Yun Peng

Professor
Affiliated Faculty, Faculty, Professor, Emeritus
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Computer Science, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
Computer Science, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
Dr. Yun Peng is a professor of computer science and electrical engineering at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He received his Ph.D. in computer sicnece from the University of Maryland, College Park. His research interests include probabilistic reasoning, machine learning, neural networks, intelligent agents and multi-agent systems, semantic web, e-commerce, and artificial life.
Publications
2016
- Y. Sun and Y. Peng, "Modify Bayesian Network Structure with Inconsistent Constraints", 29th International Conference on Computers Applications in Industry and Engineering, September 2016, 513 downloads.
- J. Lo, Y. Gui, and Y. Peng, "Training Deep Neural Networks with Gradual Deconvexification", InProceedings, International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2016),, June 2016, 570 downloads.
- Y. Sun and Y. Peng, "Inconsistent Knowledge Integration with Bayesian Network", 29th International FLAIRS Conference, May 2016, 548 downloads.
2015
- B. (. Kulvatunyou, Y. Lee, N. Ivezik, and Y. Peng, "A Framework to Canonicalize Manufacturing Service Capability Models", Article, Computers & Industrial Engineering, May 2015, 648 downloads.
- J. Lo, Y. Gui, and Y. Peng, "The Normalized Risk-Averting Error Criterion for Avoiding Nonglobal Local Minima in Training Neural Networks", Article, Neurocomputing, February 2015, 493 downloads.
2014
- Y. Gui, J. Lo, and Y. Peng, "A pairwise algorithm for training multilayer perceptrons with the normalized risk-averting error criterion", InProceedings, International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), July 2014, 597 downloads.
2013
- J. Lee, K. Jung, B. Kim, Y. Peng, and H. Cho, "Semantic web-based supplier discovery system for building a long-term supply chain", Article, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, November 2013.
- Y. H. Lee and Y. Peng, "A Framework for Developing Manufacturing Service Capability Information Model", InProceedings, IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, September 2013.
- Y. Peng and Y. Kang, "Ontology-Based Dynamic Forms for Manufacturing Capability Information Collection", InProceedings, IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, September 2013.
2012
- J. Lo, Y. Gui, and Y. Peng, "Overcoming the Local-Minimum Problem in Training Multilayer Perceptrons with the NRAE Training Method", InProceedings, Ninth International Symposium on Neural Networks (ISNN 2012), July 2012, 538 downloads.
- Y. Peng, Z. Ding, S. Zhang, and R. Pan, "Bayesian Network Revision with Probabilistic Constraints", Article, International Journal of Uncertainty, Fuzziness and Knowledge-Based Systems, March 2012, 727 downloads.
2011
- C. Lee, Y. H. Lee, Y. Peng, and H. Cho, "A Supplier Discovery Framework For Effective And Efficient Configuration Of A Supply Chain", Article, International Journal of Industrial Engineering,, November 2011, 1816 downloads.
- Y. Kang, J. Kim, and Y. Peng, "Extensible Dynamic Form Approach for Supplier Discovery", InProceedings, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration, August 2011, 1863 downloads.
- J. Kim, Y. Peng, N. Ivezik, and J. Shin, "An Optimization Approach for Semantic-based XML Schema Matching", Article, International Journal of Trade, Economics, and Finance, January 2011, 1505 downloads.
2010
- J. Kim, Y. Peng, N. Ivezik, and J. Shin, "Semantic-based Optimal XML Schema Matching: A Mathematical Programming Approach", InProceedings, The Proceedings of International Conference on E-business, Management and Economics, December 2010, 1613 downloads.
- Y. Peng and S. Zhang, "Integrating Probability Constraints into Bayesian Nets", InProceedings, Proceeding of the 2010 conference on ECAI 2010: 19th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, November 2010, 1440 downloads.
- Y. Peng, S. Zhang, and R. Pan, "Bayesian Network Reasoning with Uncertain Evidences", Article, International Journal of Uncertainty, Fuzziness and Knowledge-Based Systems, June 2010, 2465 downloads.
- S. Zhang, Y. Sun, Y. Peng, and X. Wang, "A Practical Tool for Uncertainty in OWL Ontologies", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 10th IASTED International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Applications, February 2010.
- J. Kim and Y. Peng, "A semantic similarity analysis for data mappings between heterogeneous XML schemas", InBook, Electronic Business Interoperability: Concepts, Opportunities and Challenges, January 2010, 1855 downloads.
2009
- J. Kim, S. Lee, M. Halem, and Y. Peng, "Semantic Similarity Analysis of XML Schema using Grid Computing", InProceedings, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration, August 2009, 1043 downloads.
- S. Zhang, Y. Peng, and X. Wang, "BayesOWL: A Prototype System for Uncertainty in Semantic Web", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence,, July 2009.
- S. Zhang, Y. Sun, Y. Peng, and X. Wang, "BayesOWL: A Prototype System for Uncertainty in Semantic Web", InProceedings, Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, July 2009, 587 downloads.
- H. Cho, J. Woo, N. Ivezik, A. Jones, P. Denno, and Y. Peng, "An Integration Technology for Long Distance Logistics and Supply Chain Managemen", InProceedings, roceedings of the 18th International Conference on Management of Technology, April 2009, 2232 downloads.
- X. Yan, Y. Peng, and e., "From Ontology Selection and Semantic Web to an Integrated Information System for Food-Borne Diseases and Food Safety", InBook, Software Tools and Algorithms for Biological Systems, January 2009, 2266 downloads.
2008
- S. Zhang, Y. Peng, and X. Wang, "An Efficient Method for Probabilistic Knowledge Integration", InProceedings, Proceedings of The 20th IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence, November 2008, 2141 downloads, 2 citations.
- J. Kim, Y. Peng, B. (. Kulvatunyou, N. Ivezik, and A. Jones, "A Layered Approach to Semantic Similarity Analysis of XML Schemas", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration, July 2008, 2390 downloads, 1 citation.
- Y. Peng and L. L. Augsburger, "Knowledge-Based Systems and Other AI Applications for Tableting", InBook, Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, January 2008, 3481 downloads.
2007
- Y. Yu and Y. Peng, "Learning the Semantic Meaning of a Concept from the Web", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 20th Conference of the Canadian Society for Computational Studies of Intelligence, May 2007, 2447 downloads.
- Y. Peng, Z. Ding, R. Pan, Y. Yu, B. (. Kulvatunyou, N. Ivezik, A. Jones, and H. Cho, "A Probabilistic Framework for Semantic Similarity and Ontology Mapping", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 2007 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 2007, 2658 downloads.
2006
- R. Pan, Y. Peng, and Z. Ding, "Belief Update in Bayesian Networks Using Uncertain Evidence", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 18th IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI 2006), November 2006, 3972 downloads.
2005
- L. Ding, R. Pan, T. Finin, A. Joshi, Y. Peng, and P. Kolari, "Finding and Ranking Knowledge on the Semantic Web", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 4th International Semantic Web Conference, November 2005, 13931 downloads, 130 citations.
- L. Ding, T. Finin, A. Joshi, Y. Peng, P. Pinheiro da Silva, and D. L. McGuinness, "Tracking RDF Graph Provenance using RDF Molecules", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 4th International Semantic Web Conference, November 2005, 7152 downloads, 47 citations.
- R. Pan, Z. Ding, Y. Yu, and Y. Peng, "A Bayesian Network Approach to Ontology Mapping", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Fourth International Semantic Web Conference, November 2005, 4868 downloads, 91 citations.
- Z. Ding, Y. Peng, and R. Pan, "BayesOWL: Uncertainty Modeling in Semantic Web Ontologies", InBook, Soft Computing in Ontologies and Semantic Web, October 2005, 4170 downloads, 48 citations.
- W. Wilson, Y. Peng, and L. L. Augsburger, "Generalization of a Prototype Intelligent Hybrid System for Hard Gelatin Capsule Formulation Development", Article, AAPS PharmSciTech, October 2005, 2511 downloads.
- L. Ding, T. Finin, A. Joshi, Y. Peng, R. Pan, and P. Reddivari, "Search on the Semantic Web", Article, IEEE Computer, October 2005, 4208 downloads, 66 citations.
- L. Ding, A. Joshi, Y. Peng, R. Pan, P. Reddivari, and T. Finin, "Search on the Semantic Web", TechReport, TR-CS-05-09, September 2005, 11158 downloads.
- Y. Peng and Z. Ding, "Modifying Bayesian Networks by Probability Constraints", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 21st Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence, July 2005, 2953 downloads, 18 citations.
- T. Finin, L. Ding, R. Pan, A. Joshi, P. Kolari, A. Java, and Y. Peng, "Swoogle: Searching for knowledge on the Semantic Web", InProceedings, AAAI 05 (intelligent systems demo), July 2005, 6092 downloads, 35 citations.
- Z. Ding, Y. Peng, R. Pan, and Y. Yu, "A Bayesian Methodology towards Automatic Ontology Mapping", InProceedings, Proceedings of the AAAI-05 C&O Workshop on Contexts and Ontologies: Theory, Practice and Applications, July 2005, 5409 downloads, 20 citations.
- L. Ding, T. Finin, Y. Peng, P. Pinheiro da Silva, and D. L. McGuinness, "Tracking RDF Graph Provenance using RDF Molecules", TechReport, TR-CS-05-06, April 2005, 10419 downloads.
- L. Ding, P. Kolari, T. Finin, A. Joshi, Y. Peng, and Y. Yesha, "On Homeland Security and the Semantic Web: A Provenance and Trust Aware Inference Framework", InProceedings, Proceedings of the AAAI Spring Symposium on AI Technologies for Homeland Security, March 2005, 4682 downloads, 32 citations.
2004
- Z. Ding, Y. Peng, and R. Pan, "A Bayesian Approach to Uncertainty Modeling in OWL Ontology", InProceedings, Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Intelligent Systems - Theory and Applications, November 2004, 4507 downloads, 2 citations.
- L. Ding, T. Finin, A. Joshi, R. Pan, R. S. Cost, Y. Peng, P. Reddivari, V. C. Doshi, and J. Sachs, "Swoogle: A Search and Metadata Engine for the Semantic Web", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Thirteenth ACM Conference on Information and Knowledge Management , November 2004, 30775 downloads, 467 citations.
- X. Luan, Y. Peng, and T. Finin, "Quantitative Agent Service Matching", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence, September 2004, 186 downloads, 4 citations.
- W. Watthayu and Y. Peng, "A Bayesian network based framework for multi-criteria decision making", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis, August 2004, 9504 downloads, 18 citations.
- Z. Ding and Y. Peng, "A Probabilistic Extension to Ontology Language OWL", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 37th Hawaii International Conference On System Sciences (HICSS-37)., January 2004, 6459 downloads, 154 citations.
2003
- A. Kunjithapatham, M. Sheshagiri, T. Finin, A. Joshi, and Y. Peng, "Personal Agents on the Semantic Web", InProceedings, Proc. Second Int. Semantic Web Conf., October 2003, 1475 downloads.
- Y. Zou, T. Finin, Y. Peng, A. Joshi, and R. S. Cost, "Agent Communication in DAML World", InBook, Innovative Concepts for Agent-Based Systems, January 2003, 1521 downloads.
- X. Luan, Y. Peng, and T. Finin, "Learning in the Broker Agent", InBook, Innovative Concepts for Agent-Based Systems, January 2003, 1453 downloads.
2002
- S. Kumar, A. Kunjithapatham, M. Sheshagiri, T. Finin, A. Joshi, and Y. Peng, "Sidekick: A Personal agent for the semantic web", TechReport, Technical Report, December 2002, 374 downloads.
- G. Kalra, Y. Peng, M. Guo, and L. L. Augsburger, "A hybrid intelligent system for formulation of BCS Class II drugs in hard gelatin capsules", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Neural Information Processing, November 2002, 4653 downloads.
- S. Kumar, A. Kunjithapatham, M. Sheshagiri, T. Finin, A. Joshi, Y. Peng, and R. S. Cost, "A Personal Agent Application for the Semantic Web", InProceedings, AAAI 2002 Fall Symposium Series, November 2002, 3823 downloads, 14 citations.
- M. Guo, G. Kalra, W. Wilson, Y. Peng, and L. L. Augsburger, "A Prototype Intelligent Hybrid System for Hard Gelatin Capsule Formulation Development", Article, Pharmaceutical Technology, September 2002, 19021 downloads, 8 citations.
- S. Prasad, Y. Peng, and T. Finin, "Statement of Interest: A Tool For Mapping Concepts Between Two Ontologies", InProceedings, Proceedings of the AAAI Workshop on Ontologies and the Semantic Web, July 2002, 328 downloads.
- S. Prasad, Y. Peng, and T. Finin, "Using Explicit Information To Map Between Two Ontologies", InProceedings, AAMAS 2002 Workshop on Ontologies and Agent Systems, July 2002, 3689 downloads, 100 citations.
- Y. Peng, Y. Zou, and X. Luan, "Semantic resolution for e-commerce", InProceedings, Proceedings of the first international joint conference on Autonomous agents and multiagent systems, July 2002, 2520 downloads, 17 citations.
- S. Prasad, Y. Peng, and T. Finin, "A Tool for Mapping Between Two Ontologies Using Explicit Information", InProceedings, AAAI-02 Workshop on Meaning Negotiation, July 2002, 368 downloads.
- S. Prasad, Y. Peng, and T. Finin, "A Tool For Mapping Concepts Between Two Ontologies", Proceedings of the First International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC), June 2002, 320 downloads.
- L. Kagal, F. Perich, H. Chen, S. Tolia, Y. Zou, A. Joshi, Y. Peng, R. S. Cost, C. Nicholas, and T. Finin, "Agents Making Sense of the Semantic Web", InProceedings, Workshop on Radical Agent Concepts (WRAC): Innovative Concepts for Agent-Based Systems, January 2002, 5135 downloads, 9 citations.
- R. S. Cost, T. Finin, A. Joshi, Y. Peng, C. Nicholas, I. Soboroff, H. Chen, L. Kagal, F. Perich, Y. Zou, and S. Tolia, "ITtalks: A Case Study in the Semantic Web and DAML+OIL", Article, IEEE Intelligent Systems Special Issue, January 2002, 4951 downloads, 66 citations.
2001
- F. Perich, R. S. Cost, T. Finin, A. Joshi, Y. Peng, C. Nicholas, H. Chen, L. Kagal, Y. Zou, and S. Tolia, "ITTALKS: An Application of Agents in the Semantic Web", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Engineering Societies in the Agents World II, December 2001, 5086 downloads, 5 citations.
- X. Luan, Y. Peng, and T. Finin, "Agent Consumer Reports: of the Agents, by the Agents and for the Agents", InProceedings, Proceedings 2nd Asia-Pacific Conference on Intelligent Agent Technology (IAT-2001), October 2001, 1401 downloads.
- L. Kagal, T. Finin, and Y. Peng, "A Delegation Based Model for Distributed Trust", InProceedings, Workshop on Autonomy, Delegation, and Control: Interacting with Autonomous Agents, International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence, August 2001, 1532 downloads, 69 citations.
- R. S. Cost, T. Finin, A. Joshi, Y. Peng, C. Nicholas, H. Chen, L. Kagal, F. Perich, Y. Zou, and S. Tolia, "ITTALKS: A Case Study in the Semantic Web and DAML", InProceedings, International Semantic Web Working Symposium (SWWS 2001), July 2001, 4591 downloads, 18 citations.
- L. Kagal, T. Finin, R. S. Cost, and Y. Peng, "A Framework for Distributed Trust Management", InProceedings, Second Workshop on Norms and Institutions in multi-agent systems, May 2001, 4378 downloads, 1 citation.
2000
- R. S. Cost, Y. Chen, T. Finin, Y. K. Labrou, and Y. Peng, "Using Colored Petri Nets for Conversation Modeling", InBook, Agent Communication Languages, September 2000, 5944 downloads, 77 citations.
1999
- R. S. Cost, Y. K. Labrou, X. Luan, Y. Peng, I. Soboroff, J. Mayfield, A. Boughannam, and T. Finin, "An Agent-based Infrastructure for Enterprise Integration", InProceedings, Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Agent Systems and Applications, October 1999, 2536 downloads, 23 citations.
- Y. Peng, T. Finin, H. Chen, L. Wang, Y. K. Labrou, R. S. Cost, B. Chu, V. Cross, M. Russell, W. Tolone, A. Boughannam, and J. McCobb, "An Agent System for Application Initialization in an Integrated Manufacturing Environment", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 3rd. World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics and The 5th. Int'l Conference on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis (SCI'99/ISAS'99), August 1999, 3231 downloads, 5 citations.
- X. Luan, Y. Peng, and T. Finin, "Learning in Broker Agent", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Sixteenth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence, AAAI-99, July 1999, 293 downloads.
- Y. Chen, Y. Peng, Y. K. Labrou, R. S. Cost, and T. Finin, "Negotiating agents for supply chain management", InProceedings, Proceedings of the AAAI Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Electronic Commerce, July 1999, 3141 downloads, 14 citations.
- Y. Chen, Y. Peng, T. Finin, Y. K. Labrou, and R. S. Cost, "Negotiating Agents for Supply Chain Management", InProceedings, AAAI Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Electronic Commerce, July 1999, 368 downloads.
- R. S. Cost, T. Finin, Y. K. Labrou, X. Luan, Y. Peng, I. Soboroff, J. Mayfield, and A. Boughannam, "Agent development with Jackal", InProceedings, Third annual conference on Autonomous Agents, May 1999, 1248 downloads.
- R. S. Cost, Y. Chen, T. Finin, Y. K. Labrou, and Y. Peng, "Modeling agent conversations with colored petri nets", InProceedings, Working notes of the Autonomous Agents '99 Workshop on Specifying and Implementing Conversation Policies, May 1999, 3612 downloads, 114 citations.
- Y. Chen, Y. Peng, T. Finin, Y. K. Labrou, B. Chu, J. Yao, R. Sun, and R. Wilhelm, "A negotiation-based Multi-agent System for Supply Chain Management", InProceedings, Workshop on supply chain management, International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, April 1999, 1254 downloads.
- Y. K. Labrou, T. Finin, and Y. Peng, "Agent Communication Languages: the Current Landscape", Article, IEEE Intelligent Systems, March 1999, 2729 downloads, 446 citations.
- Y. K. Labrou, T. Finin, and Y. Peng, "The Interoperability Problem: Bringing together Mobile Agents and Agent Communication Languages", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference On System Sciences ( HICSS-32), January 1999, 2871 downloads, 29 citations.
- Y. Peng, T. Finin, Y. K. Labrou, R. S. Cost, B. Chu, J. Long, J. Long, and A. Boughannam, "An agent-based approach for manufacturing integration: The CIIMPLEX experience", Article, Applied Artificial Intelligence, January 1999, 1782 downloads.
1998
- W. Tolone, B. Chu, J. Long, R. Wilhelm, Y. Peng, A. Boughannam, and T. Finin, "Supporting Human Interactions within Integrated Manufacturing Systems", Article, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing, December 1998, 1608 downloads, 3 citations.
- R. S. Cost, Y. K. Labrou, X. Luan, Y. Peng, I. Soboroff, J. Mayfield, A. Boughannam, and T. Finin, "Jackal: a Java-based Tool for Agent Development", InProceedings, Software Tools for Developing Agents: Papers from the 1998 AAAI Workshop, July 1998, 9847 downloads, 61 citations.
- Y. Peng, Y. K. Labrou, and T. Finin, "Mobile agents can benefit from standards efforts on interagent communication", Article, IEEE Communications Magazine, July 1998, 2449 downloads, 26 citations.
- Y. Peng, T. Finin, Y. K. Labrou, B. Chu, J. Long, W. Tolone, and A. Boughannam, "A multi-agent system for enterprise integration", InProceedings, Third International Conference on the Practical Application of Intelligent Agents and Multi-Agent Technology, March 1998, 3000 downloads, 120 citations.
- B. Chu, W. Tolone, J. Long, R. Wilhelm, Y. Peng, T. Finin, and M. L. Mathews, "Towards Intelligent Integrated Manufacturing Planning-Execution", Article, The International Journal of Agile Manufacturing, January 1998, 2738 downloads, 20 citations.
1996
- B. Chu, W. Tolone, R. Wilhelm, M. Hegedus, J. Fesko, T. Finin, Y. Peng, C. H. Jones, J. Long, M. Mathews, J. Shimp, S. Su, and J. Mayfield, "Integrating Manufacturing Softwares for Intelligent Planning-Execution: a CIIMPLEX Perspective", InProceedings, Proceedings SPIE 2913, Plug and Play Software for Agile Manufacturing, November 1996, 327 downloads.
Past Projects
- A Personal Agent Application for the Semantic Web, Faculty
- Bayes OWL, Principal Investigator
- Context Broker Architecture (CoBrA), Faculty
- DAML, Faculty
- DAML / ITTalks, Faculty
- Damlator: Semantic Web Translator, Faculty
- OWLIR: Information Retrieval On The Semantic Web, Faculty
- UMBC OntoMapper: A Tool For Mapping Between Two Ontologies, Faculty
Assertions
- (Person) Yun Peng attended (Event) My Experience in Building Ontology-driven Applications.
- (Photo) Yun Peng presents at I3CON shows (Person) Yun Peng.