Jialan Que
 Graduate Student Researcher
 Intelligent Systems Program & Department of Biomedical Informatics
 University of Pittsburgh
 Address: Parkvale Building M-183
  200 Meyran Avenue
  Pittsburgh, PA 15260
 Email: jiq4@pitt.edu
 Phone: 412-648-6746
 
I am currently a sixth-year PhD student in Intelligent Systems Program and also a trainee in Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh. My research work is focused on biosurveillance in public health field. I am interested in the development of disease outbreak detection algorithms through spatial and temporal analysis which are based on not only single data type but also the data from various data sources.
 
Education
2005-present PhD, Intelligent Systems Program, Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
2001-2004 Master of Science, Department of Computer Science, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China
1997-2001 Bachelor of Science, Department of Automatics, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China
 
Classes I Took or am Taking
STAT 2631 Theory of Statistics
ISSP 2020 Topics in Intelligent Systems
ISSP 2030 Advanced Topic in Intelligent Systems
ISSP 2015 / BIOINF 2011 Introduction to Biomedical Informatics
ISSP 2160 / CS 2710 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
ISSP 2170 / CS 2750 Machine Learning
BIOST 2041 Introduction to Statistical Methods 1
BIOST 2042 Introduction to Statistical Methods 2
BIOST 2049 Applied Regression Analysis
ISSP 2240 / INFSCI 2130 Decision Analysis and Decision Support
CS2550 Principles of Database Systems
ISSP 2062 Problem Oriented Programming
ISSP 2070 / BIOINF 2101 Probabilistic Methods for Computer Based Decison Support
 
Publications
Jialan Que, Fu_Chiang Tsui, Michael M. Wagner, Rank-Based Spatial Clustering: A Framework for Rapid Outbreak Detection, JAMIA, accepted, to appear
Jialan Que, Fu_Chiang Tsui, A Data Simulation Model Using NRDM Pharmaceutical Sales Counts, The 9th annual conference, International Society for Disease Surveillance, accepted, to appear
Jialan Que, Fu_Chiang Tsui, Evaluation of Two Spatial Algorithms for Detection of Disease Outbreaks in Two States, Modern Engineering and Technology Seminar, METS, Taiwan, 2010
Jialan Que, Fu_Chiang Tsui, Jeremy Espino, A Z-Score Based Multi-level Spatial Clustering Algorithm for the Detection of Disease Outbreaks, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 5354, Springer, pp. 108-118, 2008
Jialan Que, Fu-Chiang Tsui, A Multi-level Spatial Clustering Algorithm for Detection of Disease Outbreaks. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2008 Nov 6:611-5.
Fu-Chiang Tsui, Jialan Que, Michael M. Wagner, Ellipse-Based Clustering Analysis Using a Time Series Algorithm, Advances in Disease Surveillance, Vol. 2:72, 2007
Jialan Que, Fu-Chiang Tsui, Michael M. Wagner, Timeliness Study of Radiology and Microbiology Reports in A Healthcare System for Biosurveillance, AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2006; 2006: 1068.
Jialan Que, Guitao Ding, Yalou Huang, A PRM Method for Path Planning Based on Heuristic Node Enhancing, Robot, Vol.25 No.6 P.544-547,553, 2003
Hongchao Li, Jialan Que, Yalou Huang. Concept of Equivalent Size for Tractor-Trailer Mobile Robots and its Application to Path Planning, Proceedings of the 4th world Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, Shanghai, Jun.2002
Hongchao Li, Yalou Huang, Jialan Que, Jun Xu, FengChi Sun. An Approach to Path Smoothing for Wheeled Mobile Robots Based on Quadtree Environment Model, Robot, Vol.23,No.5,2001
 
Talks
A Z-Score Based Multi-level Spatial Clustering Algorithm for the Detection of Disease Outbreaks. Seventh Annual International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) Conference, Raleigh NC, December 2008. [PPT]
A Multi-level Spatial Clustering Algorithm for Detection of Disease Outbreaks. 2008 AMIA Annual Symposium, Washington DC, November 2008. [PPT]
Evaluation of Two Spatial Algorithms for Detection of Disease Outbreaks in Two States, 2010 AMIA Annual Symposium, San Francisco CA, November 2009. [PDF]
 
Tools Used for Research
I am using Java, ArcMap, Matlab for my current research, welcome to discuss with me whatever problems you met. :)
Last update: July, 2009