Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Details
Areas of Concentration and Expertise
- Medical Image Processing
- Information Visualization
- Machine Vision
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Computer Graphics
- Internet Technology
- Machine Learning
Education
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway , NJ
Ph.D. in Computer Science, 2002 - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
M.S. in Computer Science, 1995 - Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
B.S. in Industrial Engineering, 1987
Research Experience
- Medical Image Processing / Visualization
- Physics-Based Deformable Models
- Variational Methods
- Scalable Vector Graphics
- Collaborative Groupware
- Knowledge-Based Systems
- Online/Offline Learning Systems
Teaching Experience
2004 - present Assistant Professor of Computer Science; Pennsylvania State University, Middletown , PA
Major Subjects
- Computer Graphics
- Image Synthesis
- Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with C++
- Object-Oriented Programming with C++
- Object-Oriented Programming with Java
2002 - 2003 Lecturer; Rutgers University, Piscataway , NJ
Major Subjects:
- Computer Architecture
- Programming Methodology with C++
Publications
- S. Chang, H. Emoto, D. N. Metaxas, and L. Axel, "Pulmonary Micronodule Detection from 3D Chest CT ," MICCAI 2004: 7th International Conference, Saint-Malo , France, September 26–29, 2004. Also in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 3217:821828, Springer, 2004.
- S. Chang, D. N. Metaxas, and L. Axel, "Scan-Conversion Algorithm for Ridge Point Detection on Tubular Objects," MICCAI 2003: 6th International Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, November 1618, 2003. Also in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2879:158165, Springer, 2003.
- S. Chang, C. A. Kulikowski, S. M. Dunn, and S. Levy, "Biomedical Image Skeletonization: A Novel Method Applied to Fibrin Network Structures," MedInfo 2001, London, UK, September 2–5, 2001.
- S. Chang, C. A. Kulikowski, S. M. Dunn, S. Levy, and J. W. Weisel, "Skeletonization of Fibrin Networks," Microscopy and Microanalysis, Philadelphia, PA, August 14–17, 2000.
- S. Chang, S. M. Dunn, and P. F. Stelt, "Volume Visualization for Localized Tomography," The fifth symposium on Digital Imaging in Dental Radiology, 1998.
- L. Gong, C. A. Kulikowski, and S. Chang, "Knowledge-Based Planning for Intelligent Control In Real-Time Groupware," Intelligent Systems and Computer Applications Conference, 1997.
- L. Gong, C. A. Kulikowski, and S. Chang, "An Intelligent Groupware Environment for Real-Time Distributed Medical Collaboration," The 21st symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care, 1997.
College News
Learning Center program earns recertification
Penn State Harrisburg’s Learning Center peer tutor training program has earned a five-year recertification from the College Reading and Learning Association. With this certification, Penn State Harrisburg remains one of only seven certified colleges in the capital region.
The certification provides recognition and positive reinforcement for the tutors’ successful work and sets a standard of skills and training for tutors.
Sen. Vance to deliver commencement keynote
State Senator Patricia H. Vance will deliver the keynote address when Penn State Harrisburg confers more than 500 undergraduate and graduate degrees during fall commencement ceremonies Saturday, December 19.
The ceremonies for students who have earned associate, bachelor’s master’s, and doctoral degrees will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Giant Center, Hershey.
Art exhibit addresses the Holocaust
A unique and powerful art exhibit addressing the Holocaust by acclaimed Israeli artist Ardyn Halter will be on public display in the Schwab Family Holocaust Reading Room of Penn State Harrisburg’s library November 15 through April 15.
Entitled The Family I Never Knew, the prints and paintings “depict the Shoah (Holocaust) from the point of view of the second generation and also those were born after (it),” Halter explains.