Dr Mark Butala
- Senior Lecturer (Systems Power & Energy)
Biography
Mark D. Butala is a Senior Lecturer in the Systems, Power, and Energy Research Division in the James Watt School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow. He joined the Univesity of Glasgow in 2024. He received the H.B.E.E. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA, in 2002, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Champaign, IL, USA, in 2004 and 2010, respectively.
From 2010 to 2015, he was a Member of the Technical Staff with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. From 2016 to 2017, he was a Visiting Research Scientist with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UIUC. In 2017, he joined the Faculty of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, where he was a Tenured Associate Professor with the College of Information Science and Electronics Engineering, Zhejiang University. He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UIUC, and an Honorary Lecturer with the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh.
Publications
Prior publications
Article
Xiaoyue Li, Tielong Cai, Jun Dan, Sizhao Ma, Kai Shang, Mark D. Butala, Gaoang Wang (2025) SNAFusion-MM: Distilling sparse sampled measurements by 2D axial diffusion priors with multi-step matching for 3D inverse problem Information Fusion Crossref. (doi: 10.1016/j.inffus.2025.103323)
Xiaoyue Li, Kai Shang, Mark D. Butala, Gaoang Wang (2025) Cross-modal enhanced sparse CT imaging via null-space denoising diffusion with random medical measurement embedding Alexandria Engineering Journal Crossref. (doi: 10.1016/j.aej.2025.04.021)
Zixuan Wang, Jian Zhang, Ke Ma, Mark D. Butala, Haoran Tang, Haibo Wang, Bo Qin, Weiming Shen, Hongwei Wang (2025) Toward Unsupervised Domain Adaptation Fault Diagnosis: A Multisource Multitarget Method IEEE Sensors Journal Crossref. (doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2024.3496736)
Li, X., Valliappan, S.P., Shukhobodskaia, D., Butala, M.D., Rodriguez, L., Magdalenic, J., Delouille, V. (2024) A Transfer Learning Method to Generate Synthetic Synoptic Magnetograms Space Weather Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 15427390 (doi: 10.1029/2023SW003499)
Zhou, C., Butala, M.D., Xu, Y., Demartino, C., Spencer, B.F. (2024) FE-based bridge weigh-in-motion based on an adaptive augmented Kalman filter Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 10961216 08883270 (doi: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2024.111530)
Xiaoyue Li, Senthamizh Pavai Valliappan, Daria Shukhobodskaia, Mark D Butala, Luciano Rodriguez, Jasmina Magdalenic, Veronique Delouille (2023) A Transfer Learning Method to Generate Synthetic Synoptic Magnetograms Crossref. (doi: 10.22541/essoar.168121495.53024244/v1)
Pesantez, J.E., Li, B., Lee, C., Zhao, Z., Butala, M., Stillwell, A.S. (2023) A Comparison Study of Predictive Models for Electricity Demand in a Diverse Urban Environment Energy Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 03605442 (doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.129142)
Wang, Z., Qin, B., Sun, H., Zhang, J., Butala, M.D., Demartino, C., Peng, P., Wang, H. (2023) An imbalanced semi-supervised wind turbine blade icing detection method based on contrastive learning Renewable Energy Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 18790682 09601481 (doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2023.05.026)
Karimi, P., Butala, M.D., Zhao, Z., Kamalabadi, F. (2022) Efficient Model Selection in Switching Linear Dynamic Systems by Graph Clustering IEEE Signal Processing Letters Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 15582361 10709908 (doi: 10.1109/LSP.2022.3226113)
Wang, C. et al. (2022) Neuromorphic device based on silicon nanosheets Nature Communications Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 20411723 (doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-32884-y)
Xu, X., Butala, M.D. (2022) Parametric Magnetotelluric Impedance Tensor Estimation IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 15580644 01962892 (doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2022.3140460)
Yang, S., Chen, X., Wang, C., Chen, Q., Wu, C., Feng, Z., Butala, M.D., Li, E.-P. (2021) Efficient Nonlinear Behavior Modeling Method for Voltage-Variable Capacitors IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 21563985 21563950 (doi: 10.1109/TCPMT.2021.3057115)
Karimi, P., Zhao, Z., Butala, M.D., Kamalabadi, F. (2021) Quantification of Mismatch Error in Randomly Switching Linear State-Space Models IEEE Signal Processing Letters Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 15582361 10709908 (doi: 10.1109/LSP.2021.3116504)
Jin, H., Ma, H., Butala, M.D., Liu, E.-X., Li, E.-P. (2019) EMI Radiation Prediction and Structure Optimization of Packages by Deep Learning IEEE Access Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 21693536 (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2927160)
Grawe, M.A., Makela, J.J., Butala, M.D., Kamalabadi, F. (2018) The Impact of Magnetic Field Temporal Sampling on Modeled Surface Electric Fields Space Weather Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 15427390 (doi: 10.1029/2018SW001896)
Butala, M.D., Kazerooni, M., Makela, J.J., Kamalabadi, F., Gannon, J.L., Zhu, H., Overbye, T.J. (2017) Modeling Geomagnetically Induced Currents From Magnetometer Measurements: Spatial Scale Assessed With Reference Measurements Space Weather Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 15427390 (doi: 10.1002/2017SW001602)
Durgonics, T., Komjathy, A., Verkhoglyadova, O., Shume, E.B., Benzon, H.-H., Mannucci, A.J., Butala, M.D., Høeg, P., Langley, R.B. (2017) Multiinstrument observations of a geomagnetic storm and its effects on the Arctic ionosphere: A case study of the 19 February 2014 storm Radio Science Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 1944799X 00486604 (doi: 10.1002/2016RS006106)
Vergados, P., Komjathy, A., Runge, T.F., Butala, M.D., Mannucci, A.J. (2016) Characterization of the impact of GLONASS observables on receiver bias estimation for ionospheric studies Radio Science Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 1944799X 00486604 (doi: 10.1002/2015RS005831)
Schunk, R.W. et al. (2016) Space weather forecasting with a Multimodel Ensemble Prediction System (MEPS) Radio Science Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 1944799X 00486604 (doi: 10.1002/2015RS005888)
Shume, E.B., Komjathy, A., Langley, R.B., Verkhoglyadova, O., Butala, M.D., Mannucci, A.J. (2015) Intermediate-scale plasma irregularities in the polar ionosphere inferred from GPS radio occultation Geophysical Research Letters Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 19448007 00948276 (doi: 10.1002/2014GL062558)
Yang, Y.-M., Komjathy, A., Langley, R.B., Vergados, P., Butala, M.D., Mannucci, A.J. (2014) The 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor ionospheric impact studied using GPS measurements Radio Science Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 1944799X 00486604 (doi: 10.1002/2013RS005344)
Shume, E.B., Rodrigues, F.S., de Paula, E.R., Batista, I.S., Butala, M.D., Galvan, D.A. (2013) Day-time F region echoes observed by the São Luís radar Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 13646826 (doi: 10.1016/j.jastp.2013.02.003)
Garcia-Fernandez, M., Desai, S.D., Butala, M.D., Komjathy, A. (2013) Evaluation of different approaches to modeling the second-order ionospheric delay on GPS measurements Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 21699402 (doi: 10.1002/2013JA019356)
Shume, E.B., Mannucci, A.J., Butala, M.D., Pi, X., Valladares, C.E. (2013) Flux tube analysis of L-band ionospheric scintillation Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 21699402 (doi: 10.1002/jgra.50285)
Shim, J.S. et al. (2012) CEDAR electrodynamics thermosphere ionosphere (ETI) challenge for systematic assessment of ionosphere/thermosphere models: Electron density, neutral density, NmF2, and hmF2 using space based observations Space Weather Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 15427390 (doi: 10.1029/2012SW000851)
Komjathy, J.A., Galvan, V.D.A., Stephens, P., Butala, M.D., Akopian, V., Wilson, B., Verkhoglyadova, O., Mannucci, A.J., Hickey, M. (2012) Detecting ionospheric TEC perturbations caused by natural hazards using a global network of GPS receivers: The Tohoku case study Earth, Planets and Space Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 18805981 13438832 (doi: 10.5047/eps.2012.08.003)
Galvan, D.A., Komjathy, A., Hickey, M.P., Stephens, P., Snively, J., Tony Song, Y., Butala, M.D., Mannucci, A.J. (2012) Ionospheric signatures of Tohoku-Oki tsunami of March 11, 2011: Model comparisons near the epicenter Radio Science Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 00486604 (doi: 10.1029/2012RS005023)
Thomas, J.N., Love, J.J., Komjathy, A., Verkhoglyadova, O.P., Butala, M., Rivera, N. (2012) On the reported ionospheric precursor of the 1999 Hector Mine, California earthquake Geophysical Research Letters Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 00948276 (doi: 10.1029/2012GL051022)
Shim, J.S. et al. (2011) CEDAR Electrodynamics Thermosphere Ionosphere (ETI) Challenge for systematic assessment of ionosphere/thermosphere models: NmF2, hmF2, and vertical drift using ground-based observations Space Weather Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 15427390 (doi: 10.1029/2011SW000727)
Hewett, R.J., Heath, M.T., Butala, M.D., Kamalabadi, F. (2010) A robust null space method for linear equality constrained state estimation IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 1053587X (doi: 10.1109/TSP.2010.2048901)
Butala, M.D., Hewett, R.J., Frazin, R.A., Kamalabadi, F. (2010) Dynamic three-dimensional tomography of the solar corona Solar Physics Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 00380938 1573093X (doi: 10.1007/s11207-010-9536-1)
Butala, M.D., Frazin, R.A., Chen, Y., Kamalabadi, F. (2009) Tomographic imaging of dynamic objects with the ensemble kalman filter IEEE Transactions on Image Processing Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 10577149 (doi: 10.1109/TIP.2009.2017996)
Butala, M.D., Kamalabadi, F., Frazin, R.A., Chen, Y. (2008) Dynamic tomographic imaging of the solar corona IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Signal Processing Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 19324553 (doi: 10.1109/JSTSP.2008.2005352)
Cohen, O. et al. (2007) A semiempirical magnetohydrodynamical model of the solar wind Astrophysical Journal Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 15384357 0004637X (doi: 10.1086/511154)
Waldrop, L.S., Kudeki, E., González, S.A., Sulzer, M.P., Garcia, R., Butala, M., Kamalabadi, F. (2006) Derivation of neutral oxygen density under charge exchange in the midlatitude topside ionosphere Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 21699402 (doi: 10.1029/2005JA011496)
Butala, M.D., Frazin, R.A., Kamalabadi, F. (2005) Three-dimensional estimates of the coronal electron density at times of extreme solar activity Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 21699402 (doi: 10.1029/2004JA010938)
Frazin, R.A., Butala, M.D., Kemball, A., Kamalabadi, F. (2005) Time-dependent reconstruction of nonstationary objects with tomographic or interferometric measurements Astrophysical Journal Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 0004637X 15384357 (doi: 10.1086/499431)
Conference Proceedings
Chen, J., Pan, Z., Butala, M.D. (2024) A Post-processing Computational Fluid Dynamics System for Turbomachinery Journal of Physics: Conference Series Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 17426596 17426588 (doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/2741/1/012007)
Shang, K., Li, X., Butala, M.D. (2023) A Style-Based Model for MRI to CT Image Translation 2023 9th International Conference on Computer and Communications, ICCC 2023 Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 9798350317251 (doi: 10.1109/ICCC59590.2023.10507386)
Liu, X., Zheng, R., Butala, M.D. (2023) Application of Vehicle Tracking Algorithm in Bridge Load Monitoring 2023 3rd International Conference on Consumer Electronics and Computer Engineering, ICCECE 2023 Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 9798350331578 (doi: 10.1109/ICCECE58074.2023.10135177)
Pan, Z., Chen, J., Butala, M.D. (2023) Development of a Universal Post-processing Tool for Computational Fluid Dynamics Datasets CFD post-processing tool Development, design and optimization of a lightweight and portable CFD post-processing tool based on VTK and QT ACM International Conference Proceeding Series Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 9798400708305 (doi: 10.1145/3650400.3650586)
Xu, X., Butala, M.D. (2023) Electromagnetic Transfer Function Confidence Analysis Evaluated at Usarray Site NDE29 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 9798350320107 (doi: 10.1109/IGARSS52108.2023.10282745)
Zheng, R., Liu, X., Butala, M.D. (2023) Multi-Instrument Polyphonic Melody Transcription Based on Deep Learning 2023 3rd International Conference on Consumer Electronics and Computer Engineering, ICCECE 2023 Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 9798350331578 (doi: 10.1109/ICCECE58074.2023.10135397)
Xu, X., Yang, B., Butala, M.D. (2022) A Parametric Method for Robust Magnetotelluric Transfer Function Estimation Evaluated with Data at Different Sampling Frequencies International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 9781665427920 (doi: 10.1109/IGARSS46834.2022.9884620)
Zhou, C., Xiao, D., Hu, J., Yang, Y., Li, B., Hu, S., Demartino, C., Butala, M. (2022) An Example of Digital Twins for Bridge Monitoring and Maintenance: Preliminary Results Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 9783030918767 ISSN 23662565 23662557 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-91877-4_129)
Liu, X., Zheng, R., Wang, H., Butala, M.D., Liu, D., Ren, X., Hu, S. (2021) A Knowledge Management Framework for Vehicle Hazard Analysis Proceedings - 2021 IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering, ICEBE 2021 Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 9781665444187 (doi: 10.1109/ICEBE52470.2021.00023)
Xu, X., Butala, M.D. (2021) A Remote-Reference-Free Parametric Method for Robust Magnetotelluric Impedance Tensor Estimation Evaluated at Several USArray Sites GSMM 2021 - 2021 Global Symposium on Millimeter-Waves and Terahertz, Proceedings Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 9781665437431 (doi: 10.1109/GSMM53250.2021.9511896)
Xu, X., Butala, M.D. (2021) AN EVALUATION OF ROBUST REMOTE REFERENCE AND PARAMETRIC MAGNETOTELLURIC TRANSFER FUNCTION ESTIMATION International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 9781665403696 (doi: 10.1109/IGARSS47720.2021.9553606)
Xu, X., Butala, M.D. (2019) Parametric electromagnetic transfer function estimation at USArray Site MNF34 IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 17551315 17551307 (doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/349/1/012047)
Schunk, R.W. et al. (2014) Multimodel ensemble prediction system for space weather applications Institute of Navigation International Technical Meeting 2014, ITM 2014 Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 9781632660800
Shume, E.B., Komjathy, A., Langley, R.B., Verkhoglyadova, O., Butala, M.D., Mannucci, A.J. (2014) Phase scintillation estimates in the polar ionosphere inferred from radio occultation on board CASSIOPE: A summary 27th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation, ION GNSS 2014 Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 9781634399913
Yang, Y.-M., Komjathy, A., Meng, X., Langley, R.B., Butala, M.D., Shume, E.B., Mannucci, A.J. (2014) Space-Based remote sensing of Natural-Hazard-Induced Ionosphere-Thermosphere Perturbations 27th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation, ION GNSS 2014 Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 9781634399913
Yang, Y.-M., Komjathy, A., Butala, M., Mannucci, A.J., Langley, R.B., Snively, J., Hickey, M., Galvan, D., Lee, J. (2013) Investigating natural hazards using GNSS measurements: The Chelyabinsk meteor Ionospheric impact 26th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation, ION GNSS 2013 Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 9781629935782
Butala, M.D. (2012) A localized ensemble Kalman smoother 2012 IEEE Statistical Signal Processing Workshop, SSP 2012 Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 9781467301831 (doi: 10.1109/SSP.2012.6319665)
Butala, M.D. (2011) Resolution assessment in dynamic image formation Proceedings - International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 9781457713033 ISSN 15224880 (doi: 10.1109/ICIP.2011.6116261)
Butala, M.D., Kamalabadi, F. (2009) Optimal dynamic tomography for wide-sense stationary spatial random fields Proceedings - International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 9781424456543 ISSN 15224880 (doi: 10.1109/ICIP.2009.5413864)
Butala, M.D., Yun, J., Chen, Y., Frazin, R.A., Kamalabadi, F. (2008) Asymptotic convergence of the ensemble kalman filter Proceedings - International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 1424417643 9781424417643 ISSN 15224880 (doi: 10.1109/ICIP.2008.4711882)
George, A.K., Butala, M.D., Frazin, R.A., Kamalabadi, F., Bresler, Y. (2008) Time-resolved cardiac CT reconstruction using the ensemble Kalman filter 2008 5th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, Proceedings, ISBI Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 9781424420032 (doi: 10.1109/ISBI.2008.4541290)
Butala, M.D., Frazin, R.A., Yuguo, C., Kamalabadi, F. (2007) A Monte Carlo technique for large-scale dynamic tomography ICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 1424407281 9781424407286 ISSN 15206149 (doi: 10.1109/ICASSP.2007.367062)
Appadwedula, S. et al. (2003) Open-content signal processing laboratories in connexions ICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 15206149
Other
Li, X., Shang, K., Wang, G., Butala, M.D. (2023) DDMM-Synth: A Denoising Diffusion Model for Cross-modal Medical Image Synthesis with Sparse-view Measurement Embedding arXiv Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 23318422 (doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2303.15770)
Wang, Z., Qin, B., Li, M., Zhan, C., Butala, M.D., Peng, P., Wang, H. (2023) Hard Sample Mining Enabled Supervised Contrastive Feature Learning for Wind Turbine Pitch System Fault Diagnosis arXiv Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 23318422 (doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2306.14701)
Wang, Z., Tang, H., Wang, H., Qin, B., Butala, M.D., Shen, W., Wang, H. (2023) Weighted Joint Maximum Mean Discrepancy Enabled Multi-Source-Multi-Target Unsupervised Domain Adaptation Fault Diagnosis arXiv Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 23318422 (doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2310.14790)
Karimi, P., Butala, M., Zhao, Z., Kamalabadi, F. (2021) Spatial-temporal switching estimators for imaging locally concentrated dynamics arXiv Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 23318422 (doi: 10.48550/arxiv.2102.10167)
Karimi, P., Butala, M.D., Zhao, Z., Kamalabadi, F. (2020) Efficient model selection in switching linear dynamic systems by graph clustering arXiv Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 23318422 (doi: 10.48550/arxiv.2012.04543)
Karimi, P., Zhao, Z., Butala, M., Kamalabadi, F. (2020) Quantification of mismatch error in randomly switching linear state-space models arXiv Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 23318422 (doi: 10.48550/arxiv.2012.04542)
Book Section
Shim, J.S. et al. (2014) Systematic Evaluation of Ionosphere/Thermosphere (IT) Models: CEDAR Electrodynamics Thermosphere Ionosphere (ETI) Challenge (2009-2010) Modeling the Ionosphere-Thermosphere System Scopus - Elsevier. ISBN 9781118704417 9780875904917 (doi: 10.1002/9781118704417.ch13)
Book
Shim, J.S. et al. (2013) Systematic evaluation of ionosphere/thermosphere (IT) models: CEDAR electrodynamics thermosphere ionosphere (ETI) challenge (2009-2010) Geophysical Monograph Series Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1029/2012GM001293)
Teaching
- Introductory Programming (UESTC1005)
Professional activities & recognition
Grant committees & research advisory boards
- 2018: NSF AGS GEO/ATM1, External Panelist
- 2014: NASA ROSES, Executive Secretary
- 2014: NASA ROSES, Panelist
- 2012: NASA ROSES, External Panelist
Editorial boards
- 2021 - present: Smart Structures and Systems
Professional & learned societies
- 2014: Member, IEEE