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Research Interests
Francis Quek is a Professor in the Center for Human Computer Interaction at Virginia Tech. The CHCI is a ‘university-level’ center drawing faculty from across the Virginia Tech campus. There are currently 25 faculty members in the CHCI with a broad portfolio of research. He also directs the Vision Interfaces and Systems Laboratory at the CHCI. Francis received both his B.S.E. summa cum laude (1984) and M.S.E. (1984) in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan. He completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science at the same university in 1990. Francis is a member of the IEEE and ACM.
He performs research in embodied interaction, multimodal verbal/non-verbal interaction, multimodal meeting analysis, interfaces to support learning, vision-based interaction, multimedia databases, medical imaging, collaboration technology, human computer interaction, computer vision, and computer graphics. He leads several multiple-disciplinary research efforts to understand the communicative realities of multimodal interaction, and in embodied interaction.
Vision Interfaces and Systems LaboratoryURL: http://vislab.cs.vt.edu/ The Vision Interfaces and Systems Laboratory is engaged in research along three themes: advanced human computer interaction, computer vision, and medical imaging. Ongoing projects in VISLab are: multimodal human-computer interaction, multimodal meeting analysis of planning meetings, conversational interaction, vision-based hand gesture interaction; vision-based gaze tracking, multimedia databases; automated segmentation of video; registration of aerial video/photography from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, extraction of the neurovascular tree from multimodal medical images; and, three-dimensional alignment of multimodal medical images. The fundamental vision of the VISLab is that Computer Science and Engineering, in general, and HCI and Computer Vision, in particular, have an important role to play in a vast array of arts and sciences. Most of the research in the VISLab is collaborative with other fields. In return, the real challenges of these real projects enrich and focus our research. |
2012
Kim, J. - S., D. Gracanin, and F. Quek,
"Sensor-Fusion Walking-in-Place Interaction Technique using Mobile Devices",
IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, Costa Mesa, CA, pp. 39-42, 2012.
Swayer, B., F. Quek, W. Wong, and M. Montani,
"Using Physical-Social Interactions to Support Information Re-finding",
ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2012), Austin, TX, ACM, 05/2012.
2011
Leal, A., L. Schaefer, D. A. Bowman, and F. Quek,
"3D Sketching Using Interactive Fabric for Tangible and Bimanual Input",
Graphics Interface, pp. 49-56, 2011.
Ragan, E. D., A. Endert, D. A. Bowman, and F. Quek,
"The effects of spatial layout and view control on cognitive processing",
Proceedings of the 2011 annual conference extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems - CHI EA '11, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ACM Press, pp. 2005, 2011.
Sawyer, B., F. Quek, W. Wong, and M. Motani,
"Information Re-finding Through Physical-Social Contexts",
Workshop on Personal Information Management (PIM) 2012 at ACM Conference for Computer Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW) 2012, Seattle, WA, ACM, pp. pps. 7, 11/2011.
2009
Robinson, A., C. Peng, F. Quek, and Y. Cao,
"Interacting with stories.",
In WOCCI ’09: Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop on Child, New York, NY, pp. 1–6, 11/2009.
Sheetz, S. D., F. Quek, A. Kavanaugh, and B. J. Kim,
"Expectation of Connectedness and Cell Phone Use in Crisis",
6th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, Göteborg, Sweden, 05/2009.
Evans, M. A., J. L. M. Wilkins, R. Ehrich, D. McNeill, and F. Quek,
"Facilitating Collaborative Inquiry: A Tangible User Interface for PreK-3 Mathematics Instruction",
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference: San Diego, CA, 2009.
Evans, M. A., J. L. M. Wilkins, R. Ehrich, D. McNeill, and F. Quek,
"Second Graders Geometric Reasoning with Peers and Manipulatives: Requirements for a Multi-Touch Tabletop Learning Technology",
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, San Diego, CA, 2009.
2008
Huang, J., S. P. Ponce, S. I. Park, Y. Cao, and F. Quek,
"GPU-Accelerated Computation for Robust Motion Tracking Using the CUDA Framework",
The 5th IET Visual Information Engineering 2008 Conference (VIE'08), 07/2008.
Wang, R., F. Quek, and Y. Cao,
"3D Medical Training Simulation in Trauma Cases",
Game + Learning + Society Conference, 2008, 2008.
Robinson, A., R. Wang, F. Quek, and Y. Cao,
"STAGES - System for a Tangible Animated Game: Embodied Storytelling",
Game + Learning + Society Conference, 2008., 2008.
Xie, L., M. Kumar, Y. Cao, D. Gracanin, and F. Quek,
"Data-driven motion estimation with low-cost sensors",
Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Visual Information Engineering, July -Aug, 2008.
McNeill, D., S. Duncan, A. Franklin, J. Goss, I. Kimbara, F. Parrill, H. Welji, L. Chen, M. Harper, and F. Quek,
"MIND-MERGING",
Expressing Oneself / Expressing One's Self: Communication, Language, Cognition, and Identity: A Festschrift in honor of Robert M. Krauss (11/8/07), 2008.
Zhang, J., L. - J. Zhang, F. Quek, and J. - Y. Chung,
"A Service-Oriented Multimedia componentization Model",
Modern Technologies in Web Services Research, 2008.
Oliveira, F., and F. Quek,
"A Multimodal Communication with A Haptic Glove: On the Fusion of Speech and Deictic Over a Raised Line Drawing",
International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, Athens, Greece, 2008.
Chung, P. - K., B. Fang, and F. Quek,
"MirrorTrack – A Vision Based Multi-Touch System for Glossy Display Surfaces",
The 5th IET Visual Information Engineering 2008 Conference (VIE'08), Xi'an, China, July-August, 2008.
Fang, B., P. - K. Chung, and F. Quek,
"Hand Tracking Using Agent-Based Framework",
The 5th IET Visual Information Engineering 2008 Conference (VIE'08), Xi'an, China, July-August, 2008.
2007
Xiong, Y., and F. Quek,
"Hand Motion Oscillatory Gestures and Multimodal Discourse Analysis",
International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, vol. 21, no. 3, 2007.
Andrews, C., C. Miller, T. Henry, and F. Quek,
"CARDTABLE: An Embodied Tool For Analysis Of Historical Information",
Second IEEE International Workshop on Horizontal Interactive Human-Computer Systems, TableTop 2007., 2007.
2006
Wathugala, D., B. Fang, T. Rose, Y. Xiong, and F. Quek,
"Extraction of Hand Motion Trajectories and Its Application to Meeting Analysis",
3rd Joint Workshop on Multimodal Interaction and Related Machine Learning Algorithms (MLMI), Washington DC, USA, May, 2006.
Quek, F.,
"Embodiment and Multimodality",
ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces, Banff, Canada, 2006.
Quek, F., D. McNeill, and F. Oliviera,
"Enabling Multimodal Communication for Enhancing the Ability of Learning for the Visually Impaired",
ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces, Banff Canada, 2006.
Ball, R., M. DellaNoce, T. Ni, F. Quek, and C. North,
"Applying Embodied Interaction and Usability Engineering to Visualization on Large Displays",
ACM British HCI - Workshop on Visualization and Interaction, 2006.
2005
Kirbas, C., and F. Quek,
"A Review of Vessel Extraction Techniques and Algorithms",
ACM Computing Surveys, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 81-121, June, 2005.
Bryll, R., T. Rose, and F. Quek,
"Agent-Based Gesture Tracking",
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics. Part A: Systems and Humans, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 795-810, November, 2005.
Quek, F., and T. R. Rose,
"Multimodal Meeting Analysis",
2005 International Conference on Intelligence Analysis, 2005.
Xiong, Y., and F. Quek,
"Meeting Room Configuration and Multiple Camera Calibration in Meeting Analysis",
Seventh International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces (ICMI’05), October, 2005.
Xiong, Y., and F. Quek,
"Head Tracking with 3D Texture Map Model in Planning Meeting Analysis",
International Workshop on Multimodal Multiparty Meeting Processing (ICMI-MMMP'05), Trento, Italy, October, 2005.
2004
Quek, F.,
"The Catchment Feature Model: A Device for Multimodal Fusion and a Bridge Between Signal and Sense",
EURASIP Journal of Applied Signal Processing, vol. 2004, no. 11, pp. 1619-1636, September, 2004.
Quek, F.,
"Gesture and Interaction",
Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction, vol. 1, pp. 288-292, 2004.
2003
Quek, F., R. Yarger, and C. Kirbas,
"Surface Parameterization in Volumetric Images for Curvature-Based Feature Classification",
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 758-765, October, 2003.
Bryll, R., R. Osuna-Guttierez, and F. Quek,
"Attribute Bagging: Improving Accuracy of Classifier Ensembles by Using Random Feature Subsets",
Pattern Recognition, vol. 36, no. 6, pp. 1291-1302, June, 2003.
Quek, F., and Y. Xiong,
"Oscillatory Gestures and Discourse",
International Conference on Accoustic Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2003.
Xiong, Y., F. Quek, and D. McNeill,
"Wavelet-based Gestural Oscillations Detection for in Multimodal Discourse Analysis",
1st IEEE Workshop on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition for Human Computer Interaction (CVPRHCI), Monona Terrace Convention Center, Madison, Wisconsin, June, 2003.
2002
Quek, F., R. Bryll, H. Arslan, C. Kirbas, and D. McNeill,
"A multimedia database system for temporally situated perceptual psycholinguistic analysis",
Multimedia Tools and Applications, Kluwer Academic Publishers, vol. 18, pp. 91-113, August , 2002.
McNeill, Q. D., M. C. F., D. K.-E, F. S., B. N., M. R., X. - F, and R. Ansari.,
"Catchments, Prosody and Discourse",
Gesture, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 9-33, 2002.
Quek, F., D. McNeill, B. Bryll, S. Duncan, X. Ma, C. Kirbas, K. - E. McCullough, and R. Ansari,
"Multimodal Human Discourse: Gesture and Speech",
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 171-193, September, 2002.
McNeill, D., F. Quek, K. - E. McCullough, S. Duncan, N. Furuyama, R. Bryll, X. - F. Ma, and R. Ansari.,
"Dynamic Imagery in Speech and Gesture",
Multimodality in Language and Speech Systems, pp. 27–44, 2002.
Valbonesi, L., R. Ansari, D. McNeill, F. Quek, S. Duncan, K. E. McCullough, and R. Bryll,
"Temporal Correlation of Speech and Gestures Focal Points",
Sixth Multi Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (SCI 2002), Orlando, Florida, July, 2002.
Valbonesi, L., R. Ansari, D. McNeill, F. Quek, S. Duncan, K. E. McCullough, and R. Bryll,
"Multimodal Signal Analysis of Prosody and Hand Motion: Temporal Correlation of Speech and Gestures",
EUSIPCO 2002 Conference, Tolouse, France, September, 2002.
Quek, F., D. McNeill, R. Bryll, and M. Harper,
"Gestural Spatialization in Natural Discourse Segmentation",
Seventh International Conference on Spoken Language Processing, Denver, CO, September, 2002.
Quek, F., Y. Xiong, and D. McNeill,
"Gestural Trajectory Symmetries and Discourse Segmentation",
Seventh International Conference on Spoken Language Processing, Denver, CO, September, 2002.
Quek, F., M. Harper, Y. Haciahmetoglu, L. Chen, and L. Ramig,
"Speech Pauses and Gestural Holds in Parkinson's Disease",
Seventh International Conference on Spoken Language Processing: Denver, CO, September, 2002.
Quek, F., Y. Shi, C. Kirbas, and S. Wu,
"VisSTA: A Tool for Analyzing Multimodal Discourse Data",
Seventh International Conference on Spoken Language Processing, Denver, CO, September, 2002.
Chen, L., M. Harper, and F. Quek,
"Gesture Patterns During Speech Repairs”,",
IEEE International Conference Multimodal Interaction, Pittsburg, PA, October, 2002.
Xiong, Y., F. Quek, and D. McNeill,
"Hand Gesture Symmetric Behavior Detection in Natural Conversation",
IEEE International Conference Multimodal Interaction, Pittsburg, PA, October, 2002.
Kirbas, C., and F. Quek,
"3D Wave Propagation and Traceback in Vascular Extraction",
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology, and IEEE Biomedical Engineering Society (Abstract & CD-ROM Proceedings), Houston, TX, October, 2002.
2001
Quek, F., and C. Cemil Kirbas,
"Vessel Extraction in Medical Images by Wave Propagation and Traceback",
IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 117-131, February, 2001.
McNeill, D., F. Quek, K. - E. McCullough, S. Duncan, N. Furuyama, R. Bryll, and R. Ansari,
"Catchments, Prosody and Discourse",
Oralité et Gestualité, ORAGE 2001 (Speech and Gesture 2001), Aix-en-Provence, France, C. Cavé, I. Guaïtella and S. Santi (eds.), June, 2001.
Quek, F., C. Kirbas, and X. Gong,
"Simulated Wave Propagation and Traceback in Vascular Extraction",
Proceedings of the IEEE Medical Imaging and Augmented Reality 2001 Conference, Hong Kong, pp. 229-234, June , 2001.
Esposito, A., G. Aversano, and F. Quek,
"Optimal Parameters in Neural Network Models",
The 12-th Italian Workshop on Neural Nets (WIRN 2001), Vietri Sul Mare, Salerno ITALY, May, 2001.
Quek, F.,
"Instrumental Access to Natural Multimodal Discourse",
IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME2001), Waseda University Tokyo, Japan, August , 2001.
Quek, F., R. Bryll, D. McNeill, and M. Harper,
"Gestural Origo and Loci-Transitions in Natural Discourse Segmentation",
IEEE Workshop on Cues in Communication, Kauai, Hawaii, December , 2001.
Quek, F., R. Bryll, and L. Ramig,
"Toward Vision and Gesture Based Evaluation of Parkinson Disease from Discourse Video",
IEEE Workshop on Cues in Communication, Kauai, Hawaii, December , 2001.
Bryll, R., F. Quek, and A. Esposito,
"Automatic Hold Detection in Natural Conversation",
IEEE Workshop on Cues in Communication, Kauai, Hawaii, December , 2001.
Esposito, A., K. - E. McCullough, and F. Quek,
"Disfluencies in gesture: Gestural correlates to speech silent and filled pauses",
IEEE Workshop on Cues in Communication, Kauai, Hawaii, December , 2001.
Quek, F.,
"A Conversational Paradigm for Multimodal Human Interaction",
Applied Imagery and Pattern Recognition, AIPR 2001, October, 2001.
Esposito, A., S. Duncan, and F. Quek,
"Holds as Gestural Correlates to Empty and Filled Speech Pauses",
Seventh International Conference on Spoken Language Processing, Denver, CO, September, 2001.
2000
Quek, F.,
"An algorithm for the rapid computation of boundaries in run length encoded regions",
Pattern Recognition Journal, vol. 33, pp. 1637-1649, 2000.
Quek, F., D. McNeill, R. Bryll, C. Kirbas, H. Arslan, K. - E. McCullough, N. Furuyama, and R. Ansari,
"Gesture, Speech, and Gaze Cues for Discourse Segmentation",
IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR’2000), Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, June, 2000.
Quek, F., C. Kirbas, and F. Charbel,
"Neurovascular Image Interpretation with an Attentionally-Based Interaction Model (AIM)",
Computer Aided Radiology and Surgery (CARS), San Francisco, CA, June-July, 2000.
McNeill, D., and F. Quek,
"Gesture and Speech multimodal conversational interaction in monocular video",
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research, Measuring Behavior 2000, pp. 215, August, 2000.
Quek, F., and D. McNeill,
"A multimedia system for temporally situated perceptual psycholinguistic analysis",
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research, Measuring Behavior 2000., Nijmegen, The Netherlands, pp. 257, August, 2000.
Quek, F., R. Yarger, Hachiahmetoglu, J. Y. Ohya, Shinjiro K., and R. Nakatsu,
"Bunshin: A Believable Avatar Surrogate for Both Scripted and On-the-Fly Pen-Based Control in a Presentation Environment",
Emerging Technologies, SIGGRAPH 2000, New Orleans, Lousiana, July, 2000.
Yarger, R., and F. Quek,
"Surface Parameterization in Volumetric Images for Feature Classification",
IEEE International Symposium of Bio-Informatics and Bio-Engineering, BIBE 2000, Washington D.C., November, 2000.
Please see projects at: http://www.hci.vt.edu/
Analysis and Development of Interaction Designs for Bloomberg’s Internal Systems
Granting Institution: Bloomberg L.P.
Amount:
Beyond the Talking Head And Animated Icon: Behaviorally Situated Avatars For Tutoring
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $273,504
Capturing Ephemeral Communication Data From The VT Tragedy: Toward Managing Emergency Response By Citizens
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $126,873
Center For High-Performance Reconfigurable Computing (Chrec)
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $50,000
CRI: Interfaces For The Embodied Mind
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $394,261
Development of Trauma Surgery Simulation Software
Granting Institution: Carilion Clinic
Amount: $60,000
EAGER: Creative IT: Hyper Drama Storytelling: Engaging and Nurturing Creativity in K-12 Students
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $298,053
EAGER: Drummer Game: A Massive-Interactive Socially-Enabled Strategy Game
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $149,648
Embodied Communication: Vivid Interactions With History And Literature
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $103,839
Embodied Interaction Paradigm for Users with Severe Visual Impairments
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount:
Embodiment Awareness, Mathematics Discourse, And The Blind
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $712,100
Formal Models, Algorithms, and Visualizations for Storytelling Analytics
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $710,100
HCC:Small: STAAR: Spatial Touch Audio Annotator and Reader for Individuals with Blindness or Severe Visual Impairment
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $498,781
II-EN: Device and Display Ecologies
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $600,000
Multimodal Corpus for Vision-Based Meeting Analysis
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $122,088
Social Organization, Learning Technologies & Disclosure: System Features for Faciliation Mathematical Reasoning in Pre-K Students
Granting Institution: National Science Foundation
Amount: $128,010