EDUCATION
Columbia University, New York, NY (Sep
2003 - present)
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
(Aug 2001 - Dec 2002)
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering,
GPA 4.00/4.00
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
(Sep 1999 - Jun 2001)
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, GPA 4.00/4.00
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
(Sep 1995 - Jun 1999)
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, GPA
3.85/4.00
EXPERIENCE
Columbia University
Research Assistant (Sep 2004 - present) Advisor: Prof
Shih-Fu Chang
- Image forensics analysis and detection, focusing on image
formation process and imaging device characteristics
modeling
Teaching Assistant
- Digital Image Processing, Prof Shih-Fu Chang (Jan 2004 -
May 2004)
Carnegie Mellon University
Research Assistant (Aug 2001 - Dec 2002) Advisor: Prof
Tsuhan Chen
- Illumination normalization for PCA-based human face
recognition
- Collaborated with General Motors developing feasible face
recognition modules for their demo cars
- Also part of Sony's Multi-biometrics Authentication
Research Project
National Taiwan University
Research Assistant (Sep 1999 - Jun 2001) Advisor: Prof
Soo-Chang Pei
- Robust watermarking on palette-based images that survived
under various attacks
- High capacity audio data hiding using spread spectrum
watermark design. This was one of the pioneer research
attempts that proved to be immune to the common MP3 attack
Teaching Assistant
- Digital Signal Processing, Prof Soo-Chang Pei (Feb 2001 -
Jun 2001)
- Mobile Communications, Prof Jin-Fu Chang (Sep 2000 - Jan
2001)
Undergraduate Research (Sep 1997 - Jun 1998) Advisor: Prof
Jyh-Horng Chen
- Designed and developed a human-machine interface system
for people with disabilities as part of a 6 member team
- This project was awarded Undergraduate Dragon Scholarship
by Acer Foundation
- The system has been put into mass production, purchased
by and used in elementary and junior high schools in Taiwan
Consumers' Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan
Student Volunteer (Jun 1999 - Aug 1999)
- Served in the 1999 Taiwan Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Survey Project, evaluating the performances of 42 ISPs in
Taiwan
COURSE BACKGROUNDS
- Digital Signal Processing, Digital Image Processing,
Computer Vision
- Machine Learning, Statistical Pattern Recognition
- Statistical Video Analysis and Indexing, Speech and Audio
Processing, Music Signal Processing
- Random Processes, Information Theory, Detection and
Estimation Theory
- Graph Theory, Basic Topology, Genomic Information and
Technology
AWARDS AND HONORS
Outstanding TA, Department of Electrical Engineering,
Columbia University, Sep 2004
- For the course Digital Image Processing
Undergraduate Dragon Scholarship, Acer Foundation, Taiwan,
Nov 1998
- Head-Motion Controlled Man-Machine Interface For
Disables, Undergraduate Research Project
PUBLICATIONS
1. Y. -F. Hsu and S. -F. Chang, "Detecting Image Splicing
Using Geometry Invariants and Camera Characteristics
Consistency", ICME 2006, Toronto, Canada
2. T. -T Ng, S. -F. Chang, J. Hsu, L. Xie, M. -P. Tsui,
"Physics-Motivated Features for Distinguishing Photographic
Images and Computer Graphics", ACM Multimedia, Singapore,
Nov 2005
3. T. Chen, Y. J. Hsu, X. Liu, and W. Zhang, "Principal
Component Analysis and Its Variants for Biometrics",
International Conference on Image Processing, Rochester,
NY, Sep 2002
4. S. -C. Pei and Y. -F. Hsu, "Palette-Based Color Image
Watermarking Using Neural Network Training and Repeated LSB
Insertion", Conference on Computer Vision, Graphics and
Image Processing, Taipei, Taiwan, Aug 2000
INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
- Undergraduate rural service that helped with children
education and community organization in Yun-lin County,
Taiwan
- Photography
- Reading and writing
- Art, music, and other multi-modal, creative artistic
expressions
LANGUAGES
- Mandarin Chinese
- Japanese - Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)
Level 2
- French