Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Lalit Gupta, Ph.D.

Dr. Gupta's research interests are in pattern recognition, neural networks, and signal processing. He has considerable expertise in designing systems for diverse problems such as automatic target recognition, brain-waveform analysis and classification, predicting item difficulties in reading comprehension tests, and predicting and classifying general temporal sequences. He has been awarded contracts from the Army Research office to conduct research in the development of smart munitions, from Seagate Technology on image compression research, from Cleveland Medical Devices on NIH funded projects related to brain wave form analysis and classification, from Think-A-Move Inc. on a NIH funded project related to Human-Machine Interfacing, from Neuronetrix on a NIH funded project on detecting neurological disorders from evoked potentials, and from the Naval Postgraduate School on research related to Human-Machine Interfacing. He is also a Co-PI of a $1.2 million grant from NSF aimed at increasing retention and graduation rates in the College of Engineering at SIUC. Dr. Gupta has numerous publications in the areas of neural networks, evoked potential analyses and classification, and multi-channel/sensor information fusion strategies. Dr. Gupta serves as an Associate Editor of the Pattern Recognition Journal, is a Senior Member of the IEEE, and is listed in Marquis Who’s Who in America.

Education

• Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, l986.

• M.S. Electrical Engineering (Digital Systems), Brunel Univerity, Uxbridge, England, l981.

• B.E. (Hons.) Electrical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, l976.

Academic Experience

• Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, July 2001 – present.

• Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, July l992 – June 2001.

• Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, June l986 – June l992.

Professional Associations

• Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

• Associate Editor, Pattern Recognition Journal.

• Member, Pattern Recognition Society.

University Services

1. Member, SIU-C Outstanding Dissertation Award Committee (l999 - 2001).

2. Member, SIU-C Research Development and Administrative Review Committee for Mathematics, Engineering, and the Physical Sciences (l995 - l997).

3. Mentor, College of Engineering Faculty Mentoring Program (Fall l999 - present).

4. Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering Faculty Search Committee (l987 - l994).

5. Associate Chair, Department ABET 2000 review committee (1999-2000).

6. Member, Graduate Studies Committee, Southern at 150 (2002).

7. Member, Department of Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Affairs Committee (l994 - present).

8. Member, University Research Misconduct Committee (2004).

9. Assessment Coordinator, M.S. Program, Department of Electrical Engineering, (l998 - present).

10. Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Affairs Committee (2007 - present).

Research Interests

Pattern Recognition, Signal Processing, Neuroinformatics, and Neural Networks.

External Funding

1. L. Gupta, “A neural network approach to the detection of degraded target signatures for smart munitions,” Army Research Office/Battelle, 5/1/91-2/28/92.

2. L. Gupta, “The robust detection of specific target features for smart munitions,” Army Research Office/Battelle, 5/15/92-12/31/92.

3. L. Gupta, “Segmentation and classification of degraded target signatures for smart munitions,” Army Research Office/Battelle, 4/1/93-9/30/93.

4. D. Molfese & L. Gupta, “EEG telemetry system (Phase I; NIH/SBIR),” Cleveland Medical Devices subcontract, 1995-1996.

5. L. Gupta, “Seizure analysis and prediction (Phase I; NIH/SBIR),” Cleveland Medical Devices subcontract, 5/15/03 – 5/14/04.

6. L. Gupta, “Seizure analysis and prediction (Phase II; NIH/SBIR),” Cleveland Medical Devices subcontract, 4/1/04 – 3/31/05.

7. L. Gupta, “An ear device for hands free wheelchair control (Phase I, NIH/SBIR),” Think-A-Move Ltd. subcontract, 9/1/03 – 5/1/04.

8. L. Gupta, “Online database and analysis system for ERP screening (1),” Neuronetrix, 1/1/05 – 8/15/05.

9. L. Gupta, “Online database and analysis system for ERP screening (2),” Neuronetrix, 6/1/05 – 12/31/05.

10. L. Gupta, “An ear device for hands free wheelchair control (Phase II, NIH/SBIR),” Think-A-Move Ltd. subcontract, 6/1/05 – 5/15/06).

11. L. Gupta, “Human-Machine Interface System for Hands-Free Robot Tele-Operation", Naval Postgraduate School, 8/7/06 - 12/30/06.

12. H. Sevim, L. Gupta, J. Mathias, K. A. Pericak-Spector, J. Tezcan, "Engineering and Technology Talent Expansion Program at Southern Illinois University", NSF, 9/15/06 - 8/31/10.

Journal Publications

1. L. Gupta and M.D. Srinath, “Contour sequence moments for the classification of closed planar shapes,” Pattern Recognition, vol. 20-3, 267-272, l987.

2. L. Gupta and M.D, Srinath, “Invariant planar shape recognition using dynamic alignment,” Pattern Recognition, vol. 21-3, 235-239, l988.

3. L. Gupta, M.R. Sayeh and R. Tammana, “A neural network approach to robust shape classification,” Pattern Recognition, vol. 23-6, 563-568, l990.

4. L. Gupta and K. Malakapalli, “Robust partial shape classification using invariant breakpoints and dynamic alignment,” Pattern Recognition, vol. 23-10, 1103-1111, l990.

5. L. Gupta and A.M. Upadhye, “Non-linear alignment of neural net outputs for partial shape classification,” Pattern Recognition, vol. 24-10, 943-948, l991.

6. L. Gupta , A.M. Upadhye, B. Denby, S.R. Amendolia, and G. Grieco, “Neural network trigger algorithms for detecting heavy quark events in a fixed target High Energy Physics experiment,” Pattern Recognition, vol. 25-4, 413-421, l992.

7. L. Gupta, J. Wang, A. Charles, and P. Kisatsky, “Prototype selection rules for neural network training,.” Pattern Recognition vol. 25-11, 1401-1408, l992.

8. L. Gupta, J. Wang, A. Charles, and P. Kisatsky, “Three-layer perceptron based classifiers for the partial shape classification problem,” Pattern Recognition, vol. 27-1, 91-97, l994.

9. L. Gupta, D.L. Molfese, and R. Tammana, “An artificial neural network approach to ERP classification,” Brain and Cognition, vol. 27, 311-330, l995.

10. L. Gupta, T. Sortrakul, A. Charles, and P. Kisatsky, “Robust automatic target recognition using a localized boundary representation,”Pattern Recognition, vol. 28-10, 1587-1598, l995.

11. L. Gupta and R. Tammana, “A discrepancy measure for improved clustering,” Pattern Recognition, vol. 28-10, l627-1634, l995.

12. K. Perkins, L. Gupta, and R. Tammana, “Predicting item difficulty in a reading comprehension test with an artificial neural network,” Language Testing, vol. L2, No. 1, 33-53, l995.

13. L. Gupta, D. L. Molfese, R. Tammana, and P. G. Simos, “Non-linear alignment and averaging for estimating the evoked potential,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 43, No. 4, 348-356, l996.

14. L. Gupta and T. Sortrakul, “A gaussian mixture based image segmentation algorithm,” Pattern Recognition, vol. 31. No. 3, 315-325, l998.

15. L. Gupta, M. McAvoy, and J. Phegley, “Classification of temporal sequences via prediction using the simple recurrent neural network,” Pattern Recognition, vol. 33, No. 10, 1759-1770, 2000.

16. L. Gupta and M. McAvoy, “Investigating the prediction capabilities of the simple recurrent neural network on real temporal sequences,” Pattern Recognition, Vol. 33, No. 12, 2075-2081.

17. L. Gupta and S. Ma,  “Gesture-based interaction and communication: automated classification of hand gesture contours,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, & Cybernetics – C, vol. 31, No. 1, 114-120, 2001.

18. J. Phegley, K. Perkins, L. Gupta, & J.K. Dorsey, “Risk factor fusion for predicting multifactorial diseases,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 49, No. 1, 72-76, 2002.

19. L. Gupta, J. Phegley, & D.L. Molfese, “Parametric classification of multichannel evoked potentials,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 49, No. 8, 905-911, Aug. 2002 (vol. 49, No. 9, 1070, September 2002).

20. J. Phegley, K. Perkins, L. Gupta, & L. Hughes, “Multi-category prediction of multifactorial diseases through risk factor fusion and rank sum selection,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, & Cybernetics – A, Vol. 35, No. 5, 718-726, September 2005.

21. L. Gupta, H. Kook, D.L. Molfese, & K.C. Fadem, “Multi-stimuli multi-channel data and decision fusion strategies for dyslexia prediction using neonatal ERPs,” Pattern Recognition, Vol. 28, No. 11, 2174-2184, 2005.

22. L. Gupta, B. Chung, M.D. Srinath, D.L. Molfese, & H. Kook “Multi-channel fusion models for the parametric classification of differential brain activity,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 52, No. 11, 1869-1881, 2005.

23. R. Vaidyanathan, B. Chung, L. Gupta, H. Kook, S. Kota, & J. West, “A tongue-movement communication and control strategy for hands-free human-machine interfaces,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, & Cybernetics – A, 533-546, July 2007.

24. R.Vaidyanathan, M.Fargues, R.S. Kurkan, L. Gupta, S. Kotta, R.D. Quinn, & D. Lin, “A Dual-Mode Human-Machine Interface for Robotic Control based on Acoustic Sensitivity of the Aural Cavity,” International Journal of Robotics Research, Special Issue, November 2007.

25. H. Kook, L. Gupta, S. Kota, D. Molfese , & H. Lyytinen, “An Offline/Real-Time Artifact Rejection Strategy to Improve the Classification of Multi-Channel Evoked Potentials,” Pattern Recognition (in press).

Invited Book Chapters

1. L. Gupta, M.R. Sayeh, and R. Tammana, “A neural network approach to robust shape classification,” Automatic Object Recognition, SPIE Milestone Series.

2. L. Gupta, “Global and localized automatic target recognition,” in Current Topics in Pattern Recognition Research 1.  Research Trends, edited by the Council of  Scientific Information, India, l994.

3. L. Gupta, J. Phegley, and D.L. Molfese, “ Issues in classifying evoked potentials,” in Recent Research Developments in Biomedical Engineering,” in Recent Research Developments in Biomedical Engineering,” edited by Transworld Research Network, India, 1(2002):77-92 ISBN:81-7895-013-8, 2002.

Research Included in Text

R.C. Gonzales and R.E. Woods.  Digital Image Processing.  Prentice Hall, 2002 (this text is used in universities worldwide).

Conference Publications

1. L. Gupta and M.D. Srinath, “Non-linear alignment of contours for shape classification,” Twenty-Third Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, October 26-28, l986.

2. L. Gupta and M.D. Srinath, “Contour classification using invariant moments,” IEEE Fifth Annual Phoenix Conference on  Computers and Communications, March 26- 28, l986.

3. L. Gupta and M.D. Srinath, “Invariant planar shape recognition using dynamic alignment,” IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, Dallas, Texas, April 6-9, l987.

4. L. Gupta and M.R. Sayeh, “Neural networks for planar shape classification,”  IEEE Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, New York, April 11-14, l988.

5. L. Gupta, M.R. Sayeh and R. Tammana, “Training neural networks for robust shape classification,” Twenty-Seventh Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, September  27-29, l989.

6. L. Gupta, M.R. Sayeh and A.M. Upadhye, “Imposing a temporal structure in neural networks,” Applications of Optical Engineering: Midwest 90, SPIE vol. 1396, l991.

7. L. Gupta and A.M. Upadhye, “A neural network approach to the partial shape classification problem,”  IJCNN-91-Seattle, July 8-12, 1991.

8. L. Gupta, A.M. Upadhye, B. Denby, and  S.R. Amendolia, “A neural net trigger for heavy quark event selection,” ANNIE 91, St. Louis, November 10-12, 1991.

9. L. Gupta, J. Wang, A. Charles, and P. Kisatsky, “A prototype selection rule for neural network training,” SPIE’s Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks, April 20-24, l992.

10. L. Gupta, J. Wang, A. Charles, and P. Kisatsky, “Three-layer perceptrons for robust partial shape classification,”  World Congress on Neural Networks l993, Portland, Oregon, July 11-15, l993.

11. D.L. Molfese and L. Gupta, “A brain-response based artificial neural network control system for spinal cord and brain-injured patients,”  24^th Annual Neural Prosthesis Workshop, NIH, Bethesda, MD, October 13-15, l993.

12. K. Perkins, L. Gupta, and R. Tammana, “Predicting item difficulty in a reading comprehension test with an artificial neural network,”  Language Testing Research Colloquium, March 5-7, Washington, D.C., l994.

13. L. Gupta, D.L. Molfese, R. Tammana, and M. McAvoy, “Artifact rejection for improving the performance of evoked potential neural network classifiers,”  Optical Engineering Midwest 95, May 18-19, Chicago, Illinois, l995.

14. L. Gupta and R. Tammana, “Multi-segmentation for estimating the boundary  representation,”  IASTED International Conference on Signal  and Image Processing, November 20-23, Las Vegas, l995.

15. M. Sayeh, R. Viswanathan, L. Gupta, D. Kagaris, and D. Kanneganti, “Fiber-optic sensor based system to estimate stress in smart structures,” Proceedings of SPIE – Smart Structures & Materials, vol. 3330, San Diego, l998.

16. L. Gupta, J. Phegley, & D.L. Molfese, “Robust classification of multichannel match and mismatch evoked potentials,” 22^nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society, July 23-28, Chicago, 2000.

17. J. Phegley, K. Perkins, L. Gupta, and J. K. Dorsey, “Risk factor fusion for predicting multifactorial diseases,” 23^rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society, October 25-28, Istanbul, Turkey, 2001.

18. L. Gupta, J. Phegley, & D.L. Molfese, “Parameter estimation and multichannel fusion for classifying averaged ERPs,” The Second Joint Meeting of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society and the Biomedical Engineering Society, October 23-26, Houston, Texas, 2002.

19. L. Gupta, B. Chung, J. Phegley, & D.L. Molfese, “A multi-channel EP fusion classification strategy for brain-computer interface development,” The 7 World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, July 27-30, Orlando, Florida, 2003.

20. L. Gupta, B. Chung, J. Phegley, & D.L. Molfese, “Multi-channel fusion models for the parametric classification of multi-category differential brain activity,” 26^th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, September 1-5, San Francisco, California, 2004.

21. R. Vaidyanathan, H. Kook, L. Gupta, & J. West, “Parametric and non-parametric signal analysis for mapping air flow in the ear canal to tongue movements: A new strategy for hands-free Human-machine interface,” IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, May 17-21, 2004, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

22. R. Vaidyanathan,  T. Huynh, T. Allen, R.D. Quinn, M. Tabib-Azar, J. Zarycki, J. Levin, B. Chung, & L. Gupta, “Human-Machine Interface for Tele-Robotic Operation: Mapping of Tongue Movements Based on Aural Flow Monitoring,” IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), September 28-October 2, 2004, Sendai, Japan (Best Paper Award).

23. R. Vaidyanathan, M. Fargues, L. Gupta, S. Kota, D. Ling & J. West, “A dual-mode human-machine interface for robotic control based on acoustic sensitivity of the aural cavity,” The First IEEE RAS-EMBS International conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, February 2006.

24. R. Vaidyanathan, L. Gupta, H. Kook,  & J. West, “A decision fusion pattern classification architecture for robotic     interface,” 2006 IEEE International conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Orlando, Florida, May 2006.

25. Hyunseok Kook, Lalit Gupta, Dennis Molfese , Heikki Lyytinen, & K.C. Fadem, “An Offline/Real-Time Artifact Rejection Strategy to Improve the Classification of Multi-Channel Evoked Potentials,” 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, August 30-September 3, New York City, 2006.

26. J. Mathias, L. Gupta, J. Nicklow, J. Tezcan, R. Caffey, B. Chrisman, C. Pearson, K. Pericak-Spector, R. Kowalchuk, E. Lewis, & H. Sevim, “Improved retention through innovative academic and nonacademic programs.” Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Conference, Honolulu, HI, June 24-27, 2007.

27. J. Mathias, L. Gupta, J. Nicklow, J. Tezcan, R. Caffey, B. Chrisman, C. Pearson, K. Pericak-Spector, R. Kowalchuk, & E. Lewis, (2007). Framing an Engineering Residential College - Poster Presentation, NSF STEP Meeting, Washington, D.C., March 22-23, 2007.

28. H. Kook, L. Gupta, S. Kota, & D. Molfese, “A dynamic multi-channel decision-fusion strategy to classify differential brain activity,” 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, August 23-26, Lyon, France, 2007.

Ph.D. Dissertation Supervision

1. Ravi Tammana, “Analysis and classification of signals with time-varying characteristics,” June 1994.

2. Thotsapon Sortrakul, “Segmentation and classification of degraded targets,”  September l995.

3. Mark McAvoy,  “Design and evaluation of signal classifiers,” September 1998.

4. J. Phegley, “Design of parametric fusion classifiers,” Summer 2001.

5. Beom S. Chung, “Non-intrusive human-machine interface strategies.”, Summer 2004.

6. Hyunseok Kook, “Information fusion and artifact detection to improve the performance of multi-channel brain waveform classifiers,” December 2006.

Additionally,

1. Served as co-director for Thiraphong Charoenkhunwiwat, “Outlier resistant filtering,” July 1997.

Currently Directing:

1. Srinivas Kota

2. Matt Kelsey