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Overview

James F. Riordan is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields and subfields, with a primary focus on Engineering, Computer Science, and Environmental Science. Within these areas, they have contributed notably to Aerospace Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Ocean Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence.

The main research topics addressed by Riordan include Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization, Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, UAV Applications and Optimization, Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems, Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety, Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, and Air Traffic Management and Optimization.

Riordan's recent publications highlight diverse aspects of autonomous systems and sensing technologies. These papers include:

  • "Vision-Based Localization System Suited to Resident Underwater Vehicles" (2020) published in Sensors
  • "Cooperative Unmanned Aerial and Surface Vehicles for Extended Coverage in Maritime Environments" (2024) published in IEEE Access
  • "A Review of the Legal, Regulatory and Practical Aspects Needed to Unlock Autonomous Beyond Visual Line of Sight Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations" (2022) published in Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems
  • "Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Drones and Legal Uncertainties" (2022) published in European Journal of Risk Regulation
  • "LGVINS: LiDAR-GPS-Visual and Inertial System Based Multi-Sensor Fusion for Smooth and Reliable UAV State Estimation" (2024) published in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles

Frequent publication venues for Riordan include the Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, arXiv (Cornell University), IEEE Access, European Journal of Risk Regulation, and IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles.

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Riordan's career. Frequent co-authors are Gerard Dooly, Petar Trslić, Santiago Matalonga, Matheus Santos, and Sagar Dalai.

Best Publications

  • Isolation and characterization of angiogenin, an angiogenic protein from human carcinoma cells

    James W. Fett;Daniel J. Strydom;Roy R. Lobb;Edward M. Alderman

  • Tetranitromethane. A reagent for the nitration of tyrosyl residues in proteins.

    Mordechai Sokolovsky;James F. Riordan;Bert L. Vallee

  • A continuous spectrophotometric assay for angiotensin converting enzyme

    Barton Holmquist;Peter Bünning;James F. Riordan

  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme: new concepts concerning its biological role.

    Mario R. W. Ehlers;James F. Riordan

  • Arginyl residues: anion recognition sites in enzymes.

    JF Riordan;KD McElvany;CL Borders

  • Functional arginyl residues in carboxypeptidase A. Modification with butanedione.

    James F. Riordan

  • N-Acetylimidazole: A Reagent for Determination of “Free” Tyrosyl Residues of Proteins*

    James F. Riordan;Warren E. C. Wacker;Bert L. Vallee

  • Amino acid sequence of human tumor derived angiogenin.

    Strydom Dj;Fett Jw;Lobb Rr;Alderman Em

  • Characteristic ribonucleolytic activity of human angiogenin.

    Robert Shapiro;James F. Riordan;Bert L. Vallee

  • ACE revisited: A new target for structure-based drug design

    K. Ravi Acharya;Edward D. Sturrock;James F. Riordan;Mario R. W. Ehlers

  • Molecular cloning of human testicular angiotensin-converting enzyme: the testis isozyme is identical to the C-terminal half of endothelial angiotensin-converting enzyme.

    Mario R. W. Ehlers;Edward A. Fox;Daniel J. Strydom;James F. Riordan

  • FUNCTIONAL TYROSYL RESIDUES IN THE ACTIVE CENTER OF BOVINE PANCREATIC CARBOXYPEPTIDASE A.

    Robert T. Simpson;James F. Riordan;Bert L. Vallee

  • Membrane proteins with soluble counterparts: role of proteolysis in the release of transmembrane proteins

    Mario R. W. Ehlers;James F. Riordan

  • Arginyl residues and anion binding sites in proteins.

    James F. Riordan

  • Sequence of the cDNA and gene for angiogenin, a human angiogenesis factor.

    Kotoku Kurachi;Earl W. Davie;Daniel J. Strydom;James F. Riordan

  • Nuclear translocation of angiogenin in proliferating endothelial cells is essential to its angiogenic activity.

    Junona Moroianu;James F. Riordan

  • Conversion of 3-nitrotyrosine to 3-aminotyrosine in peptides and proteins.

    Mordechai Sokolovsky;James F. Riordan;Bert L. Vallee

  • Angiotensin-I-converting enzyme and its relatives

    James Francis Riordan

  • Functional arginyl residues as NADH binding sites of alcohol dehydrogenases.

    Louis G. Lange;James F. Riordan;Bert L. Vallee

  • Chemical Approaches to the Properties of Active Sites of Enzymes

    B L Vallee;J F Riordan

Frequent Co-Authors

Bert L. Vallee
Bert L. Vallee Harvard University
Mordechai Sokolovsky
Mordechai Sokolovsky Tel Aviv University
Robert Shapiro
Robert Shapiro New York University
Guo-fu Hu
Guo-fu Hu Tufts Medical Center
Barton Holmquist
Barton Holmquist Harvard University
Philipp Christen
Philipp Christen University of Zurich
Roy R. Lobb
Roy R. Lobb Biogen (United States)
K. Ravi Acharya
K. Ravi Acharya University of Bath
Earl W. Davie
Earl W. Davie University of Washington
Kotoku Kurachi
Kotoku Kurachi University of Washington

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