Mr. Sujeendra Ramesh

Biography:

Mr. Sujeendra Ramesh is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Robotics Technology at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, with an expected graduation date of May 2025. In October 2020, he graduated from JSS Science and Technology University with a degree in Bachelor of Engineering in the branch of Electronics and Communication.  Mr. Sujeendra has supplemented his education with coursework from Coursera, focusing on Aerial Robotics and Machine Learning. His educational background is underscored by coursework in Robotics and Control Systems during his undergraduate studies, and he has expanded his expertise through graduate coursework in NLP, AI, Computer Graphics, Robot Vision, and Introduction to Intelligent Robotic Systems.

In terms of professional experience, Mr. Sujeendra has been serving as a Research Assistant since November 2023. In this role, he leads a project involving a four-drone swarm navigation system, which integrates an optical DIH sensor for real-time mapping of smoke particle concentrations. He proficiently utilizes Pixhawk flight control systems for drone optimization and data capture.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Sujeendra worked as a  Senior Software Engineer at Aurigo Software Technologies from January 2021 to July 2023. With over 3.5 years of experience in full-stack web development, he specialised in .NET web applications. Mr. Sujeendra demonstrated proficiency in SQL Server backend development and JavaScript/XML frameworks for frontend development.

Mr. Sujeendra's achievements include conducting numerous interviews, contributing to campus recruitment efforts, reducing data insertion time using Bulk Load XML technology, building tools for integrating testing frameworks, and receiving recognition through awards such as three "Spot Awards," one "Bravo Award," and one "Team Award."

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Dr. Sudarshan Patil Kulkarni

Biography:

Dr. Sudarshan Patil Kulkarni obtained his Bachelor of Engineering degree (B.E.) from Karnataka University, Dharawad, India, in 1996. He earned both a Masters in Electrical Engineering (M.E.) and a Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering (Ph.D.) from Old Dominion University, Virginia, U.S.A., in the years 2000 and 2004, respectively. He is currently working as a scientist at the JSS Research Foundation, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore, India. His areas of research include signal, speech, image, and control systems.

Education:

Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering) 01/2001–08/2004 Old Dominion University, Virginia, USA.

M.E. (Electrical Engineering) 09/1998–12/2000 Old Dominion University, Virginia, USA.

B.E. (Electronics & Communication): 09/1992–07/1996, Karnataka University, India.

Academic Experience: Professor (Oct. 2014–to date) at JSS Science and Technology University.

Associate Professor (2007–2014) at Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering.

Postdoctoral Fellow (2005–2007)—Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.

Graduate Research Assistant, ODU Research Foundation, Norfolk, VA, USA (2000–2004).

Academic Awards:

2000, Old Dominion University Fellowship from the College of Engineering.

Professional Membership:

IEEE Senior Member, Ex-chair, IEEE Mysore Subsection.

Research areas of interest:

Theory Domains:

Linear Nonlinear Systems, Signal and Image Processing, Wavelets and Hybrid Control Systems, Neural Networks, and Deep Learning.

Application domains:

robotics, automotive control, space engineering, power systems.

Title of Ph.D. Thesis:

Stability of Jump Linear Systems Driven by Finite State Machine Inputs, Old Dominion University, Virginia, USA, with Markovian.

Number of Ph.D.s awarded under DSP:

8 candidates (Guidance, University of Mysore, JSS Science and Technology University and Visvesvaraya Technology University).

SCOPUS/IEEE indexed journal publications: 25

Conference publications: 40

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