Lance R. Williams

46 papers A* 9A 1C 3Journal 21Unranked 12

Year	Rank	Type	Title / Venue / Authors
2022	J	`jnl`	Euclidean Invariant Recognition of 2D Shapes Using Histograms of Magnitudes of Local Fourier-Mellin Descriptors. CoRR Xinhua Zhang, Lance R. Williams
2022	J	`jnl`	Similarity Equivariant Linear Transformation of Joint Orientation-Scale Space Representations. CoRR Xinhua Zhang, Lance R. Williams
2021	C	`conf`	Increased Complexity and Fitness of Artificial Cells that Reproduce Using Spatially Distributed Asynchronous Parallel Processes. ALIFE Lance R. Williams
2021	J	`jnl`	Increased Complexity and Fitness of Artificial Cells that Reproduce Using Spatially Distributed Asynchronous Parallel Processes. CoRR Lance R. Williams
2019	A	`conf`	Euclidean Invariant Recognition of 2D Shapes Using Histograms of Magnitudes of Local Fourier-Mellin Descriptors. WACV Xinhua Zhang, Lance R. Williams
2019	C	`conf`	Towards Complex Artificial Life. ALIFE Lance R. Williams
2018	—	`conf`	An FPGA Implementation of a Distributed Virtual Machine. UCNC Lee A. Jensen, Lance R. Williams
2018	J	`jnl`	Towards Complex Artificial Life. CoRR Lance R. Williams
2016	J	`jnl`	Programs as Polypeptides. Artif. Life Lance R. Williams
2015	—	`conf`	Programs as Polypeptides. ECAL Lance R. Williams
2015	J	`jnl`	Programs as Polypeptides. CoRR Lance R. Williams
2013	J	`jnl`	A Movable Architecture for Robust Spatial Computing. Comput. J. David H. Ackley, Daniel C. Cannon, Lance R. Williams
2013	—	`conf`	Evolution of Tail-Call Optimization in a Population of Self-Hosting Compilers. ECAL Lance R. Williams
2012	—	`conf`	Robust Evaluation of Expressions by Distributed Virtual Machines. UCNC Lance R. Williams
2011	—	`conf`	Artificial cells as reified quines. ECAL Lance R. Williams
2011	—	`conf`	Homeostatic Architectures for Robust Spatial Computing. SASO Workshops David H. Ackley, Lance R. Williams
2009	J	`jnl`	Multiple target tracking with lazy background subtraction and connected components analysis. Mach. Vis. Appl. Robert G. Abbott, Lance R. Williams
2007	J	`jnl`	Representing Interwoven Surfaces in 2-1/2D Drawings. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications Keith Wiley, Lance R. Williams
2006	A*	`conf`	Representation of interwoven surfaces in 2 1/2 D drawing. CHI Keith Wiley, Lance R. Williams
2004	J	`jnl`	Euclidean Group Invariant Computation of Stochastic Completion Fields Using Shiftable-Twistable Functions. J. Math. Imaging Vis. John W. Zweck, Lance R. Williams
2003	J	`jnl`	A rotation and translation invariant discrete saliency network. Biol. Cybern. Lance R. Williams, John W. Zweck
2003	J	`jnl`	Segmentation of Multiple Salient Closed Contours from Real Images. IEEE Trans. Pattern Anal. Mach. Intell. Shyjan Mahamud, Lance R. Williams, Karvel K. Thornber, Kanglin Xu
2001	—	`conf`	A Rotation and Translation Invariant Discrete Saliency Network. NIPS Lance R. Williams, John W. Zweck
2001	J	`jnl`	Orientation, Scale, and Discontinuity as Emergent Properties of Illusory Contour Shape. Neural Comput. Lance R. Williams, Karvel K. Thornber
2000	J	`jnl`	Characterizing the distribution of completion shapes with corners using a mixture of random processes. Pattern Recognit. Karvel K. Thornber, Lance R. Williams
2000	—	`conf`	Euclidean Group Invariant Computation of Stochastic Completion Fields Using Shiftable-Twistable Functions. ECCV (2) John W. Zweck, Lance R. Williams
1999	J	`jnl`	A Comparison of Measures for Detecting Natural Shapes in Cluttered Backgrounds. Int. J. Comput. Vis. Lance R. Williams, Karvel K. Thornber
1999	J	`jnl`	Computing Stochastic Completion Fields in Linear-Time Using a Resolution Pyramid. Comput. Vis. Image Underst. Lance R. Williams, John W. Zweck, Tairan Wang, Karvel K. Thornber
1999	A*	`conf`	Segmentation of Salient Closed Contours from Real Images. ICCV Shyjan Mahamud, Karvel K. Thornber, Lance R. Williams
1998	—	`conf`	A Comparison of Measures for Detecting Natural Shapes in Cluttered Backgrounds. ECCV (2) Lance R. Williams, Karvel K. Thornber
1998	—	`conf`	Orientation, Scale, and Discontinuity as Emergent Properties of Illusory Contour Shape. NIPS Karvel K. Thornber, Lance R. Williams
1997	—	`conf`	Characterizing the Distribution of Completion Shapes with Corners Using a Mixture of Random Processes. EMMCVPR Karvel K. Thornber, Lance R. Williams
1997	C	`conf`	Computing Stochastic Completion Fields in Linear-Time Using a Resolution Pyramid. CAIP Lance R. Williams, Tairan Wang, Karvel K. Thornber
1997	J	`jnl`	Local Parallel Computation of Stochastic Completion Fields. Neural Comput. Lance R. Williams, David W. Jacobs
1997	J	`jnl`	Stochastic Completion Fields: A Neural Model of Illusory Contour Shape and Salience. Neural Comput. Lance R. Williams, David W. Jacobs
1997	J	`jnl`	Topological Reconstruction of a Smooth Manifold-Solid from Its Occluding Contour. Int. J. Comput. Vis. Lance R. Williams
1996	J	`jnl`	Analytic solution of stochastic completion fields. Biol. Cybern. Karvel K. Thornber, Lance R. Williams
1996	A*	`conf`	Local Parallel Computation of Stochastic Completion Fields. CVPR Lance R. Williams, David W. Jacobs
1996	J	`jnl`	Perceptual Completion of Occluded Surfaces. Comput. Vis. Image Underst. Lance R. Williams, Allen R. Hanson
1995	A*	`conf`	Stochastic Completion Fields: A Neural Model of Illusory Contour Shape and Salience. ICCV Lance R. Williams, David W. Jacobs
1994	A*	`conf`	Perceptual completion of occluded surfaces. CVPR Lance R. Williams, Allen R. Hanson
1994	—	`conf`	Topological Reconstruction of a Smooth Manifold-Solid from its Occluding Contour. ECCV (1) Lance R. Williams
1990	A*	`conf`	Perceptual organization of occluding contours. ICCV Lance R. Williams
1989	A*	`conf`	A data set for quantitative motion analysis. CVPR Rabindranath Dutta, R. Manmatha, Lance R. Williams, Edward M. Riseman
1988	A*	`conf`	Translating Optical Flow Into Token Matches And Depth From Looming. ICCV Lance R. Williams, Allen R. Hanson
1985	A*	`conf`	Spectral Continuity and Eye Vergence Movement. IJCAI Lance R. Williams

Nicolò Altamura is a security engineer and computer science researcher specializing in software protection, reverse engineering, program analysis, and binary deobfuscation. He holds a master's degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Verona, graduating with honors, and works at emproof, focusing on software protection and the challenges of analyzing and understanding compiled software.

His research explores the relationship between program analysis and code obfuscation, with particular emphasis on how software transformations affect the ability of automated tools to recover program behavior. His interests span static analysis, binary analysis, decompilation, reverse engineering, and techniques for analyzing and simplifying obfuscated code.

Beyond academic research, Nicolò develops and contributes to tools for reverse engineering and software analysis. His projects include obfuscation_analysis, a Binary Ninja plugin for analyzing and simplifying obfuscated code; Pocket, an obfuscator for mixed Boolean-arithmetic expressions; and ptxNinja, a tool for reverse engineering NVIDIA GPU code represented in the PTX virtual instruction set.

His research also extends to binary datasets and software evolution. In 2026, he co-authored ASSEMBLAGE-DEEPHISTORY: A Cross-Build Binary Dataset with Temporal Coverage, a research work addressing the availability of binary data across multiple software builds and points in time, supporting research into binary analysis and changes between program versions.

Across his research, engineering work, and open-source contributions, Nicolò focuses on advancing the understanding, analysis, and protection of software against increasingly sophisticated obfuscation and reverse-engineering challenges.

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