Fast 3-D Human Motion Capturing from Stereo Data Using Gaussian Clusters

Nguyen Duc Thang,Tae-Seong Kim,Young-Koo Lee,Sungyoung Lee 제어로봇시스템학회 2010 제어로봇시스템학회 국제학술대회 논문집 Vol.2010 No.10

In our previous work, a new system using a stereo camera has been proposed to estimate human motion from a sequence of 3-D video frames [1]. The system used the articulated human model defined with connected ellipsoids and then co-registered the 3-D human model to 3-D data to recover the 3-D human body posture on each frame. Consequently, the 3-D human motion is reflected by the kinematic angles of the estimated human body postures. However, this approach had a limitation of the prolonged computational time, because, in order to fit the 3-D human model to the 3-D data, a large number of 3-D points were used in the co-registration. In this paper, we have proposed a new co-registration algorithm that uses the Gaussian distribution to cluster of a set of 3-D points into groups for registration. This improvement leads to the reduction of computations and allows our algorithm to be able to process about 10 frames per second and to be more suitable for real time applications.

Estimation of 3-D human body posture via co-registration of 3-D human model and sequential stereo information

Thang, Nguyen Duc,Kim, Tae-Seong,Lee, Young-Koo,Lee, Sungyoung Springer-Verlag 2011 Applied intelligence Vol.35 No.2

Determinants of Accountants' Loyalty Underlying Investment Management: Evidence from FDI Firms in Thanglong Industrial Park

NGUYEN, Dang Huy,HA, Son Tung,TRAN, Manh Linh,NGUYEN, Duc Thang,NGUYEN, Thi Xuan Hong,NGUYEN, Dieu Linh,DO, Duc Tai Korea Distribution Science Association 2020 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.7 No.4

The research aims to investigate the impact levels of determinants on the loyalty of accountants to FDI firms underlying investment management in Thanglong Industrial Park in Hanoi, Vietnam. We conducted a questionnaire consisting of 31 observation variables with a 5-point Likert scale. Independent variables were measured from 1 "without effect" to 5 "strongly". The method of data collection was done through the survey and subjects are accountants in FDI firms doing business in Thanglong Industrial Park in Hanoi. After checking the information on the votes, there are 120 questionnaires with full information for data entry and analysis, This study employs Cronbach's Alpha test, and regression model. The results show that seven determinants including Working environment, The characteristics of working; Training, promotion prospects and development; Income, Personal characteristic, Collective work together and The method of leading had positive relationships with the loyalty of accountants. Based on the findings, some recommendations are given related to such determinants to improve the loyalty of accountants of FDI firms in general and FDI firms in Thanglong Industrial Park in Hanoi in particular. With which, those firms can enhance performance, reduce financial strain, saving on investment in the recruiting process of new staff, increase profitability to ensure investment management.

An efficient method applied to spike pattern detection

( Thang Nguyen Duc ),( Tae-seong Kim ),( Young-koo Lee ),( Sungyoung Lee ) 한국정보처리학회 2007 한국정보처리학회 학술대회논문집 Vol.14 No.1

The detection of neural spike activity is a technical challenge that is very important for studying many types of brain function. On temporal recordings of firing events or interspike interval series of neural signal, spike pattern correspond to action will be repeated in the presence of background noise and they need to be detected to develop higher applications. We will introduce new method to find these patterns in raw multitrial data and is tested on surrogate data sets with the main target to get meaningful analysis of electrophysiological data from microelectrode arrays (MEA).

Content-based facial image retrieval using constrained independent component analysis

Thang, Nguyen Duc,Rasheed, Tahir,Lee, Young-Koo,Lee, Sungyoung,Kim, Tae-Seong Elsevier 2011 Information sciences Vol.181 No.15

<P><B>Abstract</B></P><P>Content-based image retrieval (CBIR) is a method of searching, browsing, and querying images according to their content. In this paper, we focus on a specific domain of CBIR that involves the development of a content-based facial image retrieval system based on the constrained independent component analysis (cICA). Originating from independent component analysis (ICA), cICA is a source separation technique that uses priori constraints to extract desired independent components (ICs) from data. By providing query images as the constraints to the cICA, the ICs that share similar probabilistic features with the queries from the database can be extracted. Then, these extracted ICs are used to evaluate the rank of each image according to the query. In our approach, we demonstrate that, in addition to a single image-based query, a compound query with multiple query images can be used to search for images with compounding feature content. The experimental results of our CBIR system tested with different facial databases show that our system can improve retrieval performance by using a compound query. Furthermore, our system allows for online processing without the need to learn query images.</P>

Switchable Voltage Control of the Magnetic Anisotropy in Heterostructured Nanocomposites of CoFe/NiFe/PZT

Nguyen Thi Minh Hong,Nguyen Ba Doan,Nguyen Huy Tiep,Le Viet Cuong,Bui Nguyen Quoc Trinh,Pham Duc Thang,김동현 한국물리학회 2013 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.63 No.3

In this work, we study the magnetic properties of a CoFe/NiFe/PZT heterostructured nanocompositethat is affected by the strain in the PZT substrate when a voltage in the range from –250to 250 V is applied. An interesting electric-voltage-controlled magnetic anisotropy, with a relativeincrease in magnetization up to above 100%, is observed. This brings a new challenge to operate alow-power-consuming spin electronic device. We also utilize a theoretical model based on interfacecharge-mediated and strain-mediated magnetic-electric coupling to understand the change in themagnetic properties of the investigated material.

Optical Spectra of the Colloidal Fe-doped Manganate CaMn1−xFexO3 (x = 0, 0.01, 0.03, 0.05)

Duc Huyen Yen Pham,Duc Tho Nguyen,Duc Thang Pham,Nam Nhat Hoang,The Tan Pham 한국물리학회 2013 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.62 No.12

We report the optical behaviors of the Fe-doped CaMnO3 family of compounds at low dopingconcentrations x 5%. The study aims at assisting the evaluation of the competition between ferroandantiferromagnetic orderings, which is believed to be a cause of many interesting properties of thisclass of compounds, including the magnetization reversal effect recently discovered. The structuralcharacterization showed a predominant orthorhombic phase with slightly increased cell constantsdue to doping. The Raman spectra revealed changes associated with the Mn sites, and the IRabsorption spectrum showed a characteristic Fe band at 1.2 eV, which should be accompanied bya change of spin. The analysis of the magnetization data allowed us to predict that while thedoping reduced the ferromagnetic coupling strength, and therefore the TC, the maximal dopingconcentration for the effective exchange to be zero was around 14%.

Highly effective adsorption of organic dyes from aqueous solutions on longan seed-derived activated carbon

Nguyen Van Hung,Bui Thi Minh Nguyet,Nguyen Huu Nghi,Nguyen Mau Thanh,Nguyen Duc Vu Quyen,Vo Thang Nguyen,Dao Ngoc Nhiem,Dinh Quang Khieu 대한환경공학회 2023 Environmental Engineering Research Vol.28 No.3

In this study, longan seeds - an agricultural by-product was used to fabricate activated carbon (LSAC) through two-step pyrolysis with pre-carbonization at low temperature in the first step and then activation by H3PO4. LSAC with large surface area and porous structure exhibits an excellent capacity of absorption towards both cationic dyes (methylene blue (MB), rhodamine-B (RhB)) and anionic dyes (methyl orange (MO), congo red (CR)). Experimental data can be described well by the pseudo-second kinetic model. The maximum adsorption capacity based on Langmuir isotherm model was found as 502.84; 397.77; 464.66 and 350.64 mg.g−1 for MB, RhB, MO and CR, respectively. The adsorption of MB, RhB and CR on LSAC is spontaneous and endothermic, while that for MO is spontaneous but exothermic. Furthermore, the adsorption mechanism of dyes on LSAC was also studied showing that it can occur by electrostatic interaction, hydrogen bonding, the filling of pores involving the interaction between dye ions with specific functional groups such as –OH, –COOH, –NH2 and –PO43− on the LSAC surface. These results suggest that LSAC material may be envisaged as a promising adsorbent for treatment of wastewater in textile industries.

An SDN-Based Connectivity Control System for Wi-Fi Devices

Nguyen, Duc-Thang,Kim, Taehong WILEY INTERSCIENCE 2018 WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND MOBILE COMPUTING Vol.2018 No.-

<P>In recent years, the prevalence of Wi-Fi-enabled devices such as smartphones, smart appliances, and various sensors has increased. As most IoT devices lack a display or a keypad owing to their tiny size, it is difficult to set connectivity information such as service set identifier (SSID) and password without any help from external devices such as smartphones. Moreover, it is much more complex to apply advanced connectivity options such as SSID hiding, MAC ID filtering, and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) to these devices. Thus, we need a new Wi-Fi network management system which not only facilitates client access operations but also provides a high-level authentication procedure. In this paper, we introduce a remote connectivity control system for Wi-Fi devices based on software-defined networking (SDN) in a wireless environment. The main contributions of the proposed system are twofold: (i) it enables network owner/administrator to manage and approve connection request from Wi-Fi devices through remote services, which is essential for easy connection management across diverse IoT devices; (ii) it also allows fine-grained access control at the device level through remote control. We describe the architecture of SDN-based remote connectivity control of Wi-Fi devices. While verifying the feasibility and performance of the proposed system, we discuss how the proposed system can benefit both service providers and users.</P>

미래형 생체모방 자율 컴퓨팅

Thang Le Duc,Dung Tien Nguyen,Duc Tai Le,추현승 한국통신학회 2016 정보와 통신 Vol.33 No.5

미래의 IoT, 클라우드 빅데이터, 모바일 환경에서 퍼베이시브 정보통신(Pervasive information network)은 우리 사회에 스며들어 다양한 기기를 통해 접근한다. 이를 실현하기 위해, 새로운 네트워크 아키텍처와 서비스 플랫폼이 요구된다. 현재의 네트워크 환경에서 이러한 형태의 퍼베이시브 정보통신을 지원하는 것은 매우 어렵다. 실제 환경과 가상 공간 사이의 간극을 극복하기 위한 연구는 도전적인 주제이다. 관련 연구 결과 중 가장 발전된 형태의 성과를 보이는 것으로 일본 AKARI 프로젝트와 유럽 FP6 BIONETS 프로젝트가 있다. AKARI 프로젝트는 차세대 네트워크의 구현을 목표로 하고 있으며, 이를 위해 완전히 새로운 형태의 미래인터넷 아키텍처를 설계했다. BIONETS 프로젝트는 미래인터넷 환경에서의 새로운 서비스 프레임워크를 확립했다. 이러한 프로젝트의 연구 및 결과물 융합을 통해 미래 사회에 기여할 수 있는 보다 발전된 형태의 네트워크를 준비한다.