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PUBLICATIONS

Book

  • Strings and Necklaces: On Learning and Browsing Medical Image Segmentations. Phd thesis. Informatics Institute, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 2002. ISBN: 90-9015953-3.

Chapters (recent)

  • Kunstmatige intelligentie kan de zorg verbeteren, maar barst van vooroordelen. Data Dilemma's in de zorg. 2019

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  • Onderwijs in Eritrea. Eritrea en Eritrese Vluchtelingen. 2018 

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  • Generaties Eritrese vluchtelingen in Nederland. 2018

Papers

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  • M Tasnim, Y Weesie, S Ghebreab, M Baak (20224). Strategic manipulation of preferences in the rank minimization mechanism. Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems 38 (2), 44 

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  • V Skoric, G Sileno, S Ghebreab.    Roles of Standardised Criteria in Assessing Societal Impact of AI (2024).  IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence (CAI), 1240-1245  

     

  • M Dankloff, V Skoric, G Sileno, S Ghebreab, J Ossenbruggen (2024).    Analysing and organising human communications for AI fairness assessment: Use cases from the Dutch Public Sector. AI & SOCIETY, 1-21    1.

 

  • T Alpherts, S Ghebreab, YC Hsu, N Van Noord (2024).Perceptive Visual Urban Analytics is Not (Yet) Suitable for Municipalitie  The 2024 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency, 1341-1354

 

  • D Michailidis, M Tasnim, S Ghebreab, FP Santos (2024).Tackling school segregation with transportation network interventions: an agent-based modelling approach Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems 38 (1), 22    1

    

  • L Samson, N Barazani, S Ghebreab, YM Asano. Privacy-Aware Visual Language Models (2024). preprint arXiv:2405.17423    1    2024

    

  • D Michailidis, S Ghebreab, FP Santos (2024). Balancing Fairness and Efficiency in Transport Network Design through Reinforcement Learning. Proceedings of the 2023 International Conference on Autonomous Agents and …

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  • Skoric, V., Sileno, G., & Ghebreab, S. (2023). Leveraging public procurement for LLMs in the public sector: Enhancing access to justice responsibly. JURIX Workshop on AI and Access to Justice.

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  • Skoric, V., Sileno, G., & Ghebreab, S. (2023). Human rights in AI impact assessment: insights from pilot implementations, normative frameworks, and a proposal. International Public Policy Association

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  • D Michailidis, S Ghebreab, FP Santos (2023). Balancing Fairness and Efficiency in Transport Network Design through Reinforcement Learning. Proceedings of the 2023 International Conference on Autonomous Agents and …

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  • D Michailidis, M Tasnim, S Ghebreab, FP Santos (2023). Towards Reducing School Segregation by Intervening on Transportation Networks. Citizen-Centric Multiagent Systems 2023 (CMAS’23)

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  • D Michailidis, W Röpke, S Ghebreab, DM Roijers, FP Santos (2023). Fairness in Transport Network Design-A Multi-Objective Reinforcement Learning Approach. Adaptive and Learning Agents Workshop at AAMAS 2023

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  • Skoric, V., Sileno, G., & Ghebreab, S. (2022). Legality, Legitimacy, and Instrumental Possibility in Human and Computational Governance for the Public Sector. In P. Feletig, A. Loreggia, & S. Quintarelli (Eds.), Proceedings of the Second International Forum on Digital and Democracy.

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  • ​Civic integration as a key pillar in societal resilience for newcomers. S. Ghebreab, N.Scholten, T. de Waal, Tamar, 2019.

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  • Scene complexity modulates degree of feedback activity during object recognition in natural scenes.  PLoS computational biology 14 (12), 2019.

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  • Characterization of temporal dynamics of visual object recognition by convolutional neural networks: role of network depth. K. Ramakrishnan, I.A.A. Groen, A.W.M.Smeulders, H.S Scholte HS, S. Ghebreab. bioArxiv, 2018.

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  • Auto-Calibrated Gaze Estimation Using Human Gaze Patterns. F. Alnajar, T. Gevers, R. Valentini, S. Ghebreab. International Journal of Computer Vision, 2017

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  • Machine learning and dyslexia: Classification of individual structural neuro-imaging scans of students with and without dyslexia. P. Tamboer,  H.C.M. Vorst, S. Ghebreab, H.S. Scholte. Neuroimage Clinical, 1-15, 2016.

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  • Neural Spatial Consistency of HIerarchical Vision Models. K Ramakrishnan,  S Scholte, A Smeulders, S Ghebreab. NIPS 2015 workshop on Machine Learning in Neuroimaging (MLINI), 1-8, 2015.

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  • The time course of natural scene perception with reduced attention I. Groen, S. Ghebreab, V. Lamme, S. Scholte. In submission. Journal of Neurophysiology, 2015.

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  • An exponential filter model predicts lightness illusions. A. Zeman, K. Brooks, S. Ghebreab. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 9 (368), 1-15, 2015.

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  • Improving computational models of early visual cortex using single image ERP data. HS Scholte, S Ghebreab. Journal of Vision 14 (10), 886-886, 2014.

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  • Neural computation of scene gist with and without attention. I Groen, S Ghebreab, V Lamme, S Scholte. Journal of Vision 14 (10), 884-884, 2014.

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  • Visual dictionaries in the Brain: Comparing HMAX and BOW. K Ramakrishnan, IIA Groen, HS Scholte, AWM Smeulders, S Ghebreab. Multimedia and Expo (ICME), 2014 IEEE International Conference on, 1-6, 2014.

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  • Visual dictionaries as intermediate features in the human brain. K Ramakrishnan, HS Scholte, IIA Groen, AW Smeulders, S Ghebreab. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience 8, 168, 2014.

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  • From Image Statistics to Scene Gist: Evoked Neural Activity Reveals Transition from Low-Level Natural Image Structure to Scene Category. IIA Groen, S Ghebreab, H Prins, VAF Lamme, HS Scholte. The Journal of Neuroscience 33 (48), 18814-18824, 1, 2013.

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  • Two stages in scene gist processing revealed by evaluating summary statistics with single-image ERPs. I Groen, S Ghebreab, V Lamme, HS Scholte. Journal of Vision 13 (9), 1059-1059, 2013.

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  • The posterior part of the lateral occipital complex analyzes the spatial correlation structure of natural visual scenes.HS Scholte, I Sligte, I Groen, V Lamme, S Ghebreab. Journal of Vision 13 (9), 1098-1098, 1, 2013.

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  • Visual word representations in the brain. K Ramakrishnan, I Groen, S Scholte, A Smeulders, S Ghebreab. NIPS 2013 workshop on Machine Learning in Neuroimaging (MLINI), 1-8, 2013.

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  • Calibration-Free Gaze Estimation Using Human Gaze Patterns. F Alnajar, T Gevers, R Valenti, S Ghebreab. The IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV), 137-144, 3, 2013.

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  • Two stages in the time-course of natural scene gist perception. I Groen, S Ghebreab, V Lamme, H Scholte, PERCEPTION 42, 161-161, 2013.

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  • Spatially pooled contrast responses predict neural and perceptual similarity of naturalistic image categories. IIA Groen, S Ghebreab, VAF Lamme, HS Scholte. PLoS computational biology 8 (10), 10, 2012.

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  • Low-level contrast statistics are diagnostic of invariance of natural textures. IIA Groen, S Ghebreab, VAF Lamme, HS Scholte. Frontiers in computational neuroscience 6, 9, 2012.

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  • Identifying distributed and overlapping clusters of hemodynamic synchrony in fMRI data sets. S Ghebreab, AWM Smeulders. Pattern Analysis and Applications 14 (2), 175-192, 2011.

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  • Summary statistics of model neural responses at different stages of the visual hierarchy. HS Scholte, S Ghebreab. PERCEPTION 40, 208-208, 2011.

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  • Summary statistics of edge information predict categorization of naturalistic images. II Groen, S Ghebreab, VA Lamme, HS Scholte. PERCEPTION 40, 18-18, 2011.

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  • V1 responses suffice for rapid natural scene categorization. S Ghebreab, HS Scholte. PERCEPTION 40, 97-97, 2011.

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  • Rapid Natural Image Identification Based on EEG data and Global Scene Statistics. S Ghebreab, S Scholte, V Lamme, A Smeulders, Journal of Vision 10 (7), 1394-1394, 2010.

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  • Lateral Occipital cortex responsive to correlation structure of natural images. HS Scholte, S Ghebreab, A Smeulders, V Lamme. Journal of Vision 10 (7), 1363-1363, 1, 2010.

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  • The role of Weibull image statistics in rapid object detection in natural scenes. I Groen, S Ghebreab, V Lamme, S Scholte. Journal of Vision 10 (7), 992-992, 1, 2010.

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  • Identification of Source-Specific Neural Synchrony in FMRI Data. S Ghebreab, AWM Smeulders. Pattern Analysis and Applications 14 (1), 2010.

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  • Lateral Occipital cortex responsive to local correlation structure of natural images. H Scholte, S Ghebreab, A Smeulders, V Lamme. Front. Neurosci. Conference Abstract: Computational and Systems Neuroscience, 2010.

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  • Identifying distributed and overlapping clusters of hemodynamic synchrony in fMRI data sets. S Ghebreab, AWM Smeulders. Pattern Analysis and Applications 14, 349-356, 2, 2010.

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  • Cognitive vision of objects. AWM Smeulders, S Ghebreab. COGNITIVE PROCESSING 10, S133-S133, 2009.

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  • Brain responses strongly correlate with Weibull image statistics when processing natural images. HS Scholte, S Ghebreab, L Waldorp, AWM Smeulders, VAF Lamme, Journal of vision 9 (4), 29-3,7 2009.

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  • The Weibull Statistics and the Efficiency of Natural Image Categorization. R Auksztulewicz, S Ghebreab, HS Scholte, VAF Lamme, AWM Smeulders. European Society of Cognitive Psychology, 2009.

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  • The Early Visual System Selectively Pools from Scale-Tuned Neurons to Identify Distinctive Edges at All Natural Scales. S Ghebreab, HS Scholte, VAF Lamme, AWM Smeulders, 2009.

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  • A biologically plausible model for rapid natural scene identification. S Ghebreab, S Scholte, V Lamme, A Smeulders. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems, 629-637, 11, 2009.

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  • The parvo and magno-cellular systems encode natural image statistics parameters. HS Scholte, S Ghebreab, A Smeulders, V Lamme. Journal of Vision 8 (6), 686-686, 3, 2008.

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  • Predicting brain states from fMRI data: Incremental functional principal component regression. S Ghebreab, A Smeulders, P Adriaans. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems, 537-544, 2, 2008.

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  • Applications of Al-Based Image Processing Techninques-Predictive Modeling of fMRI Brain States Using Functional Canonical Correlation Analysis. S Ghebreab, AWM Smeulders, P Adriaans. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 4594, 393-400, 2007.

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  • Predictive modeling of fmri brain states using functional canonical correlation analysis. S Ghebreab, AWM Smeulders, P Adriaans. Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, 393-397, 8, 2007.

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  • Combining strings and necklaces for interactive three-dimensional segmentation of spinal images using an integral deformable spine model. S Ghebreab, AWM Smeulders. Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on 51 (10), 1821-1829, 37, 2004.

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  • Incremental Clusterwise Regression Analysis of Functional Brain Stimulation-Activation Data. S Ghebreab, PW Adriaans, AWM Smeulders. Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, 2006.

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  • Population-based incremental interactive concept learning for image retrieval by stochastic string segmentations. S Ghebreab, CC Jaffe, AWM Smeulders. Medical Imaging, IEEE Transactions on 23 (6), 676-689, 14, 2004.

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  • An approximately complete string representation of local object boundary features for concept-based biomedical image retrieval. S Ghebreab, AWM Smeulders, Biomedical Imaging: Nano to Macro, 2004. IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Engineering, 2004.

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  • Strings: variational deformable models of multivariate continuous boundary features. S Ghebreab, AWM Smeulders. Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, IEEE Transactions on 25, 2003.

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  • Concept-based retrieval of biomedical images. S Ghebreab, C Jaffe, AWM Smeulders. Medical Imaging 2003, 97-108, 7, 2003.

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  • Necklaces: Inhomogeneous and point-enhanced deformable models. S Ghebreab, AWM Smeulders, PR PflugerComputer Vision and Image Understanding 86 (2), 96-117, 3, 2002.

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  • Strings and necklaces: on learning and browsing medical image segementations. S Ghebreab,  PhD thesis, 2002.

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  • Color Invariant Snakes. T Gevers, S Ghebreab, AWM Smeulders. BMVC, 1-11, 41, 1998.

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  • SCHEMed: a visual database tool for definition and entry of medical image data. S Ghebreab, M Worring, HD Tagare, CC Jaffe. Proceedings of Visual Information Systems, 189-196, 1, 1997.

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