Alfonso F. Cárdenas, Professor

Alfonso Cárdenas is a Professor of the Computer Science Department, School of Engineering and Applied Science, UCLA, and a consultant in computer science and management at Computomata International Corporation. He obtained the B.S. degree from San Diego State University and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science, at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1969. His major areas of interest include database management, distributed heterogeneous and multimedia (text, image/picture, voice) systems, information systems planning and development methodologies, software engineering, and legal and intellectual property issues. He has been a consultant to both users and vendors of hardware and software technology.

Dr. Cárdenas has offered seminars and consulted for various organizations including IBM Corporation, The Rand Corporation, Arthur Young and Company, TTI/Citicorp, Tandem Computers, Banco Nacional de Mexico, Petroleos Mexicanos, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Goodyear Atomic Corporation, General Dynamics, Hughes Aircraft, Farmers Insurance, and various law firms. He was a visiting scientist/consultant to IBM Corporation from 1972 to 1975.

Dr. Cárdenas has served as chairman and member of organizational and program committees for many conferences, and he has led many seminars and spoken to audiences in various countries. He is past-president (1984-1989) and member of the Board of Trustees of the Very Large Data Base Endowment, which conducts the annual International Conference on Very Large Data Bases. He has been a member of review boards for the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and various other institutions. He is co-editor with Dennis McLeod of the book Research Foundations in Object-Oriented and Semantic Database Systems (Prentice Hall, Inc., 1990), author of the book Data Base Management Systems (W. C. Brown Publishers, 1979 and 1984), co-editor and co-author of Computer Science (John Wiley & Sons Incorporated, 1972), and author of many other publications. He is an editor of the Information Systems Journal, and is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery and the Society for Information Management.

Dr. Cárdenas is Co-Principal Investigator of the NSF-supported KMeD Project and of the NIH-supported Research, Education and Patient Care Facilitated by PACS Project.

Recent activities include co-chairing of the NSF 1999 Information and Data Management workshop.

Published Books

Cárdenas, Alfonso F., Chu, Wesley W., and Edward A. Fox, Proceedings of the NSF Infomation and Data Management Workshop IDM99 : Research Agenda for the 21st Century, National Science Foundation (Washington, D. C.), Los Angeles, CA, March 7-9, 1999, 249 pages.

Chu, W. W., A. F. Cárdenas, and R. K. Taira (editors). Proceedings of the AAAS Workshop on Advances in Data Management for the Scientist and Engineer, National Science Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts, February 1993, 142 pp.

Cárdenas, A. F. and D. McLeod (editors). Research Foundations in Object-Oriented and Semantic Database Systems. Prentice-Hall Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1990.

Cárdenas, A. F., Data Base Management Systems (2nd Edition), W. C. Brown Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa, 1985, Spanish translation, 1985.

Publications

Bui, A, McNitt-Gray, M., Goldin, J., Cárdenas, A., and Aberle, D., "Problem Oriented Prefetching for an Integral Clinical Imaging Workstation," Journal of American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA), Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 242-253, May/June 2001.

Cárdenas, A., "A 2025 Scenario and Vision on Stream Data Modeling," Information Systems Engineering -- State of the Art and Research Themes, Brinkkemper, S., Lindencrona, E. and A. Solvberg (Editors), Spinger-Verlag, London, Great Britain, 2000.

Bui, A, Aberle, D., Goldin, J., McNitt-Gray, M., Cárdenas, A., Kleerup, E.,and Ratib, O., "TimeLine: A Multimedia, Problem-centric Visualization of Patient Records," Journal of American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA), Annual Proceedings, November 1999.

Aberle, D., Bui, A., Kleerup, E., Goldin, J., McNitt-Gray, M., Brown, M., and Cárdenas, A., "TimeLine: A Multimedia, Problem-Centered Interface for Healthcare," Computer Aided Radiology Symposium (CARS 99), Vol. 1165, pp. 562-566, June 1999, Paris, France.

Dionisio, J. N. D. and Cárdenas, A. F., "Advances in Image Database Languages," book chapter in Stephen T. C. Wong (Editor), Advances in Biomedical Image Databases, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, Mass., 1998, pp. 173-200.

Taira, R.K. and Cárdenas, A. F., Databases for Interventional MRI, in Interventional MRI, R. B. Lufkin (Editor), Mosby Times Mirror Co., St. Louis, Missouri, 1998, pp. 187-201.

Chu, W. W., Hsu, C.C., Cárdenas, A.F., and Taira, R. K., "Knowl edge-Based Image Retrieval with Spatial and Temporal Constraints," IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 6, November/December 1998, pp. 872-888.

Bui, A., Aberle, D,. McNitt-Gray, M., Cárdenas, A. F., Goldin, J., "The Evolution of an Integrated Timeline for Oncology Patient Care," Proceedings, American Medical Informatics Association Annual Meeting, November 1998, Florida, 5 pages.

Dionisio, J. D. N. and A. F. Cárdenas, "A Unified Data Model for Representing Multimedia, Timeline and Simulation Data," IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 746-767, September/October 1998.

Aberle, D. R., A. Bui, M. F. McNitt-Gray, J. G. Goldin, L. Greaser, A. F. Cárdenas, K. Brown, D. Valentino, "User Interface Design for an Integrated Multimedia Information System in Oncology," Proceedings, Abstracts 84th Radiological Society of North America Conference, Chicago, Illinois, November 1997.

Chu, W. W., A. F. Cárdenas, R. K. Taira, "Knowledge-Based Image Retrieval with Spatial and Temporal Constraints", Proceedings Tenth International Symposium on Methodologies for Intelligent Systems, North Carolina, October 15-18, 1997.

Johnson, D. B., Taira, R. K., Cárdenas, A. F., and Aberle, D. R., "Extracting Information from Free Text Radiology Reports", In International Journal On Digital Libraries, pp. 297 - 308, August 1997.

Dionisio, J. D. N. and A. F. Cárdenas, Lufkin, Robert B., DeSalles, Antonio, Black, Keith L., Taira, Ricky K., and Chu, Wesley W. ``A Multimedia Database Systems for Thermal Ablation Therapy of Brain Tumors'', In Journal of Digital Imaging, , Vol. 10, No 1( February), pp. 21-26, 1997.

Aberle, D, et. al., ``An Integrated Multimedia Timeline of Medical Images and Data for Thoracic Oncology Patients'', In Radiographics, Vol. 16, pp. 669-681, 1996.

Dionisio, J. D. N., A. F. Cárdenas, R. K. Taira, et. al. ``A Unified Timeline Model and User Interface for Multimedia Medical Databases.'' In Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, Vol. 20, No. 4, Elsevier Science, England, pp. 333-346, 1996.

Dionisio, J. D. N. and A. F. Cárdenas, ``MQuery: A Visual Query Language for Multimedia, Timeline and Simulation Data'', In Journal of Visual Languages and Computing, Vol. 7, Academic Press Ltd., pp. 377-401, 1996.

Chu, W. W., A. F. Cárdenas, and R. K. Taira. ``KMeD: A Knowledge-Based Multimedia Medical Distributed Database System.'' Information Systems, Vol. 20, No. 2, Permagon-Press/Elsevier Science, 1995, pp. 75-96.

Taira, R. K., M. Rivera, V. Bhushan, H. M. Chan, and A. F. Cárdenas. ``Design of a Graphical User Interface for an Intelligent Multimedia Information System for Radiology Research.'' In Proceedings of the SPIE: Medical Imaging PACS Design and Evaluation: Engineering and Clinical Issues, February 1995, pp. 24-35.

Taira, R. K., W. W. Chu, A. F. Cárdenas ``Database Aspects of Interventional Radiology'', In Proceedings of the Interventional MRI 94 Conference, Marina Del Rey, CA, August 13-14, 1994.

Taira, R. K., A. F. Cárdenas, F. M. Stepczyk, A. T. Materna, and W. W. Chu. ``Integration and Interoperability of a Multimedia Medical Distributed Database.'' In Proceedings, ADP Symposium on Advanced Information Systems and Technology, March 28-30, 1994, Williamsburg, Virginia, 6 pages.

Taira, R. K., A. F. Cárdenas, W. W. Chu, C. M. Breant, J. D. Dionisio, C. Hsu, and I. T. Ieong. ``An Object-Oriented Data Model for Skeletal Development.'' In Proceedings of the SPIE, February 1994, 10 pages.

Taira, R. K., A. F. Cárdenas, and W. W. Chu. ``Knowledge-Based Object-Oriented Database System for Radiology Research.'' Radiology, 1993, p.163.

Cárdenas, A. F., I. T. Ieong, R. Barker, R. K. Taira, and C. M. Breant. ``The Knowledge-Based Object-Oriented PICQUERY+ Language.'' IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 4, August 1993, pp. 644-687.

Taira, R. K., A. F. Cárdenas, W. C. Chu, C. M. Breant, and T. Hall. ``A Knowledge-Based Multimedia Database System for Skeletal Radiology.'' In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Computer Assisted Radiology, Berlin, Germany, June 23-25, 1993.

Cárdenas, A. F., R. K. Taira, W. W. Chu, and C. Breant. ``Integration and Interoperability of a Multimedia Medical Distributed Database System.'' IEEE Data Engineering, Vol. 16, No. 1, April 1993, pp. 43-47.

Chu, W. W., A. F. Cárdenas, and R. K. Taira. ``A Knowledge-Based Multimedia Medical Distributed Database System --- KMeD.'' In Chu, W. W., A. F. Cárdenas, and R. K. Taira (editors), Proceedings of the AAAS Workshop on Advances in Data Management for the Scientist and Engineer, National Science Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts, February 1993, 142 pp.

Horowitz, J. and A. F. Cárdenas. ``Decomposing Heterogeneous Inter-Entity Relationship Updates.'' IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 4, August 1992, pp. 360-370.

Pizano, A., A. F. Cárdenas, and A. Klinger. ``Communicating with Pictorial Databases.'' In Human-Machine Interactive Systems, A. Klinger (editor), Plenum Publishing, 1991.

Cárdenas, A. F. and G. R. Wang. ``Multimedia/Heterogeneous Database Management: Graph Data.'' Office Knowledge Engineering, IEEE Computer Society, Vol. 3, No. 2, August 1990, pp. 43-50.

Cárdenas, A. F. ``Pictorial/Visual Access to Multimedia/Heterogeneous Databases.'' Data Engineering, IEEE Computer Society, Vol. 13, No. 2, June 1990, pp. 22-27.

Pizano, A., A. Klinger, and A. F. Cárdenas. ``Specification of Integrity Constraints in Pictorial Databases.'' IEEE Computer, Dec. 1989, pp. 59-71.

Joseph, T. and A. F. Cárdenas. ``PICQUERY: A High Level Query Language for Pictorial Data Base Management.'' IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, Vol. 14, No. 5, May 1988, pp. 630-638.

Schultz, R. D. and A. F. Cárdenas. ``An Approach and Mechanism for Auditable and Testable Advanced Transaction Processing Systems.'' IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, Vol. SE-13, No. 6, June 1987, pp. 666-676.

Cárdenas, A. F. ``Heterogeneous Distributed Data Base Management: The HD-DBMS.'' Proceedings of the IEEE, May 1987, Vol. 75, No. 5, pp. 588-600.

Cárdenas, A. F. ``Generalized Pictorial Data Management.'' Proceedings, 3rd International Conference on Data Engineering, Los Angeles, California, February 3-5, 1987.

Cárdenas, A. F. ``Experience with the Relational Database Model and Systems.'' Proceedings of the IFIP 10th World Computer Congress, Dublin, Ireland, Sept. 1-5, 1986, pp. 399.

Cárdenas, A. F. et. al. ``Technology for Information Resources Management.'' Proceedings Data Base Directions, Information Resources Management Conference, NBS U.S. Dept. of Commerce Pub. No. 500-139, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 1985, pp. 99-132.

Cárdenas, A. F., and G. R. Wang. ``Translation of SQL/DS Data Access/Update into Entity-Relationship Data Access/Update.'' IEEE Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Entity-Relationship Approach, Chicago, Illinois, October 28-30, 1985.

Chock, M., A. F. Cárdenas, A. Klinger. ``Data Base Structure and Manipulation Capabilities of a Picture Data Base Management System (PICDMS).'' IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, Vol. PAMI-6, No. 4, July 1985, pp. 484-492.

Avizienis, A. A., A. F. Cárdenas, and F. Alavian, "On The Effectiveness of Fault-Tolerance Techniques in Parallel Associative Data Base Processors", Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering, April 24-27, 1984, Los Angeles, California, IEEE Computer Society Press, pp. 50-59.

Cárdenas, A. F., F. Alavian, and A. A. Avizienis, "Performance of Recovery Architecture in Parallel Associative Data Base Processors", ACM Transactions on Data Base Systems, Vol. 8, No. 3, September 1983, pp. 291-323.

Lohman, G. M., J. Stoltzfus, A. Benson, M. Marin, and A. F. Cárdenas, "Remotely-Sensed Geophysical Data Bases: Experience and Implications for Generalized DBMS", Proceedings, ACM SIGMOD Conference, Sigmod Record, Vol. 13, No. 4, San Jose, California, May 1983.

Cárdenas, A. F., and W. P. Grafton, "Challenges and Requirements for New Application Generators", Proceedings, 1982 National Computer Conference, AFIPS Press, pp. 341-349.

Chock, M., A. F. Cárdenas, and A. Klinger, "Manipulating Data Structures in Pictorial Information Systems", Computer, Vol. 14, No. 11, November 1981, pp. 43-50.

Cárdenas, A. F., and M. H. Pirahesh, "Data Base Communication in a Heterogeneous Data Base Management System Network", Information Systems, Vol. 5, 1980, pp. 55-79

Morgan, H., A. F. Cárdenas, W. Chu, E. F. Codd, G. Dodd, D. Hsiao, et. al., "Data Base Management Systems", in B. W. Arden (Editor), What can be Automated: The Computer Science and Engineering Research Study, The MIT Press, 1980.

Cárdenas, A. F., and M. H. Pirahesh, "The E-R Model in a Heterogeneous Data Base Management System Architecture", Proceedings, International Conference on the Entity Relationship Approach to Systems Analysis and Design, December 10-12, 1979, Los Angeles, California.

Ghosh, S. P., A. F. Cárdenas, I. Mijares, and G. Wiederhold, "Some Very Large Data Bases in Developing Countries", Proceedings, Fifth International Conference on Very Large Data Bases, October 1979, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Cárdenas, A. F., "Technology for Automatic Generation of Application Programs", Management Information Systems Quarterly, Vol. 1, No. 3, September 1977, pp. 49-72.

Cárdenas, A. F. and J. P. Sagamang, "Doubly Chained Tree Data Base Organization --Analysis and Design Strategies", The Computer Journal, Vol. 20, No. 1, Great Britain, 1977, pp. 15-26.

Nahouraii, E. Z., L. O. Brooks, and A. F. Cárdenas, "An Approach to Data Communication Between Different Generalized Data Base Management Systems", Proceedings, Second International Conference on Very Large Data Bases, Brussels, Belgium, September 8-10, 1976.

Cárdenas, A. F., "Analysis and Performance of Inverted Data Base Structures", Communications of the ACM, Vol. 19, No. 5, May 1975, pp. 253-263.

Cárdenas, A. F. and J. P. Sagamang, "Modeling and Analysis of Data Base Organization - The Doubly Chained Tree Structure", Information Systems, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 1975, pp. 57-67.

Cárdenas, A. F. and R. W. Seeley, "A Simple Data Structure for Interactive Design/Drafting", The Computer Journal, Great Britain,, Vol. 18, No. 1, February 1975, pp. 30-33.

Cárdenas, A. F., "High Level Aids for Data Management Systems Performance",  Proceedings, 1974 Association for Computing Machinery Conference, San Diego, California, November 11-13, 1974.

Velasco-Levy, A. and A. F. Cárdenas, "An Air Pollution Model and Simulation of Mexico City", Proceedings, 1974 Summer Computer Simulation Conference, Houston, Texas, July 9-11, 1974, pp. 647-662.

Cárdenas, A. F., "Data Entry: The Cost Giant of Computer-Based Information Systems", Journal of Systems Management, August 1973, pp. 35-42.

Cárdenas, A. F., "Information Flow Diagrams: A Tool for Management Information Systems Development", Proceedings, III Semana Internacional de Computacion Electronica Para Latino America, Mexico City, July 24-27, 1973.

Cárdenas, A. F., "Generalized Software for Partial Differential Equations - Part II",  Proceedings, 1973 Summer Computer Simulation Conference, Montreal, Canada, July 17-19, 1973, pp. 55-57.

Cárdenas, A. F., "Evaluation and Selection of File Organization - A Model and System", Communications of the ACM, Vol. 16, No. 9, September 1973, pp. 540-548.

Fairley, R. E. and A. F. Cárdenas, "Batch and Interactive Simulation of Partial Differential Equation Models", Proceedings, 1971 Summer Computer Simulation Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, July 19-21, 1971, pp. 42-49.

Karplus, W. J. and A. F. Cárdenas, "Experience with the Partial Differential Equation Language PDEL: An Alternative to Hybrid Computation", Proceedings of the Sixth International Meeting  on Analog and Hybrid Computation, AICA/IFIPS, Munich, Germany, September 1970, pp. 724-729.

Cárdenas, A. F. and W. J. Karplus, "Design and Organization of a Translator for a Partial Differential Equation Language", Proceedings, Spring Joint Computer Conference, 1970, Vol. 36,  AFIPS Press, May 5-6, 1970, pp. 513-524.

Cárdenas, A. F., "Special Purpose Computer Languages to Analyze Systems Characterized by Partial Differential Equations", Memoria Primer Simposium Nacional De Sistemas Sobre Aplicacion De Las Computadoras A1 Analisis De Sistemas, University of Mexico Press, April 23, 24, 1970, pp. 42-56.

Cárdenas, A. F. and W. J. Karplus, "PDEL - A Language for Partial Differential Equations", Communications of the ACM, Vol. 13, No. 3, March, 1970, pp. 184-191.

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