Technical Publications of Mark A. Schulze

U.S. Patents

U.S. Patent 8,275,564, Patterned wafer inspection system using a non-vibrating contact potential difference sensor, by M. A. Schulze, J. Liu and J. A. Hawthorne. Issued 25 September 2012.

U.S. Patent 8,244,461, Navigational display for parachutists, by M. G. Durrett, K. D. Jamison, M. A. Schulze and D. Shedd. Issued 14 August 2012.

U.S. Patent 7,900,526, Defect classification utilizing data from a non-vibrating contact potential difference sensor, by J. A. Hawthorne, M. B. Steele, Y. Yang and M. A. Schulze. Issued 08 March 2011.

U.S. Patent 7,752,000, Calibration of non-vibrating contact potential difference measurements to detect surface variations that are perpendicular to the direction of sensor motion, by M. A. Schulze and W. R. Usry. Issued 06 July 2010.

U.S. Patent 7,659,734, Semiconductor inspection system and apparatus utilizing a non-vibrating contact potential difference sensor and controlled illumination, by J. A. Hawthorne, M. B. Steele, Y. Yang and M. A. Schulze. Issued 09 February 2010.

International Patents

Taiwan Patent I346776, Method and system for detecting non-uniformities, by J. A. Hawthorne, M. B. Steele, Y. Yang and M. Schulze. Issued 11 August 2011.

Japan Patent 4783801, issued 15 July 2011.

U.S. Patent Applications

U.S. Patent Application 20060103892, System and method for a vector difference mean filter for noise suppression, by M. A. Schulze and G. John.

U.S. Patent Application 20040179738, System and method for acquiring and processing complex images, by X. L. Dai, A. El-Khashab, M. A. Hunt and M. A. Schulze.

Refereed Journal Publications (2 as co-author)

K. R. Castleman, R. Eils, L. Morrison, J. Piper, K. Saracoglu, M. A. Schulze, and M. R. Speicher. "Classification accuracy in multiple color fluorescence imaging microscopy." Cytometry v. 41 n. 2, pp. 139-147, 2000. Abstract | Issue table of contents.

K. R. Castleman, M. Schulze, and Q. Wu. "Automated biodosimetry using digital image analysis of fluorescence in situ hybridization specimens." Radiation Research v. 148, pp. S71-S75, 1997.

International Conferences (11 as principal author, 8 as co-author)

C. E. Thomas Jr., M. A. Hunt, T. M. Bahm, L. R. Baylor, P. R. Bingham, M. D. Chidley, X. Dai, A. El-Khashab, J. M. Gilbert, J. S. Goddard, G. R. Hanson, J. D. Hickson, K. W. Hylton, G. C. John, M. L. Jones, M. W. Mayo, C. Marek, J. H. Price, D. A. Rasmussen, L. J. Schaefer, M. A. Schulze, B. Shen, R. G. Smith, A. N. Su, K. W. Tobin, W. R. Usry, E. Voelkl, K. S. Weber. "Direct to digital holography for high aspect ratio inspection of semiconductor wafers." Presented at the 2003 International Conference on Characterization and Metrology for ULSI Technology, Austin, Texas, 24-28 March 2003. Presentation (4.4MB)

M. A. Schulze, M. A. Hunt, M. W. Mayo, E. Voelkl, J. D. Hickson, W. Usry, R. G. Smith, R. Bryant, and C. E. Thomas Jr. "Semiconductor wafer defect detection using digital holography." Presented at Process and Materials Characterization and Diagnostics in IC Manufacturing II, SPIE's Advanced Microelectronic Micromanufacturing, Santa Clara, California, 27-28 February 2003. Complete manuscript

X. L. Dai, M. A. Hunt, and M. A. Schulze. "Automated image registration in the semiconductor industry: A case study in the direct to digital holography inspection system." Presented at Machine Vision Applications in Industrial Inspection XI, IS&T/SPIE's 15th Annual Symposium on Electronic Imaging, Santa Clara, California, 23-24 January 2003.

C. E. Thomas Jr., T. M. Bahm, L. R. Baylor, P. R. Bingham, S. W. Burns, M. D. Chidley, X. Dai, R. J. Delahanty, C. J. Doti, A. El-Khashab, R. L. Fisher, J. M. Gilbert, J. S. Goddard, G. R. Hanson, J. D. Hickson, M. A. Hunt, K. W. Hylton, G. C. John, M. L. Jones, K. R. MacDonald, M. W. Mayo, I. MacMackin, D. R. Patek, J. H. Price, D. A. Rasmussen, L. J. Schaefer, T. R. Scheidt, M. A. Schulze, P. D. Schumaker, B. Shen, R. G. Smith, A. N. Su, K. W. Tobin, W. R. Usry, E. Voelkl, K. S. Weber, P. G. Jones, and R. W. Owen. "Direct to digital holography for semiconductor wafer defect detection and review." In A. Starikov and K. W. Tobin, eds., Design, Process Integration, and Characterization for Microelectronics, Proc. SPIE v. 4692, pp. 180-194. (Santa Clara, California, 07 March 2002). Complete manuscript (4.4MB)

M. A. Schulze, T. A. Guillory, K. R. Castleman, A. S. Multani, and S. Pathak. "Quantitative FISH image analysis for telomere length measurements." Presented at the First Euroconference on Quantitative Molecular Cytogenetics (QMC 2000), Bari, Italy, April 13-15, 2000. Short Abstract | Long Abstract

J. Brown, K. Saracoglu, S. W. Horsley, C. Jung, S. J. L. Knight, M. A. Schulze, P. Harris, A. Jauch, R. Eils, and L. Kearney. "A 12-colour multiplex FISH assay (M-TEL) for subtelomeric chromosome rearrangements." Presented at the First Euroconference on Quantitative Molecular Cytogenetics (QMC 2000), Bari, Italy, April 13-15, 2000.

L. Kearney, K. Saracoglu, S. J. L. Knight, S. J. A. Lucas, M. A. Schulze, R. Eils, and J. Brown. "Development and application of a 12-colour multiplex FISH assay for subtelomeric chromosome rearrangements in leukaemia." Presented at the American Society of Hematology 41st Annual Meeting and Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 3-7, 1999. Abstract

K. R. Castleman, M. Schulze, and Q. Wu. "Simplified design of steerable pyramid filters." Presented at the 1998 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Monterey, California, May 31-June 3, 1998. Complete manuscript

Q. Wu, M. A. Schulze, and K. R. Castleman. "Steerable pyramid filters for selective image enhancement applications." Presented at the 1998 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Monterey, California, May 31-June 3, 1998. Complete manuscript

M. A. Schulze. "An edge-enhancing nonlinear filter for reducing multiplicative noise." In E. R. Dougherty and J. Astola, editors, Nonlinear Image Processing VIII, Proc. SPIE, v. 3026, (1997) pp. 46-56. (San Jose, California, Feb. 10-11, 1997.) Abstract | Complete manuscript

M. A. Schulze and Q. X. Wu. "Noise reduction in synthetic aperture radar imagery using a morphology-based nonlinear filter." Proceedings of DICTA95, Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications, pp. 661-666. (Brisbane, Australia, December 6-8, 1995.) Abstract | Complete manuscript

M. A. Schulze and J. A. Pearce. "A morphology-based filter structure for edge-enhancing smoothing." Proceedings of the 1994 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP-94), pp. 530-534. (Austin, Texas, Nov. 13-16, 1994.) Abstract | Complete manuscript

M. A. Schulze and J. A. Pearce. "A new method for quantifying the response of filters at corners." In E. R. Dougherty, J. Astola, and H. Longbotham, eds., Nonlinear Image Processing V. Proc. SPIE, v. 2180 (1994) pp. 78-89. (San Jose, California, Feb. 6-10, 1994.) Abstract | Complete manuscript

M. A. Schulze and T. N. Pappas. "Blue noise and model-based halftoning." In B. E. Rogowitz and J. P. Allebach, eds., Human Vision, Visual Processing, and Digital Display V. Proc. SPIE, v. 2179 (1994) pp. 182-194. (San Jose, California, Feb. 6-10, 1994.) Abstract

M. A. Schulze and J. A. Pearce. "Linear combinations of morphological operators: The midrange, pseudomedian, and LOCO filters." Proceedings of the 1993 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, vol. V, pp. 57-60. (Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 27-30, 1993.) Abstract | Complete manuscript

M. A. Schulze and J. A. Pearce. "Value-and-criterion filters: a new filter structure based upon morphological opening and closing." In E. R. Dougherty, J. Astola, and H. Longbotham, eds., Nonlinear Image Processing IV. Proc. SPIE, v. 1902 (1993) pp. 106-115. (San Jose, California, Feb. 1-3, 1993.) Complete manuscript

J. A. Pearce, M. A. Schulze, and Z. Ryu. "Improving the accuracy of inferred temperature in small spot size experiments." Presented at the 27th Eurotherm Conference on Quantitative Infrared Thermography, Paris, France, July, 1992.

M. A. Schulze and J. A. Pearce. "Continuous time analysis of the response of the pseudomedian and related filters to periodic signals." In E. R. Dougherty, J. Astola, and C. G. Boncelet, Jr., eds., Nonlinear Image Processing III. Proc. SPIE, v. 1658 (1992) pp. 177-188. (San Jose, California, Feb. 12-13, 1992.) Complete manuscript

M. A. Schulze and J. A. Pearce. "Some properties of the two-dimensional pseudomedian filter." In E. R. Dougherty, G. R. Arce, and C. G. Boncelet, Jr., eds., Nonlinear Image Processing II. Proc. SPIE, v. 1451 (1991) pp. 48-57. (San Jose, California, Feb. 28 - March 1, 1991.)

Regional Workshops (5 as principal author, 3 as co-author; 1 session chair)

M. A. Schulze, M. W. Mayo, and S. M. Savoy, "A digital holographic microscope for decoding biomolecular libraries." Presented at the 22nd Annual Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research in Houston, February 2004.

Co-chair (with F. A. Merchant), Image Processing in Optical Microscopy session, 17th Annual Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research in Houston, February 11-12, 1999.

H. C. North, Q. X. Wu, and M. A. Schulze, "Centroid Attraction: a technique for multi-scale edge detection", Proceedings of the Image and Vision Computing New Zealand '98 (IVCNZ'98) Workshop, pp. 363-368. (Auckland, New Zealand, November 16-18, 1998.)

M. A. Schulze. "Automatic determination of GIS boundaries from satellite imagery." Presented at the Fifth National Workshop on Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for Natural Resource Management, Palmerston North, New Zealand, April 18-19, 1996. Summary

M. A. Schulze and Q. X. Wu. "Nonlinear filtering for edge-preserving smoothing of synthetic aperture radar imagery." Proceedings of the Image and Vision Computing New Zealand '95 (IVCNZ'95) Workshop, pp. 65-70. (Christchurch, New Zealand, August 28-29, 1995.) Abstract | Complete manuscript

Q. X. Wu and M. A. Schulze. "Statistical properties of three-look Jers-1 SAR data." Proceedings of the Image and Vision Computing New Zealand '95 (IVCNZ'95) Workshop, pp. 197-202. (Christchurch, New Zealand, August 28-29, 1995.)

M. A. Schulze and J. A. Pearce. "Morphological image processing techniques in thermographic imaging." In J. Enderle, ed., Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation, v. 29, Proceedings of the 30th Annual Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, pp. 227-234. (San Antonio, Texas, April 2-3, 1993.)

M. A. Schulze, J. A. Pearce, R. Desai, and T. McMurray. "Applications of morphological filters in biomedical image processing." Presented at the Tenth Annual Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research in Houston, March 1992.

J. A. Pearce, M. Schulze, D.-H. Lee, and W.-H. Liao. "Accuracy considerations in thermographic imaging." Presented at the Ninth Annual Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research in Houston, Feb. 7-8, 1991.

Ph.D. Dissertation

Biomedical Image Processing with Morphology-Based Nonlinear Filters
December 1994
Supervisor: Prof. John A. Pearce
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
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Abstract
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Master's Thesis

Mathematical Properties of the Pseudomedian Filter
August 1990
Supervisor: Prof. John A. Pearce
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
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Abstract
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