Researchers

Danny Z. Chen, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

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Biography

Professor Chen obtained his B.S. degrees in computer science and mathematics in 1985 from the University of San Francisco, California. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science in 1988 and 1992, respectively, from Purdue University. He joined the faculty at the University of Notre Dame in 1992. He was the recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER Award and the University of Notre Dame Kaneb Teaching Award. Professor Chen is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery and a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Professor Chen is the author of over 150 publications and has given many invited talks on his research in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia.

Research Interests

Professor Chen's research interests center on algorithm design, analysis and implementation, computational geometry, parallel and distributed computing, computational medicine, data mining, robotics, VLSI design, and computer graphics. He has developed many efficient sequential and parallel algorithms for solving fundamental geometric, graphic, and combinatorial problems.

Publications

Luan S, Chen DZ, Zhang L, Wu X, Yu CX. An optimal algorithm for configuring delivery options of a one-dimensional intensity modulated beam. Phys Med Biol 2003; 48: 2321-2338. link

Luan S, Wang C, Chen DZ, Hu XS, Naqvi SA, Yu CX, Lee CL. A new MLC segmentation slgorithm/doftware for step-and-shoot IMRT delivery. Med Phys 2004; 31: 695-707.

Chen DZ, Hu XS, Luan S, Wang C, Wu, X. Geometric algorithms for static leaf sequencing problems in radiation therapy. Int J Comput Geom Applic 2004; 14: 311-339.

Chen DZ, Hu XS, Luan S, Wu X, Yu CX. Optimal terrain construction problems and applications in intensity-modulated radiation therapy. Algorithmica 2005; 42: 265-288. link

Chen DZ, Hu XS, Luan S, Wang C, Naqvi SA, Yu CX. Generalized geometric approaches for leaf sequencing problems in radiation therapy. Int J Comput Geom Applic 2005, in press.

Chen DZ, Hu XS, Luan S, Wang C, Wu, X. Mountain reduction, block matching, and applications in intensity-modulated radiation therapy. Proc 21st Annual ACM Symposium on Computational Geometry (SCG) 2005; 35-44.

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