Professor Hua Harry Li

Professor Hua Harry Li

Computer Engineering, San Jose State University
Director, CTI One Corporation
IEEE Organizing/Technical Committee Member

PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE: Computer Vision, AI, Intelligent Control Systems, Full Stack Embedded Systems and Wireless Communications.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:
(1) Professor, Computer Engineering Department, San Jose State University, 1999-Present;
(2) Associate Professor, San Jose State University, Computer Engineering Department, Jan. 1997-1999;
(3) Tenured Associate Professor, Texas Tech University, College of Engineering, Computer Science Department, 1994-Dec. 1996;
(4) Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University, College of Engineering, Computer Science Department, 1989-1994;

COURSES DEVELOPED AND TAUGHT (PARTIAL LIST)
AT SAN JOSE STATE University: Lead the development of the Embedded Systems Program at the Computer Engineering Department since its inception in 2004. This effort lead to the concentration courses in Embedded Systems, e.g., CMPE 242, CMPE 244, CMPE 245, and CMPE 262. San Jose State University Embedded System concentration is one of the leading programs ranked in the Nation consistent for the past 10 years. Courses taught and/or developed: (1) CMPE 240 Advanced Microprocessor Systems, (2) CMPE 242 Embedded Hardware Systems, (3) CMPE 244 Embedded Software Systems, (4) CMPE 245 Embedded Wireless Systems, (5) CMPE 264 Embedded Multimedia Architecture, (6) CMPE 297 (section IV) Video Analytics, (7) CMPE 127 Microprocessor Systems, (8) CMPE 163 Introduction To Computer Graphics and Augmented Reality, (9) CMPE 140 Computer Architecture, and other courses.

INDUSTRY COURSES DEVELOPED AND/OR TAUGHT:(1) EE264 Digital Image Processing,
Lockheed Martin (taught 3 times since 2008), (2) Computer Vision, KLA-Tencor/Lam Research (taught 3 times since 2009); (3) Embedded Systems, BAE Systems (2011); (3) Machine Learning, E-bay (2010).

AWARDS AND HONOR:(1) “Industrial Neural Network Award”, the World Congress Neural Network Conference, in San Diego, California; (2) Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, A Marquis Who’s Who Publications, 4th Edition, ISBN 0-8379-5756-7, (3) Who is Who in America, 53rd Edition, Vol. 2, ISBN 0- 8379-0194-4, (4) “Award of Excellence in recognition of outstanding achievement and professionalism in education, research, and service to students,” by Halliburton Education Foundation, at the College of Engineering, Texas Tech University,

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES: (1) Guest Editor, IEEE Transactions on CPMT (Component, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology) for the Neural Networks Emerging Technology (ISSN 1083-4400), Vol 19, Number 1, ITCMF2; (2) Author, book “Vision Chips: Implementing Vision Algorithms with Analog VLSI Circuits” with Christoff Koch, Caltech, ISBN 0-8186-6492-4 by IEEE CS Press; (3) author, book: “Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent System” with Madan Gupta, ISBN 0-7923-9575-1; (4) author, book: “Video Data Compression for Multimedia Computing: Statistically Based and Biologically Inspired Techniques” with Shan Sun and Haluk Derin; (5) many research papers in Computer Vision, Intelligent Control, AI in IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology, IEEE Transactions on Education, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Journal of Solid State Electronics, IEEE Macro, IEEE Circuits and Systems, Journal of Artificial Intelligence and many IEEE International Conferences.

IEEE PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY ACTIVITIES(1) Organizing/Technical Committee Member and Invited speaker in international conferences (including IEEE International Conferences on CPMT in Baltimore MD, Austin Texas, San Diego CA, and Engineering Design conferences; (2) Tutorial speaker on Neural Fuzzy and Intelligent Control at NASA Ames Research Center, Stanford International Conference, and American Mathematician Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia; (3) invited contributor to the Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronic Engineers On Intelligent Control for semiconductor equipment applications, (pp. 154- 157, Vol. 8, Fr-Hi, ISBN 0-471-13946-7)

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE: (1) Principal Engineer, S3 Inc. Santa Clara, CA, 1997; (2) Founder and Director, ImageWare Inc., Lubbock, Tx, 1990-1994, (3) Director, CompuSensor Inc., Silver Spring, MD, 1994-95, (4) System Architect (Consultant), nDSP, Santa Clara, CA, 1997, (5) CTO, MMT Corporation, San Jose, CA, 1998-2000, (6) Senior System Architect, UTStarcom, 2000-2003, (7) Director, CTI One Corporation, Santa Clara, CA, 2005-2020. Many design wins in AI, Computer Vision and Robotics.

PERSONAL: Naturalized US Citizen, Married, BSEE, Tianjin Univ., Tsinghua University, Graduate School, China National Merit Scholarship, World Bank Merit Scholarships (4 years for graduate studies) MSECE, Ph.D. ECE, Univ. of Iowa. (END)

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