Publications
Below is a comprehensive list of publications as a result of the research in our group within the Mines Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems Lab (MMLIS - L)
Below is a comprehensive list of publications as a result of the research in our group within the Mines Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems Lab (MMLIS - L)
My full Curriculum Vitae can be found at the following link (updated July 2024)
2025
Sherwyn Braganza, Tanvi Govil, Dipayan Samanta, Randy Hoover, David Salem, and Rajesh Sani, "An Optimized and Intergrated Robust Tool for Pnagenome Generation and Analysis, (under revew) Briefings in Bioinformatics, 2025.
Jackson Cates, Randy C. Hoover, Kyle Caudle, and Dave Marchette "TSGCN: A Framework for Hierarchical Graph Representation Learning", IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, pp. 727 - 737, Vol. 12, Issue 2, March 2025.
2024
Brian Fehrman, Francis Akowuah, and Randy C. Hoover, "Evading VBA Malware Classification using Model Extraction Attacks and Stochastic Search Methods", IEEE Cyber Awareness and Research Symposium, 2024.
Jackson Cates, Randy C. Hoover, Kyle Caudle, and Dave Marchette "Temporal Tensor Factorization: A Framework for Low-Rank Multilinear Time-Series Forecasting" IEEE/ACM International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications, 2024.
Jackson Cates, Cagri Ozdemir, Randy C. Hoover, Kyle Caudle, Karen Braman, and Dave Marchette "Forecasting Multi-Linear Data via Transform-Based Tensor Autoregression" (under review), 2024.
Cagri Ozdemir, Randy C. Hoover, Kyle Caudle, and Karen Braman, "High-Order Multilinear Discriminant Analysis via Order-n Tensor Eigendecomposition" (under review), 2024.
Cagri Ozdemir, Randy C. Hoover, Kyle Caudle, and Karen Braman "Tensor Discriminant Analysis on Grassman Manifolds with Application to Human Action Recognition", Springer Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics, 2024.
2022
Cagri Ozdemir, Randy C. Hoover, Kyle Caudle, and Karen Braman, "Kernalization of Tensor Discriminant Analysis with Application to Image Recognition" IEEE/ACM International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications, 2022.
Jackson Cates, Cagri Ozdemir, Randy C. Hoover, Kyle Caudle, and Karen Braman "Anomaly Detection from Multilinear Observations via Time-Series Analysis and 3DTPCA", IEEE/ACM International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications, 2022.
2021
Cagri Ozdemir, Randy C. Hoover, and Kyle Caudle “Fast Tensor Singular Value Decomposition Using the Low-Resolution Features of Tensors”, IEEE/ACM International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications, 2021.
Jackson Cates, Randy C. Hoover, Kyle Caudle, Riley Kopp, and Cagri Ozdemir, “Transform-Based Tensor Auto Regression for Multilinear Time Series Forecasting”, IEEE/ACM International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications, 2021.
Cagri Ozdemir, Randy C. Hoover, and Kyle Caudle, “2DTPCA: A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR MULTILINEAR PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS”, IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, 2021.
Hadi Fekrmandi, Alex Frye, Amirhossein Tamjidi, John Rakoczy, and Randy C. Hoover, “Autonomous Multi-agent Systems Using SVGS Camera Sensor for Lunar Surface Mobility Applications”, IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2021.
H. Fekrmandi, B. Dadashzadeh, J. Allen, R. C. Hoover, and Y. Banadaki, “Design and sensorless control of an in-pipe robot with hybrid locomotion,” Journal of Autonomous Vehicles and Systems, 2021.
2020
Kyle Caudle, Patrick Flemming, and Randy C. Hoover, “A Review of Flow FieldForecasting: A High Dimensional Forecasting Procedure”, WIRES Journal of Computational Statistics, Feb. 2020.
Jiayi Lui, Randy C. Hoover, and Jeff S. McGough, “Mobile Fiducial-Based Collaborative Localization and Mapping (CLAM): Preliminary Results and Future Directions”, Proceedings of the 2020 USCToMM Symposium on Mechanical Systems and Robotics, 2020.
Hadi Fekrmandi, Skye Rutan-Bedard, Alexander Frye and Randy Hoover, “Validation of Vision-based State Estimation for Localization of Agents and Swarm Formation”, Proceedings of the 2020 USCToMM Symposium on Mechanical Systems and Robotics, 2020.
2019
Hadi Fekrmandi, Skye Rutan-Bedard, Alexander Frye, Michael Yoon, and Randy C. Hoover "Vision-based Guidance and Navigation for Swarm of Small Satellites in a Formation Flying Mission" 32nd Florida Conference for Recent Advances in Robotics, 2019.Chinmaya Kaji, Randy C. Hoover, and
Shankarachary Ragi, "Underwater navigation using geomagnetic field variations," in Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology, 2019.
Kyle Caudle, Patrick Flemming, Larry Pyeatt, and Randy C. Hoover, “Flow-Field Forecasting with Many Predictors”, International Conference on Compute and Data Analysis, 2019.
Aaron Campbell, Kyle Caudle, and Randy C. Hoover, “Examining Intermediate Data Reduction Algorithms for use with t-SNE”, International Conference on Compute and Data Analysis, 2019.
Kyle Caudle, Larry Pyeatt, Anthony Morast, Christer Karlsson, and Randy C. Hoover, “Building a Better Decision Tree by Delaying the Split Decision”, (to appear) International Conference on Compute and Data Analysis, 2019.
2018
Walelign M. Nikshi, Randy C. Hoover, Mark D. Bedillion, and Jeremy W. Simmons, “Nonlinear Control Sysnthesis of a Mixed/Conventional Actuation Mobile Robot Using Sliding Mode Control”, (under review), Aug. 2018.
Walelign M. Nikshi, Randy C. Hoover, Mark D. Bedillion, and Jeremy W. Simmons, “Intelligent Control Sysnthesis of a Mixed/Conventional Actuation Mobile Robot”, (under review), Aug. 2018.
Randy C. Hoover, Kyle Caudle, and Karen Braman, “Multilinear Discriminant Analysis through Tensor-Tensor Eigendecomposition”, IEEE/ACM International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications, 2018.
2016
Walelign M. Nikshi, Randy C. Hoover, and Mark D. Bedillion, “Nonlinear Control Synthesis for Parking Control of Mixed Conventional/Braking Actuation Mobile Robots”, American Control Conference, 2016.
Jeremy W. Simmons, Walelign M. Nikshi, Mark D. Bedillion, and Randy C. Hoover, “Mechatronic Design of a Mixed Conventional/Braking Actuation Mobile Robot”, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 2016.
Walelign M. Nikshi, Mark D. Bedillion, and Hoover, R., “Parking Control of a Mixed Conventional/Braking Actuation Mobile Robot Using Fuzzy Logic Control”, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 2016.
2015
Jeevan Manikyarao Meruga, Carly (Nesson) Fountain, Jon J. Kellar, Crant Crawford, Aravind Baride, P. Stanley May, William Cross, and Randy C. Hoover, “Multi-layered Covert QR Codes for Increased Capacity and Security”, International Journal of Computers and Applications, Jan. 2015.
Hakeem Nizar, Mark Bedillion, and Randy C. Hoover, “Virtual Laboratories Using Simulink: A Pilot Study”, ASEE American Society for Engineering Education Congress and Exposition, June. 2015.
2014
Randy C. Hoover, Rodney G. Roberts, Anthony A. Maciejewski, Priya S. Naik, and Khaled M. Ben-Gharbia, “Designing a Failure-Tolerant Workspace for Kinematically Redundant Robots”, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, Aug. 2014, Vol. PP, Issue 99.
Jeff S. McGough, Mark Bedillion, and Randy C. Hoover, “Replacing Servos with Braking in an Omnidirectional Vehicle”, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Nov. 2014.
Deepak Parajuli, Mark Bedillion, and Randy C. Hoover, “Actuator Array manipulation Using Low-Resolution Local Sensing”, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Nov. 2014.
Mark Bedillion, Randy C. Hoover, and Jeff S. McGough, “A Distributed Manipulation Concept Using Selective Braking”, American Control Conference (ACC), July. 2014.
2013
Ning Hao, Misha E. Kilmer, Karen S. Braman, and Randy C. Hoover, “New Tensor Decompositions with Applications in Facial Recognition”, SIAM Journal on Imaging Science (SIIMS), Feb. 2013, Vol. 6, Issue 1.
Misha E. Kilmer, Karen S. Braman, Ning Hao, and Randy C. Hoover, “Third Order Tensors as Operators on Matrices: A Theoretical and Computational Framework with Applications in Imaging”, SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications (SIMAX), Feb. 2013, Vol. 34, Issue 1.
Dale E. Brech and Randy C. Hoover, “Development of a Virtual Reality Simulation Testbed for Collaborative UGV and UAV Research Using MATLAB”, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Nov. 2013.
Mark Bedillion, Deepak Parajuli, and Randy C. Hoover, “Distributed Sensing in Actuator Array Manipulation”, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Nov. 2013.
Carly Nesson, Randy C. Hoover, and Grant Crawford, “Encoding Multi-Layered Data into QR Codes for Increased Capacity and Security”, National Conference for undergraduate Re- search, Oct. 2013.
P. D. Naik, A. A. Maciejewski, R. G. Roberts, R. C. Hoover, and K. M. Ben-Gharbia“An Example of Computing the Failure-Tolerant Workspace Area for a Planar Kinematically Redundant Robot”, IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), Aug. 2013.
2012
Randy C. Hoover and Joeseph D. St. Amand, “Design of an Approximate Control Law Using Input-State Linearization for the Ball on a Plate System”, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Nov. 2012.
Dale E. Brech, Joeseph D. St. Amand, Randy C. Hoover, Jeff S. McGough, and Mark Bedillion, “Design and Development of a Vector Thrusting Quadrotor for Minimally Induced Pitch and Roll Motions”, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposi- tion (IMECE), Nov. 2012.
Dale E. Brech, Jiayi Liu, Alex A. Brech, and Randy C. Hoover, “Visual Feedback Navigation and Control of a Quadrotor Using Fuzzy Expert Systems”, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Nov. 2012.
2011
Randy C. Hoover, Anthony A. Maciejewski, and Rodney G. Roberts, “Fast Eigenspace Decomposition of Images of Objects with Variation in Illumination and Pose”, in IEEE Trans- actions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics - Part B: Cybernetics, Apr. 2011, Vol. 41, Issue 2.
Randy C. Hoover, Karen S. Braman, and Ning Hao, “Pose Estimation From a Single Image using Tensor Decomposition and an Algebra of Circulants”, in the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Sept. 2011.
2010
Randy C. Hoover, “Developing Metrics for Analyzing Low-Dimensional Appearance Manifolds”, in IASTED International Conference on Robotics and Applications, Nov. 2010.
Jeff S. McGough and Randy C. Hoover, “Intelligent Exploration-Based Path Planning”, in IASTED International Conference on Robotics and Applications, Nov. 2010.
Jeff S. McGough, Alan Christianson, and Randy C. Hoover, “Symbolic Computation of Lyapunov Functions Using Evolutionary Algorithms”, in IASTED International Conference on Control and Applications, July 2010.
2009
Randy C. Hoover, Anthony A. Maciejewski, and Rodney G. Roberts, “Pose Estimation from Images Correlated on S1, S2, and SO(3) Using Eigendecomposition in Conjunction with Spectral Theory”, in IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, Nov. 2009, Vol. 18, Issue 11.
Marco P. Schoen, Randy C. Hoover, Sinchai Chinvorarat, and Gerhard M. Schoen, “System Identification and Robust Controller Design using Genetic Algorithms for Flexible Space Structures”, Journal of Dynamical Systems, Measurement, and Control, May 2009, Vol. 131, Issue 3.
Randy C. Hoover, Anthony A. Maciejewski, and Rodney G. Roberts, “Designing Eigenspace Manifolds: With Application to Object Identification and Pose Estimation”, in IEEE Inter- national Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), October 2009.
Randy C. Hoover, Anthony A. Maciejewski, Rodney G. Roberts, and Ryan P. Hoppal, “An Illustration of Eigenspace Decomposition for Illumination Invariant Pose Estimation”, in IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), October 2009.
2008
Randy C. Hoover, Anthony A. Maciejewski, and Rodney G. Roberts, “Pose Detection of 3-D Objects Using Images Sampled on SO(3), Spherical Harmonics, and Wigner-D Matrices”, in IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), pp. 47-52, Washington DC, Aug. 23-26, 2008.
Shantell R. Hinton, Randy C. Hoover, and Anthony A. Maciejewski, “An Evaluation of Visual Interfaces for Teleoperated Control of Kinematically Redundant Manipulators”, in International Conference on Systems Engineering (ICSEng), pp. 242-247, Las Vegas, NV, Aug. 19-21, 2008.
Randy C. Hoover, Anthony A. Maciejewski, and Rodney G. Roberts, “Pose Detection of 3-D Objects Using S2-Correlated Images and Discrete Spherical Harmonic Transforms”, in IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 993-998, Pasadena, CA, May. 19-23, 2008.
Randy C. Hoover, Anthony A. Maciejewski, and Rodney G. Roberts, “Aerial Pose Detection of 3-D Objects Using Hemispherical Harmonics”, in IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation (SSIAI), pp. 157-160, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 24-26, 2008.
Randy C. Hoover, Anthony A. Maciejewski, and Rodney G. Roberts, “An Analysis of Sphere Tessellations for Pose Estimation of 3-D Objects Using Spherically Correlated Images”, in IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation (SSIAI), pp. 41-44, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 24-26, 2008.
2007
Randy C. Hoover, Rodney G. Roberts, and Anthony A. Maciejewski, “Implementation Issues in Identifying the Failure-Tolerant Workspace Boundaries of a Kinematically Redundant Manipulator”, in IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 3528-3533, San Diego, CA, Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2007.
2005
Randy C. Hoover, Marco P. Schoen, and D. Subbaram Naidu, “Hybrid Computing Techniques for Collaborative Control of UCAVs”, in ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Orlando, FL, November 5-11, 2005.
Randy C. Hoover, Marco P. Schoen, and D. Subbaram Naidu, “Fusion of Hard and Soft Control for Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles”, in Proceeding of the 16th International Federation on Automatic Control World Congress (IFAC), Prague, CZ, July 4-8, 2005.