Lecturer, deputy Senior Tutor, researcher, PhD supervisor and examiner, project manager, member of academic committee, equal opportunity representative, special needs coordinator.
Areas of supervision
Probabilistic and average case algorithms, data structures, networks and communications and complexity theory.
Publications and research outputs
Book Book Section Article Improving time-efficiency in blocking expanding ring search for mobile ad hoc networks Pu, Ida ; Stamate, Daniel and Shen, Yuji. 2014. Improving time-efficiency in blocking expanding ring search for mobile ad hoc networks. Journal of Discrete Algorithms, 24, pp. 59-67. ISSN 1570-8667 Quantification of venous vessel size in human brain in response to hypercapnia and hyperoxia using magnetic resonance imaging Pu, Ida . 2013. Quantification of venous vessel size in human brain in response to hypercapnia and hyperoxia using magnetic resonance imaging. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 69(6), pp. 1541-1552. ISSN 0740-3194 Gray matter nulled and vascular space occupancy dependent fMRI response to visual stimulation during hypoxic hypoxia Pu, Ida and Kauppinen, Risto A.. 2012. Gray matter nulled and vascular space occupancy dependent fMRI response to visual stimulation during hypoxic hypoxia. NeuroImage, 59(4), pp. 3450-3456. ISSN 1053-8119
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Analytical Studies of Energy–Time Efficiency of Blocking Expanding Ring Search Pu, Ida and Shen, Yuji. 2010. Analytical Studies of Energy–Time Efficiency of Blocking Expanding Ring Search. Mathematics in Computer Science, 3(4), pp. 443-456. ISSN 1661-8270 Uniform Generation of Unlabelled Graphs Pu, Ida and Gibbons, A.. 2007. Uniform Generation of Unlabelled Graphs. Journal of Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing (JCMCC), 63, pp. 209-222. ISSN 08353026 Correction of High-Order Eddy Current Induced Geometric Distortion in Diffusion-Weighted Echo-Planar Images Pu, Ida ; Shen, Y.; Larkman, D. and Counsell, S. J.. 2004. Correction of High-Order Eddy Current Induced Geometric Distortion in Diffusion-Weighted Echo-Planar Images. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 52(5), pp. 1184-1189. ISSN 07403194 Exact Analyses for a Simple Heuristic Employed in Array Compression Pu, Ida ; Gibbons, A. and Muthukrishnan, S.. 2002. Exact Analyses for a Simple Heuristic Employed in Array Compression. The Computer Journal, 45(2), pp. 213-220. ISSN 00104620
Conference or Workshop Item Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis Risk Over Time with Survival Machine Learning on the ADNI Cohort Musto, Henry ; Stamate, Daniel ; Pu, Ida and Stahl, Daniel. 2023. 'Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis Risk Over Time with Survival Machine Learning on the ADNI Cohort'. In: Computational Collective Intelligence. ICCCI 2023.. Budapest, Hungary 27–29 September 2023. A Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Deterioration in Alzheimer's Disease Musto, Henry ; Stamate, Daniel ; Pu, Ida and Stahl, Daniel. 2022. 'A Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Deterioration in Alzheimer's Disease'. In: 20th IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA). Pasadena, CA, United States 13-16 December 2021. Creating Ensembles of Generative Adversarial Network Discriminators for One-Class Classification Ermaliuc, Miha ; Stamate, Daniel ; Magoulas, George D. and Pu, Ida . 2021. 'Creating Ensembles of Generative Adversarial Network Discriminators for One-Class Classification'. In: International Conference on Engineering Applications of Neural Networks. Halkidiki, Greece 25–27 June 2021.
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A Two-Step Optimised BERT-Based NLP Algorithm for Extracting Sentiment from Financial News Olaniyan, Rapheal ; Stamate, Daniel and Pu, Ida . 2021. 'A Two-Step Optimised BERT-Based NLP Algorithm for Extracting Sentiment from Financial News'. In: IFIP International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations. Hersonissos, Crete, Greece 25–27 June 2021. Concepts for Computing Patterns in 15th Century Korean Music Pu, Ida . 2020. 'Concepts for Computing Patterns in 15th Century Korean Music'. In: PATTERNS 2020: The Twelfth International Conference on Pervasive Patterns and Applications. Nice, France 25 - 29 October 2020. Diffusion Patterns of Social Network Posts Pu, Ida . 2020. 'Diffusion Patterns of Social Network Posts'. In: PATTERNS 2020: The Twelfth International Conference on Pervasive Patterns and Applications. Nice, France 25 - 29 October 2020. CreaTology: Patterns in Digital Creative Arts Pu, Ida and Daykin, Jacqueline W.. 2020. 'CreaTology: Patterns in Digital Creative Arts'. In: PATTERNS 2020: The Twelfth International Conference on Pervasive Patterns and Applications. Nice, France 25 - 29 October 2020. Predicting S&P 500 based on its constituents and their social media derived sentiment Olaniyan, Rapheal ; Stamate, Daniel ; Pu, Ida ; Zamyatin, Alexander; Vashkel, Anna and Marechal, Frederic. 2019. 'Predicting S&P 500 based on its constituents and their social media derived sentiment'. In: 11th International Conference on Computational Collective Intelligence ICCCI 2019. Hendaye, France 4-6 September 2019. Predicting First-Episode Psychosis Associated with Cannabis Use with Artificial Neural Networks and Deep Learning Stamate, Daniel ; Alghamdi, Wajdi; Stahl, Daniel; Pu, Ida ; Murtagh, Fionn ; Belgrave, Danielle; Murray, Robin and di Forti, Marta. 2018. 'Predicting First-Episode Psychosis Associated with Cannabis Use with Artificial Neural Networks and Deep Learning'. In: IPMU 2018: 17th International Conference on Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems. Cadiz, Spain. Imperfect Information Fusion Using Rules with Bilattice Based Fixpoint Semantics Stamate, Daniel and Pu, Ida . 2012. 'Imperfect Information Fusion Using Rules with Bilattice Based Fixpoint Semantics'. In: 14th International Conference on Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems, IPMU 2012. Catania, Italy. A framework for chase strategies in recent energy or time efficient route discovery protocols for MANETs Pu, Ida and Shen, Yuji. 2011. 'A framework for chase strategies in recent energy or time efficient route discovery protocols for MANETs'. In: IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM),. Lucca 20-24 June 2011. Enhanced Blocking Expanding Ring Search in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Pu, Ida and Shen, Yuji. 2009. 'Enhanced Blocking Expanding Ring Search in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks'. In: 3rd International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security. Cairo. T2* Responses in Grey Matter Nulled and VASO fMRI Images During Visual Stimulation in Hypoxic Hypoxia Pu, I.M. ; Ho, Y-C L.; Vidyasagar, R.; Golay, X. and Kauppinen, R.A.. 2009. 'T2* Responses in Grey Matter Nulled and VASO fMRI Images During Visual Stimulation in Hypoxic Hypoxia'. In: T2* Responses in Grey Matter Nulled and VASO fMRI Images During Visual Stimulation in Hypoxic Hypoxia. UNDEFINED. Measurement of Parenchymal T2* Changes During Visual Stimulation Using Grey Matter Nulled and VASO fMRI'' Pu, I.M. and Kauppinen, R.A.. 2009. 'Measurement of Parenchymal T2* Changes During Visual Stimulation Using Grey Matter Nulled and VASO fMRI'''. In: Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med 17. UNDEFINED. Quantification of Parenchymal T1 in the Activated Visual Cortex in Grey Matter Nulled and VASO fMRI Images Pu, I.M. ; Kauppinen, R.A. and Golay, X.. 2009. 'Quantification of Parenchymal T1 in the Activated Visual Cortex in Grey Matter Nulled and VASO fMRI Images'. In: International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 17. UNDEFINED. Measurement of Absolute CBV Change During Brain Activation Using Grey Matter Nulled fMRI Pu, I.M. and Kauppinen, R.A.. 2009. 'Measurement of Absolute CBV Change During Brain Activation Using Grey Matter Nulled fMRI'. In: Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 17. UNDEFINED. Assessment of Intravascular and Extravascular BOLD Signal with Grey Matter Nulled and VASO fMRI Methods Pu, I.M. and Kauppinen, R.A.. 2008. 'Assessment of Intravascular and Extravascular BOLD Signal with Grey Matter Nulled and VASO fMRI Methods'. In: Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 16. UNDEFINED. Quantification of Cerebral Blood Volume during Brain Activation with Grey Matter Nulled fMRI Pu, I.M. and Kauppinen, R.A.. 2008. 'Quantification of Cerebral Blood Volume during Brain Activation with Grey Matter Nulled fMRI'. In: Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 16. UNDEFINED. Measuring energy-time efficiency of protocol performance in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Pu, I.M. ; Shen, Y. and Kim, J.. 2008. 'Measuring energy-time efficiency of protocol performance in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks'. In: 7th International Conference on AD-HOC Networks & Wireless, LNCS. Nice, France 10-12 September 2008. Genralised Index Formulae for Prolate, Oblate and Spherical Shape Diffusion Tensors Pu, Ida ; Shen, Y. and Kauppinen, R.A.. 2006. 'Genralised Index Formulae for Prolate, Oblate and Spherical Shape Diffusion Tensors'. In: 26, Proc. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 12th Annual Meeting. Guildford, United Kingdom. Blocking Expanding Ring Search Algorithm for Efficient Energy Consumption in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Pu, Ida ; Kim, J. and Park, I.. 2006. 'Blocking Expanding Ring Search Algorithm for Efficient Energy Consumption in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks'. In: The Third Annual Conference on Wireless On demand Network Systems and Services (WONS). UNDEFINED 1/1/2006. Analytical Expressions for Noise Propagation in Diffusion Tensor Imaging Pu, Ida ; Shen, Y. and Clark, C. 2006. 'Analytical Expressions for Noise Propagation in Diffusion Tensor Imaging'. In: 1065 Proc. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 14th Annual Meeting. Guildford, United Kingdom. Sensitivity of fractional and relative anisotropies: a theoretical study Pu, Ida ; Shen, Y. and Kauppinen, R.A.. 2006. 'Sensitivity of fractional and relative anisotropies: a theoretical study'. In: 23rd Annual Meeting of the European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB'06). Warsaw, Poland. Identification of grey matter, CSF and white matter on a single map using diffusion tensor Pu, Ida ; Shen, Y. and Kauppinen, R.A.. 2006. 'Identification of grey matter, CSF and white matter on a single map using diffusion tensor'. In: 23rd Annual Meeting of the European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB'06). Warsaw, Poland. Quantify diffusion tensor errors cased by eddy current induced distortions in diffusion EPI Pu, Ida and Shen, Y.. 2005. 'Quantify diffusion tensor errors cased by eddy current induced distortions in diffusion EPI'. In: 22nd Annual Meeting of the European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB'05). Basel, Switzerland. A Las Vegas RNC Algorithm for the Uniform Generation of Unlabelled Graphs Pu, Ida and Gibbons, A.. 1998. 'A Las Vegas RNC Algorithm for the Uniform Generation of Unlabelled Graphs'. In: the proceedings of the Ninth Australasian Workshop on Combinatorial Algorithms (AWOCA'98). Perth, Australia. Exact Expected Case Analyses of a Simple Heuristic for Compressed Array Storage Pu, Ida ; Gibbons, A. and Muthukrishnan, S.. 1998. 'Exact Expected Case Analyses of a Simple Heuristic for Compressed Array Storage'. In: the proceedings of the Ninth Australasian Workshop on Combinatorial Algorithms} (AWOCA'98). Perth, Australia. RNC algorithms for the uniform generation of combinatorial structures Pu, Ida ; Amos, M and Gibbons, A.. 1996. 'RNC algorithms for the uniform generation of combinatorial structures'. In: The Seventh Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA `96). Atlanta, Georgia.
Research Interests
Centre on Randomised, Parallel, Probabilistic and Average Case Algorithmics and cover various application areas: Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Data Communications and Networking, Data Compression, Diffusion-weighted Image Processing, Music Analysis
Current research
Parallel generation of combinatorial structures (e.g. paths, spanning trees, random graphs and strings) uniformly at random, matricial space economy with constant worst case access time, geometric distortions in diffusion-weighted images, and problems in various application areas such as data communications and mobile ad doc networking, data compression, image processing and music analysis.
