Hossein Adeli
[Hossein Adeli Jelodar]
Eye Movements and Visual Cognition Lab, Department of Psychology
Computer Vision Lab, Computer Science Department
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794
E-mail: hossein.adelijelodar@stonybrook.edu, hosein.adeli@gmail.com
Web: https://sites.google.com/view/hosseinadeli
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EdIFZpQAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Interests:
Machine Learning; Artificial Intelligence; Visual Cognition; Computational Modeling; Computational Neuroscience; Visual Attention; Object Recognition; Assistive Technology; Robotics
Education
Ph.D. in Cognitive Science 2017 (expected)
Advanced Graduate Certificate in Cognitive Neuroscience
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
M.A. in Psychology 2014
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 2014
Thesis title: Explaining the Global Effect, A population model of saccade programming in Superior Colliculus
Advisor: Gregory Zelinsky, Ph.D.
M.S. in Computer Science 2012
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Thesis title: Modeling salient object-object interactions to generate textual descriptions for natural images
Advisor: Nasseh Tabrizi, Ph.D.
Graduate Coursework in Electrical Engineering 2009-2010
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
B.S. in Electrical Engineering (Control and System) 2009
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Thesis title: Optimal decision making in dynamic environment under uncertainty
Advisor: Nasser Sadati, Ph.D.
Publications
Wei, Z., Adeli, H., Zelinsky, G., Samaras, D., Hoai, M. (2017) Region Ranking and Selection for Image Classification and Attention Prediction. Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (TPAMI).
Adeli, H., Vitu, F., & Zelinsky, G. J. (2017). A model of the superior colliculus predicts fixation locations during scene viewing and visual search. Journal of Neuroscience, 37(6), 1453-1467.
Vitu, F., Casteau, S., Adeli, H., Zelinsky, G. J., Castet, E. (2017). The magnification factor accounts for the greater hypometria and imprecision of larger saccades: Evidence from a parametric human-behavioral study. Journal of Vision, 17(4):2, 1–38.
Wei*, Z., Adeli*, H., Zelinsky, G., Samaras, D., Hoai, M. (2016) Learned region sparsity and diversity also predicts visual attention. In Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS) (pp. 1894-1902). *Equal Contribution
Adeli, H., Yadranjiaghdam, B., Pool, N., Tabrizi, N. (2016, December). Modelling Salient Object-Object Interactions to Generate Textual Descriptions for Natural Images. In 2016 International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence (CSCI), (pp. 1220-1225). IEEE.
Adeli, H., Rahimian, P., Tabrizi, N. (2016) Communicating with People with Profound Intellectual Disabilities. Journal on Technology & Persons with Disabilities, 4, 133-144.
Zelinsky, G., Adeli, H., Peng, Y., Samaras, D. (2013). Modelling eye movements in a categorical search task. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B, 368(1628), 20130058.
Darabi, M., Adeli, H., Tabrizi, N. (2012). Automatic multi-label categorization of news feeds. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Data Mining (DMIN) (p. 1).
Adeli, H., Tabrizi, M. H. N., Mazloomian, A., Hajipour, E., Jahed, M. (2011). Path planning for mobile robots using iterative artificial potential field method. IJCSI International Journal of Computer Science Issues, 8(4).
Sadati, N., Kaboli, S., Adeli, H., Hajipour, E., Ferdowsi, M. (2009). Online optimal neuro-fuzzy flux controller for dtc based induction motor drives. In Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2009 (pp. 210-215). IEEE.
Manuscripts in preparation
Vitu, F., Adeli, H., Zelinsky, G., (2016) Reading without a lexicon: An illiterate model of saccade programming predicts where readers move their eyes!
Conference Presentations (Oral)
Adeli, H., Zelinsky, G., A Computational Biased Competition Model of Visual Attention using Deep Neural Networks, Vision Sciences Society Meeting (VSS) 2016, FL USA
Vitu, F., Adeli, H., Zelinsky, G., Reading without a lexicon: An illiterate model of saccade programming in the superior colliculus predicts where readers move their eyes!, Vision Sciences Society Meeting (VSS) 2016, FL USA
Zelinsky, G., Adeli, H., Vitu, F., Modeling attention and saccade programming in real-world contexts. European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP) 2016, Barcelona Spain
Cooper, B., Adeli, H., Zelinsky, G., McPeek, R., Macaque monkey use of categorical target templates to search for real-world objects. European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP) 2016, Barcelona Spain
Tabrizi, N., Adeli, H., Rahimian, P., Communicating with People with Profound Intellectual Disabilities. International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN), 2016, CA USA
Adeli, H., Zelinsky, G., Vitu, F., A model of saccade programming during scene viewing based on population averaging in the superior colliculus. Vision Sciences Society Meeting (VSS) 2015, FL USA
Darabi, M., Adeli, H., Tabrizi, N. Automatic Multi-label Categorization of News Feeds. International Conference on Data Mining (DMIN), 2012, NV USA
Invited Talks
“Computational Models of Consciousness and Cognitive Integration” presented at Cognitive Science Colloquium Series, Stony Brook University NY 2015
“Mapping Superior Colliculus Activity in Naturalistic Contexts: A Neuro-computational Approach” presented at SUNY Brain Network of Excellence (BNE) Workshop, NY USA 2014
“Can Fixations Help us to Understand Scene Understanding?” presented at Cognitive Science Colloquium Series Stony Brook University NY 201
“New Communication Systems for Individuals with Severe/Profound Intellectual Disabilities using Brain-Computer Interface” presented at East Carolina University Research and Creative Achievement, NC USA 2012
Conference Presentations (Poster)
Cooper, B., Adeli, H., Zelinsky, G., McPeek, R., Macaque monkey use of categorical target templates to search for real-world objects. Society for Neuroscience Meeting (SFN) 2016, CA USA
Zelinsky, G. J., Adeli, H., Vitu, F., The new best model of visual search can be found in the brain, Vision Sciences Society Meeting (VSS) 2016, FL USA
Adeli, H, Casteau, S., Vitu, F., Zelinsky, G., An image-based population model of human saccade programming in the Superior Colliculus, Vision Sciences Society Meeting (VSS) 2014, FL USA
Zelinsky, G. J., Adeli, H., Does an interaction catch the eye? Decoding eye movements to predict scene understanding, Vision Sciences Society Meeting (VSS) 2014, FL USA
Zelinsky, G. J., Adeli, H., Decoding eye movements to predict social interaction in real-world scenes, European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP) 2014, Belgrade Serbia
Yun, K., Peng, Y., Adeli, H., Berg, T., Samaras, D., & Zelinsky, G., Specifying the Relationships Between Objects, Gaze, and Descriptions for Scene Understanding, Vision Sciences Society Meeting (VSS) 2013, FL USA
Teaching Experience
Instructor
Summer 2016, Sensation and Perception (Undergraduate), Stony Brook University
Fall 2013, Research Methods and Writing in Psychology (Undergraduate recitation), Stony Brook University
Guest Lecturer
Spring 2017, Survey in Cognition and Perception (Undergraduate), Stony Brook University
Fall 2016, Theories of Attention (Graduate), Stony Brook University
Fall 2015, Sensation and Perception (Undergraduate), Stony Brook University
Teaching Assistant
Spring 2017, Survey in Cognition and Perception (Undergraduate), Stony Brook University
Fall 2014, Sensation and Perception (Undergraduate), Stony Brook University
Spring 2010, Numerical Computations using MATLAB (Undergraduate), Washington State University
Fall 2009, Linear Control Systems (Undergraduate), Washington State University
Awards
2012-2017, Graduate Tuition Scholarship, Stony Brook University, NY
2012, Outstanding Graduate Student Award, East Carolina University, NC
2010-2012, Graduate Scholar Award, East Carolina University, NC
2003, Gold Medalist in 13th National Chemistry Olympiad, Tehran, Iran
Review Experience
Journal of Vision - Ad-hoc reviewer
Philosophical Transaction of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences - Ad-hoc reviewer
Neural Information Processing Systems - Ad-hoc reviewer
Attention Perception & Psychophysics - Ad-hoc reviewer
Professional Affiliations & Organizations
Since 2016, Society for Neuroscience (SFN)
Since 2015, American Associations for Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Since 2014, New York Academy of Science (NYAS)
Since 2012, Vision Sciences Society (VSS)
Service
2014-2016, Graduate mentor for two undergraduate students’ research projects presented at the Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities (URECA), Stony Brook University, NY
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2017 to be added: ECEM abstract, VSS abstract, SFN abstract