Professor
I am a Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Ohio Research Scholars Endowed Chair in Wide Area Surveillance at University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio. I am also the director of the University of Dayton Vision Lab (Center of Excellence for Computer Vision and Wide Area Surveillance Research).
I had been a Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia till January 2010 and was the founding director of the Computational Intelligence and Machine Vision Laboratory (ODU Vision Lab) at ODU.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Signal processing, Image processing, Computer vision, Pattern recognition, Machine learning Artificial neural networks, High performance and low-power digital architectures
SELECTED RESEARCH PROJECTS:
• Nonlinear techniques for the enhancement of images captured in extremely dark environments
• Face detection and tracking in complex background environment
• Pose and lighting invariant real-time face recognition
• Object region and boundary extraction in images with complex background environment
• Neural processing techniques for super-resolution analysis of images
• Image based rendering for video stabilization
• Brain signal analysis for identification of emotional states of mind
• Robotic nose for the detection of improvised explosive devices
• Real-time correction of barrel distortion in wide-angle camera images
• Adaptive technique for image compression using self-organizing neural networks
• Self-organizing line attractor for pattern association, prediction and recognition
• Neural network based reconstruction of images from partial and noisy data
• Modular network architecture and distance based training algorithm for pattern association
• Multilevel digital architecture for neural network based pattern recognition
• Multiple-valued logic neural network architectures and algorithms
• Unidirectional CORDIC algorithm for computation of trigonometric and transcendental functions
• Neighborhood dependency considerations for the design of low power embedded systems
• Dynamic rescheduling of switching activity in digital circuits for low power design of video systems
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Organizations:
- Member, IS&T Data Analytics and Marketing Task Force, Imaging Science and Technology Society, 2013-Present
- SPIE Senior Member, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), February 2010 -Present
- IEEE Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), June 2001-Present
- IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, 2005-Present
- Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication (INSTICC), 2014-Present
- American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 2001-Present
Editorial Board Member:
- Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Image Processing (IJIP), 2013-Present
- Editorial Board Member, Recent Patents on Signal Processing, 2009-2010
- Editorial Board of International Journal of Hybrid Computational Research, 2007-2009
- Editorial Board of International Journal of Computational Intelligence, 2004-2005
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About Vijayan K. Asari
I am a Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Ohio Research Scholars Endowed Chair in Wide Area Surveillance at University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio. I am also the director of the University of Dayton Vision Lab (Center of Excellence for Computer Vision and Wide Area Surveillance Research).
I had been a Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia till January 2010 and was the founding director of the Computational Intelligence and Machine Vision Laboratory (ODU Vision Lab) at ODU.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Signal processing, Image processing, Computer vision, Pattern recognition, Machine learning Artificial neural networks, High performance and low-power digital architectures
SELECTED RESEARCH PROJECTS:
• Nonlinear techniques for the enhancement of images captured in extremely dark environments
• Face detection and tracking in complex background environment
• Pose and lighting invariant real-time face recognition
• Object region and boundary extraction in images with complex background environment
• Neural processing techniques for super-resolution analysis of images
• Image based rendering for video stabilization
• Brain signal analysis for identification of emotional states of mind
• Robotic nose for the detection of improvised explosive devices
• Real-time correction of barrel distortion in wide-angle camera images
• Adaptive technique for image compression using self-organizing neural networks
• Self-organizing line attractor for pattern association, prediction and recognition
• Neural network based reconstruction of images from partial and noisy data
• Modular network architecture and distance based training algorithm for pattern association
• Multilevel digital architecture for neural network based pattern recognition
• Multiple-valued logic neural network architectures and algorithms
• Unidirectional CORDIC algorithm for computation of trigonometric and transcendental functions
• Neighborhood dependency considerations for the design of low power embedded systems
• Dynamic rescheduling of switching activity in digital circuits for low power design of video systems
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Organizations:
- Member, IS&T Data Analytics and Marketing Task Force, Imaging Science and Technology Society, 2013-Present
- SPIE Senior Member, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), February 2010 -Present
- IEEE Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), June 2001-Present
- IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, 2005-Present
- Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication (INSTICC), 2014-Present
- American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 2001-Present
Editorial Board Member:
- Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Image Processing (IJIP), 2013-Present
- Editorial Board Member, Recent Patents on Signal Processing, 2009-2010
- Editorial Board of International Journal of Hybrid Computational Research, 2007-2009
- Editorial Board of International Journal of Computational Intelligence, 2004-2005
| 2010 - Present | Professor, University of Dayton ‐ Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | |
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| Present | Director, Vision Lab, University of Dayton | |
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| Present | Ohio Research Scholars Chair Wide Area Surveillance, University of Dayton | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Honors and Awards
- Certificate of Recognition, Spotlight on Technology, Arts, Research and Scholarship (STARS) University of Dayton (Office for Research), March 2013.
- Certificate of Excellence in Promoting Undergraduate Research, Old Dominion University, April 2009.
- Faculty Advising Award, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University, April 2009.
- Outstanding Researcher Award, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University, April 2006.
- Excellence in Research Award, Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology, Old Dominion University, April 2006.
- Excellence in Teaching Award, Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology, Old Dominion University, April 2004.
- Outstanding Teacher Award, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University, April 2002.
Courses
- Machine Learning
- Machine Learning for Pattern Classification
- Image Processing
- Computer Vision
- Advanced Image Processing
- Advanced Digital Signal Processing
- Advanced Topics in Machine Learning
- Advanced Topics in Image Processing
- Advanced Topics in Computer Vision
- Advanced Topics in Image Understanding
- Advanced Topics in Object Tracking
| 1994 | PhD, Indian Institute of Technology Madras ‐ Electrical Engineering | |
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| 1984 | M.Tech, Indian Institute of Technology Madras ‐ Electrical Engineering | |
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| 1978 | BS, university of kerala ‐ Electronics and Communications Engineering | |
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Contact Information
Location: 241 E, Kettering Laboratories
Phone: 937-229-4504
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