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Leslie M. Collins

Leslie M. Collins

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
40
Citations
6688
World Ranking
9314
National Ranking
3958

Overview

Leslie M. Collins is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has a research focus primarily within computer science, with particular attention to computer vision, artificial intelligence, biomedical engineering, and cognitive neuroscience. The scientist's publication record indicates work spanning signal processing, neural network applications, and biomedical topics.

The main fields of study include:

  • Computer Science

Subfields explored by Leslie include:

  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Signal Processing
  • Biomedical Engineering

Frequent publication venues associated with this researcher feature a distribution across diverse scientific outlets, emphasizing both AI-focused and biomedical domains:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence
  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
  • Cochlear Implants International

The scientist's research topics encompass a range of technical and biomedical themes:

  • Speech and Audio Processing
  • Advanced Neural Network Applications
  • Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
  • Phonocardiography and Auscultation Techniques
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
  • Remote-Sensing Image Classification

Recent papers published by Leslie M. Collins demonstrate a focus on both biomedical engineering and remote sensing applications:

  • GridTracer: Automatic Mapping of Power Grids Using Deep Learning and Overhead Imagery, 2021, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • Heart Sound Analysis in Individuals Supported With Left Ventricular Assist Devices, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
  • Parameter tuning of time-frequency masking algorithms for reverberant artifact removal within the cochlear implant stimulus, 2022, Cochlear Implants International
  • Transformers For Recognition In Overhead Imagery: A Reality Check, 2023, 2023 IEEE/CVF Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV)
  • Deep Learning Resolves Myovascular Dynamics in the Failing Human Heart, 2024, JACC Basic to Translational Science

Collaboration records indicate frequent co-authorship with several researchers including:

  • Boyla O. Mainsah
  • Jordan M. Malof
  • Ravi Karra
  • Xinlin J. Chen
  • Francesco Luzi

Best Publications

  • Distributed solar photovoltaic array location and extent dataset for remote sensing object identification.

    Kyle Bradbury;Raghav Saboo;Timothy L. Johnson;Jordan M. Malof

  • Histograms of Oriented Gradients for Landmine Detection in Ground-Penetrating Radar Data

    Peter A. Torrione;Kenneth D. Morton;Rayn Sakaguchi;Leslie M. Collins

  • Sensing of unexploded ordnance with magnetometer and induction data: theory and signal processing

    Yan Zhang;L. Collins;Haitao Yu;C.E. Baum

  • Automatic detection of solar photovoltaic arrays in high resolution aerial imagery

    Jordan M. Malof;Kyle Bradbury;Leslie M. Collins;Richard G. Newell

  • Electrode discrimination and speech recognition in postlingually deafened adult cochlear implant subjects.

    Terry A. Zwolan;Leslie M. Collins;Leslie M. Collins;Gregory H. Wakefield

  • Classification of landmine-like metal targets using wideband electromagnetic induction

    Ping Gao;L. Collins;P.M. Garber;N. Geng

  • Performance of an adaptive feature-based processor for a wideband ground penetrating radar system

    P.A. Torrione;C.S. Throckmorton;L.M. Collins

  • Financial fraud detection using vocal, linguistic and financial cues

    Chandra S. Throckmorton;William J. Mayew;Mohan Venkatachalam;Leslie M. Collins

  • Two-dimensional and three-dimensional NUFFT migration method for landmine detection using ground-penetrating Radar

    Jiayu Song;Qing Huo Liu;P. Torrione;L. Collins

  • Time-domain sensing of targets buried under a rough air-ground interface

    T. Dogaru;L. Carin

  • COMPARISON OF ELECTRODE DISCRIMINATION, PITCH RANKING, AND PITCH SCALING DATA IN POSTLINGUALLY DEAFENED ADULT COCHLEAR IMPLANT SUBJECTS

    Leslie M. Collins;Teresa A. Zwolan;Gregory H. Wakefield

  • Discrimination mode processing for EMI and GPR sensors for hand-held land mine detection

    K.C. Ho;L.M. Collins;L.G. Huettel;P.D. Gader

  • An improved Bayesian decision theoretic approach for land mine detection

    L. Collins;Ping Gao;L. Carin

  • Texture Features for Antitank Landmine Detection Using Ground Penetrating Radar

    P. Torrione;L.M. Collins

  • Application of feature extraction methods for landmine detection using the Wichmann/Niitek ground-penetrating radar

    Quan Zhu;L.M. Collins

  • Investigation of the effects of temporal and spatial interactions on speech-recognition skills in cochlear-implant subjects

    Chandra S. Throckmorton;Leslie M. Collins

  • Large-Scale Semantic Classification: Outcome of the First Year of Inria Aerial Image Labeling Benchmark

    Bohao Huang;Kangkang Lu;Nicolas Audeberr;Andrew Khalel

  • A comparison of the performance of statistical and fuzzy algorithms for unexploded ordnance detection

    L.M. Collins;Yan Zhang;Jing Li;Hua Wang

  • Automatic solar photovoltaic panel detection in satellite imagery

    Jordan M. Malof;Rui Hou;Leslie M. Collins;Kyle Bradbury

  • A comparison of algorithms for subsurface target detection and identification using time-domain electromagnetic induction data

    S.L. Tantum;L.M. Collins

  • Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy-based geochemical fingerprinting for the rapid analysis and discrimination of minerals: The example of garnet

    Daniel C. Alvey;Kenneth Morton;Russell S. Harmon;Jennifer L. Gottfried

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence Carin
Lawrence Carin Duke University
Eric W. Sellers
Eric W. Sellers East Tennessee State University
Jungsang Kim
Jungsang Kim Duke University
Steven A. Cummer
Steven A. Cummer Duke University
Russell S. Harmon
Russell S. Harmon North Carolina State University
Paul D. Gader
Paul D. Gader University of Florida
Rebecca Willett
Rebecca Willett University of Chicago
Nan Marie Jokerst
Nan Marie Jokerst Duke University
Romit Roy Choudhury
Romit Roy Choudhury University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
K. C. Ho
K. C. Ho University of Missouri

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