Bonny Banerjee - University of Memphis

Curriculum Vitae Bonny Banerjee
Bonny Banerjee
Tel: +1-614-431-5918
Email: BonnyBanerjee@yahoo.com
Web: https://sites.google.com/site/bonnybanerjee1
Immigration status: U.S. Permanent Resident
Research Interests
High-level intelligence, perception and learning from a computational perspective
Education
Ph.D. Computer & Information Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA 2007
M.S. Electrical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA 2002
B.E. Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, Jadavpur University, India 2000
Employment
Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Institute for Intelligent Systems, Univ of Memphis
8/11–
Adjunct Faculty, Information Technology, Colorado Technical University (online campus) 1/11–
Senior Scientist, Audigence Inc., USA (a startup healthcare/biomedical company) 6/07–1/11
Graduate Research Associate, Lab for AI Research, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, Ohio State Univ
9/01–6/07
Graduate Research Associate, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Ohio State Univ
9/00–8/01
Intern, Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition Unit, Indian Statistical Institute 6/99–4/00
Patents (all pending)
United States
� B. Banerjee and L. S. Krause, "Automatic performance optimization for perceptual devices", U.S. patent no.
12/185,394 filed on August 04, 2008. [theoretical foundations and overall architecture]
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� B. Banerjee and L. S. Krause, "Automatic performance optimization for perceptual devices", U.S. patent no.
12/185,398 filed on August 04, 2008. [algorithms and implementation details]
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� B. Banerjee, L. S. Krause, R. Shrivastav and A. E. Holmes, "System and methods for creating reduced test
sets used in assessing subject response to stimuli", U.S. patent no. 12/201,492 filed on August 29, 2008.
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� B. Banerjee, L. S. Krause, R. Shrivastav and A. E. Holmes, "System and methods of subject classification
based on assessed hearing capabilities", U.S. patent no. 12/201,598 filed on August 29, 2008.
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� L. S. Krause, R. Shrivastav, B. Banerjee and A. E. Holmes, "System and methods for remotely tuning hearing
devices", U.S. patent no. 12/748,819 filed on March 29, 2010.
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� L. S. Krause, M. D. Skowronski and B. Banerjee, "Systems and methods for measuring speech
intelligibility”, U.S. patent no. 12/748,880 filed on March 29, 2010.
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� L. S. Krause, B. Banerjee, M. D. Skowronski, R. Shrivastav and A. E. Holmes, "System and methods for
tuning automatic speech recognition systems", U.S. patent no. 12/748,608 filed on March 29, 2010.
International
� B. Banerjee, L. S. Krause and M. D. Skowronski, "Automatic performance optimization for perceptual
devices", International patent no. PCT/US2009/052633 filed on August 04, 2009.
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� B. Banerjee, L. S. Krause, R. Shrivastav and A. E. Holmes, "System and methods for reducing perceptual
device optimization time", International patent no. PCT/US2009/055348 filed on August 28, 2009.
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� L. S. Krause, R. Shrivastav, B. Banerjee and A. E. Holmes, "System and methods for remotely tuning hearing
devices", International patent no. PCT/US2010/29020 filed on March 29, 2010.
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� L. S. Krause, M. D. Skowronski and B. Banerjee, "Systems and methods for measuring speech
intelligibility”, International patent no. PCT/US2010/029026 filed on March 29, 2010.
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� B. Banerjee, L. S. Krause, M. D. Skowronski, R. Shrivastav and A. E. Holmes, "System and methods for
tuning automatic speech recognition systems", International patent no. PCT/US2010/29021 filed on March 29,
2010.
Technical Papers
Refereed Books
� B. Banerjee and B. Chandrasekaran, Spatial Problem Solving for Diagrammatic Reasoning, CSLI Press,
Stanford University, CA, USA [under preparation]
Refereed Book Chapters
� B. Chandrasekaran, B. Banerjee, U. Kurup, J. R. Josephson and R. Winkler. (2009) "Diagrammatic reasoning
in army situation understanding and planning: Architecture for decision support and cognitive modeling",
Advanced Decision Architectures for the Warfighter: Foundations and Technology, P. McDermott and L.
Allender, Editors, pp. 379-394.
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� B. Banerjee and B. Chandrasekaran. (2007) "A constraint satisfaction framework for visual problem solving",
Trends in Constraint Programming, F. Benhamou, N. Jussien and B. O’Sullivan, Editors, Hermes Science,
Chapter 26.
Refereed Journal Articles
� B. Chandrasekaran, B. Banerjee, U. Kurup and O. Lele. (2011) "Augmenting cognitive architectures to
support diagrammatic imagination", Topics in Cognitive Science: Special Issue on Modeling Spatial
Cognition, G. Gunzelmann, Editor, Cognitive Science Society. [to appear]
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� B. Banerjee and B. Chandrasekaran. (2010) "A constraint satisfaction framework for executing perceptions
and actions in diagrammatic reasoning", Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, Vol. 39, pp. 373-427.
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� B. Banerjee. (2007) "String tightening as a self-organizing phenomenon", IEEE Transactions on Neural
Networks, Vol. 18, No. 5, pp. 1463-1471.
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� B. Banerjee. (2006) "A layered abductive inference framework for diagramming group motions", Special
Issue of Logic Journal of IGPL: Abduction, Practical Reasoning, and Creative Inferences in Science, L.
Magnani, Editor, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 363-378, Oxford University Press.
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� B. Banerjee. (2004) "Recognition of partially occluded shapes using a neural optimization network", Machine
Graphics & Vision, Institute of Computer Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 1/2, pp. 3-
23.
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� B. Banerjee. (2003) "A self-organizing auto-associative network for the generalized physical design of
microstrip patches", IEEE Transactions on Antennas & Propagation, Vol. 51, No. 6, pp. 1301-1306.
Refereed Conference/Symposium Papers
� B. Banerjee and B. Chandrasekaran. (2010) "A spatial search framework for executing perceptions and
actions in diagrammatic reasoning", Diagrams 2010 - 6 th Intl. Conf. on the Theory and Application of
Diagrams, Portland, OR. Appears in Diagrammatic Representation and Inference, A. K. Goel, M. Jamnik and
N. H. Narayanan, Editors, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence 6170, Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 144-159.
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� B. Banerjee and B. Chandrasekaran. (2007) "Representations and strategies for solving spatial problems with
diagrams", Proc. IEEE Symp. on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC), Coeur
d'Alène, ID, pp. 183-188. (Acceptance rate: 30%)
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� B. Banerjee and B. Chandrasekaran. (2006) "A framework for planning multiple paths in free space", Proc.
25 th Army Science Conf, Orlando, FL.
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� B. Banerjee and B. Chandrasekaran. (2006) "On automating perceptions and actions in reasoning with
military diagrams", Proc. 25 th Army Science Conf, Orlando, FL.
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� B. Banerjee and B. Chandrasekaran. (2006) "A spatial constraint satisfaction framework for synthesizing
perceptions and actions in diagrammatic reasoning", Proc. 1 st Intl. Workshop on Constraint Programming for
Graphical Applications. In conjunction with CP-2006 - 12 th Intl. Conf. on Principles & Practice of Constraint
Programming, Nantes, France.
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� B. Chandrasekaran, U. Kurup and B. Banerjee. (2005) "A diagrammatic reasoning architecture: design,
implementation and experiments", AAAI Spring Symp. on Reasoning with Mental and External Diagrams:
Computational Modeling and Spatial Assistance, Stanford University, CA.
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� B. Banerjee. (2004) "Using abduction for diagramming group motions", MBR’04 - Intl. Conf. on Model-
Based Reasoning in Science and Engineering: Abduction, Visualization, and Simulation, University of Pavia,
Italy.
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� B. Banerjee and B. Chandrasekaran. (2004) "Perceptual and action routines in diagrammatic reasoning for
entity-reidentification", Proc. 24 th Army Science Conf, FL. (Acceptance rate:

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Selected Talks/Presentations
� B. Banerjee, "From data to perception", General Dynamics Robotic Systems, Pittsburgh, PA, May 2011.
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� B. Banerjee, "Spatial problem solving for diagrammatic reasoning"
-- Dept. of Computer & Information Science, Towson University, MD, Feb. 2011
-- Institute for Intelligent Systems, University of Memphis, TN, Mar. 2011
-- General Electric (GE) Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY, Mar. 2011
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� B. Banerjee, "Towards a computational architecture for sensory information processing", Adobe Advanced
Technology Labs, Bangalore, India, Feb. 2011.
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� B. Banerjee, "From data to inference via routines", Opera Solutions Analytic Center of Excellence, San
Diego, CA, Oct. 2010.
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� B. Banerjee, "An architecture for multi-sensor data fusion", ExxonMobil Research & Engineering, NJ, Feb.
2009.
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� Invited to present my research at the India Science Lab, General Motors Research and Development Center in
Bangalore, India on May 07, 2008.
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� Lab for AI Research: Ohio State University, R. Winkler (US ARL) and G. Turner (ArtisTech),
"Information fusion and diagrammatic reasoning for ASAS: Technology demonstration", Demonstration at
the Collaborative Technology Alliance Conference on Advanced Decision Architecture, Washington DC, May
5-7, 2004.
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� B. Banerjee, "An information extracting self-organizing neural network", IEEE Annual Convention and
Exhibition, India, Dec. 2002.
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� B. Banerjee, B. Chandrasekaran and J. R. Josephson, "Constructing diagrams of group motions: Experiments
in diagrammatization of army maneuvers", Army Research Laboratory Meeting, Washington DC, Sept. 25-27,
2002.
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� B. Chandrasekaran, J. R. Josephson, B. Banerjee and U. Kurup, "Visual inference and diagrammatic
reasoning", Army Research Laboratory Meeting, Washingtion DC, Sept. 25-27, 2002.
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� B. Banerjee, "Kohonen’s Self-Organizing Feature Map – its modifications and applications", Talk presented
at the Dept. of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, Jadavpur University, India, June 2000.
Research Grants
� Contributed to proposals submitted for the Advanced Decision Architectures Collaborative Technology
Alliance sponsored by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory during 2001-2007 totaling over $3 million
(Principal Investigator: Dr. B. Chandrasekaran)
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� Helped acquire funding worth over $3 million during 2007-2009 from investors demonstrating results from
my patented computational architecture for tuning digital hearing devices which led to the formation of the
new company Audigence Inc. in January’09
Selected Professional Service
� Organizing committee, AAAI Fall Symposium on Multi-representational Architectures for Human-Level AI,
2009 (along with Marvin Minsky, B. Chandrasekaran, John Laird, and others)
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� Editorial board:
-- International Journal of Computer Science (Publisher: International Association of Engineers)
-- Journal of Artificial Intelligence (Publisher: Asian Network for Scientific Information)
-- International Journal of Engineering (Publisher: CSC Journals, Malaysia)
-- Journal of Emerging Technologies in Web Intelligence, Journal of Advances in Information Technology
(Publisher: Academy Publisher, Finland)
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� Ad hoc reviewer for:
-- Soft Computing Journal, Springer
-- International Journal of Computer Vision, Springer
-- Research Journal of Information Technology, Academic Journals, Science Alert
-- AI for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing Journal (Special Issue on Multimodal Design,
Spring 2008, Vol. 22, No. 2), Cambridge University Press
-- Fourth Intl. Conf. on the Theory and Application of Diagrams, Stanford University, CA, June 28-30, 2006

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-- Fifth Intl. Conf. on the Theory and Application of Diagrams, Herrsching, Germany, Sept. 19-21, 2008
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� Member – IEEE, ACM, AAAI
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� Member of Advisory Board, Advances of Machine Learning in Theory & Applications: Research
Experiences for Undergraduates (AMALTHEA REU) Symposium, 2008 (sponsored by the National Science
Foundation)
Selected Awards/Honors/Achievements
� Travel Awards:
-- Edward J. Ray Travel Award for Scholarship and Service, Council of Graduate Students, The Ohio State
University – 2004 (MBR’04, Pavia, Italy), 2006 (CP’06, Nantes, France)
-- Travel award sponsored by Microsoft to present my paper (co-authored by Dr. B. Chandrasekaran) at
Diagrams-2006, Stanford University, CA, June 28-30, 2006
-- Scholarship from the Office of Naval Research, UK to present my paper (co-authored by Dr. B.
Chandrasekaran) at Diagrams-2004, Cambridge University, UK, March 22-24, 2004
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� Elected member, Upsilon Pi Epsilon (Computer Science Honor Society) since 2003
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� Programmed new behaviors in an interactive artificial life robotic installation “Autopoiesis” that received
honorary mention at Festival Ars Electronica (Interactive Art), Austria, 2001
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� Queen’s Graduate Fellowship, Queen’s University, Canada, 2000-01 (declined)
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� J. N. TATA Scholarship and Jamsetji TATA Gift Award, India for higher studies abroad – 2000-01 (less than
10% applicants were selected nationally out of more than 1000 based on merit)
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� M. V. Chauhan Merit Certificate, IEEE Council, India, 1999
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� Ranked 60 out of more than 500,000 students appearing for the Joint Entrance Exam for admission to
engineering colleges (India) – 1996
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� The National Scholarship, India for high rank in class X and XII board exams – 1994, 1996
References
Available upon request