Bernard Chen

Georgia State University, Department of Computer Science

34 Peachtree Street Suit 1417

Atlanta, GA 30302-4110, USA

Research Interests: 

Bioinformatics, Data Mining, Computational Intelligence, Granule Computing, Fuzzy Logic, High Performance Computing, Parallelization.      

Journal Publications:

1.   Bernard Chen, Stephen Pellicer, Phang C. Tai, Robert Harrison and Yi Pan, "Efficient Super Granular SVM Feature Elimination (Super GSVM-FE) Model for Protein Sequence Motif Information Extraction", International Journal of Functional Informatics and Personalised Medicine, to appear.

Conference Publications:

1.   Bernard Chen, Stephen Pellicer, Phang C. Tai, Robert Harrison and Yi Pan, "Super Granular Shrink-SVM Feature Elimination (Super GS-SVM-FE) Model for Protein Sequence Motif Information Extraction", IEEE BIBE 2007,Boston, Accepted. (First Runner-Up Best Student Research Paper) PDF               

2.   Bernard Chen, Stephen Pellicer, Phang C. Tai, Robert Harrison and Yi Pan, "Super Granular SVM Feature Elimination (Super GSVM-FE) Model for  Protein Sequence Motif Information Extraction", IEEE CIBCB 2007, Hawaii, proceeding pp.317-323.  PDF

3.   Xuezheng Fu, Bernard Chen, Yi Pan and Robert Harrison. "Statistical Estimate for the Size of the Protein Structural Vocabulary" ISBRA 2007, Altanta, proceeding pp.530-538

4.   Bernard Chen, Phang C.  Tai, Robert Harrison, and Yi Pan,  “FGK model: A Efficient  Granular Computing Model  for  Protein Sequence  Motifs Information Discovery”, IASTED CASB 2006, Dallas, proceeding pp56-61.  PDF 

5.   Bernard Chen, Phang C. Tai,  Robert Harrison,  and Yi Pan,  “FIK model:  A Novel Efficient Granular  Computing Model for Protein Sequence Motifs and Structure Information Discovery”, IEEE BIBE 2006, Washington D.C. , proceding, pp20-26.  PDF

6.   Bernard Chen, Phang C. Tai, Robert Harrison,  and Yi Pan,   "Novel  Clustering  Algorithm  Combined  With DSSP Post Processing For  Protein Sequence Motif Discovering", IEEE GrC 2006, Atlanta, proceeding, pp.449-452

7.   B. Chen, P. Tai, R. Harrison, and Y. Pan, "Novel Hybrid Hierarchical-Kmeans Clustering (H-K-means) for Microarray analysis," IEEE CSB2005, Stanford,  Workshops and Poster Abstracts, pp.105-108

8.   J. He,  B. Chen,  H Hu,  R. Harrison,  P. Tai,  Y. Dong,  and Y. Pan, "Rule  Clustering  and  Super-Rule  Generation for  Transmembrane  segments prediction," IEEE CSB2005, Stanford, workshops and Poster Abstracts, pp. 224-227

Book Chapters:

1.   J. He,  H. Hu, B. Chen,  H Hu,  R. Harrison,  P. Tai,  Y. Dong,  and Y. Pan, "Rule Extraction from SVM for Protein Structure Prediction", Rule Extraction form Support Vector Machines, Chapter 10, pp. 227-252

Oral Presentations:

• "Super Granular Shrink-SVM Feature Elimination (Super GS-SVM-FE) Model for Protein Sequence Motif Information Extraction", IEEE BIBE 2007

• "Super Granular SVM Feature Elimination (Super GSVM-FE) Model for Protein Sequence Motif Information Extraction", IEEE CIBCB 2007

• "Statistical Estimate for the Size of the Protein Structural Vocabulary", ISBRA 2007

• "FGK model: A Efficient  Granular Computing Model  for  Protein Sequence  Motifs Information Discovery”, IASTED CASB 2006

• "FIK model:  A Novel Efficient Granular  Computing Model for Protein Sequence Motifs and Structure Information Discovery”, IEEE BIBE 2006

• "Novel  Clustering  Algorithm  Combined  With DSSP Post Processing For  Protein Sequence Motif Discovering", IEEE GrC 2006

Teaching Experiences:

• 2007 Fall:          Introduction Computer Programming for Non-Major CSC 1310 (4.6/5.0 evaluation)
• 2007 Spring:     Operating System  CSC 4320   (4.5/5.0 evaluation)/CSC 6320   (4.5/5.0 evaluation)
• 2007 Summer   Directed Study       CSC6999/CSC7350/CSC7351
• 2006 Spring:     Data Structure       CSC 3410  (5.0/5.0 evaluation)

Education:

Awards:

• Nominated for Outstanding Graduate Research Award 2008, Atlanta, USA

• Nominated for Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award 2008, Atlanta, USA

• BIBE 2007 First Runner-Up Best Student Research Paper, Boston, USA

• NSF Student Travel Fellowship Awards (BIBE 2007), Boston, USA

• Georgia State University MBD Fellowship 2008, Atlanta, USA

• Georgia State University MBD Fellowship 2007, Atlanta, USA

• Georgia State University MBD Fellowship 2006, Atlanta, USA

• Georgia State University Scholarship 2006, Atlanta, USA

• Georgia State University Scholarship 2005, Atlanta, USA

• Georgia State University Scholarship 2004, Atlanta, USA

• Outstanding student award (first place of the class) 2003, Manila, Philippine

• 228 memorials Scholarship 2001, Taipei, Taiwan

• 228 memorials Scholarship 2000, Taipei, Taiwan

• Foreign Student Scholarship 1999, Taipei, Taiwan

• 228 memorials Scholarship 1999, Taipei, Taiwan