Curriculum Vitae
Kamesh Namuduri, Professor, EE Department, University of North Texas Ph: 940-369-8960, Email: www.ee.unt.edu/public/namuduri
Education
Doctor of Philosophy – Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, December 1992.
M.S. – Computer Science, Central University, Hyderabad, India, August 1986.
B.S. – Electronics and Communications, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, August 1984.
Research Interests
Wireless Sensor Networks, Image and Video Processing, and Information Security
Professional and Academic Appointments
September 2017 – Present Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering
University of North Texas
August 2008 – August 2017 Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering
University of North Texas
May 2008 – August 2008 Associate Professor, ECE Department
Wichita State University
Summer 2008 2016 Visiting Faculty Fellow, Air Force Research Laboratory,
Rome, NY
August 2002 – May 2008 Assistant Professor, ECE Department
Wichita State University
Fellow (National Institute of Avionics Research)
Summer 2006 Faculty Fellow, NASA (GSFC, Huntsville, AL)
Summer 2002 Visiting Faculty: Louisiana State University, Lions Eye Center, New Orleans
August 1999– August 2002 Tenure Track Assistant Professor
Computer and Information Sciences Department Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA 30314
May 1997 – August 1999 Non-tenure Track Assistant Professor
Computer and Information Sciences Department Research Scientist, Center for Theoretical Studies of Physical Systems, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta
May 1993 – May 1997: Systems Engineer, GTE Communications Services Inc,
(now, Verizon Wireless) Tampa.
Professional Service
2016 – Present Chair, IEEE Standards Working Group on Airborne
Networks and Communications
2016 – Present Member, Working Group, Unmanned Aerial Systems
Traffic Management
2016 – Present Member, Data Link Working Group, Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee
2008 - Present Member, IEEE Communications and Information Security 2012 - Present Member, IEEE Interest Group on Multimedia Streaming 2005 – 2016 Member, Editorial Board, EURASIP Journal on Wireless
Communications and Networks
2010 – 2016 Member, Editorial Board, Journal on International Journal
on Distributed Sensor Networks
2009 - 2014 Member, Academic Subcommittee, Information Systems, Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
2009 – Present Academic Advocate at UNT, ISACA
2002 - 2006 Associate Editor, Pattern Recognition Letters
2006 – 2008 ASEE Campus Representative, Wichita State University
Academic Recognitions
1. Graduate Student paper titled “Using EEG Signal to Analyze Decision Making Cognitive Processes”, won Dr. Hermann Zemlicka Award in Gumden Retreat on NeuroIS 2017.
2. Undergraduate student team won four top awards at NASA Design Showcase held on April 26, 2016 in Houston, TX, for their project on “Mars Habitat and Initial Settlement Village”, 2016.
3. Undergraduate and graduate students demonstrated “Deployable Communications and Incident Command System for Emergency Response and Disaster Recovery” at the Global City Teams Challenge Exhibition, in Austin, TX, organized by NIST on June 13, 2016.
4. Graduate student was selected as a runner-up in a national competition organized by NYC Media Laboratory and received $3000 award for the project “Automated Highlight Extraction from Baseball Video”, 2015.
5. Undergraduate and graduate student team demonstrated “Aerial Base Station” during the Global City Teams Challenge summit organized by the National Institute of Standards and technology (NIST) on June 1st, 2015 in Washington DC.
6. Undergraduate student teams were recognized in NASA Design Competitions held in Spring 2014, Fall 2014 and Spring 2015.
7. Undergraduate student’s Android application “ReAPPbilitation” won first place in AT&T Hack-a-Thon held on Feb 2012.
8. Eagle Feather – awarded to the Department of Electrical Engineering for the project on the “Design of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle” in 2010.
9. Graduate student’s paper on “Automated Detection and Screening of Diabetic Retinopathy” was selected as one of the top 10 papers in Asilomar Conference on Signals and Systems, 2004.
10. Global Learning – Excellence in Technological Innovation Award by Wichita State University, November 2003.
11. Faculty Awards for Research from NASA for the project titled “Computational Models Bridges between Biological and Machine Vision”, 2002.
Google Scholar: 1619 citations, H-Index: 20, I10-Index: 38
Research Gate: RG Score: 28.10, H-index 18
Guest Editorials (3)
1. G Han, Z Zhou, L Dong, JJPC Rodrigues, K Namuduri, “Guest Editorial: Mobility Support for Next-Generation Wireless Sensor Networks, International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks”, 2015.
2. A. Narula-Tam, K. Namuduri, S. Chaumette, and D. Giustiniano, “Enabling Next generation Airborne Communications”, Guest Editorial, IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 52, pp. 102-103, May 2014.
3. D Lelescu, P Schelkens, K Namuduri, “Multimedia over Wireless Networks”, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2008.
Refereed Journal Papers (27)
1. K. Namuduri, “When Disaster Strikes, Flying Cell Towers Could Aid Search and Rescue”, IEEE Spectrum, September 2017.
2. K. Namuduri and A. Soomro, "Reliability, Throughput and Latency Analysis of an Aerial Network." Ad Hoc Networks. Springer International Publishing, pp.382-389, 2017
3. J. Xie, Y. Wan, J. H. Kim, S. Fu, and K. Namuduri, “A Survey and Analysis of Mobility Models for Airborne Networks”, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, Vol. 16, No. 3, Third Quarter, 2014.
4. H. S. Kim, V. Varanasi, G. Mehta, H. Zhang, T. Y Choi, K. Namuduri, J. Vingren, N. D’Souza, and R. Kowal, “Circuits, Systems, and Technologies for Detecting the Onset of Sudden Cardiac Death through EKG Analysis,” IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine, Vol, 13, No. 4, p.p.10-25, Fall 2013.
5. P. Dorasiamy, K. Namuduri, S. Jackson, and B. Buckles, “Robust Automated Registration of Visual Imagery with 3D LiDAR Models", SPIE - Electronic Imaging (EI), Vol. 22, No. 3, September, 2013.
6. M. Gomathisankarana, K. Namuduri, A. Tyagi, “HORNS: A Semi-perfectly Secret Homomorphic Encryption System”, American Journal of Science and Engineering, Vol. 2, No.1, 2013.
7. K. Namuduri, “Information systems auditing – going beyond compliance”, Int. J. Auditing Technology, Vol. 1, No. 1, p.p. 45-51, 2013.
8. Y. Wan, K. Namuduri, Y. Zhou, and S. Fu, “A Smooth Turn Mobility Model for Airborne Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technologies, July 2013.
9. K. Namuduri, and R. Pendse, "An Analytical Estimation of Path Duration in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks", IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 12, No. 6, pp. 1828-1835, June 2012.
10. P. Dorasiamy, Y. Belkhouche, K. Namuduri, S. Jackson, and B. Buckles, “Automated 2D-3D registration using Intensity Gradients for 3D Reconstruction”, SPIE Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, Vol. 6, 063517, pp.1-13, 2012.
11. Y. Wan, K. Namuduri, S. Akula, and M. Varanasi, “The Impact of Multi-group Multi- layer Network Structure on the Performance of Distributed Consensus Building Strategies”, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 2012.
12. H. Hatime, K. Namuduri, and J. Watkins, “OCTOPUS: An On-demand Communication TOpology Updating Strategy for Mobile Sensor Networks,” in IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 1004-1012, April 2011.
13. N. Thanthry, I.P. Emmadi, A. Srikumar, K. Namuduri, and R, Pendse, “SVSS: Intelligent Video Surveillance System for Aircraft”, IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, Vol. 24, Issue 10, pp. 23-29, October 2009.
14. Y. Shen, P. Guturu, T. Damarla, B. Buckles, and K. R. Namuduri, "Video Stabilization Using Principal Component Analysis and Scale Invariant Feature Transform in Particle Filter Framework", IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, Vol. 55, No. 3, August 2009.
15. V.R Namuduri, S.N. N. Pundit, K. Kothinti, and K. R. Namuduri, "Applications of Wavelets in Digital Image Watermarking", J. of Combinatorics, Information & System Sciences, Vol. 33, Issue 3-4, July-Dec. 2009.
16. S. Kambhampati, K. R. Namuduri, and A. V. Vasilakos, “Error Analysis in Particle Filter-Based Estimation of Symbols Transmitted Over a Time Varying Frequency Flat Fading Channel”, International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems, Vol. 1, No.2, pp. 262-269, 2008.
17. P. Kahai, K. R. Namuduri, and H. Thompson, “A Decision Support Framework for Automated Screening of Diabetic Retinopathy”, International Journal of Biomedical Imaging, Hindawi publications, Volume 1, Pages 1-8, 2006.
18. D. Joshi, K. R. Namuduri, and R. Pendse, “Secure, Redundant and Fully Distributed Key Management Scheme for Ad hoc Wireless Networks”, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, vol. 4, pp. 579–589, September 2005.
19. R. P. Mann, K. R. Namuduri, and R. Pendse, “Energy Aware Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks”, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networks, Vol. 5, 635-644, December 2005.
20. K. R. Namuduri, “Motion Estimation using Spatio-temporal Contextual Information”, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, Vol. 14, No. 8, pp. 1111-1115, August 2004.
21. Imran Bashir, K. R. Namuduri, and Ravi Pendse, “A Light Weight Dynamic Rate Control Scheme for Video Transmission over IP Network”, Vol. 25, No. 7, pp. 817- 827, May 2004, Pattern Recognition Letters.
22. K.R. Namuduri and V.N. Ramaswamy, "Feature Preserving Image Compression”, Pattern Recognition Letters, Vol. 24, pp. 2767-2776, November 2003.
23. V.N. Ramaswamy, K.R. Namuduri, and N. Ranganathan, "Context-based Lossless Image Coding using EZW Framework”, IEEE Trans. Circuits, Systems and Video technology”, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 554-559, April 2001.
24. V.N. Ramaswamy, K.R. Namuduri, and N. Ranganathan, “Performance Analysis of Wavelets in Embedded Zerotree-based Image Coding Schemes”, IEEE Transactions on Signal processing, Vol. 47, No. 3, pp. 884-889, March 1999.
25. N. Ranganathan, S. G. Romaniuk, and K. R. Namuduri, “A lossless Image Compression Algorithm using Variable Block Size segmentation”, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, Vol. 4, No. 10, pp. 1396-1406, October 1995.
26. K. R. Namuduri, R. Mehrotra, and N. Ranganathan, “Efficient Computation of Gabor Filter Responses at Multiple Resolutions”, Pattern Recognition Journal, Vol. 27, No. 7, pp. pp. 925-938, October 1994.
27. R. Mehrotra, K. R. Namuduri, and N. Ranganathan, “Gabor Filter Based Edge detection”, Pattern Recognition Journal, Vo. 25, No. 12, pp. 1479-1494, December 1992.
Book Chapters (5)
1. H. Hatime, K. Namuduri, and J. Watkins, “OCTOPUS: An On-demand Communication TOpology Updating Strategy for Mobile Sensor Networks”, in Embedded and Networking Systems: Design, Software, and Implementation, edited by G. N. Khan, and K. Iniewski, CRC Press, pp. 169-186, 2013.
2. R. Norville, K. R. Namuduri, and R. Pendse, “Node Authentication in Networks using Zero-Knowledge Proofs”, in "Web Services Security and E-Business", pp. 143-164, Idea Group Publishing, 2007.
3. P. Kahai, K. R. Namuduri, and R. Pendse, “Tracing Cyber Crimes with a Privacy- Enabled Forensic Profiling System”, in "Digital Crime and Forensic Science in CyberSpace", pp. 137-154, Idea Group Publishing, 2006.
4. K. R. Namuduri and S. Kadiyala, “Design, Implementation and Management of Secure Biometric Systems”, Readings and Case Studies in the Management of Information Security, Editors. Michael E. Whitman and Herbert J. Mattord, Thompson Publishers, pp. 62-74, 2005.
5. P. Kahai, M. Srinivasan, K. R. Namuduri, and R. Pendse, “Forensic Profiling System”, pp. 153-164, in Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes on Digital Forensics, 2005.
Book
UAV Networks and Communications Networks, Kamesh Namuduri, Serge Chaumette, Jae H. Kim, and James P.G. Sterbenz. Cambridge University Press, to be released in October 2017.
Professional Participation
2017 TPC member, IEEE International Conference on Communication, Symposium on Adhoc Sensor Networks
2017 TPC member. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference
2016 Chair, IEEE Standards Working Group for Airborne Communications and Networks
2016 Co-organizer, 4th AETOS International Workshop on "Research Challenges for Future RPAS/UAV Systems", in conjunction with the UAV Show, Mérignac (Bordeaux), France, October 12-13, 2016,
2016 Workshop Co-Chair, AdHocNets, European Alliance for Innovation 2016 TPC member, IEEE Globecom Adhoc Sensor Networks
2016 TPC member, IEEE Globecom Millimeter Wave Networks
2016 TPC member, IEEE Globecom Communications Software, Services, and Multimedia Applications
2016 TPC member, IEEE Conference on Communications, Networks, and Satellite
2015 TPC member, IEEE WCNC (Mobile and Wireless Networks) TPC member, IEEE ICC (Adhoc Sensor Networks)
2014 TPC member, IEEE INFOCOM, IEEE Globecom WN, IEEE WCNC
2013 TPC member, IEEE GLOBECOM AHSN, CogRN, WN tracks
2011-2014 Organizer, ACM MobiHoc Workshop on Airborne Networks and Communications
2013 TPC member, International Conf. on Connected Vehicles and Expo 2012 TPC member, Int. Conference on Communications (ICC), Wireless
Networks
2012 TPC member, Int. Symposium on Computers and Informatics (ISCI) 2012 TPC member, GlobeCom, Cognitive Networks Track, and Ad hoc
Sensor Networks Track
2012 TPC member, PIMRC, Mobile and Wireless Networks Track
2012 TPC member, Int. Conference on Communications in China (ICCC) 2012 TPC member, International Conference on Advances in
Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICA CCI)
2012 TPC member, Int. Conference on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT)
2011 TPC member, IEEE Globecom
2008-2012 Member, NSF Review Panels
2009 Chair, Session on Sensor Networks, CISS Conference, Johns Hopkins University, March 2009
2009 Member, Technical Program Committee, Symposium on Selected Areas in Communications, Cognitive Networks, IEEE Globecom.
2009 Member, Technical Program Committee, Multimedia Communications Symposium, ChinaCom.
2008 TPC member, IEEE Globecom, Cognitive Network Track
2008 Co-Chair, Computer Forensics Track, ACM
2008 TPC member, IEEE CCNC
2008 Co-Chair, IEEE Computer Society’s Visual and Image Sensor Networks
2007 Guest Editor, Special Issue on Multimedia over Wireless Networks, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networks
2007 Co-organizer, Computer Forensics Track, the 21st ACM Symposium on Applied Computing
2007 TPC member, IEEE CrownCom
2007 TPC member, IEEE CCNC
2000-2006 Member, Editorial Board, Pattern Recognition Journal 2006 Co-organizer, Computer Forensics Track, ACM SAC-2006
2006 TPC member, IEEE workshop on Cognitive Networks, GlobeCom 2006 TPC member, IEEE Globecom Symposium on Information and
Wireless Security
2006 TPC member, IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference
2005 Co-chair, invited session on “Adaptive Wireless Networks”, Globecom
2005 Committee Member, International Conference on Machine Intelligence, Tunisia
2004 Co-organizer, invited session on ad-hoc sensor networks, International Conference on Computers, Communications, and Control Technologies, August 2004.
2003 Participated in the NSF sponsored workshop on sensor networks, held at UCLA during September 2003.