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Associate
Professor
Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
West Virginia University
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Columbus OH, USA, 2008
B.E., VJTI,
University, of Mumbai, 1999 |
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Research summary
I lead the Wireless Sensor Actuator Networks (WSAN) Research
Group at West Virginia University. My research focuses on the following areas:
Distributed
location services using sensor networks
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Object tracking using heterogeneous
sensors
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Real-time target interception
(pursuer-evader) using a sensor network
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RF based proximity tracking
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Dynamic mapping and tracking vehicles in surface mines
Intelligent
transportation systems (connected and automated vehicles)
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Peer-peer network protocols for
real-time vehicular mapping
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Driver activity recognition using
networked cameras and deep learning
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Vehicular safety in surface mines
Scalable
and robust network protocols (aggregation, dissemination, querying)
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Biased Random
walks for data aggregation in mobile networks
§ Distance-sensitivity as a middleware for supporting large
scale networked dynamical systems (click to learn what and why)
§ Geometric structures for scalable sensor network protocols
Applications
and systems development
Here, I collaborate with scientists in multiple disciplines such
as Mining, Mechanical Engg, Control systems, Analog
systems and Biometrics, in developing end-to-end sensor network systems applied
towards specific problems. Some of the projects that I work in this area are:
§ Smart camera networks for biometrics and surveillance
§ Integrated sensing system for surface mine safety
§ Smart bricks for real-time monitoring of refractories
and gasifiers
§ Platforms for ultra-low power sensor networks
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In
collaboration with my colleagues, David Graham and Brandon Rumberg, I have
co-founded a startup company Aspinity Inc. that focuses
on ultra-low power sensor system design based on a patent-pending selective wakeup technology using analog signal
processing. Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical
Engineering, P.O. Box 6109, Morgantown, WV
26506 |
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Phone: 304-293-9698 |
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Email: Vinod dot Kulathumani at mail.wvu.edu |