Mia K. Markey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Curriculum Vitae

Biomedical Informatics Lab

mia.markey@mail.utexas.edu

Research Focus

Biomedical informatics; Machine learning; Biomedical image
processing; Computational medical decision aids; Biometrics

Research Interests

Under the direction of Dr. Mia K. Markey, the mission of the Biomedical Informatics Lab (BMIL) is to design cost-effective, computational decision aids. The BMIL develops decision support systems for clinical decision making and scientific discovery using artificial intelligence and signal processing technologies. The BMIL's research portfolio also includes research in biometrics. The BMIL has a strong translational emphasis and all of the projects have the potential to develop into commercial and/or clinical products within a 10-15 year time frame. Examples of current BMIL projects include computational decision aids for interpreting biomedical spectra (e.g., polarized reflectance spectroscopy, enhanced polarization-sensitive OCT) and images (e.g., mammography, 3D surface scans), biometrics for 3D face recognition, and computational methods for identifying biomarkers from genomic and proteomic analyses.

Selected Publications

• M. K. Markey, A. Holmes, T. F. Edgar, K. J. Schmidt, "Student-driven learning in integrated lecture-lab classroom environments: the role of mobile computing", International Journal of Engineering Education 23:483-490 (2007). (PDF)

• S. Gupta, J. K. Aggarwal, M. K. Markey, A. C. Bovik, "3D face recognition founded on the structural diversity of human faces", IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (2007). (PDF)

• E. A. Fischer, M. Friedman, M. K. Markey, "Empirical comparison of tests for differential expression on time series microarray experiments", Genomics 89:460-470 (2007). (PDF)

• M. P. Sampat, G. J. Whitman, A. C. Bovik, M. K. Markey, "Comparison of algorithms to enhance spicules of spiculated masses on mammography", Journal of Digital Imaging (in press). (PDF)

• H. Shin, M. Mutlu, J. M. Koomen, M. K. Markey, "Parametric power spectral density analysis of noise from instrumentation in MALDI TOF mass spectrometry", Cancer Informatics 3:317-328 (2007). (PDF)

• M. S. Kim, W. N. Rodney, T. Cooper, C. Kite, G. P. Reece, M. K. Markey, "Toward quantifying the aesthetic outcomes of breast cancer treatment: comparison of clinical photography and colorimetry", Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice (in press) (PDF).

• L. T. Nieman, C. W. Kan, A. Gillenwater, M. K. Markey, K. Sokolov, "Probing the local tissue changes in the oral cavity for the early detection of cancer using oblique polarized reflectance spectroscopy: a pilot clinical trial", Journal of Biomedical Optics (in press). (PDF)