24(2-3): 117-141 (2012)
  • Harith Al-Sahaf, Andy Song, Kourosh Neshatian, Mengjie Zhang: Two-Tier genetic programming: towards raw pixel-based image classification. Expert Syst. Appl. 39(16): 12291-12301 (2012)
  • Ammar W. Mohemmed, Mark Johnston, Mengjie Zhang: Particle swarm optimisation based AdaBoost for object detection. Soft Comput. 15(9): 1793-1805 (2011)
  • Peter Andreae, Huayang Xie, Mengjie Zhang. "Genetic Programming for Detecting Rhythmic Stress in Spoken English". International Journal of Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Engineering Systems (KES Journal). Special Issue on Genetic Programming. Vol. 12, No. 1, 2008. pp. 15-28.
  • Mengjie Zhang, Xiaoying Gao, Weijun Lou. "A New Crossover Operator in Genetic Programming for Object Classification". IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part B. Vol. 37, No.5, 2007. pp. 1332-1243
  • Mengjie Zhang. "Improving Object Detection Performance with Genetic Programming". International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools. Vol. 16, No. 5, 2007. pp. 849-873.
  • Mengjie Zhang. "A Linear Structured Approach and A Refined Fitness Function in Genetic Programming for Multi-class Object Classification". Connection Science. Vol. 19. No. 4, 2007. pp. 339-359. * Mengjie Zhang, Urvesh Bhowan, Bunna Ny. "Genetic Programming for Object Detection: A Two-Phase Approach with an Improved Fitness Function". Electronic Letters on Computer Vision and Image Analysis. Vol. 6. No. 1. 2007. pp.27-43.
  • Mengjie Zhang. "Using Gaussian Distribution to Construct Fitness Functions in Genetic Programming for Multiclass Object Classification ". Pattern Recognition Letters. Vol. 27, Issue 11. 2006. pp.1266-1274.
  • Mengjie Zhang, Malcolm Lett. "Genetic Programming for Object Detection: Improving Fitness Functions and Optimising Training Data". IEEE Intelligent Informatics Bulletin (IEEE Computational Intelligence Bulletin). Vol. 7, No. 1. 2006. pp. 12-21
  • Mengjie Zhang, Victor Ciesielski. "Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms for Domain Independent Multiclass Object Detection". International Journal on Computational Intelligence and Applications, Vol. 4, No. 1. 2004. pp.77-108.
  • Mengjie Zhang, Victor Ciesielski, Peter Andreae, "A Domain Independent Window-Approach to Multiclass Object Detection Using Genetic Programming", EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing, Vol. 2003, No.8, pp.841-859

Refereed papers in Conference Proceedings

  • Wenlong Fu, Mark Johnston, Mengjie Zhang: Automatic Construction of Invariant Features Using Genetic Programming for Edge Detection. Australasian Conference on Artificial Intelligence 2012: 144-155
  • Harith Al-Sahaf, Andy Song, Kourosh Neshatian, Mengjie Zhang: Extracting image features for classification by two-tier genetic programming. IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation 2012: 1-8
  • Wenlong Fu, Mark Johnston, Mengjie Zhang: Genetic programming for edge detection via balancing individual training images. IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation 2012: 1-8
  • Wenlong Fu, Mark Johnston, Mengjie Zhang: Soft edge maps from edge detectors evolved by genetic programming. IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation 2012: 1-8
  • Mahdi Setayesh, Mengjie Zhang, Mark Johnston: Effects of static and dynamic topologies in Particle Swarm Optimisation for edge detection in noisy images. IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation 2012: 1-8
  • Wenlong Fu, Mark Johnston, Mengjie Zhang: Genetic programming for edge detection using blocks to extract features. GECCO 2012: 855-862
  • Mahdi Setayesh, Mengjie Zhang, Mark Johnston: A spatial random-meaningful neighbourhood topology in pso for edge detection in noisy images. GECCO (Companion) 2012: 1403-1404
  • Wenlong Fu, Mark Johnston, Mengjie Zhang: Genetic programming for edge detection based on figure of merit. GECCO (Companion) 2012: 1483-1484
  • Samuel Hindmarsh, Peter Andreae, Mengjie Zhang: Genetic programming for improving image descriptors generated using the scale-invariant feature transform. IVCNZ 2012: 85-90
  • Wenlong Fu, Mark Johnston, Mengjie Zhang: Multi-frequency transformation for edge detection. IVCNZ 2012: 204-209
  • Wenlong Fu, Mark Johnston, Mengjie Zhang: Figure of Merit Based Fitness Functions in Genetic Programming for Edge Detection. SEAL 2012: 22-31
  • Wenlong Fu, Mark Johnston, Mengjie Zhang: Genetic Programming for Edge Detection Based on Accuracy of Each Training Image. Australasian Conference on Artificial Intelligence 2011: 301-310
  • Mahdi Setayesh, Mengjie Zhang, Mark Johnston: Investigating Particle Swarm Optimisation Topologies for Edge Detection in Noisy Images. Australasian Conference on Artificial Intelligence 2011: 609-618
  • Daniel L. Atkins, Kourosh Neshatian, Mengjie Zhang: A domain independent Genetic Programming approach to automatic feature extraction for image classification. IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation 2011: 238-245
  • Mahdi Setayesh, Mengjie Zhang, Mark Johnston: Edge detection using constrained discrete particle swarm optimisation in noisy images. IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation 2011: 246-253
  • Wenlong Fu, Mark Johnston, Mengjie Zhang: Genetic programming for edge detection: A global approach. IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation 2011: 254-261
  • Wenlong Fu, Mark Johnston, Mengjie Zhang: A Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimisation with Differential Evolution Approach to Image Segmentation. EvoApplications (1) 2011: 173-182
  • Ignas Kukenys, Will N. Browne, Mengjie Zhang: Transparent, Online Image Pattern Classification Using a Learning Classifier System. EvoApplications (1) 2011: 183-193
  • Mahdi Setayesh, Mengjie Zhang, Mark Johnston: Detection of continuous, smooth and thin edges in noisy images using constrained particle swarm optimisation. GECCO 2011: 45-52
  • Wenlong Fu, Mark Johnston, Mengjie Zhang: Hybrid particle swarm optimisation based on history information sharing. GECCO 2011: 77-84
  • Ignas Kukenys, Will N. Browne, Mengjie Zhang: Confusion matrices for improving performance of feature pattern classifier systems. GECCO (Companion) 2011: 181-182
  • Harith Al-Sahaf, Kourosh Neshatian, Mengjie Zhang: Automatic feature extraction and image classification using genetic programming. ICARA 2011: 157-162 Mahdi Setayesh, Mark Johnston, Mengjie Zhang: Edge and Corner Extraction Using Particle Swarm Optimisation. Australasian Conference on Artificial Intelligence 2010: 323-333
  • Jan Larres, Mengjie Zhang, Will N. Browne: Using unrestricted loops in genetic programming for image classification. IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation 2010: 1-8
  • Ammar Mohhemed, Mark Johnston, Mengjie Zhang. "Particle Swarm Optimization Based Multi-prototype Ensembles". Proceedings of the 11th Annual conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2009). ACM Press. 2009. pp. 57-64. ISBN:978-1-60558-325-9
  • Urvesh Bhowan, Mengjie Zhang, Mark Johnston. "Genetic Programming for Image Classification with Unbalanced Data". Proceeding of the 24th International Conference on Image and Vision Computing New Zealand. Wellington, 2009. IEEE Press. pp. 316-321.
  • Mahdi Setayesh, Mengjie Zhang, Mark Johnston. "A new homogenity-based approach to edge detection using PSO". Proceeding of the 24th International Conference on Image and Vision Computing New Zealand. Wellington, 2009. IEEE Press. pp. 231-236
  • Kourosh Neshatian, Mengjie Zhang. "Dimensionality Reduction in Face Detection: A Genetic Programming Approach". Proceeding of the 24th International Conference on Image and Vision Computing New Zealand. Wellington, 2009. IEEE Press. pp. 391-396
  • Carlton Downey, Mengjie Zhang. "Multiclass Object Classification for Computer Vision using Linear Genetic Programming". Proceeding of the 24th International Conference on Image and Vision Computing New Zealand. Wellington, 2009. IEEE Press. pp. 73-78.
  • Ammar Mohemmed, Mengjie Zhang and Mark Johnston. "Particle Swarm Optimization Based Adaboost for Face Detection". Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation. IEEE Press. 2009. pp. 2494 - 2501
  • Ammar Mohemmed, Mengjie Zhang and Mark Johnston. "A PSO Based AdaBoost Approach to Object Detection". Proceedings of the seventh International Conference on Simulated Evolution and Learning (SEAL'08). Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 5361. Springer. 2008. pp. 81-90.
  • Hamish Evans and Mengjie Zhang. "Particle Swarm Optimisation for Object Classification". 23rd International Conference Image and Vision Computing New Zealand. IEEE Press. 2008. pp.1-6. DOI: 10.1109/IVCNZ.2008.4762143. ISBN: 978-1-4244-3780-1
  • Barret Chin, Mengjie Zhang. "Object Detection using Neural Networks and Genetic Programming". Proceedings of EvoIASP08, Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 4974. Springer. Naple, Italy. March 2008. pp 335-340
  • Krzysztof Krawiec, Daniel Howard, Mengjie Zhang. "Overview of Object Detection and Image Analysis by Means of Genetic Programming Techniques". Proceedings of the 2007 International Conference Frontiers in the Convergence of Bioscience and Information Technologies (FBIT 2007). IEEE Press. Jeju Island, Korea, October 11-13, 2007. pp. 779-784.
  • Mengjie Zhang, Christopher Fogelberg. "Genetic Programming for Image Recognition: An LGP Approach". Lecture Notes in Computer Science (IASP 2007). Vol. 4448, Springer. pp.340-350.

Tutorials

  • Mengjie Zhang, Stefano Cagnoni, Gustavo Olague. "GECCO 2009 Tutorial: Evolutionary Computer Vision". Proceedings of the 11th annual conference companion on Genetic and evolutionary computation conference. ACM Press. July 2009. Montreal, Canada. pp. 3355-3380. ISBN: 978-1-60558-505-5.

  • Mengjie Zhang. "Genetic Programming for Classification". The First Australasian Tutorials on Computational Intelligence. Melbourne, Australia. 2-6 December 2009.
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