Appointments

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Contact

MH 212 CS Dept. Office
College Of Science
San Jose State University
Phone: 408.924.5287
leonard.wesley@sjsu.edu

  • Publications

Publications (48 Journal and Refereed Conference Publications)

In Preparation

  • Leonard Wesley, Saihitha Veerapaneni, Rachana Desai, Francisco McGee,
    Namrata Joglekar, Sheela Rao and Zeeshan Kamal, "Efficient Computation of
    VC-Dimension To Predict SVM Classification Accuracy of BRAF-V600E and
    HIV Integrase Inhibitors", Intended for Journal of Computational Biology,
    Submission 2017.

 

Published

Journals and Books:

  • Leonard Wesley,  Saihitha  Veerapanenia, Rachana Desai, Francisco McGee, Namrata Joglekar, Sheela Rao, and Zeeshan Kamal, 3D-QSAR And SVM Prediction of BRAF-V600E And HIV Integrase Inhibitors: A Comparative Study And Characterization Of Performance With A New Expected Prediction Performance Metric, American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology 2016, 12 (4): 253.262 DOI: 10.3844/ajbbsp.2016.253.262

      Supplement Document to 3D-QSAR And SVM Prediction of BRAF-V600E And HIV Integrase       Inhibitors: A Comparative Study And Characterization Of Performance With A New Expected       Prediction Performance Metric.

  • Melody Moh, Leonard Wesley, Houng Li,   "Advanes in Reliable Multicast Congestion Control for Hybrid (Wired/Wireless/Mobile) Networks," Artech Hocuse, USA and UK, Eds. Sudhir Dixit and Ramjee Prasad,  (December 2003).
  • Melody Moh, Leonard Wesley, Houng Li,   "Reliable Multicast Congestion Control for TCP/IP in Hybrid (Wired/Wireless/Mobile) Networks," Expanded version of conference paper cited below, To be published by Artech House, USA and UK, Eds. Sudhir Dixit and Ramjee Prasad,  (December 2002).
  • Leonard P. Wesley, “A Real-Time Object-Oriented Rational Agent Development System,”  In  Lecture Notes in Computer Science, (LNCS Book Series) Ed. M.Hinchey, Springer Verlag, 2001.
  • Leonard P. Wesley, Simon Shim, Robert Booth, Atraya Shrimathi, "ROADS: An Environment for Developing Automated Intelligent Agents to Support Distance Learning," In Journal Of Interactive Learning Research," Vol 10, No 31 (1999).
  • Alessandro Saffiotti, Leonard P. Wesley, ``Perception-based Self-localization Using Fuzzy Locations," in Reasoning with Uncertainty in Robotics, M.van Lambalgen (Ed.), Springer Verlag  Berlin, DE (LNCS 1093), pp. 368-385, (1996). This is an expanded version of  a paper In Proceedings of the Workshop on Reasoning about Uncertainty in Robotics," Amsterdam, Netherlands, (December 1995).
  • David E. Wilkins, Karen L.  Myers,  John D. Lowrance, and Leonard P. Wesley, `Planning and Reacting In Uncertain and Dynamic Environments,'' Journal of Experimental and Theoretical AI, Vol 7, No. 1, pp. 197-227, 1995.
  • Leonard P. Wesley, ``An Entropy Formulation of Evidential Measures and their  Application to Real-World Problem Solving,'' in ``Uncertainty In Intelligent Systems,'' Eds. B. Bouchon-Meunier, L. Valverde, and R.R. Yager, North Holland, pp. 145--153, (1993).
  • Leonard P. Wesley, "Evidential-Based Control in Knowledge-Based Systems,"  Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, (High-Level Computer Vision was Domain of Application),  (February 1988).
  • Leonard P. Wesley, ``Evidential Knowledge-Based Computer Vision," Invited paper for  Optical Engineering Journal, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 363-379, (March 1986).

 

Refereed Conference Proceedings Where Peer Review Criteria Meet Or Exceed Referred Journal Publications

  • Leonard P. Wesley, Kim Graham, “Evidence-Based Decision Support For The Biopharmaceutical Industry,”  In (Vol. VI) Of The Proceedings Of The 3rd Symposium on Risk Management in the 10th World Multi-Conference on Systems, Cybernetics and Informatics (WMSCI 2006), pp321-318, ISBN: 980-6560-65-5, Orlando, FL, July 16-19, 2006.
  • Thakkar, Pinky, and L.Wesley, “Autonomous Mobile Robot Assisted Herding,” In Proceedings 2nd International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, 14-17 September 2005, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Cary, A.W., and L. Wesley, “Uncertainty Management for Store Separation Using Belief Functions,” In Proceedings 9th ASCE EMD/GI/AD  Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability (PMC 2004).
  • Leonard P. Wesley, Richard D. Lee, “An Automated Chest Pain Diagnostic System For Distant Space Travel,”  In proceedings of the IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky Montana,  March 2002.
  • Leonard P. Wesley, Robert    Childs,, “Dynamic Risk Assessment Of CFD Codes,” In proceedings of the IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky Montana,  March 2002.
  • Leonard P. Wesley, Robert    Childs, Walter F. LaBozzetta , Mathew  Oser, and Theodore Reyhner , "Dynamic Control of the WIND CFD Code," In proceedings of the IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky Montana,  March 10-17, 2001.

 

Referred Conference, Symposium, and Workshop Proceedings

  • Wesley, Leonard, Juan (Karen) Huang, and Maryam Mobed-Miremadi, “Predicting the Risk of Developing Osteosarcoma From Titanium Dental Implants Using Support Vector Machines,”  CSUPERB 24th Annual Biotechnology Symposium,  Refereed Abstract and Poster Session, Santa Clara Marriott, January 2012. 
  • PiKai Chuang, Jacquana Diep, Brooke Lustig, and Wesley, Leonard., “Improving Protein Structure Prediction Using Dynamic Adaptive Linear Support Vector Machines,” CSUPERB 23nd Annual Biotechnology Symposium,  Refereed Abstract and Poster Session, Santa Clara Marriott, January 2011.   
  • Wesley, Leonard., Dinkar Rao, Jacquana Diep,  “Diagnosing sepsis using PCA & SVM,” CSUPERB 22nd Annual Biotechnology Symposium,  Refereed Abstract and Poster Session, Santa Clara Marriott, January 8-9 2010.   
  • Wesley, Leonard., Dinkar Rao, Andaleeb Ahmed,  “Diagnosing sepsis by data mining gene expression profiles,” CSUPERB 21st Annual Biotechnology Symposium,  Refereed Abstract and Poster Session, LAX Marriott, January 15-18 2009.  
  • Wesley, Leonard., Dinkar Rao, Jacquana Diep,  “Diagnosing sepsis using PCA & SVM,” CSUPERB 22nd Annual Biotechnology Symposium,  Refereed Abstract and Poster Session, Santa Clara Marriott, January 8-9 2010.   
  • Wesley, Leonard., Dinkar Rao, Andaleeb Ahmed,  “Diagnosing sepsis by data mining gene expression profiles,” CSUPERB 21st Annual Biotechnology Symposium,  Poster Session, LAX Marriott, January 15-18 2009.
  • Leonard P. Wesley, Kim Graham, “Evidence-Based Decision Support For The Biopharmaceutical Industry,”  In (Vol VI) Of The Proceedings Of The 3rd Symposium on Risk Management in the 10th World Multi-Conference on Systems, Cybernetics and Informatics (WMSCI 2006), pp321-318, ISBN: 980-6560-65-5, Orlando, FL, July 16-19, 2006.
  • Thakkar, Pinky, and Leonard Wesley, “Autonomous Mobile Robot Assisted Herding,” In 2nd International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, 14-17 September 2005, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Cary, Andrew, Bower, William, and Leonard P. Wesley, " A Different Approach to Assessing the Uncertainty Associated with a Store Trajectory," Submitted to Aircraft-Stores Compatibility Symposium XIII", Sponsored by the International Test and Evaluations Association February 18-21, 2003, Destin, FL.
  • Moh, Melody, Kwok, Albert, Leonard P. Wesley, “A Study of Reliable Multicast over Wireless Mobile Internet,” In Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium On Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications, Pub. WPMC’03 Symposium, Japan, October 2003. 
  • Li, Houng, Moh, Melody, Leonard P. Wesley, “Reliable Multicast Congestion Control for TCP/IP in Hybrid (Wired/Wireless/Mobile) Networks,” In Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium On Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications, Pub. WPMC’01  Symposium, Aalborg University, DK-9220 Aalborg, Denmark (Attn: Ms. Helle Kongsved), pages 643-662, September 9-12, 2001.
  • Leonard P. Wesley, , "ROADS:  A Real-Time Object-Oriented  Agent Development  System," First Goddard Workshop on Formal Approaches to Agent-Based Systems at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, April 5-7, 2000.
  • Leonard P. Wesley, Janet D. Lee, Laura C. Rodman, Robert C. Childs, “Toward An Integrated CFD Expert System Environment,” In proceedings of the AIAA Conference,  Reno, NV.,  Paper No. AIAA98-1005, January 1998.
  • Laura C. Rodman, Leonard P. Wesley, “An Intelligent Information Search Agent for the CFD Process,” AIAA Conference,  Reno, NV.  In proceedings of the AIAA Conference, Reno, NV., Paper No. AIAA98-1006, January 1998.
  • Laura C. Rodman, Robert E. Childs, Leonard P. Wesley,  and Janet D. Lee, “A Procedural Reasoning Expert System for CFD,”  In proceedings of the AIAA Conference,  Reno, NV. January 1998.
  • Alessandro Saffiotti, Leonard P. Wesley, ``Hierarchical Fuzzy-Based Localization in Autonomous Mobile Robots," In Proceedings. of The 6th International Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress," São Paulo, Brazil, pp. 202-207, (July 22-28, 1995)
  • Leonard P. Wesley, ``Experiments In Evidential Locative Reasoning," In Proceedings of the Intelligent Vehicles Symposium 1995," Detroit, MI, pp. 194-201, (September 25-26, 1995).
  • Alessandro Saffiotti, Leonard P. Wesley, ``Hierarchical Locative Reasoning for Autonomous Mobile Platforms," In Proceedings of the Intelligent Vehicles Symposium 1995," Detroit, MI, pp. 202-207,  (September 25-26, 1995).
  • Alessandro Saffiotti, Leonard P. Wesley ``Perception-based Self-localization Using Fuzzy Locations," In Proceedings of the Workshop on Reasoning about Uncertainty in Robotics," Amsterdam, Netherlands, (December 1995). This is a shorter version of an article in M.van Lambalgen (Ed.)  Reasoning with Uncertainty in Robotics , Springer Verlag (LNCS), (1996).
  • David E. Wilkins, Karen L. Myers, and Leonard P. Wesley, ``CYPRESS: Planning and Reacting Under Uncertainty,'' In Proceedings. of ARPA-Rome Laboratory Planning Initiative Workshop, (M.H. Burstein, ed.), pp. 111-120, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc., San Mateo, CA, Tucson, AZ, (February 21-25, 1994).
  • Leonard P. Wesley, ``Autonomous Locative Reasoning: An Evidential Approach,''  In proceedings of the 1993 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May 2-7, Atlanta, GA., pp.700-707, (1993).
  • Leonard P. Wesley, Kazio Hashimoto, Tohuro Asami, ``International Telephone Network Management as  Distributed Problem Solving: Investigation of a Practical Strategy and Solution Tradeoffs,'' In Proceedings. IEICE (Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers), Vol 92, No. 529 (AI92 102-109), pp. 17-24, Tokyo, Japan, (March 23, 1993).
  • Leonard P. Wesley, ``An Entropy Formulation of Evidential Measures and their  Application to Real-World Problem Solving,'' In Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Processing  and the Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based  Systems, Mallorca Spain (July 6-10, 1992). Also in ``Uncertainty In Intelligent Systems,'' Eds. B. Bouchon-Meunier, L. Valverde, and R.R. Yager, North Holland, pp.145-154, (1993).
  • Leonard P. Wesley, ``An Entropy Formulation Of Evidential Measures And Their Application To Real-World Problem Solving," In  the International Conference on Information Processing and  Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems, Mallorca, Spain, pp.779-782, (July 6-10, 1992). This is a shortened version of the article that appears in the 1993 book listed above.
  • Leonard P. Wesley, Matthias Klaey, ``Simpson's Paradox: A Maximum Likelihood Solution," In  the International Conference on Information Processing and  Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems, Paris, France, (July 2-6, 1990).
  • Leonard P. Wesley, ``Situational Adaptation of Control Strategies for Intelligent Machines: Experiments on an Evidential Approach," Third IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control, Key Bridge Marriott Hotel, Arlington, Virginia, (August 24-26, 1988).
  • Leonard P. Wesley, ``Uncertain Reasoning in Computer Vision Systems," Invited paper for  American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Sixth Conference  on Computers in Aerospace,  (October 7-9, 1987).
  • Thomas D. Garvey, Leonard P. Wesley, ``Knowledge-Based Helicopter Route-Planning," DARPA Knowledge-Based Planning Workshop, Austin, Texas (December 8-10, 1987).
  • Leonard P. Wesley, ``Experiments in Evidential-Based Control," Proceedings. First International Conference on Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems, Paris France, pp 26-29 (June 30-July 4, 1986).
  • Leonard P. Wesley, ``Reasoning About Control: The Investigation of An Evidential Approach," Proceedings. Eighth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Karlsruhe, West Germany, pp.203-206,  (August 1983).
  • Leonard P. Wesley, Allen R. Hanson, ``The Use of an Evidential-Based Model for Representing Knowledge and Reasoning About Images in the VISIONS System," Workshop on Computer Vision: Representation and Control , Rindge, New Hampshire, pp.14-25, (August 1982).
  • Leonard P. Wesley, ``Learning by Constrained Example Generation," Proceedings. Seventh International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (1981).

 

Invited Talks and Conference Session Chair:

  • Leonard P. Wesley, “Improving Drug Development Success Rates: An Evidential Approach,”  to Local Chapter f IEEE-GRID,  Invited by Associate Prof. Oliver Yu, San Jose State University, June 2013.
  • Leonard P. Wesley, “Improving Drug Development Success Rates: An Evidential Approach,”  Invited by Associate Prof. Rahul Singh, San Francisco State Univ., Computer Science Department. (Talk scheduled for April 13, 2012)
  • Leonard P. Wesley, "Belief Functions," Invited by Dr. David Higdon, Statistical Sciences Branch, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545.  (Talk scheduled for November 4, 2002)
  • Leonard P. Wesley, “Uncertainty Management for Store Separation, and Dynamic Control of CFD Codes,” Invited by Dr. Zang, Dir. Multidisciplinary Branch NASA/ Langley, Hampton, VA.  August 24, 2001.
  • Leonard P. Wesley, `Practical Applications of Probabilistic Methods,'' Invited to organize and chair a session on probabilistic reasoning applications at the 1992 International Conference on Information Processing and the Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems, Mallorca Spain (July 6-10, 1992).
  • Leonard P. Wesley, ``Evidential-Based Control in Knowledge-Based Systems," Invited talk at NASA-AMES Research Center, Moffett Field, California (April 21, 1988).
  • Leonard P. Wesley, ``Evidential Control In Knowledge-Based Systems," Invited talk, Advanced Decision Systems, Mountain View, California, (June 1988).
  • Leonard P. Wesley, ``Evidential-Based Research in High-Level Computer Vision," Invited  talk at U. Rochester, Computer Science Department (October 1984).