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Li, Yu Ph.D. Candidate Department of Geography & Environmental Management Faculty of Environment University of Waterloo Phone: (519)888-4567, ext. 33551 E-mail: y62li@uwaterloo.ca   Research Interests:    • Remote sensing image processing    • Spatial statistics    • Disaster management    Thesis Research          The research of my thesis is focused on developing area- and distribution-based algorithm for segmentation of remote sensing      data such as SAR intensity imagery, multi-spectral imagery and raw LIDAR data. In this research, tessellation, Bayesian inference      and MCMC method are used to partition interest of view, to model the posterior of the corresponding partition and to simulate the      posterior, respectively.   Education    • 01/2007 - present Ph.D. candidate, Department of Geography, University of Waterloo, Canada    • 09/2004 - 12/2006 Ph.D. candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, Ryerson University, Canada    • 09/2002 - 08/2004 M.A.Sc., Department of Civil Engineering, Ryerson University, Canada    • 09/1998 - 12/2000 Ph.D. candidate, LSI institute, Shanghai JiaoTong University, China    • 09/1988 - 05/1991 M.A.Sc., Department of Electric Engineering, Southeast University, China    • 09/1980 - 07/1984 B.Sc., Department of Technical Physics, XiDian University, China   Work Experience    • 08/1984 - 08/1988 Assistant Engineer, Huaguang Factory, Jinzhou, China    • 06/1991 - 08/1998 Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Yantai Normal University, Yantai, China   Publications    • Li Y, Li J, Tan W, and Ou Z, (2008). Detecting seasonal changes of sea ice distribution from multitemporal Radarsat-1 data using an      intrinsic regionalization model, submitted to Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing.    • Li Y, Li J, Tan W, (2008). Oil spills detection from RADARSAT-1 SAR intensity image based on Bayesian inference and reversible      jump Markov chain Monte Carlo, paper accepted for oral presentation at ASPRS 2008 Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon, April      28-May 2, 2008, 8pp.    • Li Y, Li J, Lu Y, (2008). A fuzzy logic segmentation algorithm for automated extraction of coastlines from pansharpened IKONOS      colour imagery, submitted to Geomatica.    • Li, Y., J. Li and M. A. Chapman, 2008. Segmentation of SAR imagery based on Bayesian inference using Voronoi polygon and      reversible jump Markov chain Monte Carlo. Submitted to the 2008 ASPRS Annual Conference, April 28 - May 2, 2008, Portland,      Oregon, USA.    • Li, Y., J. Li, and M. A. Chapman, 2007. A Fuzzy Jump Edge Detection Algorithm For Vehicle Extraction From Lidar Data. Submit to XXI      International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Congress, July 3-11, 2008, Beijing, China.    • Li, Y., J. Li and M. A. Chapman, 2007. Segmentation of 3D LIDAR Point Cloud Data Applied to Disaster Management. Submitted to      Joint ISCRAM-CHINA and Gi4DM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Management, August 4 - 6, 2008, Harbin, China.    • Li, Y., J. Li and M. A. Chapman, 2007. Extraction of Building Roofs from High Resolution Satellite Imagery Based on Colour      Morphology and Mark Point Process, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Barcelona, Spain, 23-27, July,      2007.    • Li, Y., J. Li and M. A. Chapman, 2007. Building Edge Extraction From Lidar Based On Jump Detection In Non-Parameter Regression      Model, 5th International Symposium on Mobile Mapping Technology, PADUA, ITALY, 28-31, MAY, 2007.    • Li, Y, J. Li and M.A. Chapman, 2007.A Fuzzy Relational Method For Image Based Road Extraction For Traffic Emergency Services,      Geomatics Solutions for Disaster Management, Lecture Notes in Geoinformatics and Cartography, Li, J., S. Zlatanova and A. Fabbri      (eds.), Springer Verlag, Berlin.    • Li, Y., J. Li and M. A. Chapman, 2005. Automatically extracting manmade objects from pan-sharpened high-resolutionsatellite imagery      using a fuzzy segmentation method, In Oosterom, P., S. Zlatanova and E. M. Fendel (Eds.): Geo-information for Disaster      Management, Vol. 26, ISBN: 3-540-24988-5, Springer Verlag, New York, pp. 641-654.    • Li, J., Y. Li and M. A. Chapman, 2005. High-resolution satellite image sources for disaster management in urban areas. In Oosterom,      P., S. Zlatanova and E. M. Fendel (Eds.): Geo- information for Disaster Management, Vol. 26, ISBN: 3-540-24988-5, Springer Verlag,      New York, pp. 1055-1070.    • Li, J., Q. Jiang, M. Li, and Y. Li (eds.), 2005. Environmental Informatics, Xiamen University Press, Xiamen, China.    • Li, J., Y. Li, K. Lan, M.A. Chapman and H Ruther, 2005. Small-format digital imaging for informal settlement mapping, Photogrammetric      Engineering and Remote Sensing, 71(4): 435-442.    • Li, Y., J. Li, and M. A. Chapman, 2005. Object extraction from high resolution satellite imagery using a VGA-based fuzzy         segmentation method, Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Urban Areas (URS2005), 14-16 March      2005, Tempe,  AR, USA.    • Li, J. and Y. Li, 2004. Multivariate mathematical morphology based on principal component analysis: initial results in building      extraction, Proceedings of the 20th ISPRS Congress - Technical Commission VII, Istanbul, Turkey, July12-24, Vol. 35 (B7):      1168-1173.    • Li, J., Y. Li, and H. Dong and S. M. Easa, 2004. Automated extraction of urban road centerlines from IKONOS imagery based on      fuzzy mathematical morphology, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (accepted in November 2003).    • Li, J., Y. Li and H. Dong, 2002. Automated extraction of urban road networks from IKONOS imagery using a fuzzy mathematical      morphology approach, International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 34(2II): 259-263.    • Li, Y., J. Li, H. Dong and X. Gao, 2002. A fuzzy relation based algorithm for segmenting colour imagery of urban environments,      International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 34(2II): 271-274.    • Li, Y., J. Li, H. Dong, and X. Gao. 2002. A fuzzy-based image analysis method for floodplain mapping of urban environment, accepted      for oral presentation at ISEIS 2002 Symposium on Information Systems for Water Resources Management and 2nd International      Symposium on Flood Defence (ISFD '2002), September 10 - 13, 2002, Beijing, China, CD-ROM.   Awards and Scholarships    • Public Safety And Emergency Preparedness Canada Research Fellowship, the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada      (AUCC), 2007    • Best Poster Award, 3rd International Symposium on Geo-information for Disaster Management, 2007    • Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Ontario, 2007    • President's Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo, 2007    • Gold Award of Graduate Student Poster Session, Association of Ontario Land Surveyors (AOLS), 2007    • Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Ontario, 2006    • President's Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo, 2006    • Ryerson Graduate Aware, Ryerson University, 2006    • Graduate Research Award, Ontario Association of Remote Sensing (OARS), 2006    • Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Ontario, 2005    • Ryerson Graduate Aware, Ryerson University, 2005    • Ryerson Graduate Scholarship, Ryerson University, 2005    • Graduate Research Award, Ontario Association of Remote Sensing (OARS), 2005    • Ryerson Graduate Scholarship, Ryerson University, 2004    • Graduate Research Award, Ontario Association of Remote Sensing (OARS),2004    • Ryerson Graduate Scholarship, Ryerson University, 2003    To top