Publications

Zhao, X., den Ouden, D., Desai, R., Fridriksson, J., Wang, Y.. Network-based statistics distinguish anomic and Broca's aphasia. In review.

Jeon, E.S., Choi, H., Shukla, A., Wang, Y., Buman, M.P., Turaga, P. (2023). Topological knowledge distillation for wearable sensor data. IEEE Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers.

Wang, Y. (2023). Topological inference on electroencephalography. In press.

Yin, J., Wang, Y. (2023). Topological inference and correlation of signals with application to electroencephalography in epilepsy. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control 80: 104396.

Yin, J., Wang, Y. (2022). Topological correlation of brain signals. IEEE 47^th International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP) 1411 - 1415.

Wang, Y., Chung, M.K., Fridriksson, J. (2022). Spectral permutation test on persistence diagrams. IEEE 47^th International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP) 1461 - 1465.

Zhang, Y. (2021). Association between beta-band neural response and behavioral performance in aphasic and neurologically intact individuals. MSPH Thesis, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina.

Sangtian, S., Wang, Y., Fridriksson, J., Behroozmand R. (2021). Impairment of speech auditory feedback error detection and motor correction in post-stroke aphasia. Journal of Communication Disorders 94:106163.

Wang, Y., Behroozmand, R., Johnson, L.P., Bonilha, L., Fridriksson, J. (2021). Topological signal processing and inference of event-related potential response. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 363:109324.

Werner, H.M., Miller, C.A., Tillman, K.K., Wang, Y., Vorperian, H.K. (2021). Growth and sexual dimorphism of the hyoid bone and its relationship to the mandible from birth to 19 years: A three-dimensional computed tomography study. Anatomical Record 304(9): 1901 - 1917.

Zhao, X.. (2020). Network-Based Statistical Analysis of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data From Post-Stroke Aphasia Patients, MSPH Thesis, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina.

Wang, Y., Behroozmand, R., Johnson, L.P., Bonilha, L. Fridriksson, J. (2020). Topological signal processing in neuroimaging studies, Workshop Proceedings of the 17^th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI).

Wang, Y., Behroozmand, R., Johnson, L.P., Fridriksson, J. (2020). Topology highlights neural deficits in post-stroke aphasia, Proceedings of the 17^th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI) 754 - 757.

Wang, Y., Ombao, H., Chung, M.K. (2019). Statistical persistent homology of brain signals. Proceedings of the 44^th IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP) 1125 – 1129.

Wang, Y., Ombao, H., Chung, M.K. (2018). Topological data analysis of single-trial electroencephalographic signals. Annals of Applied Statistics. 12(3):1506-1534. An earlier version of this paper received the Distinguished Student Paper Award at the International Biometric Society Eastern North American Region Meeting (ENAR).

Wang, Y. (2018). Topological data analysis in electroencephalographic studies. Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Statistics, University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Wang, Y., Chung, M.K., Dentico, D., Lutz, A., Davidson, R.J. (2017). Topological network analysis of electroencephalographic power maps. Proceedings of Workshop in Connectomics in NeuroImaging. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), Springer.

Lee, H., Ma, Z., Wang, Y., Chung, M.K. (2017). Topological distances between networks and its application to brain imaging. arXiv:1701.04171.

Kelly, M.P., Vorperian, H.K., Wang, Y., Tillman, K.K., Werner, H.M., Chung, M.K., Gentry, L.R. (2017). Characterizing mandibular growth using three-dimensional imaging techniques and anatomic landmarks. Archives of Oral Biology. 77:27-38.

Wang, Y., Chung, M.K., Vorpeiran, H.K. (2016). Composite growth model applied to human oral and pharyngeal structures and identifying the contribution of growth types. Statistical Methods in Medical Research. 25:1975-1990.

Wang, Y., Ombao, H., Chung, M.K. (2015). Topological epilepsy seizure detection in electroencephalographic signals. Proceedings of the 12^th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI) 351 – 354. Selected for oral presentation.

Wang, Y., Chung, M.K., Bachhuber, D.R.W., Schaefer, S.M., Van Reekum, C.M., Davidson, R.J. (2015). LARS network filtration in the study of EEG brain connectivity. Proceedings of the 12^th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI) 30 – 33.

Wang, Y. (2010). Topological degree methods in the existence studies of P-laplacian equations. MPhil Thesis, Department of Mathematics, University of Hong Kong.

White, J.W., Weaver, R.G., Finnegan, O., Zhu, X., Tindall, N., Parker, H., Burkart, S., Beets, M., Brown, T., Pate, R., de Zambotti, M.., Welk, G.., Nelakuditi, S., Ghosal, R., Wang, Y., Armstrong, B., Adams, E.L., Reesor-Oyer, L., Pfledderer, C., Dugger, R., Bastyr, M., von Klinggraeff, L. (2023). Calibration of raw accelerometry and heart rate from consumer wearable devices during simulated free-living activities in children. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

Finnegan, O., Weaver, R.G., White, J.W., Zhu, X., Burkart, S., Beets, M., Brown, T., Pate, R., de Zambotti, M.., Welk, G.., Nelakuditi, S., Ghosal, R., Wang, Y., Armstrong, B., Adams, E.L., Reesor-Oyer, L., Pfledderer, C., Dugger, R., Bastyr, M., Parker, H., von Klinggraeff, L. (2023). Calibration of raw accelerometry and heart rate from consumer wearable devices during sleep in children. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

Weaver R.G., White, J.W., Finnegan, O., Zhu, X., Burkart, S., Beets, M.., Brown, T., Pate, R., de Zambotti, M., Welk, G., Nelakuditi, S., Ghosal, R., Wang, Y., Armstrong, B., Adams, E.L., Reesor-Oyer, L., Pfledderer, C., Dugger, R., Bastyr, M., von Klinggraeff, L. (2023). Feasibility and validity of collecting raw accelerometry data from consumer wearable devices to predict activity intensity in children. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

Velamakanni, L., Wang, Y., McLain, A., Self, S. (2023). A Bayesian spatial scan statistics for normal data. International Biometric Society Eastern North American Region Meeting (ENAR).

Fang, D., McDonald, C., Bonilha, L., Wang. Y. (2023). Predicting surgical outcome in epilepsy with diffusion MRI. Big Data Health Science Conference.

Fang, D., McDonald, C., Bonilha, L., Wang. Y. (2022). Predicting surgical outcome in epilepsy with diffusion MRI. IEEE Brain Discovery Neurotechnology Workshop.

Zhang, Y., Behroozmand, R., Zhang, J., Wang, Y. (2022). Association between beta-band neural response and behavioral performance in aphasic and neurologically intact individuals. Discover UofSC.

Zhao, X., den Ouden, D., Fridriksson, J., Wang, Y. (2022). Identifying differences in resting-state functional connectivity of anomic and Broca’s aphasia. Discover UofSC.

Meng, Z., Wang, Y., Steck, S. (2022). Using machine learning to capture complexities of dietary patterns for prediction of health status. BDHSC Big Data Conference.

Clarkson, W.A., Barber, J.L., Armstrong, B., Wang, Y., McGuillicuddy, F.C., Saldanha, S., Akinmolayemi, O., Neeland, I., Rohatgi, A., Sarzynski, M.A. (2022). Combined metabolic health and obesity status is associated with cholesterol efflux and HDL subfractions: Dallas Heart Study. American Heart Association Conference on Epidemiology and Prevention: Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health.

Nemati, S., Wang, Y., Newman-Norlund, R., Newman-Norlund, S., Neils-Strunjas, J. (2021). An investigation of resting-state electroencephalography (EEG), body mass index (BMI), physical activity, and cognition in older adults. The Lancet Summit: Presymptomatic Prevention and Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Behroozmand, R., Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Fridriksson, J. (2021). Impairment of neural oscillatory mechanisms of speech motor planning in aphasia. The 59th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Aphasia.

Sangtian, S., Wang, Y., Fridriksson, J., Behroozmand, R. (2021). Impairment of speech auditory feedback error detection and motor correction in post-stroke aphasia. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention.

Sangtian, S., Wang, Y., Fridriksson, J., Behroozmand, R. (2021). Impairment of speech auditory feedback error detection and motor correction in post-stroke aphasia. Boston Speech Motor Control Symposium.

Sangtian, S., Wang, Y., Fridriksson, J., Behroozmand, R. (2021). Impairment of speech auditory feedback error detection and motor correction in post-stroke aphasia. Discover UofSC.

Zhao, X., Wang, Y., McLain, A., Behroozmand, R., Rorden, C., Fridriksson, J. (2021). Network-based statistical analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging data in post-stroke aphasia. BDHSC Big Data Conference.

Zhao, X., Wang, Y., McLain, A., Behroozmand, R., Rorden, C., Fridriksson, J. (2021). Network-based statistical analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging data in post-stroke aphasia. SC INBRE Science Symposium. (*Mentee)

Wang, Y., Behroozmand, R., Phillip Johnson, L., Bonilha, L. Fridriksson, J. (2020). Topological data analysis of multi-trial electroencephalographic signals. International Biometric Society (IBC) Meeting.

Assadi, A.H., Wang, Y., Gao, H. (2017). Topological signal processing. American Mathematical Society (AMS) Fall Southeastern Sectional Meeting.

Wang, Y., Ombao, H., Chung, M.K. (2015). Topological detection of seizure origin Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM).

Wang, Y., Ombao, H., Chung, M.K. (2014). Persistence landscape of functional signal and its application to epileptic electroencephalographic data. Distinguished Student Paper Award by International Biometric Society Eastern North American Region Meeting (ENAR).

Vorperian, H.K., Wang, Y., Durtschi, R., Cotter, M., Kent, R., Chung, M.K., Gentry, L.R. (2013). Anatomic development of the hyo-laryngeal complex in humans from birth to 95 Years: An imaging study. 166th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America.