Of recent, I have developed a significant research interest to extend pattern recognition algorithms to biomedical applications of GeoComputational nature.

 

GIScience Papers/GeoComputation—Refereed Conference Proceeding/Presentations at Professional Meetings

  1. Dai D and Oyana TJ. An improved genetic algorithm for spatial clustering. In Proceedings of the 18th IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI-2006), Arlington, VA (Washington, DC.), November 13–15, 2006: pp.371–380. [Abstract-PDF] [Full Text]

  2. Oyana TJ. Introducing an improved fast and computationally-efficient SOM algorithm—MIL-SOM*: issues and benefits for large-scale geospatial data. In M. Raubal, H. Miller, A. Frank, and M. Goodchild, Eds. (2006) Geographic Information Science. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference, GIScience 2006, Münster, Germany, September 20–23, 2006. pp.141–145. [Abstract-PDF] [Full Text]

  3. Scott EK and Oyana TJ. An improved algorithm for segregating large geospatial data. In the proceeding of 9th AGILE International Conference on Geographic Information Science. Visegrad, Hungary, April 20–22, 2006: pp.177–185. [Abstract-PDF] [Full Text]

  4. Guo D, Guo R, Thiart C, Oyana TJ, Dai D, and Hession SL. GM(1,1)-Kriging Prediction of Soil Dioxin Pattern. In the Proceedings of the GIS Research UK 14th Annual Conference, GISRUK 2006, School of Geography, University of Nottingham, April 5–7, 2006: pp.69–77. [Abstract-PDF] [Full Text]

  5. Oyana TJ, Achenie LEK, Cuadros-Vargas E, Rivers PA, and Scott KE. A Mathematical Improvement of the Self-Organizing Map Algorithm. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology (AET 2006), July 16–19, 2006:pp.522–532 (Faculty of Technology, Makerere University, NUFU, SIDA), Entebbe, Uganda. [Abstract-PDF] [Full Text]

  6. Oyana TJ, Boppidi D, Yan J, Lwebuga-Mukasa JS, 2005. Integration of self-organizing maps (SOM) into a geographic information systems (GIS) data model. In Proceedings of the Topology and Spatial Databases Workshop, April 5th–8th, 2005,The Department of Geomatics Engineering at University College London, Department of Geography and Geomatics, University of Glasgow and Laser-Scan. [Abstract-PDF] [Full Text]

  7. Oyana TJ, Boppidi D, Yan J, Lwebuga-Mukasa JS 2005. Exploration of geographic information systems (GIS)-based medical databases with self-organizing maps (SOM): A case study of adult asthma. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on GeoComputation, August 1st–3rd, 2005, Ann Arbor, University of Michigan. [Abstract-PDF] [Full Text]

  8. Oyana TJ, 2005. Interactive Exploration and High-Dimensional Visualizations of Spatially-Oriented Biomedical and Epidemiological Data, Geostatistical Analysis of Health Disparities Conference, May 18th through May 19th, 2005 at the Michigan League, University of Michigan, Supported by National Institute of Cancer Grant to the BioMedware and TerraSeer Inc.(http://www.terraseer.com/), Ann Arbor, Michigan. [Abstract-PDF] [Full Text]

  9. Oyana TJ, 2004. Statistical comparisons of positional accuracies of geocoded databases for use in medical research. In Egenhofer M, Freksa C, and Miller H. (eds.): Extended Abstracts, In Proceedings of the Third International Geographic Information Science, GIScience 2004, October 20–23, 2004. Regents of the University of California: pp. 309–313. [Abstract-PDF [Full Text]