Zhigang Deng, University of Houston Moores Professor of computer science, was named a Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery. ACM named 63 Distinguished Members in 2021 for outstanding contributions to the field. All inductees are longstanding ACM members and were selected by their peers for a range of accomplishments that advance computing as a science and a profession.
Pham TT, Brecheisen J, Wu CC, Nguyen H, Deng Z, Adjeroh D, Doretto G, Choudhary A, Le N
ItpCtrl-AI: End-to-end interpretable and controllable artificial intelligence by modeling radiologists' intentions. Artif Intell Med. 2025 Feb; 160:103054.
ItpCtrl-AI: End-to-end interpretable and controllable artificial intelligence by modeling radiologists' intentions.
Awasthi A, Le N, Deng Z, Agrawal R, Wu CC, Van Nguyen H
Computational and structural biotechnology journal
Bridging human and machine intelligence: Reverse-engineering radiologist intentions for clinical trust and adoption. Comput Struct Biotechnol J. 2024 Dec; 24:711-723.
Bridging human and machine intelligence: Reverse-engineering radiologist intentions for clinical trust and adoption.
Anabtawi M, Shabir D, Padhan J, Al-Ansari A, Aboumarzouk OM, Deng Z, Navkar NV
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
A holographic telementoring system depicting surgical instrument movements for real-time guidance in open surgeries. Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2024 Nov; 256:108396.
A holographic telementoring system depicting surgical instrument movements for real-time guidance in open surgeries.
Shabir D, Anbatawi M, Padhan J, Balakrishnan S, Al-Ansari A, Abinahed J, Tsiamyrtzis P, Yaacoub E, Mohammed A, Deng Z, Navkar NV
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Evaluation of user-interfaces for controlling movements of virtual minimally invasive surgical instruments. Int J Med Robot. 2022 Oct; 18(5):e2414.
Evaluation of user-interfaces for controlling movements of virtual minimally invasive surgical instruments.
Shabir D, Abdurahiman N, Padhan J, Anbatawi M, Trinh M, Balakrishnan S, Al-Ansari A, Yaacoub E, Deng Z, Erbad A, Mohammed A, Navkar NV
Preliminary design and evaluation of a remote tele-mentoring system for minimally invasive surgery. Surg Endosc. 2022 May; 36(5):3663-3674.
Preliminary design and evaluation of a remote tele-mentoring system for minimally invasive surgery.
Baysden E, Mendoza N, Callender C, Deng Z, Thompson D
Teen reactions to a self-representational avatar: A qualitative exploration. J Sport Health Sci. 2022 Mar; 11(2):157-163.
Teen reactions to a self-representational avatar: A qualitative exploration.
Shabir D, Abdurahiman N, Padhan J, Trinh M, Balakrishnan S, Kurer M, Ali O, Al-Ansari A, Yaacoub E, Deng Z, Erbad A, Mohammed A, Navkar NV
Towards development of a tele-mentoring framework for minimally invasive surgeries. Int J Med Robot. 2021 Oct; 17(5):e2305.
Towards development of a tele-mentoring framework for minimally invasive surgeries.
Thompson DI, Cantu D, Callender C, Liu Y, Rajendran M, Rajendran M, Zhang Y, Deng Z
Photorealistic Avatar and Teen Physical Activity: Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy. Games Health J. 2018 Apr; 7(2):143-150.
Photorealistic Avatar and Teen Physical Activity: Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy.
Thompson D, Cantu D, Rajendran M, Rajendran M, Bhargava T, Zhang Y, Chen C, Liu Y, Deng Z
Development of A Teen-Focused Exergame. Games Health J. 2016 Oct; 5(5):342-356.
IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics
Marker optimization for facial motion acquisition and deformation. IEEE Trans Vis Comput Graph. 2013 Nov; 19(11):1859-71.
Marker optimization for facial motion acquisition and deformation.
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
A framework for integrating real-time MRI with robot control: application to simulated transapical cardiac interventions. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2013 Apr; 60(4):1023-33.
A framework for integrating real-time MRI with robot control: application to simulated transapical cardiac interventions.
Live Speech Driven Head-and-Eye Motion Generators. IEEE Trans Vis Comput Graph. 2012 Nov; 18(11):1902-14.
Live Speech Driven Head-and-Eye Motion Generators.
A Statistical Quality Model for Data-Driven Speech Animation. IEEE Trans Vis Comput Graph. 2012 Nov; 18(11):1915-27.
A Statistical Quality Model for Data-Driven Speech Animation.
Yeniaras E, Navkar NV, Sonmez AE, Shah DJ, Deng Z, Tsekos NV
Medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention : MICCAI ... International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention
MR-based real time path planning for cardiac operations with transapical access. Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv. 2011; 14(Pt 1):25-32.
MR-based real time path planning for cardiac operations with transapical access.
IEEE transactions on image processing : a publication of the IEEE Signal Processing Society
A surface-based 3-D dendritic spine detection approach from confocal microscopy images. IEEE Trans Image Process. 2012 Mar; 21(3):1223-30.
A surface-based 3-D dendritic spine detection approach from confocal microscopy images.
Yeniaras E, Deng Z, Syed MA, Davies MG, Tsekos NV
Studies in health technology and informatics
A novel virtual reality environment for preoperative planning and simulation of image guided intracardiac surgeries with robotic manipulators. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2011; 163:716-22.
A novel virtual reality environment for preoperative planning and simulation of image guided intracardiac surgeries with robotic manipulators.
Li Q, Deng Z, Zhang Y, Zhou X, Nägerl UV, Wong ST
A global spatial similarity optimization scheme to track large numbers of dendritic spines in time-lapse confocal microscopy. IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2011 Mar; 30(3):632-41.
A global spatial similarity optimization scheme to track large numbers of dendritic spines in time-lapse confocal microscopy.
An interactive geometric technique for upper and lower teeth segmentation. Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv. 2009; 12(Pt 2):968-75.
An interactive geometric technique for upper and lower teeth segmentation.
Orthogonal-blendshape-based editing system for facial motion capture data. IEEE Comput Graph Appl. 2008; 28(6):76-82.
Orthogonal-blendshape-based editing system for facial motion capture data.
Deng Z, Neumann U, Lewis JP, Kim TY, Bulut M, Narayanan S
Expressive facial animation synthesis by learning speech coarticulation and expression spaces. IEEE Trans Vis Comput Graph. 2006; 12(6):1523-34.
Expressive facial animation synthesis by learning speech coarticulation and expression spaces.
Feasibility Study of Avatar Customization and Relatedness on Physical Activity