L. Ballerini, G. Coppini, G. Giacomelli and G. Valli "A Simple
Algorithm for Automatic Alignment of Ocular Fundus Images",
In: Time-Varing Image Processing and Moving Object
Recognition, No. 4, pp. 205-212, Cappellini ed., Elsevier, 1997
L. Ballerini "Detection and Quantification of
Foveal Avascular Zone alterations in Diabetic Retinopathy",
Journal of Vascular Research, Vol. 35, Suppl. 3, 1998
G. Giacomelli, L. Ballerini, R. Volpe, R. Mencucci, S. Cappelli,
M. C. Arena, G. Salvi "Analisi Automatica del Circolo
Perifoveale per il Monitoraggio della Maculopatia Diabetica",
Ottica Fisiopatologica, No. 3, Anno III, pp. 171-179,
January 1999 (italian and english text)
L. Ballerini "Image Analysis for the Food Industry: Digital
Camera Photographs and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Images",
Electronic Imaging, Vol. 11, No. 2, p. 7, June 2001
L. Ballerini, A. Högberg, G. Borgefors, A-C. Bylund,
A. Lindgård, K. Lundström, O. Rakotonirainy, B. Soussi
"A Segmentation Technique to Determine Fat Content in NMR Images
of Beef Meat", IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science,
Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 195-199, February 2002
L. Ballerini and L. Franzén "Fractal Analysis of
Microscopic Images of Breast Tissue", WSEAS Transactions on
Circuits, Vol. 2, No. 1 pp. 270-275, January 2003
A. Hullberg and L. Ballerini "Pore Formation in Cured-smoked
Pork Determined with Image Analysis - Effect of Tumbling and
RN- Gene", Meat Science, Vol. 65, No. 4,
pp. 1231-1236, December 2003
L. Ballerini, L. Bocchi and A. Hullberg "Analysis of Pores in
Pig Meat Images", Machine Graphics and Vision,
Vol. 13, No. 1/2, pp. 137-148, 2004 (invited paper)
L. Ballerini, V. Franke-Stenport, G. Borgefors and
C. B. Johansson "Comparison of Histomorphometrical Data
Obtained with Two Different Image Analysis Methods", Journal of Materials Science. Materials in Medicine, Vol. 18,
No. 8, pp. 1471-1479, August 2007
L. Ballerini "Genetic Snakes: Active Contour Models by
Genetic Algorithms", In: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation
in Image Processing and Computer Vision", EURASIP Book
Series on SP & C, pp. 177-194, S. Cagnoni, E. Lutton,
G. Olague eds., 2007
L. Ballerini, O. Cordón, S. Damas and J. Santamaría
"Automatic 3D Modeling of Skulls by Scatter Search and Heuristic
Features", In: Application of Soft Computing, Updating the
State of the Art, E. Avineri, M. Köppen, K. Dahal,
Y. Sunitiyoso, R. Roy eds., pp. 149-158, Springer 2008
L. Ballerini, O. Cordón, S. Damas, J. Santamaría,
I. Alemán and M. Botella "Craniofacial Superimposition in
Forensic Identification using Genetic Algorithms", In:
Computational Forensics, K. Franke, S. Petrovic, A. Abraham
eds., 2009 (in press)
O. Ibañez, L. Ballerini, O. Cordón, S. Damas,
J. Santamaría, "An Experimental Study on the Applicability of
Evolutionary Algorithms to Craniofacial Superimposition in Forensic
Identification", Information Sciences, Vol. 179, pp. 3998-4028,
2009
R. B. Aldridge, X. Li, L. Ballerini, R. B. Fisher, J. L. Rees,
"Teaching Dermatology Using 3-Dimensional Virtual Reality",
Correspondence, Archives of Dermatology, Vol. 146, No. 10,
October 2010
R. B. Aldridge, M. Zanotto, L. Ballerini, R. B. Fisher, J. L. Rees,
"Novice identification of melanoma: not quite as straightforward
as the ABCDs", Acta Dermato-Venereologica
Vol. 91, No. 2, pp. 125-130, 2011
R. B. Aldridge, D. Glodzik, L. Ballerini, R. B. Fisher, J. L. Rees,
"Utility of Non-rule-based Visual Matching as a Strategy
to Allow Novices to Achieve Skin Lesion Diagnosis",
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, Vol. 91, No. 3, pp. 279-283, 2011
Refereed conference papers
L. Ballerini "Temporal Matched Filters for Integration of
Ocular Fundus Images", 13th International Conference
on Digital Signal Processing, pp. 1161-1164, Santorini,
Greece, 1997
L. Ballerini "Computer Processing of Medical Images", International Conference of Ph.D. Students, pp. 32-39, Miskolc,
Hungary, 1997
L. Ballerini "Integration of Retinal Image Sequences",
Applications of Digital Image Processing XXI, Tescher ed.,
Proc. SPIE Vol. 3460, pp. 237-248, 1998
L. Ballerini "Genetic Snakes for Medical Images Segmentation",
Mathematical Modeling and Estimation Techniques in Computer
Vision, Preteux, Davison and Dougherty eds., Proc. SPIE
Vol. 3457, pp. 284-295, 1998
L. Ballerini "Detection and Quantification of Foveal Avascular
Zone Alterations in Diabetic Retinopathy", On-line Proc. 5th
Internet World Congress for Biomedical Sciences, McMaster
University, Canada, 1998
L. Ballerini "Genetic Snakes for Medical Images Segmentation",
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, n. 1596 pp. 59-73,
Evolutionary Image Analysis, Signal Processing and
Telecommunications, Poli et al. eds., Göteborg, Sweden, 28
May 1999 (best student paper award)
L. Ballerini "Detection and Quantification of Diabetic
Retinopathy", Applications of Digital Image Processing
XXII, Tescher ed., Proc. SPIE Vol. 3808, pp. 213-223, Denver,
Colorado, 1999
L. Ballerini "Medical Image Segmentation using Genetic
Snakes", Application and Science of Neural Networks,
Fuzzy Systems, and Evolutionary Computation II, Bosacchi,
Fogel, Bezdek eds., Proc SPIE Vol. 3812, pp. 13-23, Denver,
Colorado, 1999
L. Ballerini "Genetic Evolution of Neural Networks Topology",
AI*IA'99 6th Congress of the Italian Association for
Artificial Intelligence, Bologna, Italy, 14-17 September 1999
L. Ballerini "An Automatic System for the Analysis of Vascular
Lesions in Retinal Images", IEEE Medical Imaging
Conference, pp. 1598-1602, Seattle, Washington, 27-30 October
1999
L. Ballerini "Moment Theory for FAZ Shape Description in
Diabetic Retinopathy", EMBEC'99 European Medical and Biological
Engineering Conference, pp. 1002-1003, Vienna, Austria, 4-7
November 1999
L. Ballerini "Segmentation of Ocular Fundus Images using
Genetic Snakes", EMBEC'99 European Medical and Biological
Engineering Conference, pp. 1040-1041, Vienna, Austria, 4-7
November 1999
L. Ballerini and E. Piazza "Genetic Snakes for Radar Images
Segmentation", ISPACS'99, IEEE International Symposium on
Intelligent Signal Processing and Communication Systems,
pp. 612-624, Phucket, Thailand, 8-10 December 1999
L. Ballerini "Detection and Quantification of Foveal Avascular
Zone Alteration in Diabetic Retinopathy", CAFIA, 1st
International Workshop in Computer Assisted Fundus Image
Analysis, Copenhagen, Denmark, 29-30 May 2000
L. Ballerini "Determination of Fat Content in NMR Images of
Meat", Applications of Digital Image Processing
XXIII, Tescher ed., Proc. SPIE Vol. 4115, pp. 680-687, San Diego,
California, 2000
A. Högberg, L. Ballerini, B. Soussi, A. Lindgård,
O. Rakotonirainy, G. Borgefors, K. Lundström, A-C. Bylund
"A Novel Method for Quantitative Fat Analysis in Meat by In
Vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging", 46th International Conference
on Meat Science and Technology, Buenos Aires, Argentina,
28 August - 1 September 2000
A. Lindgård, O. Rakotonirainy, A. Högberg, L. Ballerini,
K. Lundström, G. Borgefors, A-C. Bylund, B. Soussi
"A Novel Method for Quantitative Fat Analysis in Meat by In
Vivo MRI", 7th Annual Meeting of the European Society for
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology, Paris, France,
14-17 September 2000
L. Ballerini, A. Högberg, G. Borgefors, A-C. Bylund,
A. Lindgård, K. Lundström, O. Rakotonirainy, B. Soussi
"Testing MRI and Image Analysis Techniques for Fat
Quantification in Meat Science", IEEE Nuclear Science
Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Vol. 3,
pp. 18/136-18/140, Lyon, France, 15-20 October 2000
L. Ballerini, A. Högberg, K. Lundström, G. Borgefors
"Colour Image Analysis Technique for Measuring of Fat in Meat:
An Application for the Meat Industry", Machine Vision
Applications in Industrial Inspection IX, Hunt ed., Proc.
SPIE Vol. 4301, pp. 113-124, San José, California, 2001
L. Ballerini "Genetic Snakes for Color Images Segmentation",
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, n. 2037, pp. 268-277,
Applications of Evolutionary Computing, Boers et al.
eds., Como, Italy, 18 April 2001
L. Ballerini and G. Borgefors "Theory and Applications of Image
Analysis at the Centre for Image Analysis",
5th Korea-Germany Joint Workshop on Advanced Medical Image
Processing, Seoul, Korea, 15-16 May 2001
L. Ballerini "A Simple Method to Measure Homogeneity of Fat
Distribution in Meat", SCIA2001, 12th Scandinavian Conference
on Image Analysis, pp. 343-349, Bergen, Norway, 11-14 June 2001
L. Ballerini and L. Bocchi "A Fractal Approach to Predict Fat
Content in Meat Images", ISPA2001, 2nd IEEE International
Symposium on Image and Signal processing and Analysis,
pp. 351-354, Pula, Croatia, 19-21 June 2001
L. Ballerini and A. Högberg "How Do People Choose Meat?",
VIIP2001, IASTED International Conference on Visualization,
Imaging and Image Processing, pp. 501-505, Marbella, Spain,
3-5 September 2001
A. Hullberg and L. Ballerini "Determination of Holes and
Cracks in Meat with Image Analysis", 48th International
Conference on Meat Science and Technology, Rome, Italy,
25-30 August 2002
L. Ballerini, L. Bocchi and A. Hullberg "Determination of
Pores in Pig Meat Images", ICCVG2002, International
Conference on Computer Vision and Graphics, pp. 70-77, Zakopane,
Poland, 24-29 September 2002
L. Ballerini and L. Bocchi "Segmentation of Liver Images by
Texture and Genetic Snakes", EMBEC'02, European Medical and
Biological Engineering Conference, pp. 1096-1097, Vienna,
Austria, 4-8 December 2002
L. Ballerini and L. Bocchi "Bone Segmentation using Multiple
Communicating Snakes", Medical Imaging 2003: Image
Processing Sonka and Fitzpatrick eds., Proc. SPIE Vol. 5032,
pp. 1621-1628, San Diego, California, 15-20 February 2003
L. Ballerini and L. Bocchi "Multiple Genetic Snakes
for Bone Segmentation", Lecture Notes in Computer Science
n. 2611, pp. 346-356, Applications of Evolutionary
Computing, Raidl et al. eds., Essex, UK, 14-16 April 2003
L. Ballerini "Multiple Genetic Snakes for People Segmentation
in Video Sequences", Lecture Notes in Computer Science
n. 2749, pp. 275-282, Image Analysis, Bigun and Gustavsson
eds., Proc. SCIA2003, Göteborg, Sweden, 29 June - 2
July 2003
L. Ballerini and L. Franzén "Fractal Analysis of
Microscopic Images of Breast Tissue", ISPRA2003, 2nd WSEAS
International Conference on Signal Processing, Robotics and
Automation, Crete, Greece, 11-13 August 2003
L. Ballerini and L. Franzén "Granulometric Feature Extraction
for Cancerous Tissue Classification in Breast Images",
VIIP2003, 3rd IASTED International Conference on
Visualization, Imaging, and Image Processing, pp. 540-545,
Benalmádena, Spain, 8-10 September 2003
L. Ballerini and L. Franzén "Classification of Microscopic
Images of Breast Tissue", Medical Imaging 2004:
Image Processing Fitzpatrick and Sonka eds., Proc. SPIE
Vol. 5370, pp. 960-971, San Diego, California, 15-20 February 2004
L. Ballerini and L. Franzén "Genetic Optimization of
Morphological Filters with Applications in Breast Cancer
Detection", Lecture Notes in Computer Science
n. 3005, pp. 250-259, Applications of Evolutionary
Computing, Raidl et al. eds., Coimbra, Portugal, 5-7 April 2004
(best paper award)
L. Ballerini, L. Bocchi and C. B. Johansson "Image Segmentation
by a Genetic Fuzzy c-Means Algorithm using Color and Spatial
Information", Lecture Notes in Computer Science
n. 3005, pp. 260-269, Applications of Evolutionary
Computing, Raidl et al. eds., Coimbra, Portugal, 5-7 April 2004
L. Bocchi, L. Ballerini and S. Hässler "A New Evolutionary
Algorithm for Image Segmentation", Lecture Notes in
Computer Science n. 3449, pp. 264-273, Applications of
Evolutionary Computing, Rothlauf et al. eds., Lausanne,
Switzerland, 30 March - 1 April 2005
E. Piazza and L. Ballerini "A New Idea for a Vision System
Keeping Safe Distance Between Vehicles", AI*IA Workshop
on Evolutionary Computation (GSICE), Milan, Italy, 20
September 2005
L. Bocchi and L. Ballerini "Image Space Colonization
Algorithm", Lecture Notes in Computer Science n. 3907,
pp. 356-367, Applications of Evolutionary Computing,
Rothlauf et al. eds., Budapest, Hungary, 9-12 April 2006
L. Ballerini and L. Bocchi "Genetic Programming for Prediction
of Fat Content in Meat Images", Workshop on Evolutionary
Computation (GSICE2), Siena, Italy, 15 September 2006
L. Ballerini, V. Franke-Stenport, C. B. Johansson,
P. Johansson, M. Hoffman and G. Borgefors "Quantification of
Bone Tissue Integration - a Comparative Study of
Histomorphometrical Data", 20th European Conference on
Biomaterials, Nantes, France, 27 September - 1 October 2006
L. Ballerini, O. Cordón, S. Damas, J. Santamaría,
I. Alemán and M. Botella "Craniofacial Superimposition in
Forensic Identification using Genetic Algorithms", IEEE
International Workshop on Computational Forensics (IWCF 2007)
pp. 429-434, Manchester, UK, 29-31 August 2007
L. Ballerini, O. Cordón, S. Damas and J. Santamaría
"Automatic 3D Modeling of Skulls by Scatter Search and Heuristic
Features", 12th On-line World Conference on Soft Computing in
Industrial Applications (WSC12), 16-26 October 2007
L. Ballerini, M. Calisti, O. Cordón, S. Damas,
J. Santamaría "Automatic Feature Extraction from 3D Range
Images of Skulls", Lecture Notes in Computer Science n. 5158, pp. 58-69,
S. N. Srihari and K. Franke eds., Computational Forensic
Washington DC, 7-8 August 2008
L. Ballerini, M. Calisti, O. Cordón, S. Damas,
J. Santamaría "Automatic 3D skull reconstruction using
invariant features", 5th International Conference on
Soft Computing as Transdisciplinary Science and Technology
(CSTST 2008), Cergy-Pontoise, France, pp. 444-449, 28-31
October 2008
X. Li, B. Aldridge, L. Ballerini, R. Fisher, J. Rees "Depth
Data Improves Skin Lesion Segmentation", Lecture Notes
in Computer Science n. 5762, pp. 1100-1107, Medical Image
Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2009), Part
II, London, UK, 20-24 September 2009
L. Ballerini, X. Li, R. Fisher, J. Rees "A Query-by-Example
Content-Based Image Retrieval System of Non-melanoma Skin
Lesions", Lecture Notes in Computer Science n. 5853,
pp. 31-38, (MCBR_CBS 2009), London, UK, 20 September 2009
N. Laskaris, L. Ballerini, R. B. Fisher, B. Aldridge, J. Rees,
"Fuzzy Description of Skin Lesions", Proc. SPIE Medical Imaging,
Vol. 7627, San Diego, pp. 762717-1 to 762717-10, 2010.
L. Ballerini, X. Li, R. B. Fisher, B. Aldridge, J. Rees,
"Content-Based Image Retrieval of Skin Lesions by Evolutionary Feature
Synthesis", in Lecture Notes in Computer Science
n. 6024, pp. 312-319, Cecilia di Chio et al. eds.,
Istanbul, Turkey, April 2010
M. Zanotto, L. Ballerini, R. B. Fisher, B. Aldridge, J. Rees,
"Visual Cues Do Not Improve Lesion ABC(D) Grading",
Proc. SPIE Medical Imaging, Vol. 7966, Orlando, Florida,
pp. 79660U-1 to 79660U-10, 2011.
Popular science book and articles
L. Ballerini, L.T. Barone, M. Bianchetti, F. Monforti Ferrario,
F. Saccá, C. Usai editors. Cervelli in Fuga (Brains on
the Run - Stories of Italian Researchers Fled Abroad),
Avverbi, 2001
L. Ballerini and E. Piazza "A Picture of Doctoral Studies in
Italy", Eurodoc 2001, European Conference of Doctoral
Students, Uppsala, Sweden, 1-4 March 2001
L. Ballerini and E. Piazza "The Future of Italian Doctors",
Eurodoc 2002, European Conference of Doctoral Students,
Girona, Spain, 31 January - 3 February 2002
Other publications (Ph.D. and M.Sc. thesis, reports, national
conferences)
L. Ballerini "Genetic Algorithms for Automatic Design of
Artificial Neural Network Architecture", Tesi di Laurea
in Ingegneria Elettronica, University of Florence, Italy,
December 1993
L. Ballerini and G. Valli "Neural Networks Architecture
Optimization - A Survey" Technical Report No.9609/02, Dept.
of Electronic Engineering, University of Florence, 1996
G. Giacomelli, L. Ballerini, M. Scrivanti, R. Mencucci, G. Salvi
"Ricostruzione Computerizzata della Rete Capillare
Perifoveale per il Monitoraggio della Retinopatia Diabetica",
76oCongresso Nazionale della Società Oftalmologica
Italiana, Roma, 1996
L. Ballerini "Integration of Retinal Image Sequences"
Technical Report No.9708/01, Dept. of Electronic
Engineering, University of Florence, 1997
G. Giacomelli, R. Volpe, S. Mariuz, L. Ballerini, G. Masotti,
L. Masotti "La Digitalizzazione delle Immagini Ottenute con
SLO: Nostra Esperienza" Nuove metodiche diagnostiche in
oftalmologia, Congresso Annuale della Societá
Tosco-Umbro-Emiliano-Marchigiana di Oftalmologia, pp. 33-36,
Firenze, 1997
L. Ballerini "Ausili Computazionali alla Diagnostica per
Immagini in Oftalmologia - Computer Aided Diagnosis in Ocular
Fundus Images", Ph.D. Thesis in Bioengineering,
University of Florence, 1998 (monograph - 180 pages -
english)
L. Ballerini "Determination of Fat Contents in NMR Images of Meat:
Preliminary Results" SSAB2000, Symposium on Image
Analysis, pp.79-82, Halmstad, Sweden, 7-8 March 2000
A. Högberg, L. Ballerini, B. Soussi, A. Lindgård,
O. Rakotonirainy, G. Borgefors, K. Lundström, A-C. Bylund
"A Novel Method for Quantitative Fat Analysis in Meat by In
Vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging", Livsmedel 2000,
Nationella livsmedelsforskardagar, Uppsala, Sweden, 19-20
October 2000
L. Ballerini "How Do People Choose Meat?", SSAB2001,
Symposium on Image Analysis, pp. 119-122, Norrköping,
Sweden, 14-15 March 2001
L. Ballerini and A. Hullberg "Determination of Holes in Pig
Meat Images", SSAB2002, Symposium on Image Analysis,
pp. 53-56, Lund, Sweden, 7-8 March 2002
L. Ballerini, L. Bocchi and C. B. Johansson "Image Segmentation
by a Genetic Fuzzy c-Means Algorithm using Color and Spatial
Information" SSBA2004, Symposium on Image Analysis,
pp. 166-169, Uppsala, Sweden, 11-12 March 2004
L. Ballerini, O. Cordón, S. Damas and J. Santamaría
"Selección Heurística en Imágenes 3D para la
Reconstrucción Forense de Cráneos con Búsqueda
Dispersa", II Congreso Español de Informática
(CEDI 2007), I Jornadas sobre Algoritmos Evolutivos y
Metaheurísticas (JAEM'07), pp. 97-104, Zaragoza, Spain,
11-14 September 2007
L. Ballerini, O. Cordón, S. Damas, J. Santamaría,
I. Alemán and M. Botella, "Identification by
Computer-Aided Photographic Supra-projection: A Survey",
Technical Report No. AFE 2007-04, European Centre for Soft
Computing, 2007
L. Ballerini, O. Cordón, S. Damas, J. Santamaría,
I. Alemán and M. Botella "Craniofacial Superimposition in
Forensic Identification using Genetic Algorithms", Technical
Report No. AFE 2008-03, European Centre for Soft Computing,
2008
X. Li, B. Aldridge, L. Ballerini, R. Fisher, J. Rees "Depth
Data Improves Skin Lesion Segmentation", Technical Report
No. EDI-INF-RR-1336, 2009
L. Ballerini, X. Li, R. Fisher, J. Rees "A Query-by-Example
Content-Based Image Retrieval System of Non-melanoma Skin
Lesions", Technical Report No. EDI-INF-RR-1338, 2009
L. Ballerini, X. Li, R. Fisher, B. Aldridge, J. Rees
"Content-Based Image Retrieval of Skin Lesions by Evolutionary
Feature Synthesis", Technical Report No. EDI-INF-RR-1357, 2010
N. Laskaris, L. Ballerini, R. Fisher, B. Aldridge, J. Rees
"Fuzzy Description of Skin Lesions",
Technical Report No. EDI-INF-RR-1358, 2010
M. Zanotto, L. Ballerini, R. Fisher, B. Aldridge, J. Rees
"Visual Cues Do Not Improve Lesion ABC(D) Grading",
Technical Report No. EDI-INF-RR-1397, 2011