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Sindhu Achuthankutty, Ph.D.
Education - Ph.D. in Computer Science (March 2021) – Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, INDIA. Area of Research: Image Processing and Machine Learning Techniques Title: An Optimized Feature-Based Framework for Pancreatic Cancer Detection. - Master of Philosophy in Computer Science (M.Phil.) (December 2015) – PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, INDIA. - Master of Computer Applications (MCA) (April 2005) – Bharathiar University (Regular), Coimbatore, INDIA. - B. Sc. Mathematics (April 2002) - Nirmala College for Women, Coimbatore, INDIA. Awards - Received "BEST PAPER AWARD" in International Conference on Engineering and Advancement in Technology 2018 (ICEAT 2018) Organized OSIET in Association with Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, March 22-23, 2018. International Journal Publications A. Sindhu & V. Radha. (2020). “An Optimal Feature Selection with Whale Algorithm and Adaboost Ensemble Model for Pancreatic Cancer classification in PET/CT Images”, Bioscience Biotechnology Research Communications (BBRC), Vol. 13, No. 4. Oct-Nov-Dec 2020. pp. 1886-1894. Scopus Indexed A. Sindhu & V. Radha. (2019). “Pancreatic Tumor Segmentation Based on Optimized K-Means Clustering and Saliency Map Model”. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE). ISSN: 2277-3878, Vol. 8, Issue 4, November 2019. pp. 9276-9280. Scopus Indexed A. Sindhu & V. Radha. (2018). “An Analysis of techniques in Image Processing for detecting pancreatic tumour- A review.”, Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems (JARDCS), Vol. 10, 03-Special Issue, 2018 (ISSN number: 1943-023X). Scopus Indexed A. Sindhu & S. Meera. (2015). “A Survey On Detecting Brain Tumour In MRI Images Using Image Processing Techniques” – IJIRCCE, Vol. 3, Issue 1, January 2015. pp. 123-129. (Impact Factor – 4.5). IJIRCCE. International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer and Communication Engineering. ISSN (Online) – 2320-9801, ISSN (Print)-2320-9798. A. Sindhu & S. Meera. (2015). “An ANN Approach For Classification of Brain Tumour Using Image Processing Techniques in MRI Images”. International Journal of Engineering Sciences and Research Technology (IJESRT), Vol. 4, Issue 12, December 2015. pp. 340-346. (Impact Factor- 3.785).
10 July 2023
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Asst. Prof. H. MIRI, Ph.D.
Education M.Phil. / Ph.D. Computer Science, Hull University, Hull, UK B.Sc. Computing Science, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK Course Taught Semester 1: Linear Algebra Discrete Mathematics Fundamental Data Structures and Algorithms Semester 2: Computer Vision Artificial Intelligence Research Interests Extended Reality Immersive Technologies Holographic Visualization Automation and Robotization Technology-enabled Education and Healthcare and Agriculture Research Vision My current research vision aims to tackle challenges in technology-enabled education, healthcare, and agriculture, enhancing lives through personalized and interactive information platforms tailored for these sectors, with a focus on immersive technologies and holographic visualization. This vision is partially supported by the HoloGrad project, funded by PMU-C Research Funding Agency in collaboration with Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok. Contract Number: C05F660157 (Jul 2023 – Dec 2024) Research Grant July 2023 – December 2024 Research and Development Project Funds (9,968,200.00 THB) PMU-C Research Funding Agency, Principal Investigator (PI) HoloGrad Project in Collaboration with Genomic Medicine Institute @ Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. Research Publications S. Chan-Bormei & H. Miri. (2024). HoloGrad – A Holographic Health Information Platform for Patient Education: Delivering Personalized Genetic Information and Counseling to Users. (ICVARS 2024) Melbourne, Australia. In Proceedings of 8th International Conference on Virtual and Augmented Reality Simulations, pp. 67-78. ACM, New York, USA. Z. YongQi, S. Chan-Bormei & H. Miri. (2024). Transforming Healthcare with Immersive Visualization: An Analysis of Virtual and Holographic Health Information Platforms. (ICHVR 2023) Beihai, China. In Proceedings of 2023 International Conference on Haptics and Virtual Reality. Su, J. and Qiao, X. (eds) Advances in Haptics and Virtual Reality – Learning and Analytics in Intelligent Systems, 37, pp. 81–104. Springer Nature Switzerland. O. Shovkovyy, H. Miri. (2024). Optimizing YOLOv8 for Efficient Tomato Recognition in Greenhouse Environments Using Drone Imagery. (IEEE Thailand Section) 2024 Asian Conference on Communication and Networks. Bangkok, Thailand (in press). S. Chan-Bormei, C. Srisukajorn, P. Teekakirikul, H. Miri. (2024). A Framework for Bridging Medical Genetics, Genetic Counselling, and Patients — Proposing an Immersive, Interactive, Holographic Health Information Platform for Personalized Genetic Counselling and Patient Education. (CHIRA 2024) International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications. Porto, Portugal (in press). S. Lengauer, L. Shao, H. Miri, M.A. Bedek, B. Kubicek, C. Kupfer, B.C. Dienstbier, K. Jeitler, C. Krenn, T. Semlitsch, C. Zipp, D. Albert & T. Schreck. (2024). A Visual Approach for Health Information Exploration – Adaptive Levels of Visual Granularity and Interaction Analysis. Elsevier Journal of Visual Informatics (in press). O. Shovkovyy & H. Miri. (2023). Exploring Awareness of Labor Market Challenges in the Context of Automation and Robotization. Suranaree Journal of Social Science (SJSS 2023), 17(2), July–December 2023, Thailand. L. Shao, S. Lengauer, H. Miri, M.A. Bedek, C. Kupfer, C. Krenn, C. Zipp, B.C. Dienstbier, D. Albert, K. Jeitler, B. Kubicek, T. Semlitsch & T. Schreck. (2022). Visual Document Exploration with Adaptive Level of Detail – Design, Implementation and Evaluation in the Health Information Domain. In Proceedings of the 18th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging, and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2023), 3, pp. 133–141. Lisbon, Portugal. H. Miri, J. Kolkmeier, R. Poppe, P.J. Taylor & D. Heylen. (2017). Project SENSE – Multi-Modal Simulation with Full-Body Real-Time Verbal and Nonverbal Interactions. 8th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainments, 178, pp. 279–284, Utrecht, Netherlands. P.J. Lindal, H. Miri, U. Kristjansson, K.R. Johannsdottir, T. Hartig & H. Vilhjalmsson. (2016). Testing the Restorative Potential of Future Urban Environments Using VR Technology: The "Cities that Sustain Us" Project. 24th Annual Conference of the International Association for People–Environment Studies (IAPS24) Lund, Sweden. 27 June – 01 July. P.J. Lindal, H. Miri, K.R. Johannsdottir, T. Hartig & H. Vilhjalmsson. (2015). Cities that sustain us: Using VR Technology to Test the Restorative Potential of Future Urban Environments. In Proceedings of the 11th Biennial Conference on Environmental Psychology (BCEP), Groningen, Netherlands. 24 August – 26 August. P.J. Lindal, K.R. Johannsdottir, H. Miri, U. Kristjansson, T. Hartig & H. Vilhjalmsson. (2015). People’s well-being in urban settings tested with VR. 17th Life and Health Conference of the University of Iceland. Reykjavik, Iceland. 12 November. H. Miri & D.N. Davis. (2014). CernoCAMAL: A Probabilistic Computational Cognitive Architecture. Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrücken, Germany. ISBN: 978-3-659-11110-5. M. Bakhshandeh, H. Miri, B. Kolany, S.A. Yankova, M. Galushka, A. Caetano & J. Borbinha. (2013). Towards a Legal Ontology for the Digital Preservation Domain. 1st International Conference on Information and Communication Technology, Law, Protection and Access Rights. A. Bachmann, M.A. Neumann, H. Miri, J. Barateiro, G. Antunes & A. Caetano. (2013). Preservation and Redeployment of Sensor Acquisition Processes from a Dam Safety Information System. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing, pp. 490–495. International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (IC3K 2013), Vilamoura, Portugal. M.A. Neumann, H. Miri, M. Beigl, J. Thomson, G. Antunes & R. Mayer. (2012). Towards a Decision Support Architecture for Digital Preservation of Business Processes. 9th International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects (iPRES), pp. 74–81. H. Miri. (2012). CernoCAMAL: A Bayesian BDI Cognitive Architecture. AISB (Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behavior) Quarterly, Newsletter of the Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour, 134, p. 5–6. D.N. Davis & H. Miri. (2012). Probabilistic BDI in a Cognitive Robot Architecture. International Journal of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, 2(3), pp. 1–10. Talks H. Miri. (2011). Cognitive Architectures for Intelligent Mobile Robots. Talk to DFKI (Robotics Innovation Center), Bremen, Germany (24 March 2011). H. Miri. (2011). Applications of Cognitive Robots to Autonomous Lithographic Systems. Talk to ASML (Semiconductors and Lithography), Veldhoven, Netherlands (12 April 2011). L. Shao, S. Lengauer, H. Miri, M. Bedek, B. Kubicek, C. Kupfer, B. Dienstbier, K. Jeitler, C. Krenn, C. Loder, T. Semlitsch, C. Zipp, D. Albert, A. Siebenhofer, & T. Schreck. (2023). Visual Document Exploration with Adaptive Level of Detail. Talk at the Symposium on Knowledge Spaces and Beyond. Padua, Italy (10 January 2023).
24 July 2024
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Mr. Viggo Knut Hansen
Viggo K. Hansen is an engineer and project manager specializing in aerospace engineering, chemical processes, and CNC machining. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Applied and Computational Mathematical Sciences from the University of Washington. Hansen has held various roles in the industry, including Senior Propulsion Engineer and Head of Manufacturing at Equatorial Space Systems, as well as Manufacturing Manager at mu Space Corp. Hansen's professional experience spans the development of hybrid rocket systems, software projects, and educational programs. He holds multiple patents, co-invented with faculty from the University of Washington, on technologies such as supersonic shock wave reactors for alkane-to-alkene conversion and hypervelocity launchers using a baffled tube design. His technical expertise includes Siemens NX, SolidWorks, Python, and MATLAB, LabView, as well as hands-on experimentation with propellants and propulsion devices. Education 2012 University of Washington, Seattle, WA - B.S. Bachelor of Science - Major: Applied and Computational Mathematical Sciences: Engineering and Physical Sciences Courses Taught Computer-Aided Design with Siemens NX Hybrid Rocket Elective Aero Lab I Work Experiences Present Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand - Advising student rocket team (CUHAR) and individual student senior projects. 2023 - 2024 Head of Manufacturing/Sr. Propulsion Engineer Equatorial Space Systems Pte Ltd, Singapore - Designed and built ground support equipment and test stand systems for hybrid rockets. - Managed design for manufacture and supply chain for all aspects of the company. 2021 - 2023 Manufacturing Manager mu Space Corp, Bangkok, Thailand - Conceptualized hybrid rocket for satellite applications. - Setup manufacturing processes for satellite prototyping and production. 2021 Technical Writer/QA Brikl BV, Bangkok, Thailand - Conducted technical writing and quality analysis for e-commerce platforms. 2020 - 2021 Developer/Technical Writer CODIUM, Bangkok, Thailand - Technical writing and backend software development in Python/Django REST framework. 2019 - 2020 Principal & Cofounder Green Process Solutions LLC, Seattle, WA - Managed the design of containerized industrial refrigeration systems valued at $1.5 million. 2019 Test Engineer Hypersciences Inc., Spokane, WA - Designed and tested hypersonic drilling & mining systems. 2018 - 2019 Foreign Coordinator RST Robotics Co., Ltd., Thailand - Developed networked UI for 6-axis robot control pendant. 2016 - 2018 Cofounder, General Manager US Fabrications LLC, Seattle, WA - Oversaw the design of C1D1 laboratory built into connex shipping containers. 2016 - 2018 Owner-Operator MV Manufacturing LLC, Seattle, WA - Operated a 4-axis CNC machine shop specializing in composites, aluminum, and hard metal alloys. 2013 - 2015 Co-founder & President Delta-V Technologies Inc., Seattle, WA - Contract design study for micro-launcher vehicles and manufacturing parts for various industries. 2013 Consultant ShockWave Enterprises LLC, Seattle, WA - Design study of next-generation shock wave reactors for more efficient pyrolysis of methane and ethane feedstocks. 2004 - 2013 Research Assistant/Staff University of Washington Aeronautics and Astronautics Dept., Seattle, WA - Designed, manufactured, and tested the 'Supersonic Reactor'. - Various high enthalpy wind tunnel and Ram Accelerator hyper- velocity launcher experiments. Relevant Projects 2012 - 2013 Paraffin/N2O Hybrid Rocket, Seattle, Wa - Team Leader - Team leader of University of Washington (UW) sounding rocket team. - Designed/Fabricated novel and highly reliable paraffin hybrid rocket using N2O self-pressurization system, showed stable combustion due to novel injector design. - Utilized unique diagnostics such as chromatography to observe CO/CO2 ratio during propulsion static test programs. - Integrated and flew the complete rocket at Green River Utah competition exceeding the altitude and performance goals. Team awarded the Jim Furfaro technical excellence award. - Founded "Society for Advanced Rocket Propulsion" in 2013 which has since grown to the largest student organizations at UW. Selected Publications Hansen, V., Edwards, T., et al. (2012). "University of Washington DAQ Destroyer Hybrid Rocket," 7th Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition, Green River, UT, Experimental Sounding Rocket Association, June 21-23, 2012. Conferences Hansen, V., Edwards, T., Hughes, M. (2011). "Development of an O-Class Paraffin/HTPB-N2O Hybrid Rocket Motor," Presented at the 2011 AIAA Pacific Northwest Technical Symposium, Sponsored by GenCorp, 2011. Hansen, V. (2009). "Launch Set-Back Testing of Projectile Components," Presented at the AIAA Region 6 Student Conference, California State University, Long Beach, March 19-21, 2009. Award 1st in Advanced Class, 2012 Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition Patents US10384180B2 (Supersonic shock wave reactors, and associated systems and methods US20190195579A1 (Baffled-tube ram accelerator)
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Building 2, Faculty of Engineering,Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok 10330 THAILAND
