Brian D. Bue : bbue at .purdue.edu
Brian D. Bue : About Me
I'm a second year M.S. student with the Purdue University
Computer Science department. I received a B.S. in
Computer Science and a B.A. in
Mathematics from
Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN in 2003.
My research interests include: knowledge-based vision and image processing, machine learning, pattern recognition, scientific visualization, remote sensing, and applications in planetary science and physics. I hope to work for NASA after I recieve my Ph.D.
My CV is available here:
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UPDATE: I have accepted a position at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the Machine Learning Systems Group.
Recent Publications
- B.D. Bue and T.F. Stepinski, Machine Detection of Martian Craters from Digital Topography, In Proceedings, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 13 March, 2006
- B.D. Bue and T.F. Stepinski, Automated Classification of Landforms on Mars, Article, Elsevier Computers and Geosciences, 9 November, 2005.
- B.D. Bue and T.F. Stepinski, Automated Classification of Landforms in Terra Cimmeria, Mars, In Proceedings, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 14 March, 2005
Previous Research
Prior to my departure from Purdue, I was a Research Assistant in the Purdue University Rendering and Perception Lab (PURPL) working with Dr. David Ebert.
Research Experience
[ 6/05 - 08/05 ] Lunar and Planetary Institute Visiting Graduate Student
Lunar and Planetary Institute/Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
- Utilized existing landform classification algorithm to identify and characterize Martian craters.
- Implemented several customized image processing algorithms, including a clustered, circular hough transform application in Matlab and Mathematica
[ 6/04 - 08/04 ] NASA Johnson Space Center/Lunar and Planetary Institute Internship
Lunar and Planetary Institute/Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
- Developed an algorithm for the fast, automatic generation of thematic maps of Martian topographical data.
- Algorithm utilized a hybrid Kohonen map/hierarchical clustering scheme in order to classify Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter digital elevation models.
- Presented work at the 20th annual Lunar and Planetary Institute intern conference.
[ 6/03 - 09/03 ] NSF-ITR Perception and Localization in Virtual Environments Project
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN
- Research focused on the analysis of cues used for localization in virtual environments.
- Developed a glove manipulator object in OpenSceneGraph/C++ for 5DT wireless data gloves
and Intersense tracking systems.
[ 1/03 - 06/03 ] Augsburg Beowulf Cluster Project
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN
- Designed and implemented Augsburg's first Linux-based x86 Beowulf cluster.
- Developed a heterogeneous cluster management system in Perl/BASH.
- Implemented several parallel algorithms using PVM and LAM-MPI.
- Presented work at the 2003 Augsburg College Research and Scholarship fair, May 2003.
[ 6/02 - 09/03 ] Automatic Geophysical Observatories Project
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN
- Developed multithreaded, time-critical applications in C++ designed to measure input from
several search coil magnetometers located in the Arctic circle.
- Aided in the installation of an unmanned data acquisition system in Sondrestrom Greenland.
- Presented work at the 13th annual undergraduate research symposium at
Argonne National Laboratories, Argonne IL, and at the 1st annual NSF CSEMS
undergraduate research seminar at Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN.
[ 06/01 - 08/01 ] NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Program
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN
- Research focused on two-dimensional image analysis for computer vision.
- Developed a composite landmark extraction application utilizing least-squares regression techniques.
Past Teaching
During Spring 2005 I was a teaching assistant for CS 240 Programming Laboratory (C) with Prof. Dennis Brylow. Information relevant to my lab sections is available here.
During Fall 2004 I was a teaching assistant for CS 352 Compilers: Principles and Practice, also with Prof. Brylow.