Queens College Health-Care Informatics Lab
Our research lab primarily focuses on biomedical imaging informatics, which involves development of algorithms for understanding of image contents, fusion of information extracted across multiple images, and identification of
clinical features with diagnostic or prognostic values to advance medical treatments. It spans the areas of computer vision, image processing, and machine learning. Not limited to just images, we also leverage other
information modalities to include structural information in ensemble learning. We actively seek collaborations with experts in nature science to explore applications of big data in medicine and health care. Our research should
generate greater scientific insights into hypotheses, not answered by traditional small data studies, while improving state-of-the-art machine learning models. Our graduate students work actively with collaborators from problem
formulation to publication.
Below are ongoing projects with selected publications. For a complete list of my publications, please visit my Google Scholar.
Biomedical Image Analysis
Development of algorithms for understanding of image contents, fusion of information extracted across multiple image modalities, and large-scale analysis of such information. Ongoing projects include diagnosis and localization
of Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy in Fluorescein Angiography (FA) and weakly supervised segmentation of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) imaging biomarkers for diabetic retinopathy.
Collaborators:
Selected publications
J. Yang, N. Mehta, G. M. Demirci, X. Hu, M. S. Ramakrishnan, M. Naguib, C. Chen and C.-L. Tsai. “Anomaly-Guided Weakly Supervised Lesion Segmentation on Retinal OCT Images”, Medical Image Analysis, 2024
T.-H. Yang, Y.-Y. Su, C.-L Tsai, K.-H. Lin, W.-Y. Lin and S.-F. Sung. “Magnetic resonance imaging-based deep learning imaging biomarker for predicting functional outcomes after acute ischemic stroke”, European Journal of Radiology, 2024
Y.-Y. Tsai, W.-Y. Lin, S.-J. Chen, P. Ruamviboonsuk, C.-Ho. King, and C.-L. Tsai. “Early diagnosis of Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy from Fluorescein Angiography Using Deep Learning”, Translational Vision
Science & Technology, February, 2022
J. Yang, X. Hu, C. Chen, and C.-L. Tsai. “A Topological-Attention ConvLSTM Network and Its Application to EM Images”, Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), 2021, September
J. Yang, X. Hu, C. Chen, and C.-L. Tsai. “3D Topology-Preserving Segmentation with Compound Multi-Slice Representation”, International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), 2021, April
Machine Learning in Healthcare
Longitudinal studies on neurobehavioral development of infants. Ongoing projects include study of neurobehavioral phenotypes and brain structural alterations associated with impact of in-utero exposure to natural disasters,
and prediction of developmental delay in pre-term infants.
Collaborators:
Dr. Yoko Numura, Psychology, Queens College CUNY, USA
Dr. Duke Shereen, Psychology, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center, USA
Infant Development Research Program, NYS Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, USA
Selected publications
G. M. Demirci, P. Kittler, M.J. Flory, H.T. Phan, A. Gordon, S. Parab, and C.-L. Tsai. "Predicting mental and psychomotor delay in very pre-term infants using machine learning", Pediatr Res, 2023.
G. M. Demirci, D. Delngeniis, W. M. Wong, D. Sheeren, Y. Nomura and C.-L. Tsai.
"Superstorm Sandy exposure in utero is associated with neurobehavioral phenotypes and brain structure alterations in childhood: A machine
learning approach", Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023.
G. M. Demirci, C.-L. Tsai, M.J. Flory, H.T. Phan, A. Gordon, S. Parab, and P. Kittler. “Predicting Developmental Delay in Very Pre-Term Infants Using Machine Learning”, Association for Psychological Science (APS)
Annual Convention, 2022, May
Data Science in Literacy Education
Application of machine learning techniques on mapping of the assessment outcomes to teaching strategies for effective Response-to-Intervention. Ongoing projects include the development of a recommender system for reading
comprehension. The system is developed with a collection of fourth grade New York English Language Arts (ELA) assessments.
Collaborators:
Selected publications
M.-C. Liu, and W.-Y. Lin and C.-L. Tsai. “Computer-Aided Response-to-Intervention for Reading Comprehension Based on Recommender System”, International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2022, July
C.-L. Tsai, Y.-G. Lin, and M.-C. Liu, and W.-Y. Lin. “Computer-Aided Grouping of Students with Reading Disabilities for Effective Response-to-Intervention”, 16th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 2020, June.
C.-L. Tsai, Y.-G. Lin, W.-Y. Lin, and M. Zakierski. “Computer-Aided Intervention for Reading Comprehension Disabilities”, 15th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 2019, June.
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