Publications


Selected Books/Chapters

(Selected from peer-reviewed 4 books/chapters)

    D. Liao, M. Yammahi, A. Alhudhaif, F. Alsaby, U. AlGemili, and S. Y. Berkovich. A Qualitatively Different Principle for the Organization of Big Data Processing. Big Data: Storage, Sharing, and Security (3S). Auerbach Publications, CRC Press. Dr. Fei Hu (Ed.). May 2016. ISBN-10: 1498734863, ISBN-13: 978-1498734868, eBook ISBN9780429153815. [doi].
    D. Liao. GPU-Based Real-Time Solid Voxelization for Volume Graphics: Theory and Practice: Volume Modeling and Volumetric Collision Detection. VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, Jul. 2009. ISBN: 9783639171334. [doi].

Selected Papers

(Selected from 60+ peer-reviewed research papers)

    S. S. Gadiraju, Z. He, and D. Liao. "A Conversational Agent Framework for Multimodal Knowledge Retrieval: A Case Study in FHWA InfoHighway Web Portal Queries," in Proceeding of the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL 2025) Workshop for Research on Agent Language Models (REALM 2025), Vienna, Austria, 2025. [PDF][Poster][Demo Video]
    C. C. Liao, D. Liao, and E. L. Zhang. "An Image-to-Music Generation Framework Powered by An Algorithm-Driven Music Core," in IEEE/CVF Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference (CVPR 2025) 3rd Workshop on Generative Models for Computer Vision (GMCV 2025), Music City Center, Nashville, TN, USA, 2025. [PDF]
    D. Pavurala, D. Liao, and C. R. Pasunuru. "Adaptive Signal Analysis for Automated Subsurface Defect Detection Using Impact Echo in Concrete Slabs," in 2024 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (IEEE BigData), Washington, DC, USA, 2024. [doi][PDF].
    S. S. Gadiraju, D. Liao, A. Kudupudi, S. Kasula, and C. Chalasani. "InfoTech Assistant: A Multimodal Conversational Agent for InfoTechnology Web Portal Queries," in 2024 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Washington, DC, USA, 2024. [doi][PDF]
    R. D. Rachuri, D. Liao, S. Sarikonda, and D. V. Kondur. "A Multimodal Fusion Framework for Bridge Defect Detection with Cross-Verification," in 2024 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Washington, DC, USA, 2024. [doi][PDF][Poster].
    C. C. Liao, D. Liao, and E. L. Zhang. "Relationships between Keywords and Strong Beats in Lyrical Music," in 2024 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (IEEE BigData), Washington, DC, USA, 2024. [doi][PDF].
    A. Vurity, E. Marasco, R. Ramachandra, and D. Liao. "Interpreting the Fraudulence Level of Different Finger Photo Presentation Attack Instruments," in 2024 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), Washington, DC, USA, 2024. [doi][ PDF].
    C. C. Liao, D. Liao, and J. Guessford. "Automatic Time Signature Determination for New Scores Using Lyrics for Latent Rhythmic Structure," in 2023 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (IEEE BigData), Sorrento, Italy, 2023. [doi][PDF].
    L. Olesova, D. Liao, I. Rytikova, M. Boicu, H. Foxwell. "Metacognition in Graduate Engineering Courses," in 2023 American Society for Engineering Education Conference (ASEE), Baltimore, MD. June 2023. [PDF].
    L. Olesova, D. Liao, I. Rytikova, M. Boicu, H. Foxwell. "Cognitive Presence Learning for Graduate Engineering Education," in 2023 American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section Conference (ASEE-SE), Fairfax, VA. Mar. 2023. [PDF].
    C. C. Liao, D. Liao, and J. Guessford. "Multimodal Lyrics-Rhythm Matching," in 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (IEEE BigData), Osaka, Japan, 2022. [doi][PDF].
    N. Kalantari, D. Liao, and V. Motti. "Characterizing the Online Discourse in Twitter: Users Reaction to Misinformation around COVID-19 in Twitter," in 2021 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (IEEE BigData), Orlando, FL, USA, 2021. [doi].
    Y. Li, D. Liao, J. Li, and W. Ji. "Automated Generation of Interorganizational Disaster Response Networks through Information Extraction," in 18th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, Blacksburg, VA, May 2021. [PDF].
    G. Mani, N. Bari, D. Liao, and S. Berkovich. "Organization of Knowledge Extraction from Big Data Systems," in 2014 Fifth International Conference on Computing for Geospatial Research and Application. Washington, DC, USA, 2014. [doi].
    D. Liao and S. Berkovich. "A Multi-Core Pipelined Architecture for Parallel Computing," in the Journal of Parallel & Cloud Computing. Vol. 2 Iss. 2, 2013, PP. 49-57. American V-King Scientific Publishing, 2013. [PDF].
    P. C. Chang and D. Liao. "Image-Based Structural Damage Assessment with Sensor Fusion," in the 3rd International Conference on Computing for Geospatial Research and Application. Washington, DC, USA, 2012. [doi].
    B. Berkovich and D. Liao. "On Clusterization of "Big Data" Streams," in the 3rd International Conference on Computing for Geospatial Research & Applications, ACM, New York, NY, 2012. [doi].
    D. Liao. "GPU-Accelerated Multi-Valued Solid Voxelization by Slice Functions in Real Time," in the 7th ACM SIGGRAPH International Conference on Virtual-Reality Continuum and Its Applications in Industry (ACM SIGGRAPH VRCAI), Singapore, Dec. 2008. [doi][PDF].
    J. A. Molino, D. Liao, J. M. Wink, and J. R. Williams. "Motion Cues for a 3-DOF Driving Simulator," in 2003 Driving Simulation Conference (DSC) North America, Dearborn, Michigan, US. 2003.
    J. R. Williams, D. Liao, J. A. Molino, V. W. Inman, G. W. Davis, and J. M. Wink, "Event Driven Dynamic Interactive Experiments," in 2003 Driving Simulation Conference (DSC) North America, Dearborn, Michigan, US. 2003.