Youkyung Han

Ph.D. / Postdoctoral Fellow

Lyles Scool of Civil Engineering, Purdue University

han6025@gmail.com

han387@purdue.edu

Researchgate Webpage: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Youkyung_Han


1. Educations

Mar. 2009 – Aug. 2013

Ph.D.

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Spatial Informatics, Seoul National University

Dissertation title: Automatic Image-to-image Registration between High-resolution Multisensor Satellite Data in Urban Areas

Mar. 2007 – Feb. 2009

M.S.

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Spatial Informatics, Seoul National University

Thesis title: Segment-based Spatial Feature Extraction in the Classification of High Resolution Satellite Imagery

Mar. 2003 – Feb. 2007

B.S.

School of Civil, Urban and Geosystem Engineering, Seoul National University

2. Academic Experience

Jan. 2016 – present

Postdoctoral Researcher, Geomatics Engineering, Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

Apr. 2014 – Dec. 2015

Postdoctoral Researcher, Remote Sensing for Digital Earth, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy

Sep. 2013 – Mar. 2014

Postdoctoral Researcher, Engineering Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

3. Research Interests

·         Image registration between multisensor data

·         Hyperspectral image processing

·         Image classification

·         High-resolution image processing

·         Change detection

·         Image segmentation

·         Disaster monitoring

·         Environmental remote sensing

4. Certification

Dec. 2007

Engineer Surveying Geo-Spatial Information, Human Resources Development Service of Korea

Jun. 2007

Engineer Information Processing, Human Resources Development Service of Korea

5. Honors and Awards

Nov. 2014

Awarded a Scholarship for the International Postdoctoral Researcher Supported by Basic Science Research Program, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), 2014

Jan. 2013

Grand Prize of the Superior Research Performance, Brain Korea 21 Safe and Sustainable Infrastructure Research, 2013

Mar. 2012

Presenter and representative of the Korean Society of Remote Sensing at the 52nd Spring Conference of the Remote Sensing Society of Japan, 2012

Apr. 2010

Best Paper Award of the 2010 Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography, 2010

Apr. 2008

Best Paper Award of the 2008 Korean Society of Remote Sensing, 2008

Feb. 2008

Excellence in Oral Presentation in Spatial Engineering Session of the 1st SIR BK21 International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure, 2008

6. Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Papers – Published or in press

[1]      Y.-K. Han, F. Bovolo, and L. Bruzzone, “An Approach to Fine Co-registration between Very High Resolution Multispectral Images based on Registration Noise Distribution,” IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 53, no. 12, pp. 6650-6662, 2015.

[2]      Y.-G. Byun, Y.-K. Han, and T.-B. Choi, “Image Fusion-based Change Detection for Flood Extent Extraction Using Bi-temporal Very High-resolution Satellite Images,” Remote Sensing, vol. 7, no. 8, pp. 10347-10363, 2015.

[3]      B. Wang, S.-K. Choi, Y.-K. Han, S.-K. Lee, and J.-W. Choi, “Application of IR-MAD Using Synthetically Fused Images for Change Detection in Hyperspectral Data,” Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 6, no. 8, pp. 578-586, 2015.

[4]      Y.-K. Han and Y.-G. Byun, “Automatic and Accurate Registration of VHR Optical and SAR Images Using a Quadtree Structure,” International Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 36, no. 9, pp. 2277-2295, 2015.

[5]      Y.-K. Han, J.-W. Choi, Y.-G. Byun, and Y.-I. Kim, “Parameter Optimization for the Extraction of Matching Points between High-resolution Multisensor Images in Urban Areas,” IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 52, no. 9, pp. 5612-5621, 2014.

[6]      Y.-K. Han, B.-H. Kim, Y.-I. Kim, and W.-H. Lee, “Automatic Cloud Detection for High Spatial Resolution Multi-temporal Images,” Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 5, no. 7, pp. 601-608, 2014.

[7]      Y.-K. Han, J.-H. Yeom, Y.-J. Kim, and Y.-I. Kim, “Automatic Image Registration of Multi-temporal KOMPSAT-2 Images in Agricultural Areas,” Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 60-65, 2014.

[8]      J.-H. Yeom, Y.-K. Han, and Y.-I. Kim, “Separability Analysis and Classification of Rice Fields Using KOMPSAT-2 High Resolution Satellite Imagery,” Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, vol. 17, no. 12, pp. 136-143, 2013.

[9]      Y.-G. Byun, J.-W. Choi, and Y.-K. Han, “An Area-based Image Fusion Scheme for the Integration of SAR and Optical Satellite Imagery,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 2212-2220, 2013.

[10]  Y.-G. Byun, Y.-K. Han, and T.-B. Chae, “A Multispectral Image Segmentation Approach for Object-based Image Classification of High Resolution Satellite Imagery,” KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 486-497, 2013.

[11]  Y.-K. Han, Y.-G. Byun, J.-W. Choi, D.-Y. Han, and Y.-I. Kim, “Automatic Registration of High-resolution Images Using Local Properties of Features,” Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, vol. 78, no. 3, pp. 211-221, 2012.

[12]  Y.-K. Han, H.-J. Kim, J.-W. Choi, and Y.-I. Kim, “A Shape-size Index Extraction for Classification of High Resolution Multispectral Satellite Images,” International Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 1682-1700, 2012.

Peer Reviewed Journal Papers –in review

[1]      Y.-K. Han, F. Bovolo, and L. Bruzzone, “Context-based Registration Noise Alignment for Fine Co-registration of Very High Resolution Multitemporal Images in Urban Areas,” IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, in review.

[2]      Y.-K. Han, F. Bovolo, and L. Bruzzone, “Edge-based Registration Noise Estimation on VHR Multitemporal and Multisensor Images,” IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, in review.

Peer Reviewed Journal Papers – Published (written in Korean)

[1]      Y.-K. Han and J.-W. Choi, “Matching Points Extraction between Optical and TIR Images by Using SURF and Local Phase Correlation,” Journal of the Korean Society for Geospatial Information System, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 81-88, 2015.

[2]      A.-R. Song, Y.-K. Han, Y.-H. Kim, and Y.-I. Kim, “Spectral Mixture Analysis Using Modified IEA Algorithm for Forest Classification,” Korean Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 219-226, 2014.

[3]      B.-H. Kim, Y.-H. Kim, Y.-K. Han, W.-S. Choi, and Y.-I. Kim, “Fully Automated Generation of Cloud-free Imagery Using Landsat-8,” Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 133-142, 2014.

[4]      Y.-K. Han, Y.-I. Kim, and W.-H. Lee, “Automatic Co-registration of Cloud-covered High-resolution Multi-temporal Imagery,” Journal of the Korean Society for Geospatial Information System, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 101-107, 2013.

[5]      Y.-K. Han, J.-H. Yeom, Y.-I. Kim, and B.-G. Lee, “Monitoring Management Plan for Changed Region with respect to Revision Periods,” Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 401-410, 2013.

[6]      J.-H. Yeom, Y.-K. Han, and Y.-I. Kim, “Analysis on Shadow Effect on High Resolution Satellite Image Matching in Urban Area,” Journal of the Korean Society for Geospatial Information System, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 93-98, 2013.

[7]      A.-C. Chang, Y.-I. Kim, S.-K. Choi, D.-Y. Han, J.-W. Choi, Y.-M. Kim, Y.-K. Han, H.-L. Park, B. Wang, and H.-C. Lim, “Construction and Data Analysis of Test-bed by Hyperspectral Airborne Remote Sensing,” Korean Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 161-172, 2013.

[8]      Y.-K. Han, Y.-I. Kim, D.-Y. Han, and J.-W. Choi, “Mosaic Image Generation of AISA Eagle Hyperspectral Sensor Using SIFT Method,” Korean Journal of Geomatics, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 165-172, 2013.

[9]      Y.-K. Han, Y.-G. Byun, and Y.-I. Kim, “Automatic Estimation of Geometric Translations between High-resolution Optical and SAR Images,” Journal of the Korean Society for Geospatial Information System, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 41-48, 2012.

[10]  Y.-K. Han, Y.-G. Byun, T.-B. Chae, and Y.-I. Kim, “Automatic Registration between KOMPSAT-2 and TerraSAR-X Images,” Korean Journal of Geomatics, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 667-675, 2011.

[11]  Y.-G. Byun, Y.-K. Han, and T.-B. Chae, “Road Extraction from High Resolution Satellite Image Using Object-based Road Model,” Korean Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 421-433, 2011.

[12]  Y.-K. Han, D.-J. Kim, and Y.-I. Kim, “Registration between High-resolution Optical and SAR Images Using Linear Features,” Korean Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 141-150, 2011.

[13]  Y.-K. Han, Y.-G. Byun, J.-W. Choi, D.-Y. Han, and Y.-I. Kim, “Automatic Registration of High Resolution Satellite Images Using Local Properties of Tie Points,” Korean Journal of Geomatics, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 353-359, 2010.

[14]  Y.-K. Han, H.-J. Kim, J.-W. Choi, and Y.-I. Kim, “A Study on Optimal Shape-Size Index Extraction for Classification of High Resolution Satellite Imagery,” Korean Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 145-154, 2009.

[15]  Y.-K. Han, J.-W. Choi, J.-B. Lee, K.-Y. Yu, and Y.-I. Kim, “Automatic Extraction of Training Dataset Using Expectation Maximization Algorithm - for Automatic Supervised Classification of Road Networks,” Korean Journal of Geomatics, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 289-297, 2009.

[16]  Y.-G. Byun, H.-J. Kim, J.-W. Choi, Y.-K. Han, and Y.-I. Kim, “Extraction and Revision of Building Information from Single High Resolution Image and Digital Map,” Korean Journal of Geomatics, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 149-156, 2008.

 

International Conference Papers and Presentations

[1]      Y.-K. Han, F. Bovolo, L. Bruzzone, “Precise Co-registration of Very High Resolution Optical Images by Registration-Noise Estimation,” IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Milan, Italy, 2015.

[2]      J.-W. Choi, B. Wang, H.-K. Lee, Y.-K. Han, Y.-J. Kim, “Hyperspectral Change Detection by Using IR-MAD and Synthetic Image Fusion,” IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Milan, Italy, 2015.

[3]      Y.-K. Han, F. Bovolo, L. Bruzzone, “Fine Co-registration of VHR Images for Multitemporal Urban Area Analysis,” International Workshop on the Analysis of Multitemporal Remote Sensing Images, Annecy, France, 2015.

[4]      J.-W. Choi, B. Wang, H.-K. Lee, Y.-K. Han, Y.-J. Kim, “Application of IR-MAD based on Block-based Image Fusion for Airborne Hyperspectral Imagery,” International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Tainan, Taiwan, 2015.

[5]      Y.-K. Han, A.-J. Chang, Y.-J. Kim, B. Wang, and J.-W. Choi, “Change Detection of Airborne Hyperspectral Images Using Cross Image Fusion,” International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Busan, Korea, 2014.

[6]      Y.-J. Kim, Y.-K. Han, J.-W. Choi, and Y.-I. Kim, “Band Simulation and Block-based Fusion for Spatial Enhancement of AISA Data,” International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Busan, Korea, 2014.

[7]      Y.-K. Han and Y.-I. Kim, “A Study on Automatic Co-registration of Cloud-covered Multi-temporal KOMPSAT-2 Imagery,” The International Conference on Geospatial Information Science, Seoul, Korea, 2013.

[8]      A.-R. Song, Y.-K. Han, Y.-H. Kim, and Y.-I. Kim, “Spectral Mixture Analysis Using Modified IEA Algorithm for Forest Classification,” The International Conference on Geospatial Information Science, Seoul, Korea, 2013.

[9]      M.-Y. Jung, Y.-K. Han, Y.-I. Kim, “Application of Principal Component Analysis to MODIS NDVI for Estimation of Paddy Rice Yields in Gyeonggi, South Korea,” The 34th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, Bali, Indonesia, 2013.

[10]  B.-H. Kim, Y.-K. Han, Y.-H. Kim, and Y.-I. Kim, “Generation of Cloud-free Imagery Using Landsat-8,” The 34th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, Bali, Indonesia, 2013.

[11]  Y.-J. Kim, Y.-K. Han, J.-H. Yeom, and Y.-I. Kim, “Comparative Study of Interest Points Extraction Algorithms for Image Matching Using High Resolution Satellite Images on Urban Objects,” International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Chiba, Japan, 2013.

[12]  J.-H. Yeom, Y.-K. Han, and Y.-I. Kim, “Automatic Shadow Detection for Precise Matching Points Extraction,” Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, Pattaya, Thailand, 2012.

[13]  Y.-M. Kim, Y.-K. Han, J.-H. Yeom, D.-Y. Han, and Y.-I. Kim, “Object-based Classification and Building Extraction by Integrating Airborne LiDAR Data and Aerial Image,” IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Munich, Germany, 2012.

[14]  Y.-K. Han, Y.-M. Kim, J.-H. Yeom, D.-Y. Han, and Y.-I. Kim, “Automatic Registration of High-resolution Optical and SAR Images based on an Integrated Intensity- and Feature-based Approach,” IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Munich, Germany, 2012.

[15]  Y.-K. Han and Y.-I. Kim, “Optimization of High-resolution Multi-sensor Image Registration based on Registration Consistency and Distribution Quality,” Remote Sensing Society of Japan, Tokyo, Japan, 2012.

[16]  Y.-K. Han, Y.-G. Byun, and Y.-I. Kim, “Automatic Registration between High Resolution Optical and SAR Images Using Mutual Information and Lien Features,” International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Yeo-su, Korea, 2011.

[17]  J.-W. Choi, Y.-K. Han, Y.-G. Byun, and Y.-I. Kim, “Simulated Annealing based Optimization of Automatic Registration Method by Local Properties of Features,” International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Yeo-su, Korea, 2011.

[18]  Y.-K. Han, Y.-M. Kim, Y.-G. Byun, J.-W. Choi, D.-Y. Han, and Y.-I. Kim, “Automatic Registration of High-resolution Images In urban Areas Using Local Properties of Features,” American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, 2011.

[19]  Y.-M. Kim, Y.-K. Han, Y.-G. Byun, J.-W. Choi, D.-Y. Han, and Y.-I. Kim, “Object-based Classification of an Urban Area Through a Combination of Aerial Image and Airborne Lidar Data,” American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, 2011.

[20]  Y.-K. Han, Y.-G. Byun, J.-W. Choi, D.-Y. Han, and Y.-I. Kim, “Automatic Registration of High Resolution Satellite Images with Local Displacements,” International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Je-ju, Korea, 2010.

[21]  A.-R. Ko, Y.-G. Byun, J.-H. Lee, Y.-K. Han, and Y.-I. Kim, “Region-based Building Extraction from High Resolution Satellite Images Using Spectral and Shape Features Information,” International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Je-ju, Korea, 2010.

[22]  H.-J. Kim, Y.-K. Han, J.-H. Yeom, and Y.-I. Kim, “A Hierarchical Classification Method for Detailed Land-cover Mapping from Kompsat-2 Imagery,” International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Busan, Korea, 2009.

[23]  D.-S. Kim, B.-U. Park, Y.-K. Han, and Y.-I. Kim, “Relative Radiometric Normalization of Hyperion Hyperspectral Images Using Spectral Similarity Measure,” International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Busan, Korea, 2009.

[24]  Y.-K. Han, H.-J. Kim, J.-W. Choi, and Y.-I. Kim, “A Study on Spatial Feature Extraction in the Classification of High Resolution Satellite Imagery,” International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Dae-jeon, Korea, 2008.

[25]  H.-J. Kim, J.-W. Choi, Y.-K. Han, and Y.-I. Kim, “Creation of Digital City Model from a Single KOMPSAT-2 Image,” International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Dae-jeon, Korea, 2008.

[26]  J.-W. Choi, H.-J. Kim, Y.-K. Han, and Y.-I. Kim, “Radiometric Restoration of Shadow Areas from KOMPSAT-2 Imagery,” International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Dae-jeon, Korea, 2008.

[27]  J.-W. Choi, H.-J. Kim, Y.-G. Byun, Y.-K. Han, and Y.-I. Kim, “Modified Double Snake Algorithm for Road Feature Updating of Digital Maps Using QuickBird Imagery,” International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Je-ju, Korea, 2007.

[28]  H.-J. Kim, Y.-G. Byun, J.-W. Choi, Y.-K. Han, and Y.-I. Kim, “Automatic 3D Building Information Extraction from a Single QuickBird Image and Digital Map,” International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Je-ju, Korea, 2007.

7. Research Projects

May 2014 – present

RA – Analysis of MultiSensor VHR image Time Series (MS-TS)

Funded by DigitalGlobe Foundation

Jun. 2013 – Apr. 2014

PM – Radiometric Normalization for Automatic Mosaic Image Generation of High-resolution Satellite Image over Large Areas

Funded by Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning

Sep. 2012 – Mar. 2014

PM – Technique Development to Predict Agricultural Yield Through the Fusion of Multi-resolution Satellite Images and GIS Data for East Asia Including Korea Region

Funded by Ministry of Education and Science Technology

Jul. 2012 – Mar. 2014

RA – A Study on Application Methodology of Spectral Information for Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data based on the Aircraft

Funded by Ministry of Education and Science Technology

Jun. 2011 – Dec. 2012

PM – Development of Image-to-image Matching Techniques for KOMPSAT-2, -3, and -5 Sensors

Funded by Korean Aerospace Research Institute

Sep. 2009 – Aug. 2012

PM – A Study on the Urban Geospatial Information Generation and Application with the Integrated Automatic Processing Techniques Using High Resolution Multisensor Remote Sensing Data

Funded by Ministry of Education and Science Technology

Sep. 2009 – Feb. 2011

TA – Graduate Courses of Remote Sensing & Image Interpretation, Special Issues on Remote Sensing, and Advanced Surveying

Undergraduate Courses of Spatial Informatics and Systems, Remote Sensing, and Construction Engineering Leadership

Mar. 2008 – Dec. 2009

RA – Creation of Digital City Model

Funded by Korean Aerospace Research Institute

Sep. 2007 – Aug. 2008

RA – Change Detection Techniques Using Multi-sensor Satellite Data

Funded by Korean Land Spatialization Group

Mar. 2007 – Jan. 2008

RA – Development of Application Techniques Related with Remote Sensing & GIS

Funded by Korean Aerospace Research Institute

Mar. 2007 – Feb. 2013

RA – Brain Korea 21 Program

Funded by Social Infrastructure Research Group for Safe and Sustainable Development

(PM: Project Manager, RA: Research Assistant, TA: Teaching Assistant)

8. Professional Services

Dec. 2015 – present

Paper Reviewer, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing (JARS)

Nov. 2015 – present

Paper Reviewer, Sensors

May 2015 – present

Paper Reviewer, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (J-STARS)

Mar. 2015 – present

Paper Reviewer, Remote Sensing

Oct. 2014 – present

Paper Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (TGRS)

Oct. 2013 – present

Paper Reviewer, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (PE&RS)

Jan. 2012 – present

Member, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS)

Sep. 2012 – present

Member, The Korean Society for Geo-Spatial Information System (KSGIS)

Apr. 2009 – present

Member, The Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography (KSGPC)

Apr. 2009 – present

Member, The Korean Society of Remote Sensing (KSRS)