Research Interests

Image and signal processing.
Analysis of DNA profiles and DNA sequences
Electronics

Projects:

Analysis of high throughput FLX-454 sequence images,
Department of Informatics and the Department of Biology, University of Oslo, Norway.

Thesis:

PhD

Akbar Akbari
Studies on Macromolecule Separation: Applying Image and Signal Processing Methods to Improve Accuracy in DNA Analysis.
Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway. (2008)

MSc.

Akbar Akbari
Image processing techniques on DNA fingerprint images and its application to genetic similarity analysis(154 pages written in english)
Report No.83, ISBN 82-7476-090-5, Image Processing Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, University of Oslo, Norway. (1996)

Akbar Akbari
Utvikling av et small-band ekko-lodd mottaker med digital tidsvariabel forsterkningskontroll (TVG) (79 pages written in norwegian)
Department of Physics (Electronics), University of Oslo, Norway. (1993)

Teaching

IN384 - Subjects in Image Processing
Teaching Assistance: IN106 - Introduction to Signal and Image Processing
Supervising undergraduates in mandatory projects.
Programming language JAVA (Distance learning school NKS)
Subjects in Computer Networks (Distance learning school NKS)
Information theory and Computer Architecture (OMH Business school Oslo)

Publications

Akbari A., Albregtsen F., Jakobsen K.S.,
Automatic lane detection and separation in one dimensional gel images using continuous wavelet transform
Analytical Methods, vol.2, 2010, 1360-1371.

Akbari A., Marthinsen G.M., Lifjeld J.T., Albregtsen F., Wennerberg L., Stenseth N.C., Jakobsen K.S.,
Improved DNA fragment length estimation in capillary electrophoresis.
Electrophoresis, vol.29, 2008, 1273-1285.

Akbari A., Albregtsen F.
Normalizing the background and removing the trend in one-dimensional DNA fingerprint images
Journal of Chromatography A, vol.1014, 2003, 11-19.

Akbari A., Albregtsen F., Lingejaerde O.C.
Adaptive weighted least squares method for the estimation of DNA fragment lengths from agarose gels.
Electrophoresis, vol.23(2), 2002, 176-181.

Akbari A.
Segmentation of DNA fingerprint images using one dimensional signal
NorSig, 2001, 28-33.

Akbari A.
Lane detection and separation in DNA fingerprint gel images
NorSig, 2001, 6-11.

Akbari A.
Compendium on Information Theory (70 pages written in Norwegian)
Printed at 'Oslo merkantile høyskole in 1999'

Abstracts and Presentations

Akbari A.
Evaluation of Noise in DNA Fingerprint Images
HUPO 2nd annual & IUBMB XIX joint world congress,Oct.2003, Montreal, Canada.

Akbari A.
Unsupervised classification method using one dimensional intensity profile to isolate DNA fingerprint bands from their background.
HPCE 2003, 16th International Symposium on Microscale Separations and Analysis Including Mini-Symposia on Genomics, Proteomics and Metabolomics, January 2003, San Diego, USA.

Akbari A., Albregtsen F.
Normalizing Background Trend in One-dimensional DNA Fingerprint Images
42nd American Society for Cell Biology Annulal Meeting December 2002, San Francisco, USA.

Akbari A., Albregtsen F., Lingjærde C.O.
Adaptive Weighted Least Squares method for estimation of DNA fragment lengths from Agarose gels
ICES-2001 June 2001: Electrophoretic Odyssey, Verona Italy.

Akbari A., Albregtsen F.
Background Normalization of DNA Fingerprint Images
ICES-2001 June 2001: Electrophoretic Odyssey, Verona Italy.

Professional Affiliations

Member of the American Society for Cell Biology
Member of IEEE - Signal Processing Society
Member of IEEE - Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society