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Ngaiming Kwok is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research spans the intersecting fields of computer science and engineering, with a particular focus on aerospace engineering, computer vision and pattern recognition, artificial intelligence, civil and structural engineering, and statistics and probability.

The scientist's work primarily addresses topics such as robotic path planning algorithms, UAV applications and optimization, robotics and sensor-based localization, infrastructure maintenance and monitoring, 3D surveying and cultural heritage, remote sensing and LiDAR applications, and autonomous vehicle technology and safety.

Recent publications by Ngaiming Kwok include the following papers:

  • Fermat-Weber location particle swarm optimization for cooperative path planning of unmanned aerial vehicles, 2024, Applied Soft Computing
  • Monorail bridge inspection using digitally-twinned UAVs, 2024, E3S Web of Conferences
  • Intelligent path planning for civil infrastructure inspection with multi-rotor aerial vehicles, 2024, Construction Robotics
  • Fermat-Weber Location Particle Swarm Optimization for Cooperative Path Planning of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Scalable likelihood-based estimation and variable selection for the Cox model with incomplete covariates, 2024, arXiv (Cornell University)

Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Q. P. Ha
  • Lanh Van Nguyen
  • Trung H. Le
  • Lanh V. Nguyen
  • Thao Danh Nguyen

Preferred publication venues where Kwok has contributed include:

  • Applied Soft Computing
  • E3S Web of Conferences
  • Construction Robotics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Kwok's research involves multi-disciplinary approaches combining methods from artificial intelligence and statistical modeling with practical applications in UAV coordination and infrastructure inspection. The focus on cooperative path planning algorithms and sensor-based localization supports autonomous vehicle development and operational safety in aerial robotics.

Best Publications

  • A Comprehensive Performance Evaluation of 3D Local Feature Descriptors

    Yulan Guo;Mohammed Bennamoun;Ferdous Sohel;Min Lu

  • Active vision in robotic systems: A survey of recent developments

    Shengyong Chen;Youfu Li;Ngai Ming Kwok

  • A novel hysteretic model for magnetorheological fluid dampers and parameter identification using particle swarm optimization

    N.M. Kwok;Q.P. Ha;T.H. Nguyen;J. Li

  • Damage detection techniques for wind turbine blades: A review

    Ying Du;Shengxi Zhou;Xingjian Jing;Yeping Peng

  • Bouc-Wen model parameter identification for a MR fluid damper using computationally efficient GA.

    N.M. Kwok;Q.P. Ha;M.T. Nguyen;J. Li

  • Game theory for Wireless Sensor Networks: a survey.

    Haiyan Shi;Wan-Liang Wang;Ngai Ming Kwok;Sheng-Yong Chen

  • Evolutionary particle filter: re-sampling from the genetic algorithm perspective

    N.M. Kwok;Gu Fang;W. Zhou

  • An efficient multiple hypothesis filter for bearing-only SLAM

    N.M. Kwok;G. Dissanayake

  • Multi-Step Look-Ahead Trajectory Planning in SLAM: Possibility and Necessity

    Shoudong Huang;N.M. Kwok;G. Dissanayake;Q.P. Ha

  • Bearing-only SLAM Using a SPRT Based Gaussian Sum Filter

    N.M. Kwok;G. Dissanayake;Q.P. Ha

  • Planning under uncertainty using model predictive control for information gathering

    Cindy Leung;Shoudong Huang;Ngai Ming Kwok;Gamini Dissanayake

  • Contrast Enhancement and Intensity Preservation for Gray-Level Images Using Multiobjective Particle Swarm Optimization

    N.M. Kwok;Q.P. Ha;Dikai Liu;Gu Fang

  • Imaged wear debris separation for on-line monitoring using gray level and integrated morphological features

    Tonghai Wu;Hongkun Wu;Ying Du;Ngaiming Kwok

  • Histogram equalization and optimal profile compression based approach for colour image enhancement

    Chin Yeow Wong;Guannan Jiang;Arifur Rahman;Shilong Liu

  • Image enhancement using the averaging histogram equalization (AVHEQ) approach for contrast improvement and brightness preservation

    S.C.F. Lin;C.Y. Wong;M.A. Rahman;G. Jiang

  • Image contrast enhancement using histogram equalization with maximum intensity coverage

    Chin Yeow Wong;Shilong Liu;San Chi Liu;Arifur Rahman

  • Evolutionary computing based mobile robot localization

    N. M. Kwok;D. K. Liu;G. Dissanayake

  • Intensity and edge based adaptive unsharp masking filter for color image enhancement

    S.C.F. Lin;C.Y. Wong;G. Jiang;M.A. Rahman

  • Image contrast enhancement with brightness preservation using an optimal gamma correction and weighted sum approach

    G. Jiang;C.Y. Wong;S.C.F. Lin;M.A. Rahman

  • Gradient-guided color image contrast and saturation enhancement

    Haiyan Shi;Ngaiming Kwok;Gu Fang;Stephen Ching Feng Lin

Frequent Co-Authors

Gamini Dissanayake
Gamini Dissanayake University of Technology Sydney
Xiuping Jia
Xiuping Jia University of New South Wales
Bijan Samali
Bijan Samali Western Sydney University
Jianchun Li
Jianchun Li University of Technology Sydney
Shengyong Chen
Shengyong Chen Tianjin University of Technology
Shoudong Huang
Shoudong Huang University of Technology Sydney
Jun Wang
Jun Wang University of New South Wales
Youfu Li
Youfu Li City University of Hong Kong
Sam Kwong
Sam Kwong Lingnan University
Kay Chen Tan
Kay Chen Tan Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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