CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION:

B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, P.R., 1989
M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 1991
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1996. Thesis under Prof. David A. Landgrebe on "High Dimensional Feature Reduction Via Projection Pursuit."
Graduate Courses in the areas of: Remote Sensing Image Analysis, Statistical Pattern Recognition, Artificial Neural Network, Machine Learning, Image Processing, Digital Signal Processing, Estimation and Detection Theory, Stochastic Process, Numerical Methods in Multivariable Statistical Analysis, Communication Systems, Information Theory, Coding and Error Control.

PUBLICATIONS:

Accepted Journal Publications:

L. O. Jimenez, and D. A. Landgrebe, "Supervised Classification in High Dimensional Space: Geometrical, Statistical, and Asymptotical Properties of Multivariable Data," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Vol 28, No. 1, February 1998, pp. 39-54.
L. O. Jimenez, "Classification of Hyperdimensional Data Based On Feature and Decision Fusion Approaches Using Projection Pursuit, Majority Voting, and Neural Networks," IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, accepted.
L. O. Jimenez and D. A. Landgrebe, "Hyperspectral Data Analysis and Feature Reduction Via Projection Pursuit," IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, submitted and accepted.

Technical Reports:

L. O. Jimenez and D. A. Landgrebe, "High Dimensional Feature Reduction Via Projection Pursuit," School of Electrical Engineering Purdue University, Technical Report, TR-ECE 96-5, April 1996.
L. O. Jimenez, J. L. Cruz-Rivera, R. E. Vázquez-Espinosa, "Fingerprint Verification System: A Vectorial Approach," Technical Report TR-97-01, Biomega Project, February 1997.
J. L. Cruz-Rivera, L. O. Jimenez, R. Vázquez-Espinoza, "Algorithmic and Architectural Development of a Fingerprint Verification System," Technical Report TR-97-02, Biomega Project, May 1997.
L. O. Jimenez, J. L. Cruz-Rivera, R. Vázquez-Espinoza, "Algorithmic and Architectural Development of a Fingerprint Verification System," Technical Report TR-97-02, Biomega Project, April 1998.
L. O. Jimenez, M. Velez-Reyes, "Clustering and Subset Selection Research for Hyperspectral Data Analysis," Technical Report, TR 97-01, U.S. Army Topographic Engineering Center, Department of the Army, December 1997.
L. O. Jimenez, M. Velez-Reyes, "Clustering and Subset Selection Research for Hyperspectral Data Analysis," Technical Report, TR 98-01, U.S. Army Topographic Engineering Center, Department of the Army, March 1998.

Publications in Conference Proceedings:

L. O. Jimenez and D. A. Landgrebe, "High Dimensional Feature Reduction Via Projection Pursuit," presented at the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS’94), Pasadena California, 1994.
L. Jimenez and D. A. Landgrebe, "Projection Pursuit for High Dimensional Feature Reduction: Parallel and Sequential Approaches," presented at the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS’95), Florence Italy, July 10-14, 1995.
L. Jimenez and D. A. Landgrebe, "Projection Pursuit in High Dimensional Data Reduction: Initial Conditions, Feature Selection and the Assumption of Normality," presented at the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Vancouver, Canada, October 1995.
L. O. Jimenez, "Supervised Classification Techniques for Hyperspectral Data," 1997 NASA University Research Center’s Technical Conference on Education, Aeronautics, Space, Autonomy, Earth and Environment (URC-TC’97), Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 16-19, 1997.
L. O. Jimenez, "Supervised Classification Techniques for Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data," presented at Geomatics in the Era of RADARSAT (GER’97) Conference, Ottawa Canada, 1997.
L. O. Jimenez, "Image Analysis: An Educational Environment using MultiSpec," presented at ADMI Annual workshop, Washington D.C., 1997.

L. O. Jimenez, "On the Use of Remote Sensing for Land Use and Land Cover," presented at First Congress of Ecoturism, Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic, June 1997.

L. O. Jimenez and Y. Chaar, "Clustering Algorithm for Hyperspectral Data" 1998 NASA University Research Center’s Technical Conference on Education, Aeronautics, Space, Autonomy, Earth and Environment (URC-TC’98)

L. O. Jimenez, R. Figueroa, and S. Hunt, "Supervised Classification of Hyperspectral Remote Sensed Data with the use of Parametric Projection Pursuit and Artificial Neural Networks," ISSSR 1997, San Diego, California, December 1997.

M. Velez-Reyes, L. O. Jimenez, F. Pagán, and G. Fernández, "Subset Selection for the Analysis of Hyperspectral Data," ISSSR 1997, San Diego, California, December 1997.
F. Pagán, G. Fernández, M. Vélez-Reyes, and L. O. Jimenez, "Dimension Reduction in AVIRIS and LANDSAT Images using Subset Selection Methods." In Proceedings of the 1998 NASA URC Technical Conference on Aeronautics, Space Science and Technology, Earth System Sciences, Global Hydrology, and Education, February 22-26, Huntsville AL, February 22-26, 1998.
M. Vélez-Reyes and L. O. Jimenez, "Subset Selection Analysis for the Reduction of Hyperspectral Imagery." In Proceedings IEEE International Geosciences and Remote Sensing Symposium, July 6-10, Seattle, WA, 1998.
F. M. Fontan, and L. O. Jimenez, "Modified Fuzzy C-Means Clustering of Multispectral Images," 1998 Computing Research Conference (CRC’98), University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus.

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