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John Kerekes

Research Professor

Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science
College of Science
jpkpci@rit.edu
585-475-6996
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CAR-3242
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3242 Carlson (Building 76)

John Kerekes

Research Professor

Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science
College of Science

Education

BS, MS, Ph.D., Purdue University

Bio

Dr. Kerekes has worked throughout his career on advancing the state of the art and practice of remote sensing technology through theoretical investigations, data analyses, and modeling of remote sensing systems. His interest has been in viewing the end-to-end remote sensing process as a system with application performance as the system metric. Developing models with this perspective has improved understanding of parameter sensitivities and requirements for system design and operation. His work has emphasized the use of statistical parametric models in propagating the information bearing characteristics of the scene through the effects of the remote sensing process. He has applied this approach to the study of multispectral remote sensing systems designed for surface land cover classification, the vertical profiling of atmospheric temperature and water vapor, the sensing of surface particulate matter and for unresolved (sub-pixel) object detection and identification. He has also investigated the use of spectral imaging for medical applications.

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Journal Paper
Murphy, Cara P. and John P. Kerekes. "1D Conditional Generative Adversarial Network for Spectrum-to-spectrum Translation of Simulated Chemical Reflectance Signatures." Journal of Spectral Imaging 10. (2021): 1-11. Web.
Myers, Emily, et al. "Effects of Satellite Revisit Rate and Time-Series Smoothing Method on Throughout-Season Maize Yield Correlation Accuracy." EEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing 14. (2021): 12007-12021. Web.
Webber, Cody M. and John P. Kerekes. "An Examination of Enhanced Atmospheric Methane Detection Methods for Predicting Performance of a Novel Multiband Uncooled Radiometer Imager." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 13. (2020): 5359-5367. Print.
Murphy, Cara P., et al. "Practical Model for Improved Classification of Trace Chemical Residues on Surfaces in Active Spectroscopic Measurements." Optical Engineering 59. 9 (2020): 1-13. Print.
Han, Sanghui, et al. "Optimizing Requirements for a Compact Spaceborne Adaptive Spectral Imaging System in Subpixel Target Detection Applications." IEEE Journal on Miniaturization for Air and Space Systems, 1. 1 (2020): 32-46. Print.
Han, Sanghui and John Kerekes. "Overview of Passive Optical Multispectral and Hyperspectral Image Simulation Techniques." IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing 10. 11 (2017): 4794-4804. Print.
Myers, Emily, et al. "Assessing the Impact of Satellite Revisit Rate on Estimation of Corn Phenological Transition Timing through Shape Model Fitting." Remote Sensing 11. 21 (2019): 1-21. Print.
Han, Sanghui, et al. "Band Selection Method for Subpixel Target Detection Using Only the Target Reflectance Signature." Applied Optics 58. 11 (2019): 2981-2993. Print.
Wang, Fan, et al. "Residential Roof Condition Assessment System Using Deep Learning." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 12. 1 (2018): 1-20. Web.
Cui, Zhaoyu and John Kerekes. "Potential of Red Edge Spectral Bands in Future Landsat Satellites on Agroecosystem Canopy Green Leaf Area Index Retrieval." Remote Sensing 10. 9 (2018): 1-14. Web.
Cui, Zhaoyu and John Kerekes. "Impact of Wavelength Shift in Relative Spectral Response at High Angles of Incidence in Landsat-8 Operational Land Imager and Future Landsat Design Concepts." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 56. 10 (2018): 5873-5883. Print.
Kerekes, John P., John P. Kerekes, and Jiashu Zhang. "An Adaptive Density-based Model for Extracting Surface Returns from Photon-counting Laser Altimeter Data." IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters 12. 4 (2015): 726--730. Print.
Kerekes, John P., et al. "Low Cost Laboratory Based Polarimetric SAR system for Scattering Analysis." IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine. (2014): --. Print.
Kerekes, John P., John P. Kerekes, and Lingfei Meng. "An Analytical Model for Polarimetric Imaging Systems." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 52. 10 (2014): 6615--6626. Print.
Kerekes, John P., John P. Kerekes, and Jiashu Zhang. "First Principles Simulation of Spaceborne Micropulse Photon-counting Lidar Performance on Complex Surfaces." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 52. 10 (2014): 6488--6496. Print.
Kerekes, John P., John P. Kerekes, and Jiashu Zhang. "An Adaptive Density-based Model for Extracting Surface Returns from Photon-counting Laser Altimeter Data." IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters 12. 4 (2014): 726--730. Print.
Kerekes, John P., et al. "Extracting Structural Vegetation Components From Small-Footprint Waveform Lidar for Biomass Estimation in Savanna Ecosystems." IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observation and Remote Sensing 7. 2 (2014): 480--490. Print.
Herweg, Jared A., John P. Kerekes, and Michael T. Eismann. "Separability Between Pedestrians in Hyperspectral Imagery." Applied Optics 52. 6 (2013): 1330-1338. Print.
Meng, Lingfei and John P. Kerekes. "Object Tracking Using High Resolution Satellite Imagery." IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing 5. 1 (2012): 146-152. Print.
Raisanen, Alan D., et al. "Simulation of Practical Single-Pixel Wire Grid Polarizers for Superpixel Stokes Vector Imaging Arrays." Optical Engineering 51. 016201 (2012) Print.
Meng, Lingfei and John P. Kerekes. "Object Tracking Using High Resolution Satellite Imagery." IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing 5. 1 (2011): 146-152. Print.
Raisanen, Alan D., et al. "Simulation of Practical Single-Pixel Wire Grid Polarizers for Superpixel Stokes Vector Imaging Arrays." Optical Engineering 51. 1 (2011): NA. Print.
Meng, Lingfei and John P. Kerekes. "Adaptive Target Detection with a Polarization-sensitive Optical System." Applied Optics 50. 13 (2011): 1925-1932. Print.
Matteoli, Stefania, Emmett J. Ientilucci, and John P. Kerekes. "Operational and Performance Considerations of Radiative Transfer Modeling in Hyperspectral Target Detection." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 49. 4 (2011): 1343-1355. Print.
Published Conference Proceedings
Kerekes, John P., Molini M. Patel, and Caroline C. D'Angelo. "Review of Global Near Real-time PM2.5 Estimates and Model Forecasts." Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. Ed. IEEE. Virtual, USA: IEEE, 2020. Print.
Cui, Zhaoyu and John P. Kerekes. "Potential of Red Edge Spectral Bands in Future Landsat Satellites on Agroecosystem Canopy Chlorophyll Content Retrieval." Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS). Ed. IEEE. Yokohama, Japan: n.p., 2019. Print.
Han, Sanghui, et al. "Prediction and Assessment Comparison for Optimizing Spectral Imaging System Design." Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS). Ed. IEEE. Yokohama, Japan: n.p., 2019. Print.
Kerekes, John, Cody Webber, and Rolando Raqueno. "Methane Detection in the Longwave Infrared." Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. Ed. Jose Sobrino and Gustau Camps-Valls. Valencia, Spain: IEEE, 2018. Print.
McCoy, Keegan, et al. "Integration of Optomechanical System Models with DIRSIG." Proceedings of the Optical Modeling and Performance Predictions X. Ed. Mark Kahan and Marie Levine-West. San Diego, CA: SPIE, 2018. Print.
Mathew, Jobin and John Kerekes. "Multi-spectral Change Detection Methods: Evaluation on Simulated and Real-world Satellite Imagery." Proceedings of the Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery XXIV. Ed. Miguel Velez-Reyes and David Messinger. Orlando, FL: SPIE, 2018. Print.
Han, Sanghui and John Kerekes. "Simulation Techniques for Image Utility Analysis." Proceedings of the Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery XXIV. Ed. Miguel Velez-Reyes and David Messinger. Orlando, FL: SPIE, 2018. Print.
Jnawali, Kamal, John Kerekes, and Navalgund Rao. "Comparative Study of Spectral Matched Filter, Constrained Energy Minimization, and Adaptive Coherence Estimator for Subpixel Target Detection Based on Hyperspectral Imaging." Proceedings of the Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery XXIV. Ed. Miguel Velez-Reyes and David Messinger. Orlando, FL: SPIE, 2018. Print.
Kerekes, John P. "The Role of Large Constellations of Small Satellites in Emergency Response Situations." Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. Milano, Lombardia: IEEE, 2015. Print.
Kerekes, John P. "Towards Robust Forest Leaf Area Index Assessment Using an Imaging Spectroscopy Simulation Approach." Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. Milano, Lombardia: IEEE, 2015. Print.
Kerekes, John P. "An Analysis Task Comparison of Uncorrected vs. Geo-registered Airborne Hyperspectral Imagery." Proceedings of the Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery XXI. Baltimore, Maryland: SPIE, 2015. Print.
Kerekes, John P. "Empirical Measurement and Model Validation of Infrared Spectra of Contaminated Surfaces." Proceedings of the Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery XXI. Baltimore, Maryland: SPIE, 2015. Print.
Kerekes, John P. "A Clustering Approach for Detection of Ground in Micropulse Photon-counting Lidar Altimeter Data." Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. Quebec, Quebec: IEEE, 2014. Print.
Kerekes, John P. "Effects of Cubesat Design Parameters on Image Quality and Feature Extraction for 3D Reconstruction." Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. Quebec, Quebec: IEEE, 2014. Print.
Kerekes, John P. "A Comparison of Real and Simulated Airborne Multisensor Imagery." Proceedings of the Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery. Baltimore, Maryland: SPIE, 2014. Print.
Kerekes, John P. "A Combined Approach for Ice Sheet elevation Extraction From Lidar Point Clouds." Proceedings of the Western New York Image and Signal Processing Workshop. Rochester, New York: IEEE, 2014. Print.
Kerekes, John P. "A Comparison of Real and Simulated Airborne Hyperspectral Imagery." Proceedings of the Western New York Image and Signal Processing Workshop. Rochester, New York: IEEE, 2014. Print.
Ding, Bo and John P. Kerekes. "Extended Hyperspectral Imaging System Modeling and Implementation for Subpixel Target Detection." Proceedings of the Imaging Spectrometry XVIII. San Diego, California: n.p., 2013. Print.
Perkins, Cara and John P. Kerekes. "Spatial Heterodyne Spectrometer: Modeling and Interferogram Processing for Calibrated Spectral Radiance Measurements." Proceedings of the Imaging Spectrometry XVIII. San Diego, California: n.p., 2013. Print.
Kerekes, John P., et al. "Theoretical Modeling of Lidar Return Phenomenology from Snow and Ice Surfaces." Proceedings of the IGARSS. Melbourne, Victoria: n.p., 2013. Print.
Maitra, Sanjet, et al. "Characterization of Basic Scattering Mechanisms Using Laboratory Based Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging." Proceedings of the IGARSS. Melbourne, Victoria: n.p., 2013. Print.
Horan, Kim H. and John P. Kerekes. "An Automated Statistical Analysis Approach to Noise Reduction for Photon-counting Lidar Systems." Proceedings of the IGARSS. Melbourne, Victoria: n.p., 2013. Print.
Giannandrea, AnneMarie, et al. "The SHARE 2012 Data Campaign." Proceedings of the Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery XIX. Baltimore, Maryland: n.p., 2013. Print.
Canham, Kelly, et al. "SHARE 2012: Large Edge Targets for Hyperspectral Imaging Applications." Proceedings of the Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery XIX. Baltimore, Maryland: n.p., 2013. Print.
Kerekes, John P., et al. "SHARE 2012: Subpixel Detection and Unmixing Experiments." Proceedings of the Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery XIX. Baltimore, Maryland: n.p., 2013. Print.
Kerekes, John P. and Dan Goldberg. "Hyperspectral Image Quality for Unmixing and Subpixel Detection Applications." Proceedings of the Image Quality and System Performance X. Burlingame, California: n.p., 2013. Print.
Katuwal, G, et al. "Automatic Fundus Image Detection and Quality Assessment." Proceedings of the IEEE Western New York Image Processing Workshop. Rochester, New York: n.p., 2013. Print.
Kerekes, John P., et al. "Measurements and Modeling of LWIR Spectral Emissivity of Contaminated Quartz Sand." Proceedings of the Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing. Gainesville, FL: n.p., 2013. Print.
Uzkent, Burak, et al. "Feature Matching and Adaptive Prediction Models in an Object Tracking DDDAS." Proceedings of the Procedia Computer Science. n.p., 2013. Print.
Herweg, Jared A., John P. Kerekes, and Michael T. Eismann. "Hyperspectral Imaging Phenomenology for the Detection and Tracking of Pedestrians." Proceedings of the IGARSS. Munich, Bavaria: n.p., 2012. Print.
Kerekes, John P., et al. "First Principles Modeling for Lidar Sensing of Complex Ice Surfaces." Proceedings of the IGARSS 2012. Munich, Bavaria: n.p., 2012. Print.
Gadaleta, Sabino M., John P. Kerekes, and Kyle M. Tarplee. "Autonomous Target Dependent Waveband Selection for Tracking in Performance-driven Hyperspectral Sensing." Proceedings of the Defense, Security, and Sensing. Baltimore, MD: n.p., 2012. Print.
Herweg, Jared A., John P. Kerekes, and Michael T. Eismann. "Hyperspectral Measurements of Natural Signatures - Pedestrians." Proceedings of the Defense, Security, and Sensing. Baltimore, MD: n.p., 2012. Print.
Herweg, Jared, et al. "SpecTIR Hyperspectral Airborne Rochester Experiment Data Collection Campaign." Proceedings of the Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery XVIII. Baltimore, MD: n.p., 2012. Print.
Maitra, Sanjet, Michael G. Gartley, and John P. Kerekes. "Relation Between Degree of Polarization and Pauli Color Coded Image to Characterize Scattering Mechanisms." Proceedings of the Polarization: Measurement, Analysis and Remote Sensing. Baltimore, MD: n.p., 2012. Print.
Vodacek, Anthony, John P. Kerekes, and Matthew J. Hoffman. "Adaptive Optical Sensing in an Object Tracking DDDAS." Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Science, ICCS 2012. Ed. Ali Hesham, et al. n.p., 2012. Print.
Kerekes, John P. "Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Subpixel Object Detection Performance." Proceedings of the Applied Imagery Pattern Recognition Workshop. Washington, DC, United States: n.p., 2011. Print.
Kerekes, John P. "Exploring Limits in Hyperspectral Unresolved Object Detection." Proceedings of the IGARSS11. Vancouver, BC: n.p., 2011. Print.
Rivas, Annette O., John P. Kerekes, and Alan D. Raisanen. "Tunable Single Pixel MEMS Fabry-Perot Interferometer." Proceedings of the Applied Industrial Optics: Spectroscopy, Imaging and Metrology. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: n.p., 2011. Print.
Meng, Lingfei and John P. Kerekes. "Analytical Modeling of Optical Polarimetric Imaging Systems." Proceedings of the IGARSS11. Vancouver, BC: n.p., 2011. Print.
Zhang, Jie and John P. Kerekes. "Unsupervised Urban Land-cover Classification Using Worldview-2 Data and Self Organizing Maps." Proceedings of the IGARSS11. Vancouver, BC: n.p., 2011. Print.
Herweg, Jared, et al. "Spectral Variations in HSI Signatures of Thin Fabrics for Detecting and Tracking of Pedestrians." Proceedings of the Active and Passive Signatures II. Orlando, FL: n.p., 2011. Print.
Basener, William, C. Eric Nance, and John P. Kerekes. "The Target Implant Method for Predicting Target Difficulty and Detector Performance in Hyperspectral Imagery." Proceedings of the Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery XVII. Orlando, FL: n.p., 2011. Print.
Full Patent
Katuwal, Gajendra, et al. "Automated Fundus Image Field Detection and Quality Assessment." U.S. Patent 9,905,008. 27 Feb. 2018.
Published Article
Matteoli, S., E.J. Ientilucci, J.P. Kerekes. “Operational andperformance considerations of radiativetransfer modeling in hyperspectral target detection.” IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, (2010): 1-13. Print. £
Stefanou, M.S., J.P. Kerekes. “Image-Derived Predictionof Spectral Image Utility for Target DetectionApplications.” IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 48.5 (2010): 1827-1833. Print. "  £
King, K.C., J.P. Kerekes. “Development of a Web-based Blind Test to Score and Rank Hyperspectral Classification Algorithms.” Proceedings of the 2010 Western NY Image Processing Workshop, IEEE, Nov. 2010. n.p. Print. "  £
Lu, Z., A.C. Rice, J.R. Vasquez, J.P. Kerekes. “Target Discrimination Via Optimal Wavelength BandSelection With Synthetic HyperspectralImagery.” Proceedings of the Second Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing, IEEE, June 2010. n.p. Print. £
Presnar, M.D., J.P. Kerekes, D.R. Pogorzala. “Dynamic Image Simulations for Adaptive Sensor Performance Predictions.” Proceedings of the Second Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing, IEEE, June 2010. n.p. Print. "  £
McGlinchy, J.,J.A. van Aardt, H.E. Rhody, J.P. Kerekes, E.J. Ientilucci, G.P. Asner, D. Knapp, R. Mathieu, T. Kennedy-Bowdoin, B.F. Erasmus, K. Wessels, I.P. Smit, J. Wu, D. Sarrazin. “Extracting Structural Land Cover Components using Small--footprint Waveform Lidar Data.” Proceedings of 2010 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, IEEE, IGARSS, July 2010. n.p. Print. " 
Simmons, D., D.P. Kerekes, D. Rahn, A.K. Shaw, J.I. Medford. “Hyperspectral Imaging Phenomenology of Genetically Engineered Plant Sentinels.”Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE InternationalGeoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IEEE, IGARSS, July 2010. 3386-3389. Print. " 
Presnar, M.D., J.P. Kerekes, “Modeling and Measurement of Optical Polarimetric Image Phenomenology in a Complex Urban Environment.” Proceedings of 2010 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, IEEE, IGARSS, July 2010. 4389-4392. Print. " 
Kerekes, J.P. “Application-driven Spectral Image Quality Assessment and Prediction.” OSA TechnicalDigest, Optical Society of America, DigitalImage Processing and Analysis, (2010): n.p. Print.
Fourspring, K.D., Z. Ninkov, J.P. Kerekes, J.P. “Scattered light ina DMD based multi-object spectrometer.”Proceedings of Modern Technologies in Space-and Ground-based Telescopes and Instrumentation, SPIE, SPIE AstronomicalInstrumentation, 7739 (June 2010): 1-9. Print. " 
Kerekes, J.P., D.K. Snyder. “Unresolved Target Detection Blind Test Project Overview.” Proceedings of Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, andUltraspectral Imagery XVI, SPIE Defense and Security, 7695 (April 2010): n.p. Print. " 
Kerekes, J.P., C. Hart,M.G. Gartley, B.D. Bartlett, C. Nance. “Characterization of material reflectance variation through measurement and simulation.” Proceedings of Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery XVI, Defense and Security Symposium, 7695, April 2010. n.p. Print.
Matteoli, S., E.J. Ientilucci, J.P. Kerekes. “Characterization of Physics-based Radiative Transfer ModelingParameters for a Blind Test Airborne Hyperspectral Data Set.” Proceedings of Algorithms and Technologies forMultispectral, Hyperspectral, andUltraspectral Imagery XVI, Defense and Security Symposium, 7695 (April 2010): n.p. Print.
Presnar, M.D., A.D.Raisanen, D.R. Pogorzala, J.P. Kerekes, A.C. Rice. “Dynamic Scene Generation,Multimodal Sensor Design, and Target Tracking Demonstration for Hyperspectral/Polarimetric Performance-Driven Sensing.” Proceedings of Polarization: Measurement,Analysis, and Remote Sensing IX, SPIE, Defense, Security, and Sensing, 7672 76720T (April 2010): 1-12. Print. " 
Fourspring, K.D., Z.Ninkov, J.P. Kerekes. “Subpixel Scatter inDigital Micromirror Devices.” Proceedings Emerging Digital Micromirror Device BasedSystems and Applications II, Photonics West, 7596 (January 2010): n.p. Print. " 

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